From record-breaking streaming numbers and major award-show announcements to new ways of connecting with fans, here’s what happened across K-pop.
K-Pop’s Latest Chapter: Global Expansion, Record-Breaking Artists, and New Beginnings Read More »
MAMA 2026, Lee Soo Man strikes again, Min Hee-jin update, the Grammys boycott, and more.
This Week in K-Pop: October 12th – 17th Read More »
Written by Beth Macre In fair México, where Girl Ultra lays our scene; from ancient grudge break to new munity, where civil blood makes civil hands raise their arms in musical pleasure – A pair of star-crossed lovers dance for their failing romance. RRRomeo is not only an album dedicated to the grainy fallen world
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The first half of October has been unusually busy even by music-news standards. Artists are fighting labels and publishers in court, streaming platforms are scrambling to decide what to do with an avalanche of AI-generated music, one of hip-hop’s longest-running murder cases has finally reached sentencing, and RAYE discovered that apparently even registering for concert tickets now requires defending yourself against robots.
Music News Catch-Up: October 1st – 15th Read More »
ANIMAL is JO1’s most recent EP. Featuring 6 tracks, it incorporates elements of dance, rock, rap, hip-hop, electronica, trap, and R&B. The band endeavors to further diversify as it explores different genres and uses a musical formula borrowed from American musical influences. Due to this, the EP feels quite mixed to me as a listener. Overall, I would recommend select songs from this EP, such as “SAKURA” and “ANIMAL,” which offer a glimpse of what JO1 would be like if it had a more distinctive musical identity.
REVIEW: JO1’s Animal Offers Plenty to Dance To, but Leaves Its Identity Unsettled Read More »
BTS makes touring history, Lisa reaches a new YouTube milestone, first-generation K-pop favorites prepare their returns, and October’s packed comeback calendar takes shape.
This Week in K-Pop: October 1st – 10th, 2026 Read More »
Success has a bad habit of moving the second you get close enough to touch it. For Night Talks, a band that’s spent more than a decade making music together, that problem has had plenty of time to make itself known. There are always younger artists, faster-moving peers, new milestones still unreached, and another version of where you thought you might be by now reminding you you’ve yet to arrive at your desired destination – wherever that may be at the moment. Look sideways for too long, and suddenly the things you once felt proud of can start looking strangely small.
World Of Night Talks: When the Goalpost Keeps Moving Read More »
LE SSERAFIM have already given me one song this year that I liked enough to become annoyed by it.
They’ve been pretty busy in 2026: April’s “CELEBRATION” led into their second studio album, ‘PUREFLOW’, Pt. 1, which arrived the following month with “BOOMPALA” as its title track.
REVIEW: Made My Night Is Catchy, but “Aeiou” Steals LE SSERAFIM’s Show Read More »
Miley Cyrus is now just Miley, and her tenth studio album, Bass Persuades, arrived on September 18th through Atlantic Records. The ten-track project follows 2025’s Something Beautiful with a new name, a danceable pulse, and a heart set firmly on love. Across roughly 38 minutes, it plays like a love story told from the first spark to the quiet aftermath, and it holds together better than most albums of its size.
Review: Miley Drops the Cyrus and Falls for the Dance Floor on Bass Persuades Read More »
Juzawni is building from the inside out. Long before he talks about scale, he talks about weight: whether a voice can carry enough of it to be heard, whether a feeling deserves to be expressed, and whether standing on your own has to mean standing alone. Those questions have become a strong part of the foundation beneath his music, even as he’s still figuring out just how big the world attached to it can become.
World Of Juzawni; Making Space to Feel (An Extended Conversation) Read More »
