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• ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Slapped With $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit

  30-10-2015 23:48
  
  N.W.A manager Jerry Heller is now suing for roughly $250 million in damages over his portrayal in Straight Outta Compton, one that he alleges is misleading, libelous and false.  The suit includes $35 million in monetary damages, $75 million in punitive and exemplary damages, plus ‘all gains, profits, and advantages obtained by Defendants,’ which could translate into all profits made from the movie.   That puts total claimed damages at roughly $250 million —
  
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• N.W.A Manager Jerry Heller Files $250 Million Suit Over ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Portrayal

  30-10-2015 23:48
  
  N.W.A manager Jerry Heller is now suing for roughly $250 million in damages over his portrayal in Straight Outta Compton, one that he alleges is misleading, libelous and false.  The suit includes $35 million in compensatory funds, $75 million in punitive damages, plus all profits made from the movie.   That puts total claimed damages at roughly $250 million — and counting — depending on future, post-cinema receipts.
  The contention is that Heller was unfairly cast as a
  
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• Happy Alone (Ft. V. Bozeman)

  30-10-2015 22:23 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Happy Alone (feat. V. Bozeman)
  
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• REVIEW: Stormzy 'Live In The Flesh' @ KOKO

  30-10-2015 20:50
  
  REVIEW
  
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• Q&A: On new album, Bocelli celebrates the music of movies

  30-10-2015 20:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Bocelli's new album "Cinema," a collection of songs from movies, is the culmination of a longtime dream.
  
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• The Popularity of Music Genres, 2005-present

  30-10-2015 19:59
  From Google’s beta-stage measurement analysis of topics, designed to accurately measure overall interest in a broader topic area, not just one specific search term.
  Results are relative to previous interest, but Google doesn’t offer absolute search volumes.
   
  The post The Popularity of Music Genres, 2005-present appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Adele Smashes Official Chart Records And Our Minds

  30-10-2015 19:00
  
  Plus 5SOS top the UK album chart with 'Sounds Good Feels Good'! NICE.
  
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• R&B star Akon to debut new albums on his own 'Stadium' app

  30-10-2015 18:29
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Akon, an R&B star who's collaborated with everyone from Eminem to Andy Samberg, is about to release his first albums in seven years — but you won't find them in stores or on streaming services like Spotify. Instead, he plans to release four albums through a new app, making him the latest artist to experiment with bypassing big record labels and traditional music distribution altogether.
  
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• WWE Halloween: Watch Nikki Bella, Dean Ambrose And Dolph Ziggler Tell Their Spookiest Ghost Stories

  30-10-2015 17:48
  
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• The Game Has Posted A Half Naked Selfie And We Can't Stop Staring

  30-10-2015 17:38
  
  Except we totally do know where to look.
  
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• The Voice UK: Boy George claims he 'slept with Prince' – shocking studio audience

  30-10-2015 17:36
  
  It's always been a well-known running joke that the celebrity judges on UK talent show The Voice like to name-drop famous names from time-to-time. Former mentor Tom Jones used to do it the most, mentioning frequently that he's worked with big stars such as Ray Charles and Elvis Presley during his career. As his fellow judges, Paloma Faith, Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson and Will.i.am began discussing who in the music industry they've collaborated with, George randomly joked that while he might not
  
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• Music Review: Def Leppard return with strong, diverse album

  30-10-2015 17:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Def Leppard, "Def Leppard" (Mailboat Records)
  
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• Billboard Face Backlash After 'Sexualising' North West In Tweet

  30-10-2015 17:18
  
  Yeah, not a good idea.
  
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• Win An Ampfly Speaker Case With MTV TRAX

  30-10-2015 17:00
  
  Find out how to get your hands on one here...
  
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• Halloween Havoc's Greatest Hits Features A Scarily Good Eddie Guerrero Match

  30-10-2015 16:40
  
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• Watch Dean Ambrose, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella And Finn Balor Make Unlikely WWE 2K16 Roster Picks

  30-10-2015 16:17
  
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• Watch One Direction Give You A Fancy BTS Look At Their 'Perfect' Music Video

  30-10-2015 16:13
  
  Niall does most of the talking, fyi.
  
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• James Morrison on song for new album mockumentary

  30-10-2015 15:52
  
  British singer-songwriter James Morrison has made a series of online videos giving fans a satirical view of what it takes to be a pop star.
  
