The biggest legacy Dolly Parton leaves is her songwriting, and three songs define her more than any others.
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The Swedish pop song came out at a time when ABBA was trying to break into the American market. But it would go on to become a global anthem.
An estimated 5.7 billion people listen to music. But there’s a lot we still don’t understand about why certain songs affect us the way they do.
Zed Beats artists aren’t known for political songs, but they’ve become so popular that they’re used to mobilise voters during elections.
Although she initially borrowed his name and cultural capital, these days when people think of Tim McGraw, they almost certainly think of Taylor Swift.
When the Spice Girls burst onto the scene in 1996 with their debut single Wannabe, they helped to reshape discussions around gender sexuality, power and pop culture.
Few people probably know the female songwriters featured in this article, yet Motown relied heavily upon their contributions to cement its place in music history.
The evolution of technology and how it is used, or misused, is central to the study of pop production and performance.
This toxic social media trend proves how – even today – women are punished and pathologised for simply being less than perfect.
Jay Chou’s 25 albums have sold more than 30 million copies – and the music video for his latest hit, Gold Rush Town, was filmed at Sovereign Hill.
KPop Demon Hunters’ critical and commercial success was driven by its viral appeal – but that’s not the only reason it’s so powerful.
The 75-year-old pop star is part of a generation of Iranians in the diaspora who are watching, with bated breath, as their compatriots seek to topple the Islamic Republic.
After a decade dabbling in different genres, Gaga’s return to gothic synth-pop reminds us why she became an icon in the first place.
The soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass helped define the Sound of Philadelphia in the 1970s.
Especially when Iberian and Latin American music is in the mix, it’s not quite so easy to separate ‘classical’ and ‘popular’.
This is a pop record with substance and bite.
Despite some surprising omissions, this documentary grounds the impact of British girlbands in a valuable wider context.
The new song on The Life of a Showgirl credits the late George Michael as a songwriter – and borrows some lyrics. But it still hold its own as an original track.
Remembered for hits like Stupid Cupid and Pretty Little Baby, Connie Francis has died at 87.
Th album explores the idea of being made, or even remade, through experience.
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Lecturer in the Sociology of Gender, Macquarie University
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Director, Institute for Popular Music, University of Rochester
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