How Indian cinema soundtracks evolved in the last five years

Indian film music has evolved significantly, blending traditional roots with global genres like EDM and trap. Recent ...

From India to Pakistan and the global diaspora, South Asian sounds make an impact worldwide

Music rich with South Asian influences is solidifying its popularity worldwide, helping diversify global charts much like ...

A singer's death, 38,000 songs and a question - who owns the music?

Indian singer Zubeen Garg’s music ownership is scattered among a network of producers, distributors and labels.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1966, The Beach Boys Released One of the Most Influential Pop Songs Ever—Inspired by Brian Wilson’s Mom

Few songs have changed pop music, production styles, linguistics, or history in general quite like the song The Beach Boys released on October 10, 1966. Decades later, these notions might sound ...
Complex

50 Cent Uses AI to Reimagine His Unreleased Tracks as Old-School R&B Songs

In a pair of posts shared on Instagram, 50 Cent utilized artificial intelligence technology to reimagine some of his tracks through the style of old-school R&B. Fif, who has shared a lot of ...
Rolling Stone

The Internet Thinks Taylor Swift Copied These Songs. But Did She?

Taylor Swift released her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, last week — and before it was even out for a full day, listeners were already pointing out similarities between her new songs and existing ...
Soompi

Here Are The K-Pop Songs That Made Rolling Stone's List Of "The 250 Greatest Songs Of The 21st Century So Far"

Rolling Stone’s list of “The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far” is out, and several K-pop songs made the cut! With the first quarter of the 21st century winding to a close, the American ...
Stereogum

Charlie Puth Explains Threshold For “Interpolation” As TikTokers Compare Taylor Swift’s New Songs To Old Hits

Ever since Taylor Swift released The Life Of A Showgirl last Friday, listeners have been pointing out segments from the new album’s songs that resemble older hits. One guy on TikTok put together a ...
Rolling Stone

Remembering Oct. 7 Through the Strange Comfort of a Pop Song

[Editor’s note: This guest column includes descriptions of death and violence that some may find triggering.] Today marks two years since Oct. 7, the single deadliest day in Jewish history since the ...
American Songwriter

3 Stellar Pop Songs From 1985 That Really Inspire Us

Have you ever heard the expression, “Sometimes you need to take a step back to go forward?” Well, it’s true. Life can’t always be go, go, go. You can’t drive a car forward all the time. Sometimes you ...
AOL

The Song That Launched a Pop Icon—And Almost No One Remembers It

Before "Like a Virgin," the iconic cone bras, and way before thatSuper Bowl moment, Madonna’s career started with a song you’ve probably never heard. The funky, synth-filled dance track lit the fuse ...
fandomwire

“What Happened to Madonna?”: 67-Year-Old Pop Icon’s Appearance in Paris Sparks Concern

“What Happened to Madonna?”: 67-Year-Old Pop Icon’s Appearance in Paris Sparks Concern Madonna looks unrecognizable as she walks throught the streets of Paris and fans are concerned about her ...