The Week In Pop

Curtis Waters Is Putting An Indie Spin On TikTok Stardom

Why Do Country Hits Take So Long To Climb The Hot 100?

Katy Perry Pivots To Boring

The Dream Of The Late ’90s Is Alive With Dominic Fike

Jhené Aiko Is Still Quietly Staking Her Claim As Her Generation’s Defining R&B Singer

Before The Chicks Met This Moment, They Spent Their Whole Careers Preparing For It

Juice WRLD’s Posthumous Album Is Haunting And Bittersweet

Benee’s “Supalonely” Was A TikTok Smash Even Before The Pandemic Made It Super Topical

Are Shinedown America’s Most Popular Rock Band?

John Legend Made A More Interesting Album Than He Had To

Four Years And One Remix Later, SAINt JHN’s “Roses” Is A Global Smash

RMR Has It

Alec Benjamin Is A Fascinating Voice In Modern Pop, Literally And Figuratively

Carly Rae Jepsen’s Joyous Low-Stakes Rom-Com Continues Unfettered

20 Years Ago, Eminem’s “Stan” Predicted The Dark Side Of Modern Fandom

Kehlani Was Good, And Now She’s Great