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MONSTA X
Courtesy of STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENTMONSTA X is giving their fans something to look forward to ahead of the release of their forthcoming album, The Dreaming. On Wednesday (Dec. 8), the K-pop group teased “Blow Your Mind,” a track from the album, on their YouTube channel.
“Is it me, is it me you want?/ Let me dance, let me dance you off/ Take a chance, let’s get it on/ I’ll blow your mind/ I’ll make you feel, make you feel my love ,” the group’s six members sing over a heavy bass line before synth instrumentals kick in.
“Blow Your Mind” is the ninth track from their album The Dreaming, which will be entirely in English. Other tracks from the upcoming release include “Better,” “Whispers in the Dark,” “You Problem,” and “Blame Me,” all of which have been teased ahead of the album’s release on Friday, Dec. 10.
The Dreaming is MONSTA X’s second English LP after All About Luv. That album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart in February 2020.
To accompany The Dreaming, Monsta X will be releasing a feature film titled Monsta X: The Dreaming, which is set to premiere in theaters in more than 70 countries. The film will give fans an inside look at members Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M.’s lives over the past six years of them being a group though exclusive one-on-one interviews; it will also show footage and performances from the making of their current album. The film is already out in their homeland of Korea, but will roll out worldwide starting Thursday, Dec. 9.
Listen to a snippet of “Blow Your Mind” below.
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Even StubHub wants to get in on the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef. StubHub revealed that ticket spiked on Thursday afternoon (June 12) for Kendrick Lamar's Grand National Tour at Toronto's Rogers Centre. In a X post, the company announced that Kendrick's tour has made Toronto one of the top five best-selling cities. The new record was based on total ticket sold.
The Toronto stop was always an anticipated show because of Kendrick Lamar's 2024 rap battle with hometown hero Drake. The two exchanged chart-topping diss tracks towards each other, including "Euphoria," "Family Matters," and "Not Like Us." Lamar would release the GNX album at the end of the year.
Kendrick's Toronto stop on the tour includes a two-night event co-headlined by SZA. The new Toronto record follows Wednesday's announcement of the Grand National Tour headed to Australia this summer. Kendrick Lamar has broken concert attendance records cities across the nation, including Dallas, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
Kendrick Lamar’s Grand National Tour has shattered several historic records, solidifying his status as a dominant force in hip-hop and live music. The tour’s Minneapolis opener set a new benchmark as the highest-grossing hip-hop concert of all time, pulling in over $9 million from more than 47,000 fans. In Atlanta, he and SZA drew a massive 45,000 attendees at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, setting a single-night hip-hop stadium attendance record, even as Pearl Jam played across town.
Streaming numbers mirrored the tour’s explosive impact. Lamar became the first rapper in history to surpass 100 million monthly Spotify listeners, joining the elite ranks of global pop icons. His album GNX also broke records, debuting with over 44 million first-day streams on Spotify and notching the largest opening streaming week for a hip-hop or R&B release in 2024.
Spanning 21 stadiums across North America between April and June 2025, the tour added extra shows in Los Angeles and Toronto due to overwhelming demand. The Grand National Tour isn’t just a concert series—it’s a cultural moment. With unmatched scale and reach, it redefines what's possible for hip-hop artists on a global stage.
