Month: August 2021

BTS announced via their official Twitter accounts that a remix of “Butter” featuring Megan Thee Stallion is slated to arrive Friday, August 27.  Megan also shared the news on social media tweeting, “Y’all don’t even understand how excited I am,” with several butter emojis.  On Instagram, Megan posted:  “LOVE YOU ALLL  @bts.bighitofficial BUTTER REMIX 8.27”   The “Butter” remix will mark the first time BTS and Megan have worked together.

BTS scored their third No. 1 debut on the Hot 100 earlier this summer when “Butter” went to the top of the charts, holding the spot for seven consecutive weeks. The K-pop superstars replaced themselves at top of the Hot 100 with their latest single “Permission to Dance” earning them their fifth No. 1.

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Demi Lovato celebrated their 29th birthday by dropping the music video for her song “Melon Cake” exclusively on Facebook. In the visual, Demi celebrates their big day decked out in a cowboy hat, gold eyebrows, and a matching ensemble, and references an annual watermelon “cake” their old management team presented each year in place of an actual cake, in order to control their eating disorder. Along with the video, Demi shared the message: “No more melon cakes on birthdays…29, I’m here today and I’m happy you are too.”

“Melon Cake” is featured on Lovato’s latest album, Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over, which contains the singles “Anyone,” their Sam Fischer collab “What Other People Say,” the track “Dancing with the Devil,” and their. duet with Ariana Grande “Met Him Last Night.”

Stream the music video for “Melon Cake” – here.

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Olivia Rodrigo has reunited with director Petra Collins in the video for “Brutal,” the opening track from her album ‘Sour.’

Rodrigo wrote on Instagram: “‘Brutal’ music video is out now! Had the best time ever making this. So so so grateful for Petra Collins, who constantly inspires me and who directed this video so incredibly. Hope you guys love the vid and all my teen angst lol.”

Earlier this summer, Rodrigo dropped the ‘Sour Prom Concert’ film, performing songs from her album, which was released on vinyl last week. You can take a look at Olivia’s video for “Brutal” at the link – here.

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Doja Cat will be perform and serve as host of the 2021 MTV VMAs. Doja announced the news on Twitter: “I’m hosting the 2021 #VMAs this year. Wowowowowowow.  Tune in on 9/12 at 8pm on MTV”

MTV had just recently announced Doja and three other artists were added to the lineup of 2021 VMA performers: Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots and Chloe Bailey (of Chloe x Halle).  You can take a look at the announcement – here. According to a press release, Chloe Bailey will be making her solo debut as ‘Chlöe’ by performing the song “Have Mercy,” which will be featured on her forthcoming solo album. Previously announced performers include Lil Nas X, Camila Cabello, Lorde, Machine Gun Kelly, and Olivia Rodrigo.

Justin Bieber and Megan Thee Stallion lead with 7 nominations and 6 nominations, respectively.  Fans can vote for their faves across 14 gender-neutral categories by visiting vma.mtv.com.

The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday, September 12 at 8PM ET/PT.

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Shawn Mendes released his highly anticipated single “Summer of Love” with an accompanying music video. “I hope this song makes people feel free, free from the weight of life, even if just for a moment,” said Mendes, 23, in a statement.

The music video, directed by Matty Peacock, was shot in Majorca, Spain and follows the singer as he experiences a care-free dream summer. In an interview, the singer-songwriter said he drew inspiration for “Summer of Love” from the time off he spent with his girlfriend, Camila Cabello, 24, in Miami.

Mendes shared a video and series of pictures on Instagram strutting in his single’s merchandise on Instagram, an also shared a video of himself strolling through the streets of New York City as he was greeted by screaming fans. Mendes captioned the video “Some real summer love in NewYork missed you guys so much. 6 Hours!!!”

Take a look at the video for “Summer of Love” – here.

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Taylor Swift officially made her TikTok debut, writing in her bio: “This is pretty much just a cat account.”

Swift, 31, posted one video which highlighted her previously released studios albums, in anticipation for her re-recorded version of 2012’s ‘Red.’  Swift channeled four different looks from her Folklore, Evermore, Fearless and Red eras, captioning the video: “Lots going on at the moment: Red (my version) vinyl is up for presale on my site and oh I’m on tiktok now let the games begin.”  The clip included Swift lip-synching to the song “Screwface Capital” by British rapper Dave.

Swift’s upcoming re-release of her fourth studio album, ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ will be available on November 19. She previously teased that the album will include 30 songs, with the addition of a 10-minute extended version of “All Too Well. ‘  Swift is currently re-recording all of her older albums amid her fallout with former label Big Machine Records’ executives Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun. In June 2019, Swift accused Braun of reportedly paying Borchetta, more than $300 million to acquire the Big Machine Label Group, which made him the owner of the singer’s master recordings from 2005 to 2018.

Taylor Swift Makes Her TikTok Debut With Lip-Sync Rap

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