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• Apple Is Paying Just 58% of Streaming Royalties Back to Indie Artists…

  09-06-2015 22:00
  
  Spotify has signed its share of dirty contracts, but they also pay 70% of subscription revenue back to rights owners, including indie labels and artists....
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• Music Review: A Thousand Horses brash on 'Southernality'

  09-06-2015 21:03
  
  A Thousand Horses, "Southernality" (Republic Nashville)
  
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• How to Ruin a Career in Electronic Music, by Ten Walls

  09-06-2015 20:07
  
  Last year I interviewed Anna Lunoe upstairs at Q Nightclub in Seattle as Lithuanian producer and DJ Ten Walls played underneath us. During the interview...
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• Kylie Jenner Says Mum Kris Jenner Cut Her Off When She Was How Old?!

  09-06-2015 19:33
  
  Scandalous...
  
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• Did Cara Delevingne Just Propose To St. Vincent?!

  09-06-2015 18:53
  
  Annie’s Instagram has got us on engagement ring watch…
  
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• Stream Nate Ruess's Debut Album 'Grand Romantic' Here First

  09-06-2015 18:46
  
  EXCLUSIVE! Hear the Grammy Award-winning artist's new album in full right here...
  
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• Stream Nate Ruess' Debut Album 'Grand Romantic' Here First

  09-06-2015 18:46
  
  EXCLUSIVE! Hear the Grammy Award-winning artist's new album in full right here...
  
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• Omg One Direction And Zayn Malik Will Go Head To Head At The Teen Choice Awards!

  09-06-2015 18:12
  
  So much drama we can't even...
  
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• Ariana Grande: This World Is a Sexist, Misogynist Shithole…

  09-06-2015 18:02
  
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• Philadelphia Orchestra/Nézet-Séguin review – a remarkable partnership

  09-06-2015 17:46
  
  Royal Festival Hall, London
  A varied programme of Rachmaninov, Muhly and Shostakovich was thrilling, with Lisa Batiashvili a rich-toned and beautiful violin soloistYannick Nézet-Séguin became music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2012, and it’s proving a remarkable partnership if this thrilling concert – the orchestra’s first in London since his appointment – is anything to go by. The programme flanked Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto with two works the orch
  
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• Ed Sheeran Wants You All To Know That It's Okay To Be Weird

  09-06-2015 17:23
  
  Yay for being a weirdo!
  
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• Stop What You're Doing And Watch The First Trailer For The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

  09-06-2015 17:10
  
  The first trailer for the final Hunger Games movie, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, is finally here. Watch it now.
  
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• The Great Lie of Apple Music

  09-06-2015 17:04
  
  Drake started from the bottom, now he’s at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference to tell you about a great new product. “There needs to be a place where music can be treated less like digital bits but more like the art it is, with a sense of respect and discovery,” Trent Reznor proclaimed in a video, and he may as well have been Jack White stumping for Tidal.
  
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• Folie à Deux review – fatally lacking in dramatic momentum

  09-06-2015 16:45
  
  Rich Mix, Spitalfields festival, London
  Neither the score nor the staging of Emily Hall’s opera is strong enough to explore questions of sanity and madness other than at the most superficial levelThe phenomenon of folie à deux – whereby a psychotic disorder is shared by two people – is the subject of Emily Hall’s opera, which sets a libretto by the Icelandic writer (and regular Björk collaborator) Sjón.An unnamed man believes that a pylon outside his home is communicat
  
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• Completely, Totally, Utterly NSFW: 50 Actors & Actresses Who Have Gone Full Frontal

  09-06-2015 16:29
  
  Because sometimes a meaty role just requires a little fleshing out...
  
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• Does club culture have a problem with bigotry?

  09-06-2015 16:28
  
  Ten Walls, GFOTY and Boddika have all said hateful things of late – so are they isolated bigots or symptomatic of a wider intolerance?After Lithuanian dance producer Ten Walls compared gay men to Irish paedophile priests in a sickening Facebook post last weekend, the dance community mobilised against him almost instantly. Five European festivals and his booking agency dropped him, artists from the Chemical Brothers to Tiga to Optimo all condemned him, and London’s Phonica record store boycot
  
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• What does the Apple Music launch mean for music fans?

  09-06-2015 16:18
  
  Is streaming going to conquer the world? Are downloads gone? What’s going to happen to poor Jay Z and his Tidal? We have the answersAccording to IFPI figures, there were just 41m subscribers on music streaming services globally last year. It might be the biggest revenue growth area for the record business, but it is still incredibly niche. Not only that, but a significant number of those subscribers come from bundled deals with mobile operators, something the streaming service Deezer has built
  
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• Could Dudleys Be Set For WWE Return After Twitter Clash With Luke Harper?

  09-06-2015 16:05
  
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• Hudson Mohawke - Lantern: Exclusive album stream

  09-06-2015 15:57
  
  Hear the maverick electronic producer’s first solo record in six years ... and let us know your thoughtsIt’s been six years since Hudson Mohawke released his debut album Butter, but that’s not to say the maverick producer has been sitting around twiddling his thumbs. During that time the Glasgwegian has established himself as one of the most in-demand producers in pop – working with Kanye West, Drake and Young Thug to name just three. None of these collaborations have seen Hud Mo selling
  
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• Want To Be A Part Of The European Premiere Of Entourage? Step Right This Way...

