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• Rihanna returns with Star Trek Beyond theme Sledgehammer

  27-06-2016 22:14
  
  The self-professed Star Trek fan falls short in her single for the third entry in the revamped film franchise, with a generic-sounding ballad co-written by SiaRihanna continues her reign as the most prolific pop star working today with Sledgehammer, her latest summer single featured on the soundtrack for Star Trek Beyond. Continue reading...
  
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• From CMA Fest to Bonnaroo, Maren Morris is at home onstage

  27-06-2016 21:01
  
  MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — Over the course of a week in June, rising singer Maren Morris had crisscrossed the country performing on late night and daytime talk shows, opening up for Keith Urban's new tour and then playing two major music festivals in Tennessee.
  
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• The Game Of Thrones Xbox One Console IS REAL And It’s The Most Beautiful Thing In The Seven Kingdoms

  27-06-2016 19:13
  
  The Xbox special edition is coming.
  
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• BET awards diary: searing political rhetoric and bloated back-slapping

  27-06-2016 19:02
  
  As inspiring as it was to watch black people speak up about the state of the world, it was equally as depressing to see how corporate the entire affair wasIdeally, the BET awards should be a sort of “state of blackness” – an awards show that doubles as a celebration of an entire culture. If you want to know where black people stand in the United States, tune in to the BET awards. Just don’t expect a polished, thrill-a-minute, suspense-filled evening of television. At most
  
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• ​Houston's Maxo Kream Channels Inner Big Worm In Latest Video

  27-06-2016 18:36
  
  ​Upping the ante for his forthcoming mixtape 'The Persona Tape', Houston emcee Maxo Kream ​drops his latest single 'Big Worm' that not only sees him paying homage to cult-classic stoner film Friday, but also samples Wiley's 2007 hit 'Morgue'.
  
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• Beyoncé's star formation: from Destiny's Child to Queen Bey

  27-06-2016 18:35
  
  Beyoncé’s new tour finds her at the height of her artistic powers. What makes her sound, her dance moves, her image and her feminism so distinctive?Of late, some music writers have got into the habit of referring to Beyoncé as Queen Bey. It doesn’t exactly imply a great deal of critical distance, but you can see why the nickname has stuck. It is hard to think of a recent album that feels more commanding and imperious than Lemonade, not just in its lyrics – where d
  
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• Drey Cheekz Enlists SNE And Sums It Up For The Ladies On ‘New Girl'

  27-06-2016 18:33
  
  We’ve all been there, we think we’re in love with the “one”… then things turn sour and then we’re left screwing his new girl. East London’s Drey Cheekz captures this all too relatable moment, perfectly in her latest single ‘New Girl’.
  
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• 11 Times Khloe Kardashian Was Queen Of Sass

  27-06-2016 18:23
  
  The KUWTK is not-so-secretly our fave...
  
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• Niall Horan Having A Proud Moment About 'Best Friend' Ellie Goulding Will Get You Right In The Feels

  27-06-2016 18:18
  
  One Direction's Niall Horan pays an emotional tribute to 'best friend' Ellie Goulding after she performs at Glastonbury Festival 2016. Full story at mtv.co.uk
  
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• Dave East Shares Visuals For 'Deposit'

  27-06-2016 18:03
  
  Back with a visual for ‘Deposits’, Dave East is seen on the road en route to one of his shows, ending with him on stage and the crowd going wild. The head-bopping anthem takes on Kodak Black’s ’Skrilla’, and it definitely keeps in tone with the concept behind the video.
  
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• Coldplay’s LED wristbands: a slush-ballad lighter experience for the e-cig generation

  27-06-2016 18:01
  
  The band’s audience accessories illuminated the crowds at Glastonbury – but how do they work, and what’s next for crowd interaction? When they played Yellow, they went yellow. It doesn’t take a genius to programme Coldplay’s Xyloband wristbands, but the effect – at a Glastonbury that even the normally Pollyanna-ish Michael Eavis dubbed the “muddiest ever” – was to add a touch of closing-night glamour to a sodden Worthy Farm.The Xylobands have
  
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• Miguel Unveils New Salaam Remi Produced Track 'Come Through And Chill'

  27-06-2016 17:59
  
  As soon as I heard that there was a new Miguel track circulating, I had to give it a listen as soon as possible. It’s been almost a year since the release of his project ‘WILDHEART’, and his tour has now come to an end, so I’m sure there’s plenty more fresh new music in the works.
  
