News about Beth Ditto

After getting stone for the first time at the age of 13, Beth Ditto has confessed to eating a squirrel that her cousin shot with a BB gun. On this week's episode of the Table Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware, the Gossip singer, who is now 43, recalled the tale. During a magazine interview in her twenties, Beth confessed to eating squirrels before she told the tale.

A growing number of brands are finally sliding an attractive green option into our knicker drawers and the latest batch is closer to the pretty little things you might find at La Perla or Coco de Mer (though for significantly less cash! (askeptic, nay)

On Wednesday, Shania Twain saddled up for a night of music and deserved recognition at the 15th Annual Academy Of Country Music Honors in Nashville, Tennessee. The 56-year-old country queen, wearing a leopard print cowboy hat, strolled the red carpet in a plunging black velvet gown with a dramatic train. The likes of Kelsea Ballerini and pop punk singer Avril Lavigne were among her guests at the annual celebration at Ryman Auditorium.

It's impossible to find the ever-elusive "bop" in the hunt. 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 collection of songs from the MTV News staff. And MTV News has examined the future ahead of New Retro Week, a commemoration of the most influential artists, hits, and cultural events that made 2012 a seminal year in pop. We revisited Frank Ocean's Channel Orange, Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" defining a moment, and how Fun's "Call Me Maybe" started the Jack Antonoff period in pop. Both KCON and Spotify's evolution and very different cultural dynacies were charted. We caught Rihanna's transformation from full-fledged mogul, Taylor Swift bringing the personal to pop, and One Direction vying for more control.