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Music Takes Over Comic-Con: Green Day, BINI, ENHYPEN, Common, And More
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 24: (L-R) Aiah, Gwen, Maloi, Mikha, Jhoanna Robles, and Stacey of BINI perform onstage during DreamWorks Animation's 'Forgotten Island' panel At San Diego Comic Con on July 24, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by…
Electronic music is the fastest-growing genre in the US this year
Electronic music has been revealed to be the fastest-growing music genre in the United States in 2026, a new report has found. READ MORE: Why physical music media still matters in 2025 The stats were found based on data from a mid-year report from…
Korea to launch massive global music festival in LA in May 2028
Korea will launch a major global music festival in Los Angeles in May 2028 that organizers hope will rival the U.S.-based Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as well as a new K-pop awards show in Seoul and Goyang in December next year. A…
Korea to launch massive global music festival next year
Korea will launch a major global music festival in Seoul in December 2027 that organizers hope will rival the U.S.-based Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. A civilian-government committee on pop culture announced the plan during a press…
4 Daft Punk Songs That Changed Dance Music Forever
Dance music underwent significant changes throughout the decades. When disco died in the early 80s, its records soon became cheap and plentiful. This led to the creation of house music as DJs used these records for samples. In the 1990s…
Garmin Forerunner 170 Music review
The Garmin Forerunner 170 Music. This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Lightweight design Up to 10 day battery life Accurate dual-band GPS MP3 and streaming downloads…
BabyMonster sets Aug. 3 release for 'MOON' music video with haunting new teaser
Currently sweeping through packed arenas across Japan, the rising K-pop septet BabyMonster is translating their live stage energy back into the digital realm. On Aug. 3 at midnight, the group will release the official music video for 'MOON'…
Charli XCX Gave Us a Little More Music (and Fashion, and Film)
If Music, Fashion, Film is a movie, then this is the post-credits sequence. Charli XCX released three b-sides to her latest album, exclusive to Apple Music. Or as she still calls it, iTunes. “I made b sides for each of the songs released…
Charli XCX 'begrudgingly' releases 'Music, Fashion, Film' B-Sides on iTunes
Charli XCX has “begrudgingly” released ‘ Music, Fashion, Film (B-sides Edition)' on iTunes. Read More: Charli XCX – ‘Wuthering Heights' review: delicious gothic pop for a winter of yearning Three tracks previously…
Chanel Beads shares eclectic collection 'Eternal Music', an exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover
NME's latest stars of The Cover, Chanel Beads, have created an exclusive playlist to accompany the story's launch – check it out below. READ MORE: Chanel Beads: the stuff of waking dreams The rising New York band are on this week's (July 27)…
New Orleans events: Bryan Adams, 'A Little Night Music,' Dong Lan and more
Looking for more to do this week? Check out the latest on Gambit's calendar at calendar.gambitweekly.com. Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams was already building a successful career when his anthemic “Summer of '69” took off —…
How do you feel about AI videogame music?
Like it or loathe it—and for the record, I am firmly in the latter camp–generative AI has continued to seep into every aspect of game development. What felt like the odd shovelware AI thumbnail here or generated texture there has…
Fans Choose JENNIE's 'Less Than a Lover' as This Week's Favorite New Music
“Less Than a Lover,” JENNIE ‘s wistful summer solo single, tops this week's new music poll. Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (July 24) on Billboard, choosing the BLACKPINK singer's fresh release as their favorite new…
Watch Yorkshire music legend stop Tramlines main stage set for emotional tribute
A Yorkshire music legend briefly stopped his band's headline set for a special family moment. During the Sunday performance from Reverend and The Makers, on the Sarah Nulty Main Stage, frontman Jon McClure gave an emotional tribute. The singer…
Global recorded music sales forecast to reach $56.8bn by 2030
Global recorded-music retail sales are expected to reach $48.3 billion in 2026, marking the 12th consecutive year of annual growth for the industry, according to new forecasts from research firm Omdia. The latest projections show the global…
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