Independent artists around the country are becoming an instant hit as their videos go viral on YouTube. In order to become an instant hit, there needs to be some factor that generates this fan following. As a reviewer and love of music, ...

Thanks to Psy's "Gangnam Style" smash hit, the South Korean music industry's long-held dream to make it big in Europe and the USA with its K-pop boy bands has taken a giant leap forward. But Psy's international success looks unlikely to ...

Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar is to receive a posthumous lifetime achievement Grammy award, organizers of the music industry's top prize show said. Three-time Grammy winner Shankar, who died Tuesday in California, is among seven artis...

Hundreds of millions have watched the dance and listened to the song -- most without understanding a word -- but very few have any idea what "Gangnam" is and what, if any, particular "style" it might have. The Gangnam in the title of the...

Malaysian singer-songwriter Zee Avi's path to musical stardom began five years ago in her bedroom with a second-hand guitar, a clunky old laptop and a YouTube account. Her grainy, self-shot black and white rendition of her song "Poppy" s...

The phenomenal success of "Gangnam Style" is just the start of a new surge of attention for Korean entertainment, according to the man responsible for some of South Korea's biggest films. "When you look at Korean music or Korean films th...

A chubby thirty-something with wacky dance moves, Park Jae-Sang falls far short of the prettified, teenage ideal embodied by the stars of South Korea's phenomenally successful K-pop industry. But Park, known as "Psy," has succeeded where...

K-pop sensation Wonder Girls are back with a new single "Like Money" featuring Akon on the hook. Three teasers for its music video were released in the past week and now a full length video for the track, which is set to be released on July...

Oscar winner AR Rahman is collaborating with Danny Boyle for a special number in Punjabi for the London Olympics, celebrating the Indian influence in the UK.