Month: January 2022

Streaming platform Viu has announced a new Thai coming-of-age drama series, WANNABE, featuring rapper Sunny Day from Thai hip-hop crew Thaitanium. READ MORE: The 10 best Asian TV shows of 2021 WANNABE – which has yet to receive a release date – is led by award-winning actor Chanon Santinatornkul. He stars as Puen, a rising […]

Singaporean singer-songwriter Shye has taken things to another level in her new music video for ‘Corduroy’ – which you can now watch exclusively on NME. READ MORE: BandLab NME Awards 2022 announce winners in all-new Asia categories: Subsonic Eye, Warren Hue and more Shye – who was crowned Best New Act from Asia at the […]

Pachinko, the beloved epic historical novel by Min Jin Lee, is getting a television adaptation. Thanks to Apple TV+, we can soon expect a show of similarly lofty ambitions. A stacked list of actors and directors, including Korean icon Lee Min-ho, has already been confirmed. Lee’s novel follows the trials and tribulations of Korean immigrants […]

Indonesian singer-songwriter Pamungkas has shared a new single, ‘Birdy’ – the title track of his next album. READ MORE: How Pamungkas beat burnout and reclaimed his love for music Released on Thursday (January 27), ‘Birdy’ is driven by a fuzzy electric guitar riff, light percussion and bright keys and synths as Pamungkas sings about staying level-headed […]

When Visinema Pictures dropped the official trailer of third Filosofi Kopi movie Ben & Jody on January 5, it came with a whole bunch of surprises. Ben & Jody still stars Chicco Jerikho and Rio Dewanto as the titular protagonists, but the saga has thrown out the drama-first narrative blend of bromance and coffee. Instead, […]

Spotify will remove Neil Young’s music from its platform following the musician’s calls for it to do so earlier this week. On Monday (January 24), Young published an open letter – which has since been deleted – expressing his feelings about content like the Joe Rogan Experience podcast “spreading false information about vaccines”. READ MORE: Neil […]

O cantor de rock Neil Young conseguiu que o Spotify retirasse suas músicas após o ultimato que lançou para que a plataforma escolhesse entre ele ou Joe Rogan, polêmico podcaster acusado de espalhar desinformação sobre a Covid-19. O artista por trás de sucessos como “Heart of Gold” e “Harvest Moon” publicou uma carta aberta esta […]

Nigerian singer Ayra Starr joins forces with fellow Nigerian crooner CKay to bring fans a passionate reminder of how complex romantic relationships can be. The 19-year singer-songwriter has finally gifted us with the accompanying visuals to power ballad ‘Beggie Beggie’, off of her 2021 debut album 19 & Dangerous. The Nollywood-inspired music video, directed by […]

Post updated on January 25th, 2022. FKA Twigs dropped her new mixtape, Caprisongs on January 14 Ealier this month, she’s shared “Jealousy,” a fire new collaboration with none-other-than Nigeria’s buzzing young gun Rema. The Nigerian artist hops in on the second verse of the song to drop a laidback verse about a girl who’s too […]

The Congolese-born artist and leading figure of Montreal’s Moonshine collective, pays tribute to the true King of DRC while announcing a new album.  Papa Wemba, also known as the King of Congolese rumba, has without […] L’article Pierre Kwenders offers a heartfelt homage to “Papa Wemba” est apparu en premier sur PAM – Pan African […]