Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Blackpink member Rosé has broken BTS member Jimin's record with her new song APT., garnering 14.59 million streams in a single day on Spotify, the highest by a K-pop singer, according to World Music ...

BTS’s Jimin is now the longest-charting K-pop soloist of all time on Billboard’s Artist 100! For the week ending on February 1, Jimin rose to No. 62 in his 34th non-consecutive week on the Artist ...

The 2025 American Music Awards will feature the return of the 'Favorite K-pop Artist Award' after a two-year hiatus, with ATEEZ, Jimin, RM, Rosé, and Stray Kids vying for the prize. Rosé also secured ...

Did you feel the Earth tremble underneath your feet just a moment ago? Or perhaps you heard a shriek echoing in the distance and wondered what was happening outside your house, only to look out the ...

BTS kicked off the extension leg of their Love Yourself world tour with sold-out concerts at the Rose Bowl on May 4 and 5. To be playing such an iconic venue in the United States was obviously a huge ...

BTS's Jimin and Blackpink's Rosé and Jennie had the most streamed K-pop songs outside Korea on Spotify during the latter half of last year. Spotify released its “Music Global Impact" list on Tuesday, ...

The evolution of Tiffany & Co. continues. On Tuesday (Aug. 1), the iconic jewelry house announced the launch of its new Tiffany Lock campaign featuring four house ambassadors, including Rosé of ...

The nominations for the 2025 Video Music Awards (VMAs) are out, and it appears to be another blinging era for the K-pop world. BLACKPINK member Rosé tied with Sabrina Carpenter for the 2nd most number ...

BTS’s Jimin has just achieved an impressive feat on Billboard’s Hot 100! For the week ending on October 26, Jimin’s latest solo hit “Who”—which initially debuted at No. 14 on the Hot 100 back in ...

If you don't know any better, you might say the universal symbol of love is the heart. If you do know better, you might say that the universal symbol of love is something more eternal and binding: the ...

The nominations for the 2025 Video Music Awards (VMAs) are out, and it appears to be another blinging era for the K-pop world. BLACKPINK member Rosé tied with Sabrina Carpenter for the 2nd most number ...