JX Soo
JX Soo has been writing for NME since 2021, with a focus on Japanese and Asian music scenes. They previously founded and wrote for Singaporean independent webzine Big Duck Music. They also have a photographic-based visual arts practice, and has vowed to never become a DJ.
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Simon Cowell tried to buy Britney Spears’ ‘…Baby One More Time’ off Max Martin with a Mercedes
“No one is going to have a hit with a name called Britney Spears,” Cowell reportedly said to Martin when he refused
Kanye West plans to go solo with fashion: “No more companies”
“Now it’s time for Ye to make the new industry”
Rolling Loud confirms dates and city for Thailand festival in 2023
The American hip-hop franchise previously announced their first-ever Asian expansion in July
Jack White announces Asia dates in November, including shows in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok
As part of his massive ‘Supply Chain Issues’ world tour
Boy Pablo announces additional Singapore show
Now playing two nights as part of the Esplanade’s Mosaic Music Series
Listen to Rico Blanco’s new synthpop-flavoured single, ‘Palibot libot’
Fresh off his headlining show at the Araneta Coliseum
Singaporean emo upstarts CURB share hard-hitting new single, ‘2020’
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Logic Lost, Airliftz, Zoomie announced for Uah Music Festival in Penang
The festival takes place this Friday in Georgetown
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The SM Entertainment group are also set to release their fourth album later this week
NCT Dream to play the Philippines in October for I-Pop U Manila 2022
WayV, Xdinary Heroes and Golden Child will round out the October K-pop event’s line-up
Phum Viphurit, SALES, Grrrl Gang and more announced for Joyland Jakarta
The Jakarta festival now boasts 35 acts and counting
Singapore’s Kitty Purrnaz and Melbourne’s Yeo team up on hard-hitting new single, ‘Little Secret’
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