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• A California club bans DJs who use laptops … but why?

  08-06-2016 23:53
  
  When DJs started to use CDs, purists were up in arms – and now an even more recent piece of kit has been declared verboten. Yet, like dance music itself, technology moves on – so why not embrace it? Outrage among dance music fans on the internet this week – I know, newsflash! – as a club in Glendale, California, has issued a decree forbidding the use of laptops in its DJ booth. Cure and the Cause owner, the magnificently named Kenny Summit, said: “Keep your controll
  
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• Alexis Taylor: Piano review – Hot Chip singer's stripped-down ivory-tinkling

  08-06-2016 23:00
  
  (Moshi Moshi) Having mastered clever, chart-friendly dance-pop, Hot Chip have reached the point where they can do pretty much whatever they please. For singer Alexis Taylor, that has meant exploring jazz and funk with side-project About Group, and getting experimental on solo albums Rubbed Out and Await Barbarians. If those works felt pared-down, they’ve got nothing on his follow-up: Piano is just Taylor performing covers, Hot Chip and About Group tracks and original songs on the old
  
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• Nipsey Hussle Drops New Track 'Down As A Great' With Kirko Bangz

  08-06-2016 20:39
  
  Nipsey Hussle has pretty much been unavoidable with his weekly drops; not only has he been consistent, the material he’s been putting out genuinely represents why he is in a lane of his own.
  
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• Vic Mensa Unveils Visuals For 'There's Alot Going On'

  08-06-2016 20:36
  
  Back with a visual for ‘There’s Alot Going On’ which taken from his brand new EP, Vic Mensa pours out his feelings and delves into some of his past problems with a grey backdrop, complimenting the sombre concept behind the track.
  
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• Farida Shares Debut Visuals 'Solo Ride'

  08-06-2016 20:32
  
  Hot off the release of her mixtape, 'The 25th Hour', Norway's Farida shares her debut visuals for 'Solo Ride'.
  
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• Ed Sheeran sued for $20m by songwriters behind X Factor winner

  08-06-2016 20:27
  
  The writers of Matt Cardle’s single Amazing are seeking $20m from Sheeran, who they say copied the song for Photograph – and they’ve enlisted the attorney who represented the Marvin Gaye family in the Blurred Lines copyright caseEd Sheeran’s 2014 summer hit Photograph is at the center of a new $20m lawsuit alleging that the singer/songwriter’s ballad copies a song released by a winner of The X Factor. Related: Ed Sheeran: X review – gently pushing boundaries a
  
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• Kadiata Drops Self-Created Visuals For ‘Dumb’

  08-06-2016 20:22
  
  South London’s Kadiata dropped his latest track ‘Dumb’ back in February. Now, the self-producing/directing/editing rapper, shares the visuals for the track.
  
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• Saturday Love

  08-06-2016 19:55 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Saturday Love
  
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• Billy Ray Cyrus' acting roles have personal connection

  08-06-2016 19:23
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Over the course of his acting career, Billy Ray Cyrus has been drawn to roles that have a personal connection, such as playing the father of real-life daughter and pop star Miley Cyrus' character on Disney's "Hannah Montana" series.
  
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• This Pretty Little Liars Season 7 Poster Contains An Important Spoiler About Alison DiLaurentis’ Leg

  08-06-2016 18:54
  
  OR LACK THERE OF.
  
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• Vicky Pattison Reveals She's 'Head Over Heels' For Alex Cannon, As He Emerges As Favourite To Win Big Brother

  08-06-2016 18:17
  
  The reality star has dished the goss on what's going on between them.
  
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• Van Morrison/Bryn Terfel review – spine-tingling musical meeting

  08-06-2016 18:14
  
  Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
  Fresh from a funeral and a recital respectively, the Celtic soul troubadour duetted with the Welsh opera star in a terrific coup for the Festival of Voice To the list of pop-opera crossover odd couples – John Denver and Placido Domingo, Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé – is now added Van Morrison and Bryn Terfel. The Northern Irish singer-songwriter and the Welsh bass-baritone shared a stage on Tuesday at the Festival of Voice in Cardiff
  
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• Concrete

  08-06-2016 18:07 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Concrete (Official Video)
  
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• Bonnaroo: high fives to the Glastonbury of American music festivals

  08-06-2016 17:54
  
  The Tennessee festival started as a place to hear psychedelic jam bands – but before long Elton John and Kanye West were playing. Here’s how Bonnaroo became a mainstay of the summerEvery June, the population of Manchester, Tennessee grows by 80,000 people. A few days later, it shrinks back to just over 10,000, as the fans, musicians, artists, comedians and very happy campers that make up the Bonnaroo music and arts festival roll out of town.This year marks the 15th anniversary of the
  
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• Music producers allegedly laughed at Kanye West the first time he performed Jesus Walks

  08-06-2016 17:42
  
  The song went on to bag a Grammy in 2005.
  
