Every day, at least 60,000 new songs are uploaded to Spotify – a whopping 22 million per year. There's never been more recorded music, but given pop culture silos, few songs become really well known.
In a bid to score a breakout hit, many songwriters are risk averse and formulaic. Record labels, focused on quick returns, have been signing artists who blow up on TikTok only to become one-hit wonders.
Jenks K-pop star AleXa has a global following | Music | tulsaworld.com
AleXa has your answer: "In layman's terms, K-pop is Korean pop music! I know the thought of listening to music in another language may be strange to others, but it's more than just the music — it's the visuals, the choreographies, the music videos, the performances.
What kinds of activities/groups were you involved in at Jenks that helped prepare you for what you are doing?
K-Pop Singer Chung Ha on Music Comeback, Dance, Learning New Languages - Rolling Stone
If there were ever any doubt that K-pop is going global, one only needs to take a listen to Chung Ha, the multi-hyphenate singer-dancer-choreographer who stormed onto the international scene this year with her song, “Demente.
Born in Seoul but raised in Dallas, Chung Ha says she’s always wanted to be an artist for everyone, regardless of genre, location or language.
The Rubinoos: Proto-Pop Punks - SF Weekly
It wasn't just punk that arose as an alternative to what many viewed as the overblown, corporate-flavored excess of 1970s rock. Along with punk, a kind of proto-indie pop was simmering, and a notable laboratory for those endeavors was Beserkley Records.
Founded in 1973 by Matthew King Kaufman, Beserkley introduced the likes of Earth Quake, Jonathan Richman, and Greg Kihn to the pop music landscape. Another leading light was The Rubinoos.
Britney Spears Is Being Exploited for Profit
The testimony of Britney Spears in the court case over her thirteen-year legal conservatorship should concern everyone.
She claimed to have long been unaware that she was able to exit the conservatorship over her person and estate — a crucial deprivation of her right to appeal her legal status. After twenty-five minutes, she said the following to the presiding Los Angeles judge:
McCartney 3 2 1 Trailer: Paul McCartney Looks at His Greatest Hits – /Film
I’d say it’s a good time to be a Beatles fan, but honestly the only time since the formation of the band it wasn’t a good time to be fan was when they broke up in the spring of 1970.
It might be cliche at this point to cite The Beatles as the best rock band of all time and it’ll also trigger the Contrary Trolls (TM) to come out of the woodwork to insist on a debate, but it’s just true.
COVID-19 couldn't stop K-pop's global rise
It wasn't supposed to be this way. South Korean officials had been expecting some 20 million visitors in 2020, up from a record high of 17.5 million the year before—a rush of foreigners no doubt lured in by the stunning rise of Korean culture on the world stage across the last decade.
Pop Music Producer Scott the Pisces's New Song 'Crazy About You' Creates an Engaging Contemporary
Upcoming music producer and songwriter from London, Scott the Pisces recently came out with his take on contemporary pop music with the song, ' Crazy About You '.
Music producer and songwriter, Scott the Pisces recently came out with a single in collaboration with fellow artist, RAENE. The pop music producer released his first single, ' Crazy About You ' on July 2 following his debut EP, Ocean Blue.
The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Viking's Choice Edition : All Songs
Jordan Sand submitted the song "Palm to Chest" to the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide caption
The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest closed for entries on June 7, and our judges are now combing through entries to find a winner. In the meantime, we've been sharing some of the many entries that have caught our eyes and ears.
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