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• Pop classic 'Baby Baby' gets Tori Kelly reboot

  29-04-2016 22:48
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A pop classic from the early '90s, Amy Grant's hit "Baby Baby," is getting a reboot 25 years later thanks to Grammy-nominated singer Tori Kelly.
  
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• Hideout Festival Announce Their Biggest Setup Yet

  29-04-2016 20:28
  
  We cannot wait!
  
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• Pop star Kesha releases first single after label dispute

  29-04-2016 20:07
  Pop star Kesha released her first new music in three years on Friday after losing a legal bid earlier this month to scrap her recording contract with Sony Music and producer Dr. Luke, whom the singer had accused of sexual assault. Kesha, 29, teamed up with DJ Zedd on the single "True Colors," an electro-pop ballad released through the singer's label RCA Records, an unit of Sony Corp's Sony Music Entertainment, and Dr. Luke's Kemosabe Records, to which Kesha is still signed to.
  
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• Sunnier skies for New Orleans' music festival

  29-04-2016 19:29
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Music fans going to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival should have sunnier skies.
  
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• Twu Exclusive: Logan Sama Talks Working With Drake, The Rise Of Skepta & More

  29-04-2016 19:01
  
  Watch our extensive interview with Grime guru Logan Sama...
  
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• Watch J Dilla and Nas In The Trippy Visuals For 'The Sickness'

  29-04-2016 18:42
  
  Produced by Madlib, the track itself is taken from the posthumous album ‘The Diary’, which was recorded a few years before J Dilla passed away.
  
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• In 'Popstar,' Lonely Island aim for a 'Spinal Tap' for today

  29-04-2016 18:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lonely Island, the trio of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, has technically already made the leap to the big screen in 2007's wannabe daredevil comedy "Hot Rod." But it won't be until "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping" hits theaters that the full experience of Lonely Island — in all their seductively wrapped male anatomy glory and seafaring glee — lands at the movies.
  
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• Campaigners urge Elton John to boycott music festival in Portugal

  29-04-2016 18:24
  
  In an open letter, environmentalists say locating Marés Vivas event near a nature reserve threatens nesting birds and wildlifeCampaigners have sent an open letter to Elton John asking him to boycott a Portuguese music festival due to concerns it will be an environmental disaster for a nearby nature reserve. Marés Vivas festival, which takes place every July in Gaia, Porto, has been moved for the first time to an area of land just 100m from the nature reserve of the Douro River Estu
  
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• True Colors review – Kesha is back in defiant anthem

  29-04-2016 18:09
  
  ‘I won’t apologize for the fire in my eyes,’ sings the embattled pop star in her anthemic new collaboration with EDM star Zedd “I’m not afraid,” Kesha declares in True Colors, her first song in three years. Not to be confused with Cyndi Lauper’s 80s classic, True Colors is less danceable than Kesha’s last single, Timber, her 2013 collaboration with Pitbull – but it’s no less addictive.First debuted at Coachella with EDM artist Zedd, Tru
  
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• Fashion Blogger Susie Bubble Is Turning To YouTube And This Is Why You Should Be Excited

  29-04-2016 18:04
  
  We caught up with Susie to chat about the new fashion and beauty channel.
  
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• Motörhead's Bomber – watch an exclusive track from Lemmy's last tour

  29-04-2016 18:00
  
  See exclusive footage of the metal group performing live at the Zenith in Munich – their last recorded gig – from upcoming release Clean Your ClockUp until his death in December 2015, Lemmy Kilmister continued to front those thunderous titans of rock’n’roll, Motörhead. “For as long as I can walk the few yards from the back to the front of the stage without a stick,” he told the Guardian in August last year. “Or even if I do have to use a stick.&rdqu
  
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• Shakka Drops Visuals For ‘You Don’t Know What You Do To Me’ With Chip

  29-04-2016 17:48
  
  Shakka had such an incredible year in 2015, and I’m sure that he has plenty more in store for us this year. If you haven’t already, check out the ‘Lost Boys’ by clicking here.
  
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• Drake: Views review – hip-hop's crabby king tightens his grip on the crown

  29-04-2016 17:46
  
  The rapper’s latest album offers a lengthy inventory of miseries, cleverly offset by a sly sense of humour and eclectic sound. It is compelling evidence that this is the defining pop artist of the momentMidway through Drake’s fourth studio album comes a song called Still Here. The musical backdrop is sparse and eerie – its two-chord hook marooned over a scattering of vaguely gothic-sounding electronics – but the mood is self-congratulatory: “Doin’ well, dog,&r
  
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• Radiohead's corporate empire: inside the band's dollars and cents

  29-04-2016 17:42
  
  The band have proven themselves shrewd businessmen, forming some 20 companies since their inception – including LLLP LLP and Random Rubbish Ltd If you want to get to the heart of Radiohead as they prepare to release their new record, due in June, there is only one place you should go. It is a narrow, royal blue office in central London. Number 41 Great Portland Street to be precise, just a few doors down from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s unprepossessing embassy and the show
  
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• Gemma Styles: Where Has Daniel Radcliffe Been Hiding?

