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Listen to two previously unreleased versions of David Bowie’s ‘Shadow Man’

Two previously unreleased versions of David Bowie‘s song ‘Shadow Man’ have now been released – you can hear the tracks below. ‘Shadow Man’, which was initially recorded in 1970, features on the late artist’s ‘lost’ ‘Toy’ album, which includes re-recorded and revamped versions of some of Bowie’s earliest tracks. READ MORE: Brilliant Adventure: David Bowie’s 10 defining moments from the ‘90s To celebrate the release today (January 7) of Bowie’s ‘Toy (Toy:Box)’ special edition box set, two versions of ‘Shadow Man’ have been made available for streaming by ISO Records/Parlophone Records. Advertisement The first is the 2000-recorded ‘Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly...
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Bop Shop: Songs From Halsey, Armaan Malik, Fleet Foxes, 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. Let’s...
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Disney+ K-drama ‘Rookie Cops’, starring Kang Daniel, to premiere this month

Disney+’s upcoming K-drama series Rookie Cops starring Kang Daniel is scheduled to premiere later this month. READ MORE: ‘Bad And Crazy’ first look review: solid cop drama with huge stars, humour and plenty of punches Earlier today (January 7), Disney+ Korea announced that the upcoming series, starring singer Kang Daniel and A Piece Of Your Mind’s Chae Soo-bin, would be launching exclusively on the streaming platform on January 26, per OSEN.  Rookie Cops follows the story of honours student Wi Seung-Hyun (played by Kang), who enrols in the police academy in the hopes of following his father’s footsteps. He later meets...
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Listen to The Weeknd’s new album, ‘Dawn FM’

After teasing its arrival for months, The Weeknd‘s new album ‘Dawn FM’ has finally arrived. READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘After Hours’ review: his most all-encompassing record to date is also an existential quandary The follow-up to 2020’s ‘After Hours’ is Abel Tesfaye’s fifth studio album, and features guest appearances from the likes of Tyler, the Creator, Oneohtrix Point Never, Lil Wayne. It features narration from actor Jim Carrey, who praised the record as “deep and elegant” on social media. Listen to ‘Dawn FM’ below: Advertisement The Weeknd is launching the album alongside a “livestream experience” for which he...
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IU’s ‘Celebrity’ was the most popular song of 2021 in South Korea

IU’s ‘Celebrity’ has emerged as the most popular song of 2021 in South Korea. READ MORE: IU’s ‘Strawberry Moon’ is a sublime offering by one of K-pop’s reigning queens The Gaon Music Chart, the South Korean equivalent of the Billboard charts, has published its year-end Digital Chart of 2021, based on an aggregate of downloads, streaming and background music component charts. IU’s hit single ‘Celebrity’, from her fifth studio album ‘LILAC’, has emerged as the year’s most popular song. ‘Celebrity’, which has a score of over 888million, is only one of two IU releases to have made it to...
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Adele, BTS and Taylor Swift help increase CD sales in the US for first time in 17 years

CD sales have increased in the US for the first time in almost two decades, in part due to albums by Adele, BTS and Taylor Swift. In MRC Data’s 2021 US Year-End Report, shared by Billboard, CD album sales saw a growth of 1.1 per cent from 2020, with 40.59million albums sold in 2021 compared to 40.16million the year prior. Adele had the biggest impact on driving last year’s growth, with her latest album ’30’ selling almost 900,000 copies in CD format alone in the US. The album’s sales accounted for 2.15 per cent of all CD sales throughout...
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Dead & Company cancel Mexican festival less than 24 hours out from kick-off

After being hit with a series of roadblocks over the past week, Dead & Company have announced the outright cancellation of their destination festival, Playing In The Sand, less than 24 hours before gates were set to open. The event – which takes place annually along Mexico’s Riviera Cancún – was initially scheduled to run over two weekends, with the first starting today (January 7) and running through to Monday (January 10). The second leg of the stint would have kicked off next Thursday (January 13) and run until Sunday January 14. In a statement shared on the band’s...
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Fat Joe launches new burger range in the US

Fat Joe has launched a new burger range with US fast food chain White Castle. The rapper took to Twitter to usher in his latest range including burgers such as the Spicy Joe Slider, the Sloppy Joe Slider, Smoky Joe Slider and Sloppy Fries. In a clip, which you can watch below, he said: “The month of January is no longer January, it is called Joenuary. I’m here to destroy your New Year.” Advertisement Fat Joe and White Castle have also lined up a host of surprises, including Joe-inspired memes and trivia as well as original “joetry” (poetry) and...
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Carl Barât going ahead with Revive Live UK tour: “We’re doing everything we can to create a safe environment for live music”

Carl Barât has confirmed he is going ahead with his Revive Live UK tour this week despite soaring numbers of COVID. READ MORE: Carl Barat on The Libertines’ new album progress and how ‘landfill indie’ is “a cruel term” The jaunt kicks off tonight (January 6) at Cambridge Junction before calling at Stafford, Leeds, St Albans, Southampton, Bury, Grimsby, Peterborough, Guildford, Derby and finally Coventry on January 29. Taking to Facebook, Barât said: “Looking forward to my shows this week; know it’s tough out there but the band, the crew, the venue staff are doing everything we can to create...
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Watch Static Dress’ video for explosive new single ‘Di-sinTer’

Static Dress have released their new single ‘Di-sinTer’, which features vocalist and producer King Yosef – watch below. The Leeds band return following last year’s debut project ‘Prologue…’, which followed a stream of singles including 2019’s debut ‘Clean‘ and second single ‘Adaptive Taste‘. ‘Di-sinTer’ is a ferocious and hook-driven track, with the band’s vocals and instrumentation as raucous as ever. The accompanying video is similarly chaotic, with an ominous figure seen lurking as Static Dress perform through a grainy and fuzzy TV frame. Advertisement Frontman Olli Appleyard told DIY in November last year: “I never want anything to be...
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