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IHeartMedia
iHeartMedia, Inc. is a prominent American mass media corporation, which originated in San Antonio, Texas, as Clear Channel Communications in 1972, founded by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs. The company underwent a major leveraged buyout in 2008 by Bain Capital and Thomas H...
IHeartRadio
iHeartRadio, the flagship brand of iHeartMedia, began in August 2008 as a freemium radio and music streaming service under Clear Channel Communications. Initially a website offering access to hundreds of stations, it quickly launched its first app for iPhone in October 2008, rapidly expanding to over 250 devices and platforms globally....
Music of South Africa
South Africa's music scene is a rich tapestry, reflecting its diverse multi-ethnic populace with globally recognized genres such as mbube, kwaito, gqom, and amapiano. Its vibrant history includes pivotal contributions like Enoch Sontonga's 1897 composition of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika," which later became the country's national anthem. A...
Amapiano
Amapiano is a vibrant South African music genre that gained mainstream popularity around mid-2012, blending diverse elements of kwaito, deep house, gqom, jazz, and soul. Characterized by distinctive piano melodies and a wide, percussive log drum bassline—a sound notably popularized by producers like
Tyla
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Tyla Laura Seethal, a South African singer-songwriter born in 2002, has rapidly risen to international fame with her unique "Popiano" sound, a vibrant fusion of pop and amapiano. Her global breakthrough came with the 2023 single "Water," which sparked a viral da...
Big Hit Music
Big Hit Music: From Entertainment to Global Powerhouse
Big Hit Music, a leading South Korean record label, was founded as Big Hit Entertainment in 2005 by producer Bang Si-hyuk. It achieved global prominence with the debut of the phenomenal boy group BTS on June 13, 2013...
BTS
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BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan), a seven-member South Korean boy band formed in 2010 and debuting in 2013, quickly evolved from hip hop, co-writing much of their material to address themes like mental health and self-l...
RM (musician)
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Kim Nam-joon (born September 12, 1994), professionally known as RM, is a highly acclaimed South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the insightful leader of the global phenomenon boy band BTS. Starting his career in the underground hip-ho...
Gangsta rap
Gangsta rap, initially called "reality rap," emerged in the late 1980s as a hip-hop subgenre that vividly portrayed the culture, values, and experiences of urban gangs and street life. Pioneers like Schoolly D, with his 1985 track "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?", and Ice-T, who released "6 in the Mornin'" ...
N.W.A
N.W.A (Niggaz Wit Attitudes) was a revolutionary American hip-hop group formed in Compton, California, in 1987, pivotal in defining the gangsta rap subgenre. Featuring iconic members like Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and Ice Cube, their music boldly confronted institutional racism and police brutality, making inherently political statements throug...
Eazy-E
Eric Lynn Wright (1964-1995), famously known as Eazy-E, was an American rapper from Compton, California, widely recognized as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap." He was instrumental in propelling West Coast rap by founding Ruthless Records in 1987 and leading the iconic group N.W.A. The gr...
K-pop
K-pop, an abbreviation for Korean popular music, originated in South Korea in the early 1990s as a youth subculture, heavily influenced by Western dance music, hip-hop, R&B, and rock. Pioneering acts like Seo Taiji and Boys modernized the scene, leading to SM Entertainment's Lee Soo-man establishin...