In January Jakarta will for the first time host the the Golden Disc Awards, a testament to its huge K-pop fanbase albeit many years after other Southeast Asian hubs such as Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.  

SZA -- the acerbic, R&B risk-taker whose layered tales of romance earned her acclaim with her debut Ctrl in 2017 and saw her top the charts again with 2022's SOS -- is poised to rule the night, with nominations spanning the categories.

The song comes more than four decades after it was originally recorded as a demo, but despite the hype left critics distinctly underwhelmed.

From immigrant romance to acclaimed body horrors, this year's edition of Jakarta Film Week drew in the city's cinephiles by screening different genres for different tastes.

English words took up 41.3 percent of the lyrics of K-pop girl groups’ releases that landed on Circle Chart’s Digital Chart Top 100 in the first half of this year.

In a video posted on Chinese social media platform Weibo, the 33-year-old singer can be seen flaunting her Mandarin-speaking skills in what looks to be a talk show.

Get ready for a grand crescendo in the Indonesian musical scene at the end of this month. On Oct. 28-29, Ciputra Artpreneur will again be the stage for the Indonesian Musical Festival (FMI), showcasing a medley of theatrical performances that blend the arts of singing, acting and dancing.  

"Now And Then", first written and sung by ex-Beatle John Lennon and developed by the rest of the band, has now been finally finished by McCartney and Starr -- and AI -- decades after its original recording.

Digital royalty collections surged nearly 34% to 4.2 billion euros in 2022 as more consumers turned to music and video subscription services, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) said in the report.

The fan-fueled event, taking place on Sunday, reflected the yearning of thousands of devoted fans for Taylor Swift as some of them still questioned the exclusion of Indonesia from her ongoing global tour.

The Indonesian indie rock band's debut full-length album, Spunky!, showcases how nothing compares to independent-minded musicianship.

Swift is taking a break from playing sold-out arenas before heading back on the road for the remainder of her Eras Tour, which is poised to become the first tour to make $1 billion.

Three years after the pandemic wiped out the live music scene, fans are flocking again to see their favorite stars on stage, with Taylor Swift and Beyonce raking it in with tours that are giving local economies a boost.

Up for grabs at the sale organized by Julien's Auctions in Nashville will be Clapton's Gibson SG -- popularly known as "The Fool" -- which the British rocker began using when his band Cream embarked on its first US tour.

These students eventually became stateless, wandering around aimlessly and seeking other countries for better asylum.

Hayao Miyazaki's celebrated Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli said Thursday it will be acquired by private broadcaster Nippon TV, citing his old age.

During a talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Musk said that introducing a small monthly payment for X would combat the "armies of bots" on the site.

Thirty-two years after his death, the famous home on Paris' Left Bank gets its long-awaited opening next Wednesday, with visitors welcomed into the dark, bohemian lair by Charlotte's whispered voice in their headphones. 

Activist Usman Hamid and his band, The Blackstones, along with singer Once Mekel, released a song to commemorate human rights icon Munir Said Thalib, 19 years after his murder.

The music and culture magazine said Fallon, a comedian and one of the stars of US late-night TV, had been accused by two current employees and 14 former "Tonight Show" workers of "erratic behavior" with some saying the show had been "a toxic workplace for years."

The film's surprisingly low-key Japanese release in July came with conspicuously little promotional material as a part of the studio's attempt to build mystery around the enigmatic film.

The album had a contemporary sound, with a mixture of rock, ballads, dance and a "country-ish kind of thing".

Kitagawa, who died in 2019, has been accused of using his sway over young boys seeking stardom to sexually abuse them, and the scandal has gripped the nation since the BBC first aired a tell-all documentary in March.

The award adds to the actor’s list of accolades, including previous wins at the Venice Film Festival, where films he starred in won Best Film.

Never fear -- the culturally defining juggernaut will hit movie theaters with a concert film released on October 13.

Unusual for a Hollywood production, One Piece author Eiichiro Oda was given final say over how the show was made – and was not shy about exercising it.

Almost half a century ago, Indonesia shuttered its only vinyl record pressing plant after Lokananta switched to duplicating cassette tapes.

The decision deals a blow to cinema chains such as AMC Entertainment, Cineplex and Cinemark which are still trying to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. "Dune" was one of the most anticipated films on the late 2023 schedule.

Their hopes have been raised by an innocuous-looking advert in a small London newspaper heralding a new glass repair store called "Hackney Diamonds". 

After being banned in some Arab countries, the film Barbie is dividing audiences in the conservative Gulf.