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• Sony buys out Michael Jackson’s ATV Music Publishing for $750m

  15-03-2016 20:47
  
  Company will now control all of Sony/ATV, the largest music publishing company in the world, having bought the dead singer’s 50% shareSony is to buy Michael Jackson’s 50% share in Sony/ATV Music Publishing from the dead singer’s estate for $750m (£530m).The company is the largest music publishing company in the world and owns the rights to millions of songs including some of the Beatles’ work, as well as music by Taylor Swift, Bryan Adams, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Man
  
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• UB40 name dispute sets Campbell brothers against each other

  15-03-2016 20:23
  
  Six of original band seek injunction and damages against new band set up by original lead singer Ali Campbell
  At the height of their fame, the reggae band UB40 sold 120m records, but an increasingly bitter feud has set brother against brother in a legal dispute that has reached the high court.The family feud – featuring rival UB40 websites – centres on who has the right to use the name UB40. In one camp is Ali Campbell, the front man who left in 2008 and recruited Mickey Virtue and c
  
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• Peter Maxwell Davies was the enemy of mediocrity | Letters

  15-03-2016 20:01
  
  While many, myself included, might have reservations about the quality of Peter Maxwell Davies’s music, few could doubt the impact he made on musical life in this country (Obituary, 15 March). Unlike his great colleague, Harrison Birtwistle, he didn’t remain cool, calm, collected and consistent. He was more a musical jumping jack-in-a-box, responding eagerly and often uncritically to every new idea and influence. An enemy of mediocrity in both the musical profession and educatio
  
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• PBS series reconsidering scenes with pop producer Dr. Luke

  15-03-2016 19:09
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The maker of an upcoming PBS miniseries about groundbreaking pop music says the show is reconsidering scenes with Dr. Luke, the hitmaking producer who the pop star Kesha has accused of rape.
  
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• Jack Black Takes On the MTV CROSSY ROAD CHALLENGE!

  15-03-2016 18:39
  
  Can you beat his high score?
  
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• It's Official: Jersey Shore's Ronnie Magro And Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola Are Back Together

  15-03-2016 18:33
  
  SamRon is officially back on, people!
  
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• Pamela Majaro obituary

  15-03-2016 18:16
  
  My mother, Pamela Majaro, who has died aged 83, was a pianist, artist and, as founder of the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust, a champion of the cause of bringing chamber music to a young audience.Pamela was born in Llanelli, south Wales, daughter of Beatrice (nee Davies) and Harry Cohen. Her father worked in the family business selling textiles and household goods, and was the president of the local Jewish community. Pamela attended Llanelli girls’ grammar school. She devoted her spare time t
  
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• Jaden Smith Isn't Here For Gender Norms In Fashion: 'I Don't See Man Clothes And Woman Clothes'

  15-03-2016 18:16
  
  All as he covers GQ Style.
  
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• WHY AYE! Win £2000 Cash To Celebrate The Brand New Series Of Geordie Shore

  15-03-2016 17:00
  
  It's time to head back to the toon and you could be bagging yourself a massive cash prize...
  
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• Vicky Pattison Talks Budding Spencer Matthews Romance & Admits She’s ‘Wary’ Of His History

  15-03-2016 16:37
  
  #Spicky is ON.
  
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• Geordie Shore's Chantelle Connelly Gets Taken Out By A Wave, Still Manages To Look Like A Worldie

  15-03-2016 15:33
  
  How DOES she do it?!
  
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• Radiohead: the story so far – in pictures

  15-03-2016 15:31
  
  As Radiohead announce a new tour, and with rumours of an imminent ninth studio album, here’s a look at the band’s career – from Thom Yorke’s ever-changing hair styles, to a rare band selfie Continue reading...
  
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• See Danny Dyer Transform Into A Drag Queen In Lucy Rose's Video For 'Nebraska'

  15-03-2016 15:02
  
  "I've always believed that people should be who they wanna be, regardless of race or gender."
  
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• Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Petrenko review – natural charm, deeply engaging

  15-03-2016 14:04
  
  Colston Hall, Bristol
  Vasily Petrenko brought authority and integrity to a programme that included Sibelius, Mahler, Schubert – and a nod to Norwegian prideThe Colston Hall audience clapped the Norwegians long and hard by way of welcome – the legacy of affection dating from the days of Mariss Jansons’ tenure with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra was obvious. But they were soon nonplussed. The opener, Grieg’s own arrangement of his march, Gangar, one of the 66 Lyric Pieces,
  
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• Boris Godunov review – Bryn Terfel is a sympathetic and nuanced tsar

  15-03-2016 14:01
  
  Royal Opera House, London
  Richard Jones’s dramatically effective and focused production places the mental disintegration of Terfel’s Boris Godunov at the centre of the dramaA painting of a child’s spinning top adorns the front cloth of the Royal Opera’s new production of Mussorgsky’s epic. Anyone familiar with Richard Jones’s productions will know that such images tend to take on ever-more baleful significance as the evening goes on, and this Boris Godunov is
  
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• Ibiza Rocks Reveal First Wave Of Their 2016 Line Up With Some BIG Names

  15-03-2016 13:59
  
  Find out who'll be playing under the Balearic stars this year...
  
