The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) honored boy band Seventeen as the highest-charting K-pop artist in its annual album sales chart. IFPI released the top 10 artists on its 2021 Global Album Sales Chart, which “combines global sales of physical albums and digital...
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has chosen K-pop superstars BTS as the 2021 Global Recording Artist of the Year, becoming the first Korean act to bag the award for two straight years. According to IFPI, the award is based on “an artist’s or group’s worldwide...
Clockwise: John Mayer, Olivia Rodrigo, Adele, Taylor Swift, Arthur Nery, and Ben & Ben As 2021 draws to a close, we look back to the albums and music artists that made their marks. Space constraint meant that we had to focus on the artists and songs that cut through the noise. When everyone...
Filipino-American pop star Olivia Rodrigo was recently named TIME’s Entertainer of the Year for 2021. On their official website, the American news magazine's Senior Editor Lucy Feldman said the 18-year-old singer-songwriter was chosen for her charm as an artist. "Rodrigo has a gift for picking...
K-pop superstars BTS’ chart-topping track “Dynamite” emerged as the No. 1 most streamed song in the world on Apple Music in 2021. Apple Music released the “Top Songs of 2021: Global,” a “chart compiling the most-streamed songs across the globe on Apple Music between October 16, 2020,...
Yes! Our girls just did that Olivia Rodrigo dominates Grammy 2022 nominations with seven nods including the four big categories, making her the second-youngest artist to do it after Billie Eilish. This is also a historic moment as she is the first Filipino-American music artist to do the Big Four...
K-pop superstars BTS will hold the televised world premiere performance of their hit song “Butter” together with Megan Thee Stallion in person at the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs). The American Music Awards will be hosted by Cardi B and set to take place on Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. EST (Nov. 22, 9...
K-pop superstars BTS have been nominated in three categories at the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs). The AMAs will be held on Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. EST/PST (8 a.m. on Nov. 22 in the Philippines) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. BTS (Twitter) This year, BTS are nominated for Artist of the...
Olivia Rodrigo (Facebook) Nominations for the 2021 American Music Awards were announced Thursday morning, and Olivia Rodrigo, whose debut album "Sour" dropped earlier this year, earned the most nods of any other artist, with seven, according to a report by "Good Morning America." Among her...
“This is a really special day for me because this is sort of like my first show.” With most of the tracks from her debut album on most of the playlists and charts that matter for the past year or so since it was first released, it’s fascinating to think that when it comes to having her...
The Filipino creative spirit is alive in this year’s MTV VMAs Marking its four-decade legacy, the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) brought the party to Barclay Center in New York to honor the voices and artists honing today's music scene. Hosted by singer Doja Cat, the 40th VMAs was...
A stacked slate of artists lit up MTV's 40th annual Video Music Awards on Sunday, returning in full force to Brooklyn's Barclays Center after last year's scaled-back pandemic show. The 2021 VMAs -- a show known more for ostentatious performances, made-for-Twitter moments and wild costumes than the...
