Music
Welcome to the Music vertical! Here you will find the latest news on the music world and all its antics, musings on the latest releases from your favourite local and international acts, and discover our constant internal struggle as self-conscious advocates for quality pop music.
Jason Zhang Brought a Blood, Sweat & Tears Founder Into Mandopop
September 21, 2026
Jason Zhang Brought a Blood, Sweat & Tears Founder Into Mandopop
A pop star with 100 million followers flew to the US and returned with a rock single built by Blood, Sweat & Tears' own drummer!
Masayoshi Fujita’s Expo 2025 Forest Had 1,500 Trees and a Rain Mode: Now It’s an Album
September 20, 2026
Masayoshi Fujita’s Expo 2025 Forest Had 1,500 Trees and a Rain Mode: Now It’s an Album
A 1,500-tree forest once changed its soundtrack with the weather. Now you can bring the rain yourself, no sensors required.
XG’s Label Went Dark for a Day: Now “DEPENDS” Lands 6 November
September 20, 2026
XG’s Label Went Dark for a Day: Now “DEPENDS” Lands 6 November
A label went dark for a whole day, then resurfaced with a song titled after the one answer nobody wants to hear: it depends.
Stolen Dance Is Coming to Marina Bay: Milky Chance Play the Singapore Grand Prix on 9 October 2026
September 20, 2026
Stolen Dance Is Coming to Marina Bay: Milky Chance Play the Singapore Grand Prix on 9 October 2026
Still stuck in your head 13 years on? Milky Chance are finally playing Asia, and they picked Marina Bay's Downtown stage to do it!
V of BTS Is JINRO’s First Global Ambassador, and the Soju Toad Made Its Idol Debut
September 19, 2026
V of BTS Is JINRO’s First Global Ambassador, and the Soju Toad Made Its Idol Debut
A soju toad in a K-pop idol outfit? JINRO just made V of BTS its face, and Singapore ARMYs can already buy the bottle today.
Singapore GP 2026 Concerts: Stages, Headliners, and After-Parties
September 18, 2026
Singapore GP 2026 Concerts: Stages, Headliners, and After-Parties
Janet Jackson's Singapore set lasts exactly one hour, and if you're not in Zone 1 by 6.15pm on Sunday, you'll miss her completely.
She Sent Tove Lo and Flume 50 Songs: Now Googly Eyes Is Opening Pandora’s Box
September 18, 2026
She Sent Tove Lo and Flume 50 Songs: Now Googly Eyes Is Opening Pandora’s Box
Most people scroll past an open call. googly eyes sent Tove Lo and Flume 50 songs, and landed a major-label single plus her first festival slot.
Singapore Grand Prix 2026 Guide: Tickets, Zones, and What to Do
September 17, 2026
Singapore Grand Prix 2026 Guide: Tickets, Zones, and What to Do
Walkabout or grandstand? Before you commit, here's where Milky Chance, Ollie Bearman's dog-brand pop-up, and free heartland race nights fit in.
That Husky Voice From Frieren and Demon Slayer? milet Plays Her First Singapore Show on 27 February 2027
September 16, 2026
That Husky Voice From Frieren and Demon Slayer? milet Plays Her First Singapore Show on 27 February 2027
Never made it past the Frieren end credits without crying? That husky voice is playing Singapore for one night only in February 2027.
Never Saw Michael Jackson Live? MJ the Musical Moonwalks Into Sands Theatre in August 2027
September 15, 2026
Never Saw Michael Jackson Live? MJ the Musical Moonwalks Into Sands Theatre in August 2027
Missed MJ's 1993 Singapore shows? This Tony-winning musical stages the exact tour that got him here, and the early-bird deals end before Halloween!