Stars ask you to stand #WithRefugees
GENEVA, June 16 (UNHCR) – More than 60 stars from the worlds of film, TV and music joined refugees, faith leaders and UN Refugee Agency staff today to urge you to stand #WithRefugees and sign a petition on behalf of the world’s forcibly displaced. The petition aims to gather public support for the growing number […]
The “Ghostbusters” Theme Song Got A Reboot
What are your thoughts of this new version of “SOS Fantômes” Our 80’s classic “Ghostbusters” as you know by now has been re-booted with Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthey, Kate MicKinnon, and Leslie Jones. And to reboot the flick, Fallout Boy and Missy Elliot gave us an updated version of the theme song: Better than the […]
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Upcoming Beatles Documentary
Ron Howard, who has directed Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind and dozens of other movies also directed the Beatles documentary entitled “Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years” that will be shown in select theaters on September 16th. Here are a few quick facts that you need to know about the movie before you stream […]
Summer NAMM. Held at Nashville’s Music City Center
The music begins at The NAMM Show—and for that reason, it attracts the world’s most powerful buyers. In 2016, the estimated purchasing power of registered global buying companies totaled in excess of $10.7 billion—with 87 percent of The Music Trades national Top 200 Music Stores list present. With added benefits of valuable educational sessions […]
Power Trio: Three Big Talent Agencies Control Much of Korea’s Film Industry
by Sonia Kill LEE YOUNG-HO/SIPA USA Three shops have grown into entertainment conglomerates and exercise considerable power over the business Korean pop music has astonished the world with its rapid rise in popularity — exemplified by the so-called Korean Wave that has swept Asia since the early 2000s. Leading this rise to the top are three entertainment […]
New Swedish Pop | Emil & Daniel – Hurricane.
Sounds like: Shawn Mendes / Lukas Graham / Joel Adams https://soundcloud.com/marsmusicscandinavia/emil-daniel-hurricane Sweden is about to introduce yet another brilliant song writer/artist crew to the universe. Well, that’s not anything new, we are actually getting kind of used to it… but we have to consider that this is a crew that individually have worked with artists […]
Member of new girl group 2NE1
YG Entertainment names Jennie Kim as member of new girl group; here are 6 facts about the singer By Rushali Pawar Jennie Kim is part of YG Entertainment’s new girl group.Facebook/YG Entertainment There’s a lot of excitement surrounding YG Entertainment’s new girl group, scheduled to debut in July 2016. But before members of the band […]
Let’s party at KCON 2016 ! #freeconvention
The one-and-only Hallyu fan convention in America with limitless fun things to do and infinite idols to meet-and-greet! KCON USA is the original convention dedicated to bring “All Things Hallyu” to the American fan base. KCON is the one place where every element of Hallyu encompassing pop music, TV dramas, movies, fashion, food, and beauty can […]
K-Pop Music and the Hallyu Hullabaloo
Behind the surprising world-wide spread of South Korean pop culture, from the TV drama ‘Descendants of the Sun’ in China to KCON fan conventions in the U.S., France and Abu Dhabi. Journalist and Author Euny Hong on the Korean pop-culture craze–and profitless growth. Photo credit: LEee Young Ho/SIPA USA. By EUNY HONG There may be […]
Pete Tong Joins Netflix Film ‘XOXO’ as Music Supervisor, Producer
Pete Tong at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in George Square on May 23, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. DAVE J HOGAN/GETTY IMAGES Netflix has tapped Pete Tong as music supervisor for the subscription platform’s EDM-themed film XOXO. The veteran British DJ, artist, radio host, label owner, executive and co-founder of the International Music Summit (IMS) is […]
