The world of pop music moves fast, especially for those who enjoy the sounds of the East and the West. Keeping up with the Hot 100 is hard enough, let alone knowing what’s going on in Japan and the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it K-Pop scene. To help you stay on top of Asia’s hottest pop music, I’ve put together East Beat — a handy guide of the best K-Pop and J-Pop songs of the week.BIGBANG’s...

Before she became the frontwoman of a billion dollar fashion and lifestyle empire, Jessica Simpson was one of pop's "It" girls of the new millennium. After The Spice Girls reintroduced the concept of Girl Power with a cry of "zig a zig ah," the scene was flooded with a new group of youthful princesses. Amidst a stream of tightly produced Swede-pop masterpieces and pleas of being rubbed the right way,...

Miley Cyrus really came through for fans last night (August 17), dropping a new single called "Younger Now" and the cover of her similarly-titled 6th LP. The artwork finds the pop star in full '50s greaser drag — rocking a studded leather jacket and giant quiff. That era seems to have been a major influence on the opus with the 24-year-old channeling Elvis Presley in her latest video. In addition...

Pink is rolling out a new album called Beautiful Trauma on October 13 and it's shaping up to be another tour de force if lead single "What About Us" and the cavalcade of A-List collaborators (Max Martin, Shellback, Greg Kurstin, Steve Mac, Julia Michaels and Jack Antonoff) are any indication. While we wait for the opus to arrive, now is as good a time as any to submit her discography to the revisited...

Britney Spears flirted with innuendo on her first three albums, but the bubblegum princess emerged as a sexually liberated woman on her 2003 opus, In The Zone. The then 22-year-old kicked off the era by making out with Madonna, pop's reigning queen, at the VMAs. The move was heralded as a figurative passing of the torch to the industry's most viable up-and-comer and presented a more adventurous image...

Say what you like about Justin Bieber, but he hasn't put a foot wrong in 2017. (Well, "2 U" was a bit of a turd). He topped the charts as part of DJ Khaled's all-star collaboration "I'm The One" and then struck gold by jumping on Luis Fonsi's "Despacito." That track is still number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and has a chance of breaking Mariah Carey's long-standing record for the most weeks on top...

The Queen of Pop turns 59 today (August 16). It seems impossible that the evergreen diva is nearing 60, but age is but a number when you're as #unapologetic and young at heart as Madonna. To celebrate the hitmaker's birthday, I've whipped up a list of her most underrated singles. The focus isn't entirely on chart position (although that is a major factor), but also fan recognition and impact. As such,...

With the police sirens protests and high tension, Pink's "What About Us" video has a documentary-feel in light of recent events. The outspoken pop star was always going to make a statement, but the Georgia Hudson-directed clip is ultimately a call for acceptance and togetherness than a mere rebuke. She conveys this by presenting her band of outsiders (a selection of minority groups are represented)...

Miley Cyrus was conspicuously absent from last night's (August 13) Teen Choice Awards, but she has a good reason. The pop star is rolling out the title track of her 6th LP, Younger Now, on Friday and has promo duties to attend to. "To my dearest fans & all of those watching... I want to say thank you from the very bottom of my heart for presenting me with #TheUltimateChoiceAward!" the 24-year-old wrote...

Bruno Mars finally rolled out the video for "Versace On The Floor" yesterday (August 13) and it was worth the wait. The visual finds our hero entering his apartment clad, naturally, in Versace. He bumps into his glamorous neighbor in the hallway — played by Zendaya — and manages to seduce her without saying a word. The 31-year-old simply sits at his piano and belts out the song, while his (future)...

Madonna has had a number of key collaborators over the years (Shep Pettibone, Stephen Bray, Mirwais and William Orbit all spring to mind), but Patrick Leonard was arguably the most integral to her legacy. Together they conjured up dozens of pop classics including "Live To Tell," "Like A Prayer" and "Frozen." He recently gave an interview about their working relationship and shares a couple fascinating...

Pink launches her 7th album today (August 10) with a soaring protest song called "What About Us." Co-written with Johnny McDaid of Snow Patrol and Steve Mac (he also produced it), the pop/rocker's latest is the most 2017 song imaginable. From the chorus, which poses a series of questions no one can answer, to the very on-trend acoustic/electronic hybrid production, this is basically a snapshot of the...