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Bop Shop: Songs From Rostam, Saweetie, Brooke Eden, 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. Elohim...
Live Nation has booked twice as many shows for 2022 as it did in 2019
Concert giants Live Nation have given the return of live music a welcome boost by revealing that they have already booked twice as many shows for next year as they did in 2019. The positive update came via Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino in a call with investors yesterday (May 6). “Around the world, people are showing the need to get out and socialise once again which reinforces our expectation that a return to concerts will be the logical progression as vaccines are readily available to everyone who wants to get one”, Rapino said. Advertisement “This is generally already...
Coldplay hint at new album release: “We’re not supposed to say, but there won’t not be one”
Coldplay have hinted in a new interview that they are readying their next studio album, saying that “there won’t not be” a new LP on the way from the band. Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland were speaking to Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp this morning (May 7) following the release of their new single ‘Higher Power’. READ MORE: Every single Coldplay song ranked in order of greatness Martin and Buckland were asked in the interview about whether the four-piece were currently preparing the release of the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Everyday Life’, Coldplay’s eighth studio album. Advertisement “We’re not...
Watch Jake Bugg’s cosmic party video for new single ‘Lost’
Jake Bugg has shared the new video for his latest single ‘Lost’ – you can watch the clip below. The song is taken from the Nottingham musician’s forthcoming new album ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning’, which is set for release on August 20 via RCA Records. READ MORE: Jake Bugg is writing music for a movie about Ronaldinho The video for ‘Lost’, directed by visual collective High Art, has been released this morning (May 7) and features Bugg attending a party in the desert, before he and a number of his fellow revellers are catapulted into space to dance among...
Ailee’s music video for ‘Make Up Your Mind’ stars ‘The Penthouse”s Park Eun-seok
Korean-American singer Ailee has released a video for ‘Make Up Your Mind’, the title track of her newly released album ‘Lovin”. READ MORE: CL says pressure to get plastic surgery made her “sad and angry” ‘Lovin” has been described as a “pre-release” project, which comes ahead of a main album set for release in July. The new release features six tracks, including the title track ‘Make Up Your Mind’, which was written by Aille. The accompanying video for ‘Make Up Your Mind’ stars the K-pop singer alongside The Penthouse actor Park Eun-seok as they go through the ups and downs...
Aly & AJ Step Back Into The Sun
By Gabriel Aikins When an artist takes a long break between albums, listeners tend to preserve them in amber at the moment of their last release. If that project came during the listeners’ formative teenage years, the effect is amplified. But no one stays the same over time; both artists and fans learn and grow and evolve. Millennials who came of age in the late 2000s know this to be true for themselves as well as for sisters Aly and AJ Michalka, pop stars and actors who hold a special place in their hearts. They grew up alongside us....
Fraser T Smith on the next James Bond theme: “It could be a rapper. It’s time isn’t it? It could be Stormzy”
Fraser T Smith has expressed his desire to write a James Bond theme song in the future, adding that “it’s time” the film franchise invited a rapper like Stormzy to perform such a track. The producer and songwriter was speaking on the new podcast series For Your Ears Only, which has been produced by the SPYSCAPE Podcast Network and features insights from influential musicians, composers, directors and actors into their favourite film and television music. READ MORE: Fraser T Smith on debut album ‘12 Questions’, that Foo Fighters cover and his pride in Stormzy and Dave Smith is one of a...
Fucked Up premiere colossal 26-minute collaboration with Julien Baker
Fucked Up have completed the ninth instalment in their ongoing Zodiac series with ‘Year of the Horse’, featuring guest vocals from indie-rock stalwart Julien Baker on the fourth track. READ MORE: The best hardcore albums of all time The sprawling 26-minute track, split up into four “scenes”, ebbs and flows between the gristly hardcore Fucked Up are beloved for, melodic arena rock and passages of ethereal keys and trumpets. Baker joins a cast of vocalists each ducking in and out of the track, including the band’s frontman Damian Abraham and drummer Jonah Flaco, Eidolon, Tuka Mohammed and Maegan Brooks...
Justin Bieber announces rescheduled dates for his ‘Justice World Tour’
Justin Bieber has announced rescheduled dates for his ‘Justice World Tour’. The tour was set to kick off this summer, but the dates have now been pushed back to next year due to Covid-19 restrictions. Bieber will play 52 North American dates, adding an additional seven arena shows. Advertisement “We’re working hard to make this tour the best one yet,” Bieber said in a statement. “I’m excited to get out there and engage with my fans again.” The tour will now kick off in San Diego on 18 February, with new stop-offs added in Jacksonville, Orlando, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and...Recent Posts
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