A soundtrack selection from an animated feature film has set a United Kingdom chart record after returning to the peak position for a ninth week.
Golden, performed by HUNTR/X for the movie KPop Demon Hunters, reclaimed the top ranking on the Official Singles Chart for the period ending November 5. The track displaced Taylor Swift's The Fate of Ophelia to resume its chart dominance. This achievement surpasses the previous record for animated artists, which The Archies held for 56 years with Sugar, Sugar from 1969.
Three additional tracks from the K-pop Demon Hunters soundtrack maintained their presence in the rankings this week. HUNTR/X's How It's Done held the 10th position during its sixth charting week, while What It Sounds Like...
LE SSERAFIM reached a streaming milestone as their collaboration with BTS member j-hope climbed higher than any previous release from the group.
The track SPAGHETTI rose to the 19th position on the Spotify daily Global Top Songs chart dated Oct. 30 after accumulating more than 2.5 million plays that day. This marked the first time any recording by LE SSERAFIM penetrated the platform's top 20 rankings worldwide. The song had already represented their best chart placement before advancing further up the list.
SPAGHETTI also established a new benchmark on Spotify's weekly Global Top Songs chart. During the seven days ending Oct. 30, the single entered at number 25 while generating nearly 16.84 million streams. The performance surpassed...
Television audiences witnessed intensifying competition among weekend programming on Saturday as multiple series reached new viewership milestones while fresh offerings made their debut.
KBS 2TV launched Last Summer, a romantic series featuring Lee Jae Wook and Choi Sung Eun, which attracted 2.7 percent of households nationwide during its opening installment. JTBC's The Dream Life of Mr. Kim pulled in 3.2 percent for its third broadcast. Meanwhile, KBS 2TV's Our Golden Days dominated Saturday evening across all programming categories with 13.6 percent viewership.
Two established dramas achieved their strongest Saturday performance yet. Typhoon Family on tvN captured the top position within its broadcast window at 8.2 percent of...
Yoo Jae Suk maintained his leading position in brand reputation rankings for variety program performers during November, according to data released by the Korean Business Research Institute.
The institute evaluated 50 entertainment personalities through consumer engagement metrics, press attention, interaction levels, and public awareness between Oct. 1 and Nov. 1. Yoo achieved a brand reputation score of 5,619,807, with analysis linking him to programs such as How Do You Play?, You Quiz on the Block and Sixth Sense 2. His performance drew 91.38 percent favorable responses in sentiment evaluation.
Jun Hyun Moo climbed to second position with 2,652,978 points, reflecting a growth of 9.92 percent from the previous month. Lee Soo Ji...
People living in Whitecliff, a community west of Harare, have praised a government plan to grant property documents to participants in the Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle shelter program. The decision addresses decades of uncertainty about land rights following resettlement efforts after 2000.
The Cabinet authorized negotiations connecting current occupants with property holders, allowing purchases through installment agreements under the Presidential Title Deeds Programme. Information Minister Jenfan Muswere highlighted one major transaction involving Whitecliff Farm, where 11,000 households occupy 1,065.7 hectares. Authorities reached a $44 million settlement with Eddie's Pfugari Estate for the tract. He explained that obtaining formal...
Zimbabwe's leader has extended his congratulations to Samia Suluhu Hassan after her successful campaign in Tanzania's presidential race held on Oct. 29.
Emmerson Mnangagwa released a statement praising Hassan's triumph as evidence of Tanzanian citizens placing faith in her forward-thinking approach to governance and backing her Chama Cha Mapinduzi political organization. The Zimbabwean head of state pledged his nation would pursue closer cooperation with Tanzania to reinforce existing ties of mutual support and friendship connecting both countries and their populations.
Tanzanian voters cast ballots last week in an election that delivered an overwhelming mandate to the incumbent Chama Cha Mapinduzi party. Hassan secured her position...
Harare will host a two-day fitness celebration later this month that combines exercise, entertainment and mental health advocacy as part of the worldwide Movember initiative focused on male wellness.
The Musabvunda Fitness and Wellness Festival takes place on November 29 and 30, featuring stamina tests, collective workout programs and musical acts like Nisha Ts. Organizers designed the gathering to promote healthy lifestyle choices, particularly as Zimbabwe's government intensifies efforts to combat substance dependency among citizens. Event coordinator Kudzai Pasipanodya emphasized that Movember extends beyond facial hair growth to encompass physical strength and psychological resilience. The festival creates an environment where...
apulSoft released version 2.7.6 of its apQualizr2 plugin, bringing keyboard shortcuts and addressing several technical problems. Users can toggle between stereo processing modes for selected frequency bands by pressing the C, L, R, M, or S keys. The update also enhances how the software handles text files saved in UTF-8 and UTF-16 character formats.
The patch resolves multiple issues that affected performance and stability. Engineers fixed audio artifacts that occurred when users connected cables to LFO amplitude modulation controls. A separate problem causing unwanted clicks from the low-frequency oscillator on certain Windows setups has been eliminated. The developer also corrected a critical fault that caused Bitwig Studio to crash...
Song Athletics partnered with Montreal sound designers BORO to produce Alchemia, a digital instrument library for Kontakt that merges acoustic recordings with electronic processing techniques. The collection blends string instruments, wind sections and human voices alongside modular synthesizer patches and unconventional audio sources, all transformed through experimental signal chains.
Recording sessions took place at Hotel2Tango studio in Montreal, where engineers captured performances on magnetic tape using vintage microphones. Electronic sources such as synthesizers and electric guitars received additional treatment by routing their signals through tube amplifiers, a concert grand piano's resonant body, and various metallic...
