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• Kanye West defends controversial Taylor Swift lyrics in Twitter tirade

  12-02-2016 23:45
  
  Kanye West has hit back on Twitter after facing a backlash following the release of a song in which he appears to embark on a misogynistic rant against Taylor Swift. In the new single which also features Taylor's rival Rihanna, Kanye raps: "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex.
  
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• Jidenna talks snagging a Grammy nod and finishing his album

  12-02-2016 19:13
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — If ever you've laid eyes on Jidenna - the nattily dressed singer and emcee behind the Grammy-nominated anthem "Classic Man" - then certainly you remember him: He's straight out of a time machine with his fiery red hair, slicked into a dapper 1930s style, slim suits and a gold watch chain dangling from his pocket.
  
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• Grammy predictions: who will win – and who should

  12-02-2016 18:54
  
  Some categories seem clear-cut while others are impossible to call. Here’s our rundown of likely victors and those who should be recognised Continue reading...
  
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• MTV HOROSCOPES – Valentine’s Day

  12-02-2016 18:30
  
  What sort of love story does V-Day have in store for you..?
  
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• Geordie Shore's Holly Hagan Tweets The Perfect Response To Troll Slamming Her Weight

  12-02-2016 18:29
  
  Well this wasn't necessary.
  
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• A lesson for Kanye West: You are not a God and women are not whores

  12-02-2016 18:25
  Walking God complex Kanye West has courted controversy once again with the release of his new album The Life Of Pablo, which was unveiled on 11 February. The track Famous includes the lyrics "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/Why? West is referring to Taylor Swift and the moment during the 2009 MTV VMAs, where he took to the stage and interrupted her acceptance speech to inform the audience that Beyoncé should have won the award for best music video.
  
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• A lesson for Kanye West: You are not a God and Taylor Swift doesn't need your blessing

  12-02-2016 18:25
  
  Walking God complex Kanye West has courted controversy once again with the release of his new album The Life Of Pablo, which was unveiled on 11 February. The track Famous includes the lyrics "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/Why? West is referring to Taylor Swift and the moment during the 2009 MTV VMAs, where he took to the stage and interrupted her acceptance speech to inform the audience that Beyoncé should have won the award for best music video.
  
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• Independence Day And Jurassic Park Are Getting Their Very Own Live Orchestra Screenings At The Royal Albert Hall

  12-02-2016 18:15
  
  AWOOO.
  
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• Geordie Shore’s Cast Of Past And Present Are Officially Reuniting For A Fifth Year Anniversary Special

  12-02-2016 18:08
  
  But WHO will be coming back?
  
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• These Celebs Are Giving Us Sex Inspo This Valentines Day

  12-02-2016 17:47
  
  This lot are totally unfazed by getting graphic about sex
  
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• BFFs no more: Kanye West, Taylor Swift feud over his 'Famous' song

  12-02-2016 17:45
  Looks like Taylor Swift and Kanye West are never, ever getting back together. Just six months after two of the biggest names in music publicly put a long-running feud behind them, the "1989" pop star and the rapper have fallen out again over West's claim in a new song that he made Swift famous. "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, I made that bitch famous," rapped West, while unveiling his new single "Famous" on Thursday to an online audience of some 20 million.
  
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• Figaro at the cutting edge: the Barber through the ages

  12-02-2016 17:27
  
  Beaumarchais’ wily Barber of Seville is one of literature’s greatest creations, and it’s not only Mozart and Rossini who brought him to musical life. Ahead of Welsh National Opera’s trilogy, director Sam Brown ponders Figaro’s backstoryThe Barber of Seville – Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera masterpiece – opens in Cardiff on Saturday, nearly 200 years to the day since its premiere in Rome on 20 February 1816. Its first night was marred by a catalogu
  
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• Vince Gill detours from country on romantic new album

  12-02-2016 17:13
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer Vince Gill is a standard bearer for traditional country music, thanks to his encyclopedic knowledge of the genre and his masterful guitar skills, but he only included one true country song on his latest album.
  
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• The Best Celebrity Couples Of 2016 (So Far)

  12-02-2016 17:09
  
  From Talvin to Zigi, these are the couples that we can't stop shipping…
  
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• F**k It Fridays: Alfie Deyes

  12-02-2016 17:03
  
  Celebrating the power of just saying 'F**K IT'
  
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• Ex On The Beach's Megan McKenna Busked In Covent Garden And It Was Flawless

  12-02-2016 16:55
  
  The Ex On The Beach babe performed a self-penned track in front of a host of eager fans…
  
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• YEE-HAH! Geordie Shore's Chloe Ferry Flashes Her Pants As She Launches Herself Head First Into Taxi

  12-02-2016 16:54
  
  It should be an olympic sport, really.
  
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• These Are The Real World Locations That Inspired Disney’s Frozen

  12-02-2016 16:42
  
  We’re booking the next flight out.
  
