Tag: K-Pop

Billboard #2 Sells Just 1K Downloads As Decline Accelerates

How quickly are download sales declining? It took just over 1000 track sales to grab the #2 spot on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart for the week ending August. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/27/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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BTS Is First K-pop Band To Top Billboard Hot 200

South Korean boy band BTS has become the first K-pop group to top the US Billboard 200 chart following the release of their new album, Love Yourself: Tear. 

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Spotify Took K-Pop Global, But Could Do More To Help Other Genres

K-Pop is hardly a niche genre, but until recently, its fans were found primarily in Korea, neighboring Asian countries and Korean immigrants in the US and elsewhere. Spotify, with its. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/27/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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