Getty Images Earlier this year, at the culmination of the 2020 Grammys, Billie Eilish's name was called in all four of the top categories: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. When she went up with brother Finneas to accept the Album accolade, Eilish was magnanimous:…
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Courtesy Netflix Since the release of its first episode in 2017, Netflix series 13 Reasons Why has changed the landscape for teen dramas. Tackling difficult topics spanning bullying, mental health, suicide, and sexual assault, it has stirred important conversations among young people and adults alike, as well as controversy; in its first week alone, it spawned…
By Christopher Rudolph Heidi N. Closet turned RuPaul’s Drag Race viewers into a bunch of “closet cases.” That’s what she calls her fans, by the way. The North Carolina queen from the tiny town of Ramseur might have seemed like the least-polished girl when she sashayed into the workroom on the Season 12 premiere. But…
Ben Rose/WireImage for NARAS Rock and roll icon Little Richard, who was widely credited with helping pioneer not just the musical style itself but the larger-than-life personas for which it became synonymous, has died at 87, Rolling Stone reports. No cause of death was given, though Richard's bass player told TMZ the musician had apparently…
Betawave/Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Destination Crenshaw By Jaelani Turner-Williams In April, despite being quarantined in the middle of touring with electronic duo Drama, Chicago funk/disco-infused hip-hop artist Ric Wilson still held a sweet social distancing birthday party from home — complete with a caramel cake from sweet city staple Angelica’s Bakery. The occasion also served…
Yuri Gripas/AFP via Getty Images By Carson Mlnarik Two hands touching through a windowpane. A late-night “wish u were here” text. Less than desirable sleeping arrangements — at first. What is it about quarantine that has us so hot and bothered? Social distancing measures meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus might be keeping…
Getty Images 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 weekly collection doesn't discriminate by genre…
Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images Last month, Taylor Swift officially canceled her only planned live appearances for 2020, including her scheduled Lover Fest dates in the United States, due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. (She's postponed the stadium gigs in São Paulo, Brazil; Inglewood, California; and Foxborough, Massachusetts until 2021.) But even though…
YouTube/Republic/UMG Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande are stuck at home — just like you! To celebrate this unprecedented moment in history, they've decided to let fans in on their home quarantine life in their charming new DIY video for "Stuck With U." As an added bonus, they've let fans be their co-stars in the clip.…
The O'Toole clan suffered a major loss during the Families of the Mafia season finale. Unexpectedly, this heartbreaking message appeared on screen in the middle of tonight's episode: "During production, Billy [O'Toole] was found deceased in his Staten Island home." Billy's ex-wife Jess revealed in an interview that Joe and Taylor's father was discovered at…
We've waited over 10 years for this. Tonight's Jersey Shore: Family Vacation saw a decade's worth of secret sexual tension between JWOWW and Pauly D (almost) come to a head after Angelina's bachelorette party turned ratchet... in the best possible way. Ghost tours aside, NOLA really started to turn up when the boys crashed the party…
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Berkley London In this age of self-isolation and quarantine, it's never been more important to check in on each other and to connect. This goes for artists, too, who have been social distancing alongside us: livestreaming concerts and hangouts, creating their own talk shows, and... well, that's what we…
Jacopo Raule/Getty Images By Jordyn Tilchen “This is really cool,” 17-year-old TikTok star Chase Hudson said at the start of our call. And if Hudson, who goes by Lil Huddy online, says that an interview with MTV News is cool, it is. That goes for most things in Hudson’s life right now, from his group…
John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Pour one out for the top eight; a new drop from pop star Demi Lovato will have you yearning for the golden days of Warped Tour, angle-cut bangs, and that ultimate place for friends, Myspace. On Thursday (May 7), Lovato revealed the official remix of her latest single,…
YouTube/Pitbull When Pitbull walks into the room bedecked in all black, he's there to handle some business. The global superstar does exactly that in his celebratory new video for "I Believe That We Will Win (World Anthem)," a unifying anthem recorded during the coronavirus pandemic. This time, his business is keeping hope alive and spreading…
The coronavirus pandemic has shed light on a number of compounding racial inequities that existed far before the outbreak dominated our social feeds and paused life as we knew it. There are higher COVID-19 mortality rates among Black Americans than white citizens, for example, caused in part by discriminatory housing policies and environmental racism; inequities…