(Illustrated by Mara Ocejo; Photos: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images; Robin Harper; John Jay; Norman Wong; ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) As we mentioned in our midyear albums list, one of the biggest ...

(KTLA) — Pop culturally, the year tends to wrap up by early December, at least with music. Few artists want to drop anything they care about amid the holiday rush and the domination of holiday music.

Harry Styles debuts "Aperture" at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart, becoming the first male artist to lead the ranking ...

Every year, the bounty of pop music grows more and more (my apologies to the 2,637 songs in my inbox as of time of writing that I haven't gotten to yet, out of you don't want to know how many).

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. After 2024 saw the likes of RM, Rosé, NewJeans, ATEEZ, aespa, ...