Chung Ha Is Going Global With R3HAB on "Dream of You"
Chung Ha hasn't missed a step yet. After setting social media ablaze earlier this year with her voguing triumph “Stay Tonight" and feeling her Midsommar matador fantasy with "Play," the 24-year-old Dallas-raised I.O.I. girl group member-turned-solo star is back with yet another offering of fierce…
Rina Sawayama Makes a "Lucid" Return
Rina Sawayama once said "gimme just a little bit more, little bit of excess" - and now she's doing just that. Oh, me, oh, my! Having fully secured all of the love and affection of the Girls, the Gays & The Theys™ in 2020 with her debut studio album Sawayama, the 30-year-old "XS" superstar on the…
Avex Is Trying to Find the Pop to Push Through the Pandemic
Avex is hurting. The Max Matsuura-helmed Japanese entertainment company, as with many companies across the globe, is reportedly struggling to adapt to the New Normal™ and stay afloat amid the pandemic. According to the latest news, the company recently asked 100 employees over the age of 40 to…
RAYE & Her 'Euphoric Sad Songs' Are Ready for Superstardom (Interview)
"I've got big dreams, big goals, and I've only just begun." RAYE's got a plan - plenty, in fact. At only 23 years old, the British singer-songwriter's already dominated the dance floor for at least the past four years, supplying her intoxicating voice on huge hit productions like "By Your Side"…
Eleni Foureira Rides the Disco Wave With "Light It Up"
Eleni Foureira is en fuego yet again. For those unacquainted, the 33-year-old Greek goddess has consistently dominated the Greek music charts for over a decade, but is perhaps most globally known for her 2018 Eurovision entry representing Cyprus, "Fuego," as well as her many follow-up multilingual…
Carly Rae Jepsen Made a Charming Tune About Christmas Unpleasantry
Christmas songs and holiday albums aren't necessarily the most thrilling releases, with a few legendary exceptions - but Carly Rae Jepsen's managed to make an amusing, deeply relatable contribution to the overstuffed genre. The 34-year-old "Run Away With Me" Canadian pop superhero returned on…
"Fever": Dua Lipa Expands the 'Future Nostalgia' Universe With Angèle
Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia is growing. After serving up smash after smash, one of the year's best albums and a remix album, with a live spectacle still to come in the form of Studio 2054, the 25-year-old pop superstar isn't letting up anytime soon - and this time around, she's bringing along a…
Kylie Minogue Covers Troye Sivan's "Cool"
Do you hear it? Somewhere, Troye Sivan is softly weeping. Our beloved Kylie Minogue is just days away from releasing her 15th studio album, Disco - but she's taken the time to step inside her at-home recording studio for a very special rendition of her singles "Say Something" and "Magic" - as well…
K/DA Are Back & They Just Want 'MORE'
"You look like you could use some more..." Generally speaking, the Art of Wanting More always plays out well in pop - "gimme, gimme more," "more, more, more," "gimme just a little bit more..." - and K/DA are here to further illustrate this Pop Truth on Wednesday (October 28) in the form of…
STEPS Feel the ABBA Fantasy on "Something In Your Eyes"
"A rainy cold November night, you came to me..." STEPS made a thunderous return in September with their appropriately anxious-on-the-dance-floor anthem "What the Future Holds," then gave us a glimpse into their softer side on the follow-up, "Under My Skin." And now, they're unleashing their full…
Miley & Noah Cyrus Release Their 'I Got So High That I Saw Jesus' Duet
Miley Cyrus is having quite a moment - some might even say it's shaping up to be her best era yet. And while, yes, the newly named Plastic Hearts era has largely been dominated by covers (and the amazing "Midnight Sky"!), they're still damn good. That includes her most recent duet during her most…
Little Mix's "Sweet Melody" Is One Strong Song
"He used to sing me sweet melodies / He played me, made me believe it was real love..." LITTLE MIX. (Say it aloud like the opening of the "Shout Out to My Ex" BRITs performance for full effect.) The UK girl group is going full st(r)eam ahead with the campaign for their sixth studio album Confetti,…