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What Is K-Pop? How Korean Pop Music Became A Global Sensation
Music group BTS accepts the Top Social Artist award onstage during the 2017 Billboard Music Awards (Photo by Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017/Getty Images for dcp) South Korean pop music, also known as K-pop, has been dominating the music scene and has…
Major music festival cancelled in UK as refund update issued to ticket-holders
A music festival created by former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel has been axed due to poor ticket sales in Glasgow. World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) was due to arrive in Glasgow 's Kelvingrove Park on July 3 and July 4, marking its debut in…
Ellie Goulding returns to music with 'divorce album' after marriage split
Ellie Goulding has revealed her sixth studio album is called I Know Too Much and will be released in three months' time. The new LP will come out in September and is her first one since 2023's Higher Than Heaven. Ellie, 39, has been working with a…
Nintendo Music comes to CarPlay with latest app update
Nintendo has released a big update to its popular Nintendo Music app. The update adds three new features, including CarPlay support, Siri integration, and a dedicated iPad app. Nintendo Music was first released back in October 2024. The app lets…
Amazon Music Unlimited Launches in India as Prime Music Prepares to Add Ads
Amazon has launched Amazon Music Unlimited in India, bringing its premium music streaming service to the country for the first time. The new subscription tier offers ad-free listening, on-demand playback, offline downloads, HD audio, and Spatial…
Report: Music's Power To Unite, Heal Down 74%
WASHINGTON—Indicating a downward trend across all genres, a new report from the Recording Industry Association of America released Thursday found that music's power to bridge divides and lift spirits had dropped 74%. “After this…
The Highwomen on How They Changed Country Music: 'Everyone's a Little Gayer
In the seven years since the release of the Highwomen 's self-titled debut LP, the quartet of Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris, and Amanda Shires have lived enough life to fill endless classic country songs: babies born and others grown…
Pussy Riot Turns Its Venice Biennale Protest Into a Music Video
Pussy Riot commandeered the unveiling of the 61st Venice Biennale last month, chanting from behind pink balaclavas and popping off multicolored smoke bombs in front of the Russian pavilion, protesting the pariah empire's return to the world's…
Amazon Music starts playing ads for some Prime users, but the US is safe... for now
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Amazon Music Prime will start playing ads for subscribers in India. Amazon confirms that today's change is for India only, but its future plans remain unknown. Amazon Prime is one subscription service that's just…
Spotify's EQUAL is pushing for safer and fairer music spaces
At Spotify's first EQUAL Day in India, popular Hindustani vocalist Kaushiki Chakraborty, reflecting on how women performers continue to navigate a male-dominated music industry, recalled an incident during a video shoot where she was asked to wear…
BTS, Benson Boone, Cardi B Among Performers Set for iHeartRadio Music Festival 2026
BTS, Benson Boone and Cardi B are among the acts slated to perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival presented by Capital One, taking place on September 18-19 at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the event will also include…
Havas Bets on a Record Label to Reshape Brand-Music Partnerships
Cannes Lions is where the biggest ideas take center stage. Join ADWEEK for must-see conversations, top industry leaders, and the moments everyone will be talking about. Havas is entering the music business with the launch of VOLYUM, a record label…
Things to Do in June: Music
Want more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That. Self-proclaimed as “Seattle's Seraphic Rapper” and “Egyptian Enigma,” Central District's own…
Universal Music Publishing Group Appoints Sunita Kaur as President, Asia
Sunita Kaur joins Universal Music Publishing Group as president, Asia, part of a major restructuring at the music publishing giant. Based in Singapore, Kaur will lead UMPG's activities across the Asian continent, and is tasked with driving…
Why I'm Optimistic About the Future of Music: RIŽIK
Written and pondered over by Los Angeles-based independent live electronic artist RIŽIK (Hisham Dahud) I know this title probably sounds insane right now. Every conversation around music seems increasingly pessimistic. AI is supposedly…
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