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TWICE Reflect On Milestone Moments & Latest 'With YOU-th' EP | GRAMMY.com

Eric Nam is living proof that risk can sometimes lead to reward — or in his case, a booming career. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, to Korean immigrant parents, the 34-year-old was once a business analyst at Deloitte Consulting in New York, but saw a chance to turn his dreams into reality by moving to South Korea and joining the music competition show "Star Audition: Birth Of A Great Star 2" in 2011. While Nam may not have won the competition (he placed fifth), he has since proven that ente

Justin Timberlake's Biggest Songs, From His Best *NSYNC Moments To The Solo Smashes | GRAMMY.com

In July 2019, Noah Kahan made a promise to his fans via Twitter: "I prolly won't sell out Madison square garden, or even all the shows on my tour but I'll keep writing songs for you all for as long as you'll have me." Four years later, he's made good on his word about continuing to write songs. But he's also proved himself wrong; not only has the Vermont-born star sold out his entire 2023 tour, but 2024 will see him play a sold-out Madison Square Garden — twice. While Kahan himself asserts that

Love Anitta? Check Out These 6 Brazilian Female Artists Rising To Global Stardom | GRAMMY.com

With a 2023 GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist, Anitta marked a special moment for Brazil. Not only was it the first time a Brazilian artist was nominated in the category in nearly 50 years, it was an indication that the world is ready for more. While Latin music's prominence today is undeniable, most of its stars — from Puerto Rico's Bad Bunny to Spain's Rosalía — are Spanish-speaking. As Anitta and rising Brazilian acts begin to infiltrate mainstream music, so does their native language, Po

One Direction's Solo Endeavors: Breaking Down Every Single, Album & Artistic Venture | GRAMMY.com

Looking at everything One Direction achieved in their time together, it's hard to believe that they were only active for six years. What's even harder to fathom is that they've now been on hiatus just as long — but luckily for fans, that time has proven fruitful for Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. Each member has released at least one studio album as a solo artist, and they have all dipped into several other ventures within fashion, producing, and mentorin

How K-Pop's (G)I-DLE Are Learning To Love Themselves: "There's No Rules In This World" | GRAMMY.com

Living Legends is a series that spotlights icons in music still going strong today. This week, GRAMMY.com spoke with Billy Idol about his latest EP, Cage, and continuing to rock through decades of changing tastes. Billy Idol is a true rock 'n' roll survivor who has persevered through cultural shifts and personal struggles. While some may think of Idol solely for "Rebel Yell" and "White Wedding," the singer's musical influences span genres and many of his tunes are less turbo-charged than his '80

Ten's New Era: The K-Pop Singer Promises To "Keep Changing" On Celebratory New Release | GRAMMY.com

K-pop singer TEN wants to be seen for who he is right now. "But that might be hard, because no one can really understand each other, right?" he tells GRAMMY.com via Zoom, an inquisitive smile forming on his lips. As one of the industry’s most entrancing artists, he is mindful of the gap between self and others, artists and fans, private and public. "You might not really understand yourself," he adds. But still, he hopes that, at least for 3 minutes and 42 seconds, people can see what he calls hi

10 K-Pop Rookie Girl Groups To Watch In 2023: Le Sserafim, Mimiirose, Ive & More | GRAMMY.com

All images by The Chosunilbo, JNSImazins via Getty 10 K-Pop Rookie Girl Groups To Watch In 2023: Le Sserafim, Mimiirose, Ive & More Girl groups may take over the sound of K-pop in 2023. Read on to learn about 10 female-fronted groups whose 2022 success has made them artists to watch this year. In 2022, K-pop was defined by women. From early spring hits like (G)I-dle’s "Tomboy" and IVE’s "Love Dive," to BLACKPINK topping the Billboard 200 albums chart and then embarking on the largest world tour

30 Must-Hear Albums Coming Out In 2024: Green Day, Usher, Tyla & More | GRAMMY.com

The beginning of a new year is always a hopeful time. We wonder what awaits next, hope for better things to come, and trace goals to improve our lives. And through all these moments, music follows us as the soundtrack to a movie. 2023 came with plenty of fantastic tunes, and 2024 is shaping up to be just as great. Right from the get-go in January, punk legends Green Day will release Saviors, while Kali Uchis will come forward with her second Spanish album, Orquídeas. Art-rock band The Smile will

Get To Know The Best New Artist Nominees At The 2024 GRAMMYs | GRAMMY.com

Romy has a simple yet impactful offering for combatting the inner-critic: "You’ve been strong for so long / You learned to carry this on your own / Let me be someone / You can lean on," she sings on "Strong."


