As a teenager growing up in Miami, Albert Hype would often walk through school and go to house parties that featured the bustling sounds of reggaeton icons like Wisin y Yandel, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, ...
We opted not to feature the music video for this famous pop punk tune because of how raunchy it is, but “What’s The Dillio?” by Mest is definitely still worth mentioning on this list. It’s a ...
When 5 Seconds of Summer were invited to join the nostalgia-heavy When We Were Young Festival in 2023, their immediate response was an eager yes. They likely would have ended up on the Las Vegas ...
This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at 10 of the biggest pop punk hits that turn 20 this year, ranked from “keep that shit in 2002” to “holds up!” 10. Bowling For Soup – “Girl All the Bad ...
Willow Smith is finally having fun. It's hard-earned joy, an emotional and creative development that shines through her latest release, a pop-punk record by the name of lately I feel EVERYTHING. Even ...
It's hard to argue there was a more important — and surprising — musician in 2021 than Olivia Rodrigo. She went from relative unknown to complete superstar, and she did it using, in part, the revived ...
This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. The scene is one of the movie's best partly because actor ...
The #1 single in America is a pop-punk song. With “good 4 u,” Olivia Rodrigo has become the latest in a string of artists to venture into the resurgent genre. The track marks an important point in the ...
“Nobody likes you when you’re 23,” as Blink-182 used to sing on MTV — 23 summers ago. But all these years later, pop punk isn’t merely all grown-up. In 2022, pop punk is back from the dead, more ...
When pandemic-era restrictions put a damper on full-fledged fun, it was no surprise people collectively craved cultural hallmarks from the the good old days. Now, beloved movies are being revamped for ...