  29-04-2016 17:16
  
  Woke bae.
  
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• Prince's final days: few clues pointed to secret behind star's untimely death

  29-04-2016 17:03
  
  Prince betrayed few signs of his ill health and apparent dependency on painkillers in the lead-up to what would be a miserable end for the music greatThe shows were intimate and intense, 43 songs, and a range of covers from Bowie to Bob Marley. Prince, all alone on stage at a purple grand piano, started with Little Red Corvette and ended his second set of the night with a Purple Rain medley.
  But as soon as the sets were done, Prince was off. No after-party. No jam. He went directly to the airpor
  
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• Urban Outfitters Removes Shampoo For "Suicidal Hair" From Their Shelves After A Huge Backlash

  29-04-2016 16:56
  
  WHY.
  
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• MTV Pop Champs Is Coming - Find Out How To Vote Here!

  29-04-2016 16:52
  
  Who will you be backing to crown this year's MTV Pop Champ?
  
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• New band of the week: Kllo (No 101)

  29-04-2016 16:46
  
  This Australian duo impress with their new EP, which pays tribute to the best of early UK garage with its sweet, romantic melodies and skippy rhythmsHometown: Melbourne.The lineup: Simon Lam (production) and Chloe Kaul (vocals, keyboards).Continue reading...
  
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• There's Actually A Scientific Reason You Can Never Get Your Eyebrows To Look The Same

  29-04-2016 16:42
  
  Turns out it's not just our inability to shade properly.
  
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• There's Actually A Scientific Reason Why You Can Never Get Your Eyebrows To Look The Same

  29-04-2016 16:42
  
  Turns out it's not just our inability to shade properly.
  
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• Kendall Jenner Casually Flashed Her Boobs On Kylie Jenner's Snapchat Last Night

  29-04-2016 16:20
  
  NBD.
  
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• Stars turn out for funeral of 'unforgettable' music producer David Gest

  29-04-2016 16:18
  
  Friends and family have paid their respects to David, who died aged 62.
  
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• Becky Hill Debuts Stellar Little Simz Assisted New Track ‘Back To My Love’

  29-04-2016 16:16
  
  Showcasing Becky’s enigmatic vocal prowess, the track is 4 minutes of pure vibes and brings out the best in Becky, Simz and Noah.
  
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• Here’s Why Geordie Shore’s Sophie Kasaei And Joel Corry Are The Definition Of Relationship Goals

  29-04-2016 16:13
  
  Yep, the couple whose rocky relationship was played out on-screen in the early days of Geordie Shore are still together and look stronger than ever!
  
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• 16 Times Tumblr Got Way Too Deep

  29-04-2016 15:55
  
  The internet is weird some times.
  
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• English National Opera appoints Daniel Kramer as artistic director

  29-04-2016 15:12
  
  ENO hoping American-born director will bring stability to company that has lurched from crisis to crisis over past two yearsThe theatre and opera director Daniel Kramer has been appointed to one of the most challenging jobs in UK arts: artistic director of English National Opera. Related: Daniel Kramer will have to be a quick learner to impress at ENOContinue reading...
  
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• Gregory Porter review – jazz chameleon finds countless ways to seduce

  29-04-2016 14:36
  
  Hammersmith Apollo, London
  From ravers to old-school fans, Porter’s ability to appeal to a wide demographic bears solid testimony to his appealGregory Porter certainly attracts a broad demographic. There are twentysomething ravers who’ve heard him guest with Disclosure, old-school R&B fans who’ve been introduced to him by Gilles Peterson, and fiftysomething couples for whom he’s a fixture of tea-time telly.Related: The playlist: jazz – Miles Davis, Gregory Porte
  
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• Philip Kives of K-tel – the man who invented the compilation album

  29-04-2016 14:17
  
  By applying the principle of pile ’em high, sell ’em cheap to music, Philip Kives revolutionised the industryWhile not as celebrated as someone like Ahmet Ertegun, the urbane force behind Atlantic Records, K-tel founder Philip Kives still had a profound effect on the record business – an industry that he, by his own admission, entered by accident. Related: Philip Kives, K-tel founder and 'wait there's more' infomercial king, dies at 87Continue reading...
  
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• ​Shonen Knife review – cult Japanese trio serve up childlike punk-pop

  29-04-2016 14:14
  
  Summerhall, Edinburgh
  The Osaka rockers bounce through their catchy numbers with the excitable abandon of teenagersRound the corner from Summerhall there’s a pub called the Southern, which in 1991 entered local rock’n’roll folklore by hosting an impromptu acoustic set from Nirvana. Many in Edinburgh still dine out on claims to have been there. Certainly Shonen Knife were present, the Japanese trio having tagged along after supporting the soon-to-be world famous Seattleites at t
  
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• The Vamps’ I Found A Girl, the best of this week’s new music

  29-04-2016 14:00
  
  It has everything a boyband track should: catchiness, upbeatery, males being respectful to femalesSONG OF THE WEEK Continue reading...
  
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• Giles Smith’s favourite tracks

  29-04-2016 14:00
  
  The DJ and Secretsundaze label co-founder empties the contents of his psychic record box Continue reading...
  
