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• Jay Z Agrees to Pay 50% of Royalties Due to Copyright Infringement

  13-03-2015 23:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pharrell and Robin Thicke aren’t the only artists being forced to pay up for copyright infringement… According to the Daily Mail, Jay Z has agreed...
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• If Rara Can’t Find a Buyer the Service Will Shut Down

  13-03-2015 21:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
    Less than a month ago Omniphone announced that Rara was for sale. Omniphone’s CEO Jeff Hughes said: “We’re trying to sell Rara, to be perfectly...
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• Rihanna The Movie is coming sooner than you think

  13-03-2015 20:22
  
  The singer’s success in the music scene is set to be aired in an unfiltered documentary.
  
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• Daevid Allen obituary

  13-03-2015 20:01
  
  Founder member of the psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine and Gong Continue reading...
  
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• Frozen Fever: Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Interviews

  13-03-2015 19:16
  
  Go behind-the-scenes of the Frozen spin-off with our composer interviews...
  
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• Hannah Wants’s favourite tracks

  13-03-2015 18:59
  
  The new-school, good-times, bass-driven house DJ empties the contents of her psychic record bag Continue reading...
  
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• Stars Reveal Their Naughtiest Moments In Time For Mother's Day!

  13-03-2015 18:51
  
  Ella Henderson, Scotty T and Nick Jonas get chatty about what naughty things they got up to as kids...
  
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• Get An Exclusive Look At Halo: Nightfall

  13-03-2015 18:26
  
  Die-hard Halo heads are going to LOVE this...
  
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• Watch Out, Rock - Miz Reckons He's Going To Be WWE's First Oscar Winner

  13-03-2015 17:38
  
  Miz's gobhole could lead to some smack being laid down from a certain Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson...
  
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• Rafe Spall Wants 'Paddington 2' To Happen As Much As We Do!

  13-03-2015 17:11
  
  We catch up with actress Sally Hawkins and Spall ahead of the release of new flick X + Y, and talk of course, turned to the marmalade-munching bear...
  
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• The week in music: fines for Blurred Lines, unheard Kurt Cobain and more

  13-03-2015 16:07
  
  What we learned in the world of music this week, including the lawsuit between Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Marvin Gaye’s family, an unreleased Kurt Cobain track and the death of Gong’s Daevid AllenThere were no blurred lines (sorry) around this jury verdict. On Tuesday, Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were ordered to pay Marvin Gaye’s estate almost $7.4m (£4.9m), when a jury decided Thicke and Williams could be considered guilty of copying Gaye’s Got to Give It Up when w
  
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• This Woman Earns $1300 A Day By Smothering People With Her 48NN Boobs

  13-03-2015 15:55
  
  Kirsty Love is straight outta ATL with her 48NN boobs...
  
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• Game Of Thrones IRL: How To Have The Perfect GoT Holiday

  13-03-2015 15:55
  
  MTV was invited to visit the real world locations behidn some of Game of Thrones' most memorable moments....
  
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• Randy Orton Reckons Hanging Out With Seth Rollins Made Him Want To Puke

  13-03-2015 15:51
  
  As if you couldn't guess, turns out Randy wasn't Rollins with his homies...
  
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• How They Filmed THAT Car Skydive Sequence For Fast & Furious 7

  13-03-2015 15:42
  
  Behind-the-scenes video reveals how jaw-dropping sequence was captured...
  
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• Graham Coxon: Cruel Mother – hear his musical tribute to Shirley Collins

  13-03-2015 15:37
  
  The Blur guitarist is one of the contributors to an album of songs associated with the great English folk singer to be released for Record Store Day. Have a listen and let us know what you thinkShirley Collins’s status as one of the great figures of the English folk revival has long been assured, and the influence of her great 1960s and 1970s albums has spread down the years. Now, in the year she turns 80, a selection of her songs is being covered by some of those who have taken inspiration fo
  
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• #TGIF! Stick R3wire & Varski's Friday Mixtape On And Do No More Work Today

  13-03-2015 15:31
  
  Check out this week's mix with cuts from Blonde, Don Diablo, Galantis and more...
  
