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How K-pop hit the music mainstream

Will K-pop earn its first Grammy in 2026? Experts explain how the genre has hit the mainstream - K-pop is an inextricable ...
Music has this wild way of starting in the most unexpected places. What begins in a dimly lit basement or a cramped warehouse ...
In recent years, especially during the post-COVID era, there has been a lot of buzz around the closure of long-standing clubs, with some wondering if club culture is dying. Simultaneously, electronic ...
In his column “Mainstream & Margins,” Rishi Jeyamurthy ’28 tackles high-profile events and the overlooked stories reshaping the music industry. The globalization of contemporary media is important not ...
While streams of new music — releases from the last 18 months — were down from last year, one genre is on the rise: Christian and gospel music, according to industry data and analytics company ...
Rising star Fido and Gospel act Lawrence Oyor have both crafted records that cater to the yearning for hope and reprieve by millions of Nigerians. A common denominator between these songs aside from ...