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• Stuck on repeat: why we love repetition in music

  29-04-2016 13:42
  
  Music of every genre, every culture and every period employs repeated phrases for effect. Why do we love to listen to the same things again and again? “It is a principle of music to repeat the theme. Repeat and repeat again as the pace mounts.” William Carlos Williams had it right, in words later set by one of music’s most repetition-obsessed composers, Steve Reich in his The Desert Music. But it’s not just the minimalists, the likes of Reich or Philip Glass. Repetition i
  
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• Singers sought for iconic New York folk music venue's video

  29-04-2016 13:13
  SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — The nation's longest continuously operating coffeehouse is putting together a video featuring Arlo Guthrie and Garrison Keillor to celebrate the upstate New York folk music venue's impending renovations.
  
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• Kylie Jenner States She's A Feminist And Reveals She ‘Doesn’t Depend On A Man Or Anybody Else’

  29-04-2016 12:47
  
  Slaaaay.
  
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• This Week's Must-Hear New Music Round Up: Drake, Calvin x Rihanna, Zedd x Kesha & More!

  29-04-2016 12:41
  
  So many tunes, so little time!!
  
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• 15 totally (un)reasonable things everyone with a crush has done

  29-04-2016 12:37
  
  The horror.
  
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• The New Angry Birds Game Merges With Real Life & It Has To Be Seen To Be Believed

  29-04-2016 12:26
  
  Scan things in the real world to unlock hidden mini games and more!
  
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• Pleasure review – Lesley Garrett shines as the lady of the loo

  29-04-2016 12:21
  
  Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
  Mark Simpson’s inventive new opera finds heartwarming emotion in the parade of colourful characters passing through the toilets of a gay clubLesley Garrett’s career has taken a curious trajectory, from ENO principal and prime-time television diva to scrubbing the toilets of a gay nightclub. At least, that’s the undignified situation in which she finds herself in Mark Simpson’s new opera, performed by Psappha and jointly commissioned by Opera No
  
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• Taylor Swift, Kendall And Kylie Jenner Go Full Glam For Gigi Hadid's 21st Birthday Party

  29-04-2016 12:12
  
  Edgy outfits galore.
  
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• Exclusive! Watch The Chainsmokers' 'Don't Let Me Down' Music Video First On MTV's Snapchat Discover

  29-04-2016 12:00
  
  Hurry, you've only got 24 hours to catch it...
  
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• This Video Of Justin Bieber Singing To A 5-Year-Old Fan Has Broken Us

  29-04-2016 11:54
  
  Everything about this moment is just everything.
  
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• Usher Basically Posted A Picture Of His Penis On Snapchat & Nobody Has Any Chill

  29-04-2016 11:32
  
  Well done everyone.
  
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• Alicia Vikander Will Star As Lara Croft In New Tomb Raider Movie

  29-04-2016 11:14
  
  The new movie will follow a younger Lara Croft...
  
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• Calvin Harris spills the beans on working with Rihanna, saying 'There's no one like her'

  29-04-2016 11:06
  
  The DJ has released his new song with Rihanna – and fans are loving it.
  
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• Iron Maiden forced to alter their show to play in China

  29-04-2016 10:57
  
  Metal legends changed lyrics and dropped stage props during their performances in Beijing and ShanghaiIron Maiden have become the latest band to change their live performance in order to satisfy the Chinese government. Earlier this week, the metal veterans played two shows in China – in Beijing and Shanghai – as part of their Book of Souls world tour.The band had to change lyrics and drop special effects and stage props, according the metal site Blabbermouth. Singer Bruce Dickinson w
  
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• Investigators look into possible Prince overdose on prescription drugs

  29-04-2016 10:33
  
  The possibility of an overdose on painkillers such as Percocet is part of investigation, say law enforcement officialsInvestigators are looking into whether Prince died from an overdose, and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before the singer was found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis. Related: The story behind Prince’s low-profile generosity to green causesContinue reading...
  
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• Listen: Calvin Harris And Rihanna Drop 'This Is What You Came For'

  29-04-2016 10:16
  
  IT'S HERE, IT'S FINALLY HERE.
  
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• David Page, award-winning music director of Bangarra, dies aged 55

  29-04-2016 09:17
  
  Two-time Helpmann award winner had a 25 year career with the acclaimed dance company Bangarra and composed music for television and filmDavid Page, the award-winning music director of Sydney-based dance company Bangarra, has died aged 55.Page had a 25 year career with Bangarra, first joining the company as a resident composer in 1991. He was responsible for the music of 27 of their pieces, from 1992’s Praying Mantis Dreaming to 2015’s lore. Continue reading...
  
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• Prince Death Investigated As Possible Overdose

  29-04-2016 09:14
  
  Detectives are looking into whether Prince was being prescribed drugs by a doctor in the weeks before his death - and whether the star died of an overdose. They also confirmed US media reports that prescription drugs were at the Paisley Park complex where Prince was found dead, but refused to give further details about the type of pills discovered. One line of enquiry for investigators is whether a doctor was on board Prince's private jet when the singer fell ill in the days before he died.
  
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