K-Pop Comebacks: Stray Kids, NCT 127 and RIIZE Detail New Albums and Tours
Stray Kids, NCT 127 and RIIZE outlined new album releases and world tour plans as part of their latest comeback projects...
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Green Day Unveils 'I'm Never Gonna R.I.P.' from NIMRODS Movie Soundtrack
Green Day released 'I'm Never Gonna R.I.P.' as the lead single from the 30-track NIMRODS movie soundtrack, ahead of the ...
Classical music festivals feature premieres, training residencies and milestone seasons
Recent coverage highlights premieres at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Berkshire Opera's inaugural Resident A...
Katy Perry rebukes White House TikTok over unauthorized use of 'Firework' in military strike video
Katy Perry publicly objected to the White House TikTok account using her 2010 hit "Firework" without permission as the s...
KATSEYE's "Animal" debuts at No. 4 on Spotify US chart as CORTIS crosses 1 billion streams
KATSEYE's "Animal" debuted at No. 4 on Spotify's US daily chart and No. 9 globally, a new career high, while CORTIS surp...
Gracie Abrams Tops Billboard 200 for the First Time With 'Daughter From Hell'
Gracie Abrams debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her album 'Daughter From Hell,' earning her first chart-topping...
Country music news: Musgraves cancels tour stops, Twain releases new album, Wallen lands another chart-topper
Country music developments include Kacey Musgraves canceling three tour stops, Shania Twain releasing 'Little Miss Twain...
Stray Kids rolls out STAY anniversary celebration as Jennie's 'Less than a Lover' tops global charts
Stray Kids announced a weeklong fan celebration ahead of its Aug. 7 EP, while Jennie's 'Less than a Lover' topped charts...
Charli XCX, Masego and Madball headline busy slate of new album releases
Multiple artists including Charli XCX, Masego, Madball and new band ME released studio albums on Friday, spanning pop, R...
Jennie's 'Less than a Lover' leads global charts as 'Dracula' remix holds top five on Billboard Hot 100
Jennie's new single 'Less than a Lover' topped international charts while her Tame Impala remix 'Dracula' held No. 5 on ...
Masego's "Fix Your Face" Album and Odeal's Afrobeats Summer Playlist Highlight R&B Week
Recent coverage spotlights Grammy-nominated Masego's introspective third studio album "Fix Your Face" and an exclusive A...
Gracie Abrams debuts atop UK Albums chart as South Korea's rise to global music prominence is examined
Gracie Abrams's 'Daughter From Hell' topped the UK Albums Top 75 on debut, while a separate retrospective traced South K...
Classical Music Highlights: Wang's Genre-Fusion Tour Debut, NHKSO Centenary, and Fox Valley Community Concert
Yuja Wang launched a genre-fusing tour with People of Earth, as Japan's NHK Symphony Orchestra marked its centennial and...
Jennie's 'Less than a Lover' tops YouTube trending worldwide and leads iTunes charts in 27 regions
Jennie's new single 'Less than a Lover' topped YouTube's music video trending chart worldwide and reached #1 on iTunes i...
K-pop artists log major Spotify and chart milestones, led by Zico, Jennie and HYBE's joint single
Zico's "SPOT!" surpasses 300 million Spotify streams, HYBE's "Iconic By Mistake" reaches 100 million, and Jennie's "Less...
Martin Garrix and U2 Release Collaborative Single 'Fireflies' Following Tomorrowland Debut
Martin Garrix officially released 'Fireflies,' his first single with U2, via Darkroom Records after a surprise Tomorrowl...
Broadway's Shoshana Bean teases tour special guests as WayV unveils 2026 'BORN' concert tour
Broadway performer Shoshana Bean previews an upcoming concert tour featuring special guests, while K-pop group WayV anno...
Hyolyn Returns With First Physical Album in Four Years as Jennie and Young K Drive New K-pop Solo Releases
Hyolyn returned with her first physical K-pop solo album in four years while Jennie topped global charts with 'Less than...
The Strokes and No Pressure Drop New Albums on Friday Release Day
The Strokes released "Reality Awaits" and No Pressure released "NP Style" on July 24, as The Colorado Sound compiled the...
NHK Symphony Orchestra marks 100th anniversary; classical radio host Bill McGlaughlin dies at 82
The NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, founded in 1926, marks its centenary with a 2026-27 season opening Sept. 12 under Fab...
Hip-Hop Industry Observers Address Genre Shifts as Fresh Releases Hit
US hip-hop observers note Latin and country genres are surging in streaming while new hip-hop and R&B releases and cross...
BINI drops 'Forgotten Island' track 'A Parallel World'; Moana's Opetaia Foa'i earns APRA Billions Award
Filipino group BINI released 'A Parallel World' for the animated film 'Forgotten Island,' while 'Moana' songwriter Opeta...
Global Classical Music Festivals Showcase Premieres, Tributes and Inaugural Events
Classical music festivals across Australia, the United States, Spain and Vietnam feature a Holly Harrison accordion prem...
Hybe girl groups' 'Iconic By Mistake' surpasses 100 million Spotify streams in 41 days
Hybe girl groups LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE's collaborative single 'Iconic By Mistake' has passed 100 million strea...
Madonna's 'Confessions 2' Tops Billboard 200 as Rolling Stones Notch Record 39th Top 10
Madonna's Confessions 2 debuts atop the Billboard 200, while the Rolling Stones' Foreign Tongues enters at No. 7, extend...
European EDM Promoters Bet on Heritage Castles as Fort X and Black Coffee Headline New Castle-Set Events
Two European castle-venue dates — Fort X at Mokrice Castle in Slovenia and Black Coffee at Buda Castle in Budapest — hig...
WayV and Taemin unveil new concert tours
WayV announced its 2026 "BORN THIS Way" concert tour opening in Seoul, while Taemin teased a 2026–27 world tour titled "...
K-pop comebacks: Jennie drops 'Less than a Lover' solo single as Taemin unveils new album and world tour
BLACKPINK's Jennie released the digital single 'Less than a Lover,' while SHINee's Taemin announced the album 'PHASE 1: ...
Katseye's 'Animal,' co-written by Ed Sheeran, leads new K-pop releases from Jennie and aespa
Multiple K-pop acts released new music on July 24, led by Katseye's 'Animal' co-written by Ed Sheeran, Jennie's summer s...
Charli XCX drops seventh album 'Music, Fashion, Film' with guitar-driven sound
Charli XCX released her seventh studio album 'Music, Fashion, Film,' an 11-track guitar-driven record co-produced with A...