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The FADER looks back at the songs that defined "recession pop," including Rihanna's "We Found Love," Lady Gaga's "Just Dance," LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem," and more.

All-night-long parties, bonfires and whiskey, belting karaoke: In their new single, Kesha and T-Pain may have single-handedly heralded the return of recession pop. “Yippee-Ki-Yay," released March 27, ...

Recession pop is making a comeback. The trend, which has recently gained traction online, has been mostly spearheaded by ...

Some prime examples of recession pop are “Tik ToK” by Kesha (2010) , “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” by Usher (2010), “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus (2009), “Club Can’t Handle Me” by Flo Rida (2010), ...

Wondering what “recession pop” is and why people are talking about it with the release of Kesha’s new single? We can explain. Full of high energy production and frenetic beats, pop music in ...

One "Recession Pop" Spotify playlist description reads: "2007-2010 pop music that made you forget about the economy." ...

Kesha’s new single “Yippee-Ki-Yay” has people heralding the return of the recession pop princess as the stock market continues to struggle. The upbeat country bop, released on March 27 ...

Although there are clear-cut signs in the economy that a recession may be looming, pop culture has its indicators that one is ...

At the time, the pop music that came out of the ‘08 recession felt like the nation’s saving grace. Chart-topping songs, composed of fast BPMs that “were scientifically proven to induce ...