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• Why an Anti-Gay Rally Is Allowed to Use Your Music

  16-09-2015 22:54
  
  It was another shocking moment for a band with a popular song.  As Kim Davis stepped on stage in front of a cheering Christian extremist audience, Survivor’s ‘Eye of the Tiger’ played in the background, even though the band never offered their permission.  The members of Survivor simply don’t support the anti-gay rhetoric and stance of Kim Davis and her supporters, and more importantly, they didn’t want their song played during the rally.
  That led to
  
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• 10 years on, music returns to Orpheum Theater in New Orleans

  16-09-2015 22:36
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The last time the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra played the Orpheum Theater, they performed a fitting piece of music: Giuseppe Verdi's "Requiem," a musical reflection of the Roman Catholic funeral mass.
  
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• Dylan O'Brien Runs For His Life In Explosive New Clip From 'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials' – Exclusive

  16-09-2015 18:50
  
  This never-before-seen clip from 'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials' is INTENSE.
  
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• The playlist – Middle Eastern and North African: Acid Arab, Ballke Sissoko and more

  16-09-2015 18:49
  
  In our playlist series, John Doran takes a look at new age Israeli synth scapes and rooftop kora and cello duetsAcid Arab are actually Parisian DJs Guido Minisky and Herve Carvalho who formed a new project during an inspiring trip to Tunisia. In terms of the European dance scene, they are in the minority given that they have a deep appreciation of Middle Eastern music, which goes beyond the usual plundering for obvious signifiers. This dedication has seen them play live in Morocco, Tel Aviv, Ist
  
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• Beyonce new music: Singer to release Runnin' (Lose It All) collaboration with Naughty Boy

  16-09-2015 18:42
  
  The Drunk In Love hitmaker has teamed up with Naughty Boy to lay vocals on his track Runnin' (Lose It All). The track, which features Jay Z's wife alongside Arrow Benjamin, will be released worldwide on 18 September. Runnin' (Lose It All) is the first cut from Naughty Boy's forthcoming second studio album.
  
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• Alice Cooper: 'There are people I'm pretty sure aren't of this planet'

  16-09-2015 18:22
  
  The golfing shock rocker on the aliens who lead global culture, why you can never have too many guitarists, and his connections to SwindonHello Alice. How are you?
  I am doing great. We’re in Jacksonville, Florida tonight, Miami tomorrow. It’s a never-ending tour! You’ll be in Swindon around Halloween. What are you hoping for from the people of Swindon?
  Well the coincidental thing about Swindon is that my wife’s maiden name is Goddard, and the Goddards are the major family
  
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• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Just Got A New Trailer And It’s Hella Emotional

  16-09-2015 18:18
  
  We are not ready for this.
  
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• People Can't Stop Puking Rainbows On Snapchat, Kylie Jenner Included

  16-09-2015 18:17
  
  It's actually a little frightening.
  
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• Sound into light: the techno colour dreams of Double Vision

  16-09-2015 18:09
  
  Producer Atom TM once made salsa versions of Kraftwerk songs. Now with artist Robin Fox, he has created a spectacular laser dance show delivering noise straight to our ‘reptilian brains’The sight of a head bobbing slightly behind a laptop can’t really compare with the axe-wielding spectacle of rock, so electronic musicians have long paired themselves with flashy visuals. The best are unforgettable – Daft Punk’s disco pyramid, Kraftwerk’s 3D projections –
  
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• Russian pranksters say they fooled Elton John with Putin call

  16-09-2015 17:59
  
  Alexei Stolyarov and Vladimir Krasnov, who are famous for phone impersonations, say singer told them call was ‘most wonderful’ he had receivedTo cynics, it had seemed rather too good to be true: a phone call from Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, to Sir Elton John, singer and LGBT campaigner, about gay rights. Unfortunately for John, it was, in fact, not true: despite an effusive Instagram post in which he thanked the Russian leader for having reached out to him on the issue, it
  
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• 22 Things You Should Know About Alfie Deyes

  16-09-2015 17:58
  
  Get the lowdown on Mr. PointlessBlog.
  
