Would you think that a Gothic church organ sounds completely at odds with a driving hip-hop beat? If you do, MEOVV is here to prove you wrong. The five-member K-pop girl group featuring SOOIN, GAWON, ANNA, NARIN, and ELLA released their second EP BITE NOW on June 1 via THEBLACKLABEL and Capitol Records. In its first week, BITE NOW sold 301,725 copies on the Korean Hanteo Chart, breaking MEOVV’s own record of 255,005 copies set by their debut EP MY EYES OPEN VVIDE last year.

CASANDRA (formerly known as Cassie Marin), the Cuban American singer, songwriter, and producer born in Miami and based in Los Angeles, dropped her new EP ISLA TRANQUILITA on May 15, available now on all streaming platforms. The title translates to “little island of peace” in Spanish, and the meaning behind it goes back to her childhood. It’s named after a word her late great aunt Teresa used to say to her.

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.

If you’ve been feeling buried under everyday stress and mental noise, Bryan Chase and BIG Naughty are giving you a way out. Released May 28, Bryan Chase’s new single “OUTSIDE” featuring BIG Naughty is a breath of fresh air. The Korean American hip-hop and R&B artist, formerly stylized as Bryan Cha$e, unpacks the weight of tangled thoughts and burnout. Rather than sitting in the negativity, the song pushes outward towards clarity and relief.

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.

An artist that never shies away from honesty and vulnerability, Korean-American singer-songwriter eaJ’s latest release “put it on me,” is a project about expressing one’s gratitude and fears to a loved one and an affirmative letter of comforting words that one might want to hear at times when the entire world feels bleak. Released on September 19, eaJ seamlessly blends alternative pop and R&B with layers of synths and stripped-down vocals that make the track feel even more pe