Art pop
Pop music genre that emphasizes artistic styles over personal expressions
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| 2025 | Ranked number 44 on Billboard's 'Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century' list. |
| June 23 2025 | Wrote and set to release an original song 'On the Beach' for Hideo Kojima's video game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. |
| June 2025 | Released her fourth studio album 'Virgin', which debuted at number one in multiple countries. Performed the entire album during an unannounced set at the Glastonbury Festival. |
| June 20 2025 | Released 'Hammer' single and its music video. |
| June 18 2025 | Announced 'Hammer' as the third single from the 'Virgin' album. |
| 2025 | Marina is set to begin The Princess of Power Tour. |
| 2025 | Began dating actor and musician Nat Wolff. |
| 2025 | Melanie Martinez was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Hollywood Music Video Awards for her music video 'Light Shower' |
| May 29 2025 | Released 'Man of the Year' as the second single from 'Virgin' and its music video. Attended the Aotearoa Music Awards and won Single of the Year for the 'Girl, So Confusing' remix. |
| May 25 2025 | Joined comedian Rob Brydon for a ninety-minute interview at Union Chapel, London, in an event titled 'An Entirely MAD! Conversation Between Rob Brydon and Sparks!'. |
| May 23 2025 | Released album Mad!, which entered the UK Albums Chart at no. 2, the highest in the duo's career. |
| May 2025 | Eno accused Microsoft of complicity in Israeli war crimes and pledged to donate his original fee for the Windows 95 start-up chime to victims in Gaza. |
| 2025 | Harrison and Belew continued touring with a large band performing songs from Remain in Light. |
| 2025 | Discussed her gender identity with Emma Chamberlain at the Met Gala, stating she feels 'like a man and a woman'. |
| May 8 2025 | Announced the Ultrasound World Tour to promote her upcoming album 'Virgin', set to begin in September 2025. |
| May 7 2025 | Released 'Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)', a protest song. |
| April 2025 | Performed 'Girl, So Confusing' with Charli XCX as a surprise appearance at the Coachella music festival. |
| April 30 2025 | Lorde announced her album Virgin, scheduled for release on 27 June 2025. |
| April 25 2025 | Covered Neil Young's 'Heart of Gold' for the tribute album Heart Of Gold: The Songs Of Neil Young Volume I. |
| April 24 2025 | Lorde released the single 'What Was That' along with its music video. |
| April 22 2025 | Lorde played 'What Was That' in full to a crowd at Washington Square Park, New York City, during a pop-up event that was shut down by the NYPD. |
| 2025 | The Microsoft Sound was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress, recognized for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance. |
| April 11 2025 | Performed on the main stage at Coachella, playing both older hits like 'Bubblegum Bitch', 'How to Be a Heartbreaker', 'I Am Not a Robot', and 'Primadonna', as well as her newest singles 'Butterfly', 'Cupid's Girl', and 'Cuntissimo'. |
| April 11 2025 | Performed on the main stage at Coachella, marking her first performance since her chronic fatigue syndrome diagnosis. Set included both old hits and three new singles from 'Princess of Power'. |
| April 2025 | Lorde cleared her Instagram feed and posted a snippet of new music on TikTok, further teasing her upcoming fourth studio album. |
| April 10 2025 | Released the third single 'Cuntissimo' and announced the album's title, cover, and release date. |
| 2025 | Planned release of sixth studio album 'Princess of Power' |
| March 20 2025 | Released a second single titled 'Cupid's Girl' from her upcoming sixth studio album. |
| 2025 | Published 'What Art Does', a book co-authored with Bette Adriaanse exploring the role of art in society and its impact on human experience. |
| 2025 | Kevin Godley reunited with Graham Gouldman for a special performance on BBC Radio 2's Piano Room with the BBC Concert Orchestra, performing three songs including 'I'm Not in Love' and a new composition 'I Don't Want To Go To Heaven'. |
| March 2025 | Poppy appeared as a musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
| March 2025 | Featured on The Waterboys' single 'Letter from an Unknown Girlfriend' from their album Life, Death and Dennis Hopper. |
| March 10 2025 | Appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform the song 'The Cost of Giving Up'. |
| March 6 2025 | Talking Heads published an intriguing video animation on their official Instagram page featuring the date 'June 5, 2025', sparking reunion speculation. |
| 2025 | Planned release of 'MAD!' album. |
| March 2025 | Released a new solo album Aurum, exclusive to Apple Music. |
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Brian Wilson
The completed album 'Cows in the Pasture' is scheduled for release, accompanied by a docuseries about its making.
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| 2025 | FKA Twigs revealed that she is no longer following a vegan diet. |
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Eusexua
Eusexua released an album that charted in multiple international markets, including peak positions on charts such as Australian Albums (ARIA) at 59, Croatian International Albums (HDU) at 9, Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) at 44, Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) at 36, and New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) at 21.
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| 2025 | FKA Twigs is set to play The Mother in the film The Carpenter's Son, which is currently in the filming stage. |
| 2025 | FKA Twigs has a role in the film Brighton Beach, currently in post-production. |
| 2025 | FKA Twigs is involved in the post-production of the film Mother Mary. |
| 2025 | Poppy was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the Grammy Awards for 'Suffocate'. |
| 2025 | Poppy is set to embark on the They're All Around Us Tour. |
| 2025 | Poppy is pending for a nomination for Best Metal Performance for 'Suffocate' at the Grammy Awards. |
| February 2025 | Contributed to Is This What We Want?, a fully silent album by 1000 UK artists protesting copyright laws regarding artificial intelligence. |
| February 2025 | After Musk was accused of performing a Nazi salute, Grimes denounced Nazism and the 'far alt-right', and criticized Musk for bringing their eldest son to public events. |
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