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DJ Crazy Times and Ms. Biljana Electronica’s “Planet of the Bass” is a viral hit parody song pulled straight from the absurdity of late-90s, early ’00s Eurodance music. Creator Kyle Gordon says it "just hit a nostalgia sweet spot." (Aug. 28)

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Why you can't get 'Planet of the Bass,' the playful '90s Eurodance parody, out of your head
By MARIA SHERMAN - AP Music Writer
Tue,08/29/23-9:59AM , 38 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The year is 2023, but it might as well be 1997.
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K-pop stars Taeyong, Taemin, Limelight and Shownu X Hyungwon attend KCON in Los Angeles. (Aug. 20)

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Inside KCON LA 2023, an extravagant microcosm of K-pop's macro influence
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Mon,08/21/23-11:04PM , 69 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hours before doors would open, thousands of K-pop fans lined up in downtown Los Angeles, stretching long city blocks in
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FILE -Westlife performs during the annual "Golden Camera" German film and television awards in the decommissioned Berlin Tempelhof Airport. The ‘00s Irish boy band-turned-pop group Westlife are set to embark on their first-ever run of North American tour dates in March 2024, surrounding St. Patrick’s Day. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool via AP, File)

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Beloved 2000s Irish boy band Westlife set to embark on first-ever North American tour
By MARIA SHERMAN - AP Music Writer
Mon,08/14/23-9:07AM , 70 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Irish boy band Westlife are set to perform in North America for the first time in their 20-plus year history.
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BTS member Suga attends an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks on Jan. 12, 2023, in Los Angeles. Suga has become the third member of BTS to begin South Korea’s compulsory military service. BTS' label, Big Hit Music, said in a statement on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, that Suga "has initiated the military enlistment process by applying for the termination of his enlistment postponement.” (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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K-pop star Suga becomes 3rd BTS member to begin military service in South Korea
By MARIA SHERMAN - AP Music Writer
Mon,08/07/23-7:15PM , 80 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Following his debut solo tour earlier this year, Suga, the K-pop superstar rapper/singer/songwriter, has become the third member of BTS to begin South Korea's
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