BTS propelled K-pop to global stardom. Nearly four years later, they’re back

BTS is back – and coming to a city near you. As the clock strikes midnight on Wednesday in Seoul, the group will announce the ...

K-pop stars Twice deliver on spectacle, little else in Seattle

K-pop stars Twice delivered a visually impressive yet musically hollow experience during Night 1 of their This is For World ...

Will K-pop earn its first Grammy in 2026? Experts explain how the genre has hit the mainstream

K-pop is an inextricable force in global pop culture but it has long been under-celebrated at institutions like the Grammys ...
Bloomberg L.P.

K-Pop Reimagined

On a breezy May evening in Los Angeles, thousands of K-pop fans mill outside the Peacock Theater. They’re waiting for rookie boy band Riize’s first US fan-concert — a hybrid mix of songs and ...

How Did Our 2025 Pop Star Rookie of the Year Olivia Dean Take Over the World So Quickly?

This Greatest Pop Stars podcast episode looks at Olivia Dean's 2025, following her being named our staff's pop star Rookie of the Year.
Yahoo

What is 'recession pop' — and why is it making a comeback? New music from Kesha, Lady Gaga signals return to 'escapist pop bangers.'

The year is 2008, and the Great Recession has settled in. With the bursting of the housing bubble, the collapse of major investment banks like Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, as well as the rise in ...
Decider

POP STAR ACADEMY – KATSEYE : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE, Netflix’s eight-episode build-a-band reality show, was filmed in 2022, as HYBE, the South Korean mega entertainment company that also built BTS, partnered with Universal ...