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• SoundHound Is Trying to Compete with Siri, Cortana, and Google Now…

  02-06-2015 22:50
  
  SoundHound isn’t going to idly sit around as Shazam adds features like TV and visual recognition. Hell, SoundHound is no longer content with having Shazam...
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• YouTube: “We’ll Never Stop Focusing on Free Content”

  02-06-2015 20:19
  
  Major labels want an end to free, ad-supported content, and are pressuring music services to fall in line.  Only one problem: the biggest music streaming...
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• YouTube: “Free, Ad-Supported Content Will Always Be Our Focus”

  02-06-2015 20:19
  
  Major labels want an end to free access, ad-supported ‘freemium,’ and are pressuring music services to fall in line.  Only one problem: the biggest music...
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• The Difference Between ‘Apple Music’ and Spotify…

  02-06-2015 19:26
  
      *Beats Music paying subscriber figure of 303,000 supplied by the Wall Street Journal, June 1st, here.
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• 21 Times Animal Crossing Got Way Too Real

  02-06-2015 18:32
  
  Like, WAY too real.
  
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• The Trailer For The Good Dinosaur Is Here And It's Super Cute!

  02-06-2015 18:19
  
  Watch the first (totes adorbs) trailer for Pixar's new dino-adventure The Good Dinosaur...
  
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• Iggy Azalea Reveals The Real Reason Behind Cancelling Her Great Escape Tour

  02-06-2015 17:58
  
  Check out her full statement...
  
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• Lawson Reveal They’d Totally Date Taylor Swift, But Not On Calvin’s Watch!

  02-06-2015 17:43
  
  Has Taylor found her new blank space?
  
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• Ellie Goulding & Lorde Party With Katy Perry, Aka Taylor Swift's Enemy

  02-06-2015 16:34
  
  You made a really deep cut and, baby, now we got bad blood...
  
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• Jamie XX's In Colour Transcends the Past

  02-06-2015 16:20
  
  In a world of superhero TV shows connected with superhero movies connected with superhero comics, Tarantino films about films about films, and pop hits that set legal precedent as they imitate the “feel” of classics, “recycled” is no longer an epithet of any meaning when applied to art. You have to keep this in mind when reading about music these days, and especially when evaluating the acclaim surrounding Jamie XX’s new album, In Colour. A lovely New Yorker essay last month by Hua Hsu
  
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• The playlist: experimental – Maggie Nicols, Tētēma, David Sylvian and more

  02-06-2015 15:41
  
  Forget Eurovision – here are experimental songs and performances, from Peter Ablinger’s tribute to Schoenberg to Jaap Blonk’s vocal distortions, to make you proud to be European Assuming you can remember who won this year’s actual Eurovision song contest – I’m not certain I can, as if it matters – this alternative list of Songs for Europe, songs to make you genuinely proud to be European, kicks off with the British entry. David Sylvian’s 2003 album Bleamish marked a fresh way of
  
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• Watch Little Mix Blow A Golden Shower Of Glitter To Celebrate The Naming Of Their Debut Fragrance

  02-06-2015 15:17
  
  Magical.
  
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• WWE: John Cena Is A Class Act And This Raw Footage Proves It Yet Again

  02-06-2015 15:14
  
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• Niall Horan & Ariana Grande Enjoy Night Out In London Together

  02-06-2015 15:10
  
  Maybe she just wants to break free?
  
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• Charli XCX: ‘I woke up in a ball pit and two people were having sex next to me’

  02-06-2015 15:00
  
  Taking acid with Billy Idol, photographing portaloos and wearing stripper’s shoes, the Boom Clap singer gets festival realI think it was Reading when I was 16. I saw Justice for the first time and I befriended this man who had one of those staffs, like the one Gandalf would have. It had a skull on the top of it and he had a really long beard. He was great. We raved to Justice together. I had plastic bags of cider strapped to me as well at that point.I’m happy with Kanye at ­Glastonbury,
  
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• WWE: Can Paul Heyman Make Steve Austin Vs Brock Lesnar Happen At Wrestlemania 32?

  02-06-2015 14:44
  
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• Ed Sheeran Still Can't Cope With The Fact That He's BFFs With Beyoncé & Jay Z

  02-06-2015 14:22
  
  We'd be pretty stoked too, Ed...
  
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• Ex-Lostprophets Star Fights Off Mountain Lion

  02-06-2015 14:11
  
  The former keyboard player with the Welsh band Lostprophets has revealed how he was stalked by a mountain lion while out running in California. Richard J Oliver took to Instagram  to speak about what he said was his lucky escape. The musician, who lives in LA where he plays with the band No Devotion and works as an artist, was running a half marathon when the encounter happened on a "misty trail".
  
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• Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Make Their First Post-Baby Announcement Appearance At CFDA Awards

  02-06-2015 14:10
  
  And Kim wore a see-through dress!
  
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• Stormzy: "Even If You Don't Like Me, You Know Me"

  02-06-2015 14:00
  
  Watch our BOTB winner perform 'Know Me From' and talk the future of grime in this video interview...
  
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• Caitlyn Jenner Talks Her Marriage to Kris Jenner: 'She Became Less Tolerant Of Me'

  02-06-2015 13:50
  
  Read some of the VF interview here...
  
