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• 9 Ways to Get People to Buy More Vinyl

  04-01-2016 22:16
  
  Vinyl-focused questionnaire conducted by British Phonographic Industry (BPS) and Entertainment Retailer Association (ERA), part of  a broader survey on music purchasing habits. Participating survey group of 1,000.  Specific question used was, ‘Which of the following might tempt you to buy vinyl / buy more vinyl?’ (% response).
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• Twitter Invests Millions In Auto-Tweeting Headphones…

  04-01-2016 20:16
  
  Does the world need a pair of headphones that automatically tweet the music you’re listening to?
  No.
  Is Twitter investing millions in a company developing headphones that automatically tweet the music you’re listening to?
  Yes.
  Twitter isn’t a profitable company, though it does have an investment arm that now includes music hardware.  The ‘Twitter Ventiure’ arm is now part of a $10 million investment round for Muzik, a ‘connected headphone’ company
  
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• Spotify Slapped With a Second Class-Action Lawsuit…

  04-01-2016 19:04
  
  When it rains, it pours, and Spotify could soon be drowning in royalty litigation.  Just after Christmas, Spotify was served with a massive class action lawsuit with potential damages estimated at $150 million.  That case, driven by longtime artist rights advocate David Lowery, has now been followed by a separate suit from Gradstein & Marzanno, an LA-based firm.
  This is a law firm well-versed in the nuances of music copyrights.  Gradstein has been successfully litigating on b
  
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• Is Shawn Mendes Heading For His First UK Top 10 Single?

  04-01-2016 19:00
  
  'Stitches' is climbing in today's Official Chart Update…
  
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• These Twin Babies Were Actually Born In Different Years

  04-01-2016 18:01
  
  There was about a one in a zillion chance of this happening.
  
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• Colton Haynes Responds To ‘Secret Gay Past’ Rumours With The Greatest Emoji-Filled Tumblr Post Ever

  04-01-2016 17:49
  
  More of this in 2016, please.
  
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• Jay Z vows to make Harry Styles a superstar: Rihanna, Kanye West and his other proteges

  04-01-2016 17:40
  
  The Tidal founder and Roc Nation boss has boasted that he could make the 21-year-old singer "the biggest artist in the world" within a year. It is safe to say that Rihanna is Jay Z's biggest success story to date.
  
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• Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby Admits Her And Gaz Beadle Are Officially Over, And She's Never Going Back There Again

  04-01-2016 17:28
  
  Even though he's a big fan of her hot new bod.
  
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• UK Rap Rundown: feat The Movement, Youngs Teflon and Nadia Rose

  04-01-2016 17:27
  
  UK Rap Rundown: feat The Movement, Youngs Teflon and Nadia Rose
  
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• 12 Things You Need To Know About Model It Boy Lucky Blue Smith

  04-01-2016 16:54
  
  'Cos it's #NewModelMonday
  
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• We're A Little Bit Obsessed With Halsey After Watching These Live Performances

  04-01-2016 16:18
  
  Watch two stunning videos of this month's MTV PUSH artist Halsey performing 'New Americana' and 'Hold Me Down' live...
  
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• Schubert's songs: 'They are a mirror to real life... they have no sell-by date'

  04-01-2016 16:12
  
  In September, the Wigmore Hall began a concert series that sees the chamber music venue programme all Schubert’s 600 songs in a series of concerts throughout the 15/16 and 16/17 seasons. We asked some of the performers involved in this mammoth project to introduce us to the lieder that mean most to them The song that means the most to you
  In Aldeburgh in 1977, some months after Benjamin Britten’s death, Sir Peter Pears sang Schubert’s Die Taubenpost (D965) for which Britten had
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2016: Whey-Aye! Scotty T On Course To Win As He Emerges As Bookies' Favourite

  04-01-2016 16:09
  
  No, it's not actually started yet.
  
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• These Songs Are Officially The Biggest Of 2015

  04-01-2016 15:47
  
  Can you guess what they are?
  
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• Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk was the biggest track of 2015

  04-01-2016 15:41
  
  Ronson’s song held off competition from OMI’s Cheerleader to rack up a sales and streaming total of 1.76m over the last 12 monthsIt’s official: Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk was the biggest song of 2015. Despite being released in November 2014, the song racked up a combined sales and streaming total of 1.76m over the last 12 months, more than any other track. According to Official Charts Company data, Ronson’s track held off competition from OMI’s Cheerleader (Fel
  
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• Rough Trade founder Geoff Travis's playlist: Holly Herndon, Jlin and more

  04-01-2016 15:39
  
  In the first of our new playlist series, in which industry figures and artists tell us what they’re listening to, the founder of the leading indie record label shares his love of future footwork and evocative violinsJerrilynn Patton from Gary, Indiana, creates dance-floor footwork with encompassing, unexpected symphonic string blocks. It is the sound of machines and humans jousting together in an ecstatic dance. Brutal beats underpin it all … perfect. Continue reading...
  
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• Karlie Kloss Makes A Return To Topshop As The Face Of The SS16 Campaign

  04-01-2016 15:25
  
  Get your first look at the clothes you'll be bulk-buying this spring
  
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• Khloe Kardashian Works Out In The Pool, Proves She's Got The Best Ass In Hollywood

  04-01-2016 15:14
  
  Er wow.
  
