A lot has changed since MØ (real name Karen Ørsted) dropped her debut LP, No Mythologies To Follow, in 2014. For starters, she landed arguably the biggest hit of 2015 as the voice of Major Lazer & DJ Snake's "Lean On" and then repeated the feat a year later with "Cold Water." The Danish pop star has also managed to drop a long, staggeringly-good list of singles including "Final Song," "Kamikaze,"...

PRETTYMUCH had all the qualities of a supergroup when they debuted in mid-2017 with "Would You Mind" — tight choreography, smooth vocals, bangers crafted by the biggest names in pop and the backing of Simon Cowell. They just have just been waiting for the world to catch up. And that has been happening, little by little, with the arrival of each new song. Brandon Arreaga, Edwin Honoret, Austin Porter,...

Normani's rise to solo stardom has been one of the most exciting developments of 2018. The 22-year-old kicked off the year by linking up with Khalid on her debut solo single, "Love Lies." A contribution to the Love, Simon soundtrack, the slinky anthem enjoyed a slow but steady rise up the charts before peaking within the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also climbed to the top spot on Top 40 radio,...

Get ready to max out your credit card! Mariah Carey, vocal legend and reverse-aging goddess, whipped her Lambs into a frenzy this morning (October 22) by announcing the Caution World Tour. The North American leg of this holy event kicks off in Dallas, Texas on February 27, 2019 and then crisscrosses the continent, before winding up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on April 6. Mimi's glamorous jaunt stops...

Fridays can be overwhelming for pop fans. Every week you're bombarded with a glut of new music, which can lead to ear candy falling through the cracks. I'm hoping to avoid that tragic scenario with The Drop — a cheat sheet of sorts to get you through New Music Friday. By now, you have probably heard Mariah Carey and Ty Dolla $ign's sublime "The Distance" and possibly checked out Dua Lipa and BLACKPINK's...

The Queen of Vegas will reclaim her throne in 2019. Today (October 18), Britney Spears traveled to Las Vegas to finally make the announcement she teased on The Ellen Show. “I have a huge announcement to make," she gushed in a segment last Friday. "My announcement is that I have an announcement. I can’t announce it until October 18." Well, the time has come. Brit's finally broken the ice. Less than...

After three years of non-stop touring and promotion, Astrid S took a well-earned break at the end of last year to reevaluate her art and tinker away on a track called "Emotion." The Norwegian pop star recorded the demo in early 2017 with producer Ali Payami and instantly knew it was a special song that conveyed thoughts and feelings she had been wanting to express for a very long time. 18 months and...

While increasingly common, the transition from social media sensation to pop star is never easy. For every Troye Sivan or Shawn Mendes, there are dozens that didn't quite make it. Loren Gray is destined to be one of the chosen few that do. At 16, she has 14 million Instagram followers, a major label record deal and her head firmly on her shoulders. Instead of rushing out an album, the LA-based phenom...

Rise up, Fighters! Christina Aguilera's highly-anticipated Liberation arrives today (June 15). With a discography jam-packed with hits, the 37-year-old's early releases rank as some of the most iconic of the last 20 years. However, her two most albums haven't resonated to the same extent. 2010's electro-kissed Bionic was ahead of its time but wildly uneven, while Lotus offered some fun pop anthems...

Iggy Azalea's comeback is in full swing. The rapper, who many wrote off after the atomic fallout that followed the success of The New Classic, recently returned to the Billboard Hot 100 with "Kream" and just dropped one of the better EPs of 2018. Not only that, but the Aussie hitmaker's new sound — a return to the aggressive, defiantly sexual anti-pop of her mixtapes, has struck a chord well outside...

Five years have passed since the arrival of Cher's underrated Closer To The Truth, but her hold on pop culture is stronger than ever thanks to the most iconic Twitter account of all time and a scene-stealing role in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. The latter inspired the seemingly immortal diva to get back in the studio and record an album of ABBA covers. At first, I feared Dancing Queen might be more...

Tori Kelly's Unbreakable Smile is that rare kind of debut album that stands out as an impressive achievement in its own right, but also hints at something greater. It had radio hits, quieter moments and soulful grooves, but there was always the sneaking suspicion that the 25-year-old's voice could soar even higher, that she could open her heart even wider. That promise finally comes to fruition on...