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• Blondie – 10 of the best

  16-09-2015 17:28
  
  They were initially dismissed by the New York punks as too kitschy and pop, but Blondie soon outgrew CBGB to become the biggest pop sensation of the late 70sWhen they emerged in 1974 from an embryonic incarnation called the Stilettos/Stillettoes (the spelling fluctuated), Blondie were initially dismissed by New York punk scenesters. They were too kitsch, too pop, and Debbie Harry too much of a heart-stopping bombshell; their aesthetic of camp glamour didn’t chime with the art punk of downt
  
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• New Zealand’s ‘Three-Strikes’ Warning Program Is Simply Too Expensive

  16-09-2015 17:19
  
  It’s a softer, gentler approach to anti-piracy: the warning letter.  Over the past few years, concepts like ‘Three Strikes’ and ‘Six Strikes’ have been initiated to simply warn users of illegal file-swapping, with little (if any) punitive repercussions for ISP subscribers.  The effectiveness of those programs has been debated, though at least one study has shown that threatening letters do curtail file-swapping activity, even after the first notice.&ldquo
  
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• Executive Shuffles: Guitar Center, UMG, Downtown, TuneCore

  16-09-2015 16:42
  
  Guitar Center has just plucked Frank Crowson for the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing.  Crowson, who comes from Target, will work alongside Michael Amkreutz, Guitar Center EVP of Merchandising, Marketing and E-Commerce.
  Longtime Universal Music Group digital executive Amanda Marks is now stepping down, according to details leaked to Billboard.  Marks, whose involvement with UMG spans nearly 20 years, is one of several high-profile digital-focused exec
  
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• Tom Hardy Reveals How He Filmed His 'Legend' Fight Scene... Against Himself

  16-09-2015 16:32
  
  How did they film Legend’s Kray twins fight scene with two Tom Hardys?
  
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• 23 Times Nick Jonas Was The Definition Of ‘Middle Child Syndrome’

  16-09-2015 16:03
  
  The struggle is real.
  
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• Nielsen: Maskarade CD review – cast, conductor and orchestra relish every bar

  16-09-2015 16:00
  
  Milling/Reuter/Riis/Danish National SO/Schønwandt
  (Da Capo)A new recording of Carl Nielsen’s best, and best-known, opera was always likely during the year of the 150th anniversary of his birth, and like its two predecessors on disc, it has a homegrown provenance. Over the last century, Maskarade has become established as the classic Danish opera, a work of broad comic appeal and humanity that occupies a regular place in the repertory of the country’s opera companies. This late
  
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• Ashley Graham's Plus Size Lingerie Show Slayed NYFW

  16-09-2015 15:38
  
  The 28-year-old modelled her own lingerie range and KILLED IT!
  
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• MTV Europe Music Awards 2015: Taylor Swift continues winning streak with nine nominations

  16-09-2015 15:37
  
  It is safe to say that 2015 is fast becoming Taylor Swift's year. After cleaning up at the 2015 MTV VMAs, the 25-year-old singer's global domination shows no sign of slowing down. The Bad Blood singer, has been nominated for a record nine awards at the forthcoming MTV Europe Music Awards next month including gongs for best song, best video and best collaboration.
  
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• "Pop Stars Are Being Even Braver Than The House Acts" - MTV Meets Duke Dumont

  16-09-2015 15:36
  
  We chat to the 'Ocean Drive' producer on his proudest single to date, the rise of experimental pop music and more...
  
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• 19 Thoughts We Had While Watching Khloe Kardashian's Cookie Jar Tutorial

  16-09-2015 15:34
  
  Why doesn't she fill the middle?
  
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• 14 Major Differences Between School & University

  16-09-2015 15:33
  
  Bascially, everything...
  
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• Kiss: 'I'm one-fifth of a sadistic cheerleading squad' – a classic encounter from the vaults

  16-09-2015 15:07
  
  It’s 40 years this month since Kiss released Alive!, the album that made them stars. A few weeks earlier, Creem’s Jaan Uhelszki had joined them – to be a member of Kiss for one night only. Read her account, in this piece from Rock’s BackpagesI dreamed I was on stage with Kiss in my Maidenform bra … well, not exactly my idea of the perfect fantasy, but I was curious about life on the other side of the footlights. Armed with an abundance of determination and a tight
  
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• Action Bronson review – hip-hop braggadocio played for laughs

  16-09-2015 14:58
  
  Roundhouse, London
  Rapping over Billy Joel, praising seasonal vegetables and lobbing Rice Krispies from the stage, Bronson is a refreshing mix of flippancy and verbal dexterityAnyone concerned that major-league hip-hop is currently lacking in former chefs who garnish their raps with gourmet food references can now rest easy. One of the more eccentric figures to emerge in recent years, Action Bronson is single-handedly filling that void.The New York rapper went top 10 in the US this year with his
  
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• East coast v west coast: two opposing US visions of the orchestra

