Presenting this year’s Governors Awards honorees!
Honorary Awards:
Glenn Close
Floyd Norman
Ridley Scott
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Christine Vachon & Pamela Koffler
Oscar statuettes will be presented at the Academy’s 17th Governors Awards on November 15, 2026, in partnership with Rolex. These awards honor extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement in cinema and exceptional contributions to the motion picture arts and sciences.
Four eras. One voice. One legacy that will echo for generations. Adele is not merely one of the greatest artists of our time — she is one of the defining artists of all time. 𐙚 ˖ ݁𖥔 ݁˖
The #Oscars will relocate from the Dolby Theatre to the Peacock Theater beginning in 2029, where the ceremony will remain through 2039:
• The move coincides with the telecast’s shift to YouTube after a decades-long run on ABC
• The Dolby Theatre has hosted the show since 2002
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Adele in Munich concert attracted attendees from 170 countries, with 60% women and 40% men, making it one of the few concerts with a balanced gender ratio
Michael Jackson 4.4
Kendrick Lamar 6.6
BTS 5.3
Lana Del Rey 5
Beyoncé 5.7
Billie Eilish 6.8
Jennie 7.1💀
Ice spice 7.6💀
NewJeans 7.6💀
When you rely on Twitter instead of music to evaluate artists
To Joshua Minsoo Kim & Pitchfork,
Dear Joshua,
We read you so called "review" and honestly, your review isn't a critique; it’s more a diary entry from someone desperately trying to sound like a sophisticated intellectual while failing to hide a very specific biased agenda.
You called a project that explores Korean national identity "generic" while literally name-dropping your own bias in the middle of a BTS review. And among of the reviews written about Arirang album, you are the first and only critic who reached this level of unprofessionalism, Congratulations!!
Worse, your arguments contradict themselves; you criticize the album for being too Western, then drag it for not sounding Western enough. Words like “generic,” “hollow,” and “banal” are repeated like a mantra, not because they’re true, but because You need them to be true and your word salad doesn't help your case.
And the cherry on top of your review is your overlay dramatic tone. Phrases like “sound of their collapse” aren’t insightful but it's theatrical. You’re not analyzing music; you’re trying to manifest downfall narrative.
Unlike professional critics like NME and Rolling stone that fans are waiting for their review and insight on their favorite album, your review can be classified as unwanted, unnecessary, and a big nothing.
At the end, just a friendly suggestion; dear Joshua We all get it, you’ve got a fav playlist. Keep it on your Spotify, not in a professional publication. It’s embarrassing. Thank you.
All 14 songs from BTS' 'ARIRANG' simultaneously occupy the top 14 on global Spotify:
#1 SWIM - 14.644M
#2 Body to Body - 11.185M
#3 Hooligan - 8.735M
#4 FYA - 8.07M
#5 Aliens - 7.75M
#6 2 - 7.383M
#7 Merry Go Round - 7.231M
#8 NORMAL - 7.16M
#9 Like Animals - 6.83M
#10 they don’t know ’bout us - 6.73M
#11 No. 29 - 6.5M
#12 One More Night - 6.13M
#13 Please - 5.92M
#14 Into the Sun - 5.73M