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• Digital Song Sales Haven’t Been This Low in 8 Years

  04-09-2015 23:15
  
  We all know that music sales are going down as streams go up, but how bad it is?
  Pretty bad.
  Billboard reports that digital song sales during the week ending August 27th were the lowest they’d been in almost eight years.
  15.66 million songs were sold last week. In comparison, song sales were at 15.64 million in the week ending December 9th, 2007.
  The top selling song of last week was R. City’s “Locked Away”, selling 92,000 copies. This is the lowest top selling
  
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• ReverbNation Users: Your Account May Have Been Compromised

  04-09-2015 22:33
  
  ReverbNation has just sent the following email to their customers, informing them of a breach of data.  The incident happened in January 2014 and law enforcement has only recently informed them of the incident.  The suspect has already been charged, though some clean-up may be necessary.
  Only some accounts were compromised though it makes sense to take precautions and update passwords accordingly.  ReverbNation is the largest digital distributor, so undoubtedl
  
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• Tom Hardy Wants Bane In Batman vs Superman And His Plan Is Amazing

  04-09-2015 22:19
  
  You've got to hear Tom Hardy's plans for the DC Universe.
  
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• Model Emily Ratajkowski: Blurred Lines video is 'the bane of my existence'

  04-09-2015 21:39
  The model and actor featured in Robin Thicke’s 2013 video does not know why it’s still talked about or why the female ‘naked body is so controversial’Emily Ratajkowski, the model and actor who became famous after starring in the video for Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams’s controversial hit Blurred Lines in 2013, has called the video the “bane of my existence”.In an interview with InStyle magazine the model, who has since won roles in Gone Girl and EDM
  
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• One Direction: Harry Styles stops show to correct fan's grammar

  04-09-2015 21:29
  
  A One Direction fan got more than she bargained for when her handmade poster was noticed by singer Harry Styles, who decided to give her an impromptu grammar lesson during a gig in Philadelphia. Sixteen-year-old Taelor Ford made a sign for the concert that read: "Hi Harry, your so nice." During the show, Harry noticed the mistake - grabbing a pen and quickly changing the sign.
  
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• The ‘Friend’ Who Killed a Grooveshark Executive Faces Life In Prison

  04-09-2015 20:01
  
  Back in 2013, Grooveshark was still fighting for its life, but Grooveshark executive Eddy Vasquez lost his in a pointless argument.  After attending a wedding in St. Petersburg, Florida, Vasquez got in a shouting match with friend Andres Rodriguez Torres, who then fatally shot Vasquez twice in the chest.  The tragic altercation started at a nearby bar, and ended in front of a Publix supermarket.
  Vasquez died from resulting complications, and now, months l
  
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• The Janoskians Have Had Their Say Over Louis Tomlinson's Baby News: 'He Should Have Worn A Condom'

  04-09-2015 18:01
  
  Sage advice there boys.
  
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• Summer Rae Proves She's Tough And She's Got The Stuff!

  04-09-2015 17:26
  
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• Dean Ambrose Avoids Twitter Because 'There’s A World Of Weirdos Out There'

  04-09-2015 17:17
  
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• Jammer's 'Royal Rumble' Is Full To The Brim Of Elite MCs

  04-09-2015 17:01
  
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• Khloe Kardashian Shared A Selfie And People Are Losing Their Minds Over Her Face

  04-09-2015 16:31
  
  Whyyyy.
  
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• BMTH Announce Tiny Secret Show For ‘That’s The Spirit’ Release

  04-09-2015 16:29
  
  Bring us ALL the tickets...
  
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• This Girl’s Dad Confiscated Her Car, So She Drove A Barbie Jeep Around Instead

  04-09-2015 16:22
  
  Tara Monroe is a Barbie girl in a Barbie world…
  
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• JME Takes It Back To Pokemon With 'The Very Best'

  04-09-2015 16:15
  
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• The Refugee Crisis: What You Can Do To Help

  04-09-2015 15:59
  
  This is important.
  
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• Abbey Clancy to feature on exclusive fashion programmes for BBC iPlayer

  04-09-2015 15:33
  
  The BBC iPlayer is to hit the catwalk in September with three exclusive fashion programmes featuring model Abbey Clancy, singer Lianne La Havas and fashion blogger Grace Victory.
  
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• Step into a 'Grime Time Warp' With These 10 Rising MCs

  04-09-2015 15:31
  
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• We Have Total Bra Envy Thanks To Selena Gomez’s New Underwear Selfie

  04-09-2015 15:19
  
  Boobs on fleek.
  
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• Geordie Shore's Holly Hagan Talks Working Out With BFF Charlotte Crosby & Avoiding Temptation

  04-09-2015 14:47
  
  Err can we have her body please and thanks!
  
