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• Court names administrator for superstar Prince's estate

  27-04-2016 22:17
  A Minnesota judge appointed a bank on Wednesday to safeguard the estate of the late music legend Prince and scheduled a probate hearing for next week after the performer's sister said he left no known will, court records showed. Acting on a request from the star's sister, Tyka Nelson, a judge in Carver County, Minnesota, named Bremer Trust, National Association as special administrator to handle Prince's estate, which is estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars. Prince's sister asked for the
  
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• Graham Nash looks back wistfully on a storied music career

  27-04-2016 19:41
  
  Graham Nash, "This Path Tonight" (Blue Castle Label/ADA)
  
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• J Dilla – 10 of the best

  27-04-2016 19:24
  
  In a short career, the Detroit rapper cemented a reputation as a cult great with underground strip-club jams, Beatles-inspired psychedelia and joyous neo-soulBy the time Jay Dee – whose real name was James Yancey – became J Dilla, he had made a reputation for himself by producing albums for Common, the Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest, among others. With his debut solo album Welcome 2 Detroit, he switched up his style, broadening his range to combine world music, live instrumentatio
  
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• Music written by inmates to be performed at White House

  27-04-2016 19:07
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Music created by inmates at one of South Carolina's most dangerous prisons was making its way to the White House on Wednesday, thanks to a group of musicians affiliated with Carnegie Hall.
  
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• Kesha returns to the studio for new single to be released on Friday

  27-04-2016 19:07
  
  The singer has been recording with EDM star Zedd to record a version of the song she performed with him at CoachellaDespite a court ruling refusing to release her from her contract with Sony – and tying her to an imprint run by Dr Luke, whom she accuses of sexually assaulting her – Kesha has entered the studio again, and a new single will be released on Friday. Related: The end of #FreeKesha: judge's ruling brings pop star back to square oneContinue reading...
  
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• Kim Kardashian Has A Handy Bum Contouring Hack If That's Something You're Into

  27-04-2016 18:27
  
  Don't even try to pretend you aren't curious.
  
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• Outside the Lines: Bowie, Blondie and the B-52s unseen

  27-04-2016 18:14
  
  The new book Outside the Lines gathers behind-the-scenes pictures, outtakes and lost images from the cover shoots of punk and new wave’s most famous LPs. Take a look, and read what their photographers recall from the sessions Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Vicky Pattison Hands Out The Geordie Shore Awards And Reveals The Geordie Most Likely To Release A Sex Tape

  27-04-2016 18:13
  
  We asked the show's former star, 28, to hand out the Geordie Shore Awards...
  
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• Cyndi Lauper: 'In North Carolina I insisted on a transgender bathroom'

  27-04-2016 17:57
  
  Having conquered pop and musical theatre, Lauper went to Nashville to record a country album, Detour. She talked about working with legends and why she chose to perform in a state with anti-LGBT lawsWhile Cyndi Lauper will no doubt be remembered for her mid-1980s pop hits (Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time), since then she has very successfully turned her hand to musical theater and traditional roots music. Besides winning a Tony award for her original score to her Broadway show Kinky
  
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• Interview: Maleek Berry

  27-04-2016 17:23
  
  On a mission to "Ccreate timeless music that will hopefully last longer than my generation" Maleek Berry's quest continues with two new releases 'On Fire' and 'Kontrol'. We get the latest from him...
  
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• Airbrush Contouring Makeup Tutorial With Nicola Schuller And Lou Teasdale

  27-04-2016 17:15
  
  Go behind the scenes at the BSD Academy.
  
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• The Details Of Dylan O'Brien's Maze Runner Accident Are Actually Horrific

  27-04-2016 17:14
  
  OUR BABY.
  
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• ​Isaac Danquah Shares 'The Mantra'

  27-04-2016 17:14
  
  ​Isaac Danquah takes us on a journey through London at night in his latest video 'The Mantra'.
  
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• Jammz And Jack Dat Present 'Underdog Season'

  27-04-2016 17:11
  
  MC and Producer Jammz has been so busy on the grime scene, you'll be forgiven if you couldn't keep up.
  
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• Samm Henshaw Shares New Track 'Our Love'

  27-04-2016 17:08
  
  Back with ‘Our Love’, the upbeat track brews all kinds of Soul and Funk whilst Samm gets in his feelings and expresses romantic emotions shared between two people.
  