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• Geordie Shore's Horny Hagan & Kyle Christie In Sizzling Hot Selfie

  13-03-2015 15:27
  
  Nobody knows if these young buckers are on or off, but one thing's for sure, they're looking MINT…
  
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• Soko: 'I vomit all my feelings up'

  13-03-2015 15:13
  
  She scored a big European hit, then disappeared for years, only to return with a harrowing album with songs about self-mutilation. Now Soko’s back, with an album of sparkling pop from LASoko is half an hour late for our rendezvous at her record company offices in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, though given how busy her life is right now, it’s a wonder she makes it at all. The Bordeaux-born, LA-based singer not only has a record to promote, she also has an acting career and is committed to
  
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• So, Did Kate Hudson Turn Muse’s Matt Bellamy ‘Psycho’?

  13-03-2015 14:51
  
  The band have unveiled the track deemed “too offensive for radio”…
  
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• We’re Not Sure Why There Are So Many Boobs (And A Bin Lorry) In Kanye West’s adidas Lookbook

  13-03-2015 14:50
  
  Because surely the point of him making clothes is to cover bodies?
  
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• LPO/Manze review – they tore into Elgar’s green and pleasant surfaces to release the pent-up energy beneath

  13-03-2015 14:38
  
  Royal Festival Hall, London
  Manze’s podium manner might resemble an irate scholar losing his rag over library fines, but the musical results were extraordinary Continue reading...
  
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• The Wild Man of the West Indies review – music of exquisite poignancy

  13-03-2015 14:36
  
  Hackney Empire, London
  This rendering of Donizetti’s Caribbean-set work shows that the madness of love isn’t just the preserve of the young Continue reading...
  
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• Vessels review – warm, immersive electro

  13-03-2015 14:34
  
  Village Underground, London
  Vessels have dropped the distortion and replaced it with polyrhythms and synthwork – and it really works Continue reading...
  
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• Tough Love, Elicit, Jessie Ware: this week’s tracks rated and slated

  13-03-2015 14:00
  
  In the Guide single reviews, no one is safe, not even Disney star Nick Jonas Continue reading...
  
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• Joan Armatrading review – her voice is ageless, her powers are undiminished

  13-03-2015 13:48
  
  Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Armatrading jokes she is too old and tired to play more than three songs after a 100-date tour – then raises the roof for 90 minutes Continue reading...
  
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• Paloma Faith review – high on hope like a feelgood Winehouse

  13-03-2015 13:48
  
  Brighton Centre
  A night of optimistic Motown-esque soul, music-hall wit and wild wardrobe Continue reading...
  
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• Axwell Λ Ingrosso Are Back And It's Going To Be "F**king Amazing"

  13-03-2015 13:48
  
  The Swedish superstars are planning an epic night at Alexandra Palace and they draw blood in their brand new music videos, but did they land any real punches?
  
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• Kathy Griffin Quits Fashion Police Because It's Too Mean

  13-03-2015 13:29
  
  Comic issues inspiring statement on Twitter after handing in her notice...
  
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• Daevid Allen: The original anti-establishment hippie remembered

  13-03-2015 13:25
  
  The founder of Gong and Soft Machine was a man who beat his own path, regardless of the bizarre directions in which he found himself travellingHow best to explain Daevid Allen to an outsider?People loved Daevid Allen: he was warm, friendly, vibrant, lively. The original anti-establishment, anti-capitalist hippie. He was given to exotic, wild flights of psychedelic fancy that took in the warp and woof of the Western esoteric condition as preached by the poet Robert Graves, and moved them into inn
  
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• Emma Watson Is 'Terrified' Of Playing Belle... And Not Because Of The Beast!

  13-03-2015 13:09
  
  The former Harry Potter star has admitted she has some fears ahead of her role in Beauty And The Beast...
  
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• Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells – The Most Important Place In The World: Exclusive album stream

  13-03-2015 13:06
  
  Have a listen to the second album from former Arab Strap man Moffat and Bill Wells – and let us know your thoughts Continue reading...
  
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• President Obama Owns His Haters On Jimmy Kimmel's Mean Tweets

  13-03-2015 13:05
  
  Potus gets the last laugh as he reads out nasty messages...
  
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• Geordie Shore's Charlotte & Gaz Plan REVOLTING Engagement Hoax Revenge

  13-03-2015 13:04
  
  After Mitch announced her fake engagement on Twitter, Charlotte's come up with a horrible plan to get him back...
  
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• Katy Perry Fears Cannabis Will Make Her More Of A Weirdo... No Really!

