When Robert Fripp’s Music For Quiet Moments started to appear with relatively little fanfare in May 2020, as a series of weekly uploads to YouTube and streaming services, their overall effect was one of balm. Moving through the digital ether, Fripp’s ambient soundscapes slowly...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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’...
