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Writer's Block is Real, Even for J.Cole: Here are 8 Tips to Overcome

January 19, 2023

Rapper J. Cole has recently announced that he had been struggling with writer's block, but found a way to break free from it by using a type beat from Youtube music producer BVTMAN's YouTube...

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Hania Rani: A Virtuoso in the World of Classical and Electronic Music

January 19, 2023

Hania Rani is a Polish pianist and composer whose music has been described as "hauntingly beautiful" and "evocative." She is known for her unique blend of classical and electronic music, which she...

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Ryan Tedder’s Studio Review: Writing Three Songs From Scratch

January 16, 2023

Ryan Tedder is a highly accomplished and sought-after music producer and songwriter. He is known for his work with a wide range of artists including: Adele, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and OneRepublic...

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Quentin Miller only got paid $30,000 for writing 6 Drake songs.

January 6, 2022

Drake's ghostwriter controversy has been a topic of conversation since the rapper's feud with Meek Mill in 2015. Quentin Miller, a lesser-known rapper from Atlanta, was named as the ghostwriter....

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Timbaland’s Beatmaking Masterclass Review: A Class on Feeling the Flow

December 28, 2022

Many artists are using their personal brand and influence to educate artists, from beginners to fellow professionals. Timbaland has partnered with Masterclass to teach musicians how to make unique...

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Rina Sawyama -- The Voice of a Genre-Spanning Pop Star

December 7, 2022

Rina Sawayama has burst into the consciousness of queer music listeners in recent years. My first time listening to her work was Cherry, a track that is bubbly ...

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YouTube Announces New “Creator Music” Platform

October 4, 2022

In the wake of Tiktok’s rapid expansion and growing dominance in the short-form video market, YouTube has felt the pressure to adapt to keep up with the shifting demands of its audience...

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Deep Dive: How Conan Gray Writes His Songs

October 5, 2022

Conan Gray is an American YouTuber turned singer-songwriter, most well-known for his songs about heartbreak and unrequited love. Throughout his career, Conan has written songs like “Crush Culture”...

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Phoebe Bridgers: A Deep Dive into Songwriting

October 17, 2022

Phoebe Bridgers is an American songwriter, singer, and producer who has, in recent years, gained mainstream recognition with the release of her sophomore album “Punisher” in 2020...

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How Steve Lacy Makes the Most with Less

October 18, 2022

Steve Lacy is a singer, songwriter, record producer, and living proof that you don’t need the most advanced or high-tech studio equipment to create music that listeners will love...

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Has the Pandemic Changed the World of Live Music?

August 31, 2022

For the last two years, there has been something missing in the lives of music lovers around the world—live music. The advent of a global pandemic meant the absence of concerts, festivals........

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Like the Early Days of Hip-Hop: The Future of Blockchain in the Music Industry

August 19, 2022

One of the biggest questions many spaces face today is how blockchain technology may overhaul industry norms, and the music industry is no exception. In particular...

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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...