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KATSEYE: Six Girls, One Global Group and Three Years of Change

KATSEYE have spent nearly three years moving from “Dream Academy” hopefuls to a globally recognized girl group. Their story now includes major chart success, international performances and two temporary member hiatuses. Manon and Sophia are currently away from group activities, while Lara, Megan, Daniela and Yoonchae continue performing and Sophia is scheduled to return in January 2027. KATSEYE were officially formed on November 17, 2023, through “The Debut: Dream Academy,” the international HYBE x Geffen project created to build a new global girl group. From tens of thousands of initial applicants, 20 contestants were selected for the televised competition before......

Harry Styles ‘Together, Together’ Tour Documentary Is Reportedly Heading to Cinemas

Harry Styles is reportedly bringing his “Together, Together” tour to the big screen. Director John Wilson has been filming the singer’s ongoing Madison Square Garden residency since August for a documentary and live-concert hybrid that is expected to receive a full theatrical release, capturing both the performances and the people behind one of the most ambitious live chapters of Styles’ solo career. Harry Styles is reportedly turning his current “Together, Together” tour into a theatrical documentary, with filmmaker John Wilson capturing footage from his 30-night Madison Square Garden residency in New York. According to a new report, the project will......

Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Kendrick Lamar Inspired ‘Expectations’ - Along With Chappell Roan

Olivia Rodrigo has revealed that Kendrick Lamar was one of the unexpected inspirations behind “Expectations,” a standout track from her latest album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.” The 23-year-old singer says Lamar’s “Humble” helped shape the song’s mantra-like structure, while Chappell Roan inspired its attitude and swagger before eventually joining Rodrigo on the remix. Olivia Rodrigo has revealed that Kendrick Lamar was one of the unexpected inspirations behind “Expectations,” one of the standout tracks from her latest album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.” The 23-year-old singer says......

Harry Styles Honors Liam Payne With Unreleased Song ‘What Is Enough’ Two Years After His Death

Harry Styles paid an emotional tribute to Liam Payne on the second anniversary of his former One Direction bandmate’s death, debuting an unreleased song written for his friend during a Madison Square Garden concert. Before performing “What Is Enough” for the first time, Styles reflected on loss, friendship and the people who shaped his life, telling the audience that looking after one another matters. Harry Styles turned one of the most personal dates in One Direction history into a quiet and deeply emotional moment at Madison Square Garden, debuting an unreleased song he wrote for Liam Payne on the second anniversary of his former bandmate’s death. During his......

Hugel Turns 21 Years of DJing Into His Biggest Project Yet With ‘Twenty One’

Hugel has turned 21 years behind the decks into his most personal project yet. The French DJ’s debut album “Twenty One” was created while he traveled the world on tour and brings together Afro house, Latin house, hip-hop, R&B and dance music. After debuting at No. 1 on Spotify’s Global Top Albums, the record is already expanding with a deluxe edition — and another Snoop Dogg collaboration is coming. Hugel has spent more than two decades building his career behind the decks, and now the French DJ is finally putting that journey into one full-length statement. His debut album, “Twenty One,” arrived in June after 21 years of DJing and quickly......

BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ Passes 5 Billion Spotify Streams and Becomes 2026’s Biggest Album So Far

BTS have reached another huge streaming milestone with “ARIRANG,” which has now passed five billion streams on Spotify. According to BIGHIT MUSIC, the group’s fifth studio album is the most-streamed album released in 2026 so far, putting BTS roughly two billion streams ahead of their nearest competitor and adding another major achievement to their long-awaited seven-member comeback. BTS have added another major record to their 2026 comeback, with “ARIRANG” officially passing five billion streams on Spotify. The milestone gives the group one of the biggest streaming achievements of the year and, according to BIGHIT MUSIC, makes the album the most-streamed......

Harry Styles Fans Are Turning Concert Tickets Into Thousands of Hours of Volunteering

Harry Styles is at the center of a fan initiative that turns the excitement of live music into real community work. Through EARNT, supporters can sign up for volunteer opportunities connected to his concerts and, if selected, earn tickets after completing their activity. More than 180,000 registrations were recorded within 48 hours of his 2027 tour announcement, showing just how far the idea has spread. For thousands of Harry Styles fans, the concert experience now starts long before the lights go down and the first song begins. Through the EARNT program, supporters can take part in volunteer projects in local communities and, if they are selected, earn the chance to attend one of his......

‘KPop Demon Hunters 2’ Is Heading for a Much Bigger Worldwide Theatrical Release

“KPop Demon Hunters 2” is being planned as a much bigger theatrical event than the original film, with Netflix preparing a wide worldwide cinema release for the sequel. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has confirmed that the next chapter will not simply repeat the first movie’s streaming-first strategy, signaling that the HUNTR/X franchise is now being treated as a major global movie property. “KPop Demon Hunters 2” is already being positioned very differently from the movie that started the franchise. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has confirmed that the sequel is being planned for a wide theatrical release when it eventually arrives, giving the follow-up a much stronger......

Taylor Swift Joins the Beatles in Billboard’s Exclusive 100-Week No. 1 Club

Taylor Swift has entered one of the most exclusive clubs in Billboard 200 history, reaching 100 total weeks at No. 1 and becoming only the second act ever to cross that mark after the Beatles. The milestone arrived as “The Life of a Showgirl” logged its 14th nonconsecutive week at the top, pushing Swift into triple digits across 15 different No. 1 albums. Taylor Swift has entered one of the most exclusive clubs in Billboard 200 history, reaching 100 total weeks at No. 1 and becoming only the second act ever to cross that mark after the Beatles. The milestone arrived as “The Life of a Showgirl” logged its 14th nonconsecutive week at the top, pushing Swift into triple......

Amy Winehouse’s Lost 2007 Interview Is Finally Heard Nearly 20 Years Later

Amy Winehouse can be heard again in a previously unreleased 2007 interview recorded when she was 23 and “Back to Black” was changing her life. In the newly released audio, she speaks about feeling proud of the album, her fear of leaving no mark behind and her intense relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil, while one striking quote — “if I die tomorrow, it’s okay” — gains a very different meaning when heard in full context. Amy Winehouse is being heard in a new way almost two decades after a 2007 interview was recorded and quietly left in an archive. The conversation, taped when she was 23 and still processing the sudden global success of “Back......