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• 27 Things We Hope Happen At One Direction's Last Ever OTRA Gig

  30-10-2015 15:36
  
  Hey, a girl can dream.
  
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• Scream! The Ghosts Of Geordie Past Are Ready To Freak You Out

  30-10-2015 15:22
  
  Wonder what Snakers Lakers has been getting up to? It's a spooky tale...
  
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• The X Factor Reveal Monica Michael Is Back As The Wild Card

  30-10-2015 13:41
  
  They've also shared everyone's song choices for the evening...
  
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• Rick Ross Takes On Futures 'Stick Talk' & Adele's 'Hello'

  30-10-2015 13:38
  
  Hip-Hop
  
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• Silvastone & Sneakbo unleash visuals for ‘My Place’

  30-10-2015 13:27
  
  Afrobeats
  
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• Kendrick Lamar finally releases ‘These Walls’ visuals

  30-10-2015 13:19
  
  Hip-Hop
  
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• Cadell Unveils Visuals for '3 is the new 6'

  30-10-2015 12:56
  
  GRIME
  
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• Avelino Covers Bryson Tiller's 'Sorry Not Sorry'

  30-10-2015 12:43
  
  AVELINO COVERS BRYSON TILLER’S “SORRY NOT SORRY”
  
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• Justin Bieber says sorry after storming off stage because fans 'would not listen'

  30-10-2015 12:36
  
  The pop star has apologised to disappointed fans after storming off stage in a huff.
  
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• Fabolous and Rich Homie Quan Channel Dead Presidents For 'We Good' Visual

  30-10-2015 12:34
  
  FABOLOUS AND RICH HOMIE QUAN CHANNEL DEAD PRESIDENTS FOR “WE GOOD” VISUAL
  
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• Justin Bieber Says Sorry After Storming Off Stage In Norway

  30-10-2015 12:09
  
  But he's not missing our body.
  
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• Sheriff probes how inmates made rap music video inside jail

  30-10-2015 11:58
  
  DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — An Atlanta-area sheriff is investigating how inmates inside one of the state's largest jails were able to produce a rap music video.
  
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• North West and Penelope Disick Dress Up As Frozen’s Anna & Elsa For Halloween & It’s Too Much

  30-10-2015 11:32
  
  Oh how we love a couples’ costume.
  
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• OMG! Geordie Shore Holly Tells Charlotte Their Friendship Is Over In Explosive Row

  30-10-2015 11:23
  
  We never thought we'd see the day when a lad came between these two...
  
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• Ariana Grande surprises fans with early release of new single Focus

  30-10-2015 10:20
  
  The pint-sized pop star had fans eagerly awaiting her latest track – and then dropped it an hour early.
  
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• Taylor Swift Takes Legal Action Against Deejay for Groping Her Ass

  30-10-2015 09:28
  
  The accused DJ, David Mueller aka ‘Jackson’ of KYGO-FM Denver, sued Taylor Swift in September for making false accusations that led to his firing.  But Swift says she knows exactly who groped her ass backstage at Denver’s Pepsi Center on June 2nd, 2013, and it was Mueller.  “Mueller’s newfound claim that he is the ‘wrong guy’ and, therefore, his termination from KYGO was unjustified, is specious,” the freshly-filed countersuit alleg
  
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• Why Facebook and Twitter Are Practically Useless Compared to Email

  30-10-2015 08:26
  
  Artists spent years cultivating their Facebook followings, only to discover they had to pay to reach their own fans.  And Twitter has always suffered from the same problem: tweets are only read a tiny percentage of the time, by a tiny percentage of followers.
  But the worst part about these platforms is this: you don’t own your followers, because you don’t control the platform upon which they exist.  Which means the rules around how you can communicate with them can ch
  
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• Justin Bieber storms out of a concert in Norway

  30-10-2015 02:37
  
  Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber, who made a triumphant return to the European stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Milan on Sunday, abruptly canceled his concert in Oslo on Thursday night after performing just one song. The singer, who found fame at 13 and went on to become a global pop phenomenon, scooped five prizes in Milan, including Best Male and Biggest Fans, and next month is to release his first album in three years, during which bad behavior offstage risked damaging his family-frie
  
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