The biggest pop star of the 2020s had another year of undeniable dominance in 2025, with a full-circle career moment and a ...

One of the biggest artists of the 2020s returned with another dominant year in 2025 - one that brought also him closer to the pop world than perhaps ever before.

See our editorial staff's updating list for the greatest artists from the past year of pop stardom, rolling out throughout January.

You would be forgiven for thinking 2025 was a lackluster year for pop music. Instead of Chappell Roan galloping across the land and conquering everything in her path like a gay pop Napoleon, we had ...