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• Executive Shuffles: Apple Music, Downtown Music Publishing, iHeartMedia

  01-09-2015 23:44
  
  Ian Rogers
  Former Apple Music executive Ian Rogers is heading to LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Moët, Hennessey). Rogers will be the company’s Chief Digital Officer.
  Jedd Katrancha has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Downtown Music Publishing. Katrancha has lead the company’s creative services and sync licensing business.
  iHeartMedia has promoted three people:
  Brad Hardin is now Executive Vice President and General Manager. He was most recen
  
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• Here For You (Ft. Ella Henderson) (Audio)

  01-09-2015 23:12 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Here for You (Official Audio)
  
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• Me And The Moon

  01-09-2015 22:32 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Me and the Moon
  
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• Fire [Explicit]

  01-09-2015 22:32 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Fire
  
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• Taylor Swift’s African Video Blasted as Racist, Exploitative, ‘White Colonialist’

  01-09-2015 21:56
  
   
  “Taylor Swift went to Africa to film a music video and there’s only white people in it.”
  Myles Tanzer, Fader. 
  “The image of Africa as a frontier playground is on full display in Swift’s video.  Not a single black African person is present, let alone one of specified national origin from among the continent’s 54 countries.
  “The video’s narrative of white people finding romance in the hinterlands of a land wracked by colonial viole
  
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• Eddie Redmayne's New Movie Trailer Has Left Us All Emotional

  01-09-2015 21:01
  
  No, you're crying.
  
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• Original 1890s Manuscript of “Happy Birthday” Found In a Filing Cabinet

  01-09-2015 20:00
  
  “Obviously it was very exciting to open up a folder full of materials that were sort of hidden away in a filing cabinet that no one ever looks at, and find a manuscript for the ‘Good Morning to You’ song, which eventually evolved into the ‘Happy Birthday’ song that is so known worldwide.”
  James Procell, University of Louisville librarian, in comments to WHAS 11. 
  Warner Music Group says they own the copyright to “Happy Birthday,” a song w
  
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• Joe Sugg And Caspar Lee Have Only Gone And Made Their Own BBC Worldwide Film!

  01-09-2015 19:17
  
  Squeeeeaaal.
  
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• Is Zayn Malik Wiping The Slate Clean With A New Instagram Account? His Interview Magazine Cover Would Suggest So…

  01-09-2015 18:27
  
  And so the solo career begins.
  
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• Payola? Spotify Calls Justin Bieber’s Latest Single a ‘Viral Hit’

  01-09-2015 18:12
  
  ‘Payola’ first started decades ago, when major recording labels were found paying major radio stations large sums of money to play their songs.  In this decade, the same thing appears to be happening online.
  In May of this year, a leaked contract between Spotify and Sony Music revealed a number of preferential financial arrangements, including lump sum payments, ownership shares, and reserved allocations of advertising inventory.
  Last month, Billboard exposed a new type of &lsq
  
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• We Imagine One Direction's Dating Profiles Based On Their Spectacular Action 1D Headshots

  01-09-2015 17:54
  
  We couldn't help ourselves.
  
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• Rihanna new album: Singer 'can't wait' to release R8 record after working on other projects

  01-09-2015 16:34
  
  After teasing several tracks, Rihanna has hinted that her long-awaited next album could finally be on the way. Speaking at the launch of her fragrance, RiRi by Rihanna on Monday (31 August 2015), the singer said she couldn't wait to release the album, originally due for release this spring.
  
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• You've Got To See Miley Cyrus' Live Reaction To Nicki Minaj's VMAs Diss

  01-09-2015 16:18
  
  Curiouser and curiouser…
  
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• Tributes to 'most wonderful' Joy Beverley as singer dies at 91

  01-09-2015 16:11
  
  Joy Beverley's family has paid tribute to "the most wonderful woman" after the singer died at the age of 91.
  
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• FOB + BVB! Andy Biersack In The Studio With Patrick Stump

  01-09-2015 16:10
  
  OMG.
  
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• Beverley Sisters Singer Joy Dies Aged 91

  01-09-2015 15:53
  
  Singer Joy Beverley, who found fame in the 1950s with her twin sisters, has died at the age of 91. Columbia Records signed them in 1951, and the contract led to them becoming the highest paid female act of their time.
  
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• WWE: Could Mika Rotunda, Bray Wyatt's Sister IRL, Be Unveiled As Sister Abigail?

