What Is Musical Genre Exactly?
Billboard's decision to remove Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" from its country chart exposes how artists' race and class—more than their sounds—have always defined genre.
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Pop Music Lyrics Are More Violent Than Those in Hip-Hop
New research finds that contemporary songs in both genres are the most likely to contain violent imagery.
!["Because our [Arab and Muslim] stories aren't told in mainstream media, it's up to us now to control that narrative. ... And until there's equal representation, I'm going to talk about Arab representation and diversity."](https://psmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wafia_esperopsmag.jpg?w=380&h=250&crop=1)
Pop Musician Wafia Is Done Wishing She Was White
The Syrian-Iraqi, queer singer-songwriter discusses family, representation, and why she won't compromise on artistic independence.
Today’s Teens Love Songs About the Sex They’re Not Having
References to sex have increased in pop music over the decades, even as actual sexual behavior among adolescents has declined.
Those Timeless Tunes of the 1940s, ’60s, and ’80s
New research suggests the top pop hits of those even-numbered decades haven’t lost their appeal. By Tom Jacobs…
Pop Hits Are Picking Up the Tempo
As we are bombarded with more and more electronically delivered information, our attention spans continue to shrink. One…
Swedish Pop Mafia
How a culturally conservative effort in the 1940s backfired to create the greatest engine of pop music in the world.