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• The More Money Spotify Makes, The Less Artists Get Paid…

  11-06-2015 23:14
  
  The following guest post comes from Jeff Price, one of the original founders of Tunecore and more recently, Audiam, a company whose mission is to...
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• Dusty Rhodes: WWE Hall of Famer dies aged 69 'following fall'

  11-06-2015 22:16
  
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• Authorities: Singer killed in gunfight with bounty hunter

  11-06-2015 20:04
  
  LYNCHBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a country music singer has been killed in a gunfight with a bounty hunter trying to detain him.
  
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• 8tracks Is a Profitable Music Startup With Modest Funding. WTF?

  11-06-2015 19:41
  
  8tracks is on a roll. The company says they’ve remained profitable since 2012 with limited funding. Back in April they secured direct licensing deals with CD...
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• Artists, Please Listen: Apple Will be Paying You NOTHING for the Next Three Months

  11-06-2015 19:31
  
  We know, because we’re looking at the contract.  And this is from Exhibit L (‘Subscription Service’) of Apple’s contract to independent labels and artists, leaked to...
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• Justin Bieber Cosies Up To Kendall Jenner Before Taking To The Stage At Calvin Klein Live

  11-06-2015 19:10
  
  Please let Jusdall/Kentin happen!
  
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• PVRIS Talk Life On The Road And Their Wildest Nights Yet

  11-06-2015 18:39
  
  Get to know our new favourite band a little better...
  
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• NY Singer Tor Miller Is Far From Home But He's Making A Splash This Side Of The Water

  11-06-2015 18:11
  
  We interview the rising singer-songwriter...
  
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• Watch: Disney's New Animation Is So Cute We Can't Even

  11-06-2015 18:07
  
  Disney have revealed the first teaser to brand new animation Zootropolis.
  
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• Teen Mom 2 Stars Leah Messer And Jeremy Calvert Finalise Their Divorce

  11-06-2015 17:26
  
  The rocky relationship is now officially over.
  
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• John Legend: Kanye West believed in me from the start

  11-06-2015 17:09
  
  The singer says that the rapper believed in him.
  
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• Jazz Star Ornette Coleman Dies In New York

  11-06-2015 16:52
  
  Ornette Coleman, whose 1959 album The Shape Of Jazz To Come is considered one of the genre's most groundbreaking, has died. Coleman was born and raised in Texas but died in New York, where he spent much of his career. Self-taught, the musician polarised the jazz world with his unconventional "free jazz" before coming to be regarded as an avant garde genius.
  
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• Why Aye Pet! Perrie Edwards Can't Wait To Get Her Geordie On For Her Hen Do

  11-06-2015 16:32
  
  We doubt there will be quite as much tashing on though...
  
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• Whoa! Kendall Jenner Shows Off Her Smoking Hot Bod In Hong Kong With Calvin Klein

  11-06-2015 16:05
  
  And Justin Bieber is set to make an appearance too!
  
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• Chris Brown & Kendrick Lamar Set To Perform At BET Awards 2015!

  11-06-2015 15:40
  
  It's set to be a night, that's for sure...
  
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• Adam Lambert Sheds Light On His Celebrity Crush!

  11-06-2015 15:31
  
  Adam Lambert confesses who his childhood Romeo was...
  
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• Leah & Brandon Jenner Reveal The Sex Of Their Baby With A Ridiculously Romantic Pic

  11-06-2015 15:20
  
  Aww...
  
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• Amanda Palmer review – a big-hearted, soul-baring one-off

  11-06-2015 14:37
  
  Union Chapel, LondonThe jovial banter contrasts with cathartic confessions in an acerbic and brilliantly subversive showShe has always been an open book, and now Amanda Palmer has written one. Tonight’s gig is largely to promote The Art of Asking, the cult star’s recent memoir and manifesto that her fervent fans propelled into the upper reaches of the New York Times bestseller list.The book suggests that Palmer is a mass of contradictions, and it’s an impression this show does little to di
  
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• ‘Jurassic World’ In 63 Seconds, According To Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard & More

  11-06-2015 14:12
  
  Catch up with years of movies in seconds as Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and Colin Trevorrow explain everything you need to know about the Jurassic Park story so far.
  
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• Legendary Lord Of The Rings Actor Has Died Aged 93

  11-06-2015 14:09
  
  Sir Christopher Lee has passed away.
  
