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• Apple Thinks Exclusive Content Will Make Their Streaming Service Succeed

  10-04-2015 23:27
  
  TIDAL’s exclusives don’t seem to be working perfectly. Madonna’s TIDAL “exclusive” behind-the-scenes video keeps getting re-uploaded to YouTube.  On the other hand, I wasn’t able...
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• Breaking: Solange’s Business Partner Stabbed 10 Times

  10-04-2015 22:02
  
  Solange Knowles’ business partner Armina Mussa has been stabbed 10 times, according to NOLA.com. Musa is currently in critical condition in a New Orleans hospital. She...
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• Metal Gear Solid: Squarepusher brings his box of tricks to Coachella

  10-04-2015 20:47
  
  The electronica mainstay talks about downsizing, creating his own equipment and the upsides of LED helmets before his headline slot at the California festivalEn route to this weekend’s Coachella festival in California, Tom Jenkinson’s load was lighter than usual. The British electronic artist, aka Squarepusher, is marking the culmination of a 15-year-long extended tinkering with the bowels of his laptop setup. His stage show doesn’t feature a mountain of gear this time around, as Jenkinson
  
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• Judge Rules That IP Addresses Cannot Be Used to Identify Copyright Infringers

  10-04-2015 20:26
  
  “Manny” is the name of a documentary about boxer Manny Pacquiao. The film was released in May of 2014. The filmmakers filed 150+ copyright infringement...
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• Nicki Minaj Was Not Expecting THIS To Happen When She Invited A Fan On Stage

  10-04-2015 19:44
  
  We don't think Nicki knew quite what to do in this situation...!
  
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• Lucid Dreaming With Say Lou Lou’s Miranda & Elektra

  10-04-2015 19:08
  
  The artists formerly known as Saint Lou Lou on glamour, glitter and decadence…
  
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• Nick Jonas Gives A Spine Tingling Performance Of Years And Years' 'King'

  10-04-2015 18:15
  
  Ooh this had us feel all the feels...
  
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• Prince review – a regal jaunt through the purple one's greatest hits

  10-04-2015 17:50
  
  Fox Theatre, Detroit
  Prince’s surprise show in his second home of Detroit saw him play another marathon set that left no hit untouchedIt’s a drizzly Thursday night in Detroit and the forecast calls for more purple rain. “Detroit, it seems like only yesterday,” Prince croons into his microphone before a sold-out crowd at the stunning Fox Theatre, for a show he announced only a few days prior. It’s his first appearance in the Motor City in more than a decade and the second stop of Prince
  
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• Watch 'Firestone' Singer Conrad Take On James Bay's 'Let It Go'

  10-04-2015 17:34
  
  The Aussie singer-songwriter is gearing up for his solo push and he's tugging at our heart strings with this cover...
  
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• Lady Gaga Sends Her Love To Taylor Swift After Her Mum Is Diagnosed With Cancer

  10-04-2015 17:31
  
  Everyone has been reaching out to Taylor after she posted a touching letter to fans yesterday...
  
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• Scott Eastwood: Ashton Kutcher Slept With My Girlfriend

  10-04-2015 17:09
  
  The actor claimed the apparent affair lead to the star’s split with Demi Moore…
  
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• The week in music: Riot Grrrl Day, the National's six-hour vinyl and more

  10-04-2015 16:37
  
  Our weekly music news roundup, featuring Odd Future’s media ventures, Frances Cobain’s blunt thoughts on Nirvana and Selena coming back from the dead as a hologramSabbath fans, don’t fret: the band’s Japan Ozzfest gig cancellation doesn’t kill all possible farewell show potential. Sharon Osbourne may have mentioned “Black Sabbath’s farewell” in a video about November’s Ozzfest event last month, but the group released a statement on Wednesday saying that Ozzy Osbourne, and not t
  
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• National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain/Volkov review – a musical bomb showering its listeners with shrapnel

  10-04-2015 16:34
  
  Sage, Gateshead
  Percy Grainger’s The Warriors achieved a colossal impact through Ilan Volkov’s clarity of conducting, while the NYO’s brass section displayed a rare sensuousness during Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra Continue reading...
  
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• At Tribeca Film Festival, movies make room for live performances

  10-04-2015 16:29
  
  By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - From a crime thriller based on a memoir to a zombie drama set in small-town America or peeks into the lives of a ballerina and a singer, the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival is showcasing a varied mix of movies along with live dance, music and comedy. "We had no idea of the particular way it would go," said Robert De Niro, the Oscar winner and co-founder of the festival.
  
