What started as a way to categorize "genre-less" music has evolved into a music phenomenon After coining the term in 2019, Spotify left many of us wondering, "What is hyperpop?" What started as a way ...

In a throwaway tweet last August, British pop star Charli XCX, to the annoyed reluctance of her fans, declared hyperpop dead. The genre, sometimes called future pop (mainly because it sounds ...

The Hyperpop Evolution: The origins of hyperpop, as is the case with every other genre, are tough to nail down. It’s generally accepted that it was born in the UK, sometime during the 2010s. But the ...

Artists don’t necessarily set out to create new genres, but in the case of hyperpop it’s not hard to trace the genre back to a handful of like-minded individuals associated with DIY music label PC ...

A decade after the release of “Friday” — the ode to the start of the weekend that catapulted a then-13-year-old Rebecca Black to fame — the singer-songwriter finally feels like she is in control. With ...

"Being music," in the all-encompassing sense, seems to be the aspiration of the genre 100 gecs has come to represent: hyperpop. Since the 2010s, that name has been a controversial catch-all for a ...

It’s still hard to believe that Jan. 30 marks one year since the tragic passing of SOPHIE. A performer, producer and overall creative visionary, the existence of SOPHIE within the cultural landscape ...