Normani and Cardi B really did that on “Wild Side.” After drumming up excitement in the week leading up to Normani’s collaborative comeback, her new single dropped Friday (July 16) with a cinematic music video with stunning visuals and sizzling choreography. The video introduces Normani in a black bodysuit, posing seductively in a red room. As she pours wine over the camera, t..

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International philanthropic business Global Citizen will be hosting a 24-hour concert this fall, and much like the nonprofit’s yearly festival, the new show — Global Citizen Live — boasts a major line-up of artists set to take the stage. Including your faves. The international concert will feature performances from Billie Eilish, BTS, Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, The Weeknd, Lorde, an..

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The 2021 BET Awards opened last night (June 27) under the theme “Year of the Black Woman” in front of a live, vaccinated audience at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Empire star Taraji P. Henson served because the ceremony’s host, giving encouragement and upliftment for all Black women. “Look at us. Look around the room. Look at this power. The grace, the class, the edges ..

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What makes a queer anthem? That’s the question MTV News recently posed to four musicians: rapper and activist Mykki Blanco; Mxmtoon, the ukulele-playing bedroom-pop artist; Southern-born singer-songwriter Katie Pruitt; and gospel-influenced pop star Vincint. The quartet met on a recent Zoom call to talk about what they believed to be the 10 greatest LGBTQ+ anthems of the 21st cen..

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The search for the ever-elusive "bop" is tough. Playlists and streaming-service suggestions 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 could contribute anything — it's a snapshot of w..

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Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind is well documented, although what about a Buckeye State of Mind? He'll find out later this year while he celebrates his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. The rap wonderful joins a crop of performers including Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go's, Foo Fighters, and Todd Rundgren for its class of 2021, what the business calls ..

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Tierra Whack has all of the building blocks she needs in the dreamy, intergalactic music video for her latest single “Link," out Tuesday (April 6). Released as piece of Lego’s “Rebuild the World” campaign, which aims to inspire everyone to visualize the world through through children's eyes," the video’s storyline was created by Whack along with an audience of children..

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Does The Kid Laroi's "Without You" sound like Sia? Maybe, maybe not. Nevertheless what's key is how Sia may have inspired its creation. "My friend Omer came through with his guitar," The Kid Laroi explains, "and I was like, 'Play something that you think Sia would sing over.'" Before long, Omer — that's Omer Fedi, by the way, the 21-year-old guitar prodigy who's helped shape stando..

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Last year, the Grammys were all about Billie Eilish. The young artist walked away with wins in the so-called Big Four categories (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist), and her Best New Artist acceptance speech was marked by a shout-out specifically to the fans. "They're the only reason that any of us are here at all," she said. As a result, this y..

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The 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees list is here, and as common, it's huge — and polarizing. On Wednesday (February 10), the Cleveland Museum reported its latest class of nominees, a portion of which will be officially inducted in the fall this year, immediately following the Rock Hall announces the best vote. That list is long impressive, also it includes the following ar..

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By Larisha Paul At the begin of 2020, 15-year-old Joey Khor spent her days anticipating the weekly meeting of her Malaysian high school’s choir club. Not for the practices where the categorize attempted to brilliant the setlist to their upcoming performances, yet for the spontaneous moments as soon as each person suddenly broke into song. “It habitually sounded better as soon as ..

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2020 is dead, long live 2021! Cardi B dropped her latest music video for her new single "Up" at midnight on Friday (February 5), and with it, an eulogy for a bum year. The follow-up to the record-breaking smash teamwork with Megan Thee Stallion, "WAP", which released seven months back in August, she's put the past beyond her and is looking toward the sky — or at least toward an alb..

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