In 2015, Justin Bieber admitted that his single “Sorry” was at least “a little bit” about his ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez. For pop fans who didn’t necessarily care about lyrical nods toward celebrity ...

When the music industry really wants you to hear a song, you will hear that song—over and over again. It’ll find your ears in pizzerias, at the pharmacy, ringing tinnily in gas station parking lots.

Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” bounds to No. 1 on Billboard’s mainstream top 40-based Pop Airplay chart (dated Feb. 25). The song, released on Smiley Miley/Columbia Records, becomes Cyrus’ third Pop Airplay ...