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• More drama, more music promised as hip hop drama 'Empire' returns

  18-09-2015 23:35
  
  By Katherine Davis-Young LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Family conflicts, tempestuous romances and power struggles made hip hop show "Empire" the highest-rated new hit for Fox this year, and viewers can expect a lot more salacious drama in season two. "If season one was built on the premise of 'who will inherit the throne?', season two is 'warring kingdoms,'" executive producer and writer Ilene Chaiken teased for reporters on Friday. "Empire" returns to Twenty-First Century Fox's broadcast network on W
  
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• Aurous, the ‘Popcorn Time for Music,’ Is Now Crowdfunding for Cash

  18-09-2015 22:18
  
  Last week, Aurous revealed plans to develop a BitTorrent-enabled music application, essentially the music equivalent of Popcorn Time.  “The app itself is decentralized, nothing routes through any external servers for the primary features,” developer Andrew Sampson told Torrentfreak.  “Even if as a project, development stopped and we shut down our website, the app would still continue functioning without any problems.”
  “It can look through entire BitTorren
  
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• 'You're Going Down... In My Pants!' Geordie Shore's Chloe Takes On Ali-A In Hilarious Street Fighter Battle

  18-09-2015 18:45
  
  This is the funniest trash talking you will ever see.
  
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• Aww! 8 Times Rock Stars Were Totally Adorable With Their Pets

  18-09-2015 17:39
  
  What’s cuter than a cute musician? A musician with their cute pet, of course!
  
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• It’s Directioners Vs Beliebers As One Direction And Justin Bieber’s Albums Are Rumoured To Drop On Same Day

  18-09-2015 17:22
  
  Still, WHAT A DAY THAT COULD BE.
  
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• Harry Styles Has Got Stiff Competition For The King Of Young Hollywood Crown

  18-09-2015 17:20
  
  It's going to be a close one.
  
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• Introducing The LFW Designer Accessory You Can Actually Afford

  18-09-2015 17:02
  
  Because £150 beats £150mil.
  
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• Would You Spend $90 Million to Save an EDM Festival Company?

  18-09-2015 16:57
  
  SFX Entertainment, a company struggling on Wall Street and getting pummeled by investors and analysts, suddenly has some oxygen.  According to details now confirmed by the company, SFX has $90 million in cash to burn, thanks to a collection of named and unnamed investors.“…this solidifies SFX for the short and long term…”The first taker is an institutional investor that kicked in $30 million for Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, while apparently wishing to remai
  
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• Kris Jenner Reveals She Still Doesn't Call Caitlyn Jenner By Her New Name

  18-09-2015 14:07
  
  "I say 'Jenner'"
  
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• Ashley Graham: 'I'd Absolutely Walk For Victoria's Secret!'

  18-09-2015 14:02
  
  The plus-size lingerie queen celebrates her NYFW success...
  
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• #TGIF! Get That Feel Good Feeling With Your Weekly Club MTV Mix

  18-09-2015 13:00
  
  With tunes from Disclosure, Zac Samuels and more, stick this on and get ready for the weekend...
  
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• Naughty Boy Drops His New Single 'Runnin' (Lose It All)' Featuring Beyonce & Arrow Benjamin - Listen Here!

  18-09-2015 12:13
  
  Yep, ACTUAL BEYONCE.
  
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• Troian Bellisario Gives Us All The Spoby Feels As She Shares Photo From The Pretty Little Liars Set

  18-09-2015 12:08
  
  URGH hurry up January.
  
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• Marnie Simpson And Aaron Chalmers Tash On In Italy & Ricky Rayment Is 'Heartbroken'

  18-09-2015 11:55
  
  The ex-lovers reunite for a cheeky peck…
  
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• Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Take Us To A Higher Place With These 10 Bangin' Tracks

  18-09-2015 11:28
  
  The DJ duo school us with some tunes they've been hammering this season...
  
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• Kylie Jenner And Khloe Kardashian Have A Twerk Off, Prove They're Bootylicious

  18-09-2015 11:14
  
  Tyga, can you handle this?
  
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• Rihanna and Travis Scott: Rapper gets Chris Brown's blessing for dating Barbadian beauty

  18-09-2015 10:14
  
  Travis Scott reached out to Chris Brown for his approval to date Barbadian singer/actress Rihanna. "Travis really digs Rihanna and believes he can have a future with her. Rihanna and Scott were romantically linked after the pair were spotted getting close at a New York Fashion Week after party on 10 September in New York City.
  
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• People Are Receiving Mysterious Cassette Tapes In The Mail

  18-09-2015 02:36
  
  Call it the most creative marketing ploy of the year. Or the plot of the next installment in the Saw movie franchise. Or maybe just call it effective.
  About two months ago, kids started receiving unmarked, handwritten packages with no return address. In it contained a single cassette tape tagged with the hand written words “Just Press Play.”
  A bit freaked out, kids took to Tumblr, WordPress, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to attempt to solve the mystery of A) will they die if
  
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• Struggling NME To Be Given Away Free

  18-09-2015 01:38
  
  The NME will be distributed for free from today in what the editor says is an essential move that will strengthen its brand. Editor Mike Williams said: "Ultimately it's up to all media industries, whether that's the music industry or the publishing industry, to react and change. Rihanna is the first cover star and hard core fans are already complaining the NME has gone too mainstream.
  
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• Ellie Goulding Pimps YouTube to Drive People to Spotify

  18-09-2015 01:04
  
    
  Artists withhold their music from Spotify for one simple reason: they feel like they’re getting screwed.  But if that’s the case, why not punish the sites that are screwing you even worse?
  Enter Ellie Goulding, who’s latest single ‘On My Mind’ isn’t available on YouTube or SoundCloud, and totally available on Spotify and Apple Music.  Even better, Goulding is using a 30-second YouTube snippet to drive traffic to better paying platforms i
  
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