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• Orchestral maneuvers in the park: classical festivals in stunning scenery

  27-06-2016 17:48
  
  The hills of America’s most stunning national parks will be alive this summer with the sound of music to celebrate the centenary of the National Park ServiceVisual artists have been so successful at capturing America’s national parks that some have served as valuable campaigners for wilderness conservation. Consider Albert Bierstadt’s huge landscape paintings of Yosemite or Ansel Adams’s famous photographs of Yellowstone. But composers have mostly refrained from portrayin
  
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• New band of the week: Brasstracks (No 109) – big band goes bass with a dose of hip-hop

  27-06-2016 17:04
  
  This already-prolific young New York duo create brass-driven funk’n’soul for hip-hop heads and jazzers alikeHometown: Brooklyn.
  The lineup: Ivan Jackson (trumpet) and Conor Rayne (drums).Continue reading...
  
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• Geordie Shore's Chloe Ferry Lost Her Bikini Bottoms In The Sea But Lived To Fight Another Day

  27-06-2016 17:00
  
  The Newcastle lass has been having a whale of a time on Kavos, Greece.
  
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• Deep Minimalism festival review – exploring the minutiae of sound

  27-06-2016 16:53
  
  St John’s Smith Square, London
  A closing programme of compositions by Laurie Spiegel, Éliane Radigue and Edmund Finnis gave some focus to this festival’s slightly slippery conceptRelated: Mothers of invention: the women who pioneered electronic music A weekend of concerts sheltering under the umbrella title Deep Minimalism seemed to cry out for further definitions. But like the term “minimalism”, the idea of deep minimalism becomes more slippery and harder to pin d
  
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• Glastonbury traffic chaos leaves fans stuck in the mud for hours

  27-06-2016 16:36
  
  Organisers called for patience at muddiest event in years, while 1,800 litter pickers descend on site to begin major cleanupMusic fans were trapped in the mud as they tried to leave the Glastonbury festival site, with some complaining they had been stuck for several hours. It was a bad weather year at the festival, with organiser Michael Eavis claiming that it was the muddiest he has known it in its 46-year history.Continue reading...
  
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• Karl Dallas obituary

  27-06-2016 16:30
  
  Influential music journalist, singer, songwriter and political radical who played a key role in the folk scene of the 1950s and 60sKarl Dallas, who has died aged 85, was a journalist, singer, songwriter and political activist who had a crucial role in the emerging folk scene of the 1950s and 60s. A colourful radical with a remarkably wide range of interests and eclectic musical taste, he went on to write about folk-rock and rock music. As a peace campaigner who became a Christian in his 50s, he
  
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• Grace Helbig, Tyler Oakley, Mamrie Hart And More YouTubers Get Dragged On Jimmy Kimmel's Mean Tweets

  27-06-2016 16:30
  
  YouTube Creator Edition of Jimmy Kimmel's Mean Tweets with Grace helbig, Tyler Oakley, Vlogbrothers and more. Watch at mtv.co.uk
  
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• Ólafur Arnalds' Icelandic playlist: Samaris, Snorri Helgason and more

  27-06-2016 16:09
  
  The Bafta-winning instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær picks tracks by his favourite musicians from his homelandSamaris feature on my Late Night Tales compilation with their song Góða Tungl but here is their latest single and a great video to go with it. Their sound has developed in the last year and this has a nice two-steppy feel to it. The video reminds me a bit of Let the Right One In.Continue reading...
  
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• Glastonbury 2016 verdict: Muse, Adele, Coldplay and more

  27-06-2016 16:05
  
  Alexis Petridis watched as Worthy Farm’s vast audiences were swept away by preposterous pomp, moments of magic and real emotional connectionThere was a time, before smartphones and broadband, when you could happily spend the Glastonbury weekend cut off from the outside world. News of what was going on beyond the festival’s boundaries tended to arrive in the form of profoundly unreliable rumours: for some reason, on annual basis in the mid-90s, these included one about the sudden deat
  
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• Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby Launches Latest Fashion Collection And We Want It All

  27-06-2016 15:58
  
  Warning: You're going to want every piece of Charlotte Crosby's new high summer Nostalgia collection
  
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• Geordie Shore's Marnie Simpson Shows Off Bangin' Bod Following 'Fat' Comments

  27-06-2016 15:41
  
  The Newcastle lass is all about those smokin' selfies as she gets ready for holiday season.
  
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• Fergie Reveals Artwork For Her New Single ‘M.I.L.F.$’

  27-06-2016 15:27
  
  New Fergie incoming...
  
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• 16 Exceptionally Basic Instagram Pics We've All Taken

  27-06-2016 15:24
  
  GUILTY.
  
