The Knife’s Olof Dreijer has shared a new remix of Robyn and Röyksopp’s track ‘Monument’ – listen to it below now. The original version of the collaborative release appeared on Robyn and Röyksopp’s ‘Do It Again’ EP, which was released in 2014. Read more: “She breaks the mould”: how Robyn’s pop classic ‘Body Talk’ changed the game The new remix was uploaded to Röyksopp’s official YouTube page earlier today (January 29) and was accompanied by a brief explanation of the release. Writing that the remix followed The Knife’s 20th anniversary, the band said: “This is the first time Olof has worked...
Rebecca Black has shared the video for her new single ‘Girlfriend’ – you can watch it below. The clip sees the singer, who’s best known for her 2011 viral hit ‘Friday’, reuniting with an ex at a picnic, as well as lounging around a room filled with balloons. It follows last year’s ‘Self Sabotage’, ‘Closer’ and ‘Alone Together’. She also recently appeared on Dani Ride’s track ‘Ven Dimelo (Love Is Love)’. Advertisement Last year, Black also opened up on the backlash she experienced following the release of ‘Friday’, which made her “afraid of the world”. Soon after the song’s...
Drake has helped pay off a Toronto rapper’s debt and double his savings. It comes after 6ixBuzz TV’s Instagram account posted a video from a user known as BucksInDaCut, in which he declares that his goal for 2021 is to save more money than he did in 2020. After declaring he started the year with $500 (£365), he counts his current stack of cash, which was up to $1,300 (£948). Advertisement Drake then responded on the comments section and wrote: “Yo what’s this mans PayPal I’m doubling that for my guy Bucks B.” View this post on Instagram A...
Anitta has shared a raunchy new video for her first single of 2021, ‘Loco’ – you can view it below. Read more: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Anitta The clip, sees the Brazilian pop star wearing bikinis and big coats as she goes down a ski slope and is likely to feature on her upcoming fifth studio album ‘Girl from Rio’. It follows her recent collaboration with Cardi B and Puerto Rican rapper Myke Towers on the track ‘Me Gusta’. Advertisement Speaking to NME as part of the ‘In Conversation’ series, Anitta recently...
Selena Gomez has shared a new Spanish-language single ‘Baila Conmigo’ in collaboration with Rauw Alejandro. Read more: Selena Gomez – ‘Rare’: the quietly confident star wrestles back her own narrative The track is the pop star’s second Spanish release this year and follows recent track ‘De Una Vez’ – her first single sung in the language in a decade. ‘Baila Conmigo’ translates into English as ‘Dance With Me’ and will feature on Gomez’s upcoming Spanish-language EP ‘REVELACIÓN’. Advertisement The track was produced by Bad Bunny and J Balvin collaborator Tainy alongside Albert Hype, Jota Rosa and NEON16, as well...
John Carpenter has spoken about his love for BABYMETAL, saying that he feels his “life will be complete” if he gets publicly endorsed by the band. Halloween composer Carpenter spoke about his admiration of BABYMETAL while promoting his upcoming new album ‘Lost Themes III: Alive After Death’, which is set for release next week (February 5). Read more: John Carpenter, the patron saint of Halloween, on playing live and scaring fans Speaking to Kerrang! in a new interview, Carpenter confirmed that he is a metal fan and said that he especially loves Metallica. Advertisement “But you know, my life...
The man who drunkenly changed his name to Celine Dion has said he isn’t going to change it back. The Staffordshire resident formerly known as Thomas Dodd applied to legally change his name via deed poll to that of the Canadian singer on Christmas Eve. Read more: Despite everything, let’s try and enter 2021 like the pissed bloke who legally changed his name to Celine Dion However, he had no memory of taking the plunge when he woke up the next day, and only found out when eight copies of a deed poll later arrived at his house. Advertisement In...
Journey‘s enduring 1981 hit ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ has been mashed-up with metal band Mudvayne‘s 2000 single ‘Dig’ – you can hear the unlikely reimagining below. William Maranci, a self-proclaimed “mashup madman” from Massachusetts, uploaded the dizzying creation to his YouTube page earlier this week. Read more: The 10 mightiest intros in metal The clip has already racked up over 47,000 views, with Maranci likening his Journey/Mudvayne mash-up to the sound heard “when a wedding happens next to a divorce court”. Advertisement You can hear Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ reimagined in the style of Mudvayne’s ‘Dig’ below. In other Journey news,...
The Weeknd has put up $7 million (£5.1 million) of his own money for his Super Bowl halftime show performance next week, his manager has revealed. The Canadian artist, AKA Abel Tesfaye, is this year’s guest performer during the much-hyped halftime show, which will take place during the main interval of the NFL showpiece game on February 7. READ MORE: Here’s why The Weeknd was covered in bandages at the AMAs The Weeknd’s upcoming halftime performance, which will last for 12-13 minutes, has been previewed in a new interview conducted by Billboard with the artist, his managers Wassim “Sal” Slaiby...
As much as Phoebe Bridgers’s brand is being sad online, two of her biggest songs delve directly into the red, venting anger and frustration. On 2017’s “Motion Sickness,” a track that helped establish her as a foremost singer-songwriter who can wring your heart with a nimble voice and a few guitar chords, it was about reflecting on bitterness. “‘Motion Sickness’ is almost ironically angry,” Bridgers tells MTV News correspondent Dometi Pongo. “I’m mad and I’m trying to get through it, or something, and it’s a lot about resentment.” On last year’s “Kyoto,” though, the musical mood feels lighter, led...