music
10 Years Of KCON: How The Convention Became An International Hub For K-pop
Welcome to New Retro Week, a celebration of the biggest artists, hits, and cultural moments that made 2012 a seminal year in pop. MTV News is looking back to see what lies ahead: These essays showcase how today’s blueprint was laid a decade ago. Step into our time machine. By Lai Frances For two days in July 2019, New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Madison Square Garden were simultaneously filled for the first time with the rapturous electric thumps of South Korean pop music. About 55,000 fans flocked to the venues to kick off the year’s stateside trek of KCON, the first-of-its-kind Korean culture festival that serves as a convention by day and a concert by night, to connect with friends and bask in the light of their favorite K-pop stars and influencers. For five years prior...
Fun’s Some Nights Redefined Pop-Rock — And Reintroduced Jack Antonoff
Welcome to New Retro Week, a celebration of the biggest artists, hits, and cultural moments that made 2012 a seminal year in pop. MTV News is looking back to see what lies ahead: These essays showcase how today’s blueprint was laid a decade ago. Step into our time machine. It’s difficult to conjure up memories of 2012 without Fun’s Some Nights spinning in the background. The pop-rock group’s frenetic, theatrical sophomore album dropped like an atom bomb, with lead singles “We Are Young” and “Some Nights” immolating notions of what both genres could sound like blended together for a new decade. It also catapulted the New York City-based trio — lead vocalist Nate Ruess, bassist and pianist Andrew Dost, and lead guitarist and drummer Jack Antonoff — to fame, scoring them six Grammy nomination...
Halsey, Dua Lipa, Green Day and More To Headline Firefly Festival 2022
Firefly Festival will return to The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway in Delaware from September 22 to September 25, with a star-studded lineup that organizers announced on Tuesday. Halsey, Dua Lipa, Green Day and My Chemical Romance are slated to headline the four-day festival, while several other notable performers, including The Kid Laroi, Big Sean, Zedd, Gunna, Avril Lavigne, Bleachers, Yungblud, Cordae and WILLOW, will also take to the stage. Elsewhere on the roster, Charli XCX, Jamie xx, Manchester Orchestra, 100 gecs, Girl Talk, Princess Nokia, Little Simz, Benny The Butcher, Indigo De Souza, Mallrat, Mannequin Pussy, CHAI, Jordana and several others are scheduled to perform. Those interested in attending can sign up for the festival’s presale, which will go live on Friday, ...
Simple Plan and Sum 41 Announce 2022 “Blame Canada” US Tour
Pop punk is the Peter Pan of rock music, unwilling or unable to grow up, and so it’s fitting that a pop punk 20th anniversary tour would be named after a two-decades-old South Park joke. Canadian rockers Simple Plan and Sum 41 have announced the “Blame Canada” tour, a 36-date trek through the United States. The “Blame Canada” tour will find both bands performing songs from their debut albums, with Sum 41 powering through 2001’s All Killer No Filler and Simple Plan going full-throttle on 2002’s No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls. “We’re so happy to finally be able to play shows again and couldn’t be more excited to head out on the ‘Blame Canada’ tour with Sum 41!” Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau, Sebastien Lefebvre, and Jeff Stinco of Simple Plan said in a statement. “It’s har...
80/35 Festival 2022 Lineup: Father John Misty, Charli XCX, Japanese Breakfast, and More
The nonprofit music festival 80/35 is returning this summer for its first iteration in three years. Taking place on July 8th and 9th in downtown Des Moines, the 2022 lineup is led by Father John Misty, Charli XCX, and Japanese Breakfast. Going down July 8th and 9th in Western Gateway Park, the 13th edition of the festival will feature more than 40 acts across three stages, two of which are free. Some of the other notable acts are Guided by Voices, Future Islands, Tkay Maidza, Jamila Woods, and Geese. Meet Me @ The Altar, Pachyman, MonoNeon, BLACKSTARKIDS, Hannah Marks: Outsider, Outlier, The Envy Corps, Vended, Haiku Hands, Evann McIntosh, and Miloe round out the lineup, with many more artists to be announced. Advertisement Related Video “We could not be more excited to return to downtown ...