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• Has Selena Gomez Revealed The Name Of Her New Single?!

  11-06-2015 13:42
  
  Ooh we can't wait...
  
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• Bart Simpson Hits Back At Rumours Parents Homer And Marge Are Splitting Up

  11-06-2015 13:26
  
  So… It isn’t happening then?
  
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• Morrissey: 'I officially died for nine minutes'

  11-06-2015 13:20
  
  Smiths frontman claims he died following a bout of food poisoning in Peru in 2013 Morrissey has died. Well, for a few minutes. And two years ago.In an interview with Alternative Nation, during which the Smiths frontman said he was looking forward to returning to South America following his cancelled tour in 2013 after being hospitalised for food poisoning, he said: “I’m also always excited to be in South America, even though the last visit to Peru gave me food poisoning and I officially died
  
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• Is This The Most Devastating Move In Money In The Bank History?

  11-06-2015 13:16
  
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• Worldwide Friday album releases? Good luck sticking to that plan

  11-06-2015 13:02
  
  Having every major music market in the world adopt Friday as release day sounds sensible – until you remember that you can hear almost every major release early anywayAlthought it’s probably not a subtle tribute to On a Friday, the original name for Radiohead, a sweeping music industry initiative will see the last day of the working week become the standard release date for new records internationally. The change – implemented by the IFPI, the trade body representing the global record busi
  
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• Who Will Join The Ghostbusters Cast Next? Jennifer Lawrence, Shailene Woodley And More Pick Their Dream Cast

  11-06-2015 13:02
  
  Director Paul Feig just revealed the latest addition to the Ghostbusters cast.
  
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• Readers recommend: songs about the wilderness - results

  11-06-2015 13:00
  
  Up Everest with Public Service Broadcasting to a trip down Death Valley with Sonic Youth, RR regular Fuel takes a walk on the wild side with songs from last week’s topic thread
  What would the world be, once bereft
  Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
  O let them be left, wildness and wet;
  Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet.Gerard Manley Hopkins put this plea in the poem Inversnaid. But humans are drawn to regions unknown and we climb Everest because it is there; Public Service Broa
  
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• Wait, Is Kylie Jenner Making A Secret Hip-Hop Album With Beau Tyga?!

  11-06-2015 12:47
  
  Reports claim she wants to channel Iggy Azalea on her debut LP...
  
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• Kim Kardashian's Old MySpace Profile Is Just As Cringe As You'd Imagine

  11-06-2015 12:39
  
  We really hope our old profiles aren't floating about anywhere...
  
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• Yay It’s #LiamDay, So Let’s Celebrate With The Cutest Things Twitter Has To Say About Liam Payne

  11-06-2015 12:35
  
  The One Direction fandom never misses a Twitter trend, do they?
  
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• Watch Samoa Joe Debut In NXT!

  11-06-2015 12:23
  
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• Justin Bieber Reveals A Certain Male Singer Is "Hot Stuff" And We Can't Cope

  11-06-2015 12:08
  
  Star made the revelation during a skit at the CMT Awards...
  
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• Vicky Pattison's Got A Little Word Of Warning For You Pet

  11-06-2015 12:06
  
  Want some Judge Geordie treatment? Find out more here…
  
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• You'll Never Guess Which Hunky Actor Is Joining These Ladies In Ghostbusters 3?!

  11-06-2015 11:41
  
  We'll give you a clue: he's DREAMY...
  
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• Caitlyn Jenner Talks Miley Cyrus During Sweet Speech For LGBT Youth Center

  11-06-2015 11:36
  
  Miley’s been supporting Cait since day one.
  
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• Music chart set for Friday switch

  11-06-2015 11:00
  
  Decades of pop tradition will come to an end on July 5 when the last Sunday evening chart is broadcast ahead of its move to Fridays.
  
