BTS are the latest artists to announce a set for MTV Unplugged, the long-standing MTV series that captures acoustic and semi-acoustic live performances from high-profile artists. The K-pop group join the ranks of Nirvana, Lauryn Hill and, more recently, Miley Cyrus as performers on the show. MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS will premiere …
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After avoiding any connection with product advertising for his entire career, Bruce Springsteen will appeared in a Jeep Super Bowl ad on Sunday. Shot over five days last month in Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska by Springsteen’s longtime collaborator Thom Zimny, the ad’s visual approach is not unlike the atmospheric highway …
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System of a Down’s Serj Tankian has announced his new solo EP Elasticity, and with it the video for the title track. “When I conceived possibly doing another record with the guys from System of a Down a few years back, I started working on a set of songs that …
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Just like the Who declared ’21 will be a good year on Tommy, Vampire Weekend‘s “2021” has been on our minds for obvious reasons. The band just announced 40:42, an EP featuring two renditions of the Father of the Bride track. Jazz musician Sam Gendel and Connecticut rock outfit Goose …
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Iceage have announced they’ve signed to Brooklyn label Mexican Summer, revealing new single and video “The Holding Hand” to accompany the news. Directed by Anders Malmberg, the clip features frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt holding a lit candle to his face, staring at his reflection in the mirror. “There is no …
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Evan Rachel Wood released a statement Monday morning alleging that Marilyn Manson abused her during the course of their relationship, which ended in 2010. They began dating when Wood was 19 in 2007 and Manson was 38, getting engaged in 2010 before breaking up. “The name of my abuser is …
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Kesha has linked up with Dutch DJ and producer Sam Feldt for a new song, “Stronger.” The track is a punchy bit of empowering dance-pop, with Kesha crooning over delicate synth plunks: “And when the thieves try to steal your faith/Keep pushing through them cause there ain’t no other way/If …
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Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Primary Wave, and other firms are on a shopping spree for high-profile music catalogs, snapping up publishing rights from songwriters ranging from Bob Dylan to Stevie Nicks to Neil Young. But Diane Warren, who’s been writing hits for 37 years, from DeBarge’s “Rhythm of the Night” to …
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Trey Songz was released from police custody after being arrested following what appears to be a physical altercation with a police officer at the Kansas City Chiefs’ AFC championship game in Kansas City, Missouri, Sunday, January 24th. The public information officer for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the singer’s …
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Northampton, situated about 90 minutes north of London in Britain’s East Midlands, is best known for making shoes. Its residents have been churning out footwear since the 17th century, when they provided the boots worn by Parliamentarian soldiers in the English Civil War, and the town remains home to some …
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