In this "new normal" world that has become more digital than ever due to the ongoing pandemic, it only seems fitting that SM Entertainment would introduce its newest K-pop group, aespa, in a virtual hybrid format. Despite debuting in late 2020, when COVID-19 cases peaked in many parts of the world, the quartet garnered over 21 million streams on YouTube in just one day and marked the hottest K-pop debut by reaching 100 million views in less than two months. Following their sophomore release "For...

UPDATE (May 18, 2021): BTS is continuing to tease their upcoming single, "Butter," with a second sneak peek at the track.A brief clip video, posted to the K-pop group's official YouTube channel, shows all seven members nodding their head to the song's danceable beat. "Butter" will mark BTS' second English-language single, following last year's "Dynamite." The group plans to unveil an accompanying music video for the soon-to-be-released track."Butter" drops on May 21 at 12 a.m. EST. The official...

aespa, the virtual hybrid K-pop group introduced by SM Entertainment last year, has now returned for their third single, "Next Level." The release follows up on their sophomore track "Forever," a remake of the 2000s song of the same title.Prior to dropping the music video, aespa's members KARINA, NINGNING, WINTER and GISELLE announced in a press conference that "Next Level" is "a completely new-born remake of the original soundtrack ‘Next Level’ from the movie Fast & Furious: Hobbs &...

With its sweet and emotive traits, the sound of Indian-American musician Raveena Aurora has the ability to calm your nerves and put you in a trance. Known for her talent in seamlessly blending R&B, soul and jazz, the emerging artist has always looked up to and admired the voices of Black female artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Corinne Bailey Rae and Sade, while creating her own unique style at the same time.From her 2017 debut EP Shanti to her first full-length al...