BTS AT THE SCALE THEY BUILT

Between the pyrotechnics, choreography, a setlist connecting their present to their past, and an entire stadium singing for Jung Kook on his birthday, night one in Los Angeles felt less like BTS reminding anyone what they had accomplished and more like them demonstrating what comes after it. For more than a decade they have helped push K-pop toward bigger rooms, bigger audiences and bigger possibilities. At SoFi Stadium, they still looked completely at home setting the standard.

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CORTIS Is the Future of K-Pop, and Los Angeles Got a Glimpse of It

There is something almost surreal about watching a group barely a year into its career command a room the size of YouTube Theater as though they have been doing it for a decade. On August 13, CORTIS brought their Put Your Phone Down tour to Inglewood, transforming the venue into something far less formal than a traditional K-pop concert.

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A CLOSER LOOK AT 6 ARTIST WHO SHAPED HEAD IN THE CLOUDS

Beyond the headliners and the crowds gathered beneath the Pasadena sky, the 2026 festival was ultimately about the artists who made those hours their own. Some arrived with years of experience, others with only a handful of releases, but each contributed something to the larger atmosphere of the day. For us, photographing these six acts offered an opportunity to capture them at a particular moment in their careers, surrounded by an audience eager to hear what comes next.

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HARD SUMMER REFLECTS A CULTURE WITHOUT BORDERS

Festivals are often snapshots of a particular moment in culture, and this festival has become one of Los Angeles’ clearest reflections of how quickly that culture is changing. The growing presence of Latino artists and fans, the collision of electronic music with hip-hop and latin music, and the festival’s willingness to give space to emerging international scenes all point toward a culture that is becoming increasingly borderless

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The ‘MAGICMAN II’ Tour Is Jackson Wang Letting Go—In Front of Everyone

There’s a moment, somewhere between the first scream and the last chant, where a concert stops feeling like a performance and starts acting like a confession. That’s the space Jackson Wang chose to live in when MAGICMAN II touched down at the Kia Forum—not just delivering a show, but constructing something far more layered, restless, and human.

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Skyline Festival’s Biggest Year at Ace*Mission Studios

Skyline’s debut at its new home did more than deliver a successful weekend of music; it reaffirmed the city’s position as one of the most vital centers for electronic culture in the United States.

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Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball Reigns at the Forum

Lady Gaga transformed the Kia Forum into a cathedral of controlled chaos for Night 2 of her Mayhem Ball residency in Los Angeles.

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For ONCE, By TWICE: Inside the Group’s Kia Forum Takeover

Demand said everything. What began as two scheduled Forum dates quickly multiplied into four after tickets disappeared within hours. By the time the lights dimmed on the January 24 show, the room felt less like a traditional concert and more like a shared experience carefully designed for the fans who filled every corner.

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Bad Bunny, Everywhere and Nowhere at Once

In February, Bad Bunny is set to become the first Latino artist to headline the Super Bowl. Watching him in Mexico City, embraced by tens of thousands without hesitation, makes that milestone feel both overdue and revealing. Abroad, he is trusted, celebrated, and empowered. At home, his community is still asked to justify its presence.

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Rolling Loud Returns to the U.S. in 2026 — One City, One Weekend, One Massive Festival

Rolling Loud is officially coming back to the United States in 2026, and this time it’s making one big statement: one city, one weekend, one festival. The world’s largest hip-hop festival has announced that Rolling Loud 2026 will take place May 8–10, 2026, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, marking its only U.S. edition of the year and signaling a new phase for the brand.

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BILLIE EILISH HITS AUSTIN HARD AND SOFT

There’s no denying Billie Eilish is one of the greatest artists in the world right now. Her past year has been marked by major milestones — a widely praised album, a new wave of artistic growth, and a tour that has reshaped what a modern pop show can look like. H

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