Spotify has launched a colorful personality quiz designed to help K-pop fans determine their persona. For those unfamiliar with the K-pop term or its Jungian roots, a “persona” refers to the distinct, public-facing role of each member of a band. The feature leans into K-pop’s status as a major area of growth in the global music industry, which Spotify has been eager to tap into. The five-question quiz, which fans can take inside the Spotify app, will identify whether you’re a Main Visual, a...
In the last decade, as K-Pop cemented its status as a global phenomenon, Spotify has helped fans around the world keep their fingers on the pulse at every step of the way. To date, our flagship playlist K-Pop ON! (온) has amassed nearly 5.4 million saves by Spotify users. Listeners can also merge their music
Dickey Betts, the influential singer, songwriter and guitarist for Southern rock legends the Allman Brothers Band, died Thursday morning in Florida at age 80.
Dickey Betts, the influential singer, songwriter and guitarist for Southern rock legends the Allman Brothers Band, died Thursday morning in Florida at age 80.
The two singers from South Korea and India, respectively, joined forces to release a new bilingual song.
Officials said they continue responding to a 1000% increase in overdose calls after responding to more than 30 “suspected overdoses” and four deaths on Monday, City of Austin Chief Medi
The infighting between K-pop powerhouse Hybe and its label Ador has put fans on edge.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics responded to at least 31 overdose calls on Monday in which at least 4 patients died.On April 29, around 9 a.m., ATCEMS says it experienced a sudden surge in opioid-related overdose calls concentrated in downtown Austin."We have not experienced overdoses of this volume in several years," said Dr. Heidi Abraham, deputy medical director. "We normally would have about 2 or 3 calls per day. We're now in the mid to high 30s today. That is about a 1,000% increase."As a...
The K-pop sector witnessed capital outflows of $8 billion as dating scandals, drug probes, contract issues with top artists, and declining album sales on faltering China demand hit stock prices of the top K-pop music agencies last year.Yuanta Securities forecast that 2024 album sales from the top four agencies will fall 5.3% year-over-year (YoY) to 82.7 million copies.The stocks of the top four agencies, namely Hybe, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and YG Entertainment, are trading at...
Icelandic Chinese vocalist and songwriter Laufey (pronounced lāy-vāy) has an appreciation for life’s many wonders. It’s apparent in her music, which fuses the sounds of jazz and classical giants past with romantic storytelling, punctuated by a deep vibrato and modern-day references. And it’s apparent in her enthusiasm for her current hometown of Los Angeles. Though the 25-year-old alto has been around the world — growing up in Reykjavik, attending cello band camp in Beijing and bopping around...
DJ Peach curates a playlist of the best danceable K-pop songs right now, including tracks from BTS, ATEEZ, IVE, aespa, NewJeans, and more.
Here's how to find out your K-pop persona on Spotify.