US musician given 18-month prison sentence for US$8 million AI streaming fraud

Micheal Smith was found to have used bot accounts to generate "billions" of fake streams of AI music on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music

FamilyMart taps Lady Gaga to tackle Japan's labour shortage

The convenience store chain has cast the singer in a recruitment ad to address roughly 30% of its stores being short-staffed

Rostarr set to unveil biggest mural to date at Desa Potato Head Bali

The Korean-American artist's work is painted freehand across the Beach Club façade, launching with an event featuring Archie, Eric Duncan, Suze Ijó & more

Tokyo label everyone opens first-ever Hong Kong pop-up at BELOWGROUND

Running October 9-13, the temporary store presents a number of city exclusive items along with the label's 26 Fall Collection & collaborations

Ho Chi Minh City: Snug Night at The Observatory

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Jakarta: Le Cirque One Year presents Lil Louis

Saturday, October 10, 2026

New Singapore venue Earworm launches this weekend

From the team behind Offtrack, the space opens with Maft Sai, Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band & Pam Anantr joined by Dean Chew

thisisneverthat & SURPLUS RESEARCH collaborate on line of reflective wearables

The Korean & Japanese brands have teamed up with GORE-TEX on a jacket, cap & special edition in-ear monitors