Bop Shop: Songs From Joy Oladokun, Denzel Curry, Euphoria, 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...
Nija Has Penned No. 1 Hits For Plenty Of Pop Stars — Now It’s Her Turn
By Alex Gonzalez These days, Nija Charles doesn’t have much time to sleep. In between business meetings and sessions with artists for whom she is penning and producing tracks, the New Jersey-born multi-hyphenate is booked and busy. With a resume boasting platinum tracks for...
Carambolage Carambolage (reissue 1980), Eilzustellung-Exprès (1982), Bon Voyage (1984)
“Everything changes when you change it,” as ’70s agit-punk band and North Frisia communards Ton Steine Scherben once advised. Frustrated drummer/percussionist Britta Neander took that to heart and left to form her own band in 1979, recruiting fellow resident Elfie-Esther Steitz as singer, guitarist...
Black Flower Magma
Belgium has been the butt of jokes from the Anglophone pop world for decades – Technotronic, the Singing Nun and some hilariously hi-NRG gabba acts being the country’s prime pop exports – but the Belgian jazz scene has a long and noble history. Artists...
Imarhan Aboogi
Imarhan have long been anointed as official heirs to Tinariwen’s desert-rock throne. Frontman Iyad Moussa Ben Abderahmane (aka Sadam) is the cousin of Tinariwen’s bassist Eyadou Ag Leche and has joined them as a touring member on occasion. The bond between the two bands...
The Weather Station announces new album, shares new song “Endless Time”
Tamara Lindeman, aka The Weather Station, has announced a new album, How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars. The album is a companion piece to last year’s Ignorance – which was voted Uncut’s Best Album Of 2021. Lindeham has shared a...
Anaïs Mitchell’s Watershed Moment
By Grant Sharples “Watershed,” the closing track on indie-folk songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s first solo record in 10 years, is a reflection of where her life has taken her. Despite releasing her last collection, Young Man in America, in 2012, she’s stayed notoriously busy throughout...
Watch Coldplay’s stripped-back performance of ‘My Universe’
Coldplay delivered a stripped-back rendition of their recent single ‘My Universe’ on US TV last night – check out the video below. READ MORE: Coldplay and BTS’ new song ‘My Universe’ is a celestial ode to unity, hope and the power of love Chris Martin...
Wet Leg lead new additions to SXSW 2022 line-up
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