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• Ariana Grande review – arch wit from pop powerhouse in training

  02-06-2015 13:42
  
  O2 Arena, London
  The cloud-floating, chandelier-swinging Florida singer hits peak schmaltz, then blows the cat-earred crowd awayFive years into her pop career, Ariana Grande is no longer just the one who’s not Miley, Taylor or Katy. She now has a track record of hits – her four-octave contribution to Jessie J’s Bang Bang was one of the big waker-uppers last summer – and a visual style recognisable even beyond the ranks of her tweenage Arianators. Grande’s look, involving sparkling leot
  
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• Pictured: Samoa Joe's First WWE Match Against Tyson Kidd

  02-06-2015 13:17
  
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• Fast-moving, dynamic, fun – vinyl charts beat mainstream top 40s hands down

  02-06-2015 13:16
  
  Vinyl single and album countdowns represent only a small fraction of the market, but are where music seems to come aliveThose who claim pop charts are “all the same” and “nowhere near as exciting as when I was younger” should be directed forthwith to the vinyl charts. Here, they can discover a beautiful mess of miscellany. It stacks up to a parallel universe that comes close to the kind of romanticised and idealised charts some people carry in their heads and use as yardsticks for judgme
  
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• Festival freshers: the new bands to watch

  02-06-2015 13:00
  
  Take some time out from watching the headliners to catch new bands making their mark on the festival circuit. Here we cherrypick the best of the bunch Continue reading...
  
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• Idris Elba raps about Stringer Bell on new Skepta single

  02-06-2015 12:57
  
  The actor raps about his roles in The Wire, Luther and Mandela on a remix of Skepta’s grime track Shutdown, part of a burgeoning parallel music career Continue reading...
  
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• Chrissy Teigen Splits Her Dress At The CFDA Awards, Wants You To Know She Did Not Flash Her Nipples

  02-06-2015 12:27
  
  Mrs John Legend did flash a whole lot of leg, though.
  
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• WWE Raw Results: Roman Reigns Runs The Gauntlet... Believe That

  02-06-2015 12:06
  
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• Leftfield - Alternative Light Source: Exclusive album stream

  02-06-2015 11:42
  
  Have a listen to the third Leftfield album – their first since 1999 – and let us know your thoughts Continue reading...
  
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• Drake Bell Clearly Didn't Get The Memo About Being Supportive To Caitlyn Jenner

  02-06-2015 11:35
  
  The actor has some not-so-wise words to say about Caitlyn...
  
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• Mr Bigz Throws back to the 90’s in ‘bad boy the mixtape’

  02-06-2015 11:28
  
  #TBT
  
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• New music: Stormzy x Kyze – Ghetto Superstars

  02-06-2015 10:53
  
  HARD
  
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• Stream Major Lazer’s New Album ‘Peace is the Mission’

  02-06-2015 10:33
  
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• Steam Major Lazer’s New Album ‘Peace is the Mission’

  02-06-2015 10:33
  
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• Iggy Azalea & Nick Young Are Engaged - Watch The Proposal!

  02-06-2015 10:28
  
  Aren't they just the cutest?
  
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• Wu-Tang's GZA says 'lyricism is gone' from modern rap

  02-06-2015 10:26
  
  ‘I’m sure there are great lyricists out there today,’ says the rapper in an open letter, ‘but when you look at mainstream hip-hop, lyricism is gone’ Continue reading...
  
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• The 1975: their 'disappearance' was a stunt, yes – but it was brilliant

  02-06-2015 10:02
  
  Removing themselves from social media for 24 hours set their fans ablaze, but was the kind of play that would have had critics swooning had it been played by, say, the ClashWell, the disappearance didn’t last long. Twenty-four hours after they went dark, the 1975’s social media accounts were reactivated – at midnight on Monday night. And now something new has appeared on them: a squared image that reverses the cover of the group’s debut album. Where there was black before, now there is w
  
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• The 1975: their 'disappearance' was a stunt, yes – but it was brilliant

  02-06-2015 10:02
  
  Removing themselves from social media for 24 hours set their fans ablaze, but was the kind of play that would have had critics swooning had it been played by, say, the ClashWell, the disappearance didn’t last long. Twenty-four hours after they went dark, the 1975’s social media accounts were reactivated – at midnight on Monday night. And now something new has appeared on them: a squared image that reverses the cover of the group’s debut album. Where there was black before
  
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• SOAK: the indie-folk prodigy fighting for gay rights in Northern Ireland

  02-06-2015 10:00
  
  The Derry singer-songwriter’s intimate, lo-fi songs tackle growing up and LGBT rights. Meet an 19-year-old who’s unafraid to speak her mindBridie Monds-Watson is full of husky laughter as she shows me her latest tattoo: a huge, cursive scrawl of the word “goon” above her right knee. It’s one of umpteen designs the 19-year-old has had inked over the past three years, including Max from the classic children’s book Where The Wild Things Are and two dinosaurs, one of which boasts three l
  
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• Drake and Pharrell rumoured to be iTunes Radio guest DJs

  02-06-2015 09:35
  
  Ahead of the launch of Apple’s streaming service, a string of artists have been affiliated with the ventureContinue reading...
  
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• Glastonbury 2015: the full-line up for the main stages

  02-06-2015 09:30
  
  From Motörhead to Ella Eyre, and all points in between, here are the full listings for the five biggest stages at this year’s festivalFriday 26 June Continue reading...
  
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• Rudimental or George Ezra: who’s playing the most festivals

  02-06-2015 09:00
  
  Which act is likely to give you festival groundhog day? We go in search of the most inescapable band of 2015 Continue reading...
  
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• FCX: 10 years of Future Classic review – abrupt end to brilliant birthday party

  02-06-2015 04:05
  
  Vivid Live, Sydney Opera House
  Flume, Flight Facilities and Seekae made the perfect party guests – it’s just a shame the sound levels were set too low for a proper celebration Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Apple Music’ Arriving As Early as Next Week; Free and Paid Tiers…

  02-06-2015 01:37
  
  We recently learned more about Apple Music’s upcoming launch… Drake, Pharrell, and David Guetta are in talks with Apple to DJ for the new service, which will...
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