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Warren Ellis on his new book ‘Nina Simone’s Gum’: “You can take a leap of faith inspired by the most ridiculous thing in your head”

Nick Cave collaborator and Bad Seeds multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis has opened up about his forthcoming memoir Nina Simone’s Gum ahead of its publication early next month. Set to be released in the UK on September 2 via Faber, the non-fiction work is about a piece of Simone‘s chewed gum that Ellis acquired in 1999, when the jazz singer performed at London’s Meltdown Festival – which Cave curated that year. Following Simone’s performance, Ellis climbed onstage taking a piece of gum from her piano. The composer held onto it for two decades, eventually casting the gum in a silver and...
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Day6’s Young K to make solo debut, JYP Entertainment confirms

Day6‘s vocalist and bassist Young K has been confirmed to make his solo debut later this year. READ MORE: Day6 (Even Of Day): “Whenever we listen to songs in different languages, there’s still emotions that we can feel” On August 16, an industry representative first reported via South Korean news outlet Newsen that Young K was preparing to release a solo album in September. His agency JYP Entertainment later confirmed the news in a statement to Hankook Ilbo. “It is true that Young K is preparing a solo album,” said JYP, per Soompi’s translation. However, the agency also clarified...
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Lizzo And Cardi B Glitter As Golden Muses In Epic ‘Rumors’ Video

All the talk is true: Lizzo is your new muse. The Grammy-winning singer is back, ringing in a new era with her single “Rumors” featuring Cardi B, out Friday (July 13). And she is bringing some major Hercules vibes in the epic accompanying music video. The visual begins with Lizzo adorned in gold bling and a matching laurel headdress on an animated amphora vase. As it rotates, we see her waving her arms as incense emerges from her armbands. Onto the first verse, Lizzo strolls across palaces adorned with plus-sized statues, animated wall murals, and giant Grecian pottery. She...
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Michelle Branch Is Back In The Spirit Room, 20 Years Later

By Jack Irvin Michelle Branch likens the whirlwind road to success of her debut album The Spirit Room to that of fictional band The Wonders in the 1996 film That Thing You Do! “The band is recording, then they leave the studio and on the radio, and next thing you know, they’re being chased down the street by fans,” she tells MTV News over the phone. “It was not dissimilar to that.” Upon the release of The Spirit Room in 2001, Branch was everywhere — pun intended. Almost entirely self-written, the album and its singles “Everywhere,”...
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Bop Shop: Songs From Tierra Whack, Vaultboy And Eric Nam, And More

The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn’t discriminate by genre and can include anything — it’s a snapshot of what’s on our minds and what sounds good. We’ll keep it fresh with the latest music, but expect a few oldies (but goodies) every once in a while, too. Get ready: The Bop Shop is now open for business. Cristobal...
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Jade Bird’s Transatlantic Songs Of Light

Jade Bird didn’t want to make a country album. The English-born, Austin-based singer-songwriter known for her big voice and strummy pop-Americana songs wanted to follow up her 2019 self-titled project with a collection that felt true to how she’d evolved on tour. She also wanted to preserve her roots. “I’m a British girl,” Bird tells MTV News. “I’m into country, but I didn’t think that the songs I was writing were entirely country.” What happened next challenged that notion. At the legendary RCA Studios in Nashville, she booked time with producer Dave Cobb, best known for his Grammy-winning work...
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Ryan Reynolds meets Stray Kids’ Bang Chan, calls the group “amazing”

Ryan Reynolds recently met Stray Kids‘ Bang Chan for the first time during an interview for his upcoming movie Free Guy. READ MORE: ‘Free Guy’ review: Ryan Reynolds breaks out in riotous video game romp In light of the premiere of Free Guy in South Korean on August 11, Chan sat down with Reynolds to speak about the movie in a video for Naver TV. During the interview, the duo also discussed Stray Kids’ upcoming full-length album ‘NOEASY’, with Reynolds expressing his excitement for the release. “We finally meet! I’m so excited about this,” Reynolds said at the start of the...
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EarthGang pay homage to Erykah Badu in new single

EarthGang have paid tribute to Erykah Badu in their latest single, simply named for the neo-soul icon, ‘Erykah’. The song is packed with a narrative that speaks of Badu’s early influence on the duo, the smooth rhythms mixed with snippets of ‘Window Seat’ from Badu’s 2010 album ‘New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)’. The official music video is a relaxed montage of EarthGang – comprised of Atlanta-based rappers Olu (aka Johnny Venus) and WowGr8 (aka Doctur Dot) – captured in a live setting, on a boat on open waters and socialising with friends among other feel-good scenes....
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Watch Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker team up in video for new single ‘Papercuts’

Machine Gun Kelly has shared the video for his new single ‘Papercuts’, which features Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker – you can watch the clip below. The track is the first preview of Kelly’s next album ‘Born With Horns’, which he announced earlier this week. READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever” Kelly has now shared ‘Papercuts’ along with a Cole Bennett-directed video which features Barker, who is executively producing ‘Born With Horns’, playing drums. Kelly is also seen in the clip sporting a shaved head, a look he...
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GFRIEND’s Yuju reportedly in talks to join Kang Daniel’s KONNECT Entertainment

Former GFRIEND member Yuju is reportedly in talks to sign with Kang Daniel‘s KONNECT Entertainment. READ MORE: Dreamcatcher on new mini-album ‘Summer Holiday’ and experimenting with genres outside of rock South Korean media outlet Celuv first reported yesterday (August 11) that Yuju had met with KONNECT Entertainment to discuss a potential exclusive contract. The outlet also claimed that the possibility of her joining the label was “high”. KONNECT later clarified in a separate statement to Maeil Kyungje that “nothing has been confirmed”, according to a translation by Soompi. However, the agency also added that it is looking to expand its artist lineup and noted...
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