By Nicole Briese because the weather starts to heat up (any day right now, we’ve got just one thing on our minds: festival season. Per year, at the end of winter’s long, harsh reign, we’re rewarded with a bevy of events that take all of our preference things (music, food, alcoholic beverages) and combine them for extended weekends of fun. theory, in case you had the time (and..

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Think about the last time you felt truly well-rested. Not the sort of rest that comes with the planned full eight hours sleep, although rather the kind of serenity that occurs void of the devices, anxieties, and struggles — big and small — of everyday life. It's probably been a while, right? That's where Daniel Lee, otherwise referred to as rapper-producer Tablo of the South Korea..

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It's been much less than a week since their debut, and rookie K-pop order Tomorrow X Together are already making waves. Their first mini album The Dream Chapter: STAR dropped on Monday (March 4), and it also didn't take long for the Korean boy musical group to clinch the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Top Albums chart, dominate worldwide Twitter trends, and sign a U.S. Distribution deal wit..

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By Michael Arceneaux Immediately after reportedly initially struggling to pay the $100,000 bail needed to free himself as he awaits trial on 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse, R. Kelly was eventually released from Cook County jail last Monday evening (February 25). Among those who waited outdoor the jailhouse for Kelly was a 25-year-old man named Omar Bey, a “lifelong fan” of..

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K-pop's talented rookie class just got a little more crowded. On Monday (March 4), the five members of Tomorrow X Together made their anticipated debut with coming-of-age anthem "Crown," the upbeat lead single off their first mini album The Dream Chapter: STAR. The Korean boy musical group — the initial categorize from Big Hit Entertainment since global superstars BTS bowed in 20..

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Stop what you're doing, Jonas Brothers fans: Nick, Joe, and Kevin are officially getting the musical group back with each other. This isn't a drill. The Jonas Brothers are coming back with a brand new ~aesthetic~, single, and what will probably be an entirely new legion of fans, also. And we didn't even have to wait up until the year 3000 to be able to see it happen. The bros took t..

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By Elizabeth de Luna One of Justin Bieber's biggest hits asks "Where Are Ü Now?," a question that feels timely today because the singer celebrates a decade of pop stardom with the release of a greatest hits album, The Best. Over the last 10 years, Bieber has damaged records, multiple hearts and, yes, several laws. Although he’s also noticed solace in religion and family member and..

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In 2017, NCT 127 confidently proclaimed they were the largest hit on the stage" with their boisterous single "Cherry Bomb." Right now, international fans of the boundary-pushing K-pop sort will get to be able to see if they live up to that promise. On Tuesday (February 26), NCT's Seoul-based unit officially reported the North American dates of their Neo City - The Origin tour, set to ..

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Tiffany Young's lips don't lie. The pop star dropped her latest single, "Lips On Lips," just in time for Valentine's Day, and the melodic love song boasts a playful trop-pop beat and Young's breathy vocals as she implores a lover to "put your lips on my lips." Co-written by the "Born Again" singer, "Lips On Lips" was inspired by Young's own idea of a fairytale kiss with someone spec..

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By Da'Shan Smith Twenty years prior, on February 2, TLC released their signature smash, “No Scrubs.” Set as a guideline to warn females about “broke-ass” bustas “sittin’ on the passenger side of their best friend’s ride,” the hit single topped charts of numerous countries, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. “No Scrubs” contains a masterful mixture of Chilli and..

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By T.K. Park and Youngdae Kim The Kim Sisters were the opening Korean pop music order who noticed success in the U.S. In the aftermath of the Korean War, the “sisters” — Sue, Aija, and Mia, who were actually two sisters along with a cousin — played for the U.S. Troops stationed in Seoul. Each played a dozen different instruments, driven into show company by their mother and..

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By Lucas Villa Right after suffering what he described as a brutal attack last Tuesday (January 29), Empire star Jussie Smollett returned to the spotlight on Saturday night for an intimate concert at The Troubadour in L.A. While moving the crowd with his music, the visibly shaken singer-slash-actor also opened up about the incident that led to his hospitalization last week. Smollett..

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