Leto recalled touring with both musicians over the course of his career and urged fans struggling with thoughts of suicide to seek help. "Witnessing his life taught me important things," Leto said of Bennington. "Especially about working relentlessly, pursuing dreams and being kind and caring while doing it."
Leto added that while Chester's musical accomplishments were many, he'll remember the warmth and sensitivity he showed fellow musicians. "When I think about him, I see his face, which was always smiling," he said. "I think about his heart, which he wore on his sleeve. I think how kindly he treated me, my brother our band. I think of his wife and his six incredible children' and I remember his voice, at once ferocious and delicate. That voice will live forever." Read more
here.
At the top of the clip, an undead Taylor claws herself out of a grave marked "Here Lies Taylor Swift's Reputation." From there, viewers see Taylor in an array of crazy setups like cruising with a biker gang and vandalizing a store wearing a cat mask.
We also get cutaways to Taylor on a throne surrounded by snakes--a throwback to 2016, when internet haters inundated her social media accounts with the snake emojis. She's been fond of reclaiming that imagery lately. In one futuristic scene, Taylor can be seen "programming" a horde of "squad" mannequins to do her bidding.
At the video's climax, 2017 Taylor Swift stands atop a mountain of previous iterations of the pop star: Her nerd-next-door character from "You Belong With Me," her majorette getup from the Red tour and her ballet costume from the "Shake It Off" video. The higher they climb, the faster they fall�to their figurative deaths. Read more and watch the video
here.
"I remember I had a girl friend visiting me and it was near Christmas and we were baking cookies," Shania revealed at an album-preview party for her forthcoming September 29th album, Now (via Billboard). "I was writing this album and there was a scandal of [Pitt] and Gwyneth [Paltrow] where there was naked photos of him [in Playgirl. Pitt later successfully sued the magazine for publishing the paparazzi photos]."
"And this was like all the rage. I just thought, 'I don't know what all the fuss is about.' I'm like, 'Well, that don't impress me much, I mean what is all the fuss?' We see people naked every day. That's really what I thought," she continued. Read more
here.
Brown comes with a bevy of friends in the new clip, including featured rappers Kodak Black, Yo Gotti, and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. The crew is joined by a slew of models in the summery video as they all frolic in a water park.
Brown's new album, entitled "Heartbreak on a Full Moon", is due for release on Halloween (Oct. 31).Watch Brown's explicit "Pills and Automobiles" video
here.
Smith was performing at Toronto venue Velvet Underground when Drake appeared to perform "Get it Together," the song on which she's featured on Drake's most recent release, More Life. He called her an "incredible talent" with an "incredible voice."
Some fans tweeted video of the performance. One wrote "the boy @Drake came out to support @JorjaSmith at her first show in Toronto" Check out another tweet and the footage
here.
"If any of us have lived any, we've been in that situation before," Moore said of the song's tale of two star-crossed lovers to EW. "I wrote this song in a very melancholy fashion, which is what [you hear] with the video.
"The lyric is heart-wrenching." Watch Kip Moore unplug for the acoustic "Bittersweet Company" video
here.
The clip has a sentimental feel, as it opens with Brown dedicated the song to old-school fans. The song's lyrics are also tinged with nostalgia, reflected with archival images interspersed throughout the clip.
The Zac Brown Band is currently on tour, with upcoming shows at Chicago's Wrigley Field and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Watch the video for "Roots"
here.
Carey's distinctive vocal styling adds a new dimension to Montana's pop hit which also features Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd, which is currently in the top 5 of the Hot 100.
Carey is reportedly in the studio working on a new album, and is creating the theme song for upcoming animated holiday movie, The Star. Check out the new version of "Unforgettable," which contains explicit lyrics
here.
There is no release date yet set for the collection. The dark video follows band members through a series of nefarious scenarios, opening with Offset surrounded by candles and black-clad models in a dimly-lit mansion.
Quavo appears in a makeshift repair shop, generating sparks with a sander. The trio convenes in a parking lot surrounding by plumes of fire as Takeoff delivers the track's closing verse. Watch the explicit video
here.
The appearances will mark Gosling's second time serving as host, and the fourth time JAY-Z has been musical guest (is there a Five-Timers Club for musical guests?).
The show tweeted "Season 43 premieres on September 30 with @RyanGosling and JAY-Z! #SNL https://t.co/a2kdhJGVs0� Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) August 25, 2017" Read more
here.
On the soaring devotional anthem, Leonard sings about getting ready to meet her maker and in the process, takes Minaj to church. Is this Nicki's most overtly religious verse to date?
"Yo, aye yo, beach house vibes maneuver the jetski," she raps. "'Cause-'cause I serve the God that parted the Red Sea / Multi-million dollars commercials for Pepsi / From food-stamps to more ice than Gretzky."
Nicki might be preaching from rap's prosperity gospel, but it's gospel nonetheless. Best of all, her presence on the track could expose the supremely talented Leonard to new audiences. Nicki and Tasha connected in May when Minaj expressed her desire to collaborate on Instagram.
"When you finish recording the album, come to my studio so I can put a 16 on one of these songs miss thang," she said. Leonard accepted the offer and the result is "I'm Getting Ready."
"I'm Getting Ready" is one of many collaborations on Nicki's plate: She guested on a surprise Fergie song ("You Already Know") today and appeared in Katy Perry's video for "Swish Swish" yesterday. To boot, Minaj appears alongside 21 Savage and Offset on "No Flag," a London On Da Track single. Listen to "I'm Getting Ready"
here.
The next time you listen to DAMN., start with "Duckworth" and end with "Blood" for a mind-blowing new approach to Lamar's fourth studio album. Fans discovered that when they flipped the tracklist from bottom to top, both the narrative progress and musical texture of the album changes.
"I think, like, a week after the album came out, [fans] realized you can play the album backwards," Lamar told MTV News. "It plays as a full story and even a better rhythm. It's one of my favorite rhythms and tempos within the album. It's something that we definitely premeditate while we're in the studio."
While the way listeners experience the album changes in reverse, the content of Lamar's story remains intact. "I don't think the story necessarily changes, I think the feel changes," he said. "The initial vibe listening from the top all the way to the bottom is� this aggression and this attitude. You know, 'DNA,' and exposing who I really am. You listen from the back end, and it's almost the duality and the contrast of the intricate Kendrick Lamar. Both of these pieces are who I am." Read more
here.
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