  01-09-2015 15:41
  
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• Kylie Jenner Found Time Between Snapchats To Preview Her Lipgloss Line

  01-09-2015 15:00
  
  The Kylie Lip Kit just shot to the top of our wish list…
  
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• Oh Wow! Cami Li Shares Naked Snaps Of Ex On The Beach Co-Star Holly Rickwood

  01-09-2015 14:38
  
  Oops!
  
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• WWE: Charlotte Dismisses 'Tension With Paige And Becky Lynch' Speculation

  01-09-2015 14:26
  
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• Singer Joy Beverley of the Beverley Sisters dies at 91

  01-09-2015 14:23
  
  The singer was married to football star Billy Wright.
  
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• Has Rita Ora Poached Miley Cyrus From Nick Grimshaw For X Factor Judges' Houses?

  01-09-2015 14:09
  
  From the looks of Miley's latest Insta vid, Rita is getting on famously with Nick Grimshaw's X Factor judges' houses dream guest.
  
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• No WWE Return For Hulk Hogan: Watch His Tearful Apology From US TV

  01-09-2015 13:52
  
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• 13 Reasons Why Reading Is The Best Rock Festival In The World

  01-09-2015 13:52
  
  Here are some of our highlights from the weekend...
  
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• Tyler, the Creator on being banned from the UK: 'I'm being treated like a terrorist'

  01-09-2015 13:43
  
  The rapper was turned away from the UK last week for ‘posing a threat to public order’. He speaks exclusively to the Guardian about what happenedLast week, while attempting to enter the UK for a string of festival performances, including in Reading and Leeds, Tyler, the Creator was turned away at the border and told he had been banned by the home secretary, Theresa May, from entering Britain for the next three to five years. It wasn’t the first time the rapper has had problems
  
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• Nooo! Have Geordie Shore’s Marnie Simpson And Fiancé Ricky Rayment Really Split Up?

  01-09-2015 13:27
  
  The couple got engaged earlier this year, but we're now confused whether they're still together or not...
  
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• Wake Up Call

  01-09-2015 13:24 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Wake Up Call (Official Video) (2015)
  
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• Till the End

  01-09-2015 13:24 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Till the End
  
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• Insomnia 2.0 (Avicii Remix)

  01-09-2015 13:24 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Insomnia 2.0 – Avicii Remix (Official Video)
  
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• Better Love

  01-09-2015 13:24 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Better Love
  
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• All The VMA After Party Pics You're Going To Want To See

  01-09-2015 13:22
  
  Including Kylie Jenner's risqué outfit change...
  
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• If You’ve Ever Wanted To Look Like Rihanna, Now You Can

  01-09-2015 13:09
  
  Fenty Beauty is coming…
  
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• Taylor Swift Styles Out An Intruder On Stage During 1989 Concert

  01-09-2015 12:17
  
  Don't mess with Swift!
  
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• Passport To Paris! Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Are Heading Back To The French Capital

  01-09-2015 12:03
  
  Though we doubt there’ll be any baguette swords this time – unless they’re Fendi…
  
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• It’s All Kicked Off Between Farrah Abraham and Austin Armacost In The Celebrity Big Brother House Again As She Accuses Him Of Being Inappropriate With James Hill

  01-09-2015 11:58
  
  Farrah Abraham and Austin Armacost have another explosive row over his friendship with James Hill.
  
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• One Direction Create Inspiring Video With Help From Fans For Action 1D

  01-09-2015 11:27
  
  Good work, team.
  
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• Rihanna teases how she plans to celebrate 10 years in the music industry

  01-09-2015 11:03
  
  Speaking at the launch of her new fragrance Ri Ri at Macy’s in downtown Brooklyn the 27-year-old teased details of her new album.
  
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• Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez to reunite? Ex-Disney star happy for Baby singer after MTV VMA performance

  01-09-2015 10:24
  
  Selena Gomez was impressed by former boyfriend Justin Bieber's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards 2015 held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on 30 August. The 21-year-old Canadian singer got emotional and started crying after finishing his performance at the event. Bieber began with a medley of his hit song Where Are U Now and his new single What Do You Mean?
  
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• Ellie Goulding pleads with fans after scuffles at Glasgow gig

  01-09-2015 10:18
  
  Singer Ellie Goulding was forced to plead with music fans after scuffles broke out during her appearance at a gig in Glasgow.
  
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• Spoiler Alert! It’s A Cami-Tastrophe As The Most Explosive Ex Yet Arrives...

  01-09-2015 08:22
  
  Kirk’s not best pleased about his fiery ex finally making her grand entrance onto the beach...
  
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• Rihanna excited to celebrate 10 years in music industry

  01-09-2015 07:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna says she's thrilled to have had a decade-long career in music and she plans on celebrating the feat at some point this year.
  
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