After the discourse started from The New York Times' 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters feature, I thought it'd be fun to apply that structure to the K-pop scene today for The Crossover Honorees must have credits with K-pop artists and been born in the States www.the-xover.com/p/greatest-a...

Congratulations to Tomorrow X Together as '7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness' debuts at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 69,000 equivalent album units (67k in album sales, 2k in streaming-equivalent albums) It's TXT's 5th largest sales week, 8th Top 10 album in the US www.billboard.com/music/chart-...

Loved the genuine joy Teddy Swims had through #Coachella and all the admiration he had for his fellow musicians. Also love his new single so it was a great time to discuss how his new white claw collab focuses in on friendship + the intimate moments for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

NMIXX’s Lily made an anti-AI lyrics of Blue Valentine - “If AI is over, I don’t care because I hate AI. I’ll always love my real human”.l

#Coachella Weekend 2 surprise guest performances + appearances (so far) Madonna Billy Idol Terry Crews Janelle Monae Billie Eilish SZA LISA Zara Larsson Joji Slayyyter Blood Orange Olivia Rodrigo Ty Dolla Sign Teddy Swims Dijon Manon Bannerman Chase Infiniti +More: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

BIGBANG's Big 20th Anniversary: #Coachella, T.O.P's Album, 2026 Comeback Plans & More youtu.be/xil7KhCjewo?...

All the surprise guests to perform and appear at #Coachella 2026 (so far): www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

HitsDailyDouble reports that Anyma's Weekend 1 #Coachella set will feature guest appearances from #LISA, #Muse and #Joji #Anyma and LISA's "Bad Angel" just dropped this week while his single "Beautiful" featuring Joji was released last week

Before the best of March comes in, make sure you've added the best #Kpop songs from last month! www.the-xover.com/p/best-k-pop...

The 2026 MAMA Awards will be held at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan from November 20-21. CJ ENM says in a press release it will "present a range of new on-site and online events, reflecting its commitment to delivering a truly borderless experience and uniting fans around the world beyond the stage"

SB19 are back with their 2nd album that speaks to how they're further extending P-pop globally and doing it on their terms Such a celebratory moment ahead of #Lollapalooza + #SummerSonic www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe... @sb19centralhub.bsky.social @sb19-atinph.bsky.social @sb19sblinkusa.bsky.social

The KCON LA 2026 lineup is officially here with headliners NCT 127, Tomorrow X Together and ZEROBASONE — who will all perform hour-long sets Plus, artists that represent K-pop's full range including JO1, &TEAM, ALLDAY PROJECT, So!YoON!, Santos Bravos and much more: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

CORTIS wins Best K-Pop New Artist at the 2026 iHeartRadio Awards as the first award given away for the show. Congratulations! Full winners list and more via @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

📈 Initial industry projections predict P1Harmony's 'UNIQUE' on track to earn 77,000 units in its first full week available in the U.S. (75,000 from album sales) This should guarantee a Top 5 debut — potentially as high as No. 2 — for #P1Harmony on the Billboard 200

#Kpop updates including Lee Hyori BTOB HOSHI of SEVENTEEN The8 & Vernon of SEVENTEEN Wonpil of DAY6 SF9 I.O.I Park Jihoon MINNIE of i-dle KISS OF LIFE TREASURE PLAVE aespa NiziU ILLIT &TEAM NCT WISH KickFlip CORTIS MYNAME EL CAPITXN hrtz.wav Chuei Li Yu & Kang Woo Jin www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

In under two days time, more than 1 million ENGENEs have signed a @changedotorg.bsky.social petition calling for Heeseung to pursue his solo music while remaining in ENHYPEN It all comes as fans are questioning the confusing timing of the announcement from #Heeseung: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

BTS is teaming up with Spotify to ensure #ARIRANG is more than just a passive listening experience Get the first details on what to expect via @forbes.com now: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

Happy Friday! Check out 8+ must-know releases for New Music Friday Plus, BTS Answers the Internet, Stray Kids' Hyunjin joins GUESS, i-dle has a new arena tour, BIGBANG is coming, Zayn Malik thanks TWICE, Cypress Hill is under HYBE (!?!) and more: www.the-xover.com/p/new-music-...

We're discussing all things #BLACKPINK and #DEADLINE on Arirang Radio shortly!

Congratulations to Rosé who made history at the BRIT Awards as the first K-pop artist to ever win at the U.K. award show! While accepting her win, she gave a shoutout to her #BLACKPINK members and thanked them for inspiring her 🥹 Watch here: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

OFFICIAL: 'DEADLINE' earns the biggest first-day sales EVER for a K-pop album by a female artist with #BLACKPINK now standing as K-pop's only female act to have multiple projects move over 1 million albums in a day Congratulations! Full details via @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

It's time: My review of 'DEADLINE' from #BLACKPINK, ranking every track via @billboard.com What's your ranking? www.billboard.com/lists/blackp...

Exclusive: One producer has uploaded more than 250 AI-generated tracks across dozens of K-pop artists' official streaming pages — including the late Goo Hara, who passed away in 2019 A look into what's happening and why we should all be speaking out against it: www.the-xover.com/p/newsletter...

