Day: 19/12/2022

Indonesian singer-songwriter Nadin Amizah has announced a concert in Malaysia set to take place this January. READ MORE: Nadin Amizah: Indonesian indie folk storyteller on pain, poetry and the “hopeful” return of music festivals The concert, which is part of the singer’s ‘Selamat Ulang Tahun’ concert series in support of her 2020 debut album of the […]

Fans have begun airing their dissatisfaction over the alleged poor security and crowd control at Filipino folk-pop outfit Ben&Ben‘s recent homecoming concert. READ MORE: Ben&Ben talk collaborating with Pamungkas on ‘Paninindigan Kita’ rework: “We just communicated through music instantly” The concert, which was held at the SMDC Festival Grounds in Parañaque City on December 18, was […]

Rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans have released ‘Ditto’, a B-side from their upcoming single album ‘OMG’. READ MORE: New generations: SNSD, NewJeans and the evolution of K-pop girl groups On December 19 at 6PM KST, NewJeans unveiled a pair of visuals for their new track ‘Ditto’, which has also been released digitally. The song is […]

SM Entertainment, the agency behind Girls’ Generation, SHINee and Super Junior, has shared details about ‘The Cure’, the title track of its annual winter project, which features various artists from its roster. READ MORE: BoA – ‘Forgive Me’ review: a veteran artist blazes thrilling new trails SM Entertainment has shared the details of the title […]

[Afropop] Afropop Wordwide’s executive producer, Sean Barlow, recently participated in Fet Iajwa, the 10thanniversary celebration of the Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance in the heart of Bed Sty, Brooklyn (the setting of Spike Lee’s breakthrough film She’s Gotta Have It). Afropop Worldwide was pleased to serve as a promotional partner to Cumbe, our […]

[Afropop] If you wanted one word to describe South Africa’s Pilani Bubu, the word might be “vibrant.” Bubu has a vibrancy when you see her, when you hear her sing, or even just talk. At the opening gathering of this year’s WOMEX conference, held in Lisbon, Portugal, someone asked who I was interested in interviewing. […]

SM Entertainment girl groups Red Velvet and aespa have released a stunning music video for their special collaborative holiday track‘Beautiful Christmas’. READ MORE: Red Velvet – ‘The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday’ review: a promising step to an exciting new era On December 14, SM Entertainment unveiled the music video for the collaborative track ‘Beautiful […]

Malaysian experimental rock band MonoloQue have released their first new music since 2021 with the track ‘Lagu Cinta’. The new single, which is being billed as the first taste of a “new sound” and new album from MonoloQue, sees the band taking a much more straightforward approach to the intricate compositions they have made their […]