If there’s something worth noting about the best K-Pop albums of 2022, it’s that a lot of music came out of the woodwork. Whether you were a boy group, a girl group, a solo act of either gender, a new ...

This year was kind of a big one for K-pop. Some of the obvious highlights: A serious dose of second-gen nostalgia courtesy of the all-important Girls’ Generation reunion, an even bigger obsession with ...

While videos from powerhouses like BLACKPINK and NCT 127 were highly anticipated, others (like rookie group NewJeans) crashed through the doors without warning and became viral hits within days. And ...

How does one make sense of every single pop music hit from 2022 in less than 4 minutes? Mash-ups baby! California’s DJ Earworm has been presenting his “United State of Pop” mash-ups every year for ...

Getting a hold on pop music in 2022 was a fun undertaking, even if doing so was a bit like trying to throw one’s arms around the world. There were definitely blockbuster releases in the mix: Bad Bunny ...

The best K-pop songs of 2022 took us on a journey through girl group supremacy, glitch modes and hype boys, memories of the past, and visions for the future. As we’ve written in the past, K-pop isn’t ...

Yeah, 2022 was a big year for stadium-packing pop stars—Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, the Weeknd—with splashy new albums, a frenzy compounded by anxious Spotify reminders notifying users ...

Bad Bunny led a takeover, not a crossover, in a year that featured standout releases from Rosalía, Rauw Alejandro, iLe, Carla Morrison and Lucrecia Dalt. By Jon Pareles Pop in 2022 was unequivocally ...

I always love a really huge-feeling year, with new albums from some pop music titans who lived up to however long it took to hear new music from them. Beyoncé’s latest was everything I hoped for: ...

As each year passes, K-pop develops in new directions, with key moments and moves defining not only the year but also the future. In 2022, long term and newer acts made waves, with music and business ...

… Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s “Crazy in Love,” from 2003. Turns out it’s the same sample, a sleight of ear designed to trigger warm nostalgia, and also maybe a little confusion. Something sounds very familiar ...