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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Amantes y Enemigos
Single - Released September 14, 2025

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Aaron Gillespie
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Alisxn Gray
All Time Low
Arrows in Action
BOYS LIKE GIRLS
Balance And Composure
Blame My Youth
Boston Manor
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Boy Destroy
Bradley Simpson
Burnt Tapes
Caleb Hearn
Chad Tepper
Citizen Soldier
Closehead
Commonweather
Daveit Ferris
Dead Mall
Deadheat
Faded Dollars
FigureItOut
Good Charlotte
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Have Mercy
Hit The Lights
Hot Mulligan
Hunx and His Punx
Jassin
Juice WRLD
Jutes
Kerosene Heights
LOBSTERBOMB
Len
Lil Peep
Lot Lizards
Love Ghost
Luzeri
MadTragic
Michael Clifford
Michael Motorcycle
Misce!
Moving Targets
NOAHFINNCE
Nathan Aurora
Neckscars
Nihilistic Easyrider
Norcos Y Horchata
People R Ugly
Playlunch
Punkinloveee
RAGEFLOWER
Rebellion Rose
Rematch
Revenant
Reverse Pathogen
RØRY
SATCF
SERIOUS BACON
SOKAE
STUCK
Sid MSC
Silverstein
Sleep Theory
State Champs
Story Untold
Sugar Pit
Suspended 4th
TWO CAR GARAGE
Taylor Acorn
Teenage Bottlerocket
The All-American Rejects
The Amours
The Damned
The Drowns
The New Limits
The Queers
The Ratchets
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Story So Far
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Tired Radio
TzarBombah
Wassup Rocker
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Pierce The Veil
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Simple Plan
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ZEROBASEONE
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Sleeping With Sirens
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Stand Here Alone
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Black Veil Brides
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Third Eye Blind
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Jeris Johnson
Caleb Hearn
Hot Mulligan
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We The Kings
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Stand Atlantic
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