Western pop music has always been influenced by artists and styles from around the world. A new book aims to give those varied influences — all of them — their due. Special correspondent Tom Casciato ...

Jeff Cheen, the music executive who worked with John Lennon and Pink Floyd and helped bring Western pop to China, died Oct.

Irish-born singer Chris de Burgh will perform in Tehran in late November alongside Iranian band Arian, Reuters reported today. The concert will mark the first time a Western singer has performed with ...

“Seven” by Jungkook and Latto is the most streamed song of Jungkook’s career, and in just over a year and a half, it has outstreamed every single song by BTS, Jungkook’s original group, over their ...

The Beatles at JFK, this was not. “Where’s all the screaming kids, then?” George Michael asked, scanning the arrivals hall at Beijing international airport in April 1985 to find the wind whistling ...

Fusing traditional Indian sounds with Western pop, Vedika’s newest single proves that the two genres can complement one another. Embracing her cultural roots, Vedika Sinha – who performs as Vedika – ...

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Cowboy hats, fringed jackets, and leather boots—it’s the good ‘ol Western aesthetic we all know and love! Plenty of K-pop groups have taken inspiration from this style in their music videos, adding a ...