  16-09-2015 14:32
  
  As the LA Philharmonic embarks on a virtual reality tour of the city, over in New York there are calls to ban technology from the concert hallToday we have two opposing views of the future of orchestral music-making from opposite sides of the United States: one as a virtual digital utopia, the other as a tech-free sanctuary. Out west, there’s the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s VAN Beethoven, a touring yellow van – geddit?!? – which will tour the city for five weeks and allow
  
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• Lauper, Fierstein bring 'Kinky Boots' musical show 'home'

  16-09-2015 14:16
  
  Pop singer Cyndi Lauper and actor and writer Harvey Fierstein bring their Tony Award winning musical "Kinky Boots" to London, saying the song and dance show about a struggling British shoe factory has come "home". The singer and playwright collaborated on bringing the 2005 film to the Broadway stage, and the show won them several Tony Awards, including best musical and a best original score prize for composer Lauper. Now "Kinky Boots" comes to London, presenting the story about a failing shoe fa
  
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• Travis Scott: hip-hop's under-appreciated savant or a shameless biter?

  16-09-2015 14:00
  
  The musician who seemingly came out of nowhere puts on an exciting show – but his music itself feels boring and derivative of his peers’ workIn concert, Travis Scott comes off as deliriously unhinged. It’s fun to watch. In a genre where live shows are often listless, the Houston-bred performer makes crowds lose their minds by screaming at them and moshing on-stage aggressively. At the Fool’s Gold Day Off concert in Los Angeles last month, he inspired people to bash each o
  
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• Korean pop: can 'baddest female' CL topple the divas of the West?

  16-09-2015 14:00
  
  K-pop still hasn’t yet managed to go global but how long before one of their biggest stars joins Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga in the charts? Related: K-pop: a beginner's guide The man tasked with revamping the iconic Moonman statue for this year’s MTV VMAs, Moschino’s creative director Jeremy Scott could have taken any of pop’s top tier as his date to the world-famous music ceremony: his muses include Rihanna, Katy Perry and Gaga. Instead, Scott chose South Korean si
  
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• Jake Gyllenhaal Has Opened Up About His Grief Over Heath Ledger's Death And It's Heartbreaking

  16-09-2015 13:57
  
  The Everest actor has spoken about his co-star and friend at the Venice Film Festival…
  
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• LSO/Haitink review – a performance of natural authority

  16-09-2015 13:53
  
  Barbican, London
  Haitink is a master of Bruckner’s grand structures, in his hands the Seventh Symphony had searing vision and purpose; Murray Perahia, in the first half, gave a near pristine account of Mozart’s 24th Piano ConcertoBernard Haitink has enjoyed a long and fruitful association with the London Symphony Orchestra, and it was he who led the opening concert of the ensemble’s new season at the Barbican. There were just two works on the programme: Mozart’s Piano Con
  
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• Kylie Jenner Couldn't Be More Adorable In This Giggly Make-Up Free Video

  16-09-2015 13:22
  
  Is that Tyga we hear, too?!
  
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• The World Has Spoken, Kylie Jenner Is Officially Queen Of The Kardashians As Her App Tops Download Chart

  16-09-2015 13:11
  
  After the release of their apps this week, one sister is outselling the rest by far.
  
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• Come On Lad! Charlotte Crosby Reveals Max Morley STILL Hasn't Asked Her Out On A Date

  16-09-2015 13:08
  
  Don't worry though, his texting game is strong...
  
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• Le Nozze di Figaro review – beautiful and touching in equal measure

  16-09-2015 12:31
  
  Royal Opera House, London
  This revival brings new shades of meaning and insight to David McVicar’s much-loved production, with luxury casting and a particularly fine performance from Stéphane Degout as the CountDavid McVicar’s production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro has proved wonderfully malleable since it was first seen in 2006, carefully accommodating the shifts in emphasis brought to it by successive casts, while retaining its interpretative integrity. Its latest r
  
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• Marriage of Figaro - have you lost the plot?

  16-09-2015 12:24
  
  Do you too struggle to follow every twist and turn of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro? Help us get things clear, for once and for allDavid McVicar’s wonderful production of Nozze di Figaro opened for its fifth revival at the Royal Opera House last night (here’s Tim Ashley’s review), prompting my esteemed colleague at the Times to confess on twitter that the intricacies of the plot still elude him.Continue reading...
  
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• Cara Delevingne Hits Back At Game Of Thrones Actor Richard Madden Over 'Unprofessional' Comments

  16-09-2015 12:03
  
  It's the interview that people just can't leave alone.
  
