On today’s (Oct. 16) episode of the Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century podcast, we kick off the top 10 of our list with a singer-songwriter who defied pretty much every trend that defined pop ...

So, how did she storm to the top? Well, she bottled heartbreak into 11 masterful tracks that whisked listeners through a wild emotional terrain — rage, revenge, regret, resolve and release — without ...

(In 2018, the Billboard staff released a list project of its choices for the Greatest Pop Star of every year, going back to 1981. Read our entry below on why Adele was our Greatest Pop Star of 2011 - ...