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Album Review: IU – LILAC

Chase McMullenMarch 31, 2021

What a difference four years can make. When Korean superstar IU, real name Lee Ji-Eun, released her last studio album Palette in 2017, she was somewhat on the ...

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IU releases expansive new album Lilac, shares glorious video for title track

Chase McMullenMarch 25, 2021

It's been a long road, but IU has finally returned with her fifth album Lilac. To be fair, she's released EPs and singles in the meantime, but it's been (inhal...

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K-pop Queen IU reveals fifth album title and release date

Chase McMullenMarch 3, 2021

Sometimes a picture truly is worth a thousand words. Well, enough for this article at least: K-pop superstar and singer-songwriter IU has finally revealed both...

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IU playfully embraces her “Celebrity” with new single, prepares fifth album

Chase McMullenJanuary 27, 2021

Korean singer-songwriter (and hesistant superstar) IU has, for better and worse, truly grown up in the limelight. Debuting as a young teen, her music was judge...

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Our most anticipated albums of 2021

Rob Hakimian, Ana Leorne, Andy Johnston, Tim Sentz, Gareth O'Malley, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Jeremy J. Fisette, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Kyle Kohner and Evan KaloudisJanuary 6, 2021

A new year, a whole new batch of music to get excited about. Will the pandemic have a delayed effect on this year's releases? Only time will tell, but – as you...

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BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Tim Sentz, Jeremy J. Fisette, Gareth O'Malley, Ana Leorne, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston and Aleksandr SmirnovDecember 14, 2020

It's been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute's is one of re-birth. For those many of you who probably don't know our history, BPM was run as a passio...

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Korean superstar singer-songwriter IU releases new single “Eight”, featuring & produced alongside BTS member SUGA

Chase McMullenMay 6, 2020

If you aren't a K-pop fan and/or don't live in South Korea, you could be forgiven for not realizing, but IU is Queen. Capital Q. While the likes of BTS and ...

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