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• Wretch 32 And Avelino Unveil 'Hulk Hogan' Remix With Haile, Krept & Konan, Fekky And Shakka

  27-04-2016 17:04
  
  ‘Hulk Hogan’ was definitely a fan favourite and standout track from Wretch 32 and Avelino’s joint mixtape ‘Young Fire Old Flame’, and as if that wasn’t already enough - they’ve unleashed an immense remix with Haile (of WSTRN), Krept & Konan, Fekky and Shakka!
  
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• Mahalia Is A Heartfelt Wonder On New Track ‘Back Up Plan’

  27-04-2016 17:00
  
  The incredibly humble talent is back with her brand new single ‘Back Up Plan’ and we absolutely love it.
  
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• Yuna And Usher Team Up For ‘Crush’ Visual

  27-04-2016 16:56
  
  After premiering their collaboration ‘Crush’ to a profusion of universal acclaim back in February, R&B connoisseurs Yuna and Usher debut the track’s accompanying stunning visual.
  
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• Courts Unleash Their Killer New Single ‘No Lie’

  27-04-2016 16:54
  
  Following the release of their previous smash ‘Glass Half Empty’, Essex based five-piece Courts return with their latest offering, the brilliant ‘No Lie’.
  
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• The poetry and music of Henri Dutilleux in five key works

  27-04-2016 16:37
  
  Ahead of Saturday’s BBCSO Total Immersion festival, conductor Pascal Rophé picks five pieces that reveal Dutilleux’s magical and unique soundworldThis weekend, the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Total Immersion festival is dedicated to Henri Dutilleux, marking what would have been his centenary. Dutilleux was composing right until the end of his long life (he died in 2013, aged 97), his deeply human music providing a vital link between the worlds of Debussy, Ravel, Bartó
  
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• Tannhäuser review – musically strong but an awkward production

  27-04-2016 16:06
  
  Royal Opera House, London
  Peter Seiffert impresses in the lead role and Christian Gerhaher is a standout Wolfram, but the flaws remain in Tim Albery’s 2010 take on Wagner’s operaTim Albery’s 2010 production of Tannhäuser returns to Covent Garden for its first revival, but it remains to some extent an awkward piece of music theatre. Albery muddies Wagner’s vision of the conflict between flesh and spirit in an artist’s soul with imagery about illusion and reality
  
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• 13 Awesome UK Festivals For Under £100

  27-04-2016 15:35
  
  Can't afford the high prices? We've got it covered.
  
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• Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj And Karlie Kloss Slay The Red Carpet At The 2016 Time 100 Gala

  27-04-2016 15:08
  
  Just wait until you see Ariana's Disney Princess dress.
  
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• Rufus Wainwright review – puckish performance of Shakespeare's sonnets

  27-04-2016 13:58
  
  St John at Hackney, London
  Wainwright’s high-risk labour of love pays off as he corrals opera stars, actors and Florence Welch into luscious arrangements of the Bard’s classic poemsWere most pop artists to record an album of Shakespearean sonnets to mark the 400thanniversary of the playwright’s death, it would be impossible not to suspect rank opportunism. It’s to Rufus Wainwright’s credit, then, that his own motivations for taking on such a potentially credibility-
  
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• Bobby Friction's playlist: Kanika Kapoor, Raxstar, Jaz Dhami, Divine and Badshah

  27-04-2016 13:50
  
  Ahead of the first BBC Asian Network Live event, the DJ selects his favourite current tracks, including Bollywood bangers and the best of British Asian rapThis is by far my favourite Kanika Kapoor song as it’s hypnotic in a robotic Donna Summer kind of way. It drips with the implied sexual passion of so many Bollywood dance numbers and the repetition throughout the tune has a hazy, musically opiate feel to it. Required listening for fans of 21st-century Bollywood. Continue reading...
  
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• Jeremy McConnell 'Left Needing Six Stitches' After Fight With Stephanie Davis

  27-04-2016 13:19
  
  Their relationship has taken yet another turn.
  
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• Kendall Jenner Unleashes The Sass On Rob Kardashian After Finding Out He Re-Gifted Her Present To Blac Chyna

  27-04-2016 13:03
  
  Classic.
  