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• Watch Danny Dyer like you've NEVER seen him before in Lucy Rose's new music video

  15-03-2016 13:58
  
  The video promotes freedom of expression.
  
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• Little Mix review – cheery, big-budget zinger of a show

  15-03-2016 13:48
  
  Brighton Centre
  The UK’s biggest girl band stir in tinselly costumes, spooky stage sets, giant rabbits’ heads – and plenty of proper tunesIt would be hard to find a less weird girl group than Little Mix, which makes the question posed on a screen – “Are you ready to Get Weird?” – either risible or challenging, depending on your age. The 10-year-olds in the audience are ready to be persuaded. For the next 90 minutes, they’re transfixed by the band&r
  
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• Get Mortal With Geordie Shore's 'Tunes From The Toon' Playlist

  15-03-2016 13:18
  
  Your mint party companion...
  
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• Stephanie Davis Is Fine With Jeremy McConnell Sleeping With Two Other Girls, Because It Doesn't Count As Cheating

  15-03-2016 13:08
  
  No words.
  
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• Awkward! Geordie Shore's Scotty T Says He's "Past Caring" About Gaz And Charlotte

  15-03-2016 12:51
  The party-loving lad is fed up with his on/off Geordie housemates...
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Admits She ‘Doesn’t Trust’ Gaz Beadle And Reckons He’s Actually ‘C**k-Blocking’ Her

  15-03-2016 12:45
  
  Oh snap.
  
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• Rinse & Repeat (Ft. Kah-Lo)

  15-03-2016 12:39 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Rinse & Repeat (Ft. Kah-Lo)
  
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• Lil Nasty Marks His Comeback With New Track, 'Range Rover Sport'

  15-03-2016 12:33
  
  Lil Nasty is definitely no stranger to us, but we haven't really been getting consistent music from him for a little while - that's all about to change though.
  
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• Bobii Lewis Unleashes Remix Of His Own Track, ‘Crucify’

  15-03-2016 12:29
  
  Although Bobii Lewis has been putting in the work for a while, he may not have been on your radar too much yet - until now that is.
  
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• Selena Gomez Over Takes Taylor Swift As Most Followed Person On Instagram

  15-03-2016 11:49
  
  Yas.
  
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• Holly Hagan’s Surgically Enhanced Appearance Comes Under Fire, But She Has The Perfect Comeback

  15-03-2016 11:41
  
  How to put a troll in its place.
  
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• Watch Kendall Jenner Get Seriously Sultry In LOVE Magazine’s #KJ4CK Video

  15-03-2016 11:34
  
  WOAH.
  
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• Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov through the years - in pictures

  15-03-2016 10:56
  
  In Boris Godunov – Mussorgsky’s only completed opera – the composer created one of the greatest bass-baritone roles in the canon. We look back at some past productions and the singers who have brought the role to lifeContinue reading...
  
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• Sony Buys Jackson's Music Stake For $750m

  15-03-2016 10:18
  
  Michael Jackson's estate is selling its remaining 50% stake in a music catalogue, which includes music by The Beatles and Bob Dylan, to Sony Corp for $750m (£526m). The agreement will give Sony/ATV Music Publishing sole ownership of the works, which also includes music by artists such as Eminem and Taylor Swift. "This agreement further demonstrates Sony's commitment to the entertainment businesses and our firm belief that these businesses will continue to contribute to our success for year
  
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• Sony buys Michael Jackson's stake in music catalog for $750M

  15-03-2016 05:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's estate has agreed to sell its remaining stake in a lucrative music catalog to Sony Corp. for $750 million, the entities announced Monday.
  
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• Sony buys Michael Jackson stake in music venture and song catalog with Beatles copyrights for $750m

  15-03-2016 05:35
  
  The Sony Corporation is paying $750m (£525m) to Michael Jackson's estate to buy out the late pop star's portion of their joint music venture along with its top prize: a catalog of copyrights to 4 million songs including most of the Beatles' compositions, and works from Sting, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift and the Rolling Stones. Sony, which opted to exercise its option to buy out the estate's stake, will make a lump sum payment of $733m (£513m) for Jackson's 50% ownership in Sony/ATV Mus
  
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• Chase & Status Confirmed For MTV Crashes Coventry!

  15-03-2016 01:00
  
  If you haven’t got your tickets get you might wanna hurry…
  
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