Global Music Releases & News

Raye quits social media after claiming label won’t let her release debut album

Raye is taking a break from social media, days after revealing claims that her label won’t let her release her debut album. The singer has been signed on a four-album deal with Polydor since 2014 but has yet to release a full-length record. Writing...

Janelle Monáe’s Soulful New Single ‘Stronger’ Will Move You To Action

Janelle Monáe just dropped her new R&B soul song ”Stronger” on Friday (July 2). The track is set to appear in We the People, a 10-episode Netflix animated series about basic American civic rights and citizenship. The show, produced by Barack and Michelle Obama,...

Bop Shop: Songs From Mac Miller, Doja Cat, Fletcher, And More

The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations 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...

Turnstile, Show Me The Body and more for Outbreak Fest 2022

Outbreak Fest has released its line-up for 2022, featuring Turnstile, Show Me The Body and more. The festival, traditionally held in Leeds, will move across the Pennines to Manchester for a three-day event at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre next June. READ MORE: Outbreak Fest’s tenth...

Machine Gun Kelly movie ‘Good News’ changes name after backlash from Mac Miller’s brother

A new rap movie starring Machine Gun Kelly will undergo a change of title after the production was called out by the brother of the late Mac Miller. The movie was set to be titled Good News, a direct nod to Miller’s first posthumous...

JYP Entertainment unveils plans to launch NFT platform for K-pop

JYP Entertainment has unveils plans to launch an NFT platform to produce and distribute NFTs (non-fungible tokens) based on K-pop content. READ MORE: CEO and founder of BTS’ agency HYBE steps down to focus on music production On July 2, JYP Entertainment announced that...

Sigrid announces intimate Reading & Leeds warm-up show in London

Sigrid has announced details of an intimate London show set for this August. The date, at the new Lafayette venue in Kings Cross, comes before the singer’s performances at Reading & Leeds festivals. “We’re playing a real life gig! in London!” Sigrid wrote on...

Vicky Cornell shares love letter from Chris Cornell: “A heart lucky enough to know true love”

The widow of Chris Cornell has shared a handwritten love note that her wrote to her. READ MORE: Chris Cornell – his 10 best songs Vicky Cornell featured the letter as part of a Fatherly interview in which she addressed her grief following the...

Jxdn Wants To Be Pop-Punk’s Poster Child

By Aliya Chaudhry A day after the release of Jxdn’s electrifying debut single “Comatose” in March 2020, Travis Barker got in touch. Jxdn, whose real name is Jaden Hossler and who styles his performance moniker in all lowercase, was at that point known primarily...

Spirits Rejoice African Spaces

Jazz has always had a strong resonance for millions of South Africans. It might have been music that was created 8,000 miles away but the underlying themes – an artform born out of struggle, a stylistic fusion created in the face of segregation, an...