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• Nashville music producer Bob Johnston dead at age 83

  18-08-2015 20:20
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Music producer Bob Johnston, who played a key role in landmark recordings like Bob Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" and Johnny Cash's "At Folsom Prison," is being remembered as a maverick who helped bring Nashville into the folk rock era.
  
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• Universal Music Planned on Partnering with MegaUpload Just Two Days Before the Raid

  18-08-2015 19:57
  
  Kim Dotcom had a meeting with Universal Music Group regarding a partnership just two days before the Megaupload raid. The two parties were interested in creating an advertising network that would target the largest piracy index… Google.
  Universal also promised to help improve Mega’s reputation with the MPAA and RIAA.
  Listen to a recording of the meeting below…
   
  Nina Ulloa covers breaking news, tech, and more: @nine_u
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• Music Review: Meryl Streep seduces on Ricki soundtrack

  18-08-2015 19:14
  
  Various artists, "Ricki and the Flash" original motion picture soundtrack (Republic Records)
  
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• A Rational Plan to Save the Recording Industry

  18-08-2015 18:48
  From: Dave Goldberg
  Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 8:58 AM
  To: Lynton, Michael [mailto:[email protected]]
  Subject: Re: Music strategy-confidential
  Michael,As we discussed Saturday, I thought I would send you a longer email with my thoughts about the strategy, what the risks are with it and the reasons it hasn’t been done to date. I obviously don’t have access to any internal data but I think Sony is close enough to WMG or EMI (where I have seen the data) to make reasonable assum
  
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• ‘We’ll retire at 106. What else can we do?’ The rockers who won't quit

  18-08-2015 18:47
  From Suzi Quatro to Saxon’s Biff Byford, rock’s pioneers have been making music for more than 40 years. Here they talk about leather jumpsuits, performing when you’re in your 60s – and the enduring appeal of a nice biscuit“I used to think, ‘Am I going to be doing this in 10 years’ time, or 20?’” says John Lawton, 69-year-old singer with 70s hard-rock giants Uriah Heep, with whom he still occasionally performs between touring the world as a so
  
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• Vicky Pattison Gives Her Opinion On Boyfriend Stephen Bear's X-Rated Skype Snaps

  18-08-2015 18:43
  
  Images of the reality star's new beau in a saucy Skype session leaked online...
  
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• Watch Rita Ora & Chris Brown's Super Sexy 'Body On Me' Music Video Right Here!

  18-08-2015 18:04
  
  Someone pass us a cold flannel...
  
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• In-flight entertainment: when flying goes wrong for musicians

  18-08-2015 17:45
  Jason Derulo is just the latest musician to find that flying commercial brings out the worst in him. Here are five other examples of when pop stars meet planes … with disastrous consequences
  When did airports become so awful? They used to seem majestic. Regal, even. In the past, commercial flights seemed high-class affairs, where you could eat with metal cutlery and smoke a cigarette while speeding your way to an exotic destination halfway across the world.Look at them now. I consider it
  
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• Cult heroes: Ben Folds, the bespectacled piano man forever flouting convention

  18-08-2015 17:27
  Over two decades, the alt-rock troubador has been consistently surprising, embracing the highbrow and the lowbrow, recruiting unlikely collaborators – and swearing a lotThe last time I ran into Ben Folds, he was in bed with the comedian Matt Lucas. They were sharing tea and talking about the time Folds almost covered Pulp’s Common People with William Shatner and Bill Clinton.“Shatner called him on the telephone and he called him right back,” Folds said. “Then Shatne
  
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• Music Review: Kip Moore explores gray areas on 'Wild Ones'

  18-08-2015 17:17
  
  Kip Moore, "Wild Ones" (MCA Nashville)
  
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• Watch New Order's new video for song Restless

  18-08-2015 17:01
  The group give the legend of Excalibur a 21st-century makeover in this new video. Have a watch and let us know your thoughtsNew Order have released the video for song Restless, the first single off their forthcoming album, Music Complete. Directed by Spanish filmmakers NYSU, whose past credits include work with Wild Beasts and Philip Selway of Radiohead, the video centres on a 21st-century revamp of the legend of Excalibur.The ancient tale’s sword remains, but its medieval theme is threade
  
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• Harry Styles Thought Zayn Malik's Taylor Swift Diss Was 'Not Cool'

  18-08-2015 17:00
  
  Oh you've gone and upset him again...
  
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• Ed Sheeran tops Spotify list of most influential under-25s

  18-08-2015 16:56
  
  British singer Ed Sheeran has scored yet another number one - on Spotify's list of the top 25 most influential artists under the age of 25.
  