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• How was Glastonbury for you?

  27-06-2016 15:08
  
  You came. You saw. You probably felt conquered. But you carried on braving the mud to watch LCD Soundsystem, PJ Harvey and more. So, did Pilton feel like a party in 2016 or was it a washout?Related: Brexit was the headliner – but Glastonbury restored my faith in Britain And so Glastonbury 2016 is over. Muse rocked out. Adele charmed the crowd. And Coldplay invited Michael Eavis on stage to sing My Way.Continue reading...
  
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• Uber and Pandora partner to offer music to drivers

  27-06-2016 15:05
  Ride-hailing giant Uber is integrating online radio station Pandora into its app for drivers for easy listening on trips, the companies announced on Monday. The deal gives Uber a new perk to dangle to drivers and strengthens Pandora’s presence in the key automotive market. The move puts Pandora front and center for Uber's 450,000 active drivers in the United States.
  
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• Glastonbury cleanup begins – in pictures

  27-06-2016 13:51
  
  It’s the Monday after the muddiest ever Glastonbury and for many the hangover is kicking in. The litter pickers are out in force on Worthy Farm and festivalgoers are embarking on the long and messy journey home Continue reading...
  
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• Ariel Winter Posts Hot Bikini Pic To Show Ex Laurent Gaudette What He's Missing

  27-06-2016 13:40
  
  Ariel Winter has confirmed she's now single and is using social media to flaunt her new found freedom
  
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• Beats & Pieces review – a thrilling display of Manchester's jazz verve

  27-06-2016 13:28
  
  Kings Place, London
  Let Spin and Johnny Hunter’s quartet rounded out an Efpi showcase that confirmed the energy of the city’s jazz and improv sceneAs the London jazz festival’s hundreds of gigs ram home every year, the capital remains the UK’s biggest jazz town. That said, Manchester, with its upsurge of young players reinventing everything from Aphex Twin to bebop and big bands, is hot on its heels. Mancunian dance-jazzers GoGo Penguin are signed to the famous US label B
  
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• The Hogboon review – lively launch for Maxwell Davies' uneven folk opera

  27-06-2016 13:26
  
  Barbican, London
  Professional and amateur performers join Simon Rattle and the LSO for opera premierePeter Maxwell Davies – Max to just about everyone in the classical world – died three months ago. One of his last completed works was The Hogboon, an opera characteristic of his output in a couple of ways. It was written for both professional and amateur musicians – this premiere brought together six professional soloists, a boy treble, adult and children’s choirs and stud
  
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• Niall Horan, Ellie Goulding, Cara Delevingne And More Best Dressed Celebs At Glastonbury 2016

  27-06-2016 13:03
  
  Check out what the celeb lot including Lottie Moss, Niall Horan, Cara Delevingne, Ellie Goulding, Leomie Anderson, Douglas Booth and more celebs wore to hang out in the mud at the 2016 Glastonbury Festival. Pics at MTV.co.
  
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• Beyoncé stuns with show-stopping surprise performance at BET Awards

  27-06-2016 12:58
  
  Beyoncé is the queen of surprises! Months after sharing her secret album Lemonade with the unsuspecting public, the superstar stunned fans when she stepped out on stage at the 2016 BET Awards on Sunday night to deliver a show-stopping performance of her song Freedom.
  
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• Rihanna’s New Star Trek Single ‘Sledgehammer’ Is Dropping Tomorrow

  27-06-2016 12:50
  
  It's time to get excited...
  
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• Millie Mackintosh Speaks Out About Hugo Taylor Romance Following Divorce

  27-06-2016 12:09
  
  The former MIC star has finally broken her silence.
  
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• EU regulators to decide on Sony's Michael Jackson deal by August 1

  27-06-2016 11:37
  EU antitrust authorities will rule by Aug. 1 whether to allow Sony Corp buy out the Michael Jackson estate's stake in its music publishing joint venture, a move which rivals such as Warner Music Group say gives Sony too much power. Sony requested approval on June 24, according to a filing on the European Commission website. Sony signed a deal in March to acquire the stake that the deceased pop star held in Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the world's largest music publisher, which owns copyrights to m
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Fancies Another Geordie Shore Cast Member And It's Not Gaz Beadle

  27-06-2016 11:37
  
  Charlotte Crosby has been crushing on other members of the Geordie Shore cast.
  
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• Watch Beyoncé And Kendrick Lamar Slay ‘Freedom’ At BET Awards 2016

  27-06-2016 11:16
  
  You NEED to watch this...
  
