Who Won At The First-Ever Trending: VMAs? See The Winners Here
This year, as every year, the 2021 VMAs honor the biggest and brightest stars pushing musical and visual boundaries and captivating audiences around the world. So many of those stars started out on a much, much smaller screen — for example, trending on TikTok....
Listen to SZA’s sparkling ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ track ‘The Anonymous Ones’
SZA has shared her take on ‘The Anonymous Ones’ for the soundtrack of the film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen. READ MORE: Ben Platt: “We should be doing everything in our power to cast queer actors” The movie originally started out as a Broadway...
Scottish government approves vaccine passports for nightclubs from October
The Scottish government has announced that it will go ahead with the implementation of coronavirus vaccine passports as a requirement for entry into nightclubs in Scotland. READ MORE: The Tories’ funding cuts threaten to make the arts (even more of a) playground for the...
Chlöe Says Her ‘Have Mercy’ Video Is ‘All About Ass, But In An Artistic Way’
The road to Chlöe Bailey’s debut solo single “Have Mercy” was long, arduous, and sometimes even plagued by toxic comments from strangers who refused to let her own her confidence. But with a wildly bold and inventive new video directed by Karena Evans that...
Bop Shop VMA Edition: Songs From Chlöe, Lorde, Polo G, And More
The 2021 VMAs kick off on September 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, and this year’s list of nominees is, as usual, long and stellar. It’s also a handy reminder of the songs and videos we’ve obsessed over this year — or as...
Boyband Why Don’t We detail alleged abuse from managers: “We will no longer be silenced”
Content warning: This story contains discussion and descriptions of abuse. American boyband Why Don’t We have spoken out about the “mental, emotional and financial abuse” they allegedly faced at the hands of their production team. The five-piece — comprising Jack Avery, Corbyn Besson, Zach...
The 7th Uncut New Music Playlist Of 2021
One of the many wonderful things about End Of The Road festival – and if you weren’t following it last weekend, you can catch up with all our coverage here – is how it reignites a hunger for new music. You can hear a...
Ghetts at the Mercury Prize 2021: “I just wear my heart on my sleeve”
Ghetts has spoken to NME about what went into making his Mercury-nominated album ‘Conflict Of Interest‘, as well as progress on his new material. Watch our video interview with the rapper above. Ghetts was speaking to NME on the red carpet at the Mercury...
Listen to Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney’s reimagining of the Velvet Underground’s ‘European Son’
Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney have shared their cover of the Velvet Underground‘s ‘European Son’ – you can listen to the track below. The reimagining forms part of the upcoming tribute album ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico’,...Recent Posts
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