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 contain anything — it's a snapshot of what'..

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Today (May 10), Rihanna rises. Not to new music, that's for some other time. The singer's style brand is heading to Paris! LVMH has officially reported that it's teaming up with Rihanna for a Paris-based luxury residence, aptly named Fenty. The good news is that this isn't a flag in the ground, only for news about it to come years later. Fenty will be unveiled on May 22. https://twit..

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Johnny Bananas and Wes first appeared on The Challenge with each other back in 2006; the Real World: Key West alum was eliminated first, while the Real World: Austin vet secured his first W. And although they have had incredible MTV careers for the past 13-plus years and endured several adventures with each other, the competitors have never been able to get on the same playing page (m..

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Logic's spooky new album Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind is finally here. Soon following the near two-month wait, the fully-stocked LP arrives in full splendor, with A list of collaborators both unpredictable and larger-than-life. It's a welcome fifth chapter for the rapper that keeps it up and continues to rise. Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind is sixteen tracks of confessions, d..

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The soft jazz music of a noir thriller clung to the cool nighttime air like an evening breeze. Vehicle horns popped softly in the distance and the chatter of the after-nightclub audiences grew dimmer. A mysterious man in a pinstripe suit stood in a wide alleyway between two closed restaurants with a cigarette in his mouth, unlit, and his left leg in a triangle as he leaned against ..

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Rejoice, Beliebers! Justin Bieber's musical drought has ended, and we apparently have Ed Sheeran to thank for that. The two pop princes have reunited for "I Don't Care," a loved-up group effort they've been relentlessly teasing for more than a week right now. Thankfully, it was well worth the wait — this might would be a strong Song of Summer contender, thanks to its easygoing bea..

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By: Lauren Rearick A Rhode Island school district reported that it is no longer moving forward with a policy that people around the nation called “lunch shaming.” On Sunday, May 5, Warwick Public Schools in Warwick, Rhode Island announced on Facebook that sunflower seed butter and jelly sandwiches could be the only meal alternative for students with an outstanding balance on th..

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By Nick Kazden More than any other symbol, direwolves — and the Stark sigil they inspire — play a significant role in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire mythos. However, despite how synonymous their image is with the series, the beasts are underappreciated in Game of Thrones. With the Night King defeated, the focus of the series is pivoting from magical forces to the ..

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Jonas Brothers are really putting fans by way of the emotional ringer this year. Their reunion has been almost entirely smiles and happy times — new music and videos and weddings and performances! — However right now it's getting a little bit serious. On Thursday (May 9), the sibling trio released the trailer for their new Amazon Prime Video documentary, Chasing Happiness. It pro..

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Taylor Swift must have heard our collective whines for more interviews, because she's been on quite the press-friendly roll. Right after recently gushing about how "energized" she's feeling heading into her seventh album, Swift sat down for her first magazine interview in three years with Entertainment Weekly, giving us several discrete yet promising clues about her upcoming music. I..

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The theme of Taylor Swift's 2017 album Reputation is jump-out-at-you vicious. Obviously, there really are Taylor's lucid love tales, which have become a staple of her artistry, nevertheless they're balanced out by more vengeful, upset songs, the kind that would be made of fire and smoke if it were a dragon shrieking their vocals. It turns out that Swift was inspired by Game of Thr..

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It — adapted from Stephen King's chilling source material of the same name — became the highest grossing horror film in history. Crowds fell in love with the film's preteen heroes, referred to because the Losers' Club, as they faced puberty, bullies, and, obviously, the shape-shifting clown/amorphous evil entity, Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Chapter One ended once they were ki..

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