Atop Fred again.. and Stuart Price's hypnotic, pulsing bassline, Romy's airy vocals reach deep into your heart when you least expect it — on the dancefloor, where this track is perfectly suited, or in the shower hyping yourself up through exhaustion. "Something happens when she sings. Se

15 K-Pop Songs That Took 2023 By Storm: From Seventeen’s “Super (손오공)” to NewJeans' "Super Shy" | GRAMMY.com

2023 was a busy year for K-pop. As the South Korean industry moves at lightning speed, new albums were released almost every day, and dozens of artists made their debuts. K-pop tours crossed the globe, and acts like TWICE and BLACKPINK filled out stadiums. Songs like Jung Kook’s "Seven" featuring Latto, or Fifty Fifty’s "Cupid," were playing everywhere, from TikTok to Target stores. Amidst so much content, what singles best defined this year? There’s mighty chart-toppers, such as NewJeans’s "Sup

2023 In Review: 5 Trends That Defined K-Pop | GRAMMY.com

ZEROBASEONE's Big Year: From Winning "Boys Planet" To The World Stage The nine-member K-pop act have seen a stratospheric rise over the past year. GRAMMY.com spoke with ZB1 about the most exciting moments of their career and their recently released EP, 'Melting Point.' Rising K-pop stars ZEROBASEONE have experienced a rapid transition from boy group hopefuls to full-blown idols. While they're full speed ahead promoting their latest EP, Melting Point, it's necessary to turn back the clock and go

Record-Breaking Rookie Girl Group NewJeans Are "Enjoying The Ride" On New Release | GRAMMY.com

Like their name, K-pop girl group NewJeans are an atemporal classic. Despite debuting just one year ago — no teasers, no big announcements, only a delightful summer hit by the name of "Attention" — their carefully-crafted ID is both utterly cool and longingly comfortable. It’s as if they could fit anywhere, from early-aughts MTV to the most underground basement parties, but still deliver a twist. And while some might argue that being so fluid isn’t a compliment — no one is doing it like they do.
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Taemin on ‘Guilty’: “I think it's more attractive to make the negative look beautiful”

“On that vague border between good and bad / You played the fool for me,” Taemin whispers on his newest single, ‘Guilty’. In the music video, faceless hands grab his neck, rearrange his body, control him in a suffocating atmosphere. But don’t be mistaken – he’s the one playing here. It’s his own hand who snakes underneath his shirt, shutting him up as he proclaims, “You got me G-U-I-L-T-Y.”
• READ MORE: Jungkook – ‘Golden’ review: a new pop king prepares to take his throne

To fully understand T
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Meet ENHYPEN, the K-pop boyband destined to dominate the mainstream

German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said: “My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati.” Originating from Latin, amor fati can be translated to “love of one’s fate”, that is, to embrace life’s inherent ups and downs, believing that everything happens as it was meant to happen.

When looking at the trajectory of K-pop boyband ENHYPEN, it makes sense that they would see fate as an anchor, rather than a handcuff. Two and a half years into their soaring journey – which includes th
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WayV: “They take their time to see us, so we should give that same energy back”

Halfway through the first stop of their European Fanmeeting Tour ‘Phantom’, Chinese group WayV panicked. With eyes as wide as tennis balls, they looked at each other, then up to the gilded ceiling of London’s Eventim Apollo, and down to the roaring audience below – not a single clue if they should fight, flight or freeze. What horrors stood in front of them?

Turns out the frightening moment was just a misunderstanding. In a common display of joy in European concerts, fans were stomping their fe
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Getting Ready With XG For Their First US Performance

Underneath a Lisa Frank sky, girl group XG wonders, “Baby, if I give it my all, will it pay off?/ Working overtime, no days off/ All these shooting stars in the dark, make a wish.” The scene, from the music video of their January single “Shooting Star,” gives insight into the joys and sorrows of a septet who are now seeing their wildest dreams come true.

