pop-music

The Unsung Brilliance of Kesha, Whose Music Defined the Decade

From ‘Tik Tok’ to TikTok, the 2010s started and ended with Kesha Rose Sebert. Now, a new legion of young fans is on a mission to make her greatness known

Can Normal People Tell the Difference Between the Remastered Album and the Regular One?

Despite all those ‘deluxe’ anniversary reissues cluttering up iTunes, reclusive mastering engineers are still the unsung heroes of music

‘Ringo’ Should Be a Compliment, Not an Insult

But when Harry Styles called his former bandmate Zayn Malik ‘Ringo’ on ‘SNL,’ all hell broke loose in One Direction fandom

The Obscure Origins of Every Great Pop Fandom Nickname

Rihanna has her Navy; BTS has their A.R.M.Y. — but believe it or not, my favorite stan nickname belongs to Ed Sheeran