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• ‘Vinyl’ Is a New HBO Series About the 1970s Record Industry

  05-10-2015 19:53
  
   
  Set in 1970s America, Vinyl follows the fictional American Century Records, a label struggling to reinvent itself and capture a new sound.  Boardwalk Empire’s Bobby Cannavale plays the record executive, with both Martin Scorcese and Mick Jagger conceptualizing and directing.
  As part of the ‘set,’ Scorcese transformed Brooklyn’s Rough Trade record shop into a 1970-era Sam Goody. Perhaps resurrecting a more complicated Tower Records was too tall
  
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• “Apple Music Has Failed,” Forbes Declares

  05-10-2015 19:09
  
  …the extremely-harsh indictment:Close to four months have passed since launch, and the Apple Music experience has not been improved in any substantial way. The package that Apple delivered out of the box was horribly mainstream, with a huge focus on popular artists. In my time exploring the playlists and radio it has been hard to find niche music in the package.
  Having seen countless people set up their Apple Music profile when they were forced to move to the updated Music app in iO
  
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• Childish Gambino Gives Free Tickets to Fans That Didn’t Like His Show

  05-10-2015 18:55
  
   
  How do you build fan relationships for life?  By treating them like absolute royalty.
  Enter Childish Gambino, who offered free festival tickets to fans in Newcastle, Australia, after they were dissatisfied with a performance.  We’re not sure who messed this up, but fans thought they were getting a dedicated Gambino set, but instead received a multi-DJ performance.  The Cambridge Hotel, which hosted the gig, quickly shifted the blame to Gambino (and of course didn&rsq
  
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• The Vamps Knock Sam Smith Off The No.1 Spot In This Week’s Official Chart Update

  05-10-2015 18:39
  
  ‘Wake Up’ is on track to be No.1 this Friday…
  
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• Jacob Whitesides Reveals How Justin Bieber Inspires Him, Why He Loves His Fans & More

  05-10-2015 17:33
  
  We love Jacob Whitesides!
  
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• Scouting For Girls: Band promise new album Still Thinking About You is their best yet

  05-10-2015 17:14
  
  Scouting For Girls certainly have some classic singles under their belt but the band have promised fans that their forthcoming record is their best yet. Members Roy Stride, Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard have been working on new material over the last three years with their next LP finally set for release later in October 2015. Singer Stride remains confident that fans will embrace their new music, telling the IBTimes UK: "It's been as much fun as the first record because [with our first album
  
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• First Came Shaving Dogs Into Cubes, Now There’s Shaving Dogs Into Spheres And We’re Beyond Obsessed

  05-10-2015 17:10
  
  Move over Cubes, Spheres Are Now Top Dog.
  
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• We Imagined YouTube Stars As Disney Cartoons, & Now We Need These Movies In Our Lives

  05-10-2015 16:38
  
  We would pay so much money for this.
  
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• The Kardashians Are Being Hailed As 'America's First Family' And It's Not Gone Down Well

  05-10-2015 16:17
  
  Come on now, Cosmo.
  
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• Tori Kelly Freaked Out Because Britney Spears Danced To One Of Her Tracks & It's So Adorable

  05-10-2015 15:52
  
  Don't you just love it when two pop goddesses fan-girl over each other?
  
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• Cami Li Takes A Swipe At Amber Rose Over Slut Walk, Poses For Lingerie Shoot

  05-10-2015 15:48
  
  She might have bitten off more than she can chew this time...
  
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• Is Charlotte Crosby Going To Be The New Zoella?

  05-10-2015 15:11
  
  The Geordie Shore star sets her sights on YouTube domination...
  
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• Tom Jones webchat – as it happened

  05-10-2015 14:21
  
  The evergreen Welsh singer is back with a new album and autobiography, and answered your questions – on everything from his love for the Queen to being on Charles Manson’s hitlist 1.21pm BSTThanks to everyone who asked questions, and to Tom for answering so many of them. Until next time! It was great talking to everybody, hope we can do it again soon. All the best, Tom. And don't forget to buy the book and the record if you want to learn even more about me! 1.20pm BSTian27west asks:W
  
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• Miley Cyrus Does A Justin Bieber And Breaks Down Crying During SNL Performance

  05-10-2015 13:49
  
  RIP Floyd.
  
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• Is Yoshi Gender Fluid? Nintendo Debunk & Confirm 6 *BIG* Fan Theories

  05-10-2015 13:36
  
  Rethink everything you thought you knew about Super Mario…
  
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• Charlotte Crosby And Holly Hagan Give Us Holiday Goals With Cape Verde Insta Pics

  05-10-2015 13:36
  
  The Geordie Shore duo look mint as they soak up the African sun...
  
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• Sleaford Mods, the Raincoats and more for Stewart Lee's ATP 2.0

  05-10-2015 13:00
  
  The first batch of names have been confirmed for the April festival curated by the comedian The first batch of names has been announced for Stewart Lee’s ATP 2.0. Sleaford Mods, the Raincoats and Shirley Collins are among the artists confirmed for the festival, curated by the standup comic and writer. Lee, a longtime ATP fan who interviewed Sleaford Mods for NME, will be doing standup, as well as “interpreting John Cage” and hosting panels. The festival weekend takes place at P
  
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• Scott Disick Might Be Dating An 18-Year-Old Model And The World Is Freaking Out About It

  05-10-2015 12:53
  
  Is anyone actually surprised?
  
