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• Apple Music Festival fans high for The Weeknd

  23-09-2015 23:50
  
  The Weeknd urged fans to their feet and leapt around the stage as he headlined the fifth night of the Apple Music Festival in London.
  
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• 17 Outrageously Fun Facts About the Song ‘Happy Birthday’!

  23-09-2015 20:14
  
  1. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, “Happy Birthday to You” is the most-recognized and popular song in the English language, followed by “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow”.
  2. “Happy Birthday to You” is often categorized as a secular folk song, passed down through oral rendition between generations.  But unlike most folk songs, “Happy Birthday to You” has a known origin and is sung into adulthood.
  3. Many scholars
  
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• I Didn’t Want My Music on Spotify. So I Sued to Get It Off.

  23-09-2015 18:27
  
  What if your music is on Spotify, and you don’t want it to be there?  Even worse, what if your label refuses to take it down?
  That was the situation in front of Swedish punk drummer Johan Johansson, who decided to litigate against his label for distributing his music to Spotify without his permission.  According to the civil action, Johansson’s label, MNW, owned the rights to masters from his previous bands KSMB and John Lenin, but lacked the contractual rights to distribu
  
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• Where's Becky Hill Been? Sorting Out Her Debut Album Which Is "Pretty Much There" Yay!

  23-09-2015 18:01
  
  We grill the 'Gecko (Overdrive)' chart-topper about her album, flat tyres and hitting the studio with her mate MNEK...
  
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• The Angry Birds Movie Trailer Is Exactly As Mad As You'd Imagine

  23-09-2015 17:34
  
  The global game smash hit turns into a mega-movie. Watch the trailer now...
  
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• 12 Bisexual Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out About Their Sexuality

  23-09-2015 17:24
  
  To celebrate Bi Visibility Day.
  
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• Dear Spotify, Thanks for Paying Me £100 for the Last Three Months. Signed, La Roux

  23-09-2015 17:12
  
   The post Dear Spotify, Thanks for Paying Me £100 for the Last Three Months. Signed, La Roux appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Mozart: Arias CD review – Gehaher's ambitious but thoroughly rewarding collection

  23-09-2015 17:06
  
  Gerhaher/Freiburg Baroque O/Von der Goltz(Sony Classical)What looks at first glance to be a conventional showcase for the outstanding German baritone Christian Gerhaher built around arias from Mozart’s three Da Ponte operas, turns out to be rather more ambitious and harder to fathom. Gerhaher has devised the running order of the 19 tracks himself – the recordings were evidently made at concerts in Freiburg in January, though applause and audience noise have been eliminated to produce
  
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• Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace Reveals Farrah Abraham Was 'Crazed' During Dramatic CBBBOTS Row

  23-09-2015 16:52
  
  Meow.
  
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• Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace Claims Farrah Abraham Was 'Crazed' During Dramatic CBBBOTS Row

  23-09-2015 16:52
  
  Meow.
  
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• Vertical time: where mindfulness and music meet

  23-09-2015 16:21
  
  The practice and proven benefits of ‘mindfulness’ have inspired Rolf Hind to create a new opera, Lost in Thought – perhaps the first ever to be as much a performance as a group meditationLost in Thought takes its title from a quote by Thai monk, Ajahn Chah who, when asked to sum up the state of the western world, used those three words. There’s nothing wrong with thinking, of course, but he was referring to the patterns of preoccupation, lack of focus and distraction that
  
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• Ronda Rousey Wrestlemania 32 Hopes Boosted As UFC Star Says She Wouldn't Want Surprise Spoiled

  23-09-2015 15:36
  
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• Directioners React To 'Made In The A.M.' & Fighting Justin Bieber

  23-09-2015 15:35
  
  They sure are an incredible fandom!
  
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• Watch Seth Rollins Eat A Stone Cold Stunner From Steve Austin!

  23-09-2015 15:00
  
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• Chris Jericho Teases Future WWE TV Appearances Against Dean Ambrose And Roman Reigns

  23-09-2015 14:37
  
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• Florian Boesch/Graham Johnson review – Schubert song series opens with a brilliant, unsparing evening

  23-09-2015 14:36
  
  Wigmore Hall, London
  Baritone Florian Boesch and pianist Graham Johnson, both exceptional communicators, were on peak form for this Schubert song recitalThe Wigmore Hall is embarking on a major survey of Schubert’s complete songs, a big project entailing some 40 concerts over the next two years. The series opened with a fine recital by baritone Florian Boesch and pianist Graham Johnson, both exceptional communicators, on peak form. They began at the beginning with Schubert’s first so
  
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• MTV Review: One Direction Live Up To The Hype And More At Apple Music Festival

  23-09-2015 13:54
  
  It made us feel things.
  
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• Have You Seen The Trailer For The Green Day Documentary Yet?

