Pop music has come a long way in the public eye, rising to become respected as a genre of music as worthy of analysis and criticism as any other (although Paste has always been of that belief). 2021 ...

Filmmaker Edgar Wright is one of the most musically-oriented directors working today, making amazing use of pop in his films, from a zombie action sequence choreographed to Queen in Shaun of the Dead, ...

It's hard to argue there was a more important — and surprising — musician in 2021 than Olivia Rodrigo. She went from relative unknown to complete superstar, and she did it using, in part, the revived ...

Some K-pop performances stood out from the rest this year. Credit: Mashable Composite; Getty / Getty Images Entertainment, ImaZinS, YG Entertainment There was no shortage of moments that cut through ...