LISTEN: How K-Pop Is Widening the Funnel for an Asian Music Boom

From 'Kpop Demon Hunters' to the return of BTS, Kpop's heat sets the stage for an Asian music boom, on Variety's 'Strictly Business' podcast.
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Japanese hit songs trimming intros, getting to chorus faster, Nara student finds

Yuito Hayasaka shows the jackets of Mayumi Itsuwa's "Koibito yo," right, and Kenshi Yonezu's "Lemon," on Feb. 10, 2026. (Mainichi/Yasuhiro Okawa) NARA -- The length of Japan's hit songs and their ...
American Songwriter

3 Rock Songs That Invented Sub-Genres Before They Had Names

Someone has to be the first to do everything. Though the origin of a movement can be hard to pinpoint, there are tentpole figures we can point to for a pretty good picture of how it develops. Music is ...
IndieWire

Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner on Her ‘Materialists’ Song, Favorite Rom-Coms, and Stalled ‘Crying in H Mart’ Film

Japanese Breakfast is a contender to win this year's Best Original Song for "My Baby (Got Nothing at All)," which plays during the end credits of Celine Song's romantic dramedy. Celine Song‘s ...
Indiatimes

‘Varanasi’: MM Keeravani CONFIRMS SS Rajamouli’s film starring Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra, Prithviraj Sukumaran will have six songs

Mahesh Babu's upcoming film 'Varanasi' unveils an exciting lineup of six musical pieces, confirmed by none other than composer MM Keeravani, who remains unfazed by the soaring anticipation. He ...
NME

Kenshi Yonezu: “I create music with a distinctly Japanese quirk to it. That’s something I take great pride in”

Kenshi Yonezu entered 2025 as one of the biggest musicians in Japan: a style-blurring artist for all generations, a J-pop trailblazer breaking records at home and serving as the genre’s latest ...
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ILLIT to sing opening song for Japanese animated series

Girl group ILLIT will sing the opening song for Japanese animation series "'Tis Time for Torture,' Princess," when the second season starts airing in January next year, according to the band's agency ...
GIGAZINE

Why is the quality of subtitles on Crunchyroll, which distributes Japanese anime overseas, declining significantly?

Starting with the Fall 2025 anime season, reports have emerged of subtitles for anime streamed on Crunchyroll that are experiencing poor viewability and readability, including 'no subtitles at all,' ...
Yahoo

Sunn O))) Sign to Sub Pop, Share New Songs: Listen

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Pitchfork

Sunn O))) Sign to Sub Pop, Share New Songs: Listen

Sunn O))) have signed to Sub Pop and shared their first songs for the venerated Seattle-based label. “Eternity’s Pillars,” “Raise the Chalice,” and “Reverential” are out now on streaming services and ...
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ILLIT's first Japanese single 'Toki Yo Tomare' chosen as theme song for model audition show

Korean girl group ILLIT's first Japanese single "Toki Yo Tomare" was chosen as the main theme song for the Japanese model audition show "Popteen vs egg MODELS CRUSH," its agency, Belift Lab, said ...