xikers have released the powerful new single, ‘Iconic’ – check it out below.
Last Friday (August 01), the KQ Entertainment K-pop boyband returned with ‘Iconic’ several months after their fifth EP ‘House Of Tricky: Spur’. ‘Iconic’ takes on a trap sound, with a blend of Western-inspired guitar riffs.
The group sing on the chorus: “Turn up the heat, yeah, I’m about to blow / Live my life, so iconic / They’re gonna think I’m ironic / I want so much more what you’re waiting for / I want so much more from it / What ya waiting for from me? / Y’all thought I would hide from it / I just put some ice on it / They’re gonna hear me roar, got that animal / Live my life, so iconic / They’re gonna think I’m ironic”
Check out xikers’ ‘Iconic’ below.
The release of ‘Iconic’ comes around four months after the group dropped their fifth EP ‘House Of Tricky: Spur’. That EP included the tracks ‘You Hide We Seek’, ‘Breathe’, ‘Highway’, ‘Roller Coaster’ and ‘Rock Your Body’.
Prior to releasing ‘Iconic’, the group embarked on their 2025 ‘Road to XY: Enter the Gate’ world tour, featuring concerts in Rosemont, Atlanta, New York and more. It all kicked off in early May with a show in Seoul, South Korea.
In other K-pop news, ILLIT have enlisted rising Canadian singer-songwriter and social media star Sophie Powers for a new version of their song ‘Jellyous’. The original version of the track arrived in June as part of their ‘Bomb’ EP.
Fontaines D.C. have teamed up with Rosalía for their new collaboration, Where Is Gone?.
The song features on the Irish rock band's forthcoming album, Dopamine Chamber, which arrives on Friday (16.10.26). For guitarist Carlos O’Connell, working with the Spanish superstar is particularly special because of his own Spanish roots.
He explained: “I’ve admired Rosalía ever since her debut album, which I thought was absolutely beautiful.
“What excited me most was the way she continued to preserve Spain's musical traditions, something that felt spiritually connected to what we've been trying to achieve with Irish music. Having roots in both countries, it's been really special to witness. "She's an artist who has continued to amaze me at every point in her career.”
Frontman Grian Chatten has also described the collaboration with Rosalía as one of the most memorable achievements of his career.
He revealed that he felt "humbled" when she agreed to lend her voice to the band's album.
Speaking to NPR, Grian said: “I've always felt there's something almost like a single big idea that I'm personally trying to communicate to the world before I get old and die, if that makes sense. There's one thing I think I'll spend my life trying to express. I have a feeling she has a similar outlook. … I mean, she's an amazing arranger, composer and lyricist. It means so much that she wanted to sing on something we'd put together. It's definitely one of the highlights of my career.”
Rosalía's links to Irish rock music extend beyond Fontaines D.C. She also offered inspiration and helped develop the Spanish lyrics for U2's The Mirror Maker (Rosalía), a track from their forthcoming album, Carnaval de Luz.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, she spoke about frontman Bono, saying: “I don't know him personally, but he sent me a text explaining that he was working on a new project and had written a song called The Mirror Maker."
Rosalía joked that Bono had invented a few words of his own.
She recalled telling him: “I wasn't sure what to make of it, but I told him he could create his own language if he wanted to.”
She described the opportunity to collaborate with the 66 year old music veteran as a real privilege.
She added: “Bono is a legend.
“It's amazing.”
Bono recently revealed that he was worried about seeming like a stalker when he reached out to Rosalía to ask whether he could name the song after her.