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• These Majestic Athletic Jackets Are (Literally) Straight Outta Compton

  04-09-2015 14:28
  
  But, thankfully, you can get yours at ASOS!
  
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• Radiohead drummer hints the band will produce more music soon

  04-09-2015 14:18
  
  Radiohead star Phil Selway has teased the possibility of a release from the award-winning band, their first since album The King Of Limbs back in 2011.
  
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• Every Celebrity Big Brother Screen Grab Of Chloe Jasmine And Stevi Ritchie Looks Like A Still From An Epic Hollywood Movie

  04-09-2015 13:56
  
  Chloe Jasmine and Stevi Ritchie seem to be making an epic love story during their time in the Celebrity Big Brother house.
  
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• A Lot Went Down At One Direction's OTRA Buffalo Gig, Chad And Amy Included

  04-09-2015 13:08
  
  And some dancing.
  
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• Katie Hopkins Slams Cheryl For Her Body-Shaming Comments & We're Totally Team Chezza

  04-09-2015 12:51
  
  When will Katie Hopkins stop...
  
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• You Can't Unsee This Picture Of Harry Styles With Straight Hair

  04-09-2015 11:59
  
  Soz.
  
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• Kylie Jenner Doesn’t Seem Too Happy About Her Newly Bleached Eyebrows

  04-09-2015 11:47
  
  The beauty icon took us BTS on her Elle Canada cover shoot…
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother: Farrah Abraham Massively Pies Off James Hill After He Tries (And Fails) To Flirt With Her

  04-09-2015 11:41
  
  Poor James Hill was left high and dry after his attempt to thaw the Teen Mom star.
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Warns Vicky Pattison Over Geordie Shore Remarks: "We're Going To Clash"

  04-09-2015 11:40
  
  Come on girls, play nice!
  
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• Shakka Releases Colourful Video For 'Say Nada'

  04-09-2015 11:30
  
  See article for more.
  
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• 5 Seconds Of Summer Chat About What One Direction Taught Them & Look Like Male Models While Doing So

  04-09-2015 11:27
  
  YAY for moody black and white photo shoots.
  
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• Roger Sanchez Takes It Old Skool For Your Weekend Playlist

  04-09-2015 11:00
  
  The legendary DJ has picked out 10 tunes that you really need in your life...
  
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• Justin Bieber: New single What Do You Mean? breaks One Direction's Spotify record

  04-09-2015 10:49
  
  Singer Justin Bieber can wipe those tears away. The 21 year old now holds the record for the most first-week plays on the music-streaming website, trumping the record set by boy band One Direction when they released Drag Me Down in July of this year. Bieber's comeback track is also on course to become his first number one single in the UK, pushing reigning chart-topper Rachel Platten with Fight Song to number two.
  
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• Vicky Pattison: 'I promised my mum I wouldn't have sex on TV anymore'

  04-09-2015 10:41
  
  The Geordie lass says she doesn't buck anyone in this series of Ex On The Beach - but she does tash on...
  
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• Beyonce 34th birthday: Singer's biggest record-breaking achievements from Grammys to Instagram

  04-09-2015 10:35
  
  With her last mammoth world tour now wrapped up, Beyonce has since enjoyed a relatively quiet year. In addition to selling millions of records, clocking up platinum-certified albums and, of course, a bulging bank balance along the way, Beyonce has reached dizzying levels of success that most singers can only dream of. To mark her 34th B'Day, IBTimes UK takes a look at Beyonce's most notable achievements...
  
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• #TGIF! Your Weekend Starts Here With The Club MTV Mixtape

  04-09-2015 10:08
  
  Get your weekly dose of tuneage right here...
  
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• Justin Bieber takes One Direction's Spotify crown

  04-09-2015 09:40
  
  Justin Bieber is marking a comeback: The singer set a new record on Spotify, besting One Direction.
  
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• Drake plans album with Miley Cyrus to slam Meek Mill: Nicki Minaj feels 'betrayed'

  04-09-2015 08:29
  
  After their heated exchange of words during the MTV VMA, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj are being supported by their respective friends. The Anaconda singer is heartbroken that Drake, who she considers family, is siding with her enemy. The Canadian singer is reportedly working with the 22-year-old Wrecking Ball singer for an album that is planned to slam Meek Mill and his American rapper girlfriend.
  
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• Why Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats' The Night Creeper is the one album you should hear this week – video

  04-09-2015 08:00
  
  The Night Creeper, the fourth album by Cambridge’s mysterious exponents of psychedelic doom metal Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, is a giallo-inspired concept album about a serial killer with giant-sized riffs. But it’s the Beatles-inspired melodies and harmonies that make it something special, says Alexis Petridis Continue reading...
  
