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• Yass Drake! 'One Dance' Gives Drizzy His First UK No.1 As A Lead Artist

  15-04-2016 19:00
  
  And The Lumineers score their first UK No.1 album too!
  
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• New band of the week: Weaves (No 99)

  15-04-2016 18:57
  
  Finger-clicking Canadian indie band with the ferocious power of the Pixies and a cartoonish energy that is all their ownHometown: Toronto. The lineup: Jasmyn Burke (vocals), Morgan Waters (guitar), Zach Bines (bass), Spencer Cole (drums).Continue reading...
  
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• BBC NOW/Stern review – a musical journey with the spirit of Kerouac

  15-04-2016 18:09
  
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  From Bernstein and Gershwin to Harris and Adams, the National Orchestra of Wales took its audience on a stirring coast-to-coast US aural road tripDoing America coast to coast and spanning almost a century of music gave an irresistibly wide sweep to this programme by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with Eric Stern as conductor.Plotted on the map, the trajectory looked straightforward: from Gershwin and Bernstein in New York, across the prairies in Roy Harris’s Th
  
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• LSO/Simon Rattle review – compelling conductor delivers full sonic spectrum

  15-04-2016 18:06
  
  Barbican, London
  Already on his third LSO outing of this season, the orchestra’s music director-in-waiting offered work that was anguished, imposing and apocalypticIt is a year and a half before Simon Rattle officially takes over as music director of the London Symphony Orchestra, but it is beginning to feel as though he has already moved in at the Barbican. This Messiaen and Bruckner programme came at the end of a short European tour with the LSO and marked Rattle’s third substantia
  
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• 'Faded' Hit Maker Alan Walker Picks You His Top Tunes Right Now

  15-04-2016 17:11
  
  He's climbing the charts so we think you need to hear what Alan's got on repeat...
  
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• Kendall Jenner Got Pranked By Hailey Baldwin And Jason Kennedy And It Was Hilarious

  15-04-2016 17:08
  
  So who's Rachel, Ken?
  
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• Avelino Unleashes 'FYO' Visuals

  15-04-2016 16:51
  
  So far, 'FYO' has amassed over 40,000 plays to date, Avelino proves he's in a lyrical league of his own.
  
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• MTV News | Miley & Liam's Engagement Mystery And Keeping Up With Stephen Hawking

  15-04-2016 16:43
  
  Everything you need to know from April 15, 2016.
  
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• Snakehips Share Their Latest Offering 'Falling' With Malika

  15-04-2016 16:37
  
  ‘Falling’ is definitely the perfect track for those who like hearing a nostalgic vibe with that renowned 90s R&B flavour – but with a bit of a kick.
  
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• Don't assault your fans: the gig etiquette guide for bands and venues

  15-04-2016 16:13
  
  After a musician flying-kicked a fan back into the crowd, we’re here with a handy guide to how artists and venues can make life better for their audiencesThree and a half years ago, after some predictably wearying experience at a gig – I forget what, but something must have roused my ire – I wrote a 10-point guide to gig etiquette. It was aimed at gig-goers, but events this week suggest the people on the other side of the lights need some advice, too. Which is why I’m upd
  
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• Nailed It Failed It (9-15 April) With Nick Jonas, Lea Michele, Gigi Hadid & Harry Styles

  15-04-2016 16:07
  
  This week's winners and losers from the world of celeb.
  
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• 50 Essential Android Games To Download Right Now

  15-04-2016 15:46
  
  From Minions to Pokemon via Star Wars - you'll never be bored again.
  
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• David Gest Is Not Dead soul music tour to continue despite reality star's death

  15-04-2016 15:35
  The David Gest Is Not Dead, But Alive With Soul music tour will go ahead as planned, even though the reality star has died.
  
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• Kid Cudi Drops New Track 'All In'

  15-04-2016 15:21
  
  The 32 year old has dropped a new offering titled ‘All In’, channeling honest emotions and a helping hand from Mike WiLL Made-It on the beat.
  
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• Bands who bemoan their 'teenage girl' fans are missing the point of music

  15-04-2016 15:07
  
  As a reviews editor, I’ve lost count of the times writers have referred derisively to female fans in the crowd. It’s high time we recognised that it’s not only men with extensive vinyl collections who are the bearers of good tasteA few weeks ago, while preparing to speak to a band called Mothxr, I came across an interview they’d given a couple of months earlier. In it, they were asked their favourite thing to see in the audience from onstage – and their answer was a
  
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• 7 Hoverboard Fails That Will Totally Make Your Day

  15-04-2016 15:03
  
  God gave us legs and we've stopped using them. For THIS...
  