  09-06-2015 15:49
  
  Watch all the action from tonight's red carpet here...
  
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• Does Beethoven's music reveal his African roots?

  09-06-2015 15:36
  
  A new album by the group Beethoven Was Black aims to prove that the polyrhythms of the composer’s music point to west African heritage. But does their quest open up a more important debate in classical music?My initial response to the question, “Are Beethoven’s African origins revealed by his music?” that has been asked at the website Africa Is a Country, is a definitive “no”. It is based on questionable premises that lack real historical evidence, at least to the story of Beethoven
  
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• Did Kevin Nash Reverse Ferret After Slagging Off Kevin Owens?

  09-06-2015 15:13
  
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• A trick up your sleeve: readers' pictures of album art locations

  09-06-2015 15:00
  
  We asked readers for photos of places made famous by album and single covers. From New York to Norwich here’s a selection of the locations behind your favourite musicContinue reading...
  
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• Run the Jewels review – bleeding-edge hip-hop at its most anthemic

  09-06-2015 14:20
  
  Kentish Town Forum, London
  With its shuddering drums, rumbling basslines and shards of white noise, the power of the duo’s uncompromising sonic assault is instant and fearsomeRisking hubris with characteristic chutzpah, Run the Jewels bound on tonight to the strains of Queen’s We Are the Champions, Killer Mike promising to “burn this joint to the motherfucking ground”.It’s the biggest room they’ve played in the UK to date, and a hot, humid, sold-out vindication for two 40-year-old ve
  
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• Drake Has Launched Apple’s New Streaming Service ‘Connect’, Here's 7 Things You Need To Know

  09-06-2015 14:06
  
  Will Drizzy be dropping his new album through the service too?
  
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• Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga review – cheeky fun from jazz royalty and pop's Mother Monster

  09-06-2015 14:00
  
  Royal Albert Hall, London
  The chemistry is real between the Cheek to Cheek duo as Bennett gives Gaga gravitas, and she gives him energy“The record company asked why I wanted to record old songs, so I said, ‘Well, I like ’em better than the new ones’,” says Tony Bennett, midway through a show comprised of his beloved jazz standards. By this definition, Lady Gaga should be an artist he would go out of his way to avoid, but the two have bonded over their love of the Great American Songboo
  
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• Paul Weller: 'I'm not a nostalgic person. I like now. I like today'

  09-06-2015 14:00
  
  As the Modfather returns to the US, he’s determined to look forward rather than backwards, and don’t ask him about the Jam or Style Council reformingPaul Weller thinks he has written three perfect songs over the course of his career. The lamentful Wings of Speed off his celebrated 1995 album Stanley Road; the ode to London, Strange Town, which he wrote with the Jam in 1979, and Going My Way, on his new album, Saturn’s Patterns. Tomorrow Weller will begin his tour of the US in support of th
  
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• Ryback Has Shellshocked Big Show Before, As You Can See Here

  09-06-2015 13:41
  
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• Queen charmed by boy who takes off top hat to shake hands at Epsom – video

  09-06-2015 13:31
  
  A little boy charms the Queen at the Epsom Derby by removing his top hat to shake her hand. In the short video posted on Facebook, Mohammed Ahmed Jaber approaches the Queen dressed in top hat and tails while she is browsing the racing schedule for one of the biggest days in the racing calendar. He removes his top hat and gives her his hand to shake before turning away with a smile on his face Continue reading...
  
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• Directioners Start Campaign For 1D To Visit Alton Towers Rollercoaster Crash Victim In Hospital

  09-06-2015 13:28
  
  The fans have joined forces to get the boys' attention...
  
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• Geordie Shore Lasses Hop Into Bed Together For Sexy Selfie

  09-06-2015 13:24
  
  Charlotte, Holly, Marnie and Chloe go between the sheets while filming the new series...
  
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• What's All This About Simon Cowell 'Throwing The Kitchen Sink' At Rita Ora Over X Factor Role?!

  09-06-2015 12:56
  
  SiCo is pulling out all the stops to secure the 'Poison' singer's seat on the panel...
  
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• Miley Cyrus Gets Naked, Mud Wrestles Her Pig For Paper Magazine

  09-06-2015 12:43
  
  Move over Kim K and your champagne…
  
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• This Taylor Swift Mashup Makes Our Ears Sing With Joy, No Really

  09-06-2015 12:29
  
  Yay for mashups...
  
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• Cult heroes: how did Stephen Duffy's gold-plated whimsy not make him a star?

  09-06-2015 11:57
  
  He was the original singer in Duran Duran, before briefly becoming a teen heart-throb. But Stephen Duffy’s most memorable music is burnished folk rockThere’s an argument to be made for Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy being the unluckiest man in pop history who hasn’t actually died. In 1979, aged 19, he quit as singer and bassist with the band he’d founded with a couple of Birmingham Poly mates called Nick Rhodes and John Taylor, just months before the ridiculously named combo – like, Duran
  
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• Woah, Woah, Woah Is Katy Perry Really Planning An All Star '1984' Video Like Tay?

