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• Technics’ New SL-1200G Turntable Will Reportedly Cost $4,000

  07-01-2016 23:35
  
  Earlier this week at the CES convention in Las Vegas, Panasonic-owned Technics announced the return of the SL-1200 class of turntable.  According to reports, the updated product will cost $4,000, a massive increase from the previous model pricing of roughly $1,750.
  The newly upgraded SL-1200G Grand Class edition coincides with Technics’ 50-year anniversary.  Accordingly, the new version aims to resolve some of the structural issues that have plagued some of their
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2016: Scotty T Is Labelled 'Marriage Material' As Megan McKenna Flirts With Jeremy McConnell

  07-01-2016 22:59
  Is this the start of a house love triangle?
  
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• Sevyn Streeter Premieres Acoustic Rendition Of “Love In Competition”

  07-01-2016 22:26
  
  Sevyn Streeter Premieres Acoustic Rendition Of “Love In Competition”
  
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• The Music Industry Is Complicated. Here Are Some Pictures of Dogs Wearing Headphones…

  07-01-2016 21:57
  
  ‘Dogs wearing headphones’ image credits (from top to bottom): baldr90, evan p. cordes, David Hale Smith, Chad Francis, Franco Dal Molin, Graham C99, FromSandToGlass, Achim Hepp.  All images sourced from flickr and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0.
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• $9.99 Is ‘Way Too Expensive’ for Streaming Music, Study Finds

  07-01-2016 21:15
  
  Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Google, and Rhapsody charge $9.99 a month (or more) for unlimited music streaming.  But is that way too expensive?  That’s become a pressing question for the music industry, especially with free, ‘low rent’ music streaming absolutely surging.Now, there’s more data showing that consumers thing $9.99 is simply too much.  According to a US-based survey on the matter conducted by Nielsen Music at the end of 2015, a vast majority of
  
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• Amazon’s Top-Selling Home Audio Product Is a $50 Turntable

  07-01-2016 19:36
  
  It’s simple.  It’s cheap.  And it’s selling like mad.  According to Amazon, the Jensen JTA-230 3 Speed Stereo Turntable with Built-in Speakers was the best-selling home audio product over the holidays, easily trumping more expensive stereo systems.
  That includes the Yamaha RX-V677 7.2-channel Wi-Fi Network AV Receiver, which placed second in the holiday ranking.  The RX-V677 is a strong-selling, sophisticated receiver that includes support for Apple AirPlay
  
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• Lady Gaga's deeply personal ballad for rape documentary has Oscar potential

  07-01-2016 18:56
  
  The actor, who has opened up about her own sexual assault, sang Til it Happens to You at The Hunting Ground party, a song which she hopes will earn Oscar nodHaving surprised many by netting a Golden Globe nomination for her debut acting performance in American Horror Story: Hotel, Lady Gaga now has her sights set on an Oscar.The pop star, who impressed many with a performance of The Sound of Music at last year’s Oscars ceremony, is intent on returning to the Dolby Theater next month to per
  
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• Hello 2016 review – Abattoir Blues's monstrous noise blows 2015 away

  07-01-2016 18:52
  
  Old Blue Last, London
  DIY magazine’s bands night introduces the rock ruffians to cast us savagely into the new yearBarely has the sound of global weeping over New Year’s Eve Uber surge fares faded before it is replaced with the noises of the future. Showcase season is upon us; several major media sources will be along shortly to tell you which new acts of 2016 are best funded, best looking and best aligned to whatever you streamed most last year, but out on the pub gig frontline the
  
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• Christine and the Queens: from Soho drag club to French superstardom

  07-01-2016 18:41
  
  How did Héloïse Letissier go from a heartbroken college dropout to becoming the ‘weird cousin’ of Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus?“Tonight is a free zone! You can be who you want to be,” cries Héloïse Letissier in her clipped French accent. “No judgment!” Tonight, dancing nimbly across the stage of Webster Hall in New York, dressed in a tailored suit and black loafers – like a marionette Michael Jackson – Letissier is taking
  
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• Shay Mitchell And Camila Cabello Wear The Same LBD On The Red Carpet

  07-01-2016 18:34
  
  But who rocked it best?
  
