What Rising Touring Costs Mean for Artists
For touring musicians, 2025 feels heavier. literally and financially. Inflation, insurance hikes, and climbing artist fees are squeezing the independent…
Author: Lauren Rogers
Pop reviewer and fan. Love music, puppies, and designer purses.
Hyperpop: A Cultural Movement?
More than just a genre, hyperpop feels like a cultural moment – a vibrant, chaotic, and often ironic maximalist aesthetic…
Popnomics Podcast: State of Live Report
View our series of blog posts breaking out data from the 2025 State of Live Report – National Independent Venue…
Yup. Another Pop Music Quiz for You
For this one, you’ll need to know your artists…and your fruit. You’ll see. Knowledge Scale: Medium
Peach Pit’s Magpie: Yeah, I’m Late to the Party
There’s a particular kind of embarrassment that comes with discovering something everyone else already loved. You stumble into a band’s…
The Attention Economy: Competing With 1,000 Other Artists a Minute
Every artist today is fighting for the same scarce resource: attention. On streaming platforms and social feeds, thousands of songs…
Genre-Blending and the End of Labels in Pop Music
Pop music is no longer a clearly defined genre. It has become a living, breathing experiment that absorbs influences from…
Streaming Is Nearly 90% of Music Industry Revenue
Over the past twenty years, the music industry has undergone a complete transformation. Physical album sales and digital downloads have…
Why I Hate That K-Pop Demon Hunters Sound
Every time I open a playlist lately, I’m ambushed by it — that glossy, over-produced Demon Hunters K-pop sound. You…
Gaga + Mars = Die With a Smile
When Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars released “Die With a Smile” as a standalone single, it marked the first official…