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• White Tiger (The Heavytrackerz Remix Ft. Kano) [Explicit]

  03-12-2015 23:36 via mtv.co.uk
  
  White Tiger (The Heavytrackerz Remix Ft. Kano)
  
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• Kurt Vile and Steve Gunn: Parallelogram review – heady guitar trips from split-LP series

  03-12-2015 23:30
  
  (Three Lobed) This face-off between mellow mumbler Kurt Vile and guitar slinger Steve Gunn is one a series of five limited-edition split LPs; others feature Bardo Pond and Yo La Tengo, and Thurston Moore and John Maloney versus the experimental improv trio of Alan Bishop, Bill Orcutt and Chris Corsano. All have come together to celebrate US underground label Three Lobed, which has been specialising in avant-garde guitar trips for 15 years. For Vile and Gunn, that means a collection of lambent fo
  
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• Jennylee: Right On! review – Warpaint bassist's vague, hazy solo debut

  03-12-2015 23:15
  
  (Rough Trade)Jenny Lee Lindberg has spent the last 11 years playing bass in LA indie group Warpaint. For her debut solo release, she drops her surname, commandeers a bandmate (drummer Stella Mozgawa), and clings tightly to her parent band’s brand of hazy and understated post-punk. Right On! is underpinned by subtle grooves and thoughtful dissonance: lead single Never pairs a Transmission-esque bassline with wayward drums, while Blind presents droning, dismantled blues and Offerings so
  
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• Sigma: Life review – drum'n'bass crossover duo pursue dance-pop glory

  03-12-2015 23:00
  
  (3 Beat) What Skrillex did for dubstep in the US, Sigma look set to do to drum’n’bass in the UK: take an underground sub-genre and feed it to the masses. Former small-time producers Cameron Edwards and Joe Lenzie have been a duo since 2006, but are releasing this debut album after 2014 chart-topper Nobody to Love raised their profile. Its success helped facilitate Life’s glut of guest vocalists and now, in Edwards’ own words, they have found “a formula that works&rd
  
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• Babyface: Return of the Tender Lover review – old-school R&B smoothie

  03-12-2015 22:45
  
  (Virgin) Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds’ 1989 album, Tender Lover, established him as the, er, baby face of smooth-tonsilled R&B. Umpteen Grammys later, and with Edmonds now aged 56, Return of the Tender Lover goes back to the source. This is old-school R&B with a fine glass finish, the musicianship and production audibly expensive and the man’s voice so honeyed it presumably requires the attentions of worker bees. Every song is about love, from the catchy and bouncy
  
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• Sunn O))): Kannon review – daunting but oddly relaxing drone-metal

  03-12-2015 22:30
  
  Sunn O)))’s depth is, for some, their biggest attraction. Both in terms of sound – bowel-rumbling doom metal – and outlook: Kannon’s liner notes were written by critical theorist and performance artist Aliza Shvarts, who turned heads with her 2008 abortion-based work while studying at Yale.Related: Here comes the Sunn O))): Rock's most progressive bandContinue reading...
  
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• Fleur East: Love, Sax and Flashbacks review – X Factor graduate's lightweight pop debut

  03-12-2015 22:15
  
  (Syco)What’s remarkable about Fleur East’s album opener, Sax, is not its similarity to Michael Jackson’s Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’, but that it seems bereft of actual sax. Maybe it’s low in the mix, or maybe they believe that instructing “you’ve got to play that sax” will distract us all from the woodwind instruments’ cruel omission. Sadly this X Factor graduate’s debut seems to have been made under the assumption that if t
  
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• Baroness: Purple review – metallers lunge for mainstream glory

  03-12-2015 22:00
  
  (Abraxan Hymns)Having narrowly survived a brutal bus accident while on tour in the UK in 2012, Baroness have every reason to be relieved that they were able to make a fourth album at all. Prior to their dance with death, the Georgians were steadily becoming one of the hottest names in heavy music, their sprawling Yellow & Green double set earning them widespread acclaim, despite being a gentler and more diverse record than its predecessors. Purple is a far more focused and fiery beast; both
  
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• Dutilleux: Tout un Monde lointain etc review – a majestic and mystical universe

  03-12-2015 21:30
  
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  (Harmonia Mundi)Next year is Henri Dutilleux’s centenary (the French composer died in 2013, just shy of reaching 100), which gives us an excuse to sink into his majestic, fine-spun musical universe. There’s no better place to start than with one of his most seductive scores, Tout un Monde lointain, a rapturous cello concerto written for Mstislav Rostropovich in the late 1960s that is full of sumptuous sounds. The name is borrowed from Baud
  
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• Readers recommend: songs that stick it to the man | Peter Kimpton

  03-12-2015 21:00
  
  Whether about rebels or rebellious in style, lyrics or subject, the only request here is to suggest songs that challenge authority in the workplace or beyond“‘Yes Mr Robbo, no Mr Robbo. I’ll do it as soon as I can Mr Robbo.’ And look where it got Robbo. A fat gut and lots of worry … I’m out for a good time. The rest is propaganda.” Continue reading...
  