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• Ed Sheeran Is ‘Becoming An Ordained Minister’ So He Can Marry His Famous Pals

  05-10-2015 12:48
  
  Sounds like a great idea to us.
  
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• The playlist – African pop: Youssoupha, Burna Boy, Temi Dollface and more

  05-10-2015 12:45
  
  New genre Digital Maskandi from South Africa, Kenyan pop with some jazzy brass and a brand new Nigerian supergroupMashayabhuqe KaMamba (born Christian Ndlovu) is the latest member of South African music and style collective BoyzNBucks. Championing Digital Maskandi, a genre he invented that draws influences from the likes of Busi Mhlongo, Blood Orange, Theophilus London and James Blake, the trap bass-heavy cult hit features an appearance from BNB colleague Okmalumkoolkat and soundtracks a visual
  
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• Meet The Survivors Of X Factor's Brutal Six Chair Challenge

  05-10-2015 12:41
  
  The girls were put through all the emotions on last night's show.
  
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• See Brooklyn Beckham in The Vamps' new Wake Up music video

  05-10-2015 12:15
  
  The 16-year-old made an appearance in The Vamps’ new music video with some impressive stunt work.
  
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• Spoiler! Megan M Sparks EXPLOSIVE Row With New Arrival To The Villa

  05-10-2015 12:05
  
  We discover they’ve got a past and it ain’t pretty…
  
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• Premiere: A-Minor’s Be Mine ft. Kelli-Leigh Official Video Is Here And It’ll Leave You Pining For The Summer

  05-10-2015 11:59
  
  Watch A-Minor's new video for 'Be Mine' Ft. Kelli-Leigh.
  
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• Kris Jenner Slams Caitlyn Jenner Over Vanity Fair Interview

  05-10-2015 11:16
  
  Warning: It's pretty explosive.
  
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• Rush's Roll the Bones: watch footage from R40 Live concert film

  05-10-2015 11:00
  
  The Canadian rock trio reveal their first offering from the forthcoming tour documentary … with a little help from their famous fansIf Rush fans needed any more affirmation that the “high priests of conceptual metal” were in the midst of a revival, the army of familiar faces gallantly lip-syncing their songs during their recent North American tour should do it. During the R40 Live tour – which has been made into a concert film – a number of superfans from the worl
  
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• 4 things we learned from Sam Smith's Writing's On The Wall music video for his James Bond theme song

  05-10-2015 10:41
  
  The Spectre track was released two hours late on Sam’s Twitter account – but fans didn’t seem to mind.
  
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• Facing the music: Elizabeth Watts

  05-10-2015 10:02
  
  Kleiber’s Traviata, Rattle’s Beethoven, and confessions about cheesy rock and Kylie & Jason... the soprano shares her musical inspirationsHow do you listen to music most often?On the radio. I like the serendipity. Continue reading...
  
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• Blackgaze: meet the bands taking black metal out of the shadows

  05-10-2015 10:00
  
  Once marginalised for being extreme, bands such as Deafheaven are fusing black metal with shoegaze and winning a whole new audienceThink of black metal and you might envisage a bunch of long-haired satanists caked in corpse paint burning churches and stabbing their bandmates while playing the kind of shrill riffs that can give you heart palpitations. An extreme strain of heavy metal, it first emerged in the mid-80s with bands such as Bathory, Sarcófago and Master’s Hammer, then achi
  
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• I’m Imogen Heap. And This Is Why I’m Releasing My Music on Blockchain

  05-10-2015 09:46
  
  Blockchain technology allows for instant, private, and totally transparent transmission of artist royalties, including realtime distributions to co-writers, producers, technology partners, publishers, and even labels.  In a presentation at Guardian Live, Imogen Heap explained why she’s releasing her latest song, “Tiny Human,” via the Bitcoin delivery platform.  I’ve been in the music industry for 20 years.
  Officially I got signed when I was 17, and I’ve s
  
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• Watch the video for Sam Smith's Writing's on the Wall

  05-10-2015 09:24
  
  Take a look at the video, which features foreboding footage from the forthcoming Bond film Spectre, and tell us what you make of it As Sam Smith unveils his Writing’s on the Wall music video, those curious about the latest Bond chapter should be surprised to discover that the famed fictional British Secret Service agent has taken a more focussed, feminist approach to saving the globe in the forthcoming Spectre film. Only kidding! It looks as if the majority of the movie will feature Daniel
  
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• L-Fresh the Lion: Get Mine – video premiere

  05-10-2015 00:00
  
  In his new video the rapper attacks racism in Australia and gives voice to the immigrant and refugee communities who prevail in the face of adversityIf ever we needed a voice to channel the frustrations of Australia’s alienated immigrant communities, particularly of its young people, it’s now. In Get Mine, L-Fresh the Lion pulls no punches, rapping: “They tell me to go home but I come from here / I can see it their eyes, they don’t want me here.” Related: Briggs, ra
  
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