When queer pop artist Chappell Roan topped the country charts, she revealed how the genre has always been about musical drag—from AC/DC's production techniques to Shania Twain's feminist revolution.

On GNX, Kendrick Lamar balances artistic complexity with mainstream accessibility.

Defying gravity, one riff at a time

Wesley Morris joins Switched on Pop looking back on Stevie Wonder’s hits that make him out modern maestro

Sabrina Carpenter bends genre to her will

brat and it’s the same but you actually listened to it

The rise and fall and a rise of a pop phenom

Taylor Swift's 11th studio album finds her in the world of literature

Beyoncé's foray into country music isn't what you expect

Ariana Grande wipes away the past through vocal virtuosity and harmonic trickery

Interviewing Jacob Collier on completing his Djesse quadrilogy with his assorted collaborators

Olivia Rodrigo uses her pop repertoire to craft unique compositions on the singles from her sophpomore album GUTS.

On their first album, Homework, Daft Punk stretched the boundaries of electronic music and began wiring the circuits that would become their robot alter-egos, asking a fundamental question: where does the human end and the machine begin?

Breaking down the unmistakeable voice of Britney Spears

Billie Eilish and Hans Zimmer take on the classic theme

Copyright lawsuits are on the rise and changing the music business

Lil Nas X has a talent for creating productive controversy.

Anderson Paak and Bruno Mars have joined forces as the duo Silk Sonic, and their first release “Leave the Door Open” suggests that their collab is as natural as peanut butter and jelly.

On Switched on Pop’s first episode as part of Vulture, we break down how “Blinding Lights” blends lyrical relatability with musical familiarity, earning The Weeknd the biggest and perhaps most misunderstood hit of his career.

After Billboard removed Lil Nas X’s surprise hit “Old Town Road” from country charts, we decided to dig deep into the song’s musical matter and pit it against other country hits to test its deep fried bonafides.