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Spanish singer Rosalía released her new album LUX in November 2025. The album is very different from her previous music. Instead of urban and pop rhythms, LUX uses orchestral sounds, choirs, and dramatic vocals. Many critics describe it as “spiritual pop” or “modern opera.” In the album, Rosalía sings in many languages, including  Spanish, Catalan, English, Latin, Ukrainian, Arabic, German, Hebrew, Italian, French, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. The themes of LUX focus on spirituality, transformation, and femininity. Rosalía uses images of female saints, mysticism, and religious symbols. Some people believe she created this album after going through personal changes, including the end of important romantic relationships in her life. The album feels very emotional and honest, and many listeners think it shows her personal rebirth. Compared to her previous album, LUX is less commercial and more experimental. It does not follow typical pop structures. There are...

 Rosalía Vila Tobella — known simply as Rosalía — was born in Sant Cugat del Vallès, but   raised  in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Baix Llobregat .   Born to a family with no musical background, she is the youngest daughter of María Pilar Tobella Aguilera,a Catalan woman who  runs  Suprametal, a company specialising in metalworks for windows. Her father, José Manuel Vila, was born in  Cudillero, Asturias , to a Galician father from Vigo   and a mother from Avila , with one of his grandfathers being born in Cuba. She also has Andalucian ancestry as well.   She began her musical training at the Conservatory of Catalonia, where she studied flamenco under a mentor, and cultivated a deep love for traditional Spanish music.  Her great  breakthrough  came with her second studio album,  El Mal Querer  (2018). In it, Rosalía  fused  classic flamenco with contemporary rhythms: R&B, hip-hop, electronic beats, ...

MTV launched just after midnight on August 1, 1981. The first video on the channel was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles. At first, MTV used video disc jockeys, or veejays , who introduced music videos and talked casually between them. Music companies sent their videos to MTV for free, so the channel was cheap to run. Some companies did not believe MTV would help them, but by 1984 they understood MTV was very important and began to spend more money on video production. Even though MTV had a strong beginning, the channel had problems in its early years. There were not many videos, so they had to repeat the same ones often. Also, cable television was still expensive, and not many families had it. Later, when MTV added more artists and different music styles, the channel became more popular. Videos like Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” showed how powerful music videos could be, and many artists became famous because MTV played their videos. MTV changed televis...

 MTV  debuted  just after midnight on August 1, 1981, when the channel appeared for the first time with the broadcast of “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the band The Buggles. Following the Top 40 radio format, video disc jockeys (or “veejays”) introduced videos,  bantered  casually between clips, and talked about music news. The channel  launched  with the condition that it had to remain affordable to  run  because record labels would be  supplying  music videos for free. Some labels refused, arguing they couldn’t see how the channel would benefit them; however, by 1984 their attitude had completely changed, and record companies began investing a lot in the production of music videos. After having a very good start, the network  struggled  in its early years. The music video  reservoir  was limited, causing frequent repetition of clips, and cable television was still a luxury that had not found a big market. As ...