RIIZE just celebrated 1,000 days since debut, and they have spent every single one of them building towards something bigger. On June 15, the six-member K-pop group—SHOTARO, EUNSEOK, SUNGCHAN, WONBIN, SOHEE, and ANTON—will release their second mini album, II, via SM Entertainment and RCA Records. Everything about this era shows a group that has never carried more confidence. II is a six-track release led by the title song “Do your dance” (DYD).

LE SSERAFIM is coming back more ‘fearless’ than ever. The South Korean girl group released their second studio album last week. ‘PURFLOW’ pt. 1 expands on the identity they first introduced during their “FEARLESS” era into something more reflective and mature. Arriving nearly three years after “UNFORGIVEN,” the release follows a period of global momentum for the group with their first world tour Easy Crazy Hot last year and their global chart success with releases such as “SP

Nine-time GRAMMY Award-winning rapper, singer, producer, drummer, and now first-time actor and director, Anderson .Paak announced what may be one of the best musical crossover events of the year. The Oxnard, California native and one-half of chart-topping R&B duo Silk Sonic, alongside Bruno Mars, known for their global hit “Leave The Door Open,” has released K-POPS! (Music from and Inspired by the K-POPS! Motion Picture), a 17-track album out now.

Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal will once again transform this year as the OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival returns from July 31 to August 2. The 2026 edition brings a stacked lineup of headliners, including Kehlani, Turnstile, Clipse, Zara Larsson, and several more notable acts set to take the stage. Since its debut in 2006, OSHEAGA has grown into one of Canada's biggest music festivals, attracting thousands of attendees each summer and bringing internationally acclaimed artist

Indie-pop duo The fin. are returning to North America from Japan, following the release of their latest album Somewhere Between. In just a few days, the guys are hitting locations across Canada and the U.S. for their upcoming headline tour, Somewhere Between North America Tour 2026. The fin. will perform in eight major U.S. cities as well as Vancouver and Toronto in Canada. The fin. are set to take the stage this coming Wednesday, June 3 in Vancouver at the Fox Cabaret for th

Get ready to step into Becky G's “no molestar” (“do not disturb” in Spanish) era. The global latin star has teamed up with multi-platinum producer Topic for their new single “Sorry Papi.”Arriving in hot with Topic's signature melodic sound woven into Afro-tech, the track is fully sung in Spanish. True to Becky G’s known activism, "Sorry Papi" plays a cheeky reminder that you don’t perform or owe anyone your time but yourself building in that confident female empowerment anthe

Get your lightsticks ready, ENGENE, because ENHYPEN will be hitting the road for their 4th world tour, ENHYPEN WORLD TOUR ‘BLOOD SAGA.’ This tour marks a major new chapter for the group, as JUNGWON, JAY, JAKE, SUNGHOON, SUNOO, and NI-KI set out on their first tour as six members following HEESEUNG’s departure last month (who has now rebranded as a soloist under the name EVAN). Apart from the new dynamic on stage, the global superstars are also making good on their promise to

If you love wistful guitar and romantic longing, then you need to tune into indie musician Sabrina Song's latest release, "Play It Cool." The Brooklyn-based musician will drop her upcoming album, Big Trick, on May 8th and host an EP release show on May 18th in Brooklyn at Union Pool.

After celebrating its 10th anniversary in Los Angeles last year, the Head In The Clouds Music & Arts Festival returns this August 8 with a new lineup of artists. This year’s event takes place at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Big names like XG and KATSEYE headline the one-day-only festival.

Just last month, HYBE—home to global K-pop icons like BTS, SEVENTEEN, LE SSERAFIM, and CORTIS—signed a partnership with Spotify to launch a new K-pop video podcast channel, STAN:A. On March 30, the entertainment giant announced that labelmates ENHYPEN will open the inaugural series, The Blood Diary, as the show’s first host.

Los Angeles-based indie rock band One Outta Ten opened the year with the release of their single “Distant Stars,” offering an early look into the theme that would later shape their album Like You Never Left, which released earlier this year in February. Known for their melodic sound, engaging live performance, and emotionally driven lyrics, the five-piece creates a sound that mixes catchy melodies with feelings of uncertainty about growing up.

The interlude that Stella from Hearts2Hearts says during their new single, “RUDE!,” has become a viral trend on TikTok, with many artists joining in on the fun like Yoonchae of Katseye and Wumuti of XLOV. Fans are also creating their own funny edited versions. While listening to the new track, it feels as if you're talking to your best friends at a get-together, gossiping, and then Stella tells us all about how some boy thought she was rude.

K-pop meets Western pop on Myles Lloyd’s latest single “DMC,” a reimagining of his original track “Drive Me Crazy.” The smash hit blew up in South Korea, hitting over 26 million streams, landing on the country’s Top 200 charts, and even getting a shoutout from the 7-member K-pop boy group, ENHYPEN. After witnessing the meteoric growth and overflowing love from fans, Lloyd was inspired and felt it was only fair to return these adorations.

Japanese rock legend HYDE is set to release his highly anticipated album JEKYLL on March 11. The release follows the debut of his latest single, "THE ABYSS," which premiered with an accompanying music video in January on the artist's birthday.

“Coming home so late after something that was so moving, I think I remember I went dancing or something—I don’t remember even where I was, but it was so late at night and I had just the most ridiculous night ever and I was so exhausted,” Sarah Kinsley smiled, recalling a vivid memory during a press conference in January ahead of the release of her newest EP Fleeting, explaining how she gains inspiration for her music.

This week, MONSTA X drops their first release of 2026 with new single, "growing pains." The track teases their third English album, making them the first K-pop group to do so. The K-pop boy group first debuted in 2015 with the album Trespass. Currently composed of six members—Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M—MONSTA X have delivered different concepts and a variety of genres over the course of their 10-year-long career.

Grammy-nominated artist Masego makes his long-awaited return with “Unhinged,” a track that blends his signature mix of jazz, soul, and R&B. Marking his first release in nearly two years, the single arrives with a cinematic visualizer that captures the vulnerability and liberation that follow heartbreak. With nearly two billion global streams, Masego has built a reputation for crafting genre-defying music rooted in emotion and groove.

Global pop group XG will return to audiences for a second world tour, XG WORLD TOUR: THE CORE, in 2026. Kicking off in Japan in February, the tour will follow the release of a new full-length album, set to drop January 23rd. Here’s more on what’s coming up. Formed by South Korean label XGALX, XG is composed of seven Japanese members: JURIN, CHISA, HINATA, HARVEY, JURIA, MAYA, and COCONA. XG first debuted with the catchy English single "Tippy Toes" in March 2022.

Korean R&B and hip hop artist DEAN makes a long-awaited return with his new single “Nocturne 07 (for aerse)” (feat. MISO) — a mesmerizing collaboration with the luxury fragrance brand aerse, transforming the essence of the scent into sound. Inspired by Nocturne 07, one of aerse’s signature scents, the track expresses the fragrance’s delicate duality of coolness and warmth through sound. It leaves a lingering resonance like the deep blue dawn.

India’s pop sensation Jonita Gandhi has joined hands with global superstar Ed Sheeran for a heartfelt remix of “Heaven,” now streaming worldwide after its release on October 17. Originally a part of Ed Sheeran’s 2025 album Play, this unique rendition takes the song to new emotional heights, blending Sheeran’s tender English verses with Jonita’s soulful Hindi lines. “Heaven (feat. Jonita) - Remix” serves as a musical bridge between continents, a delicate union of Western pop a