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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. ROSÉ performs "APT." live with Bruno Mars at the 2024 MAMA ...

The Year of the Pop Girl got started early. Between March and June, the roster of veteran pop artists who released albums included Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Billie ...

2024 was a great year for pop, and that’s reflected in the results for the Uproxx Music Critics Poll for 2024. Charli XCX, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Ariana Grande ...

Kendrick was merely on the fringes of pop stardom going into the year, but after a world-swallowing 2024, he is once again on the shortlist of the biggest and greatest pop stars in the world. By ...

This was such an exciting year in music, and as you can see from my list, an especially exciting year for women in music yet again. They dominated the pop, country, and rap charts, just to name a few.

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

The 2023 burgeoning hitmaker leveled up to no-doubt pop superstardom in 2024, with an album, tour and several singles and videos that all rated among the year's biggest and best. By Meghan Mahar For ...

What's on your best K-pop songs of 2024 list? Maybe you followed the ongoing girl group renaissance to new music from NMIXX and aespa, with a sprinkle of ILLIT's debut. Maybe you embraced exciting ...

More music, more listeners, no problems. The global music industry hit 4.8 trillion streams in 2024, a new single-year record, Luminate’s 2024 Year-End Report found. That’s up 14% from 2023, which ...