From synth-pop to stadium rock, post-punk to art pop, here are the defining albums that shaped each unforgettable year of the ...

Photographer-turned-filmmaker Anton Corbijn pays tribute to the tactile, visual aspect of pop-music culture in Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis). It is partly a history of the British ...

In Dan Ozzi’s book Sellout, Mark Hoppus responded to the idea that blink-182’s popularity was “ruining the scene” by saying, “I want my music on the radio. I love our band and I want everybody to hear ...

Billy Squier’s 1982 album, Emotions in Motion, features the artistic touch of Warhol. In the artist’s pop art style, the cover depicts the rocker with a Mona Lisa gaze, awash in color blocks of red, ...

Michael Jackson’s Thriller, released over 40 years ago, is still his greatest album, shaping pop music and breaking records decades later.

Many of the biggest pop music albums of the 2010s have gotten their flowers. However, a few have positively influenced trends in the pop music world throughout that decade, and they really don’t get ...

Jay Chou likes to think big. His latest music release, “Greatest Works of Art,” is not just the Mando-pop king’s first full-length album after a six-year hiatus. The album’s elaborate, international ...

On this (sorta) special Thanksgiving episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, we look at the recent run of new songs and ...

Sure, it made for a great era of tech-drenched pop, but it left everything else feeling somewhat confused. Alternative music, ...