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• New band of the week: Ho99o9 (49)

  10-04-2015 16:08
  
  Aggro punk rap act out to ‘make people uncomfortable’ with their garish theatricality, slasher-movie lyrics and white underpantsContinue reading...
  
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• Ed Sheeran Was Given A Game Of Thrones Sword And He Just Couldn't Cope

  10-04-2015 15:52
  
  His face is like a kid at christmas who's just been told he's meeting Santa himself…
  
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• MTV Movie Awards: Celebrity Reaction Faces

  10-04-2015 15:43
  
  What face would YOU go with when the camera's on you but you've lost to Jennifer Lawrence?!
  
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• Way To Rub It In! One Direction’s New Perfume Ad Still Features Zayn *Sob*

  10-04-2015 15:25
  
  Yes, that is a tear puddle on our desk, thank you…
  
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• Here’s Why You Should NEVER Call Ryan Gosling During An Interview!

  10-04-2015 15:18
  
  Was that you Eva? Watch the Hollywood star get totally embarrassed when his mobile rings during a chat with the Beeb...
  
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• Daniel Bryan wants Brock Lesnar to WANT to come after the IC title at Summerslam

  10-04-2015 15:07
  
  WWE's bearded genius fancies luring The Beast into coming after him for his new belt...
  
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• Everything Everything review – high-pitched frenetic pop genius

  10-04-2015 14:57
  
  Oval Space, London
  Palace-storming agitpop from falsetto-voiced lead Jonathan Higgs, who has slowed the pace, letting the politics of recent work peek out Continue reading...
  
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• Jay Z & Beyoncé Share A Never-Before-Seen-Clip From Their Wedding, Aww!

  10-04-2015 14:53
  
  Their big day sure does look like it was fancy...
  
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• Scotty T Better Be Geordie Shore Of Himself Before He Chats Up Any WWE Divas

  10-04-2015 14:08
  
  MTV stars were in the house as WWE UK tour visited Newcastle last night...
  
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• The Miracle of CGI Selena

  10-04-2015 14:00
  
  People shouldn't use the word “hologram” to describe the effort to create a walking, talking, singing, and touring CGI version of the dead pop star Selena Quintanilla. The Digitized Human Essence has a name, Selena the One, and fans can soon make IndieGogo donations to help bring it—her? “By no means is this something that’s creepy or weird,” Suzette Quintanilla, Selena’s sister, told Billboard.
  
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• Kristen Stewart Spotted Holding Hands With Former PA Alicia Cargile

  10-04-2015 13:57
  
  The BFFs do love a matching outfit...
  
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• What's All This About Cheryl Replacing Amanda Holden On BGT?

  10-04-2015 13:52
  
  It seems Simon Cowell is up to his old tricks again, but not all it what it seems...
  
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• #TGIF! It's Party Time With R3wire & Varski's Weekend Mix!

  10-04-2015 13:25
  
  Plus we're coming back for MTV Crashes Plymouth...
  
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• First Look | Here’s What Angel Will Look Like In 'X-Men: Apocalypse'

  10-04-2015 13:13
  
  And judging by these photos, the winged mutant could have a darker edge...
  
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• A$AP Rocky: 'A$AP Yams gave us the blueprint, and we’re about to make another masterpiece'

  10-04-2015 13:11
  
  Harlem’s rap innovator talks about the new album, being over ‘self-conscious black shit’ and having a beef with RodiganA$AP Rocky at the Red Bull Academy lecture: what we learned
  A$AP Rocky is a product of his environment. His early work drew on the cultural diversity of New York by challenging one-dimensional rap, while his slick, brand-obsessed aesthetic is indebted to the street life of the city. His debut mixtape, Long.Live.A$AP, paved the way for a new wave of rap eccentrics including
  
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• Bit Nippy In That Water, Selena Gomez, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Us?

  10-04-2015 13:03
  
  The ‘Come & Get It’ singer shows off her nipples in new swimsuit photoshoot, amidst rumours she and Zedd have split!
  
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• Dizzee Rascal, Shayne Ward, Nicki Minaj: this week’s new tracks rated and slated

  10-04-2015 13:00
  
  In the Guide single reviews, no one is safe, especially that dollop of musical beige Shayne WardPICK OF THE WEEKContinue reading...
  
