Month: December 2022

South Korean actor-singer Lee Seung-gi has signed with Human Made, the one-man agency he established last year. READ MORE: Kick off the year with these 8 new K-dramas in January 2023 The agency announced the idol’s change in management through a statement made to South Korean media earlier today (December 30). In it, they announced […]

YG Entertainment has responded to reports of a potential change in management for girl group BLACKPINK. READ MORE: ‘Big Bet’ review: place a wager on this Scorsese-loving K-drama Earlier today, a report by Kpop Herald claimed that the girl group will be parting ways with their founding agency to join The Black Label, a YG […]

Authorities in India have advised the producers of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming movie Pathaan to alter a controversial song and parts of the film. According to the Indian Express, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairperson Prasoon Joshi issued a brief statement on Thursday (December 29) saying the makers of Pathaan were […]

The remaining members of iKON have parted ways with longtime agency YG Entertainment. READ MORE: From rookies on the rise to raved-about reunions, here’s a look back at K-pop in 2022 In a statement posted to Weverse earlier today (December 30), YG Entertainment announced that the agency and group have “mutually agreed” to end iKON’s […]

BTS’ Jungkook has amassed over 100million streams on Spotify with his latest solo single ‘Dreamers’. READ MORE: ‘The Fabulous’ review: a warming exploration of friendship in Seoul’s cutthroat fashion industry The Korea Herald reported that ‘Dreamers’ had surpassed the 100million stream mark yesterday (December 30), 35 days after its initial release. With this, the track […]

[New Times] In 2022, the hip-hop world experienced a real reshuffling of the decks. At the beginning of the year, megastars like Ish Kevin, Kivumbi King, and the whole Loud Sound gang delivered landmark projects which are driving the rap culture in Rwanda to greater heights. Rap is built on movement, and 2022 proved that […]

[Afropop] Perhaps the best thing about the annual WOMEX conference is that it’s like going to a delicious buffet where you can fill your ears with samples of musical cuisines from around the globe. If you’re a person who has a taste for music outside of the Western mainstream, thanks to programs like Afropop Worldwide, […]

O ex-jogador Pelé morreu nesta quinta-feira (29/12), aos 82 anos, após enfrentar uma batalha contra o câncer de cólon, tumor que se desenvolve na região do intestino. O Rei do Futebol estava internado no Hospital Albert Einstein, em São Paulo, desde 29 de novembro para reavaliar o tratamento da doença, também conhecida como câncer colorretal ou de […]