Modern life is chock full of paradoxes, and here’s another one just for good measure: One of 2018’s best pop albums actually came out in 2017 — and it sounds like it came from twenty years in the ...

Charli XCX has had a huge 2017, with her Number 1 Angel mixtape and the music video hit “Boys,” but she’s presumably still feeling a bit “frustrated and annoyed” about not being able to get her next ...

Pop music is a vexing and often confusing genre of music. The pop category encompasses a wide array of sonic palettes, styles and perspectives. Just look up pop on Apple Music, Spotify or even at a ...

Charli XCX reveals 'Pop 2' mixtape coming next week, with features from Carly Rae Jepsen, CupcakKe, Kim Petras, and more. By Allison Stubblebine The “pretty cool mixtape” Charli XCX imagined on ...

Five years ago today, as the world hunkered down for the holidays and music critics puffed out their chests over the year-end Top 10s they’d posted earlier in the month, Charli XCX dropped her “Pop 2” ...

The new album by British songwriter and performer Charli XCX features collaborations with Carly Rae Jepsen, Tove Lo and others. Rock critic Ken Tucker says Pop 2 is highly enjoyable. This is FRESH AIR ...

Britain specialises in backwards-looking pop music, the chart equivalent of the heritage industry. Amid the horde of retro-soul warblers and acoustic guitar-strummers — adorning national life like a ...

Truly, Charli XCX blessed 2017 — not only with the Number 1 Angel mixtape and the flirty "Boys" single, but also as a Roséwave role model. That mixtape in particular, released in March, gave a window ...