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• Executive Shuffles: Sony Music Nashville, Dubset Media Holdings, Snapchat

  17-03-2015 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
    Gary Overton is stepping down from his position as Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Nashville at the end of the month. In a statement Overton said: “I will...
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• Checking in with the von Trapp kids from 'Sound of Music'

  17-03-2015 20:01
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven young actors became part of cinematic history when they were cast as the von Trapp children in Rogers & Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" — and they also became lifelong friends. Known as "The SoM 7," they formed their own sort of family over the months of making the musical. Their parents befriended one another as the young performers traveled to Austria for filming, and the actors themselves have remained close for decades.
  
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• Amanda Palmer’s Label Says She’s Making It All Up…

  17-03-2015 19:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amanda Palmer’s battle with her former label, Warner Music-owned Roadrunner Records, is legendary.  And the list of grievances endless: they refused to release her video...
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• Sorry Spotify: Rhapsody Tracks Are Now Streaming on Twitter

  17-03-2015 19:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Twitter has been adding richer experiences to tweets. First they added a “buy” button, and then they added embedded SoundCloud players. These new Twitter Cards...
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• Paloma Faith: ‘The music industry is scared of politics’

  17-03-2015 19:00
  
  Brit winner Paloma Faith, who went on anti-Thatcher rallies in her pushchair, has asked Guardian columnist Owen Jones to appear with her on stage. It’s time pop stars stopped being sheepish, says the outspoken singer Continue reading...
  
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• Watch Sting Speak For The First Time In A WWE Ring

  17-03-2015 18:52
  
  WCW legend helped Randy Orton run off The Authority and he had a couple of words for Triple H, too...
  
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• A Petition To Stop Kanye Playing Glastonbury Is Gathering Steam

  17-03-2015 17:46
  
  “Preventing Musical Injustice” is on almost 15,000 supporters...
  
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• Did Taylor Swift Really Fly To Las Vegas For A Second Date With Calvin Harris?

  17-03-2015 17:34
  
  Reports claim things are hotting up between the pair, with T-Swizzle snapped watching Calvin do his thing in Sin City...
  
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• Lord Varys Talks Of "The War To Come" In New Game Of Thrones Trailer

  17-03-2015 17:23
  
  Our journey to Westeros edges that little bit closer with another short sneak peek...
  
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• Mariza review – Fado queen reworks classics with contagious enthusiasm

  17-03-2015 16:45
  
  Barbican, LondonThe Portuguese star dispels the idea that fado is gloomy with a set that mixed passion with delicacy and humour Continue reading...
  
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• Why Kanye West's critics should accept his combative expression of blackness

  17-03-2015 16:42
  
  The internet is abuzz with people demanding a rock band – any rock band – instead of Kanye West at Glastonbury festival. It’s time for them to grow upWhat a surprise: Kanye West’s headlining slot at Glastonbury this summer has pissed off a lot of people. Or, to be more specific, the announcement of a hip-hop headliner seems to have riled up a lot of rock fans. West is a known provocateur – or douchebag, depending on what you tend to make of his often outlandish public appearances and o
  
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• The playlist: folk and world – Helly Luv, Songhoy Blues, The Unthanks and more

  17-03-2015 16:35
  
  Defiant pop from a petrol-bomb-hurling female Kurdish singer meets fresh twists on British folk and Eddie Grant’s anti-apartheid classic from the 80sThe song sounds as if it’s aimed at the international market, but the video is remarkable. Islamic State and its associates delight in banning pop music and smashing instruments, but here’s a Kurdish singer who takes them on with R&B, high heels and no headscarf, in a video featuring petrol bombs, girl fighters and lions. Continue reading.
  
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• LSO/Tilson Thomas/Wang review – restless, forceful and utterly compelling

  17-03-2015 16:33
  
  Barbican, London
  In a programme of Shostakovich, Britten and Sibelius, the orchestra and conductor seemed entirely at ease with each other throughout Continue reading...
  
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• Just In Case You Were In Any Doubt, Ryan Reynolds IS The Perfect Man!

  17-03-2015 16:29
  
  The Voices director Marjane Satrapi has praised Ryan during an interview with MTV News, while Gemma Arterton reveals all about playing a talking head...
  
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• Meghan Trainor has dropped a new music video

  17-03-2015 16:25
  
  The All About That Bass singer dresses up as a housewife in the Dear Future Husband music video.
  