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• Reggae, riots and record shops – a brief history of Bristol's music scene

  12-02-2016 16:30
  
  As the BBC 6 Music festival begins, broadcaster and DJ Gilles Peterson looks at why Bristol has produced such a wealth of underground soundsBBC Radio 6 Music decamps to Bristol this weekend for its third 6 Music festival. It’s a city with a fantastic musical heritage, one that perfectly encapsulates the alternative spirit that is the station’s beating heart.For my regular Saturday afternoon 6 Music show, I recently took a day trip out west to find out more about the history of Bristo
  
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• Celebs Who Are Still Single This Valentine's Day

  12-02-2016 16:17
  
  Which you means you could TOTALLY end up dating any of them.
  
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• James Blake Drops New Track 'Modern Soul'

  12-02-2016 16:16
  
  Complete with Blake's signature smooth yet haunting vocals, across his shimmering production, oozing reverb and layers upon layers of sounds.
  
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• Kylie Jenner Just Announced She's Launching A 20 Piece Nail Polish Line

  12-02-2016 16:06
  
  KJ is doing manis now.
  
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• Nang Shares First Track From 'Fragments' Compilation

  12-02-2016 16:03
  The first in Ralph's latest series is from London producer Selvsse (pronounced se-lah-see) with a tune called 'Xylo'. 'Xylo' is infectious; it fuses traditional hip-hop sounds with sprinkles of electro before gliding into the smooth chorus.
  
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• All Time Low review – idiot-bantz and power pop for the kids

  12-02-2016 15:53
  
  O2 Arena, London
  The US quartet have adapted well to their new arena status, and deliver their muscular, catchy bangers like a clean-cut AerosmithAll Time Low have been derided by some as “cookie-cutter pop-punk”, as if there were something wrong with making four-minute guitar songs that place a higher value on catchiness than outlier-haggardness (though that also gets a look in). The Maryland foursome, who bring an additional guitarist on stage, are the current kings of the sector a
  
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• Pretty Little Liars’ Janel Parrish Already Knows What Season 7 Has In Store And It Sounds CRAZY

  12-02-2016 15:48
  
  Mona Vanderwaal has spoken.
  
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• Kanye West claims Taylor Swift came up with Famous diss lyric

  12-02-2016 15:47
  
  ‘I called Taylor and had a hour long convo with her about the line and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings,’ says the rapperKanye West has defended the lyrics of his new track Famous, claiming Taylor Swift came up with the controversial section in which the rapper proclaims: “I made that bitch famous.”After the premiere of West’s album The Life of Pablo at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, a row erupted over the lyric, with Swift’s US spokes
  
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• East London’s Jerome Thomas Shares ‘Navy Blue’

  12-02-2016 15:34
  
  ‘Navy Blue’ is this alternative, soulful track that reminds me of a smokey jazz club.
  
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• New band of the week: Whitney (No 90)

  12-02-2016 15:30
  
  Formed out of the ashes of glam-garage grungeniks Smith Westerns, Whitney are sweet soul with a dash of tear-stricken country
  Hometown: Chicago.The lineup: Julien Ehrlich (drums, vocals), Max Kakacek (guitar), Ziyad Asrar (keyboards), Will Miller (trumpet).Continue reading...
  
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• School of rock – the excuses music can offer for bunking off school

  12-02-2016 15:19
  
  One parent excused his child’s lateness by explaining she had been at a Bruce Springsteen show. But that’s not the only plausible rock-related excuse for truancyFair play to Patrick Pipino, the father who wrote to his daughter’s school explaining that she had been late in because she had been watching a three-and-a-half-hour Springsteen show the night before. Rock’n’roll was originally an expression of youthful rebellion – even if it’s been a long time s
  
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• Kanye West's The Life of Pablo launch: the view from the Vue

  12-02-2016 14:12
  
  While thousands gathered in Madison Square Garden, dozens gathered in a cinema in north London. How did Yeezy Season 3 feel from the multiplex?In Madison Square Garden, thousands took their seats in the arena that has over the years played host to some of New York’s most notable sporting and cultural moments. And across the Atlantic, in screen eight of the Vue cinema in Islington, tens took their seats in an arena that has hosted some of north London’s most notable teenage fumbles an
  
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• Megan McKenna Strips Off For Her Snapchat Followers As She Shares Behind-The-Scenes Photoshoot Pics

  12-02-2016 14:00
  
  She looks AMAZING!
  
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• Junior Boys’ favourite tracks

  12-02-2016 14:00
  
  Jeremy Greenspan of the Canadian electronic duo dishes out his top tracks and wisecracks Continue reading...
  
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• Jason Derulo’s Get Ugly: the best of this week’s new music

  12-02-2016 14:00
  
  Jason Derulo | Transviolet | Troye Sivan | Karen HardingPICK OF THE WEEKContinue reading...
  
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• From the Beatles to Britpop: why solo albums are the enemy of rock’n’roll

  12-02-2016 14:00
  
  Why do minor band members insist on going it alone? As a recent spate of average side projects prove, perhaps they shouldn’t botherSolo albums. The very concept seems like a relic from rock’s bloated heyday, invariably bringing to mind the classic story about the four members of Kiss all releasing dodgy solo efforts on the same day, thus bringing their record company to its knees. Related: Pretty things: Arcade Fire and fans throw Bowie a New Orleans send-offContinue reading...
  