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• This New Fitness Tracker Has a Built in Music Player

  04-09-2015 07:14
  
  TomTom has unveiled Spark, a fitness tracker watch with an integrated music player.
  The fitness tracker has 3GB of storage for music. Users can transfer playlists from iTunes or Windows Media Player.
  Bluetooth headphones are required to listen to the stored music. Spark comes preloaded with a 30 minute mix from Ministry of Sound.
  The watch also tracks various fitness activities and heart rate, syncing with a TomTom app or other fitness tracking apps. TomTom Spark includes integrated G
  
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• Yes, You Can Go to Prison for Uploading Songs to Torrent Sites

  04-09-2015 07:12
  
  The Pirate Bay is facing significant pushback in Europe. The Oslo District Court just ruled that ISPs must block The Pirate Bay website. Now the UK is also taking action.
  According to details just reported by TorrentFreak, the UK’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit has arrested a man in Liverpool as part of a joint investigation with PRS for Music.
  The man is suspected of uploading Top 40 songs to torrent websites like The Pirate Bay and KickassTorrents every wee
  
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• Hate Streaming? It’s Never Been Easier to Download a Music Video…

  04-09-2015 07:11
  
  If the future is streaming, there are a lot of people getting left behind in the present.  Which might explain the onslaught of new technologies that are making it easier than ever for music fans to download music videos for total portability, all at near-zero cost with virtually zero interference from YouTube.
  The latest entrant is MacX Video Converter Pro from tech shop Digiarty, which has maniacally expanded beyond YouTube to include the Facebook’s su
  
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• MondoTunes Pulls A Bait-and-Switch On Musicians

  04-09-2015 06:44
  
  Of course companies change their model. In the startup world it’s called pivoting. That’s all fine and dandy when you’re just playing with your investors’ money. But when it’s your loyal customers, that’s a completely different story.
  The digital distribution company, MondoTunes, updated their terms this week. They now will allow artists and labels to distribute unlimited music with them for $40 a year (plus 10% commission). Sounds great right? Except for the
  
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• DISGUSTING: MondoTunes Pulls A Slimy Bait-and-Switch On Musicians

  04-09-2015 06:44
  
  Of course companies change their model. In the startup world it’s called pivoting. That’s all fine and dandy when you’re just playing with your investors’ money. But when it’s your loyal customers, that’s a completely different story.
  The digital distribution company, MondoTunes, updated their terms this week. They now will allow artists and labels to distribute unlimited music with them for $40 a year (plus 10% commission). Sounds great right? Except for the
  
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• The Kinks’ Ray Davies turns playwright: from the archive, 4 September 1974

  04-09-2015 06:30
  
  Barry Coleman talks to the author and lead of Starmaker, tonight’s late play on ITVWhat Ray Davies muttered at the end of his White City Festival performance last year was scarcely audible; only the first couple of rows could have heard it. But it made headlines; the news was that the lead singer of the Kinks was quitting the business. But the pop world was distinctly unwilling to let him go, and after a week to consider the mounting evidence that he really might be missed, Davies changed
  
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• The life and times of Joan Baez: songwriter, musician and activist – in pictures

  04-09-2015 05:35
  
  American folk singer, political activist and freedom fighter: Joan Baez has spent her music career singing songs of protest and justice. Over a career spanning 55 years, she has fought for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King, sung with Bob Dylan and appeared on stage with Taylor Swift. Ahead of her Australian performances, we take a look at her life in picturesJoan Baez tours Australia from 17 September to 12 OctoberJoan Baez: Singer, activist, peacenik, lover, legend – interviewCont
  
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• Black Sabbath announce 'The End' world tour and vow it will be their last

  04-09-2015 04:47
  
  Three of the four longtime members of the heavy metal pioneers, including Ozzy Osbourne, to play 24 dates across the US, Canada, Australia and New ZealandBlack Sabbath, who pioneered heavy metal more than four decades ago, on Thursday announced a final tour and vowed it would be the band’s last.
  The English rockers, known for their thunderous guitars and dark subject matter, said that “The End” tour would feature three of the band’s four longtime members including flamboy
  
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• Progressive Music Awards honour top rock musicians

  04-09-2015 01:01
  
  Top rock musicians from the past 40 years have been honoured at the Progressive Music Awards.
  
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• Blank Realm: Illegals in Heaven review – the perfect marriage of pop, art and noise

  04-09-2015 00:42
  
  With their fifth and definitive album, the Brisbane lo-fi four-piece have found the sound they’ve spent a decade searching forThere’s a moment in every great band’s career where they shrug off their formative influences and assume their ultimate form. Blank Realm – that brilliantly erratic Brisbane quartet made up of three siblings and a “spiritual brother” – have long been the sum of their parts: a sound drawn from krautrock, New York’s no wave, N
  
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