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• ‘Thriller,’ Released In 1982, Is Now the Best-Selling Album of All Time

  16-12-2015 21:51
  
  At last count, Michael Jackson’s Thriller was tied for the record of best-selling album of all time.  With sales of 29 million in the US alone, Thriller shared the top-ranking with the Eagles, whose Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 shared the similar sales mark.Now, Thriller has pulled ahead by becoming the first album in history to sell 30 million copies in the United States.  This is a first, and very likely, one of the last times this ever happens.  “This is the first
  
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• Frisco & Shakka Join Forces In The Video For ‘Different Kind’

  16-12-2015 21:36
  
  Frisco & Shakka Join Forces In The Video For ‘Different Kind’
  
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• Chris Brown And Tayla Parx Team Up For Uptempo Love Song “Anyway”

  16-12-2015 21:07
  
  Chris Brown And Tayla Parx Team Up For Uptempo Love Song “Anyway”
  
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• Tinie Tempah, Mostack & Big Narstie Unite For “Autogas”

  16-12-2015 20:00
  
  Tinie Tempah, Mostack & Big Narstie Unite For “Autogas”
  
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• SNE Discusses His Crush In The Video For Latest Track ‘Tiana Major’

  16-12-2015 19:40
  
  SNE Discusses His Crush In The Video For Latest Track ‘Tiana Major’
  
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• Raleigh Ritchie Announces Debut Album And Unveils New Track

  16-12-2015 19:06
  
  Raleigh Ritchie Announces Debut Album And Unveils New Track
  
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• Cranberries Singer Admits Police Assault

  16-12-2015 17:43
  
  Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan has pleaded guilty to headbutting and spitting on a police officer after an alleged air rage incident. The performer told officers during her arrest at Shannon Airport in Ireland last year that she was an icon and the Queen of Limerick. O'Riordan admitted four offences including assault and obstructing a police officer during the incident following a flight from New York's JFK airport on 10 November.
  
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• Executive Shuffles: TuneCore, Kobalt, Columbia, Capitol, NMPA, Warner/Chappell, SiriusXM, APA…

  16-12-2015 17:37
  
  The latest executive moves across the music industry…
  TuneCore has announced that Andreea Gleeson has been named Vice President, Marketing.  Gleeson joins TuneCore from Lord & Taylor where she led the omni-marketing strategy for the department store chain.
  Kobalt Label Services President Diarmuid Quinn is now stepping down from his position, effective January.  “I have thoroughly enjoyed my last two years at the helm of Kobalt Label Services here i
  
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• Charlotte Crosby and Jamie Laing Stage A Date - But Now We Want Them To Have A Real One

  16-12-2015 17:34
  
  The reality TV stars are tattoo twinsies...
  
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• The Confirmed & The Rumoured - Here's The New Albums Coming In 2016

  16-12-2015 16:55
  
  The ANTIcipation is just too much...
  
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• MTV's Funniest & Weirdest 2015 Interview Moments

  16-12-2015 16:50
  
  What a year it's been.
  
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• Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan admits 'air rage' incidents

  16-12-2015 16:46
  
  Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan has pleaded guilty to headbutting and spitting on a police officer following an alleged air rage incident, a court has heard.
  
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• When Is Someone Going To Sign Taylor Swift's Brother Austin As A Model?

  16-12-2015 16:37
  
  You're gonna heart him.
  
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• ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons: 'I don’t want to get too eclectic'

  16-12-2015 16:25
  
  Billy F Gibbons turns 65 this week. Here’s a classic ZZ Top interview taken from Blast in August 1976 and resurrected by Rock’s Backpages ZZ Top don’t exactly carry the image of being introspective, deep-thinking individuals. In fact, on stage they look like nothing other than a bunch of dumb shits from Texas, three boys who just walked off the set of Bonanza and are heading out after the show to eat three sirloins apiece.But when big Billy Gibbons throws down his two-ton spurs
  
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• Isaiah Dreads shares "Lights Turn Green" Mixtape.

  16-12-2015 16:13
  
  Isaiah Dreads shares "Lights Turn Green" Mixtape.
  
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• You Won't Believe What Word iPhones Autocorrect To Kardashian

  16-12-2015 16:11
  
  Someone's gonna get fired for this unfortunate "error".
  
