| 100% | CHRISTINE | 9 | __ and the Queens, bilingual French pop star |
| 53% | PERRY | 5 | Pop star Katy with the albums "Witness" and "Smile" |
| 53% | OLIVIARODRIGO | 13 | Pop star with the #1 albums "Sour" and "Guts" |
| 50% | JLO | 3 | Pop star in the rom-coms "The Wedding Planner" and "Maid in Manhattan" |
| 50% | ANKA | 4 | Pop star with top 40 hits in the 1950s, '60s, '70s and '80s |
| 49% | MARIAHCAREY | 11 | Pop star who performed and cowrote the song at 19-/33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | NATASHA | 7 | ___ Bedingfield, 2000s pop star with the hits "Unwritten" and "Pocketful of Sunshine" |
| 48% | CHAPPELLROAN | 12 | Pop star with the 2023 début album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” |
| 46% | AALIYAH | 7 | Pop star who starred in "Queen of the Damned" |
| 46% | RIHANNA | 7 | Pop star who met with French president Emmanuel Macron to discuss her work with the Clara Lionel Foundation |
| 46% | COKEISIT | 8 | Pop slogan of 1982, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 46% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Pop group who starred in the films A Hard Day's Night and Help! |
| 46% | LINA | 4 | Chinese tennis star who has won both the French and Australian Opens |
| 45% | LINA | 4 | Chinese tennis star who has won the French and Australian Opens: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MIRREN | 6 | She starred in Red, The Queen, and Excalibur |
| 43% | SEDAKA | 6 | Pop star since the '50s |
| 42% | ALDA | 4 | And the Band Played On star |
| 42% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | Pop singer and former Nickelodeon star who both hosted "SNL" and performed as the musical guest in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 41% | UNFROSTED | 9 | 2024 film starring Melissa McCarthy, 15-Across, and 30-Across with the tagline "A Pop-Tart Will Rise" |
| 41% | JLO | 3 | Pop star with the fragrance Miami Glow |
| 41% | GERI | 4 | Pop star Halliwell of the Spice Girls |
| 41% | GERRY | 5 | ___ and the Pacemakers (1960s pop group) |
| 41% | ESTEFAN | 7 | The Queen of Latin Pop |
| 41% | SARABI | 6 | Simba's mother and the queen of the Pride Lands |
| 41% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 41% | TAYLORJOY | 9 | Actor Anya known for Emma and The Queen's Gambit |
| 41% | FERGIE | 6 | Pop star with the 2006 album “The Dutchess” |
| 41% | TOUR | 4 | Pop star's around the world trip, say |
| 41% | FRIGGA | 6 | The queen of Asgard and Thor's mother |
| 40% | RIHANNA | 7 | Bajan pop star and beauty mogul |