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• Meghan Trainor's 'Dear Future Husband' Is Begging For An Olly Murs Mash-Up

  17-03-2015 16:22
  
  The 'Lips Are Movin'' star brings her unmistakable sound back in her brand new music video...
  
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• Azealia Banks pulls no punches for Playboy

  17-03-2015 16:03
  
  The 212 singer spoke her mind as she graced the front cover of the magazine’s April edition.
  
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• Louis Walsh's Take On Natalia Kills' X Factor Sacking Is Pretty Spot On

  17-03-2015 16:02
  
  Despite not knowing who Kills is, the UK XF judge has stated he believes the outspoken singer "will never work again"...
  
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• Kim Kardashian Plugs Waist Trainer On Instagram

  17-03-2015 15:50
  
  Celeb promotes controversial device in startling picture...
  
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• 'The Sound of Music' film celebrates a golden anniversary

  17-03-2015 15:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The hills are alive with the sound of a big, lucrative anniversary.
  
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• How Much Do You Love Conor Maynard?

  17-03-2015 15:06
  
  We're going 'In The Zone' with Conor soon and need your questions and videos...
  
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• Rihanna: I Want To Make Songs That Are Timeless

  17-03-2015 14:59
  
  The FourFiveSeconds singer has teased details of her next album…
  
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• The Wanted Vs. 1D Feud Is Over As Nathan Sykes Hangs Out With Harry Styles!

  17-03-2015 14:58
  
  The singer also reveals that he will NOT be reuniting with the Glad You Came boyband in the future...
  
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• Ellie Goulding Shows Off Her New Haircut At Balmain Dinner

  17-03-2015 14:57
  
  The ‘Love Me Like You Do’ singer joins the short hair don’t care gang…
  
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• Ben Haenow Thinks You Should Audition For The X Factor!

  17-03-2015 14:56
  
  Last year's winner raves about his experience as dates announced...
  
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• Watch Out Kim: Kendall And Kylie Jenner Announce Their Own Mobile Game!

  17-03-2015 14:12
  
  Is it going to be as addictive as Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?
  
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• Watch Diddy's Hilarious Take On #KANYEDANCING

  17-03-2015 14:06
  
  Sean Combs looks to be channeling his inner Yeezus in this brilliant clip…
  
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• Oh No! Jessie J Cancels Tour After Being Hit By 'Sudden Illness'

  17-03-2015 13:25
  
  Pop star forced to pull out of remaining Australian dates...
  
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• Black Cab Sessions: Songhoy Blues perform Sekou Oumarou

  17-03-2015 13:18
  
  Rising Malian group perform for the new set of sessions of the video series set in the back of a cab • Watch Elliphant perform for the Black Cab SessionsFrom the town of Gao in north-eastern Mali, to the Royal Albert Hall; and now the back of a London cab, Songhoy Blues perform for the Black Cab Sessions – the gig-on-wheels which has previously played host to Brian Wilson, the National and Daniel Johnson. Introducing 12 brand new video performances to the long-running series, the set-up of t
  
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• Andrew Weatherall/Noise of Art/Boom Room review – a celebration of bass and space

  17-03-2015 13:17
  
  Village Underground, London
  Noise of Art convert highly resonant buildings into vast echo chambers in a celebration of the power of reverb and dub Continue reading...
  
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• George Clinton: listen to the funk legend in conversation with Alexis Petridis

  17-03-2015 13:12
  
  The leader of Parliament/Funkadelic was in London this week, to discuss his incredible career with our very own Alexis Petridis. Here’s what happenedThe music George Clinton made between the late 60s and the early 80s is such an essential part of the fabric of pop, so familiar from the umpteen times it’s been sampled, that it’s easy to forget what a bizarre and unique phenomenon Parliament/Funkadelic was: two bands and a multitude of offshoot projects all running concurrently, with an ever
  
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• Leonard Cohen: hear an exclusive track from his new album

  17-03-2015 13:00
  
  The Canadian legend releases Can’t Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour on 11 May, and we’ve got the premiere of a new track – Never Gave Nobody TroubleLeonard Cohen has announced a new album, and we’re delighted to be premiering one the its 10 tracks, Never Gave Nobody Trouble.The album, Can’t Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour, will be released on 11 May, and consists of Cohen rarities recorded on his recent Old Ideas tour. The songs were recorded both at soundchecks and in concert
  
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• Find Out Which Irish Celebrity You Are This St. Patrick's Day!

