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Double trouble … Niles Hollowell-Dhar with David Singer-Vine, AKA the Cataracs, in 2011.

The Middle-Eastern guitar melody in Blackpink’s How You Like That. The whistle at the very beginning of S-Class by Stray Kids. The sax melodies in Money and Lalisa by Lisa. The crowd chants at the […]

Travis Scott, Bad Bunny and The Weeknd announce ‘K-POP’ collaboration

Travis Scott, Bad Bunny and The Weeknd announce 'K-POP' collaboration

We might not have asked for a Travis Scott, Bad Bunny and The Weeknd collab, but it’s here anyway. On Wednesday, the Astroworld rapper announced that he would be releasing a new song featuring collaborations […]

BTS’s ‘Beyond the Story,’ 5 takeaways from the K-pop biography

On the Shelf Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS By Myeongseok KangTranslated by Anton Hur, Slin Jung and Clare RichardsFlatiron: 544 pages, $45 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may […]

K-Pop Label HYBE Inks New Distribution Deal with Tencent Music

HYBE inks distribution deal with Tencent Music Entertainment

Photo Credit: HYBE Insight K-pop powerhouse HYBE has inked a music distribution deal with China’s Tencent Music Entertainment.  According to reports from The Seoul Economic Daily, the deal will see HYBE artists available on streaming […]

NewJeans Fastest Kpop Act to Hit 1 Billion Spotify Streams

NewJeans billion streams Kpop act

Photo Credit: theMEGASTUDY / CC by 3.0 NewJeans has broken a Guinness World Record to become the fastest Kpop act to reach one billion streams on Spotify. Guinness World Records confirmed the record on March […]