Exactly ten years ago today, Carly Rae Jepsen released “Call Me Maybe,” which went on to be one of the defining songs of its era and the one that launched Jepsen’s career. To mark the occasion, Jepsen ...

Everyone sang (and parodied) the Canadian pop star's big hit, but did it even make sense? The singer herself explains. By Jordan Zakarin In “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen most certainly created the ...

It’s a flirtatious song. It’s a hopeful song. It’s also a song of empowerment. And all the other boys try to chase me / But here’s my number, so call me, maybe, Jepsen sings. In this way, while she’s ...

Maybe don’t call bubblegum princess-turned-cult pop priestess Carly Rae Jepsen a one-hit wonder. Before landing the best-selling single of 2012 with “Call Me Maybe,” Jepsen finished third on the 2007 ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...