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• The 12 Most Expensive Musical Instruments on eBay

  09-11-2015 23:15
  
  Rare Italian violin, constructed in 1745 by Dom Nicolo Amati. 
  Location: Virginia, US.
  Asking: $195,000
   1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 
  Location: Loveland, Ohio.
  Asking: $199,000.
   1912 certified Italian violin by Enrico Rocca, constructed in Genova.
  Location: Virginia.
  Asking: $245,000
   1884 Antique Steinway Grand Piano Victorian Art Case, Model C.
  Location: Westminster, Pennsylvania.
  Asking: $250,000
   
   Rare Bartolomeo Bimbi viola, circa 1793.
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• Driver in SXSW Mauling Given Life Without Parole

  09-11-2015 22:00
  
  A jury on Friday found driver Rashad Owens guilty of capital murder, the latest in a lingering blemish for South-by-Southwest (SXSW).  Last year, Owens plowed his car through the festival crowd killing four people and injuring several others.  Authorities said the crash occurred after Owens fled police during an attempted midnight traffic stop.
  The verdict means the 23-year-old Owens will automatically spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. &
  
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• Chris Stapleton tops Billboard after Country Music awards win

  09-11-2015 21:15
  
  By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer Chris Stapleton soared straight to the top of the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday after sweeping the Country Music Awards last week with three wins and a lively performance with Justin Timberlake. "Traveller," Stapleton's debut album that was released in May this year, sold 153,000 albums, 218,000 songs and was streamed nearly 3 million times in the past week, totaling 177,000 units according to figures from Nielsen SoundSc
  
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• OneFourz Unveils Fresh Project #GrownFolksMusic

  09-11-2015 20:20
  
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• Nadia Rose Appears on Remix of Etta Bond’s ‘Seen and Never Heard’

  09-11-2015 19:03
  
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• Facebook Video Views Just Doubled. Snapchat Video Views Just Tripled.

  09-11-2015 18:59
  
   
  YouTube is still way bigger.  And YouTube doesn’t count a video as ‘viewed’ until 30 seconds in.  So there’s an apples-to-oranges comparison problem.   But according to stats just shared by the company, Facebook video views have more than doubled since April, to 8 billion daily views.
  Snapchat is also exploding on the video front, with view volumes tripling in a matter of months to 6 billion daily views, according to the Financial Times. &
  
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• Lady Leshurr Performs ‘Queen’s Speech 4’ in Radio 1 Live Lounge

  09-11-2015 18:53
  
  GRIME
  
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• Big Tobz Drops Fresh Banger, ‘Uno My Style’

  09-11-2015 18:48
  
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• Louis Tomlinson & Liam Payne Prove They're Still Ridiculously Competitive

  09-11-2015 18:40
  
  And it's too cute.
  
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• 15 Things You Never Knew About Penises

  09-11-2015 18:37
  
  Willy, weiner, dong and parsnip. You've likely heard all the names for penises, but here are 15 facts about them that will knock your socks off.
  
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• FKA twigs Up For 3 Music Producers Guild Awards. #Skillz

  09-11-2015 18:23
  The awards recognise the best and brightest names in music production...
  
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• Thanks To The Gender Pay Gap, Women Are Basically Working For Free From Today

  09-11-2015 18:08
  Mind The Pay Gap.
  
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• Justin Bieber's Biggest Achievements

  09-11-2015 18:07
  
  We take a look at Bieber's biggest achievements so far...
  
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• Don't Even Think Of Trolling Charlotte Crosby On Twitter Or She'll Own You Like These Haters

  09-11-2015 17:33
  
  Char also defends herself saying she's amazing to her pets...
  
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• Meet The 44 Models Who Are Walking In The 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

  09-11-2015 17:05
  
  Us? Jealous? Nah.
  
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• Did Bradley Cooper Just Spoil Guardians of the Galaxy 2?

  09-11-2015 16:51
  
  The Burnt star may have just dropped a mahoosive spoiler...
  
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• Jennifer Lopez Proves She's Got The Best Bum In The Business At iHeartRadio Concert

  09-11-2015 16:32
  
  She just doesn't age.
  
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• Seann Miley Moore insists there are 'no regrets' about his X Factor experience

  09-11-2015 16:06
  
  Seann Miley Moore, the Australian-born singer who lit up The X Factor, insists he is looking forward to his next step in his career.
  
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• Charlotte Crosby And Holly Hagan Put Their Differences Behind Them In Cape Verde

  09-11-2015 15:45
  
  Geordie BFFs get papped on their holibobs...
  
