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Immediately after sliding down a stripper pole to hell, then seducing and dethroning Satan in the music video for “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” a flamenco-rooted banger that sent the world wide web and conservative pundits into chaotic frenzies for its controversial imagery, Lil Nas X is back with another cinematic visual. And this one’s his most personalized yet. On Friday..
Read MoreBy Jack Irvin As Bebe Rexha settles into a Zoom call from her Los Angeles house, I preface our interview by letting her know it’s “for Rexhars and Bad Bitches only,” referencing a 2017 viral clip in which the pop star yells at “perverts” telling her to “take [her] clothes off” in the comments of a Instagram Live chat. “Yay! Finally,” Rexha says, unwrapping a Reese..
Read MoreBy Gabriel Aikins As soon as an artist takes a long break between albums, listeners tend to sustain them in amber at the moment of their last release. If that project came while in the listeners’ formative teenage years, the effect is amplified. Yet no one stays the same over time; both artists and fans learn and bloom and evolve. Millennials who came of age in the late 2000s know ..
Read MoreFew people have had as good a year as Olivia Rodrigo. The singer-songwriter and star of High School Music: The Musical: The Series created 2021's first big hit in "Drivers License," a No. 1 coming-of-age heartbreak tune that explores the backstreets before revving up to a shout-along coda — the sort of built-in drama that understandably inspired a TikTok trend. Right after, she we..
Read MoreGirl in Red has seen your sapphic TikToks using her name to pick up ladies, and frankly, she thinks it’s “iconic.” Zooming with MTV News from her bedroom in Oslo, Norway, the artist place on Earth Marie Ulven grins ear-to-ear any time If I say her unexpected internet virality. Soon after a tongue-in-cheek song written by a fan called "Do You Listen to Girl in Red?" made the rou..
Read MoreWhen's the last time you were happy? If you're struggling to find an answer, here's some good news: Billie Eilish's new album is reportedly due out July 30. At least you know right now that this summer will be full of joy! On Tuesday (April 27), Eilish revealed on social media that the follow-up to her globe-quaking 2019 debut When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is titled Happie..
Read MoreAs it pops up near the end of The Weeknd's moody fourth LP After Hours, synthpop ballad "Save Your Tears" feels maybe the most suitable to the album's title of any of its tunes. It's more hangover than party, though its gorgeous, funky sonics (and eventual robotic vocalizations) create the sort of pop turn producer Max Martin has made a career out of. It makes sense, then, for Ariana..
Read MoreHarry Styles is officially willing to be piece of your world. A photoshoot of the 27-year-old singer-songwriter dressed as Ariel from The Little Mermaid surfaced online on Friday (April 16) and promptly submerged the internet. The variety of images — in which Styles raises a glass of champagne while wearing the character's quintessential bright red wig, seashell bra, and g..
Read MoreThe friendship between artists Rina Sawayama and Elton John spans genres and generations, proving that those different talents and experiences make for one hell of a collaboration. The duo released a poignant new version of Sawayama's single "Chosen Family member on Wednesday (April 13) that celebrates finding love and acceptance within one's friendship circle, or chosen fami..
Read MoreAlthough Demi Lovato made her Disney debut in the series As The Bell Rings back in 2007, she transformed into a real-life Disney princess on Wednesday (April 13) by performing a medley of hits in her Los Angeles backyard for an audience of adoring woodland creatures in her Tiny Desk house) Concert for NPR. Lovato effortlessly sang a collection of past and present fan favorit..
Read MoreImmediately after 13 years, Taylor Swift is finally setting the record straight: No, her song "Hey Stephen" isn't about Stephen Colbert. The 31-year-old singer-songwriter stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Tuesday (April 13) to finally break the news to the late-night comedian that he did not inspire the nation track. Or did he? Because the two talked who the real Ste..
Read MoreIn the range of just 27 years, Justin Bieber has lived lifetimes. He’s been the childhood star, the teen heartthrob, the rebel without a cause, and most recently, the devout hubby. In an all-encompassing cover profile by GQ that published Tuesday (April 13), Bieber opened up about it all: the significance of forgiveness, growing from his infamous past, and the difficulties he ex..
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