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 ...
The Hyperpop Evolution: The origins of hyperpop, as is the case with every other genre, are tough to nail down. It’s generally accepted that it was born in the UK, sometime during the 2010s. But the ...
To celebrate Pride Month, we are looking at the top genres that the LGBTQ+ community has influenced, one of which is hyperpop. Many associate the queer community with the bright sounds of disco, the ...
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 ...
In 2020, Quinn, 16, became the young face of the emergent music genre hyperpop. Quinn's genre-defying debut album "drive-by lullabies" shows her grappling with anxiety. She told Insider she was ...
Reviews may call it unforgiving and harsh, maximalist and blown-out, high-pitched and squeaky, electronic and glitchy. While these terms are sometimes applicable, the genre of hyperpop’s most defining ...
Those who know me in real life can attest to a few things: First, that my astrological chart is 110% accurate, and second, that my music taste has become notably less listenable. In the days of yore, ...
Danny Brown was seriously considering quitting music as he took a swig of his final drink and boarded the plane to rehab. “I didn’t love myself at the time, so it was impossible for me to love ...
In this video, I experiment with bold colors and chaotic compositions to create an artwork inspired by the hyperpop aesthetic. Watch the full process from sketch to final coloring. How much petrol ...
To commemorate 10 years of SOPHIE's debut, World Cafe put together a mix of "proto-hyperpop" tracks. Years before it became associated with an algorithm-driven playlist on streaming services, hyperpop ...