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• Seth Rollins: 'Survivor Series Winner Will Only Be Keeping My WWE Title Warm For Me'

  09-11-2015 15:01
  
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• #Paige Would Love Her Brothers To Join Her In WWE For A Special Raw

  09-11-2015 14:43
  
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• Everyone Loves @NandosUK, But Did @WWE's @ByronSaxton Really Eat ALL Of This?!

  09-11-2015 14:32
  
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• Kim Kardashian Embraces Her Pregnancy In Completely Sheer Lace Jumpsuit

  09-11-2015 13:40
  
  WOW!
  
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• Avelino Drops Some Serious Fire In The Booth

  09-11-2015 13:21
  
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• 'They Ain't Ready' for Skrapz New Single

  09-11-2015 13:15
  
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• Very Real Struggles Only Louis Tomlinson Fans Will Understand

  09-11-2015 13:12
  
  All very real and all totally worth it.
  
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• Silence is golden: China tightens screws on online music

  09-11-2015 13:08
  
  China is tightening control of online music, paying particular attention to content and jacking up already tight censorship of the Internet. From Jan. 1, companies offering online music should police content before making it available, the Ministry of Culture said on its website. China's three biggest Internet companies, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, Tencent Holdings Ltd and Baidu Inc all have music streaming platforms.
  
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• Craig David Unveils Big Narstie Assisted Anthem, 'When The Bassline Drops'

  09-11-2015 13:08
  
  GARAGE
  
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• Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert engaged: Cleveland Cavaliers player proposes at baby shower

  09-11-2015 12:48
  
  There were double the celebrations for Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert over the weekend as the couple got engaged. Cleveland Cavaliers player Shumpert popped the question to the r'n'b singer at the baby shower for their unborn child on 7 November 2015. Hosted at the Museum Of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, Ohio, the couple were celebrating the impending arrival of their daughter when Shumpert, 25, got down on one knee and proposed.
  
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• Fleur East Basically Won This Year’s X Factor With Her Incredible Debut TV Performance Of ‘Sax’

  09-11-2015 12:37
  
  SLAY THAT SAX MORE LIKE.
  
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• British Music Industry Has 'Envy Of The World'

  09-11-2015 12:25
  
  British music has become the "envy of the world" after a record year for investment in producing and signing new acts, according to industry trade bodies. Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith are among the artists who have benefited from a boom in the sector, which saw nearly £500m invested last year. Both singers have seen huge success in the UK and the US and have won dozens of awards.
  
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• Take That to headline Hyde Park festival

  09-11-2015 12:06
  
  Take That have been announced as the first headline act for the annual summer music festival at London's Hyde Park.
  
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• 5SOS' Michael Clifford Is Officially Cursed After Falling Off The Stage At Wembley… Again

  09-11-2015 12:00
  
  This is just getting silly now.
  
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• Taylor Swift believes friends will not use her for building career or social climbing

  09-11-2015 11:37
  
  American singer/songwriter Taylor Swift believes her friends will never use her for fame. The Bad Blood hitmaker feels her circle of friends helps her to be humble. "I think one of my main goals in trying to preserve my sense of reality has been to surround myself with friends who have their own careers, and who don't need me for any sense of validation or social climbing, or a career statement," she told Vogue Australia.
  
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• One Direction Take Home Two Teen Awards And Announce Live Lounge

  09-11-2015 10:31
  
  What a busy Sunday.
  
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• Ed Sheeran and other acts benefit as UK music industry 'boosted by £500m investment'

  09-11-2015 10:21
  
  Chart-toppers Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith are among those to have benefited from a boom in the sector, which industry bosses said has become the “envy of the world”.
  
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• Take That to headline Hyde Park's British Summer Time festival

  09-11-2015 10:01
  
  They’ll be following in the footsteps of The Who, Taylor Swift and Blur.
  
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• Artists: STOP Delivering Pizzas. START Playing Real, Good-Paying Gigs

  09-11-2015 09:24
  
  What’s the solution to the artist earnings crisis?  Maybe it’s not that touring isn’t working, but rather the way that artists are touring isn’t working.
  Increasingly, there seems to be a diversification problem, with artists only focused on one type of gig.  But if playing weddings, corporate gigs, or birthday parties is beneath you, then you might be forcing yourself into a life of paltry streaming royalties and pizza deliveries.  Playing the &
  
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• UK music industry 'boosted by £500m investment'

  09-11-2015 01:20
  
  The British music industry invested nearly £500m in producing new records and signing and promoting artists last year, according to new figures.
  
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• Tame Impala review – 12,000 dreamers transported to a gentler dimension

  09-11-2015 00:40
  
  Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
  Kevin Parker and co deliver wistfulness, stoner churn and laidback psychedelia to a sold-out stadiumSometimes it’s easy to forget just how big artists have become until you watch a few thousand people try to rush their stage. Related: Tame Impala: listen to their new track Let It HappenContinue reading...
  
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