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• Frankie Ford, who sang 'Sea Cruise,' dies at age 76

  29-09-2015 23:21
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer Frankie Ford, whose 1959 hit "Sea Cruise" brought him international fame, is dead at the age of 76.
  
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• Ten Walls Apologizes for Saying Gay People Are a ‘Different Breed’ and Also Pedophiles

  29-09-2015 22:50
  
  It’s gonna be really hard to unring this bell, but…
  Back in June, Marijus Adomaitis, aka Ten Walls, expressed some extremely homophobic thoughts on a (now deleted) Facebook post.  Here’s a quick summary.
  “I remember producing music for one Lithuanian musician, who tried to wash my brain that I don’t need to be so conservative and intolerant about them.  When I asked him “what would you do if you realized that your 16-year-old son’s brown
  
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• Spotify Will Have ‘Close to 100 Million Users’ by Year End

  29-09-2015 22:14
  
  Apple Music might have 15 million users, according to one report, but only a portion of those people will remain after their free trials expire.  Spotify, on the other hand, is amassing free-access users at a furious pace: according to projections from company executives, the streaming platform will start closing on 100 million users by year end, with most ad-supported.
  The numbers are coming from the horse’s mouth.  In comments to International Business Times from New York
  
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• Aurous, the ‘Popcorn Time for Music,’ Is Launching In Less Than Two Weeks

  29-09-2015 19:53
  
  You can shut down an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.  But can you shut down a totally decentralized, BitTorrent-powered streaming music application?
  That’s an urgent question for major labels and groups like the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which so far don’t seem to have a solution for Aurous, the music industry’s next major menace.  Aurous, essentially the Popcorn Time equivalent for music, is now planning a major release on October 10th, with
  
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• Lady Gaga is Billboard's Woman of the Year

  29-09-2015 18:47
  
  The Poker Face singer will be honoured with the accolade in the December ceremony.
  
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• Universal Music Decides Amazon’s Prime Music Should Live

  29-09-2015 18:36
  
  If you want to have a streaming music service, the first thing you need is music.  And without Universal Music Group’s blessing, you simply won’t have enough music to compete.
  Enter Amazon Prime Music, which now has some ‘content’ to complement every possible product on this Earth.  As of early this morning, Amazon Prime users in the US and UK now have access to a vast UMG catalog, via the Amazon Music iOS and Android apps.  Other entry poin
  
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• August Alsina: Singer refuses to apologise for groping woman onstage at Freebandz Music Festival

  29-09-2015 18:21
  
  R'n'b singer August Alsina has responded to claims that he groped a woman onstage at a concert but he does not appear to be apologetic. The 23-year-old was performing at the Freebandz Music Festival in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on 27 September when he invited a female fan to join him onstage. In video footage which has emerged from the concert, Alsina serenades the woman who is sitting in a chair.
  
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• Justin Bieber accused of making 'shady' comments about mentor Usher recording EDM

  29-09-2015 18:01
  
  In a candid interview with Complex magazine, Bieber takes credit for opening new doors in the dance world but some have accused the singer of being "shady" about his close friend in the process. Marking his return to music after a hiatus, Bieber, 21, collaborated with Skrillex and Jack U on the song Where Are U Now, which peaked at number three in the UK and number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
  
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• This Is Why Directioners Are Totally Amazing

  29-09-2015 13:44
  
  #5YearsOfAwesomeness
  
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• Justin Bieber Reveals His Relationship With Selena Gomez Was Basically Like Marriage

  29-09-2015 13:33
  
  Just without the wedding part.
  
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• Zoella And Alfie Deyes’ Madame Tussauds Waxworks Are Here, & They Will Haunt Your Dreams

  29-09-2015 12:48
  
  THEY ARE SO SCARILY REALISTIC.
  
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• Kylie Jenner Tries To Dance All Up On Kendall But It's Just Really Awkward

  29-09-2015 12:17
  
  Hmmmm no.
  
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• Katy Perry Invites Fan On Stage During Concert, & We *Think* She Wasn’t Just High On Life

  29-09-2015 12:16
  
  OH LORD.
  
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• There Are Going To Be HOW MANY More Fast & Furious Films?

  29-09-2015 12:00
  
  Vin Diesel has revealed how many more movies will be in the series. Hint: A LOT.
  
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• Spoiler! Rogan Returns & Gets Steamy With One Of The Girls, But Which One?

  29-09-2015 11:49
  
  Put it this way, Jordan's not gonna be best pleased…
  
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• Paul Walker's Daughter Meadow Is Suing Porsche Over Her Dad's Crash

  29-09-2015 11:19
  
  The 16-year-old has filed the claims with 'great reluctance'...
  
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• Kylie Jenner ‘Wants To Pose For Playboy’ Apparently, But Sister Kim Kardashian Isn’t Happy About It

  29-09-2015 11:16
  
  SURE THEN.
  
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• Florence and the Machine shows the Apple Music Festival some Cosmic Love on its closing night

  29-09-2015 09:27
  
  Welch worked the Camden crowd into a frenzy on the festival’s final night.
  
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• Now You Know Everything About Licensing Music In Films

  29-09-2015 06:43
  
  This is the sixth installment of an 11-part series on music industry agreements by attorney and legal author Steve Gordon, author of The Future of the Music Business (Hal Leonard 4th Ed 2015).  Steve’s earlier installments covered contracts for indie producers, synchronization licensing, management agreements, music publishing agreements, and production agreements (from hell).  Robert Seigel is a co-author of this piece.In this installment, we will discu
  
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• Country singer Bonnie Brown, hall of fame inductee, has cancer

  29-09-2015 00:39
  
  By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Singer Bonnie Brown, who will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October as part of the group The Browns, announced on Monday that she has lung cancer. "It comes with great sadness that I have been diagnosed with stage four adenocarcinoma right lung cancer," Brown said. "This news came as a shock to our family as we are still mourning the loss of my big brother." Brown, her sister Maxine and brother Jim Ed Brown comprised the Browns sin
  
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• Florence + The Machine close the Apple Music Festival in style

  29-09-2015 00:19
  
  Singer Florence Welch joined fans in singing Happy Birthday to her father as she closed the Apple Music Festival.
  
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