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Watch Arcade Fire perform ‘Culture War’ in new campaign video
Arcade Fire have shared a new performance of 2010 track ‘Culture War’ for a new voting campaign. READ MORE: Why Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’, at 10 years old, is the perfect album for now The performance came as part of Bon Iver‘s new initiative ‘A Campaign to Make Your Vote Count’, which comes as part of the larger ‘For Wisconsin’ campaign ahead of the November 3 US Presidential election. “Get out there and vote, it’s never been more important,” frontman Win Butler said before playing ‘Culture War’, which appears as a bonus track on Arcade Fire’s 2010 album ‘The...
Watch: Fontaines D.C. share a track-by-track guide to ‘A Hero’s Death’
Fontaines D.C. have shared a new video discussing the making of each track on their acclaimed 2020 album ‘A Hero’s Death‘. Watch it first on NME below. READ MORE – Fontaines D.C.: “We weren’t really eating and we were burning the candle at both ends” The video sees the Irish post-punk band go in deep on the writing of and inspiration behind all the songs on their second record with producer Dan Carey – starting with how the single ‘I Don’t Belong’ first came life while the band on tour with IDLES, before it set the tone for the...
AC/DC on whether classic songs would get same reception in 2020: “I didn’t even know what woke stands for!”
AC/DC have opened up on whether some of their more controversial songs would receive the same reception if they were released in 2020. The hard rock icons are known for their near-the-knuckle lyrics, famously describing an anonymous lover as a “fast machine” who keeps “her motor clean” on 1980’s ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’. READ MORE: AC/DC on their explosive comeback record ‘Power Up’: “This album is for Malcolm” When asked if it would receive a warm reaction in 2020, amid heightened cultural sensitivities from a new generation, frontman Brian Johnson told NME: ““I’m scared to open my...
Cardi B wanted to put a spider on Megan Thee Stallion’s head for ‘WAP’ video
Cardi B has shared some of her original ideas for her iconic ‘WAP’ video with Megan Thee Stallion. Released back in August, ‘WAP’ clocked up the biggest-ever first-week streaming figures for a single track in the US and went to number one in both the US and UK. READ MORE: The good, the bad and the Biffy: the five most, erm, interesting ‘WAP’ covers In a new video for Vevo which goes behind the scenes of the video, Cardi and director Collin Tilley revealed some of the original ideas for the shoot, which included Megan getting acquainted with some creepy crawlies. Advertisement “I...
Iceland Airwaves announce livestream festival ‘Live From Reykjavík’
The organisers of Iceland Airwaves have announced a new streaming festival, ‘Live From Reykjavík’. The two-day global livestream event will be held next month in place of this year’s Iceland Airwaves, which has been moved to November 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. ‘Live From Reykjavík’ will be streamed online from the Icelandic capital on the evenings of November 13-14 in what is being billed as “one of the biggest ever celebrations of Icelandic talent”. Advertisement Music fans from all over the world will be able to tune in to witness special performances from the likes of Of Monsters...
Ariana Grande’s Fluttering Strings, Julien Baker’s Misplaced Faith, And More Songs We Love
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. Ariana...
Jonas Brothers Are Wistful And Ready For Snow On ‘I Need You Christmas’
It’s not quite Halloween, but the Jonas Brothers are already all set up for Christmas. On “I Need You Christmas,” a loungy and longing new cut from Kevin, Joe, and Nick, it’s all about the power of the holiday and how it can lift anyone out of the doldrums of loneliness. It’s also about missing childhood and realizing that at the end of a long, tiring year full of coldness and isolation, maybe the one thing that might help is to gather around the tree. How nice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-_3z30_dvs Nick sings the first half, evoking scenes of “angels on treetops...
Mitski to create soundtrack for graphic novel ‘This Is Where We Fall’
Mitski has revealed she’ll be creating the original soundtrack for a new graphic novel due out in March next year. The singer was enlisted by Z2 Comics to create the score, which will accompany writer Chris Miskiewicz and artist Vincent King’s forthcoming novel, called This Is Where We Fall. There’s no word on how the soundtrack might sound, but the book is described as “an innovative new science-fiction series… that delves into complex questions on science, faith and mankind’s need to believe in something bigger than itself”. View this post on Instagram JUST ANNOUNCED: This is Where We Fall...
Watch Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile premiere new song ‘A Beautiful Noise’
Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile debuted a new collaborative song last night (October 29), titled ‘A Beautiful Noise’. The pair performed the track on CBS’ Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy special, which Keys hosted along with actors Kerry Washington and America Ferrera. The two singers sat at separate pianos across from each other for the live rendition, their lyrics encouraging viewers to get out and vote with the reminder that we all “have a voice“. Advertisement Watch the performance below: Discussing the song’s creation, Keys and Carlile explained that they wrote the track with a team of...Recent Posts
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