From chart history set by ROSÉ, Stray Kids and HUNTR/X to moments of visibility for Brazil, India and the LGBTQ+ community, K-pop was truly expansive this year. By Jeff Benjamin Long touted as a badge ...
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, ...
I t’s summertime at Warped Tour and the crowd is roaring. Motion City Soundtrack’s Justin Pierre is pointing at a sea of people and directing their chants to the most memorable lines of “Everything Is ...
It was fitting that Lorde made her comeback this year with a lead single called “What Was That”—there’s perhaps no better phrase to describe the weird, wild year that was 2025. In the span of 12 ...
This was the year of rot, slop and rage. Everything that happened in pop culture in 2025 felt like a huge deal, and not all of it made sense. Perhaps you joined the national barfight over Sydney ...
Everything you need to know to buy Sony's new new Hyperpop Collection of colorful PS5 console covers and DualSense ...
The 1980s were a transformative era in pop music. Musicians were moving away from the disco genre of the '70s and decided to innovate with bolder sounds. It was a time in which synthesizers, ...
For many Asian Americans, a single cocktail can cause their faces to turn red. Known as the “Asian glow,” the condition can stir up mixed emotions. By Amy Qin Amy Qin is a member of the “alcohol ...
Sony has dropped a new Hyperpop Collection of PlayStation 5 controllers, featuring vibrant colors called Rhythm Blue, Remix ...
If someone had said a year ago that K-pop demon hunters would soon taken over the world, or that pop star Katy Perry will become both an astronaut and Justin Trudeau's apparent girlfriend, we probably ...
What does 2026 have in store for pop culture? Today, we're back for another year of pop culture predictions. We'll touch on A.I., the future of RuPaul's Drag Race, and what's to come for the Law & ...