In an official press release, Calvin Klein says its new campaign "unveils a new denim chapter starring Jung Kook of BTS" "The new chapter sharpens the focus on denim as the ultimate expression of personal style through icon #JungKook's distinctive and influential point of view"

A bizarre, kinda funny, kinda sad, ultimately frustrating #Kpop investigation coming to The Crossover tomorrow. Subscribe to make sure it's in your inbox first www.the-xover.com

Analyses from the latest Billboard charts: ATEEZ Miss No. 1 But Not for Lack of Trying – Or Sales Plus, Jennie, NMIXX, Fifty Fifty and more: www.the-xover.com/p/charts-ate...

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

Truly insane work at @beehiiv.com I'm literally telling a website builder chatbox what I want in my homepage layout and it builds sections for me to work inside... It's way over my head how this works/why it works so well but incredible product @tylerdenk.bsky.social Just see for yourself

Currently on Number 3! Where's everyone else at?

Crossover Ready: Tame Impala and Jennie's "Dracula" remix is ready to take both artists to new mainstream-music heights Full review on this exciting moment on The Crossover: www.the-xover.com/p/tame-impal... @tameimpalabr.bsky.social @jenniekimbrasil.bsky.social @portalblackpink.bsky.social

If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money. And if they can talk you into believing anyone else is to blame, they will keep picking your pockets and purchasing themselves politicians and getting away with it.

The 33rd Hanteo Music Awards are underway with Hearts2Hearts, idnnt, 8TURN and NOWZ among the first winners Stay tuned as updates come in through the night: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

BTS returns with their first group magazine cover in years for @gqmagazine.bsky.social!

HYBE's stock slightly dipped after the court sided with Min Hee-Jin for a big payout, revealing its 2025 fiscal report and news of a donation to employees from Chairman Bang Si-Hyuk. Full story via @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

Lots to unpack in today's newsletter: K-Pop's Comeback to the Super Bowl. Plus, A Verdict in HYBE vs. Min Hee-Jin www.the-xover.com/p/kpop-super...

#ENHYPEN was the biggest winner at the 2026 D Awards taking home Artist of the Year, Best Tour and Best Group, plus #Heeseung winning the UPICK Global Choice Boy Other big winners: #ZEROBASEONE #NCTWISH #BOYNEXTDOOR #izna #AHOF #P1Harmony #ChueiLiYu Congrats all! 🥳 www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

The 2026 D Awards take place today with the early winners announced pre-telecast led by ENHYPEN, izna, ZEROBASEONE, NCT WISH, AHOF and Chuei Li Yu with multiple awards ENHYPEN's Heeseung also won a solo awards as the UPICK Global Choice Boy. Stay tuned for updates: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

A new week ahead where there will be a lot to discuss with K-pop at the #SuperBowl, chart analyses, new music, news and much more Follow the global expansion and don't forget to subscribe www.the-xover.com

I was not expecting this and it was soooo cute!!! Jisoo stars in Pokémon's #SuperBowl ad talking about her love for Eevee — in English and Korean! 🥺 She shares her fave alongside Lady Gaga (who duets with Jigglypuff), Trevor Noah, Young Miko, Charles Leclerc and more: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

KATSEYE in a #SuperBowl commercial? They are truly taking over!!! www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

Diplo confirmed he's working on BTS' upcoming 'Arirang' album, calling it the "craziest album ever" and that it's "going to be the biggest thing I’ve ever done" He also said Jung Kook has a "perfect voice" and needs "no AutoTune" The latest on Arirang via @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

Jumping on @ArirangWorld TV's 'The Kulture Wave' in a little bit to discuss all things #Kpop at the #GRAMMYs! "Golden," Rosé, KPop Demon Hunters, Bruno Mars, BLACKPINK, BTS and much more on the docket

Effie, NMIXX, Jennie, AKMU's Lee Chanhyuk and Woo Hee-jun lead the nominations at the 2026 Korean Music Awards, said to be the closest ceremony to the Grammys with a focus only on critics and those in the music industry with recognition for mainstream and indie artists www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

Tons of #Kpop updates lately! EJAE ONEW MINHO YOUNHA Monsta X Sorn WJSN CHUNG HA JIWOO of KARD AB6IX WOODZ IVE ONE PACT BOYNEXTDOOR Hi-Fi Un!corn SKINZ AtHeart CORTIS JENNIE & Tame Impala TEN & Blue Pongtiwat tobi lou x NewJeans QQQ (KB, JISUNG and NINE of OnlyOneOf) www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

Looking at the media story now that 'Kpop' has won a Grammy — and much more — in today's newsletter: www.the-xover.com/p/2026-gramm...

The Best #Kpop of January 2025 The year started blazing with ENHYPEN leading the way among excellent releases from EXO, KiiiKiii, i-dle, Inseong, Chuu, ZEROBASEONE and many more Playlists are available for whatever platform you use inside: www.the-xover.com/p/best-k-pop...

While cher hilariously and accidentally called the winner of the #GrammyAwards' Record of the Year as "Luther Vandross," it was actually "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA She wasn't *totally* off though, here's why via @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

While Cher hilariously called the winner of the Grammys Awards' Record of the Year as "Luther Vandross," it was actually "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

Tyler, the Creator won the Grammy's first-ever Best Album Cover award for his 'Chromakopia,' which he was the art director www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...

ROSÉ opens the 2026 Grammy Awards with a live performance of "APT.," up for Record and Song of the Year tonight, alongside Bruno Mars. Iconic.