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• This Is Probably The Only Footage You’ll Get To See Of One Direction’s Unreleased ‘Infinity’ Music Video

  07-01-2016 18:28
  
  Just go ahead and leak it, lads.
  
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• ‘There aren’t many great bands, are there?’ – Money’s Jamie Lee on writing, anxiety and the spectacle of Wetherspoon's

  07-01-2016 18:02
  
  His band’s new album is called Suicide Songs. But the lead singer and guitarist is surprised to be told it sounds gloomy ...A shade over two years ago, I sat in a London pub while Jamie Lee explained why he didn’t think the debut album he had released with his group Money, The Shadow of Heaven, was much good, despite the gushing reviews and the fervent fans. Just before Christmas 2015, in that same pub – in the same seats, in fact – he says he is sure their new record, Su
  
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• Janine Jansen: Brahms and Bartók review – every phrase says something

  07-01-2016 18:00
  
  Jansen/Accademia di Santa Cecilia/Pappano
  (Decca)Janine Jansen’s recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto – a landmark disc for any violinist – is taken live from concerts in Rome with Antonio Pappano and his Santa Cecilia orchestra. Their sound is rich and weighty, the better to support Jansen’s interpretation, itself heavyweight yet characteristically mercurial. Jansen’s playing glows, and the second theme of the first movement really sings; here and throughout, th
  
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• Brandy Returns With Brand New Track “Beggin & Pleadin”

  07-01-2016 17:52
  
  Brandy Returns With Brand New Track “Beggin & Pleadin”
  
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• These New Lip Sync Battle UK Clips Of Alesha Dixon & David Walliams Give Channing Tatum A Run For His Money

  07-01-2016 16:59
  
  Walliams vs. Dixon is going to be epic.
  
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• Skepta Freestyles Over ‘Ps & Qs’ On Australian Radio Station

  07-01-2016 16:51
  
  Skepta Freestyles Over ‘Ps & Qs’ On Australian Radio Station
  
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• Girl Warns Of Dangers After Lip Fillers She Got To Look Like Kylie Jenner Go Horribly Wrong

  07-01-2016 16:28
  
  This looks seriously painful.
  
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• Zayn Malik Throws Shade At His Exes During Relationship Chat With Billboard Magazine: “I Enjoy An Intellectual Conversation”

  07-01-2016 16:26
  
  GEE WHIZ.
  
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• David Bowie: Blackstar review – a spellbinding break with his past

  07-01-2016 16:26
  
  Taking a headlong plunge into electro-acoustic jazz, Bowie’s 25th album is lyrically inscrutable and thrillingly strangeAs he reaches his 69th birthday, David Bowie finds himself in a rarefied position, even by the standards of the rock aristocracy. He does not give interviews, make himself available to promote new releases, or explain himself in any way. He does not tour the world playing his hits. In fact, he doesn’t do anything that rock stars are supposed to do. It’s behavi
  
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• Busted have tracked down the teacher from their What I Go To School For music video: 'Anyone seen #MissMcKenzie lately?'

  07-01-2016 16:11
  The object of their teenage affections has been located as Busted reunite almost 15 years later.
  
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• Zayn Malik Claims Certain Members Of One Direction Haven't Spoken To Him Since Quitting: 'People Have Pride Issues'

  07-01-2016 16:06
  
  We're actually in shock.
  
