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Let the happiness commence! The Jonas Brothers' stellar comeback has culminated in the new album Happiness Begins, which arrived at the stroke of midnight on Friday (June 7). It marks the band's fifth studio album and first in 10 years, following 2009's Lines, Vines and Trying Times. And though it's already given JB their first-ever No. 1 single, "Sucker," there were sky-high expect..
Read MoreThere's a reason "Sucker" became Jonas Brothers' first-ever No. 1 hit: it's a catchy, certified bop. Yet the band's comeback smash warps into something much more intense in the capable hands of Halsey, who put her own spin on "Sucker" while visiting BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on Thursday (June 6). Halsey's cover starts with a jazzy intro, complete with a saxophone solo and finger snap..
Read MoreFresh off the release of her wild EP She Is Coming, Miley Cyrus has taken her talents to Netflix's Black Mirror, which premiered its fifth season on Wednesday (June 5). In an episode called "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Also Cyrus plays, appropriately, a popstar named Ashley O who's plagued by mental demons and whose consciousness is locked indoors a robot doll (casual!). To make Ashley O..
Read MoreBy Lauren Rearick It took only one efficiency of “Exhale” for a fan to show Sabrina Carpenter a tattoo inspired by the song, which speaks openly of the singer’s experience with anxiety. She hadn’t even released the track’s recording; for the time being, it was just a song she sang live, as a comedown at the end of her set. And as she tells MTV News, the tattoo served as a r..
Read MoreKesha visualizes a new world that's much different from than unfair one that we reside in. On Sunday, she plotted out that this fresh planet with a surprise release, prosperous, White, Straight, Men." Her bold new world is peaceful and, most importantly, fair. To the backdrop of animated, carnivalesque pop, Kesha spills about the opportunities where the people in the song's title do..
Read MoreFKA twigs' new video for "Cellophane" is insane. We, the lucky viewers, follow the alluring singer twirling around the pole and gliding across the floor, stretching to almost impossible angles. Then, in true FKA twigs style, she cranks things up on the Richter scale of weirdness, sticks a stiletto into a dragon-like figure, then slides down the seven levels of Hell on a scale while ..
Read MoreThroughout the first minutes of Chasing Happiness — the Jonas Brothers documentary premiering on Amazon Prime on Tuesday (June 4) — Kevin waxes poetic about how the musical group needs to change. They require each person to be comfortable, he says, and have open and sincere dialogues and not look at the past through rose-colored glasses. Eventually, Nick interjects, telling his ol..
Read MoreJustin Vernon and the gang are back with not one, although two new Bon Iver songs. They premiered last night at the All Points East festival in London throughout Bon Iver's set. There's the dense and majestic "Hey Ma" and there's the bullying piano-driven "U (Man Like)" that comes with eye catching lyric videos. Additionally to these two new tastes of Bon, there's also the extension o..
Read MoreLondon's glorious R&B experimentalist Jai Paul went on a self-imposed hiatus in 2013 after the leak of six years worth of music. Right now, he's ready for a return, also it begins with turning within the past — the correct way. He's launched a new website and shared two new singles, "Do You Love Her Right now and "He." These are his first official releases since 2012 and so they..
Read MoreKing Princess's penchant for downbeat, hungover pop had a good moment earlier this year whenever she paired up with legendary songwriter/creative force Fiona Apple for "I Know." That swaying, sleepy number belied the powerful gales of emotionality King Princess (real name: Mikaela Straus) can conjure with turn of phrase as well as a detached tone of voice. Her latest single, inexpens..
Read MoreEven before they landed one of the longest-running No. 1 hits at the best of the Billboard Hot 100 through the a dazzling team-up with Halsey, The Chainsmokers knew that the key to running the pop game was group effort. In the lead-up to "Closer," they tested the waters with Rozes and Daya, and right after, they've kept that flame burning with Coldplay and this year's "Who Do You Love..
Read MoreHalsey's "Nightmare" arrived just in time. A feminist anthem that's rooted in her emo past, the single debuted on May 17 alongside a video that capitalizes on the singer's penchant for chameleonic fashion. Originally intended as a black and white video with slivers of red while in, "Nightmare" ultimately became a full-color visual feast in which Halsey keeps redefining her womanhood..
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