  09-06-2015 11:49
  
  Reports claim K-Pez may recruit some of her own showbiz pals for the diss track promo...
  
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• Prince Harry meets Lady Gaga before London charity concert – video

  09-06-2015 11:23
  
  Prince Harry found time for a chat with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett ahead of a charity concert at London's Royal Albert Hall. The prince thanked the pair for performing together on stage for WellChild, a charity supporting sick children, of which he is a patron. Wearing a low-plunging shimmering dress with matching eyebrows, Lady Gaga put her arm around Harry's waist to pull him in for a photo Continue reading...
  
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• Lady Gaga Goes Cheek To Cheek With Prince Harry At Charity Gig... And Wears Diamond Eyebrows Because Why Not?!

  09-06-2015 11:03
  
  Well, she is pop royalty after all!
  
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• TV on the Radio review – lost between studio and stadium in Sydney

  09-06-2015 10:59
  
  Sydney Opera House
  The Brooklyn band’s ramped-up sound is at odds with the Opera House space, but Australian singer Kirin J Callinan in support is a magnetic presenceGenres are a mug’s game, but there are enough points of difference to TV on the Radio to demand a label beyond indie rock. Art, alternative, avant-garde – all have been used to capture the Brooklyn band’s falsetto melodies, syncopated rhythms, use of brass and percussion, and dense, fuzzy guitars. Related: TV on the Radio’
  
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• Records from a rented room: 'It's like discovering new friends and soulmates'

  09-06-2015 10:32
  
  When Anita Sethi moved into her flat, she discovered the owner had left behind a turntable and a treasure trove of vinyl. In the first of a new series about her exploration of the collection, she considers how music is about both discovery and reassurance“There’s a place for us / Somewhere a place for us … Some day, somewhere / We’ll find a new way of living … of forgiving / Somewhere …” Tom Waits growls in his distinctive voice, both sure and reassuring that a new way of living is
  
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• Yabba Dabba Doo! RiRi Dresses As Pebbles From 'The Flintstones' For Bedrock-Themed Bash!

  09-06-2015 10:27
  
  The star was 'Thotty Pebbles' for her cousin's daughter's first b'day bash...
  
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• WWE Raw Results: Seth Rollins Pinned By Authority Pal... And It Isn't Kane

  09-06-2015 10:18
  
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• BB King family fight to remove longtime aide as estate executor

  09-06-2015 10:16
  
  Attorneys for King’s court-designated executor have filed documents in Nevada to counter the allegations that family members were kept from the singer in the days before his deathDays after BB King was buried near his birthplace in Mississippi, a battle over the blues legend’s estate is moving to the courthouse in Las Vegas.Attorneys for King’s executor, LaVerne Toney, have filed documents in a Nevada court to counter allegations that King’s family members were kept away in the days befo
  
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• Kim Kardashian Surprises Kanye West In The Best Way For His Birthday!

  09-06-2015 10:01
  
  Let's just say we bet Yeezy had a ball...
  
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• Apple unveils music-streaming app

  09-06-2015 09:50
  
  Apple has unveiled its long-awaited music-streaming service to rival the likes of Spotify and Deezer, as it announced its mobile payment system will arrive in the UK next month.
  
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• Lady Gaga and New York Governor urge new

  09-06-2015 09:40
  
  The singer and New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, have penned an open letter to the public about the ‘epidemic of sexual violence’ at university Lady Gaga has penned an open letter alongside the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, to support a new law to protect university students from the “epidemic of sexual violence” on campuses. “Every fall, young men and women head off to colleges across the country, dreaming of bright futures and the experience of a lifetime,” the piece, published o
  
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• Apple Music brings change to streaming, but is it enough?

  09-06-2015 09:02
  
  When Apple launches its Apple Music streaming service at the end of June, it will affect things big and small in the music industry.
  
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• Melbourne international jazz festival roundup – drive, swing and silences

  09-06-2015 06:36
  
  Kurt Elling teamed up with the MSO, Pharough Sanders transported audiences to an earlier era, while Tord Gustavsen showcased subtle Scandinavian jazzKurt Elling made much of his name for his vocal improvisations over famous jazz solos But is most distinctive quality is his richness of tone, like liquid chocolate, but with a rough edge that prevents him ever descending into sentimentality. Continue reading...
  
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• Buskers set task of performing Sheppard’s hit song Geronimo – video

  09-06-2015 04:17
  
  A group of randomly selected buskers are asked to perform the Australian band Sheppard's song Geronimo. Shaun Buswell, known for his work on the Underground Orchestra, was set the challenge of forming the impromptu 'orchestra' on the streets of London within a week by the record label Decca. The whole experience was documented in a short film released by the label. Geronimo was an international smash-hit for the Aussie group, after the single went platinum five times in Australia Continue readin
  
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• Be Your Shadow [Explicit]

  09-06-2015 04:11 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Be Your Shadow
  
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