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• Piazzolla: Grand Tango! review – stylish but lacking in sadness

  03-12-2015 21:00
  
  Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble(Challenge)Tango was made by immigrant communities in the bars and bordellos of 19th-century Buenos Aires, a tangle of glowering love songs and bygone classicism. Astor Piazzolla, who wrote more than 300 of them, was born in Argentina to Italian parents, grew up in New York and finessed his craft in Paris. None of this is pure-bred stuff, and Piazzolla’s music needs to be dirty and tragic as well as elegant. Dutch violinist Isabelle van Keulen goes full-throttle
  
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• Wall Street Brutalizes Pandora as Financial Problems Intensify

  03-12-2015 20:50
  
   Updated, Dec. 3 2:15 pm PT: Shares of Pandora (P) have now slumped further, dropping 11.49 percent in distressed Thursday trading.
  Wall Street is now punishing Pandora again, with shares dropping another 10% amidst growing financial concerns.  On Wednesday, Pandora announced that it would be pursuing $300 million in convertible debt after completely nearly half-a-billion in acquisitions.
  The sell-off largely erases Pandora’s fragile recovery in November following a late-Oct
  
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• The War Over Piracy Is Just Getting Started In Sweden

  03-12-2015 20:45
  
  Last Friday, the Stockholm District Court ruled that a local ISP cannot be forced to block The Pirate Bay. The Piracy battle is already underway, and copyright holders behind the legal action are appealing.
  The case was originally filed last year by a consortium of major content owners, with Swedish Film Industry, Nordisk Film, Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music amongst the litigants against Bredbandsbolaget (Broadband Company), Sweden’s second-largest ISP.  In court s
  
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• Hosokawa: Voyage VIII; Stunden-Blumen; Voyage X etc review – airy and alert

  03-12-2015 20:30
  
  Ensemble musikFabrik/Poore/Tajima/Rundel/Volkov(Wergo) The music of Toshio Hosokawa is dense and lightweight at once: it takes itself awfully seriously, every gesture loaded with Zen concepts of breath souls or blossoming flowers, but somehow the sum of its parts never feels hugely substantial. Luckily musikFabrik isn’t an ensemble to indulge the ponderous or the self-important, and this album of Hosokawa chamber works from the past two decades is as straight and unpretentious as you&rsquo
  
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• This Year’s 10 Craziest Moments In Pop…

  03-12-2015 20:16
  
  #10.
  Dave Grohl breaks his leg mid-performance, but still finishes the show.
   #9.
  Madonna falls off stage during a live BRITS performance.
   #8.
  Nicky Minaj vs. Taylor Swift after the MTV VMA nominations!
   #7.
  A shirtless Shia LaBeouf wrestles a tiny girl in Sia’s Elastic Heart video. #6.
  Rihanna… B**** better have my money!
   #5.
  Zayn quits One Direction…
   #4.
  The Weeknd delivers a global summer anthem. #3.
  Justin Bieber redeems hi
  
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• These Coldplay Songs Are Totally About Harry Styles, Right?

  03-12-2015 19:40
  Because Harry Martin is alive and well.
  
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• The 9 Most WTF Quotes From Geordie Shore In Greece Episode 7

  03-12-2015 19:08
  
  There's nudity, violence and strong language from the outset. And you wouldn't have it any other way!
  
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• wstrn drop fresh remix of sigma and rita ora’s “coming home”

  03-12-2015 18:59
  
  wstrn drop fresh remix of sigma and rita ora’s “coming home”
  
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• mtv rap rundown

  03-12-2015 18:21
  
  mtv rap rundown
  
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• 25 Celebrity Siblings Who Prove Hotness Runs In The Family

  03-12-2015 18:03
  
  They've got some good genes going on.
  
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• the brink: latir

  03-12-2015 17:42
  
  The Brink: A platform dedicated to revealing the hottest talent out right now. The Brink: Next up in the series we have Latir.
  
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• Free Kesha petition hits 85,000 signatures amid lurid claims over behaviour of producer Dr Luke

  03-12-2015 17:32
  
  Fans of singer Kesha (born Kesha Rose Sebert) have launched a petition asking Sony to release her from a contract that forces her to work alongside Dr Luke, amid a legal battle centred around lurid claims regarding the producer's behaviour. The petition urges the record company to terminate Kesha's deal with Dr Luke's personal imprint, Kemosabe, which bars her from recording or releasing any music unless the producer is involved. The petition already has 85,000 signatures.
  
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• Zayn Malik who? Perrie Edwards shows 1D star what he is missing after he goes public with Gigi Hadid

  03-12-2015 15:01
  
  Months after her very public split with former One Direction singer Zayn Malik, Little Mix star Perrie Edwards said she was enjoying single life and was finally in "a good place". The 22-year-old songstress flaunted her curves at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women Awards in a daring silver sheer gown, days after her ex-fiancé went public with model Gigi Hadid. The pop star was joined by her bandmates Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall, who also pulled out all the stops for th
  
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• Kylie Jenner's Best Friend Is The Plus Size Model You Need To Know About

  03-12-2015 14:10
  
  Introducing the newest member of the model squad: Jordyn Woods
  
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• Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall Speaks Of Her Sadness Over Syria Air Strikes Vote

  03-12-2015 13:52
  
  The singer is 'ashamed' over the vote...
  
