“TiK ToK” was feral in the best way. It didn’t just ignore the recession, it actively refused to acknowledge reality. Ke$ha’s glittery, sticky-floored chaos became a generational blueprint for IDGAF ...

This was the peak era of recession, and the beginnings of the golden era of recession pop. In recent months, the term “recession pop” is back in vogue as the U.S. faces what’s shaping to be ...

finding dark humor in any sign of consumers spending less or dabbling in “recession pop.” “The way the economy works is not necessarily similar to the way consumers experience the economy,” said Evers ...

Minaj is often called one of the best female rappers of all time, and it’s clear that she had a profound influence on recession pop and rap during the 2010s. Overall, Lady Gaga was a staple of ...

"Recession pop," a phrase mainly referring to the subgenre of trendy music that dropped during the Global Financial Crisis, ...

The internet’s latest obsession, the Recession Indicator, is taking over pop culture conversations — and it’s all centered around the music’s biggest names. On April 20, 2025, the viral ...

wearing business casual and endless replays of feel-good recession pop. “If you want to know how we survived, yeah we blacked out,” one millennial user quipped on TikTok. But millennials did ...

Recession indicator memes are everywhere, pointing to everything from office wear at the club to Lady Gaga’s return to pop ...

Recession indicator” memes have become widespread online, highlighting how people are using humor to grapple with anxiety-ridden times.