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J Balvin, Panic! At The Disco, Anitta to Perform at 2022 VMAs
J Balvin, Panic! At The Disco, Anitta and Marshmello with Khalid are the first performers confirmed for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be handed out Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Balvin will perform “Nivel de Perreo” with Ryan Castro; Balvin is nominated in the best Latin category at this year’s event for his song “In Da Getto” featuring Skrillex. Panic! At The Disco will debut its new single “Middle of a Breakup,” following its nomination for Alternative video for “Viva Las Vengeance.” Anitta is making her VMAs debut this year with a performance of her new single, “Envolver.” The Brazilian artist is also nominated in the best Latin category for the track. Marshmello and Khalid will be teaming for the first TV performance of their song “Numb,” a No. 3 hit on...
Panic! At The Disco Battle Man-Eating Piano in Video for New Single
Panic! At The Disco battle a man-eating piano on the set of a retro TV show in the Brendan Walter-directed video for “Viva Las Vengeance,” the first single from its upcoming album of the same name. The project is due Aug. 19 from Fueled by Ramen/DCD2 Records. [embedded content][embedded content] According to a statement, Viva Las Vengeance is a “cinematic musical journey is about the fine line between taking advantage of your youth, seizing the day and burning out. The songs take an introspective look into [frontman Brendon] Urie’s relationship with his decade-plus career including growing up in Las Vegas, love, and fame.” Urie cut the album live to tape with production contributors Jake Sinclair and Mike Viola in Los Angeles. The upcoming record follows the band’s 2018 release P...
The 40 Best Emo Love Songs
While emo music might be most associated with sadness and heartbreak, those lovelorn artists couldn’t have written such songs without experiencing some serious romantic highs. Since it’s Valentine’s Day, we wanted to focus on the good parts of love more than the bad — although there’s still some unhappiness and resentment mixed in. (I mean, it is still emo after all.) SPIN’s writers spanned decades, waves and numerous albums looking for the top emo love songs, and now we’ve gathered them all here to save you the work. And yes, we know “emo” is just as broad a term as “love song” — you may also describe some of these acts as pop-punk or post-hardcore or even heart-on-sleeve indie-rock. But all of these bangers branch off the same family tree. From trailblazers like The Get Up Kids...
Panic! Attack: Our 2006 Panic! At the Disco Cover
This article originally appeared in SPIN in October 2006 It’s just past 2 A.M. some-where outside Detroit, and the tension on Panic! At the Disco’s tour bus would send the most devoted groupie scurrying. “I hate Jon,” ruminative guitarist and co-songwriter Ryan Ross quietly announces, referring to bassist Jon Walker. “I’ve never felt it this much.” As if on cue, Walker emerges from the bunk area into the front of the bus, where the rest of the band, plus some crew, are sitting, listening to Ross’ lament. With a mischievous smirk, the newest member deliberately inflames the situation. “I lost a ten-dollar bill in here,” he says, scanning the plush couches and snack-strewn kitchenette. That would be ten of the 1,400 bucks he has just won in C-Lo, a street dice game that the band members play...
Pearl Jam, R.E.M. and More Demand Clearance for Campaign Songs
Pearl Jam, R.E.M. Sia, Lorde and more have joined forces with the Artists Rights Alliance to demand that the political parties “establish clear policies requiring campaigns to seek the consent of featured recording artists, songwriters, and copyright owners before publicly using their music in a political or campaign setting,” the Artist Rights Alliance announce in a statement. The letter also points out “the fundamental right of music creators to decide who can use their music and on what terms.” And if they do not comply, the political parties risk legal action. The ARA furthered their point in the following statement: “We’ve seen so many artists and estates dragged into politics against their will and forced to take aggressive action to prohibit the use of their music – usually songs th...
