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. Jade...
Burna Boy has announced ‘Live From London’, a special livestream show that he’ll perform later this month. The Nigerian star will continue the promotion of his recent new album ‘Twice As Tall’ with the gig, which will take place at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on November 18. Read more: Burna Boy: “A revolution is needed. I want to inspire it” Kicking off at 8pm, the immersive livestream show will be broadcast exclusively on MelodyVR and is set to feature “jaw-dropping production and visuals”. Advertisement Fans will be able to access the livestream on their smartphones and VR headsets via...
Rapper and social media influencer Brax has died at the age of 21. The rising hip-hop star’s death was confirmed by her mother Letrin Loftin Russell, who shared the sad news on Instagram. “Our Angel Has Ascended Our angel, Braxton Blue.B Baker has ascended,” she wrote alongside a montage of videos and photos featuring the late star. Advertisement “At the time of her ascendance she laid in sacred form. There were no scratches there were no bruises, her internal and external being was completely pure. It was a spiritual release. God retrieved the angel He loaned us. “Braxton was...
Justin Bieber has released a new video to accompany an acoustic version of ‘Holy’, his recent collaboration with Chance The Rapper — check out the clip below. Released back in September, the track was the first output from Bieber’s “new era” — as his manager Scooter Braun put it ahead of the song’s initial release. Read more: Justin Bieber kicks off another ‘new era’ with vaguely ‘Holy’ new song Bieber has now shared a new acoustic version of ‘Holy’, which was reworked with Chance’s regular collaborator Peter Cottontale. Advertisement The singer has also released a new video to accompany...
Biffy Clyro‘s Simon Neil has joined forces with his long-term guitar tech Richard ‘Churd’ Pratt to create his first ever signature guitar pedal. The ‘BOOOOOM BLAST’ distortion pedal is said to capture the Biffy frontman’s signature sound, but will be limited to just 200 units when it ships on January 31. Fans can get their hands on the pedal from midday today (November 6) here. In a special touch for Biffy fans, Neill will also sign each item and paint them with a stripe which references the artwork to the band’s most recent album ‘A Celebration of Endings’ –...
Giggs has shared his surprise new mixtape ‘Now Or Never’ — you can listen to the project below. The 16-track release is the London rapper’s first full-length offering since his February 2019 album ‘BIG BAD…’. Read more: Channel U is back! Here are 10 of the grime mecca’s best break-out hits ‘Now Or Never’ features a host of guest artists, including Dave, Jorja Smith, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Kyze, Aystar, Tiny Boost, DeMarco, Obongjayar and Emeli Sandé. Advertisement You can see the tracklist for the mixtape and listen to Giggs’ ‘Now Or Never’ below. 1. Now or Never...
Offset will officially make his debut on the silver screen in an upcoming film titled American Sole. As reported by Deadline, the Migos rapper will join Pete Davidson, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Camila Mendes in the film, which was written and will be directed by Ian Edelman. Offset will play a computer engineer alongside two young entrepreneurs (Davidson and Jackson Jr.) who resell aftermarket sneakers for fast cash. Advertisement In addition, Offset will join forces with Edelman and STX Music executive Jason Markey to curate and executively produce the official soundtrack for American Sole, which will include at least one original song....
A car thief took Marshmello‘s custom Ford Hennessey VelociRaptor on a lengthy joyride on Wednesday night (November 4). The 26-foot vehicle is reportedly worth between $350,000 to $500,000 (£266,558 to £380,792) and features two extra wheels, custom Marshmello decals on its doors and bumpers, a Rolls-Royce starlight ceiling and a train horn. According to CBS Los Angeles, Marshmello’s manager Moe Shalizi dropped the truck off at a Ford dealership for servicing in Van Nuys, Los Angeles. An unidentified suspect rode up in a bicycle, threw it in the truck’s bed and promptly drove off. Advertisement Hours later, Los Angeles...
Darkside – the now-defunct collaborative project of Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington – have shared a new live album taken from a performance on their final run of dates in 2014. ‘PSYCHIC LIVE JULY 17 2014’ captures the electronic duo’s performance at that year’s Dour Festival in Belgium, recorded by their longtime live engineer Vince Galloway and mastered by Rashad Becker. The band performed six tracks from their sole studio album ‘Psychic’, including fan favourites like ‘Paper Trail’, ‘Heart’ and ‘Metatron’. Advertisement Stream ‘PSYCHIC LIVE JULY 17 2014’ below – it’s also available as a free download here via...
Dallas Hope Charities has announced a new transitional home for LGBTQ youth will be named after late Power Trip vocalist Riley Gale. READ MORE: A tribute to Power Trip’s Riley Gale, a self-styled ordinary guy who made a modern metal masterpiece It’s the second Dallas Hope Charity location to be named after Gale after he passed away aged 34 in August this year – last month they announced The Riley Gale Memorial Library, set to be housed at the Dallas Hope Center. The new transitional home will be called ‘Dallas Hope Center – Riley Gale Location’. Its purchase, along with...