It's No. 1 Somewhere

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Meet Panamah, the xx of Denmark, and Hear Late-Night Bummer 'Born Af Natten'

April 19, 2013 – Last week Denmark was pulsing to the cavernous electronic pop of Panamah, a young trio whose third single "Børn Af Natten" quite deservingly landed at No. 1 on the Danish charts. If it sounds strikingly familiar, that's probably because the template is almost identical to the one used to such great effect by chilly British indie-electronic band the xx. …
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Like Cobra Starship and Linkin Park? Meet Japanese Boy Band Kis-My-Ft2

December 7, 2012 – The top slot of the Oriconchart, the primary ranking system for music sales in Japan, is currently occupied by "Ai No Beat" the latest single from the boy band Kis-My-Ft2, whose name is cobbled together as an acronym from the transliterated initials of its seven members and then poorly approximated as "Kiss My Foot Two." At first blush it feels like deliberately trashy dance-pop — especially with a melody seemingly cribbed straight from …
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Meet Ga-In, the K-Pop Sensation Whose 'Bloom' is Outcharting 'Gangnam Style' in Korea

October 30, 2012 – Korean rapper PSY's runaway smash-of-smashes "Gangnam Style" is set to reach a historic one billion YouTube views by Christmas. The continued American attention should buy the man a pretty sweet yacht, but at this point he's actually flopping around a bit on the charts back in Korea, especially given that he's been sitting at No. …
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Meet Asaf Avidan, An Israeli Chart-Topper Who Channels Cat Power

September 14, 2012 – The new single from Israeli singer and guitarist Asaf Avidan, "One Day/Reckoning Song [Wankelmut Remix]," is a worldwide smash, recently hitting the No. 1 spot in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, and Austria. …
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Hear the Chart-Topping Single From Japan's N.E.W.S.: Like If Escort Were a Boy Band

August 16, 2012 – Tokyo pop group N.E.W.S. has been flourishing under the watchful eye of Japanese boy band kingpin Johnny Kitagawa for close to a decade now despite some substantial lineup changes. …
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Meet Svetlana Loboda, the Ukrainian Lady Gaga

July 31, 2012 – Lady Gaga hasn't dropped a major single this year, and maybe that monster void is why pop star Svetlana Loboda has been able to dominate the charts in her native Ukraine lately with her No. …
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