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• 11 Sick New 'Watch Dogs 2' Features That CHANGE EVERYTHING – Exclusive Interview

  08-06-2016 17:37
  
  'Internet fuckery,' memes and California vibes. COUNT US IN.
  
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• Debussy: The Edgar Allan Poe operas CD review – an unfinished double bill heard at last

  08-06-2016 17:14
  
  Dazeley/Villanueva/Hartinger/Fan/Dries/Göttinger SO/Mueller
  (Pan Classics, two CDs)Debussy did not complete any operas after the first performance of Pelléas et Mélisande in 1902. In the wake of that premiere, though, he made plans for no less than three more, and in 1908, after the successful US debut of Pelléas at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, he promised all three of them to that company. One was to be a version of the Tristan and Isolde legend, using a French
  
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• Harry Styles Is A 'Phenomenally Talented Writer And Unaffected By Fame', According To Ryan Tedder

  08-06-2016 15:24
  
  The OneRepublic singer just can't stop talking about Harry Styles.
  
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• Arias of engagement: why women take centre stage in my new opera

  08-06-2016 14:39
  
  As Melanie Wilson’s production about feminism and climate change debuts in Cardiff, the sound artist says female artists should seize the initiative and give opera active, not passive, female stories It all started for me when I saw a picture of Maggi Hambling’s painting Gulf Women Prepare for War. In the foreground, a woman veiled in black expertly handles a rocket launcher, while in the background a chorus of her comrades, similarly engaged, line the horizon. The painting speaks of
  
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• 8 Summer Crushes We've All Had

  08-06-2016 13:33
  
  Summer is the season for dating and to celebrate, here's 8 types of holiday crushes (both weird and less weird) we've ALL had. Read in full at mtv.co.uk
  
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• Get Your First Look At The Full Kylie + Kendall Swimwear Collection For Topshop

  08-06-2016 13:25
  
  Get Your First Look At The Full Kylie + Kendall Swimwear Collection For Topshop with Kylie and Kendall Jenner modelling the collection. Pics at mtv.co.uk
  
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• Why Aye! The Most Mint Spoilers From The Geordie Shore: Big Birthday Battle Finale Episode

  08-06-2016 13:17
  
  It's now or never for Charlotte as she tries to fix her relationship with Gary AND her friendship with Chloe...
  
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• Iris review – queasy, mucky and uncomfortable but essential viewing

  08-06-2016 13:16
  
  Opera Holland Park, London
  Mascagni’s little-known shocker gets a clear-minded production from Olivia Fuchs, and Anne Sophie Duprels is terrifyingly intense in the title role
  Opera Holland Park’s season opens with a new production by Olivia Fuchs of Iris, Pietro Mascagni’s alarming piece of Japonaiserie, first seen in 1898. With narrative overtones of Richardson’s Clarissa and De Sade’s Justine, it’s set in Tokyo’s red-light district, where the teenage I
  
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• Katy Perry, Lady Gaga & More React As Hillary Clinton Makes History By Becoming The First Ever Female Presidential Nominee

  08-06-2016 13:09
  
  #ImWithHer.
  
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• Flores And Maths Time Joy Reunite For Brand New Track ‘Oceans’

  08-06-2016 12:59
  
  Norway native Flores made her entrance to the music world with her debut release ‘Afterglow’ early this year to an abundance of acclaim, and is ready to do it again with her brand new single ‘Oceans’.
  
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• The Code Release Two Brand New Tracks From Their Incredible Mixtape ‘Blue Electronica’

  08-06-2016 12:54
  
  After winning us over back in March with their flawless mixtape ‘Blue Electronica’, mysterious production outfit The Code return with two bonus tracks from the aforementioned project.
  
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• Jorja Smith Unveils Self-Directed Visual For Cadenza Produced ‘Where Did I Go’

  08-06-2016 12:51
  
  After making a long lasting impression on audiences with her first two offerings, ‘Blue Lights’ and ‘A Prince’, 18-year-old songbird Jorja Smith has only gone and done it again with her latest offering ‘Where Did I Go’.
  
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• Meet The MTV Breaks Winners: Isle of MTV Malta 2016

  08-06-2016 12:32
  
  Congrats, guys!
  
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• Tanya Burr, Little Mix And Kourtney Kardashian Lead The Red Carpet At The Glamour Awards 2016

  08-06-2016 12:28
  
  From YouTubers to actual bloomin' Kardashians, the 2016 Glamour Awards had some serious red carpet looks going on...
  
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• Chloe Moretz Reckons Brooklyn Beckham Is 'Used To Powerful Women'

  08-06-2016 12:27
  
  The actress thinks he's been raised just the right way.
  