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• Watch the video for David Bowie's Lazarus

  07-01-2016 15:33
  
  The latest release from Bowie’s new album Blackstar gives the singer buttons for eyes again and locks him in a wardrobe. Let us know what you thinkAt the risk of doing his earnest artistry a disservice: Hooray! Button-Eyed Bandage Boy Bowie is back! In his new video for Lazarus – a track which shares its name with his recent off-Broadway musical – the musician’s disconcerting new guise returns, his eyes blinded by bandages and buttons.Related: David Bowie: Blackstar revie
  
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• Ode to Roy: why Orbison is one of the rock’n’roll greats

  07-01-2016 15:21
  
  His prodigious musical output no longer receives the acclaim it deserves, but it is time to reappraise the tragic life and extraordinary work of Roy OrbisonI’ve spent the first week of 2016 listening to three albums on rotation: There Is Only One Roy Orbison, The Orbison Way, and The Classic Roy Orbison, all of which are part of a box set chronicling his years at MGM Records in the late 60s and early 70s. You’d be forgiven for never having heard of them. They all sound like they coul
  
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• The Cast Of Pretty Little Liars Had The Best Time At The People’s Choice Awards, & Here’s The Proof

  07-01-2016 15:20
  
  Ian really IS the prettiest liar.
  
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• Disney Princesses Reimagined With Designer Heels Are The Ultimate Shoe Porn

  07-01-2016 15:15
  
  These need to be a real thing you can buy.
  
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• Christopher Maltman/Graham Johnson review – every second was outstanding

  07-01-2016 14:50
  
  Wigmore Hall, London
  Maltman’s all-Schubert recital focused on epic rarities. He’s a natural storyteller, and was more than matched by pianist Graham JohnsonChristopher Maltman’s recital in the Wigmore Hall’s complete Schubert series was a powerhouse affair that focused primarily on epic rarities that push at the boundaries of the art song as a genre. He opened, dauntingly, with the Szene aus Faust, a setting of the church scene from Goethe’s play, effectively a one
  
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• This Picture Of Adele Working Out Is All Of Us At The Gym In January

  07-01-2016 13:58
  
  We can relate.
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2016: Scotty T Has His First Big Decision, And It Involves Nominations

  07-01-2016 13:57
  
  What will he do?
  
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• Busted Tracked Down Their Schoolboy Crush Miss McKenzie & We Have So Much Nostalgia

  07-01-2016 13:57
  
  THAT'S WHAT I GOT TO SCHOOL FOR.
  
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• Darq E Freaker Teams Up With D Double E On 'Spin A Man'

  07-01-2016 13:45
  
  Darq E Freaker Teams Up With D Double E On 'Spin A Man'
  
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• 17 People Who Slayed The People's Choice Awards 2016 Red Carpet

  07-01-2016 13:33
  
  The Pretty Little Liars, Cameron Dallas, Chuck Bass and more faves.
  
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• Emma Stone Is In Talks To Play Cruella de Vil In A New 101 Dalmatians Movie & We Can't Wait

  07-01-2016 13:26
  
  We hope this is true!
  
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• Vin Diesel Sings ‘See You Again’ In Emotional Tribute To Paul Walker At The People’s Choice Awards

  07-01-2016 13:11
  
  The star picked up two awards for Fast & Furious 7.
  
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• Nicholas Caldwell, of R&B group the Whispers, dies aged 71

  07-01-2016 12:56
  
  Co-founder of group that sang And the Beat Goes On died on Tuesday of heart failure at his San Francisco homeNicholas Caldwell, co-founder and singer with the California R&B group the Whispers, has died. He was 71.Willette Ballard, a representative for the group, said Caldwell died on Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his San Francisco home. Continue reading...
  
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• Janet Jackson addresses throat cancer rumours on Twitter

  07-01-2016 12:14
  
  American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson has clarified that she does not have cancer. Responding to rumours about the pop star undergoing surgery for throat cancer, the 49-year-old took to Twitter and posted her song The Great Forever. The rumours are untrue.
  
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• Kelly Rowland and Snoop Dogg set for new TV shows with the inside scoop on the music industry

  07-01-2016 12:03
  
  The former Destiny’s Child singer will be looking to forge a new girl group and propel them to fame.
  
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• Sharon Osbourne Shouts "Get The F**K Off My Stage" To People's Choice Awards Stage Invader

  07-01-2016 11:51
  
  It was all a bit confusing…
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2016: Gaz Beadle Is Worried About Pal Scotty T

  07-01-2016 11:42
  
  Gaz reckons Scott's a bit crackers for signing up...
  
