The DASH: Your Daily Dose of Worldwide Music and Entertainment News [June 27, 2023]
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🎵 Jimin of BTS had Twitter ablaze as he was trending as the subject of the “BILLBOARD HISTORY MAKER JIMIN” tag. The tag gained rapid traction across Twitter as throngs of ARMY’s tweeted congratulation posts because Jimin became the first Korean/K-POP solo artist to have two songs charting for multiple weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. The singles “Angel Pt.1” and “Like Crazy”, placed at #96 and #65 respectively on the chart.
🎵 A spectacular evening of music is in store for Japan on June 28 as TV Tokyo will present the 13th edition of its popular music festival broadcast, “TV TOKYO MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023”. The event will feature over 30 of some of the brightest music acts in Japan and will span over the course of five hours.
Some of the acts scheduled to perform include ENDRECHERI, imase, INI, Travis Japan, Dean Fujioka, The RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE, NiziU, NEWS, Sexy Zone, ano and more. The evening will be hosted by Tokio keyboardist and actor Taichi Kokubun.
For more information on the special broadcast event, visit https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/ongakusai_2023summer/. The TV Tokyo graphics enclosed below provide a rough schedule of performers, timing etc.
🎵 Relive the magic of BE:FIRST on stage as the DVD and Blu-Ray spotlighting their first nationwide tour across Japan will be available June 28, 2023. The “BE:FIRST 1st One Man Tour “BE:1″ 2022-2023” will include concert footage from the group’s first performance at Yoyogi National Stadium, including exclusive behind the scenes footage. The CD and Blu-Ray can be purchased from the group’s official label site or Japanese music outlets.
📸 NewJeans (뉴진스) treated fans and supporters by sharing a series of concept photos from their upcoming second EP release. The photos are a mix of glamorous portraits of the individual members as well as a number of captivating group photos. Follow the links below to view all the photos they shared.
- NewJeans 2nd EP Concept Photos – Tweet 1
- NewJeans 2nd EP Concept Photos – Tweet 2
- NewJeans 2nd EP Concept Photos – Tweet 3
- NewJeans 2nd EP Concept Photos – Tweet 4
🎵 5x GRAMMY Award winning singer-songwriter H.E.R. posted an exuberant video to Twitter announcing that not only was it her birthday, but her festival called the Lights On Festival is back after a year hiatus. The festival is geared up to take place over two days on September 16 and 17 at the Shoreline Amphitheater Festival Grounds in Mountain View, California.
Some of the noted acts of the roster of performers includes Jazmine Sullivan, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Don Toliver, Toosii, Syd, Doechii, Uncle Waffles, Leon Thomas, Jozzy and more. Check the festival’s website for the complete list of performers an dother important details.
New Music Announcements
🔥💿 XG, the Japanese 7-member girl group based in South Korea, posted an image to their official Twitter announcing that their first mini album is coming soon! The rapidly emerging group has made waves across the music industry since their debut last year with the digital single “Tippy Toes”, released March 18, 2022 via XGALX, a subsidiary of Avex.
🔥💿 Indie R&B recording artist Willis Love drops another boommode project as his current single “Little Freak” featuring rapper Jaye Archer is available on all streaming platforms. Make sure to stream this sultry track on repeat and place it in your top playlists!
Milestones
Diamonds are a guy’s best friend as well!
Australian rapper The Kid Laroi (Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard) posted a tweet and image depicting that his 2021 smash collaboration with Justin Bieber, “Stay”, has attained the prestigious level of “DIAMOND”.
On June 23, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) certified that the hip-hop/R&B single has sold 10 million units plus. What a momentous milestone for the young recording artist who has not even cracked his 20th birthday yet.
Brazilian songstress and actress Juliette posted a tweet expressing loads of gratitude to her fans as she simply wrote “OBRIGADAAAAA!” (“Thank you” in Portuguese). The tweet served as a celebration that her most recent single “Dai da Frente” has surpassed four million streams on Spotify! Four million and climbing!…. we’re looking forward to her post acknowledging the five million mark!
Birthdays
🎂🎉 H.E.R., American R&B singer, Academy and GRAMMY Award winner, turns 26 years old. H.E.R. was born Gabriela Sarmiento Wilson on June 27, 1997 in Vallejo, California. 🎂🎉
🎂🎉 RAUL (Maito Raul Murakami) of Snow Man, Japanese singer, actor, model, and TV personality turns 19 years old. Raul was born June 27, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan. 🎂🎉
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Kevin James has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry in various facets. He has worked as a recording artist, songwriter, producer, on-air radio personality, background actor and film director. Kevin is a Member of the National Writer's Union.