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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.
Sharleen Spiteri joined BBC Radio 2’s The Sara Cox Breakfast Show ahead of Texas taking the stage to launch the main live music programme at Radio 2 in the Park in Stirling.
Checking in from rehearsals, the Texas frontwoman spoke about getting ready for the band’s opening performance at City Park. Radio 2’s annual flagship festival takes place there from 11 to 13 September 2026. "I’m match fit because I’ve had a couple of days’ rehearsals," Spiteri said. "We’re kicking the whole weekend off, which we’re very much looking forward to, so everybody’s got to get ready to party."
Before the live acts take over, Friday’s DJ Pre-Party gets the weekend started with Radio 2 favourites Sara Cox, DJ Spoony, Gary Davies, Michelle Visage, and Rylan behind the decks.
Jo Whiley helped set the mood with a special programme from Stirling’s Tolbooth venue. Working with BBC Introducing Scotland, the broadcast put the spotlight on Scotland’s emerging music scene through performances and conversations with Fright Years, Alice Faye, and James Emmanuel.
Fright Years, a four member band from Edinburgh, played "Never Been Wrong" and offered their take on Simple Minds’ "Waterfront." Glasgow singer and songwriter Alice Faye, the BBC Introducing in Scotland 2026 winner, paired "Some Brief Encounter" with a rendition of Lulu’s arrangement of "I Started a Joke." James Emmanuel, who was born in Nigeria and now lives in Edinburgh, sang "Brothers & Sisters" before taking on Chaka Khan’s "I’m Every Woman."
"We’re all about celebrating BBC Introducing and all the music that’s come out of Scotland," Whiley told listeners. "It's about celebrating the local music scene and the incredibly important work that BBC Introducing does to support independent, up-and-coming artists."
Joining the conversation were Stephanie Cheape, presenter of BBC Introducing in Scotland, Tara McLoughlin, venue manager for Stirling Council, and student radio presenters representing the University of Stirling’s Air3 Radio.
Listeners can catch the complete interviews and live performances from the weekend’s programmes on BBC Sounds.