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• Kanye West bingo: a party game for The Life of Pablo

  12-02-2016 13:25
  
  The release of the rapper’s much-anticipated (and much-revised) seventh album is upon us. Markers at the ready ...Whether you consider Kanye West brilliant, bold or plain bumptious; there are very few artists big enough to mark the launch of a new album with an official playback at the 18,200 capacity Madison Square Gardens. With an additional live-stream of said playback beaming into cinemas across the world and the subsequent launch of a new line of clothing at the New York event, West&r
  
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• Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin dating: Baby singer reveals the truth about their relationship

  12-02-2016 13:21
  
  Justin Bieber has opened up about his relationship with Hailey Baldwin. The Boyfriend singer has expressed his love for the 19-year-old model.
  
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• Philharmonia/Hruša review – ravishing textures and self-conscious languor

  12-02-2016 13:19
  
  Royal Festival Hall, London
  Mahler’s metaphysical Third Symphony is arguably his most ambitious and Jakub Hrůša’s reading was remarkableJakub Hrůša’s considerable reputation rests primarily on his interpretations of Mozart and of his native Czech repertory. He has now turned to Mahler for a performance of the Third Symphony with the Philharmonia that began with moments of uncertainty but grew in stature and force as it progressed.Attempting a comprehensi
  
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• Halle/Elder review – a fateful journey with Shostakovich

  12-02-2016 13:17
  
  Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Mark Elder makes the composer’s life flash before the audience’s eyes in a disquieting yet compelling programme that dwells on mortality, with outstanding support from Mahler and Roderick WilliamsAfter a long career of elusive, enigmatic symphonies, Shostakovich saved the most elusive and enigmatic until last. Why is the Fifteenth Symphony so full of operatic quotations, including Wagner’s Tristan chord, the fate motif from the Ring and, most tellin
  
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• Need A Weekend Playlist? Jonas Blue Picks You 10 Huge Tunes

  12-02-2016 13:05
  
  The 'Fast Car' hit maker picks ten tracks you need to hear right now...
  
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• HYLE ALERT! Could Geordie Shore’s Holly Hagan & Kyle Christie Be Back Together?

  12-02-2016 12:57
  
  Our Hyle hearts…
  
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• 9 Texts You Can Expect From Your Netflix Account This Valentine's Day

  12-02-2016 12:43
  
  For those who are in a committed relationship with, well, a website.
  
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• New Music Out This Week: Jack Garratt, Sia, Dua Lipa & Maybe Kanye??

  12-02-2016 12:29
  
  Is T.L.O.P EVER going to arrive?
  
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• Kim Kardashian Debuts New Blonde Hair As The Kardashian-Jenners Hit The Yeezy Season 3 NYFW Show In Matching Outfits

  12-02-2016 12:28
  
  That moment when Kendall and Caitlyn Jenner turn up in the same dress.
  
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• Youngs Teflon & S1 Loud Explain How They ‘Started From The Floor’ On New Track

  12-02-2016 12:13
  
  His latest effort ‘Started From The Floor’ details his journey to get to the level he’s at today and it just so happens to be a massive tune too.
  
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• This Story Of Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively's Awkward First Date Is Too Cute

  12-02-2016 12:13
  
  We love him. And her.
  
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• The Insane Rules Kanye West Probably Gave His Yeezy Season 3 Models Are Just Peak Kanye West

  12-02-2016 12:09
  
  “YOU ARE A PICTURE”.
  
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• Mavis Staples: ‘I often think what would have happened if I’d married Dylan’

  12-02-2016 12:07
  
  Her raw, rasping voice made the Staple Singers a household name in the 50s and 60s and icons of the civil rights movement. She talks about the time she met David Bowie, her relationship with Bob Dylan and her love of Pharrell Williams’s HappySixty years ago, before rock’n’roll had ignited, a 16-year-old took the lead on a huge-selling hit. “Well, well, well, Lord,” she sang, “they tell me I got a home beyond the skies.” Her voice sounded years older than
  
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• Dedicate A Song To Your Valentine This Weekend With MTV TRAX

  12-02-2016 09:05
  
  We're getting luuurrrvved up this Valentine's Day and you can too...
  
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• Kanye West drops cover for 'The Life of Pablo' ahead of Yeezy 3 fashion and music extravaganza

  12-02-2016 01:14
  Kanye West has revealed the title of his new album, as he debuts Yeezy Season 3 at Madison Square Garden, with a joint fashion show and listening party. Switching focus to the fashion show, which saw British supermodel Naomi Campbell take to the catwalk, he said: "Tell me how y'all feel about the clothes this season," before thanking Adidas "for paying for this." He also led a chant against Nike, but warned the crowd not to speak ill of Michael Jordan.
  
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• Yanni continues to embrace the unknown with new music, tour

  12-02-2016 00:15
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Yanni, who has performed across the globe and whose sound is arguably its own genre of music, says his method is simple: He embraces the unknown.
  
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