Is pop music really being dumbed down? What the science actually says
Scientific studies claim that modern music is growing simpler than ever before - both lyrically and musically. But are they measuring what really matters? Read More
Scientific studies claim that modern music is growing simpler than ever before - both lyrically and musically. But are they measuring what really matters? Read More
Her haunting song “Goodbye Horses” had a star turn in “The Silence of the Lambs,” but the enigmatic artist behind it seemingly vanished for decades after. Read More
Industry groups point out tampering allegation surrounding NewJeans Five major Korean music organizations have issued a strong statement condemning tampering in the K-pop industry, specifically referring to the ongoing dispute involving NewJeans, who now call themselves as NJZ, and urging the government to take regulatory action. Korea Management Federation, Korea Entertainment Producers Association, Record Label Industry Association of Korea, Recording Industry Association of Korea and Korea Mu Read More
K-pop groups including Seventeen, Stray Kids, Enhypen and IVE dominated the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) annual music charts. Read More
Boy group SEVENTEEN was a clear winner from the K-pop scene on IFPI's 2024 music charts, followed by ENHYPEN and Stray Kids. Read More
Warner Music Group and 10K Projects have announced a global deal with Japanese boy dance and vocal group, Psychic Fever. Read More
BLACKPINK member JISOO delivers sonic surprises, confident vocals and radio-ready tracks on 'AMORTAGE' including new single "earthquake." Read More
Emma Bunton and Mel B reportedly flew to Seoul in November last year to take part in a reality show, collaborating with K-pop idols. Read More
Canadian singer Basia Bulat has tried on various musical hats during her career but is most associated with singer-songwriterly folk-pop. Her last album was the melancholic, string-swathed The Garden but with Basia’s Palace, her seventh album, she seems in a jollier frame of mind. She has veered into overtly electronic pop before, especially on her 2016 album Good Advice, but this time it’s a bubblier, warmer version. Then again, these nine songs still find room for heartache. Read More