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K-Pop’s Latest Chapter: Global Expansion, Record-Breaking Artists, and New Beginnings

From record-breaking streaming numbers and major award-show announcements to new ways of connecting with fans, here's what happened across K-pop...

This Week in K-Pop: October 12th – 17th

MAMA 2026, Lee Soo Man strikes again, Min Hee-jin update, the Grammys boycott, and more...

REVIEW: The Myth of RRRomeo

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...

Music News Catch-Up: October 1st – 15th

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...

REVIEW: JO1’s Animal Offers Plenty to Dance To, but Leaves Its Identity Unsettled

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...

This Week in K-Pop: October 1st – 10th, 2026

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...

World Of Night Talks: When the Goalpost Keeps Moving

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...

REVIEW: Made My Night Is Catchy, but “Aeiou” Steals LE SSERAFIM’s Show

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...

Review: Miley Drops the Cyrus and Falls for the Dance Floor on Bass Persuades

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...

World Of Juzawni; Making Space to Feel (An Extended Conversation)

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...

REVIEW: Tinashe’s Popstar Exists Between the Fantasy and Cost of Fame

Tinashe released her debut studio album, Aquarius, on October 3rd, 12 years ago. In the years since, she’s pioneered a wave of pop that blends hip-hop, rap, and electronic music. Some of her most...

REVIEW: Victoria Monét’s Frequency Of Love Turns Nostalgia Into an Emotional Journey

Victoria Monét returns with another album, bringing you the classic vibes you’re used to, as well as some new sounds you never thought you would experience from her...

World Of Juzawni: From Feeling Unheard to Making Music Where Others Can Feel Seen

Written by Matilia   Juzawni was 19 when a coworker heard him singing at one of his nine-to-five jobs and told him something that would get him thinking seriously about music for the first time: She...

World Of Rivkah Reyes; Fan Favorite, On Her Own Terms

In this World Of conversation, Rivkah Reyes talks about the difference between love and winning, making uncomfortable things entertaining & what it means to finally be the one at the front of the band...

World Of Mia Denee; Creating Before Everything Is in Place

In this World Of conversation, Mia Denee reflects on the musical foundation she grew up with, learning to create before she felt completely ready, the pressure of sharing work that belongs to her and...

World Of FallLeaves; Painting in Sound

“Let My Music Be Your Peace.” In this World Of conversation, FallLeaves reflects on turning Autumn Sloan into an artistic world and why she wants her music to feel like peace...

World Of Onsra: The Wannabe Popstar Behind “i could be your lover”

In this World Of conversation, Onsra discusses taking music seriously, the Artemas influence behind his current sound and why he wants his earliest supporters to grow alongside him...

World Of Lawn; From Miami Living Rooms to L.A. Venues: Keeping the Community, Raising the Stakes

Lawn front man Romeo discusses growing beyond the band’s college years, carrying the spirit of Miami’s house-show community to Los Angeles and pushing their sound somewhere heavier...

World of Rakiyah; My Collection of Boy Tears and the Cosmic Queen’s Final Transformation

In this World Of conversation, Rakiyah takes us inside her debut album, My Collection of Boy Tears, the final chapter of the Cosmic Love Odyssey, and the rebirth waiting on the other side...

World Of Shawnie the Tsunami; Making Waves on His Own Terms

In this first World Of, formerly known as the Creative Spotlight series, Shawnie the Tsunami reflects on his East Saint Paul roots, creative evolution, and commitment to making music people can feel...

Creative Spotlight Becomes World Of!

Thus, the Creative Spotlight series will now be known as the World Of series!...

Creative Spotlight 09: GUS on Out of Water, Endings, and First Times

A conversation with GUS about the all-consuming feeling behind Out of Water, writing through first love and its endings, and the live moments that show him what people connect with most...

Creative Spotlight 08: Koko Love on The Cost of Freedom, Chaos, and the Breath of Fresh Air Inside Uncertainty

A conversation with Koko Love about freedom, duality, and turning anxiety into something loose, alive, and existential...

Creative Spotlight 07: Flynn Mulcahy on Heart in Mouth, Duality, and the Textures that Shape Songs

A conversation with Flynn of Heart and Mouth about duality in sound, instinctive songwriting, and building something fluid through collaboration...

Creative Spotlight 06: August Gladstone on The Golden West and the Space Between Tradition and Reinvention

A conversation with August Gladstone about Western mythology, surreal lyricism, and reimagining folk tradition through a modern lens...

Creative Spotlight 05: Dram Fools on Whisky River, Collaboration, and Letting Songs Become What They Need to Be

A conversation with Dram Fools about genre fluidity, expansive collaboration, and building a sound that exists beyond easy categorization...

Creative Spotlight 04: Soren of Tummyache on Interstate Dr, Grief, and Building Community Through Sound

A conversation with Soren Bryce about loss, imagery-driven songwriting, independent creation, and reimagining community...

Creative Spotlight 03: Outer World on La Dimora, Cinematic Sound, and Building a World Without Rules

A conversation with Outer World about experimental composition, filmic inspiration, and shaping music beyond convention...

Creative Spotlight 02: Hudson McVay on A Shadow, A Dream, and All the Grief Between

A conversation with Hudson McVay about grief, memory, and how loss lingers and reshapes itself throughout A Shadow, A Dream...

Creative Spotlight 01: lucky break on made it!, Growing, Changing, and Allowing Every Feeling to Have a Place

A conversation with lucky break about her debut album, growing through different versions of herself, and creating a world where every feeling belongs...

Cortis Are Still Coloring Outside the Lines on ‘GREENGREEN’

South Korean boy group, Cortis, returned on May 4th with their second EP, GREENGREEN, which is the six-track follow-up to their 2025 EP, COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES. Their debut project introduced a group...
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