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• Meghan Trainor review – retro charm brings the house down

  10-04-2015 12:44
  
  The Ritz, Manchester
  With her catchy blend of doo-wop, squeaky soul and Dolly Partonesque kitsch, Trainor proves herself a true pro who is surely arena-bound Continue reading...
  
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• OMI Drops Fresh Video For Smash, “Cheerleader”

  10-04-2015 12:34
  
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• #SorryNotSorry! 10 Must See Moments From The New 'OITNB' Trailer

  10-04-2015 12:33
  
  Brace yourself! The women from Litchfield Correctional Facility are back in a new trailer for the third season...
  
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• Watch The Dramatic First Look At Bruce Jenner's Tell-All Interview

  10-04-2015 12:21
  
  With just two weeks to go the former Olympian prepares to reveal all…
  
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• Kylie Jenner & Jourdan Dunn Get New Hair Colours For Coachella!

  10-04-2015 12:08
  
  Kylizzle goes turquoise, while Jourdan embraces the granny hair trend…
  
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• The National to release six-hour song as nine-LP box set

  10-04-2015 12:00
  
  Day-long collaboration between band and Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartnasson of A Lot of Sorrow for MoMA to be released 22 JuneContinue reading...
  
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• Could Kendall Jenner & Justin Bieber BE Any Cosier For Two People Who Aren’t Dating?

  10-04-2015 11:47
  
  The pair of mega babes cuddle up before Coachella…
  
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• Premiere | We're A 'Haute Mess' After Hearing NERVO's New Single

  10-04-2015 11:42
  
  Hear the latest tune from EDM's noisiest sisters with mtv.co.uk first...
  
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• Britney Spears And Iggy Azalea Go Back To The 80s For 'Pretty Girls' Promo

  10-04-2015 11:28
  
  Move over Romy and Michele, Brit and Iggy are in town shooting the music video for their new track...
  
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• The London Bach finally gets his London revival

  10-04-2015 10:21
  
  The city where the young Mozart spent a year in the 1760s was also home to “the London Bach” – Johann Christian. Mozart held him and his music in the highest regard, so why have Londoners heard so little of the older composer? It is a truth universally acknowledged that no great British music was composed between the death of Henry Purcell in 1695 and the emergence of Edward Elgar in the 1890s. To compensate for this we claim Handel as our own – he did, after all, take up British citizen
  
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• Relax, Big Sean Never Threatened Justin Bieber Over Ariana Grande Antics!

  10-04-2015 10:16
  
  The rapper has denied posting a tweet warning JB to keep his hands off Ari after THAT steamy performance...
  
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• Will One Direction Survive Without Zayn? Simon Cowell Has The Answer!

  10-04-2015 09:43
  
  Record label boss states that despite their initial shock over Malik's exit, it's NOT time for 1D to call it a day...
  
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• Keith Richards wants to make a new Rolling Stones album

  10-04-2015 09:22
  
  Guitarist also says his new solo album is finished and ready to release once the Stones stop work at the end of the summer Continue reading...
  
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• Get Ready Plymouth. MTV Crashes IS BACK!

  10-04-2015 07:00
  
  Did you miss us? We're coming back to the Hoe this summer for another unmissable event...
  
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• YouTube Removes Madonna’s TIDAL Exclusive. New One Gets Uploaded 5 Seconds Later…

  10-04-2015 02:15
  
  Yesterday, TIDAL presented an ‘exclusive’ from Madonna, a behind-the-scenes look at her upcoming video, “Ghost Town”.  A grainy version of that video instantly appeared on YouTube....
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• Now You Can Start Collecting Fans’ Email Addresses for as Little as $5

  10-04-2015 02:13
  
  Digital music marketing platform Show.co has added the ability to collect email addresses in exchange for a track download. This is feature seems so basic...
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• If You Don’t Agree to YouTube’s New Ad-Free Terms, Your Videos Will Disappear…

  10-04-2015 02:13
  
  YouTube’s ad-free subscription service is finally arriving.  YouTube Music Key already exists for ad-free music, but the new service will remove ads from all videos....
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• A2IM Wants You to Nominate Their New Board Members

  10-04-2015 01:34
  
  Three A2IM Board of Director seats are opening up this year. As usual, an election will be held to find replacements. The expiring seats belong to...
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• Alison Wonderland: Run review – relentless club bangers lack ambition

  10-04-2015 00:44
  
  In a debut album marred by overproduction and absent hooks, the Australian DJ and producer fails to translate the brilliance of her intoxicating live shows Continue reading...
  
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