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• Cencic/Armonia Atenea/Petrou review – Cencic is a persuasive advocate for Hasse

  04-01-2016 14:10
  
  Wigmore Hall, London
  The countertenor, with his astonishingly beautiful voice and exemplary breath control, made a strong case for the neglected 18th-century composer Johann Adolph HasseFor his Wigmore Hall recital with Armonia Atenea and its artistic director George Petrou, the cult Croatian countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic offered a programme of arias by Johann Adolph Hasse, of whose work he has long been a champion. A younger contemporary of Handel and Vivaldi, Hasse was immensely popular on t
  
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• National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain/Collon review – passion and finesse

  04-01-2016 14:06
  
  Town Hall, Leeds
  The NYO and its former member Nicholas Collon got Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary off to a rousing start, while Tai Murray gave a vividly colourful performance of Korngold’s Violin ConcertoBarely 15 years ago, Nicholas Collon was sitting among the viola section of the National Youth Orchestra. Now he’s on the podium, having established his own band, the Aurora Orchestra, as one of the most dynamic and unpredictable ensembles in the country. That such fast-track
  
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• Kim Kardashian Says Brother Rob’s Tattoo Of Rita Ora Has Transformed Into A ‘Cabbage Patch Doll’ In Jibe Over His Weight

  04-01-2016 14:03
  
  Well, that isn’t very nice.
  
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• Cheryl announces return to the studio with solemn Instagram selfie

  04-01-2016 13:57
  
  Singer posted “It is on 2016!”, after saying she was happy to see the back of a tumultuous 2015.
  
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• Kylie Jenner's Two Minute Eyebrow Hack Is A Total Game Changer

  04-01-2016 13:52
  
  Brows on fleek has never been more real.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE 'My Favourite Position Is Doggy': Scotty T Reveals Sexy Secrets In Ex On The Beach Promo

  04-01-2016 13:41
  
  Classic buck squad banter.
  
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• Jay Z Reckons Harry Styles Can Be The Biggest Solo Artist In The World & We Definitely Agree

  04-01-2016 13:20
  Everyone's going to want to manage Mr Styles...
  
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• Geordie Shore’s Charlotte Crosby Posts Throwback Weight-Loss Snap As She Vows To Quit Booze For January

  04-01-2016 12:58
  
  And we're a little bit shocked...
  
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• Violinist who borrowed instrument is shortlisted for top music prize

  04-01-2016 12:57
  
  Mathilde Milwidsky, 21, selected for Menuhin competition, having learned to play on a violin loaned by benefactorA young violinist who borrowed an instrument from a music-loving benefactor because her family could not afford to buy one has been shortlisted for one of the world’s most prestigious music competitions.Mathilde Milwidsky, 21, from London, is in the running for the 2016 Menuhin competition, founded by the violinist Yehudi Menuhin more than 30 years ago and considered to be the &
  
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• Scotty T and Megan McKenna Lead Confirmed Celebrity Big Brother 2016 Line-Up

  04-01-2016 12:52
  
  WE CANNOT WAIT.
  
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• Beyoncé's Stylist Just Launched A Phone Case That Will Change Your Selfies Forever

  04-01-2016 12:51
  
  The Ty-Lite is going to give you flawless snaps
  
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• Ferne McCann Shares Instagram Pic With Sam Faiers' Newborn Son & It's Adorable

  04-01-2016 12:48
  
  She's 'in love' with the little chap…
  
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• Liam Hemsworth And Miley Cyrus Have Been Spotted 'Cuddling And Kissing' And We've Never Been Happier

  04-01-2016 12:45
  
  Finally, the reunion we've all been waiting for.
  
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• Geordie Shore's Scotty T Responds To Charlotte Crosby's Nude Selfie In The Best Way

  04-01-2016 12:05
  
  #NoPantsParty!
  
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• Kim Kardashian Basically Confirms Her BFF Jonathan Cheban Is Doing Celebrity Big Brother

  04-01-2016 11:45
  
  She's 'dying to see this'…
  
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• Jaden Smith Models Womenswear In New Louis Vuitton SS16 Campaign And It Rules

  04-01-2016 11:43
  
  The gender-fluid campaign might just be their best yet.
  
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• Horoscopes : New Year 2016

  04-01-2016 11:32
  
  Now the new year is here, see what the stars have in store for you in 2016…
  
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• Jay Z on Harry Styles: I can make him the biggest artist in the world in a year

  04-01-2016 11:11
  
  Rapper says the One Direction star needs help to ‘make the transition from being part of a group to becoming an individual artist’Having previously mentored Rihanna and Kanye West, rapper, Tidal founder and Roc Nation boss Jay Z has his sights set on Harry Styles. According to an interview with the mogul, Jay Z thinks he can make the One Direction member “the biggest artist in the world” within a year. “Harry doesn’t need any help with exposure; everybody in t
  
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• Keith Flint on fox hunting rumours: 'It wasn't my thing – I won't be going again'

  04-01-2016 09:50
  
  The Prodigy frontman admits to attending a trail hunt in Essex, but says ‘no animals were hunted or killed, so my conscience is clear’Keith Flint, frontman of electronic group the Prodigy, has started the new year defending reports that he was spotted on a fox hunt. Related: The Prodigy: 'we should be as important as Oasis or Blur'Continue reading...
  
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• The most unmissable culture of 2016

  04-01-2016 08:00
  
  Tarantino goes bounty-hunting, Botticelli takes you to hell, Bowie goes dark, and Jericho fills that Downton-shaped hole … in our bumper guide to the best 150 arts events to look forward to this year Continue reading...
  
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• Facing the music: Juan Diego Flórez

  04-01-2016 08:00
  
  The Peruvian tenor on rocking out in the recording studio, how he’d change the format of the classical concert and which pop star he’d like to work withHow do you listen to music most often?In my car, with full the sound on high. Continue reading...
  
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