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What is 'recession pop' — and why is it making a comeback? New music from Kesha, Lady Gaga signals return to 'escapist pop bangers.'

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As the economy cratered, pop music thrived.

Recession woes coincided with the release of infectious dance-pop tracks.

The stars of recession pop are also making new music with hallmarks of their late aughts-early 2010s sound.

Kesha and Lady Gaga are among the artists with new singles that fans believe call back to their recession pop roots.

Recession pop is more of a genre marker than a hard-set genre of music.

The term is somewhat of a “re-historicizing” of music in an era of streaming.

A recession isn’t necessarily required for recession pop to trend again.

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