Halfway through 2025, a few music trends have become clear, according to Luminate's 2025 Midyear Report, which was released ...

You may have heard of recession meals and wardrobes. Now, we have "recession pop" - bangers from 2008-2010 gaining popularity with a younger audience.

Recession pop is a subgenre of pop music, encompassing the feel-good, escapism-focused music released during the Great Recession, which occurred from 2007 to 2009. Advertisement.

According to Luminate’s 2025 Midyear Report, which was released Wednesday, more music is being streamed than ever before but ...

Recession pop largely refers to the body of music that emerged during the Great Recession, which started in late 2007 and lasted for 18 months.

“‘Recession pop’ is a relatively recent label that people have been using in the 2020s to refer to escapist pop bangers that came out between 2009 and 2012,” Bennett told Yahoo Entertainment.

All-night-long parties, bonfires and whiskey, belting karaoke: In their new single, Kesha and T-Pain may have single-handedly heralded the return of recession pop. “Yippee-Ki-Yay.," which ...

The recession pop trend is a "curatorial act," said Charlie Harding, co-author of "Switched On Pop: How Popular Music Works and Why it Matters" and music adjunct professor at New York University ...

Although the economy is doing well, Americans are listening to "recession pop" again. "The era of the Katy Perry banger" may be providing some much-needed escapism for young adults struggling to ...