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• 15 Reasons Why Dancing On Concrete At Primavera Sound 2015 Is Better Than Grass

  11-06-2015 10:57
  
  Here’s why the 15th year of Primavera Sound in the Spanish Springtime rocked…
  
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• The Bayreuth Wagner festival: more soap opera than classical opera

  11-06-2015 10:49
  
  Allegations that joint director Eva Wagner-Pasquier is not allowed even near the festival theatre are the latest twists in a long saga of offstage feuds at BayreuthIt’s that time of year again: the balmy nights of late spring are the augurs of the annual ritual of blood-letting in northern Bavaria, when the remaining Wagners do their best to tear each other apart in public on the eve of the Bayreuth festival.Related: Eva Wagner to leave Bayreuth - what does this mean for the festival?Continue
  
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• Rick Ross arrested on misdemeanour marijuana charge

  11-06-2015 10:47
  
  Florida rapper arrested and charged in Georgia, after a highway traffic stop uncovered a small amount of marijuana in his carRick Ross may call himself the boss but that doesn’t mean he’s above the law. The rapper was arrested on Wednesday 10 June on a misdemeanour marijuana possession charge in Georgia, according to both Billboard and local Atlanta news station WSB-TV. Ross was allegedly in his car on a highway when he was stopped by a police officer for a window tint violation. The officer
  
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• This Is Why You Should Never Write A Diss Song About Nicki Minaj!

  11-06-2015 10:43
  
  The rapper has responded to her ex-beau Safaree Samuels, while also declaring her love for current BF Meek Mill...
  
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• Skepta drops ‘Lukey World’ in honour of close friend Lukey Maxwell

  11-06-2015 10:14
  
  R.I.P
  
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• Taylor Swift And Calvin Harris Reach The Ultimate #RelationshipGoals As They Ride An Inflatable Swan

  11-06-2015 10:08
  
  We knew it wouldn't be long before Talvin made their Instagram debut...
  
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• Florence + the Machine land first No 1 on US album chart

  11-06-2015 10:04
  
  Florence Welch’s band debut at top of Billboard’s Hot 200 album chart with third album, How Big How Blue How BeautifulFlorence + the Machine’s third studio album, How Big How Blue How Beautiful, has soared to the top of the US album chart in a record-breaking move for the band.This is the first time Florence Welch’s pop-rock outfit has scored a No 1 album on Billboard’s Hot 200 chart, after their 2011 debut album, Ceremonials, peaked at No 6 and its follow-up, Lungs, reached No 14 in 2
  
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• Bassekou Kouyaté: 'I'm in charge, I'm the boss'

  11-06-2015 09:51
  
  The Malian ngoni player broke with tradition to electrify his instrument and play standing up. Now he’s started singing about women’s freedomHi Bassekou! You have a lot of family members (1) playing in your band on your current tour. Are there ever any disputes?Never. I’m in charge. I’m the boss, the master. In Africa, if you’re in charge it goes by you and everyone respects that. Often they have a lot of questions and I have to deal with them, but ultimately they have to go along. Con
  
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• Isle of Wight Festival 2015: Music fans flock to see Blur and Fleetwood Mac

  11-06-2015 09:48
  
  Promoters have “left no stone unturned” to get Fleetwood Mac on the bill.
  
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• BB King's children suggest blues legend left a second will

  11-06-2015 09:11
  
  Documents filed by a lawyer on behalf of four of King’s daughters allege possible second will, as family members try to stop his manager being named executorFour of BB King’s 11 surviving adult children are raising the possibility that a second will exists, and they are again accusing the blues legend’s longtime business manager of stealing his wealth and endangering his health in his dying days.Probate court documents filed on Tuesday 9 June in Las Vegas by a lawyer for Patty King, Karen
  
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• Japan messaging app Line launches music streaming business

  11-06-2015 05:02
  
  By Joshua Hunt TOKYO (Reuters) - Messaging app operator Line Corp launched its music streaming service in Japan on Thursday, getting a head start in the virtually untapped business for mobile music subscriptions in the world's second-biggest music market. Line's move marks the most ambitious attempt yet to reverse the declining market for digital music in Japan, where compact discs still account for more than 80 percent of total music sales. Hobbled by rights issues, foreign companies
  
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• Carrie Underwood cleans house at CMT Music Awards

  11-06-2015 04:39
  
  The CMT Music Awards should be renamed the Carrie Music Television Awards.
  
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• Music fans flock to Isle of Wight

  11-06-2015 03:45
  
  More than 50,000 music fans are heading to the Isle of Wight for the first major festival of the summer, being headlined by Blur and Fleetwood Mac.
  
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• Is Marbella The New Hub For House Music?

  11-06-2015 00:33
  
  R3wire and Varski set their eyes away from Ibiza...
  
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