On a breezy May evening in Los Angeles, thousands of K-pop fans mill outside the Peacock Theater. They’re waiting for rookie boy band Riize’s first US fan-concert — a hybrid mix of songs and ...

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In a new podcast, Vivian Yoon dissects her personal stake in K-pop, and how her obscure childhood passion has evolved into a billion-dollar industry. Who is she? Yoon is a writer, performer and ...

This week saw the release of a ton of great new pop music. Del Water Gap and Holly Humberstone reunited for a duet about trying to reconnect a relationship. Billy Joel surprised fans by finally ...

The founders of RetroX, the annual pop culture and fandom convention, have now opened their new storefront, POP Fusion, where community members can find collectibles, toys, comics and more. Co-owners ...

The A*Pop World Tour kicks off in October to support Tyla’s latest album, which features collaborations with Babalwa M, MaWhoo, Liquideep and Zara Larsson Amy Sussman/WireImage Tyla’s A*Pop World Tour ...

Kacey Musgraves dropped her new album Deeper Well, which means springtime is officially here. Musgraves has returned to the sound she succeeds the best at, radiating a calm and introspective energy, ...