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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The search for the ever-elusive "bop" is challenging. 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 snapsho..

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If Season 36 of The Challenge is, indeed, winding down, and the cast is correct that the final mission is just around the next bend, then there really is one team of thoroughbreds that has emerged because the clear favorite. The question is: Can anybody else stop them? On the latest episode of Double Agents, Leroy and Kaycee — a unlikely Real World and Big Brother duo that arrived..

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The origin story of Chicago musical group Moontype goes like this: A trio of music conservatory graduates set out on a journey with each other. While doing so, they learn how to bend three distinct sources of sound — bassist-vocalist Margaret McCarthy, guitarist Ben Cruz, and drummer Emerson Hunton — into harmonious unity. Yet that version doesn't tell the entire story of how Bodi..

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The Teen Mom 2 cast will feature a brand-new mom once the series returns. Ashley Jones -- who most recently appeared on Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant -- will be a segment of the long-running MTV program. Briana DeJesus, Jade Cline, Kailyn Lowry and Leah Messer will also continue telling their stories once new episodes begin. https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=YxCHIOO38gk&feature=emb_tit..

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While the United States struggles to accelerate vaccinations sort in attempt to beat back relentless COVID-19 surges in states like Michigan and New York, New Zealand is out here safely having 400-seat theater concerts — say and not to mention the tens of thousands who've packed in to be able to see Kiwi acts like Benee and Six60 within the past few months. On March 31, as segment o..

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By Da'Shan Smith First thing’s first: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” is another bona fide banger from Lil Nas X. Right now, let’s briefly address the controversy surrounding the song’s music video. Gay Black artist slides down a pole to hell immediately after being sentenced for a steamy makeout session with an alien snake? Check. That artist happens to be wearing androg..

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Twenty-two All Stars from The Challenge are going to "be tested like never before." The goal: To find out "who is the greatest amongst all of those legends." An extended sneak peek of the premiere episode The Challenge: All Stars, streaming exclusively on Paramount+ starting April 1, features alums from Real World, Road Rules and Big Easy Fresh Meat arriving in the Andes Mountains o..

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Leah turned 12 while in tonight's Teen Mom OG episode, although her mom Amber determined not to accompany her daughter's family-only birthday party. Right now, can the MTV mom fix the "bond" with her mini-me? The context: Gary asked Leah what she wanted to do for her birthday -- and if she wanted to invite her other parent for a little, family-only get-together with Kristina, sister ..

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The Challenge is all about relationships -- companions and foes included. And as soon as the All Stars take the field on April 1 -- streaming exclusively on Paramount+ -- the players are about to be able to see some pals and adversaries. In the video below, we asked the 22 iconic players -- some of whom viewers haven't seen since the early 2000s -- to reveal who they are the most (an..

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Violence against Asian Residents of the United States has risen dramatically within the past year. The coalition Stop AAPI Hate has tracked nearly 4,000 incidents of discrimination within the past year alone, as NPR reported earlier this month, though experts and advocates stress that the particular number is likely much higher. In March 2021 alone, a gunman in Atlanta killed six girl..

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In keeping with a curse that’s nearly powerful because the Bambino’s or Billy Goat’s, Aneesa Ferreira, who’s been competing on The Challenge since 2002’s Battle of the Sexes, was eliminated on the most recent episode of Double Agents. Though she’d sent house powerhouse Tori and racked up three day-to-day wins en route to the end of Season 36, she was snuffed out at the las..

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