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• Margot Robbie & Alexander Skarsgard Get Steamy In New Tarzan Trailer

  08-06-2016 12:19
  
  Hottest screen couple of the year?
  
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• Minecraft In Real Life Will Freak You The F*ck Out

  08-06-2016 12:03
  
  What is this fresh hell?
  
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• Big Brother 2016: Geordie Shore Lasses Holly Hagan And Vicky Pattison Back Their Fave Reality Stars To Win

  08-06-2016 12:01
  
  Ding ding! It's Lateysha Grace vs Alex Cannon as far as Hols and Vicks are concerned...
  
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• The Go-Betweens – 10 of the best

  08-06-2016 11:55
  
  From shambolic cult pop to FM-friendly accessibility, these tracks display Grant McLennan’s melodic genius and Robert Forster’s lyrical brillianceThe earliest Go-Betweens recordings reveal the band’s simpler, shambolic pop aesthetic rather than the sophisticated sound for which they became renowned. The 1978 single Lee Remick was a bouncy, light-hearted love letter to the actor that’s as poppy as it is punk, but offered an early showcase for the Go-Betweens’ knack f
  
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• Kylie Jenner Adds New Matte Black Lip Kit At Her Fans' Request

  08-06-2016 11:46
  
  Kylie Jenner adds a new matte black Lip Kit called Dead of Knight to her collection at fans' request. Read the full story at mtv.co.uk
  
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• Running Away [Explicit]

  08-06-2016 11:37 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Running Away
  
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• The First (Spoiler Free) Reviews Of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Are In And Fans Are Obsessed

  08-06-2016 10:35
  
  Fans have had their say on Harry Potter And The Cursed Child.
  
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• Were Missy Elliott and Prince planning a duet?

  08-06-2016 10:24
  
  The hip-hop artist says the late musician sent her music for a potential collaboration, but she doesn’t know where it isThere could be a posthumous Prince and Missy Elliott duet in the vaults, if only she could find it. In an interview with the CBC’s The Strombo Show in May, Elliott said she once approached Prince for permission to use a lookalike of him in one of her shows. The pair met in Los Angeles, and Prince later sent Elliott music for a potential collaboration. “He had
  
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• So Apparently Ellie Goulding And Prince Harry Are Dating Or Something

  08-06-2016 09:28
  
  Ellie Goulding and Prince Harry have reportedly been spotted sharing a kiss.
  
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• The best albums of 2016 – so far

  08-06-2016 09:00
  
  The year is half over and it’s time to take stock of all the brilliant albums made in 2016, from Beyoncé’s fizzing pop to Anohni’s anguished protest musicThe group’s first album in a decade toned down the electronica of earlier incarnations for a more acoustic, but no less propulsive, approach. Continue reading...
  
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• Anish Kapoor on Wagner: 'He was antisemitic and I'm Jewish. Who cares?'

  08-06-2016 08:00
  
  As his set designs for ENO’s Tristan and Isolde are unveiled, Anish Kapoor talks about the flak they’ve caused him, his new record-breaking slide – and how he got his own back on the Frenchman who sued himAnish Kapoor has been getting quite a bit of flak for designing the sets for a new production of Tristan and Isolde, Wagner’s great opera about two passionately deranged lovers. “Wagner was antisemitic and I’m Jewish,” he says. “And many of my Jew
  
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• 'An act of solidarity': Anohni treks 100km across Australian desert to protest against uranium mine

  08-06-2016 05:19
  
  The force behind Antony and the Johnsons joins more than 100 activists and traditional owners in walk through east Pilbara in Western Australia to raise awareness of threat posed by proposed Kintyre mineRight now, walking across the remote east Pilbara in the Western Australian desert, is a wagon train of more than 100 artists, activists and traditional owners.Along the way, stories are told about the land: where water is sourced, where the animals and the plants are, where traditional burial an
  
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• Katherine Jenkins enjoys date night with husband Andrew Levitas

  08-06-2016 02:29
  
  Katherine Jenkins enjoyed a rare date night with her husband Andrew Levitas on Tuesday. The couple appeared loved-up as they attended a VIP preview of the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition in London. The opera singer wowed in a floral print strapless gown paired with relaxed wavy hair and smoky eye make-up, while Andrew cut a dapper figure in a three-piece suit and tie.
  
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• Lisa Fischer on life in the shadows of the Stones and Tina Turner: 'I got used to keeping quiet'

  08-06-2016 00:15
  
  The legendary backup singer has supported the world’s biggest stars. But on the final leg of her first solo tour, she reflects on the emotional and physical toll it tookAs anyone who has been to a Rolling Stones concert in the past 26 years will tell you, there is a moment where Mick Jagger, for all his grandiose stage swagger, is briefly, but undeniably, upstaged. As the opening chords of Gimme Shelter begin, Lisa Fischer steps out from behind the backing microphones and roars, in vocals
  
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