Since their debut in March 2022, XG — short for Xtraordinary Girls — have been setting their own standard for what they call a “global” group.
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ENHYPEN – ‘Dark Blood’ review: the first droplet of a deeper, denser era

In the ten months since ‘Manifesto : Day 1’, ENHYPEN have experienced life as global artists for the first time – embarking on their first world tour, attending Milan Fashion Week and participating in prominent K-pop festivals, from Music Bank in Paris to headlining Las Vegas’ We Bridge Expo 2023. After all that, the septet are finally ready to usher in a new era with their fourth mini-album, ‘Dark Blood’. The first installment of the so-called ‘Blood’ series, it marks a return to the group’s st
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K-pop Group The Boyz Share Everything — Including Underwear (Kinda)

It takes around three hours for each of the 11 members of The Boyz to get fully styled before stepping on stage. Whether it's for a two-hour tour stop or a twenty-minute performance overseas like the one they just finished at KBS's festival Music Bank in Paris, the process is always the same. First, they get dressed in carefully picked and often custom-made outfits. Then, they put on makeup that highlights their best traits and enhances any mood they want to convey, like flower stickers on their
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DAWN: "HyunA Taught Me To Shine By Myself"

2018 was a whirlwind for rapper and singer-songwriter DAWN. In one of that year’s biggest K-pop headlines, he had his relationship with labelmate and soloist HyunA outed, only for both of them to be booted from their label, Cube Entertainment, a month later, under an official statement that said “it is not possible to recover the faith with the two artists.”

Flash-forward five years, and DAWN, real name Kim Hyo-jong, is in the eye of the hurricane once again. Following the 2022 news of his brea
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IVE: “We're going to shine at the top, we belong at the top”

“Gretchen, stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen! It’s not going to happen!” yelled Regina George – the undying meme and quintessential queen bee – in the 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls. Gretchen, who was Regina’s less-popular sidekick, was adamant in creating a new slang to use at their high school, unaware that she was trespassing royal rules. Who dares to create new buzzwords without a crown atop their head?
• READ MORE: The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2023

At the time the movie came o
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Why K-pop musician So!YoON! explored different types of love on new album 'Episode1 : Love'

Love is ubiquitous, so broad and borderless that no single definition could encompass it all. And maybe for that reason, love is the perfect start. The primal experience. The ocean from where anyone can drink, dive, and emerge anew. It is Episode1 : Love, as Korean singer and songwriter So!YoON! named her sophomore LP, which was released March 14.

Read more: Review: ​​Stray Kids’ first US stadium shows are an electrifying peek at what’s to come

However, to Hwang Soyoon, the 25-year-old behind
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Time Lapse: Travelling The Globe With NCT 127 | Features

127° 1′ 28.6032” E is the longitude coordinate of the cosmopolitan Seoul, South Korea. Almost on the other side of the globe, at 46° 37′ 31.0440” W, stands the concrete jungle of São Paulo, Brazil. Despite being sister cities, the two metropolises are separated by 18,331 kilometres and a 12-hour time difference, therefore remaining uncharted territory to most of their respective populations.

Until last week, K-pop group NCT 127 — who take their name from the above-mentioned coordinate — were pa
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The Best K-Pop B-Sides of 2022

In K-pop, title tracks take all the glory, with spectacular music videos and TV performances. They’re like glossy company business cards, introducing an artist’s zeitgeist to the general public and showcasing their biggest, boldest strengths. That’s alright — after all, what would 2022 be without hits like (G)I-dle’s rock gala “Tomboy” or IVE’s delightfully wicked “Love Dive”?

Rookie girl group Fifty Fifty proved to be a joyful surprise this year. Their excellent debut EP, The Fifty, only has f
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"I'm Constantly Looking For Growth" Xiumin Interviewed | Features

It took a whole decade for EXO’s Xiumin to release his first solo album. Out now, ‘Brand New’ – as its title suggests – intends on revealing a fresh perspective upon the eldest member of one of K-pop’s most fundamental groups. “Being a better vocalist was one of my missions,” he tells Clash over Zoom, cosying up in a black hoodie that contrasts with his lavender hair and bleached eyebrows. “I took additional vocal classes and worked on my skills to bring out the most of it. It’s something that I
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