Coheed and Cambria Announce Summer 2022 North American Tour, Unveil “The Liars Club” Single: Stream
Coheed and Cambria have announced a Summer 2022 North American headlining tour, with support from Dance Gavin Dance and Mothica. The band has also unleashed “The Liars Club” as the latest single from their forthcoming album, Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind, out May 27th. The new tour announcement comes in the midst of Coheed and Cambria’s previously announced winter “Great Destroyer Tour,” which continues tonight (February 22nd) in Oklahoma City. The newly unveiled summer outing, which will see Coheed playing large-scale amphitheaters and arenas, has been dubbed “A Window of a Waking Mind Tour.” That one kicks off July 12th in Miami, Florida, and runs through an August 17th show in Troutdale, Oregon. Tickets for the winter trek are currently on sale via Ticketmaster, while the summer...
Smashing Pumpkins Announce “Rock Invasion 2” Tour Dates
The Smashing Pumpkins have announced 2022 dates for their “Rock Invasion 2 Tour.” Though the tour shares the same name as the band’s postponed 2020 trek, many of the original dates have not been rescheduled. Instead, the Pumpkins will play shows in cities such as Tucson, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Birmingham, Greensboro, and Columbus over the course of the 18-date jaunt. They’re also scheduled to play Memphis’ Beale Street Music Festival and Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach, Florida. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 25th at 10:00 a.m. local time, with pre-sale launching on Wednesday, February 23rd. Get your passes here, and find the complete “Rock Invasion 2 Tour” schedule — plus Smashing Pumpkins’ upcoming festival appearances — below. Related Video Fans can likely expect the Sma...
Lil Durk Drops “AHHH HA” Visual, Shares New ‘7220’ Release Date
Lil Durk has dropped his latest single, “AHHH HA,” from his forthcoming album 7220, along with an accompanying music video. Durk took to social media on Monday evening to share the visual with fans, while also revealing 7220‘s album artwork and a new release date of March 11. The album was previously scheduled for release on February 22, which is the same day that Kanye West‘s Donda 2 will release exclusively on his Stem Player. “I missed the half time performance for allstar to give y’all this album,” Durk wrote in a separate IG Stories post. 7220 will arrive as Durk’s first solo full-length project since The Voice, which was released toward the end of 2020. Last year, the Chicago rapper joined forces with Lil Baby on a collaborative album, titled The Voice o...
Xoli M – Kakuhle ft Thulasizwe
Don’t miss this brand new single from Xoli M titled “Kakuhle” out now. South African songstress Xoli M drops a brand single she calls “Kakuhle” for her teeming fans, featuring Thulasizwe. The new record “Kakuhle” is an amazing track, off the newly released album “The New Chapter” which comprises a 12 tracks record. “Kakuhle” certainly deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Xoli M – “Kakuhle” ft Thulasizwe below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Xoli_M_-_Kakuhle_ft_Thulasizwe__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Xoli M – Nteke Nteke ft Caiiro
Don’t miss this brand new single from Xoli M titled “Nteke Nteke” out now. South African songstress Xoli M drops a brand single she calls “Nteke Nteke” for her teeming fans, featuring Caiiro. The new record “Nteke Nteke” is an amazing track, off the newly released album “The New Chapter” which comprises a 12 tracks record. “Nteke Nteke” certainly deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Xoli M – “Nteke Nteke” ft Caiiro below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Xoli_M_-_Nteke_Nteke_ft_Caiiro__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Xoli M ft Thiwe – In Moments
Don’t miss this brand new single from Xoli M titled “In Moments” out now. South African songstress Xoli M drops a brand single she calls “In Moments” for her teeming fans, featuring Thiwe. The new record “In Moments” is an amazing track, off the newly released album “The New Chapter” which comprises a 12 tracks record. “In Moments” certainly deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Xoli M – “In Moments” ft Thiwe below. [embedded content]
Tekno – Mufasa
Check out this brand new single from Tekno titled – Mufasa, out now. Nigerian singer Tekno comes through with another brand new tune he calls “Mufasa“. It is his first track to begin the year with and for the listening pleasure of all. The new record “Mufasa” is an impressive single that he dedicates to his fans and also a nice blended afrobeat sound sequel to his last release track “Enjoy“. Listen and share Tekno – “Mufasa” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Tekno-Mufasa-uq_lvsbKR5M_2.mp3 Download
