Big week for Halsey! Over the weekend, the alternative artist pulled double duty on Saturday Night Live, hosting and performing on the same episode. And yesterday, she debuted a giant tattoo of Marilyn Manson’s face on her ribcage. More »
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Watch Halsey Host And Perform On SNL
Last night, Halsey performed double duty hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live. This was her second time on the show, following her SNL debut last January. She performed her 2018 single “Without Me” and “Eastside.” For the latter performance, she painted a giant portrait onstage. Previous artists who have served … More »
Halsey Is Hosting SNL Next Month
Next month, Halsey will perform double duty hosting and performing on the 2/9 episode of Saturday Night Live. The singer made her SNL debut last January. “HOSTING & PERFORMING,” she tweeted yesterday. “ITS SATURDAY FUCKING NIGHT BABY.” Previous artists who have served as both host and musical guest include Donald Glover, Justin Bieber, … More »
Can Ava Max’s Global Hit “Sweet But Psycho” Take Over America Too?
A non-exhaustive list of American musicians who’ve hit it big in Europe and the UK before breaking through back home: Jimi Hendrix, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, the Strokes, the White Stripes, Andrew W.K. To that list you can now add Ava Max — aka Wisconsin-born, Virginia-raised Amanda Ava Koci — whose “Sweet But Psycho” might be … More »
The Post-Fifth Harmony Power Rankings
Fifth Harmony were the reigning girl group of their era. Although they never came close to the success of their closest predecessors, Destiny’s Child, the group accumulated a rabid fan base of Harmonizers and contributed some sterling songs to the mainstream pop canon, among them “BO$$,” “Sledgehammer,” “Messy,” and their one top 10 hit, the … More »
Songs You Might Know From Artists You Probably Don’t: Sifting Through 2019’s Potential Pop Hits
Pop music is a crazy industry, even more so in our fractured age. It’s crazy how many songs can be blowing up in some corner of the world, online or off, without ever spilling over into the mass consciousness. It’s crazy how many of those songs actually do spill over without some of us realizing … More »
The 2019 State Of Pop Address
The Top 40 Pop Songs Of 2018
Y’all wanna hear something crazy? I’ve been writing this weekly pop column for five whole years now. It seems like just yesterday that I published the inaugural installment explaining why The Week In Pop would be a good addition to the Stereogum portfolio. As we approach the precipice of 2019, I’m fairly certain … More »
Stereogum’s 90 Favorite Songs Of 2018
Each December, in an effort to celebrate outstanding achievements and commemorate The Year That Was, the pop culture media industrial complex foists lots of lists upon the world. We here at Stereogum are party to that deluge; we shared our collective conclusions about 2018’s best albums a week ago and have been More »
DJ Earworm blends Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Zedd, Drake, and more 2018 favorites in annual mashup
For more than a decade, DJ Earworm has been blending the year’s top songs into a massive “United States of Pop” mashup at the end of each year. He began the series in 2007, kicking off with a combo of songs from Soulja Boy, Akon, Avril Lavigne, Rihanna, Fergie, and more. It’s been 11 years since that inaugural mashup, and Earworm hasn’t slowed down in the slightest.
His 2018 edition just made its YouTube debut on December 4, highlighted by tracks from Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Zedd, Childish Gambino, Marshmello, and more. The four-minute mashup kicks off with songs from Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, and Maroon 5 and Cardi B, before cycling through Drake‘s iconic “In My Feelings,” Bruno Mars and Cardi B’s “Finesse,” Travis Scott and Drake’s “Sicko Mode,” and dozens others.