Dua Lipa’s “Radical Optimism” has a hilarious album cover, two songs about illusionists and what may end up the year’s most succulent bass playing. What it doesn’t have is the kind of detailed celebrity meta-narrative that’s come to define — and to propel — the superstar pop LP in music’s parasocial age. The 28-year-old London-born singer might disagree: On the cusp of her Saturn return, Lipa has been talking up her third studio album as a meditation on hard-won emotional maturity à la Ariana...
Block (SQ) reported first quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.85 compared to a $0.71 estimate. Revenue of $5.96 billion was just slightly better than the $5.89 billion estimate. The company also says in its release that it will be investing 10% of its "gross profit from bitcoin products into bitcoin purchases." Block also raised its full-year gross profit and adjusted EBITDA forecasts. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman breaks down the financial technology company's quarterly results. For more...
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Haven’t managed to get tickets for Britain’s biggest music festival this year? There’s still a chance to soak up some great live music that weekend, with two nights of local acts on June 28 and 29. First up is Sunderland based singer / songwriter Chris Hair who will make his Pop Recs headline debut on Friday June, 28th, playing songs from his new EP as well as an extensive back catalogue of solo material. Having recently emerged back onto the local scene after a break of several years from...
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...
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DJ Peach curates a playlist of the best danceable K-pop songs right now, including tracks from BTS, ATEEZ, IVE, aespa, NewJeans, and more.
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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...
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Victor Wembanyama led the NBA for blocks in the month of April.