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• MTV Breaks: The Walk Competition Winner Announcement

  03-12-2015 13:30
  
  Find out who's heading to LA!
  
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• This Video Of Ryan Gosling Trying To Recreate An Iconic Titanic Scene Is Everything We Hoped It Would Be

  03-12-2015 13:08
  
  Except it's not. At all.
  
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• Premiere: Fedde Le Grand Unleashes The Monstrous 'The Noise (Yeah Baby)'

  03-12-2015 13:01
  Oh yeah it's noisy...
  
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• Caroline Flack And Olly Murs FINALLY Kiss, And It’s A Thing Of Awkward Beauty

  03-12-2015 12:56
  
  Kiss her like you mean it, eh Olly?!
  
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• I'm A Celeb 2015: Jorgie Porter's BFF Says She Loves To Parade Around Half Naked, As You Do

  03-12-2015 12:54
  
  Well if you've got it, flaunt it!
  
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• Little Mix Are The Definition Of Girl Power As They're Crowned Ultimate Girlband At Cosmopolitan Awards

  03-12-2015 12:27
  
  Erm, WOW!
  
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• I’m A Celeb 2015: Stop Everything, Ferne McCann Basically Just Won The Show After Surviving The Most Horrific Trial OF ALL TIME

  03-12-2015 11:59
  
  Hand her the crown, she just got strangled by a ruddy python!
  
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• I'm A Celeb 2015: Vicky Pattison Breaks Down In Tears Because She's Finally Making Her Family Proud

  03-12-2015 11:50
  
  Vick wasn't the only star left sobbing from the family letters…
  
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• Kylie Jenner Forced To Comply With Animal Control After Fans Complain About Her Dogs

  03-12-2015 11:24
  
  Fans were concerned for Norman and Bambi's welfare...
  
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• OMG! See The Surprise New Character In The New 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' Trailer!

  03-12-2015 10:46
  
  Explosions! Wonder Woman! A new baddie!
  
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• Class act: why working-class voices are music to Darkstar's ears

  03-12-2015 08:00
  
  Why did these two men hang around Huddersfield railway station asking young people what they did today? Electronic duo Darkstar explain their most daring LP yet“We just said to people: ‘We want your life in a nutshell. What do you do every day? What did you dream about last night? What have you been doing for work? And we asked people if they were going to vote – and if not, why not?”James Young, 33, is sitting alongside his creative partner Aiden Whalley, 31, in the cafe
  
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• Pandora Desperately Trying to Secure $300 Million in Debt

  03-12-2015 07:48
  
   
  Pandora, a company incinerating cash at seemingly-impossible levels, is now stretching its finances even further.  According to details first emerging on Wednesday, the billion-burning Pandora is now attempting to secure an additional $300 million in debt while its stock valuation remains guttered.The convertible debt offering, opened to creditors this week, would allow Pandora to further bankroll a grandiose roadmap that includes an on-demand subscription play and a
  
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• The 9 Fastest-Selling Albums of All Time

  03-12-2015 06:15
  
  #9: The Beatles, 1 (2000)
  1.259 million albums sold in one week
  #8: Taylor Swift, 1989 (2012)
  1.287 million albums sold in one week
  #7: Britney Spears, Oops!… I Did It Again (2000)
  1.319 million copies sold in one week#6: Backstreet Boys, Black & Blue (2000)
  1.591 million copies sold in one week
  #5: Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
  1.760 million copies sold in one week
  #4: *NSYNC, Celebrity (2001)
  1.880 million copies sold in one week
  #3: *NSYNC, N
  
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• I'm A Celeb 2015: Vicky Pattison Dresses As Giant Squirrel To Win Cake For Camp

  03-12-2015 02:58
  
  She's been at it again...
  
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• Where Are The Birds

  03-12-2015 01:00 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Where Are The Birds
  
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• We Are The Birds

  03-12-2015 01:00 via mtv.co.uk
  
  We Are The Birds
  
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• Optimistic (Ft. Ann Nesby & G3)

  03-12-2015 01:00 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Optimistic (Ft. Ann Nesby & G3)
  
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• Stay (Ft. Maty Noyes) (Lyric Video)

  03-12-2015 00:47 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Stay
  
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• Netflix Is Three Times as Popular as Spotify, Study Finds

  03-12-2015 00:29
  
   
  The finding, published by Jacobs Media during a presentation on Wednesday, highlights the extreme and continuing disparity between Netflix and Spotify.  According to the survey of nearly 42,000 Americans on their daily and weekly media consumption habits, Netflix is accessed 3.4 times as frequently as Spotify.
  Specifically, just 10 percent of Americans reported using Spotify at least once a week, while 34% reported accessing Netflix during the same period.   That bodes poorly f
  
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