  23-09-2015 13:52
  
  YES!
  
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• WOAH! Farrah Abraham And Aisleyne Horgan Wallace Take CBBBOTS Off Air As Row 'Ends In Chair And Glass Throwing'

  23-09-2015 13:26
  
  Fellow Panelist Vicki Michele was rushed to hospital after getting caught in the cross fire.
  
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• Happy Birthday performed by Obama, Beyoncé, Marilyn, Whitney and Jack Black – video

  23-09-2015 13:11
  
  Now that Happy Birthday has been ruled in the public domain by a federal court judge, remind yourself of some notable performances of the song, including Barack Obama, Beyoncé Knowles, Marilyn Monroe and Whitney Houston. The ruling states that the song can now be used by anyone in any way without having to pay licensing fees, which would have previously gone to Warner/Chappell Music Continue reading...
  
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• Little Mix Show Off Their Inner Fangirls Dancing To One Direction’s Apple Music Festival Gig

  23-09-2015 12:55
  
  They are us, we are them.
  
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• It's Bi Visibility Day And This Is How You Should Be Celebrating

  23-09-2015 12:52
  
  With music, duh.
  
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• Live Stream TomorrowWorld USA With MTV This Weekend!

  23-09-2015 12:44
  
  Experience the magic featuring sets from Tiësto, Martin Garrix, David Guetta and more with us all right here...
  
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• We Take A Guess At What One Direction's 'Infinity' Lyrics Really Mean

  23-09-2015 12:31
  
  Just a guess, nothing official here.
  
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• Happy Birthday copyright ruling welcomed by singer Rupa Marya – video

  23-09-2015 12:18
  
  Singer Rupa Marya reacts to the US federal court ruling on the song Happy Birthday, which states that the song can be used by anyone in any way without having to pay licensing fees. Marya is one of four plaintiffs in the lawsuit, and talks to CBS Los Angeles from her home in San Francisco. Marya’s band, Rupa & The April Fishes, were ordered to pay royalties to Warner/Chappell Music in 2013 when an audience surprised her by singing Happy Birthday. Marya has been fighting the case ever s
  
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• The playlist – indie: Diiv, Jennylee, Deerhunter and more

  23-09-2015 12:13
  
  Jenny Lee Lindberg’s solo melancholia, strange indie boys channelling their loneliness via guitars and hazy shoegaze gets even more strung outThis may be my least favourite song on the new album, but of all the tracks on Fading Frontier, Breaker and the surreal, twisted groove of Snakeskin are possibly the only realistic contenders for singles. The rest of the album sinks back into the astral and anaesthetised soundscapes that made Deerhunter one of the most definitive alternative bands of
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Opens Up About Break Up With Mitch: "We Still Speak Every Day"

  23-09-2015 11:50
  
  They're still on good terms...
  
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• Craig Finn's guide to the best ever sports music

  23-09-2015 11:24
  
  He’s a dedicated fan of the Minnesota Vikings and the Minneapolis Twins – and he’s just released his second solo album, Faith in the Future. Here are Craig Finn’s favourite ever sports-related records …That would be my beloved Minnesota Vikings, who come on to the field to Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin. That’s often the best part of the game, with the first line “I come from the land of the ice and snow”, which describes Minnesota, and the line a
  
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• Watch Dilly Dally's video for Purple Rage

  23-09-2015 11:00
  
  Having a bad day? At least you’re not a mystical swamp monster covered in purple goop. Watch the Toronto punk’s latest video and tell us what you thinkWe’ve all heard of seeing red, but how about looking purple? Anyone? Toronto punks Dilly Dally join the lineage of fine artists with songs dedicated to the colour (Prince, erm, Gogol Bordello) by releasing Purple Rage. The video for the track, in which a mystical swamp monster covered in purple goop skulks around a city like an a
  
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• Sick of All Male EDM Lineups? Try Decibel Festival

  23-09-2015 10:57
  
  Seattle’s Decibel Festival was my favorite musical event of 2014. The festival books an impressive range of electronic musicians and visual artists. Into deep house? Techno? Noise? There’s something for you at Decibel.
  The organizers go out of their way to avoid booking an entire lineup of white dudes, which is usually the norm at electronic festivals.
  Last year Decibel’s lineup was 18.1 percent female, one of the highest in the industry. This year’s festival lineup
  
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• Cara Delevingne Has Officially Had Enough Of The Paparazzi Objectifying Her

  23-09-2015 10:56
  
  And we're totally on her side.
  
