Trendy Artists of the Week: Avenged Sevenfold, STRAY KIDS, Melek Mosso, Billie Eilish, Andrea Bocelli

Avenged Sevenfold Set to Headline Download Festival

Metal bands rarely get into our Trendy Artists list - however, this week’s one of those weeks. The American metal group hailing from Huntington Beach, California has gotten a lot of attention from our users lately. It is mostly thanks to the fact that it’s been announced that they will be headlining the Download Festival, taking place June 14-16, 2024 at the Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. This is the third time they are the main performers of this festival, after 2014 and 2018.

Other bands on the event’s marquee include Fall Out Boy, The Offspring, Pantera, and Bad Omens.

New Music Video for STRAY KIDS’ “Rock LALALALA” Drops, With Seungmin In the Limelight

We have quite a big shift in genres up next, going from American heavy metal to K-pop. The STRAY KIDS has also been popular this week. The big recent development concerning them is the release of the music video for their 2023 single “Rock LALALALA”. Avid fans of the boyband are discussing why singer Seungmin got the most screen time in the video. You can take a look for yourself - it’s linked below for your viewing and listening pleasure.

Melek Mosso Performs at Celebrations for 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic

The great nation of Turkey has recently held celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the foundation of their republic. Festive events were held across the country, including in the city of Silivri, where Melek Mosso gave a concert, as part of the national celebrations, on November 2nd.

Billie Eilish Promotes New Vegan Gucci Bag

Pop star Billie Eilish had the privilege of being the first of Gucci’s celebrity endorsers to get her hand on the Italian fashion brand's brand new vegan alternative leather handbag. This is for Gucci's spring 2024 collection. Eilish, an avid advocate for veganism herself, took part in a photo shoot dressed in eccentric dresses to promote the piece.

Andrea Bocelli Releases Beautiful New Song “Festa”

Famed tenor and operatic pop singer Andrea Bocelli out of Lajatico, Italy came out with a new song. It’s “Festa” (meaning “party” in English), a rhapsodic song performed in his usual beautiful, elegant style.