pop music
Why Céline Dion is what we all need right now
Canada’s beloved pop star is the emotional defibrillator for this exact moment. And we’ve never needed her more.
Meet Poo Bear, Justin Bieber’s—and pop’s—not-so-secret weapon
As an elite topline writer, Jason ‘Poo Bear’ Boyd has produced a pile of pop hits. So why does he still feel like he has plenty to prove?
Say ‘Hello’ to Adele, the anti-pop-star pop star
Adele’s ’25’ is the year’s biggest album. And yet Adele the person still remains a mystery, secondary to her art—a rare feat in 2015
Inside the machinations and magic of pop music
A writer delves into the largely anonymous, fascinating machine that churns out today’s pop hits and tells their human stories
The Thrill: A pop music spectacular
This week on our culture podcast: Chilly Gonzales’s dissertations on pop, and we talk Carly Rae Jepsen’s new album Plus: our songs of the summer
Pop music has never been better
Singer-songwriter Dan Hill on why this is the greatest generation
Why Lily Allen wants a Christmas ad
A British store’s Christmas ads have a habit of spawning chart-topping pop hits
Lorde is fighting for the right not to party
The New Zealand singer has anthems for suburban teens
Justin Bieber: I want to be the next Michael Jackson
Maclean’s archives: A candid interview with the new king of pop
Nelly Furtado flips the switch back on
Six years after she ruled the world with Loose, the pop star learns to say yes again
Have yourself a merry little Xmas, Mr. Martin
The 96-year-old composer of the classic holiday song talks about his life
He sings all the parts—even the guitars
How a YouTube sensation from London, Ont., wound up in Timbaland’s studio