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• If You Call This Hotline They Will Sing You Any Christmas Carol You Want

  16-12-2015 15:46
  
  We'll have Justin Bieber's 'Under The Mistletoe' on repeat please.
  
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• The Ex On The Beach 4 Cast Do Impressions Of Scotty T And It's Hilarious

  16-12-2015 15:39
  
  The Geordie Shore star definitely entertains...
  
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• Joe Grind drops a freestyle of Skepta's "Shutdown"

  16-12-2015 15:20
  
  Joe Grind drops a freestyle of Skepta's "Shutdown"
  
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• Gigi Hadid's Modelling Agency Are Using An Instagram Hashtag To Sign New Models

  16-12-2015 14:51
  
  You never know, maybe you'll be next
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Reveals Her And Gary Beadle Are NOT Together & We're Massively Confused

  16-12-2015 13:40
  
  So much Chaz confusion...
  
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• Miley Cyrus Rocks Instagram's Most Bonkers Makeup Trend

  16-12-2015 13:33
  
  Glitter brows are GO.
  
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• QUIZ: Which Divergent Character Are You?

  16-12-2015 13:30
  
  Remember, one choice can transform you...
  
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• Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, And Katy Perry: 16 Celebs Who Want To Go To Space

  16-12-2015 13:30
  
  Can we come too?
  
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• Kim Kardashian Blasts Kris Jenner As 'A Bad Mother' After Encouraging Khloe Kardashian To Reunite With Lamar Odom

  16-12-2015 12:53
  
  The heated argument took place prior to Lamar's overdose.
  
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• Channing Tatum Channels His Inner Beyonce In The Epic Lip Sync Battle Season Two Trailer

  16-12-2015 12:26
  
  So many celebs we don’t even know where to start.
  
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• TOWIE's Nanny Pat Dies Aged 80 After Suffering From Short Illness

  16-12-2015 12:07
  
  She was a much loved member of the show.
  
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• Kim Kardashian’s Best Friend Jonathan Cheban For Celebrity Big Brother 2016? YES PLEASE!

  16-12-2015 11:52
  
  It's not quite North, but he'll do.
  
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• This New Deadly Pretty Little Liars Poster Proves The Girls Really Don’t Know How To Dress For A Funeral

  16-12-2015 11:42
  
  Nice thigh split dress, Han.
  
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• One Direction's Carpool Karaoke Includes A Music Video For No Control With Matching Outfits & Dance Moves

  16-12-2015 10:09
  
  What's happening right now.
  
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• Beyonce dons Christmas tree outfit; fans react on Twitter

  16-12-2015 10:02
  
  Seems like Beyonce's all set for Christmas. The songstress was spotted donning a Christmas tree outfit on her way to a holiday party in New York on 14 December.
  
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• Cox Communications Executive Declares: “Fuck the DMCA!!!”

  16-12-2015 07:30
  
  Last month, US District Court judge Liam O’Grady stripped Cox Communications of its DMCA infringement protections, based on a blatant pattern of abuse.  Now, an embarrassing trail of email correspondence between Cox ‘abuse managers’ has come to light, exposing a wanton disregard for music copyright and an absolute and total prioritization of company profits.
  Here are just some of the back-and-forth exposed in recently-filed court paperwork:
   
  
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• Adele Faces Serious Accusations of Plagiarism…

  16-12-2015 01:48
  
  The serious accusations are coming from die-hard fans of Ahmet Kaya, a Turkish singer of Kurdish ethnicity who passed away in 2000.  According to the growing protests, Adele ripped off major portions of Kaya’s smash ‘Acilara Tutunmak’ on her just-released song, ‘Million Years Ago’.  ‘Acilara Tutunmak’ roughly translates to ‘Clinging to Pain’ in Turkish.
  ‘Acilara Tutunmak,’ which certainly bears strong similarity, w
  
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• The Three Biggest Publishers In the World Love Pandora…

  16-12-2015 00:44
  
  Pandora spends a huge chunk of their revenues on copyright, which is why they spend a huge chunk of their time trying to lower their copyright obligations.  Pandora’s extremely-flimsy business model is also limited to a slew of copyright-related usage restrictions, yet another reason why Wall Street has written this company off.
  But what if Pandora could control its own copyright deals, and thereby better control its destiny?  Enter Warner/Chappell Music, the third lar
  
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