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• Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello's People's Choice Awards Performance Should've Ended With A Kiss In The Rain

  07-01-2016 11:33
  
  CHILLS.
  
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• Holly Willoughby Proves She's Still Got It In Last Ever FHM Photoshoot

  07-01-2016 10:09
  
  Yep, we're still obsessed with her.
  
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• Janet Jackson: 'The rumours are untrue. I do not have cancer’

  07-01-2016 09:54
  
  The pop star dismissed reports of a throat cancer diagnosis with a video message to her fans on social mediaIt’s round two in pop stars v the rumour mill this week. First, Beyoncé’s representatives reportedly debunked rumours of the singer’s involvement in a film about Saartjie Baartman, the South African woman displayed in 19th-century European freak shows. Then on Wednesday night, Janet Jackson stated on social media that, contrary to gossip site reports, she does not
  
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• Laurie Anderson to direct 50th Brighton festival

  07-01-2016 09:23
  
  Musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson has been appointed guest director of the 2016 Brighton festival. Novelist Ali Smith was the guest director in 2015. In the festival, Anderson will showcase her works at the festival, which this year has as its theme, Home.
  
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• Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars on Pelléas et Mélisande: 'It's as creepy as Hitchcock'

  07-01-2016 08:00
  
  The orchestra doubles as a forest and the heroine dies among the violins … Peter Sellars and Simon Rattle reveal how they’re taking Debussy’s dark and disturbing opera Pelléas et Mélisande to new heightsPelléas et Mélisande has been intoxicating audiences and performers alike ever since its first appearance in 1902. Although Claude Debussy’s intense opera is full of dark and disturbing music, it manages to be as seductive as it is unsettling.
  
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• People's Choice disruption laughed off as DeGeneres and Depp win big

  07-01-2016 06:34
  Ellen DeGeneres, Johnny Depp and hit film "Furious 7" were among the top winners at Wednesday's People's Choice awards, which featured an on-stage incident that recalled Kanye West's Video Music Awards antics seven years ago. As the team from "The Talk" accepted the favorite daytime TV hosting team award, a young man in a red biker jacket strode onto the stage and seemed to give his name and plug a project as Sheryl Underwood waved him off, intoning "uh uh." "The Talk" co-host Sharon Osborne kic
  
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• 'It just opens my heart': Presley fans go loco as they board the Elvis Express

  07-01-2016 04:45
  
  Steph Harmon joins the great, good and gold-rimmed in Sydney on their way to join lookalikes at the 24th Parkes Elvis festival and a week of ‘Fun in Acapulco’Wearing a bright turquoise V-neck jumpsuit with gold-studded detailing and an enormous white plastic belt, Ken Keith is in his element.Keith, the mayor of Parkes in western New South Wales, is standing on platform 1 at Sydney’s Central Station amid throngs of Elvis fanatics and the people who love them. In just over an hou
  
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• When The Bassline Drops (Ravers Edition)

  07-01-2016 04:12 via mtv.co.uk
  
  When The Bassline Drops (Ravers Edition)
  
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• Executive Shuffle: Songkick, A2IM , CMG, UMG, NPR, FMC…

  07-01-2016 04:01
  
  The latest executive moves across the music industry…
  Songkick’s Matt Jones is now the sole CEO, as Ian Hogarth steps away to take on new role as Chairman. The news was announced via a blog post, titled ‘New Year, new roles‘ on Hogarth’s personal Soundboy blog.
  A2IM, the American Association of Independent Music, has appointed Richard James Burgess as its new CEO. Burgess will guide A2IM’s growing membership as independent labels ste
  
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• Laurie Anderson to direct 2016 Brighton festival

  07-01-2016 01:01
  
  Multidisciplinary American artist will showcase new works at 50th anniversary edition of eventLaurie Anderson is to be guest director in what will be the 50th year of Brighton festival.The pioneering and eclectic American artist, who became known to audiences outside the art world in 1981 with her hit single O Superman, will show new works for the festival which will this year have a theme of “home”. Continue reading...
  
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