The 2000s brought us the height of the boy band era, bubbly pop bops and pop-punk greatness. But which artists were the most influential on the overall sound of the 2000s pop-scape? In the Reddit ...

Just when you thought 1999 was the greatest year in pop music—thanks to debut singles by Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera—here comes 2000 to throw down the goods. If the late 80s and early 90s ...

The 2000s were a turning point for pop culture. Reality television exploded, celebrity blogs and paparazzi photos dominated the internet, and social media began changing how fans interacted with their ...

“Untouched” has one of the catchiest hooks in pop music history. From the first note, the song grabs your attention and sticks with you. The chorus is upbeat, powerful, and unforgettable. It’s the ...

Popular music experienced a massive upheaval during the ‘00s, when the high record sales of the Nineties crash-landed, record-store chains closed en masse, and tech companies started beckoning ...

Growing up in a small town in New Hampshire, Nora Princiotti lived two hours away from the nearest mall, so the Scholastic Book Fair was her lifeline to pop culture purchases. In fall 2003, the then-9 ...

If pop music serves any function, it’s an attempt to capture a listener with an incomparable chorus. A good pop song has to have a stellar refrain. Without it, it can never hope to steal audiences ...

Let me take you back to the fall of 2008. The country is in the grip of the Great Recession. Unemployment is rising. Home foreclosures are spiking. It is dark times. But when you turn on the radio... ...

Ford released her first album in 25 years 'amanda' on Friday, March 6 Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in The New ...

A dance party focused on late 2000s and early 2010s pop music is coming back to Underground Arts this spring. The Recession Pop Dance Party is set for Saturday, May 2, with doors opening at 9 p.m. The ...