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• Samuel L. Jackson Fights Zombie Smartphone Users In New 'Cell' Horror Movie Trailer!

  27-04-2016 13:02
  
  John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson take on a horde of people turned into murderous zombies by their phones in this new horror movie.
  
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• ABC's new video for Viva Love: return of the band who dreamed in Technicolor

  27-04-2016 13:00
  
  Three decades after The Lexicon of Love, ABC are releasing a sequel album. Alongside our premiere of Julien Temple’s video, one fan explains their greatnessWhy does the return of ABC matter? Why would anyone care about a group from the past issuing a sequel to an album from 1982? Continue reading...
  
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• Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby Insists She Loves Marnie Simpson 'More Than Anything' After Lasses Fight Night

  27-04-2016 12:53
  
  It looks like the pair have put their nasty b*tch brawl behind them...
  
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• Geordie Shore Big Birthday Battle: 5 Of The Best Spoilers From The Mint First Trailer!

  27-04-2016 12:25
  
  We've got a first glimpse at what to expect in the Fifth Anniversary season as the mint first promo trailer dropped on MTV. HOWAY!
  
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• Uncharted 4 Has Already Leaked - Here's Where To Buy

  27-04-2016 12:07
  
  You can play the most anticipated game of the year right now if you have LITERALLY NO PATIENCE.
  
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• Rita Ora Continues To Be Trolled By Bees And Lemons Despite Claiming She Isn't 'Becky With The Good Hair'

  27-04-2016 12:04
  
  Would the real Becky please stand up.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Chats Crazy Headlines As She Addresses Rumours About Her Butt

  27-04-2016 11:57
  
  Of course.
  
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• Dutch mark chilly King's Day with music, free markets

  27-04-2016 11:46
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch are marking their king's birthday with an official celebration in the northeastern city of Zwolle and festivals and unofficial garage sales around the nation.
  
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• Led Zeppelin told they can settle Stairway lawsuit for $1 – and writing credit

  27-04-2016 11:17
  
  ‘It’s always been about credit where credit is due,’ says lawyer in copyright infringement case over Stairway to Heaven Lawyers suing Led Zeppelin over claims that the opening to Stairway to Heaven was stolen, say their client is willing to settle for the sum of US$1.The band’s lead singer, Robert Plant, and guitarist, Jimmy Page, face a US jury trial over their 1971 classic after Michael Skidmore, a trustee for the late Randy Wolfe, also known as Spirit’s Randy Cal
  
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• Daniel Radcliffe Being Completely Baffled By The Gender Pay Gap Is All Of Us

  27-04-2016 11:14
  
  "Who? Who’s doing that!?"
  
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• Kim Kardashian Puts Past Behind Her On Lunch Date With Rob Kardashian And Blac Chyna

  27-04-2016 10:28
  
  Just in time for the season premiere of Keeping Up With The Kardashians…
  
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• Prince's former band the Revolution announce reunion in his honour

  27-04-2016 09:50
  
  ‘We have decided that we would like to come out and do some shows,’ say former band members in video reordingPrince’s former band, the Revolution, have announced they will regroup to honour the late musician. The lineup of Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Bobby Z, Brown Mark, and Matt Fink have released a video recording in which they explain their decision.Continue reading...
  
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• Speaking the same language – with song

  27-04-2016 09:00
  
  From Curragh of Kildare to Last Boat Leaving … Irish singer and actor Camille O’Sullivan on a concert to mark the Easter Rising centenary that taps the rich musical connection between England and IrelandI was born in London and raised in Ireland, in a small village called Passage West, County Cork. My father was a racing driver, my mother was an artist. They met in France and settled in this isolated village. As a child it felt like the whole world was in that house.It’s said
  
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• As iPhone sales slump, Apple bets on services from apps to music

  27-04-2016 06:17
  By Julia Love SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's first-ever drop in quarterly iPhone sales has spurred Chief Executive Tim Cook to turn the spotlight on prospects for its services business, but the field is rife with competition and may prove challenging for a brand based on gadgets. Second-quarter earnings saw services emerge as Apple's second-largest business after the iPhone for the first time, topping iPad and Mac sales, which both fell. The App Store, Apple Music, storage center iCloud a
  
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