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• Diddy tops hip-hop rich list with $60m earnings

  23-09-2015 10:53
  
  Diddy’s earnings put him ahead of Jay Z, Drake and last year’s winner Dr Dre on the Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings listDr Dre may have released his long-awaited comeback album this year and been behind the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton – but his place on Forbes’s Hip-Hop Cash Kings list has fallen. Last year, the hip-hop mogul topped the list with earnings of $620m, the highest annual takings of any musician ever. But 12 months later, it’s Diddy who comes out on top
  
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• Chris Brown must be denied entry to Australia, says activist petition

  23-09-2015 10:24
  
  Getup’s campaign calls for US musician to be barred over domestic violence history, while officials indicate he won’t get a New Zealand visaAustralian activist group GetUp has called on the immigration minister to bar US musician Chris Brown from entering the country due to his conviction for assault.Related: Ink stink: why Chris Brown's Venus de Milo tattoo might end in a Greek tragedyContinue reading...
  
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• Father John Misty takes down Taylor Swift covers after Lou Reed appears in a dream and tells him to

  23-09-2015 09:45
  
  The songwriter had posted his covers on the same day Ryan Adams released his own version of Swift’s 1989 album It’s a well-known fact of life that other people’s dream stories are boring. That is, unless that other person is Father John Misty, and the dream involved concerns Lou Reed instructing you to remove your songs from the internet. Josh Tillman, who records as Father John Misty, had already caused a ripple of naughtiness after posting covers of Taylor Swift’s Blank
  
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• Kurt Cobain's Beatles cover to get vinyl release

  23-09-2015 09:19
  
  The Nirvana frontman’s version of And I Love Her is to be released on seven-inch vinyl, backed with the obscure Cobain original SappyKurt Cobain’s version of the Beatles track And I Love Her is to be released on seven-inch vinyl. The cover, which was first aired during Brett Morgen’s documentary Montage of Heck, will be backed by the rare Cobain song Sappy. Morgen confirmed the news after a pre-order link was posted on the Vinyl Collector forum. The Nirvana frontman’s tak
  
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• Bay City Rollers make comeback after 40 years

  23-09-2015 09:04
  
  Scottish boyband, which sold more than 100m records in the 70s, announce reunion and tour“Rollermania” is to return to the UK after the Bay City Rollers announced a comeback tour almost 40 years on from the height of their fame.
  Formed at the end of the 1960s, the Scottish boyband enjoyed huge success at home and abroad with their distinctive tartan outfits and upbeat pop tunes such as Bye Bye Baby and Shang-a-Lang. Continue reading...
  
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• Ash Grunwald: Second Guess – exclusive video premiere

  23-09-2015 08:57
  
  The Byron Bay blues musician pays tribute to the restorative power of nature and the importance of following your intuition in his new tuneByron blues and roots musician Ash Grunwald says his new song Second Guess is all about “trusting yourself”.He means that in more ways than one. The song was the end result of “old school” jamming in the studio, he says. “No cutting and pasting on computers. I think we’re in need of a bit of an antidote to all that these da
  
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• Miley Cyrus MAC ad avoids ban after complaints it was overtly sexual

  23-09-2015 08:01
  
  Advertising Standards Authority rules overall message of posters for cosmetics company was sexually suggestive, but rules it was not enough to cause widespread offenceAn ad campaign featuring a scantily-clad Miley Cyrus has avoided a ban from the advertising regulator despite complaints it was overtly sexual and could be seen by children.The Wrecking Ball singer, who has a penchant for wearing skimpy and outrageous outfits, featured in a billboard and poster campaign for cosmetic company MAC. Co
  
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• Federal Judge Rules that ‘Happy Birthday’ Is Now Public Domain

  23-09-2015 03:26
  
  The biggest song in the English-speaking world is now free from copyright, thanks to a judge’s ruling issued Tuesday evening.  In a summary judgment ruling, U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California George H. King dismantled Warner/Chappell Music’s argument that it had legally acquired the copyright to the lyrics to ‘Happy Birthday’ through a long, byzantine series of transfers.
  The decision means that ‘Happy Birthday&rsquo
  
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• Breaking: Federal Judge Rules that ‘Happy Birthday’ Is Now Public Domain

  23-09-2015 03:26
  
  The biggest song in the English-speaking world is now free from copyright, thanks to a judge’s ruling issued Tuesday evening.  In a summary judgment ruling, U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California George H. King dismantled Warner/Chappell Music’s argument that it had legally acquired the copyright to the lyrics to ‘Happy Birthday’ through a long, byzantine series of transfers.
  The decision means that ‘Happy Birthday&rsquo
  
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• 14 Assholes You See At Every Concert

  23-09-2015 00:23
  
   
  1) The “Free Bird” dude.
  Funny! I bet you’re great in bed.
  2) The Beer Spiller
  Do the crowd a favor, don’t send the drunk guy to refill everyone. And if you’re buying drinks for more than the number of hands you possess, bring a friend. It’s not chivalrous to carry three beers for your ladies, it’s a sure fire way to get another lady to slap you when you spill one all over her back.
  3) The Crop Duster
  For everything that is holy, no beans, ch
  
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