From K-pop to reggaeton, English language music no longer reigns supreme
Shain Shapiro
Generous investment in Seoul, Bogotá and beyond has created local artists who can rip up the world stage. Meanwhile, the UK cuts its funding, says Shain Shapiro
August 2023
Here come the girls! All-female K-pop groups conquer Britain
Korean boybands have already scored huge global success. Now the gender balance is being reset
July 2022
V&A to stage UK’s first major exhibition of Korean culture
Show will feature immersive re-creation of set from Oscar-winning film Parasite as well as props from Squid Game
January 2019
Ranked
The greatest pop music dance crazes – ranked!
It’s 40 years since we first spelled out YMCA to the Village People’s disco hit – here are 15 of the best finger-pointing, hip-wiggling hits
September 2018
Singled out: the Top 40 formats that fell by the wayside
Remember when a pop rookie and grandee would team up? Or when a soap star could call in Beyoncé to guest on their single? We pay tribute to the song types consigned to chart history
March 2018
Pyongyang Style? South Korea wants pop star Psy to play in the North
Seoul is seeking to include the Gangnam Style singer in a team of nine South Korean pop acts that are set perform in North Korea next week
August 2015
Readers recommend
Readers recommend: songs so bad, they're good
South Korean festival hits London – everything from K-pop to kimchi
June 2015
Crossy Road mobile game gets some Gangnam Style with Psy update
90m players will be able to buy Korean rapper as an in-app purchase, complete with signature moves and a new dance-pad scoring system
August 2014
The Birth of Korean Cool review – the making of a cultural superpower
Euny Hong's account of how South Korea went from backwater to cultural trendsetter is a myth-busting treat, writes Isabel Hilton
July 2014
PewDiePie still world's biggest YouTube star with 351m views in June
Gamer's channel still ahead of Shakira, Pitbull and Katy Perry, while Psy's Snoop Dogg Hangover returns him to top 10. By Stuart Dredge
June 2014
Viral video chart
Viral Video Chart: Jennifer Lopez, Snoop Dogg and Benedict Cumberbatch
Listen up
Psy and Snoop Dogg's new video for Hangover
April 2014
YouTube wants its creators to build 'fanbases' rather than audiences
‘An audience tunes in when they're told to. A fanbase chooses when and what to watch’ says entertainment boss Alex Carloss. By Stuart Dredge
January 2014
Business blog
Davos diary: the last time a Guardian hack spoke to Matt Damon it was fatal
Remember that moment in Bourne Ultimatum when a fictional Guardian journalist refuses to obey instructions from Jason Bourne to avoid CIA snippers in Waterloo station?
November 2013
2013 in review
The pop A-Z of 2013 - in pictures
From Morrissey's book to Miley Cyrus's wrecking ball, it's been a memorable year in pop. Here are the key moments, biggest trends and inexplicable hits
October 2013
The Fox song creators celebrate 100 million YouTube hits with a sleep
Norwegian comedians behind Ylvis's The Fox say it was meant to be a skit – not the new Gangnam Style
August 2013
Israeli soldiers dance to Gangnam Style at Palestinian wedding - video
Israeli soldiers dance riotously to Gangnam Style at a Palestinian wedding – to the dismay of military bosses
May 2013
YouTube Comedy Week, day four: Crabstickz, the Gregory Brothers and Psy
The week in music
From Taylor Swift to Psy: the week in music – in pictures
