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Albums

What BTS’ return means to the K-pop industry – and why it comes with a full-length album in March

A screengrab from concert film BTS: Yet To Come In Cinemas. The South Korean boy band are making a comeback on March 20.
A screengrab from concert film BTS: Yet To Come In Cinemas. The South Korean boy band are making a comeback on March 20.

K-pop sensation BTS to return with new album on March 20

The album will be the first released by BTS in more than three years.
The album will be the first released by BTS in more than three years.

Life Listens

Singapore actress Chen Liping stars in music video by Malaysian singer Firdhaus

Veteran Singapore actress Chen Liping stars in a music video by Malaysian singer Firdhaus (right), Maybe This Is The Last Song I'll Ever Write For You.
Veteran Singapore actress Chen Liping stars in a music video by Malaysian singer Firdhaus (right), Maybe This Is The Last Song I'll Ever Write For You.

11 new holiday albums that will make you gasp, laugh and sway

Kylie Minogue: Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) (left) and Luke Bryan: Luke Bryan Christmas.
Kylie Minogue: Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) (left) and Luke Bryan: Luke Bryan Christmas.

Bad Bunny named Spotify’s Global Top Artiste in 2025, Rose’s Apt. is Apple Music’s biggest song

Bad Bunny is once again Spotify’s Global Top Artiste in 2025. Apt. from Blackpink's Rose and Bruno Mars was Apple Music's biggest song in 2025.
Bad Bunny is once again Spotify’s Global Top Artiste in 2025. Apt. from Blackpink's Rose and Bruno Mars was Apple Music's biggest song in 2025.

Stray Kids become first K-pop group to top Billboard 200 album chart for 8th consecutive time

stray02 -  K-pop boy band Stray Kids


CREDIT: STRAY KIDS/FACEBOOK
stray02 -  K-pop boy band Stray Kids


CREDIT: STRAY KIDS/FACEBOOK

Life Listens

Brat singer Charli XCX gets dark and romantic in Wuthering Heights soundtrack

British singer Charli XCX's new single Chains Of Love reflects Wuthering Height's dark tale of love and obsession.
British singer Charli XCX's new single Chains Of Love reflects Wuthering Height's dark tale of love and obsession.

Irish pop group Westlife on 25 years, new music and anniversary tour

Westlife's Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan during their performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on Oct 27.
Westlife's Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan during their performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on Oct 27.

Life Listens: Taylor Swift may dominate the charts, but is The Life Of A Showgirl any good?

Taylor Swift's The Life Of A Showgirl is Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day.
Taylor Swift's The Life Of A Showgirl is Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day.

K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty to release album in November

K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty, comprising (from left) Hana, Athena, Chanelle Moon, Keena and Yewon, will release a new album on Nov 4.
K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty, comprising (from left) Hana, Athena, Chanelle Moon, Keena and Yewon, will release a new album on Nov 4.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.