GOT7 singer JAY B and South Korean rapper Sik-K have parted ways with H1GHR MUSIC. READ MORE: JAY B on finding his voice: “I can’t stop doubting myself until I’m fully satisfied” On July 25, H1GHR MUSIC announced via its social media accounts that both artists have departed the agency following the expiration of their respective contracts. “Our contracts with Sik-K and JAY B have expired and we have agreed that it is best to continue their careers on a different path,” wrote the agency on Twitter. “We will always support them as family forever.” Hello. This is H1GHR...
Korean-Australian singer DPR IAN has dropped a brand-new track ‘Ballroom Extravaganza’ from his upcoming debut studio album. READ MORE: DPR Live: “I just really want to be transparent with my music” On July 26, the musician and visual director dropped a movie teaser for his upcoming MIITO short film, which will accompany the release of his debut album ‘Moodswings In To Order’ this Friday (July 29). The new 1-minute visual, which features snippets of DPR IAN, is soundtracked by his new track ‘Ballroom Extravaganza’, which he released digitally shortly after the video arrived. “I know I won’t stop searching...
South Korean singer-songwriter IU has shared a mysterious new teaser for something called ‘The Golden Hour’. READ MORE: With ‘Palette’, IU gifted us an album to help us through quarter-life crises On July 26, the K-pop musician took to social media to share a teaser image for an upcoming project titled ‘The Golden Hour’. The new photo features IU leaping in the air in a long tulle skirt, and is accompanied by a caption reading “Coming Soon” and a hashtag with the phrase “under the orange sun” in Korean. <The Golden Hour> Coming Soon ⌛ #아이유 #IU#The_Golden_Hour #오렌지_태양_아래 pic.twitter.com/2JsmVtcUrM...
The property featured in BTS reality series In The Soop will soon be hosting two lucky fans for an overnight stay through Airbnb. READ MORE: J-Hope – ‘Jack in The Box’ review: bright BTS rapper delves into darkness on sublime solo album On July 26, Airbnb and In The Soop announced that the estate BTS stayed in during the reality show’s second season will soon be available for booking. Located in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the expansive countryside home will be hosting one lucky applicant and a guest for just US$7 on August 29. relax, unwind and live like BTS at...
Miya Folick has announced she’ll release a new EP titled ‘2007’ on September 9 via Nettwerk. To coincide with the announcement, the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter has shared new single ‘Nothing To See’. It arrives alongside a video in which Folick drinks milk from a bowl in a restaurant and eats an ice cream while walking on a treadmill in a gym. Watch the Noah Kentis-directed video for ‘Nothing To See’ below: Advertisement “This song is about falling in love with someone emotionally unavailable,” Folick explained in an accompanying statement. “Someone whose feelings and desires were so obscured to me...
The surviving members of pop group Girls Aloud have taken part in a charity five kilometre run, in honour of their late bandmate Sarah Harding. READ MORE: Sarah Harding 1981-2021: The rockstar of Girls Aloud who transcended pop’s confines Participating in the Race For Life For Sarah event on Sunday (July 24), Cheryl, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts of Girls Aloud ran the 5 kilometres across London’s Hyde Park, while bandmate Kimberley Walsh joined virtually. The event was held to raise money for cancer research and celebrate the life of Harding, who died in September of last year after...
K-pop agency JYP Entertainment, home to top acts like TWICE, ITZY and Stray Kids, is teaming up with Republic Records to debut a new North American girl group, holding auditions in the US this September. READ MORE: The 15 best K-pop songs of 2022 – so far On July 25, the two agencies unveiled a video featuring JYP Entertainment founder and chairman Park Jin-young and Republic Records’ founder and CEO Monte Lipman announcing their upcoming venture ‘A2K’. “The name of this project is ‘A2K’, which is an abbreviation of ‘America2Korea’. So the final artist that comes out of this...
Content warning: This article discusses attempted suicide. Lil Wayne has paid tribute to Robert Hoobler, a former New Orleans police officer who saved the rapper’s life following a suicide attempt when he was a child. As the New Orleans Advocate reports, Hoobler – who Lil Wayne affectionately referred to as Uncle Bob – was found dead in his home in Louisiana last Friday (July 22). He was 65 years old, and had been dealing with health issues following a car accident and a struggle with diabetes. Advertisement “Everything happens for a reason. I was dying when I met u...
BTS rapper J-Hope’s first solo album ‘Jack In The Box’ has made the top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart. READ MORE: The life-changing magic of falling down the BTS rabbit hole On July 26, Billboard shared on Twitter that the idol’s debut solo effort ‘Jack In The Box’ debuted at Number 17 on the album chart dated July 30. It is J-Hope’s highest charting solo entry yet after his 2018 mixtape ‘Hope World’, which debuted at Number 63 and later peaked at Number 38. Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2): #2, @lizzo Special#7, @realstevelacyy Gemini Rights#8, @ITZYofficial Checkmate#11,...
Fred Again.. has announced that he will release a collaboration with Swedish House Mafia this week called ‘Turn On The Lights Again’. READ MORE: Fred again.. – ‘Actual Life 2 (February 2 – October 15 2021)’ review: acclaimed producer turns despair into hope The song is expected to be part of his forthcoming, though not officially announced ‘Actual Life 3’ album, which is thought to feature collaborations with Romy, HAAi, Headie One, Skrillex and others . The DJ and producer told fans on his Discord channel that ‘Turn On The Lights Again’ is the reason why he has...