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• The Major Labels Are “Clueless” and “Ruined Every Aspect of Their Business,” Says Arcade Fire Frontman

  21-09-2015 21:33
  
  …from an interview with Arcade Fire’s Win Butler, published this (Monday) morning by the Independent.  Butler was one of the  original artists involved in the launch of TIDAL.
  On the ill-fated TIDAL ‘poor millionaire artist’ media disaster…
  “None of the artists knew anything about the PR.  It was a poorly managed launch, but conceptually the thing that we liked about Tidal was that it’s HD streaming quality.”On TIDAL’s $20-p
  
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• Indie Labels Just Handed Pandora a Huge Royalty Break

  21-09-2015 20:03
  
  This one is big for Pandora, really big.  So big that the New York Stock Exchange was forced to halt trading on Pandora (P) shares twice this (Monday) morning, based on extremely heavy buy volumes.  And the reason is this: according to details now confirmed by Pandora, the Register of Copyrights has agreed to consider a rate structure that mirrors independent deals hammered out between indie label consortium Merlin and Naxos, an independent classical label.Those rates have b
  
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• Apple Music: Taraji P Henson, Kerry Washington and Mary J Blige unite in 'For You' mixtape advert

  21-09-2015 19:39
  
  Hot off the heels of Viola Davis's success at the 2015 Emmys, Apple has given fans another epic moment. Grammy winner Mary J Blige, and Emmy-nominated actresses Taraji P Henson and Kerry Washington have teamed up in a new advert to promote Apple Music's new service, Mixtape. In the 80-second clip directed by award-winning film-maker Ava DuVernay, the three stars meet up for a girlie catch up and it opens with Washington and Henson walking up the drive to Blige's home.
  
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• Undertaker And Brock Lesnar Will Main Event Hell In A Cell 2015

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• Adams says covering Swift's '1989' was 'incredibly humbling'

  21-09-2015 19:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Rocker Ryan Adams said covering Taylor Swift's entire "1989" album was "incredibly humbling" and helped him explore himself more deeply as a musician.
  
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• Selfies Of The Week (14-20 September)

  21-09-2015 18:49
  
  Me, my selfie, and I. All the best celeb solo shots from the week that was.
  
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• Eric Bischoff On ECW Talent Raids Of Dean Malenko And Eddie Guerrero

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• 27 Things We Know About Season 6B Of Pretty Little Liars

  21-09-2015 18:19
  
  We're basically detectives.
  
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• Ellie Goulding Proves She's Quite The Badass Horse Rider In 'On My Mind' Video

  21-09-2015 17:49
  
  But for real though, why all the horsies.
  
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• Today Is Peace Day, And This Is Why You Should Care

  21-09-2015 17:41
  
  Hug it out, world.
  
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• Aurous Abruptly Cancels Its Crowdfunding Campaign

  21-09-2015 17:40
  
  Aurous Indigogo crowdfunding campaign,Monday 6:30 am PT…Late last week, BitTorrent-based music application Aurous unveiled a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, a direct snub to the music industry.  The Recording Industry Association of America, or RIAA, declined to comment on the matter to Digital Music News on Friday, but over the weekend, the Indiegogo campaign was abruptly ripped down.
  Aurous, billed ‘the Popcorn Time for Music,’ represents one of the biggest upcoming
  
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• Patti LaBelle takes a dig at Nicki Minaj and Miley Cyrus as she throws stripping fan off stage

  21-09-2015 17:36
  
  After more than five decades in the music industry soul sensation Patti LaBelle has seen it all, and most importantly, had to grow a thick skin. The 71-year-old singer gave one wayward concertgoer a stern dressing down after he started to strip onstage during her concert at the Hard Rock Casino in Vancouver on 18 September. The incident occurred after she invited several audience members onstage to dance as she belted out her iconic hit Lady Marmalade.
  
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• Apple Music: It’s Like Your Old Boyfriend Who Used to Make You Mixtapes

  21-09-2015 17:10
  The latest Apple Music ad, broadcast during Sunday’s Emmy Awards…The post Apple Music: It’s Like Your Old Boyfriend Who Used to Make You Mixtapes appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• 9 Things We'd Want To Happen If One Direction Performed At The Super Bowl Halftime Show

  21-09-2015 16:51
  
  It's a long list.
  
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• You're Going To Fall In Love With Vicky Pattison's New Collection For Honeyz

  21-09-2015 13:55
  
  We want everything right now...
  
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• Emmy Awards 2015: All Of The Best Red Carpet Looks

  21-09-2015 13:49
  
  We'll have one in every colour, thanks.
  
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• Holly Hagan Spills All About Relationship And Break Up With Kyle Ahead Of Geordie Shore Season 11

  21-09-2015 13:18
  
  She says they still love each other!
  
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• X Factor Bootcamp's Ryan Once Enlisted Vicky Pattison's Help For His Tanning Injection Addiction

  21-09-2015 13:01
  
  He also wants everyone to know that he's not ginger.
  
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• The Reactions To Claims That David Cameron "Put A Private Part Of His Anatomy” Into A Pig Are Priceless

  21-09-2015 11:49
  
  Is this just a really weird dream? No? Oh.
  
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• MTV Review: Take That Shine For Fans At Apple Music Festival

  21-09-2015 11:42
  
  They proved they've most definitely still got it...
  
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• WWE Night Of Champions Results: THREE Titles Change Hands As More Stars Return

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• Spoiler! Vicky Pattison And New Beau Bear Go On Saucy Tango Date

  21-09-2015 10:00
  
  Things get a little bit steamy…
  
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• Quiz: match the rapper to his bling

  21-09-2015 08:30
  
  From twinkling rings to chunky chains – and the odd sparkling figurine hanging from a pendant – how well do you know these rappers’ signature jewels?1 Which rapper paid homage to his stage name with this jumper – and perhaps gave a nod to Run DMC with this hefty gold chain?Snoop Dogg
  Smoke DZA
  Schoolly D Continue reading...
  
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• The Greatest Day for Take That fans at the Apple Music Festival

  21-09-2015 01:12
  
  Take That had 2,000 jubilant fans waving their hands in their air in synchronisation to their 1995 hit Never Forget as the curtain came down on the second night of the Apple Music Festival. Some followers of the three-piece boy band camped outside The Roundhouse in Camden from 3.45am on Sunday to get their hands […]
  
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