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K-pop group FIFTY FIFTY loves their candy. So much so, one of the songs off their new digital single is called "Skittlez." Calling in from the ATTRAKT offices in Seoul, the members – Keena, Chanelle ...

At Paste Music, we’re listening to so many new tunes on any given day, we barely have any time to listen to each other. Nevertheless, every week we can swing it, we take stock of the previous seven ...

Korean artist WOODZ used to care about people perceiving him as “cool,” not just himself as an artist, but also his music. He would ask himself, “Who am I, and why do I do music?” and he would answer ...

Lydia Kaseta is one of two winners of American Songwriter's Songs That Sync Promotion for her track, "Black Powder Smoke." ...

Indie-rock heroes Spoon are back with two new songs. The Austin, Texas, band just surprise-released “Chateau Blues” and “Guess I’m Fallin’ In Love,” quintessential examples of the kind of sharp guitar ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When most people think of James Brown, they remember the Godfather of Soul as the architect of funk, the tireless showman, and the revolutionary force who redefined rhythm. But ...