Pop Punk

Pop punk is a high-energy music genre characterized by catchy, anthemic choruses, driving rhythms, and guitar-driven melodies. Emerging in the mid-1990s, it evolved from the punk and skate punk scenes, incorporating elements of alternative rock and power pop. The genre's heyday spanned the early 2000s, with a distinctive sound marked by palm-muted guitar chords, prominent basslines, and emotive, often juvenile vocals. Pop punk's cultural significance lies in its relatability to teenage angst and rebellion, capturing the spirit of youthful disillusionment and self-discovery. Drawing from punk's DIY ethos and punk rock's energy, pop punk diverged with its focus on catchy hooks and radio-friendly production. Its unique blend of rebelliousness and accessibility set it apart from hardcore punk's intensity and emo's introspection, making it a staple of the early 2000s music landscape.

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Cash On Fire
Single - Released July 4, 2025

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(sic)boy
44Blonde
Aaron Gillespie
Alex Melton
Alisxn Gray
AlphaWhores
Amber's
Arcane Ghosts
Backhand
Basht.
Bb trickz
Bilmuri
Bradley Simpson
Camisado
Cartel
Ceara Cavalieri
Chasing Penguins
Citizen Soldier
Commonweather
Daddex
Dakoh
Daveit Ferris
De La Cruz
Dead Eyes
Dyrect
Eestbound
Five Hundred Bucks
Free Joel
GLADDEN
Gametime
Girl Tones
Good Terms
Green Day
Guardrail
Heart Attack Man
Hot Milk
INOHA
KISS OF LIFE
Karnamereka
Kellin Quinn
Le Endrigo
Letdown.
Lil Chris
Lot Lizards
Loveless
Marion Talavera
Maverick Smith
Memo PST
Michael Motorcycle
MovieNite
MxPx
My Chemical Romance
NO TIME FOR SILENCE
Nathan Aurora
Nathan Hardy
Obscurest Vinyl
Of Mice & Men
Paperfriend
Penthouse
Pet Symmetry
Pierce The Veil
Pinkmen
Points of Conception
Real Friends
Reverse Pathogen
Rodeo Boys
SERIOUS BACON
SPIRIT LINK
SPRC
SUPERIOTS
Say Now
Scouting For Girls
Sid MSC
Simple Plan
Sleep State
Sleep Theory
Sonic Reducer
Spoiler
Stereo Wall
Suzi Moon
Talk Heavy
Teenage Bottlerocket
The All-American Rejects
The Ataris
The Home Team
The Paradox
The Starting Line
The Usuals
The Wonder Years
The Young Hearts
Travis Clark
Venus & the Flytraps
WISNER
Yellow Is The New White
Yokai Dreams
You Vandal
blessthefall
ground score
i wanna be a jack-o-lantern
praise.
Juice WRLD
Lil Peep
Green Day
Nirvana
My Chemical Romance
Paramore
blink-182
Panic! At The Disco
For Revenge
Pierce The Veil
Sum 41
i wanna be a jack-o-lantern
Simple Plan
All Time Low
KISS OF LIFE
The All-American Rejects
A Day To Remember
ZEROBASEONE
Jimmy Eat World
Ramones
Travis Barker
Sleeping With Sirens
Good Charlotte
Neck Deep
Stereo Wall
Kellin Quinn
Stand Here Alone
Yellowcard
Sueco
3OH!3
Against The Current
Tipe-X
Black Veil Brides
PVRIS
Third Eye Blind
Citizen Soldier
Escape the Fate
Plain White T's
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Hot Mulligan
Caleb Hearn
Jeris Johnson
Beartooth
We Came As Romans
PLVTINUM
The Story So Far
Lit
Of Mice & Men
AFI
Taking Back Sunday
We The Kings
Silverstein
BOYS LIKE GIRLS
The Home Team
Savage Ga$p
Mayday Parade
New Found Glory
Bilmuri
Underoath
Bowling For Soup
jxdn
Alien Ant Farm
Rebellion Rose
Superman Is Dead
Bb trickz
McFly
thrown
Magnolia Park
Cobra Starship
Brand New
Movements
Alkaline Trio
Stand Atlantic
Chrissy Costanza
Stileto
Axolotes Mexicanos
Dashboard Confessional
The Maine
Skapova
Jutes
Waterparks
Hens
Senses Fail
Jack Kays
Hawthorne Heights
The Jansen
Loveless
INOHA
State Champs
Saosin
itsnk
Brie Larson
Metro Station
Goldfinger
Punkinloveee
Point North
Rifle
Taylor Acorn
Less Than Jake
Fame on Fire