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• Five of the best… new gigs

  15-04-2016 14:26
  
  Logic | Boredoms | Nao | Bellowhead | ATP 2.0 Curated By Drive Like JehuThe 26-year-old Def Jam rapper experienced a childhood that involved crack and food stamps – so you wouldn’t blame him for a bit of escapism. Last year’s second album The Incredible True Story was set one century in the future and involved the story of the quest to find a successor to planet Earth. Continue reading...
  
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• Puppy’s Entombed: the best of this week’s new music

  15-04-2016 14:00
  
  Puppy | Tough Love ft Arlissa | Will.I.Am | Sigala ft John Newman & Nile Rodgers | Drake ft Wizkid & Kyla Continue reading...
  
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• Five of the best… new classical concerts

  15-04-2016 14:00
  
  Pierre-Laurent Aimard Plays Messiaen | Mariinsky Orchestra | Jenůfa | Bruckner Orchestra Linz | Scottish Chamber OrchestraPierre-Laurent Aimard is one of the leading interpreters of Olivier Messiaen’s piano music. In June he’s marking his last year as artistic director of the Aldeburgh festival by playing the epic Catalogue d’Oiseaux in a dawn-to-dusk series of recitals; as a foretaste he’s tackling Messiaen’s other great piano work, the Vingt Regards De L&rsqu
  
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• DJ Haus’s favourite tracks

  15-04-2016 14:00
  
  The London based producer and Unknown To The Unknown label boss empties the contents of his psychic record box Continue reading...
  
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• Angel Calls In JME, Wretch 32 And Talle For Official ‘Rude Boy’ Remix

  15-04-2016 13:47
  
  Produced by Angel with Swizz Beatz on additional production duties, ‘Rude Boy’ is reportedly set to be taken from his forthcoming hotly anticipated sophomore album due for release later this year.
  
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• Spongebob Is Coming To Splatoon! Yes, Really!

  15-04-2016 13:32
  
  Splatfest 13 is SPONGEBOB-themed.
  
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• This Might Just Be The Best Music Video For A Kanye West Song Ever

  15-04-2016 13:30
  
  No, really.
  
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• Pretty Little Liars Actor Brandon Jones Charged With Allegedly Threatening Neighbour With A Gun

  15-04-2016 13:19
  
  He could face up to five and a half years in prison.
  
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• AT LAST! Skepta Announces ‘Konnichiwa’ Release Date And Debuts New Track ‘Man’

  15-04-2016 13:18
  
  Celebrating the album’s announcement, Skepta has also debuted an exclusive cut from the album, ‘Man’.
  
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• Radiohead manager is 'praying every night' that band will stream new album on Spotify

  15-04-2016 12:39
  
  Thom Yorke is still undecided on allowing streaming services access to the upcoming album, says Brian Message, who also attacks secondary ticketing marketRadiohead have still not decided whether to allow their new album to be streamed on Spotify. Speaking at the Wanstead Tap cafe in London on Thursday night, The band’s manager, Brian Message, said he’s “praying every night” that lead singer Thom Yorke lets Spotify have the album, but a final decision is yet to be made.As
  
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• Radiohead have not yet decided whether to stream new album, says man from their management firm

  15-04-2016 12:39
  
  Brian Message of Courtyard Management says he is ‘praying every night’ that the band decide to put their next record on SpotifyRadiohead have still not decided whether to allow their new album to be streamed on Spotify. Speaking at the Wanstead Tap cafe in London on Thursday night, Brian Message – of the band’s management company, Courtyard Management – said he’s “praying every night” that lead singer Thom Yorke lets Spotify have the album, but a f
  
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• Rob Kardashian And Lamar Odom Make A Triumphant Return In New Keeping Up With The Kardashians Trailer

  15-04-2016 12:38
  
  Oh HI guys.
  
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• Fan Account Of The Week: @JBCrewdotcom

  15-04-2016 12:22
  
  We get to know the people behind this MASSIVE account...
  
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• New Music Out This Week: P!nk, Little Mix x Sean Paul, AlunaGeorge & More!