  13-03-2015 12:48
  
  K-Pez also reveals that she doesn't really drink anymore as her body can't handle it...
  
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• WWE Divas Are Doing St Patrick's Day Early And Wrong But Look Ace

  13-03-2015 12:28
  
  Guinness hats seem to be missing for starters...
  
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• Tough Love Pick Out A 'Freakin' Tight' Playlist For Your Weekend

  13-03-2015 12:00
  
  The dance duo pick choons from Ginuwine to Luvstuff to start your weekend off in style...
  
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• Anonymous Taunt 'Spoiled Child' Kanye West In Searing Video

  13-03-2015 11:55
  
  Rapper's life is torn to shreds by activists in seven-minute film...
  
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• This Bra Almost Killed Harry Styles!

  13-03-2015 11:47
  
  The One Direction star almost fell flat on his face after a fan threw their bra on stage in Singapore this week...
  
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• FKA twigs Dressed As A Bird Of Paradise For The Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Gala

  13-03-2015 11:42
  
  The singer stole the show at star-studded exhibition opening…
  
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• Will It Be 'Fifty Shades Of Pay Demands' For Sequels?

  13-03-2015 11:05
  
  Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson will reportedly be angling for a BIG wage hike...
  
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• Britney Spears Says New Album Is 'Not A Priority' As She's Tipped For Super Bowl!

  13-03-2015 10:40
  
  The star has said she wants to make a new LP, but her family comes first for now...
  
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• It's Double 007 As Sir Roger Moore Joins Daniel Craig For Comic Relief

  13-03-2015 10:39
  
  Veteran actor joining current Bond for Red Nose Day 'mockumentary'...
  
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• Perrie Edwards Sparks Zayn Malik Split Rumours After Wearing Different Ring On THAT Finger!

  13-03-2015 10:13
  
  Wait, are Zerrie no more? Little Mix babe causes a frenzy online after posting this engagement ring-less selfie...
  
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• Kanye West: 'Racism is a dated concept'

  13-03-2015 09:59
  
  Rapper tells French interviewer economics is now the main factor in holding people back – and new song leaks in which he tells his wife she is awesome and adds, ‘I’m also awesome’Who knew that Kanye West and Nigel Farage had so much in common? Just as the Ukip leader believes race discrimination legislation has become outdated, so West has said “racism is a dated concept.”The rapper-cum-fashion-designer was talking to the French web channel Clique TV. In an interview he said of racis
  
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• Will Self: ‘Opera remains the preserve of the rich’

  13-03-2015 09:59
  
  Brecht and Weill’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a satire on money and hedonism written in an age of crisis. So can it rouse a Royal Opera House audience to activism, or will it be consumed like just another luxurious treat?When it comes to Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny we should begin by noting that Brecht was, in the English idiom, a nasty piece of work: a braggart and a bully, a brawler and a bi-curious seducer whose multiple and concurrent couplings shackled his lovers
  
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• Star Wars Spin-Off Gets Title And Episode VIII Gets Release Date

  13-03-2015 09:56
  
  Felicity Jones set to star in Gareth Edwards' standalone movie...
  
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• Get Ready To Let It Go Again! Disney Confirms Frozen 2 Is Happening

  13-03-2015 09:12
  
  Movie studio creates a snow-storm of excitement with tweet...
  
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• Gong founder Daevid Allen has died, aged 77

  13-03-2015 08:59
  
  Legendary eccentric had announced he only had six months to live in FebruaryDaevid Allen, the leader of the legendary prog-jazz eccentrics Gong, has died aged 77. The news was confirmed on the Facebook page of Allen’s son, Orlando Monday Allen.And so dada Ali, bert camembert, the dingo Virgin, divided alien and his other 12 selves prepare to pass up the oily way and back to the planet of love. And I rejoice and give thanks,” he wrote. “Thanks to you dear dear daevid for introducing me to m
  
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• Marvin Gaye's family says Pharrell's Happy is another copy

  13-03-2015 08:44
  
  For now, singer’s children and ex-wife have no plans to bring a new case, but they are agreed on Happy’s resemblance to Gaye’s Ain’t That PeculiarFresh from winning their case against Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke and TI for copyright infringement – and being awarded $7.4m in the process – the family of Marvin Gaye appear to have decided to take a look at the rest of Williams’s catalogue. Related: Blurred Lines: songwriters suffer as Tom, Dick and Harry demand their percentages
  
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