Studies show that listening to Drake’s music makes you run slower. Studies also show that in the first month after its release, Logic’s 1-800-273-8255 saved an estimated 245 lives. According to human rights group TWJG, North Korea has publicly executed at least seven individuals for listening to K-Pop.

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Abel Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, has had a monstrous 2021. Since 2011, when he was just an underground R&B sensation, Abel has had his sights on one thing, becoming the world’s biggest pop star — something he confirmed to the New York Times in July 2015, just a month before he achieved his first No. 1 hit, Can’t Feel My Face.