For Those I Love have announced their self-titled debut album and shared their new single ‘Birthday / The Pain’ – you can hear the track below. The project of Dublin producer and songwriter David Balfe, For Those I Love recently featured in the NME 100 – our tips for the new and emerging artists who look set for break-out success in 2021. Read more: The NME 100: Essential emerging artists for 2021 For Those I Love’s self-titled debut album is set for release on March 26 via September Recordings, and Balfe has previewed the record today (February 12) by...
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. And all February long, in honor of Black History Month, we shine the spotlight on Black musicians making art that feels vital to this moment. This week, to celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’ve...
Tim Burgess‘ #TimTwitterListeningParty has been reimagined as an old-school 8-bit Nintendo-style video game. Check out the demo video above. Launched back in March as the UK went into coronavirus-enforced lockdown, the regular listen-and-tweet-along online event sees bands and artists tweeting through a playback of one of their classic albums and interacting with fans – proving a source of solace and community to music-lovers across the globe. Now, the idea has been turned into a game. Made by Japanese designer Takekiyo, the demo sees The Charlatans‘ frontman embark on a platform adventure game, collecting the album artwork of the records that...
London Grammar have shared a new remix of their recent single ‘Lose Your Head’ by Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley – you can hear the reworking below. Originally released in January, ‘Lose Your Head’ will feature on the trio’s upcoming third album ‘Californian Soil’, which is set for release on April 9. Speaking about ‘Lose Your Head’, London Grammar singer Hannah Reid said: “‘Lose Your Head’ is about power and control in relationships. The lyrics are quite dark, but I wanted to show the song in an upbeat way”. Advertisement The ‘Dave Glass Animals’ remix of ‘Lose Your Head’...
Ozzy Osbourne has shared the new video for his Post Malone collaboration ‘It’s A Raid’ – you can watch the pair’s animated clip below. The track originally featured on Osbourne’s 2020 album ‘Ordinary Man’, which also included the two artists’ 2019 collaboration with Travis Scott ‘Take What You Want’. Read more: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life” “A couple of years ago I didn’t even know who Post Malone was,” Osbourne said in a press statement. “Since then we’ve worked together on two studio tracks and have performed together twice. Advertisement “Understandably COVID-19 made...
US House of Representatives delegate Stacey Plaskett quoted lyrics from songs by both Run The Jewels and Wu-Tang Clan‘s GZA this week while speaking at Donald Trump‘s impeachment trial. Plaskett, a Democrat who represents the US Virgin Islands’ at-large congressional district, is one of the nine House impeachment managers who are outlining the case against the former US President during his ongoing trial in the Senate. Addressing Senators this week, Plaskett spoke out against Trump in a speech where she quoted lines from Run The Jewels’ ‘Early’ (“truth is truth, whether denied or not”) and GZA’s ‘Breaker, Breaker’ (“the...
A new song from A Tribe Called Quest‘s Phife Dawg has been released posthumously, titled ‘Nutshell Pt.2’ and featuring verses from Busta Rhymes and Redman. It’s the first cut from Phife Dawg’s – real name Malik Izaak Taylor – forthcoming posthumous album ‘Forever’, which is set to arrive later this year via AWAL/Smokin’ Needles. READ MORE: RIP Phife Dawg: A Look Back At A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Low End Theory’ The gritty track is something of a reimagining of his final single ‘Nutshell’ which was released in 2016, shortly after his death. In this new version of the...
Young Thug has enlisted the help of Meek Mill and T-Shyne for the latest single from ‘Slime Language 2’, titled ‘That Go’. ‘That Go’ marks the second single Thugger has appeared on for ‘Slime Language 2’, following ‘Take It To Trial’ with Gunna and Yak Gotti. The forthcoming compilation album will also feature ‘GFU’ from Sheck Wes, Yak Gotti and Yung Kayo. ‘Slime Language 2’ is the second instalment in the compilation album series courtesy of Thugger’s label, YSL Records. The release date for the album is yet to be announced. Advertisement Listen to ‘That Go’ below: ‘That Go’...
Taylor Swift has released the new “Taylor version” of her classic 2008 single ‘Love Story’ today (Friday, February 12) ahead of her fully re-recorded album ‘Fearless’ – featuring six previously unreleased songs. READ MORE: Every Taylor Swift album ranked ‘Love Story (Taylor’s Version)’ comes in time for Valentine’s Day weekend, and was first teased through a snippet being used on an advert for the dating website Match, made by Ryan Reynolds. The new version, which stays faithful to the original, has arrived with a lyric video featuring photos and footage from the ‘Fearless’ era of her career. Listen to ‘Love Story...
Legendary jazz fusion musician Chick Corea has died at the age of 79. Corea, who played piano in Miles Davis‘ band, passed away on Tuesday (February 9). According to a statement on his official Facebook page, the Grammy-winner had been suffering from “a rare form of cancer which was only discovered very recently”. “Throughout his life and career, Chick relished in the freedom and the fun to be had in creating something new, and in playing the games that artists do,” the post continued. “He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, and a great mentor and friend to...