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BTS' J-Hope will appear as a solo artist at Chicago's Lollapalooza, making him the first K-pop idol to perform at a major United States music festival ... Showbiz Cheat Sheet interviewed the ...

The campaign introduces REFRESHING SESSIONS, a new series of surprise music pop-ups designed to break social routines and bring strangers together over shared beats. Partnering with the Timeleft app, ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY POP RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. Chappell Roan Last week Weeks at no. 1 Weeks on chart D.L.Nigro ...

Produced by the Music Sustainability Alliance and focused on advancing environmentally friendly practices within the music industry, the conference happened on April 15 in L.A. By Katie Bain This ...

From proto-new wave to riotous alt.rock, the best Iggy Pop songs prove that the man born James Osterberg was no stooge. “Real Wild Child”’s title seemingly sums Iggy Pop up to a T ...

The announcements have been coming thick and fast of late so NME‘s decided to help with a handy list of K-pop concerts and music festivals in Asia for 2025. Scroll down to see if your favourite ...

Home-grown singer and songwriter Art Fazil, 58, describes Yusnor as “the quintessential pop lyricist” who also made a big impact on the music scene with Perkamus. “Perkamus was set up at the ...

From Tex Perkins running for parliament to Bob Katter throwing eggs at the Beatles, this is the wild story of what happens when music and politics collide. America has a grand – and sometimes ...

The influential Japanese synth-pop band Yellow Magic Orchestra played ... just as hip-hop and electronic dance music were preparing to make important leaps in their respective evolutions.