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• EU regulators to decide on Sony's Michael Jackson deal by Aug. 1

  27-06-2016 11:07
  EU antitrust authorities will rule by Aug. 1 whether to allow Sony Corp buy out the Michael Jackson estate's stake in its music publishing joint venture, a move which rivals such as Warner Music Group say gives Sony too much power. Sony requested approval on June 24, according to a filing on the European Commission website. Sony signed a deal in March to acquire the stake that the deceased pop star held in Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the world's largest music publisher, which owns copyrights to m
  
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• Bat for Lashes webchat – post your questions now

  27-06-2016 11:00
  
  Natasha Khan, AKA Bat for Lashes, is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm BST on Wednesday 29 June – post them in the comments below 9.46am BSTNatasha Khan – who is fresh off an appearance at Glastonbury – has been making spellbinding music as Bat for Lashes for 10 years, full of rich arrangements, alter egos and torrid romance. Two of her four albums have been nominated for the Mercury prize and Khan won an Ivor Novello songwriting award in 2009 for h
  
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• NEW Deadpool x X-Men Crossover! Watch Him Crash This Japanese X-Men Trailer

  27-06-2016 10:54
  
  SO MUCH SASS.
  
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• Viola Beach ‘Headline’ Glastonbury As Coldplay Cover Their Song In Emotional Tribute To The Late Band

  27-06-2016 09:48
  
  Coldplay paid tribute to Vila Beach who died in a road accident earlier this year.
  
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• When the music's over at Glastonbury the great getaway begins

  27-06-2016 09:42
  
  At least 1,800 litter pickers will scour the grounds for rubbish.
  
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• LCD Soundsystem, PJ Harvey and more reviewed – Sunday's music at Glastonbury 2016

  27-06-2016 08:00
  
  On the final day at Worthy Farm, our writers were out catching the best bands and artists
  Sunday night headliners Coldplay: familiar and comfortingContinue reading...
  
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• Lily Allen recording 'heartbreaking' new album as she appears to confirm new relationship

  27-06-2016 07:37
  
  Lily Allen's new album is set to be her "most honest" yet, according to Mark Ronson. The music producer has been working with the singer on a follow up to her 2014 album Sheezus, and hinted that it could be focused on her rumoured split from husband Sam Cooper. The 31-year-old has been keeping quiet about her personal life, but was recently forced to address relationship rumours when legal papers filed after a stalker gained entry to her home in October revealed that she had been in bed with DJ
  
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• Brexit was the headliner – but Glastonbury restored my faith in Britain

  27-06-2016 07:00
  
  Who cares about a music festival when the country is falling apart? Actually, says Hadley Freeman, it is one of the best places to be when the real world succumbs to panic, prejudice and outright lies
  • Full coverage of Glastonbury 2016This year’s Glastonbury, I assumed beforehand, would have little to distinguish it. If anything, it looked like it would be remarkable for being so unremarkable. After a run of a fair few years in which the festival hosted attention-grabbing, controvers
  
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• Beyoncé sings at BET Awards; several Prince tributes planned

  27-06-2016 02:14
  
  Beyoncé kicked off Sunday's BET Awards with a surprise performance featuring Kendrick Lamar and multiple background dancers of her song "Freedom," dancing in a pool of water to the song's heavy beat.
  
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• Coldplay headline Sunday at Glastonbury 2016 – review

  27-06-2016 00:58
  
  After three tumultous and sodden days, something familiar and comforting is all too welcome – especially if it comes with surprises tooSee all our Glastonbury coverage hereIt might be pushing it a bit to say those left at Glastonbury as proceedings on the main stage draw to a close this year are, as Chris Martin puts it, “brave and wonderful people”, but they’re certainly an impressively dogged and hearty lot.Related: Glastonbury 2016: Sunday night as it happened –
  
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• All In My Head (Flex) (Ft. Fetty Wap)

  27-06-2016 00:52 via mtv.co.uk
  
  All In My Head (Flex)
  
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• Glastonbury 2016: Sunday night as it happened – Coldplay, a Bee Gee and Michael Eavis does Sinatra

  27-06-2016 00:31
  
  Coldplay close Glastonbury 2016, joined by Barry Gibb and Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis, who closes the festival with a rendition of My Way. No really … Read Alexis Petridis’s review of ColdplaySee how the daytime unfolded hereShare your Glastonbury stories and pictures with the hashtag #GuardianGlasto or on GuardianWitness here 11.27pm BSTThat’s all from me then folks! What a night we’ve had. Coldplay soothed Glastonbury. Michael Eavis sang My Way. And Tom Watson ma
  
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