With K-Pop currently dominating the global music landscape, artists in the genre have now been included in the list of biggest names in pop culture. In line with this momentum, Spotify is elevating the K-Pop listening experience with a complete relaunch of its influential flagship playlist K-Pop Daebak, now known as K-Pop ON! (온).
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London-based four-piece music collective, PREP, continues to revel on its main mission—to kick out elegant jams that make you dance while simultaneously luxuriating in the memories of late nights past, starting off with “The Kid.”
23-year old South Korean artist and emerging R&B performer BIBI has returned with an official music video with 88rising for the track “The Weekend” and it’s making all sorts of statements.
P-pop phenomenon, SB19 continues to Top the Billboard Hot Trends with “Bazinga,” surpassing the six-week track of BTS’ “Butter”. The song now owns the longest-leading track with 9.3M Twitter mentions in January 14 -20 tracking week based on Billboard’s report.
Young Filipino singer-songwriter, and multi-hyphenate visionary, Unique Salonga, sure knows how to break conventions to mark a return to music, welcoming 2022 with a brand new track, “Oblivion”, along with a first-ever solo art exhibit of the same title.
Anson Seabra is welcoming 2022 in his own way by releasing his latest single, “Come Close.” The song highlights a central message of heartbreak and wishing for their partners to find someone “who puts you first, who keeps you close, who knows your heart, and sees your worth.”
In an exciting announcement to welcome the new year, J-Pop queen Hikaru Utada makes a resounding return with the digital release of her eighth studio album, Bad Mode, just in time for her birthday.
Who else misses the classic format of discovering new music while listening to the radio in the car or public transportation, but doesn’t have the time to actually tune in live? Well, this new feature from Spotify isn’t exactly the same. But it comes close.
British musician Will Joseph Cook kicks off the year by sharing his new track “4AM”, under Bad Hotel.
vaultboy finally unveils his debut EP featuring two new tracks “i think i wanna text u” and “feel anything”, completing the five-track body of work with a showcase of alt-pop tunes.