Blackpink schedules new album for November, YG confirms
YG Entertainment chief producer Yang Hyun-suk's confirmation follows local media reports last week that said the girl group has already completed the album’s cover shoot and is…
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Jennie of Blackpink taps ex-Spotify executive’s Alta Music to manage her US activities
The K-pop star joins Jeremy Erlich’s newly launched company for stateside career support while retaining creative control under her label Odd Atelier.
Thailand to host Tomorrowland festival for five years, cabinet confirms
The event is expected to draw a total of 922,500 attendees, comprising 369,000 Thai residents and foreign nationals already in the country, alongside 553,500 international…
Traditional drum makers in Indian village struggle for survival
In the remote village of Andharjhor in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district, generations of artisans have sustained the legacy of making traditional Indian percussion…
Marsha Milan, Borneo’s music queen, celebrates new album with free listening party with fans
The singer who in February won the Anugerah Juara Lagu 2025 title for the song "Hening Rindu" has now notched up another success in her long glittering career with the launch of…
Filipino Broadway star Lea Salonga to receive her Walk of Fame star in Hollywood
Best known for her groundbreaking role as Kim in “Miss Saigon,” for which she won a Tony, Olivier and other major theater awards, Ms. Salonga has built an acclaimed career…
‘The Jakarta Salon’: Remembering a home that nurtured Indonesian maestros
Authored by Hong Kong-based art specialist Rishika Assomull, the 293-page volume was launched at the very place where it all began: the Papadimitrious residence.
All-women qawwal group proves that you don’t need to be desi to love this form of Sufi Islamic singing
The Ilahi Sufi Qawwal group is made up of women from all over the world who come together for the love of music.
Top Asian artists to gather in Incheon for the 2025 Asian Pop Festival
Now in its second year, the festival will bring together diverse genres of Asian music, featuring over 50 acts from 8 countries across Asia.
Milan’s La Scala names Korean maestro Chung Myung-whun as first Asian music director
Mr. Chung is set to lead the prestigious 247-year-old opera house from 2027 to 2030.