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PSY Asks That You Not Call Him A One-Hit Wonder

K-Pop sensation PSY had the entire world galloping around at one point with “Gangnam Style,” the most-watched video of all time (1.5 billion views and counting), but the reality is that the hype surrounding him […]

2013/05/13

Psy Responds To Billie Joe Armstrong’s ‘Herpes Of Music’ Jab: “I Kinda Like It”

K-pop superstar Psy is not easily insulted. Two days after Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong compared Psy to herpes, the “Gangnam Style” singer has responded.

2013/05/10

Billy Joe Armstrong (Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong On Psy: ‘This Dude Is The Herpes Of Music’

The Green Day singer took to his Instagram account to roast the k-pop superstar, with his fans wholeheartedly agreeing with the sentiment.

2013/05/09

K-Pop Equations: Adding Up The American Influences In K-Pop

Before PSY broke the unprecedented YouTube record of one billion views on the site with “Gangnam Style,” a legion of dedicated global fans were already supporting him and his K-pop peers. South Korea has 50 million people, but the videos from the country’s shiniest, glossiest pop stars, who sing mostly in Korean, were ranking millions of views past that on YouTube.

2013/05/01

Psy Sheds Gentlemanly Traits in ‘Gentleman’ Video

From the moment Psy appears in his new video (unexplainably kicking over a traffic cone in the first five seconds), you know “Gentleman,” the follow-up to the juggernaut that was “Gangnam Style,” is going to be every bit as strange as its predecessor.

2013/04/15

PSY Gets Raunchy With New Single ‘Gentleman’

The wait for PSY’s new single is over. “Gentleman” leaked earlier today, a day before its scheduled release, and it’s not as innocent as some may think.

2013/04/12

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PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ Returns With Diplo, 2 Chainz And Tyga

In December, Diplo spilled the beans on Twitter about the collabo: “no lie i just finished something with @psy_oppa and @2chainz the mayan calendar predicted this.”

2013/03/07

One Direction Named Worst Band At NME Awards

One Direction won an award last night that most artists would be embarrassed to earn, but the boys took it all in stride.

2013/02/28

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Return With Fiery New Song, ‘Sacrilege’

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are back, returning to the airwaves with “Sacrilege,” their first new song since the release of the band’s Grammy-nominated 2009 full-length, It’s Blitz!.

2013/02/25

How Well Do You Remember 2012?

Obviously you haven’t forgotten “Gangnam Style” or NASA’s Curiosity rover landing on Mars. Who could ever forget wondering what the fiscal cliff is or Superstorm Sandy?

2012/12/28