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• 11 Made-Up Awards One Direction Are Destined to Win

  18-08-2015 15:55
  
  Because they don’t have enough already.
  
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• 20 Things To Do At V Festival’s 20th Anniversary

  18-08-2015 14:08
  
  We've got it covered...
  
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• Ed Sheeran leads Spotify's top young artists

  18-08-2015 14:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — British singer Ed Sheeran topped Spotify's list of the top 25 most influential artists under the age of 25 as the company's most streamed artist of 2014.
  
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• "He doesn't have a personality!" - Geordie Shore Star Charlotte Crosby Slams Mark Wright

  18-08-2015 13:45
  
  The Geordie Shore babe has laid into the former TOWIE star…
  
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• Kylie Jenner & Tyga Have Already Had One Sex Tape Offer For $10million

  18-08-2015 13:13
  
  Really? REALLY?!
  
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• Ariana Grande, Jessie J & Ne-Yo To Feature On 'We Love Disney' Album

  18-08-2015 12:54
  
  It like all our dreams have come true...
  
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• Spain: Jewish singer's concert axed over Palestinian issue

  18-08-2015 12:50
  
  MADRID (AP) — Organizers of an international reggae festival in Spain have canceled a concert by the Jewish American singer Matisyahu after he declined to state his position regarding a Palestinian state.
  
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• Crazy Chris Hemsworth Conspiracy Theories Revealed By ‘Vacation’ Cast

  18-08-2015 12:20
  Is Chris Hemsworth actually an alien?
  
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• One Direction Are Among The Headliners For Apple Music Festival, Yay!

  18-08-2015 12:15
  
  Our Tuesday just got a whole lot better.
  
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• Perrie Edwards Opens Up About Zayn Malik Split On James Corden’s Late Late Show

  18-08-2015 12:13
  
  It’s safe to say the girl’s absolutely fine.
  
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• Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby Splits From Boyfriend Mitch Jenkins

  18-08-2015 12:06
  
  The Geordie Shore star admitted she wasn't ready to commit…
  
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• Record labels back age ratings for online music videos

  18-08-2015 12:02
  
  Sony, Universal and Warner Music have agreed to submit videos to the British Board of Film Classification before uploading them to YouTube and Vevo.
  
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• Get A Look At This Year's Brand New VMA Moonman

  18-08-2015 11:26
  MTV have teamed up with world-renowned fashion designer Jeremy Scott for this year's redesigned award...
  
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• Everything You Need To Know About This Calvin Harris & Zayn Malik Feud

  18-08-2015 11:25
  Oh and Louis Tomlinson got involved too.
  
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• WWE Raw Results: Undertaker Takes Down Brock Lesnar With ANOTHER Low Blow

  18-08-2015 11:24
  
  ...
  
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• One Direction and Pharrell among Apple Music Festival line-up

  18-08-2015 09:49
  
  Also joining the line-up are Florence + The Machine.
  
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• One Direction, Pharrell and Florence + The Machine to play Apple Music Festival

  18-08-2015 09:24
  
  One Direction, Pharrell Williams and Florence + The Machine have been announced as headline acts for this year's Apple Music Festival.
  
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• Has TIDAL Gone Flat? Jay Z Introduces a $760 Champagne

  18-08-2015 08:52
  
  As Apple Music and Spotify compete for the future of music streaming, is Jay Z losing interest in the quick-falling TIDAL?  Just this morning, the extremely status-conscious rapper introduced an extreme luxury, $760-a-bottle champagne line.
  Introducing Armand de Brignac’s “Ace of Spades,” a Jay Z-backed, ultra-pricey bubbly designed to further snub Cristal.
  Extreme over-pricing and status-obsession have put rappers like 50 Cent into bankruptcy, while pumpin
  
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• Pharrell, One Direction among headliners at Apple Music fest

  18-08-2015 08:20
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pharrell Williams, One Direction and Florence + The Machine are going to appear at the Apple Music Festival next month.
  
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• Pharrell, One Direction abren cartel de Apple Music Festival

  18-08-2015 08:14
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pharrell Williams, One Direction y Florence + The Machine actuarán en el Apple Music Festival el próximo mes.
  
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• UK Music Videos Given Movie-Style Age Ratings

  18-08-2015 03:37
  
  Music videos produced in the UK that are shown online will now come with an age rating in a bid to protect children. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), backed by the Government, is working with video-sharing websites Vevo and YouTube to implement the grading system. Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music have agreed to submit the videos they produce to the BBFC before uploading them to the sites, following a successful pilot.
  
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• Give Me Love

  18-08-2015 00:43 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Give Me Love (Official Video)
  
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• Wings

  18-08-2015 00:41 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Wings
  
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