  17-03-2015 12:52
  
  Are you more like Niall Horan than MTV's very own Irish stunner Laura Whitmore? Take our quiz to find out...
  
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• Cult heroes: Marco Polo is the Canadian who defines the sound of New York rap

  17-03-2015 12:46
  
  Marco Polo left Toronto to perfect the New York boom-bap sound – at exactly the time when no one wanted to hear it any moreLet’s play a game of probability.Imagine a young Canadian man, born in Toronto to a family of Italian origin. Imagine that this young man loves hip-hop – Wu-Tang and Pete Rock and Kool G Rap – and decides to make a name for himself in New York. Never mind that this is the early 00s, when rap has absolutely no idea what it wants to be, and New York has been eclipsed b
  
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• The playlist: metal – Stoneghost, Satyricon, Oceano and more

  17-03-2015 12:46
  
  From Satyricon’s culture-clash duet to Oceano’s precision-tooled heaviness, Dodheimsgard’s chaos and Stonghost’s classy swagger, there’s much to mosh for
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• Victoria Beckham Supports Elton John Over Dolce & Gabbana Boycott

  17-03-2015 12:41
  As Stefano Gabbana hits back at pop star in interview...
  
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• The gig venue guide: the Sebright Arms, London

  17-03-2015 12:14
  
  It’s no more than a grotty room for bands, but above that grotty room is a pub that makes the Sebright Arms a place worth spending an evening at for the right gig Continue reading...
  
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• Clean & Clear Use A Transgender Teen In A New Ad Campaign

  17-03-2015 12:05
  
  Jazz Jennings Has Been Named One Of Time Magazine’s Most Influential Teens...
  
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• Patrick Schwarzenegger Denies Cheating On Miley Cyrus

  17-03-2015 11:56
  
  Arnie's lad insists he was just chilling with his friend's GF...
  
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• Kanye West Posts EIGHT Nude Photos Of Kim K To Celebrate Her 30 Million Twitter Followers

  17-03-2015 11:49
  
  Because nothing says ‘I’m proud of you’ quite like drawing the world’s attention to your naked body… again.
  
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• Lorde Sends Cupcakes to NZ X Factor Bullying Victim

  17-03-2015 11:23
  
  As Melanie Blatt labels nasty Natalia Kills a 'tw*t' on social media...
  
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• Jessie J, George Ezra, James Bay & More For 2015 Somerset House Series

  17-03-2015 11:11
  
  Find out who else will be performing at the iconic London landmark here...
  
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• Directioners, Prepare To Lose It As Liam Payne ADMITS To Kissing Zayn Malik!

  17-03-2015 10:42
  
  WUT. The One Direction heartthrob has revealed he once locked lips with Zayn...
  
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• The Rock Lip-Syncing To Shake It Off Is The Best Thing You'll See All Day

  17-03-2015 10:40
  
  Dwayne Johnson channels Taylor Swift in clip from new mime-battle show...
  
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• Rihanna Denies Dating Leonardo DiCaprio, Warns "Stay Off The Blogs"

  17-03-2015 10:10
  
  The Bajan babe has insisted she's still on the search for the perfect man amid reports she's romancing the actor...
  
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• Scott Disick Confirms He Has Checked Into Rehab

  17-03-2015 10:05
  
  Keeping Up With The Kardashians star 'working on his issues'...
  
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• Hail Yeezy! Kanye West To Headline Glastonbury Festival 2015

  17-03-2015 09:53
  
  The Only One rapper joins previously announced headliners Foo Fighters on the Pyramid Stage, with his involvement causing a stir online...
  
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• Wu-Tang's Raekwon details sixth solo album Fly International Luxurious Art

  17-03-2015 09:52
  
  Featuring the likes of A$AP Rocky, Ghostface Killah, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz and Busta Rhymes, the album is out in April Continue reading...
  
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• Kanye West to headline Glastonbury 2015

  17-03-2015 09:33
  
  Hip-hop star will top the bill on the Pyramid stage on the Saturday night of the festival Continue reading...
  
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• Sinéad O'Connor to 'cease singing' Nothing Compares 2 U live

  17-03-2015 09:19
  
  Irish artist says that she no longer identifies with her hit single and that if she were to continue performing it she would not be ‘doing her job right’ Sinéad O’Connor says she will no longer perform Nothing Compares 2 U, the hit track which earned the Irish singer global success in 1990. Citing her inability to “emotionally identify” with the song, Connor affirms that she would no longer be doing her “job right” by singing the single during future live shows.According to
  
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