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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. As the full-length surges back to the summit on one tally, the ...

BTS, the global K-pop superstars boasting five Grammy nominations, 26 Guinness World Records and roughly 90 million fans, announced a 79-show world tour on Tuesday featuring two nights at Stanford ...

BTS ARIRANG holds No. 1 on Billboard 200 for three weeks. Album debuted with 641,000 units, the biggest opening week of 2026. BTS dominate global charts with Swim topping Spotify for 23 days. BTS ...

A U.S. court petition seeks to identify an anonymous social media leaker for copyright litigation in South Korea. By Rachel Scharf BTS’ record label has taken the first step to sue an anonymous X user ...

The K-pop group has played two surprise songs during every show's encore. By Annie Harrigan Hopefully ARMY likes surprises, because BTS is bringing new ones to its fan base every night. It’s been four ...

TAMPA, Fla. - You’re never too old to find your new favorite music artist, and Linda Goldman got the best birthday gift from a friend with surprise tickets to BTS’ ARIRANG World Tour stop in Tampa.

In every phase of BTS’ steady rise to global superstardom, most mainstream press coverage has couched the group’s success as in spite of their Korean identity, rarely if ever considering that their ...

BTS‘ “Arirang” is at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the third frame in a row, with little competition coming along to usurp it in a slow week for new releases. Prior to this album, BTS had ...

K-pop stars must develop stamina and prevent injuries while also maintaining the lithe physique their industry demands, the band’s former trainer says. K-pop stars must develop stamina and prevent ...

BTS has now performed a handful of concerts as part of its world tour 'ARIRANG'. Millions of fans have now seen the Kpop group perform favorites like "Butter" and "Dynamite" as the tour continues — ...

BTS is vying to nab a historic win as Artist of the Year at the 52nd American Music Awards (AMAs), standing as the only K-pop act nominated in the category. BTS stands shoulder to shoulder with Bad ...