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Motown Records, Founded on This Day in 1959, Broke Racial Barriers in Pop Music With Its Beloved Hits
On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey ...
Thanks to Taylor, Billie, Sabrina and Chappell, Pop Music Overtakes Latin in Music Streaming Growth
"Women led the charge, with 63.4 percent of the U.S. top 100 pop audio streams performed by female artists," highlights a Luminate report for 2024.
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A History of Pop Stars Who Pushed Back at the Tabloids
The Bloodshy & Avant-produced Blackout track peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and remains one of the most famous instances of a provoked pop star defending herself against ...
Billboard Staff’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2024: No. 3 — Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is one of our Greatest Pop Stars of 2024 for how she kept her historic 2023 run going for another year of dominance.