By Eli Enis Where to start? There’s the unexpected collaborations: My Agenda, the second album from experimental pop maximalist Dorian Electra, features disco legends the Village People owning the hook of a song describing gay frogs. They share space with the viral superstar Rebecca Black, who croons about converting fuckboys into simps. Then there’s the sound: a dizzying hodge-p..

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By Ethan Shanfeld Beyond today’s top hits is a 20-year-old guitar prodigy from Tel Aviv named Omer Fedi. The multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter has topped the Billboard charts and worked with pop royalty from Lil Nas X to Machine Gun Kelly. Yet just over four years prior, Fedi moved to Los Angeles without connections to the industry, at a time he may barely speak Engli..

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In the road toward the 2016 election, YG and Nipsey Hussle had the viral dis track, "FDT," or "Fuck Donald Trump." Right now, with much less than a month before Election Day 2020 and early voting already underway, pop superstar Demi Lovato has released her own protest song, "Commander in Chief." And like the rappers before her, she doesn't mince words. In the somber new track, which ..

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The search for the ever-elusive "bop" is hard. 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 what'..

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Soon after a seemingly endless parade of obstacles — including jail time and the leak of their latest album, the 15-track City on Lock — paved the way for their fateful reuniting last fall,  City Girls are back, and so they mean business. That much was made clear with the Sunday (July 6) release of the music video for their trash-talking single "Pussy Talk." The visuals plac..

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Ellie Goulding is gearing up to release her double-sided album "Brightest Blue" on July 17. Her first LP since 2015's Delirium, the collection will feature contributions from the likes of Diplo, Swae Lee, Serpentwithfeet, and also a posthumous assist from Juice WRLD. Although because the anticipation builds, it seems the passion Me Like You Do" singer can't contain her excitement. O..

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It seems like it was just a number of weeks prior whenever artists were delivering humbling live performances from the safety of their living rooms. However while in Global Citizen's Global Goal: Unite for Our Future livestream event on Saturday (June 27) — a production that featured interviews and live performances from the likes of Chloe x Halle, Christine and the Queens, and J..

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In 1999, the Dixie Chicks had a hit with "Goodbye Earl," nevertheless today (June 25), we're all saying goodbye to Dixie Chicks — or more accurately, just the "Dixie" part. The trio have reported they're right now going by just The Chicks, right after weeks of racial-justice protests, toppled Confederate statues, and even similar name changes inside of the country-music community. ..

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Beyoncé's parade route continued on Tuesday (June 23) with an a capella rendition of her celebratory anthem, "Black Parade." The new release was a followup to Queen Bey's original "Black Parade" production that came on Friday (June 19) in honor of Juneteenth, which celebrates the end of slavery In America. Specifically, the now-155-year-old holiday marks the date in 1865 any time..

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On Father's Day, Camila Cabello only had eyes for one man. (Hint: it wasn't Shawn Mendes.) On Sunday (June 21), the singer released a tear-jerker of a music video for her single, "First Man," the emotional ballad that closed her sophomore solo album, Romance, which released in December.  The video, like the song itself, is a compilation of residence movies really interested in her..

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On Father's Day, Camila Cabello only had eyes for one man. (Hint: it wasn't Shawn Mendes.) On Sunday (June 21), the singer released a tear-jerker of a music video for her single, "First Man," the emotional ballad that closed her sophomore solo album, Romance, which released in December.  The video, like the song itself, is a compilation of residence movies really interested in her..

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Taylor Swift has found her political voice, and she is using it to take a hard-line stance against racial injustice. On Tuesday (June 9), the singer took Twitter to prepare an enthusiastic statement demanding far-reaching structural change within American politics, while simultaneously voicing her support for the Black Lives Matter movement. "Racial injustice has been ingrained dee..

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