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SG Lewis: Who Is He - and What’s Next For This Rising Star?

February 6, 2023

SG Lewis (Samuel George Lewis) is a rising star in the dance/electronic music realm. He is a DJ/producer turned singer-songwriter, and is known for his disco-inspired, transcendent sound. He routinely

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Lessons to Learn From the Launch Of Sam Smith’s “Unholy”

February 4, 2023

Sam Smith just released their new album “Gloria” on the 27th of January. As described by Pitchfork, “Gloria flips between hyperpop, country, dancehall, disco, 2-step, and intimate, Kehlani-esque R&B”.

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Are Virtual Idols the Future of Music?

February 5, 2023

Virtual reality and the metaverse have become popular topics in the music industry where more and more technology and music have been combined, creating something that could revolutionize the entire

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Grammy Awards Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: The Category Songwriters Deserve

February 5, 2023

The 65th annual GRAMMY Awards are here, and there's a long-awaited addition to the awards. This year marks the introduction of a new category: the Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical Award. For all

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How Zach Bryan’s Authenticity Makes His Music So Appealing, Even to Non-Country Fans

January 31, 2023

Zach Bryan released his first album in 2019, and in the short time since he has become one of the biggest names in country. His biggest album, “American Heartbreak”, broke single-day album streaming

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Miley Cyrus is Going to Take Over Pop in 2023

January 31, 2023

Miley Cyrus was born into the music industry, and has spent her career channelling her Nashville and Hollywood roots into a diverse discography stacked with hits. Add to that countless covers that are

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Why This Pop-Rock Band Got Hate For Starting On YouTube

January 31, 2023

Before the invention of TikTok, many music artists gained popularity through YouTube. However, similar to the TikTok stars of today, people in the music industry saw ‘YouTube bands’ as lesser because

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Will Google End Work for Music Creators with their New Music AI?

February 1, 2023

Google has done it. They have created an AI that can generate music from text descriptions. The announcement of this is timely because recently Chat GPT, (a language learning model created by OpenAI

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The Road to Success: What qualities can we learn from Kpop Idols?

January 28, 2023

What does it take to be a professional singer in South Korea? On stage, these Kpop idols capture our attention with catchy songs and amazing choreographies, but what about off-stage? Behind the ...

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Songwriter's Block: Inspiration Tuning in From Around the World

January 26, 2023

Writer’s block is real, and it’s not just authors, but also songwriters and composers. Thinking of top hit songs can be difficult, so how do the pros do it? Where do they get their inspiration from?

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Arcane: How A Video Game Adaptation Ended Up With A Banger Soundtrack

January 26, 2023

What does a TV show based on a video game and the music industry have in common? Near the end of 2021, Arcane took the world by storm after debuting on Netflix. Not only did it dazzle us with its...

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How Black Pink Should Negotiate Their New Contract with YG Entertainment

January 23, 2023

As the contract between Blackpink and YG Entertainment nears its end, fans of the popular South Korean girl group are wondering if the group will renew their contract with the agency...

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LE SSERAFIM Breaks Yet Another Record Proving their Excellence and Success

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LE SSERAFIM Hits 1 Billion Spotify Streams in 2025, serving Records and Receipts

In a year where streaming milestones are harder to hit than that high note in ANTIFRAGILE, LE SSERAFIM has officially crossed 1 billion Spotify streams in 2025. The self-proclaimed fearless queens of fourth-gen K-pop aren’t just making noise, they’re setting the tone for the entire industry, and they’re doing it with a level of confidence that borders on magnetic.

This isn’t just another “look what we did” headline. It’s a sign of dominance. Spotify is a global battlefield where countless artists fight for attention, and yet LE SSERAFIM has managed to command streams like a main character running the plot. Their sound, sleek, modern, and unapologetically experimental, has carved them a space where trend-chasing feels irrelevant. Instead, they’re creating the trends everyone else scrambles to copy.

2025 has felt like one long encore for the group. Their releases have been not just songs, but cultural moments, each one met with explosive online reactions, TikTok dance challenges, and fan-made edits that spread like wildfire. Their stages aren’t just performances, they’re spectacles; every move, every look, every beat feels engineered to make you hit replay. It’s this dual mastery of music and visual storytelling that’s transformed casual listeners into loyal followers.

Their brand of artistry blends grit with glamour, a tightrope walk that could go wrong in lesser hands, but LE SSERAFIM has made it their signature. They lean into confidence not as a marketing angle, but as a philosophy. In an industry where perfection is often polished to the point of sterility, they’re selling something real, ambition, personality, and a refusal to shrink themselves for anyone.

The numbers are impressive, sure, but the cultural footprint is even bigger. They’ve sparked trends in fashion with their unapologetically bold stage fits. They’ve dominated timelines with fancams that go viral hours after a performance. And they’ve managed to make every fan feel like part of a bigger movement, one built on energy, inclusivity, and a shared hunger for more.

One billion streams in a single year isn’t just a flex, it’s a warning shot to the competition. LE SSERAFIM isn’t here to play it safe. They’re here to claim their place as one of K-pop’s defining forces, and if the past year is anything to go by, we’ve only seen the opening credits. The rest of this story? It’s going to be on repeat.

LE SSERAFIM Breaks Yet Another Record Proving their Excellence and Successle-sserafim-breaks-yet-another-record-proving-their-excellence-and-successNazia RahmanAug 11, 2025In a year where streaming milestones are harder to hit than that high note in ANTIFRAGILE, LE SSERAFIM has officially crossed 1 billion Spotify streams in 2025. The self-proclaimed fearless queens...