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• The One Where We Went To Comedy Central’s FriendsFest

  16-09-2015 12:00
  
  AND MET GUNTHER!
  
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• Perrie Edwards Turns Beauty Vlogger After Posting Her First Ever Make Up Tutorial

  16-09-2015 12:00
  
  We need approximately 7,000 more of these.
  
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• Vicky Pattison Shuts Down Charlotte Crosby Feud Rumours: "I Really Love Her And Don't Have A Bad Word To Say About Her"

  16-09-2015 11:58
  
  It turns out there's no feud at all…
  
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• Ariana Grande Impersonates Britney Spears & Christina Aguilera, As Well As Announcing New Single All In One Night!

  16-09-2015 11:12
  
  It's all very entertaining.
  
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• Vinyl countdown: how do three new subscription services stack up?

  16-09-2015 10:00
  
  A new breed of subscription record clubs has sprung up, offering vinyl albums accompanied by handwritten notes and cocktail recipes. But are they any good?To some, vinyl has become a signifier of hipster pretentiousness at its most egregious. In a recent Pepsi Max advert, a man in braces, a henley shirt and black rimmed glasses purrs the line “it sounds so much better on vinyl”, before being drenched in a wheatgrass milkshake as a comeuppance for his effete declaration. In Noah Baumb
  
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• Janis Joplin's psychedelic Porsche to go on sale

  16-09-2015 09:46
  
  The colourfully customised 1965 Porsche is expected to fetch more than £260,000 at an auction in DecemberJanis Joplin may have sung “my friends all drive Porsches”, but the blues and soul singer owned one of the cars herself. The pearl-white 1965 Porsche 365c 1600 cabriolet, which Joplin bought secondhand in 1968 and owned until her death in October 1970, is headed for auction at RM Sotheby’s in New York in December. It has been parked at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Mu
  
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• Chrissie Hynde clarifies comments on rape

  16-09-2015 09:27
  
  The Pretenders star says she was only commenting on her own situation and is ‘not here to advise anyone’Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde has moved to clarify her recent controversial comments about rape, saying “I told my story the way I saw it. I’m not here to advise anyone.”The musician was accused of victim blaming after telling the Sunday Times that she held herself responsible for being sexually assaulted by a man in an Ohio biker gang.Continue reading...
  
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• Roger Waters: 'Donald Trump is pig ignorant'

  16-09-2015 08:54
  
  The former Pink Floyd member says that Republican presidential candidate Trump stands for ‘everything that is not admirable in American society’Roger Waters has attacked Donald Trump, labelling the Republican presidential candidate “pig ignorant”. “It’s American exceptionalism gone crazy and delivered under the umbrella of absolute ignorance,” he said, in a yet-to-be-published interview with Rolling Stone. “He is pig-ignorant and he always was and
  
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• Indian composer: Music for Prophet film done in good faith

  16-09-2015 08:19
  
  NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian music composer A.R. Rahman has said that he did not intend to offend anyone when he composed the music for an Iranian film on the Prophet Muhammad.
  
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• Stevie Wonder makes James Corden cry in Carpool Karaoke – video

  16-09-2015 07:59
  
  James Corden is joined by Stevie Wonder for Monday’s Carpool Karaoke segment on his US talk show, The Late Late Show. After singing some of Wonder’s hits, he got the singer to call Corden’s wife, Julia Carey. The musician began to sing a version of I Just Called to Say I Love You, tailored to James and Julia Continue reading...
  
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• In 2002, Verizon Offered to Pay the Music Industry $1-a-Month for Every Internet Subscriber

  16-09-2015 06:50
  
  It’s a question that haunts the music industry to this day: what if instead of destroying Napster, they had licensed it?  Well, it turns out the music industry had another missed opportunity with Napster’s bigger, more complicated replacement: Kazaa.
  According to details now long-forgotten, Kazaa had actually joined forces with Verizon in mid-2002 to offer a $1-per-month payment for every subscriber.  As disclosed by USA Today journalist Jefferson Graham at
  
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• Steve Kilbey: the Church frontman on asylum seekers, whalers and new album

  16-09-2015 05:58
  
  Indie rocker talks Further/Deeper, denounces Australia’s asylum seeker policy and wishes country would ‘stay out of the Middle East’The Church are a band with a rich history of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.For 35 years the indie rockers have been one of Australia’s most universally acclaimed bands, racking up indisputable classics like The Unguarded Moment, Almost With You and, possibly their most loved song, Under the Milky Way, all in the face of internal t
  
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