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ICONIC BY MISTAKE unites LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE on one track

Three of HYBE's girl groups make their first shared release. ICONIC BY MISTAKE places LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE on one track and raises questions about what cross-label collaboration actually delivers.

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diig make their case with persona, a 12-track debut on Japan’s indie circuit

The Japanese idol group's first full-length record collects twelve tracks from their circuit run, but whether persona travels…

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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘honeybee / cigarette smoke’ puts the whole breakup arc on vinyl

A double A-side single from her new album pairs the devotion-heavy track three with the regret-heavy closer on…

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Angine de Poitrine take Vol. II to UK No. 1 as weekly streams jump from 2K to 11M

The anonymous Quebec math rock duo went from fewer than 2,000 weekly streams to 11.2 million in a…

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Kelsey Lu grew up Jehovah’s Witness and named her second album So Help Me God

Seven years after Blood, Kelsey Lu returns on Dirty Hit with a baroque chamber pop record co-produced by…

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Parannoul’s 상처 (Remaining): when anonymous shoegaze turns confessional

Parannoul, the anonymous South Korean musician whose textured shoegaze has drawn international critical attention, releases 상처 (Remaining) —…

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Sakurazaka46 put a solitude anthem and an anime family song on the same single

Sakurazaka46's 15th single pairs two songs pulling in opposite directions, marking the first double A-side in the Sakamichi…

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Xande de Pilares bets samba can lead Copa 2026 from outside Brazil

Brazilian samba veteran Xande de Pilares has released a Copa single, testing whether the genre can soundtrack a…

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LUDMILLA and Wesley Safadão put Ronaldinho Gaúcho in the booth on Tu Pode Falar Mal

LUDMILLA and Wesley Safadão bring Ronaldinho Gaúcho into a forró-pagode single that bets three of Brazil's biggest cultural…

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Taylor Swift writes for Pixar and bets the emotional register is the same

When Taylor Swift saw an early cut of Toy Story 5, she went home and wrote ‘I Knew…

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Shakira and nine acts open the 2026 World Cup at Estadio Azteca

The World Cup opening ceremony at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City features nine acts — Shakira and Burna…

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Love Live! Hasunosora bets a six-track film EP on listeners outside its ecosystem

The Hasunosora Girls’ Academy School Idol Club, the newest Love Live! unit, has released a six-track EP alongside…

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tripleS reframes its highest chart debut with four Baby Flower City Remixes

The 24-member K-pop collective from Modhaus drops a four-track remix EP from Baby Flower, the full-group single that…