  15-04-2016 12:14
  
  AND Jacob Whitesides AND Disciples AND David Guetta AND AND AND...
  
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• Are Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds Expecting Baby No.2?

  15-04-2016 11:40
  
  Looks like it!
  
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• Geordie Shore’s Kyle Christie Undergoes Hair Transplant And The Pictures Are Gory AF

  15-04-2016 11:33
  
  These pictures aren't for the faint hearted...
  
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• Grimes says 'numerous' producers have demanded sex from her

  15-04-2016 10:53
  
  The Canadian artist says producers have said they won’t finish songs unless she goes back to their hotel roomGrimes has said she has been pestered for sex by male producers. The Canadian artist, whose real name is Claire Boucher, was asked by Rolling Stone for her opinions on Kesha’s lawsuit against her producer/label boss, Dr Luke, whom she has accused of rape, and responded by saying male producers commonly expect sex.“I don’t know enough about the specifics of that sit
  
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• Grimes implies 'numerous' producers have demanded sex from her

  15-04-2016 10:53
  
  The Canadian artist says producers have said they won’t finish songs unless she goes back to their hotel roomGrimes has said she has been pestered for sex by male producers. The Canadian artist, whose real name is Claire Boucher, was asked by Rolling Stone for her opinions on Kesha’s lawsuit against her producer/label boss, Dr Luke, whom she has accused of rape, and responded by saying male producers commonly expect sex.“I don’t know enough about the specifics of that sit
  
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• OMG! You Could Be In High School Musical 4!

  15-04-2016 10:50
  
  You can audition on your phone to be an ACTUAL WILDCAT.
  
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• Kendrick Lamar sued for allegedly copying Bill Withers song

  15-04-2016 10:17
  
  Lawsuit alleges I Do This simply features Lamar’s lyrics over a ‘direct and complete copy’ of Withers’ hit Don’t You Want to StayKendrick Lamar was sued on Thursday for allegedly replicating the music from the 1975 Bill Withers song Don’t You Want to Stay for his own track I Do This without permission. According to a complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court, Lamar added his own lyrics to a “direct and complete copy” of Withers’ music to c
  
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• Liam Hemsworth Denies He's Engaged To Miley Cyrus

  15-04-2016 10:15
  
  Wait, what?
  
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• J Dilla's The Diary: the posthumous record he wanted you to hear

  15-04-2016 10:00
  
  It may be yet another album released after the prolific producer’s death in 2006 but it was his attempt to make it as a starThis weekend will see the 14th release by the hip-hop producer J Dilla. The 14th posthumous release, that is. Dilla, born James Yancey, died a decade ago from a rare blood disease called TTP. At that stage he was already a producer of renown, having worked first with the group Slum Village, then A Tribe Called Quest, then everyone from Busta Rhymes to Janet Jackson. B
  
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• Given time, lockout laws will spark a Sydney underground renaissance

  15-04-2016 07:58
  
  If constraint breeds innovation, Sydney’s young people shouldn’t wait for the government to open up the bars again but embrace their underground status“Sydney nightlife is so lame now.”Contrary to expectation, that was not a sentence I heard from disappointed punters on Oxford Street last weekend, as they were sent away from bar entrances by beefy security guards, tapping their watches at the dreaded Cinderella Hour of 1.30am. Continue reading...
  
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• Radiohead manager reported saying new album will arrive in June

  15-04-2016 05:05
  
  The follow-up to 2011’s the King of Limbs will be ‘like nothing you’ve ever heard’, according to the British band’s manager Brian MessageRadiohead’s manager, Brian Message, has reportedly revealed the band will release their next album in June, their first since 2011’s the King of Limbs. Speaking at an “In Conversation” event at the London bar, the Wanstead Tap, Message said the long-awaited album “will be like nothing you’ve ever
  
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• Jean-Michel Jarre records with Edward Snowden – after the Guardian brings them together

  15-04-2016 01:01
  
  When we interviewed him last year, the French electronic pioneer asked for our help in putting together a track with the NSA whistleblowerThe Guardian’s coverage of the Edward Snowden NSA leaks has had a wide variety of repercussions, but perhaps none are as improbable as the latest: a collaboration between the 32-year-old whistleblower and French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre, on a techno track to be released this weekend. “Edward is an absolute hero of our times,&rdquo
  
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