Tag: Music

November 21, 20220Comments

TXT Hits Red Carpet In Style, BTS Bags First K-Pop Award At 2022 AMAs

Tomorrow X Together—also known as TXT—made their first red carpet appearance at the 2022 American Music Awards (AMAs) in Los Angeles. Members Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Huening Kai opted for coordinated, black and white Saint Laurent outfits. TXT is nominated for Best K-Pop Artist, alongside other high-profile acts such as BTS, SEVENTEEN, TWICE. and…

November 15, 20220Comments

How BTS Made History With 2023 Grammy Nods

BTS has notched nominations at the 65th Grammy Awards, becoming the first K-Pop act to receive a nomination for three years in a row. The septet grabbed nods for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for 'My Universe' with British rock band Coldplay, the Recording Academy announced. This marks BTS' third nomination in the category. …

November 14, 20220Comments

BTS, TXT, BLACKPINK And SEVENTEEN Win At MTV EMA 2022

BLACKPINK and Seventeen have received two awards each at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards. The girl group was awarded the Best Metaverse Performance for its virtual in-game concert, "The Virtual," while member Lisa grabbed the Best K-pop award. Seventeen took home trophies for Best New and Best Push.

November 12, 20220Comments

BTS’ Jung Kook To Perform At FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony In Qatar

Jung Kook will perform at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar later this month. “Proud to announce that Jungkook is part of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Soundtrack & will perform at the World Cup opening ceremony. Stay tuned!” Big Hit Music tweeted. 방탄소년단 ‘정국’이 2022 FIFA 카타르 월드컵 공식 사운드트랙과 월드컵…

November 11, 20220Comments

BVNDIT Disbands After 3 Years

BVNDIT has parted ways with management agency MNH Entertainment after three years. MNH Entertainment announced in a statement that Jungwoo, Seungeun, Simyeong, Songhee, and Yiyeon terminated their exclusive contracts last month, after a series of in-depth discussions. Members Seungeun and Simyeong also confirmed the news on their personal Instagram pages. BVNDIT — which…

November 10, 20220Comments

Top Artists, Songs In Egypt, UAE, And Saudi Arabia Between March-June on Spotify

BTS is the most popular K-Pop artist in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE in March-June 2022 on Spotify, the music streaming service revealed. Based on April 2022 data, most K-Pop streamers in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE are between 18-24 years of age. BTS dethrones TOMORROW X TOGETHER, or TXT, the…

November 7, 20220Comments

KCON 2022 Saudi Arabia Welcomes 20,000 Concertgoers

KCON 2022 Saudi Arabia welcomed 20,000 offline attendees and garnered 8.2 million viewers across 213 regions. CJ ENM exclusively confirmed the numbers to Forbes Middle East. Held at the end of September, the annual Korean culture convention featured K-Pop acts such as ATEEZ, NewJeans, SUNMI, RAIN, ONEUS, and HYOLYN. It was the first…

November 6, 20220Comments

NCT 127’s Indonesia Concert Ends Early For Safety Reasons

NCT 127's concert in Indonesia ended early on Friday for safety reasons. "An unforeseen situation happened at the end of the show," concert organizer Dyandra Global Edutainment said on Instagram. "Concert attendances on the standing section appeared to go unorganized, which resulted in chaos and eventually led to the halt of the show for…

October 29, 20220Comments

Jin’s ‘The Astronaut’ Sweeps iTunes In MENA

Jin made his solo debut with 'The Astronaut,' a collaborative single with British rock band Coldplay. The upbeat, dynamic pop-rock song, which was co-written by the British band and Jin, dominated iTunes' top songs chart in 97 countries, including Bahrain, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. 'The Astronaut' features a calming…