Years before it became associated with an algorithm-driven playlist on streaming services, hyperpop was an unruly and nebulous internet subculture driven by independent musicians obsessed with pop ...

"Being music," in the all-encompassing sense, seems to be the aspiration of the genre 100 gecs has come to represent: hyperpop. Since the 2010s, that name has been a controversial catch-all for a ...

What started as a way to categorize "genre-less" music has evolved into a music phenomenon After coining the term in 2019, Spotify left many of us wondering, "What is hyperpop?" What started as a way ...

Hip-hop production in 2026 is no longer just about samples; it's about the aggressive, hyper-digital textures of the 'Rage' and 'Hyperpop' crossover that now dominate the charts. With Roland's recent ...

Hip-hop in 2026 is defined by the dominance of rage and hyperpop-infused rap, the global evolution of drill, and a resurgence of jazz fusion powered by AI and immersive tools. Producers are merging ...

Underscores, the musical pen name of April Harper Grey, has quickly risen to the top of the growing hyperpop genre. Her 2021 debut album “fishmonger” brought a breath of fresh air to the genre, ...

From SOPHIE, Charli XCX and Dorian Electra to 100 gecs, food house and osquinn, get to know the 15 records that define hyperpop. One of the biggest misconceptions about hyperpop is that it’s new. Sure ...

Hyperpop is a generation-defining style of music that reflects Generation Z’s nihilistic disposition toward the issues of our time. It is as ironic and self-satirizing as we are. It reflects our ...

Suppose punk rock had never caught on. Suppose the existing punk luminaries had made kitschy keyboard music — hyperpop — instead. The result might have sounded like 100 gecs, a boy-girl duo from the ...