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• Faith No More's Mike Patton talks about new side project tētēma: 'It’s very, very tricky'

  21-11-2016 21:02
  
  Anthony Pateras and his co-conspirator don’t get together often, which makes their performance at Mona Foma nerve-rackingThe Berlin-based Australian composer and pianist Anthony Pateras doesn’t get a chance to speak to multi-instrumentalist, renowned vocal prodigy and Faith No More frontman Mike Patton very often.Patton admits this makes him feel “nervous and scared”, given the pair will be performing together, as duo, tētēma, in less than two months time in a o
  
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• The Game ordered to pay $7m after losing sexual assault case – report

  21-11-2016 20:55
  
  Rapper required to pay out after allegedly assaulting a contestant on his television show, She’s Got Game, in 2015Rapper the Game has reportedly been ordered to pay $7.13m after being found guilty of sexual assault.According to TMZ, a court in Illinois found in favour of plaintiff Priscilla Rainey, a contestant on She’s Got Game, a dating show where women compete to date the Game. Continue reading...
  
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• Coldplay announce new music is coming next year

  21-11-2016 19:10
  
  Coldplay are getting busy in the recording studio.
  
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• Meet Fenriz, the black metal hero who is now an Oslo councillor

  21-11-2016 18:42
  
  Darkthrone are a black metal band revered for their corpsepaint trilogy. But frontman Fenriz just became a politician – thanks to his cat. He talks us through his busy diaryIt’s easy to leap to conclusions about someone who calls himself Fenriz, and who plays in a band called Darkthrone with someone called Nocturno Culto. But those conclusions probably wouldn’t be the right ones. You might not expect, for example, that someone who became an underground legend thanks to a trio o
  
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• The Very Best Winter Candles To Set The Mood This Christmas

  21-11-2016 18:36
  
  Can we have them all?
  
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• Kanye West abruptly cancels remainder of tour

  21-11-2016 18:24
  (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West's "Saint Pablo" tour was abruptly canceled on Monday, concert promoters said, following a series of shows in which the musician had embarked on rants about politics and the music industry. Tickets will be fully refunded at point of purchase", concert promoters Live Nation said in a statement. The statement gave no reason for the cancellation, and West's representatives did not immediately return calls for comment.
  
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• Kanye West cancels remaining Saint Pablo tour dates

  21-11-2016 18:22
  
  The Trump-supporting star has cut his tour short after another onstage rant targeting Hillary Clinton and BeyoncéKanye West has cancelled all remaining dates of his Saint Pablo tour after another onstage rant on Saturday. Related: Kanye West cancels LA concert after rant against Beyoncé and Hillary ClintonContinue reading...
  
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• Tribe Called Quest tops Billboard chart for first time in 20 years

  21-11-2016 17:50
  Hip-hop band A Tribe Called Quest scored its first Billboard 200 No.1 in 20 years on Monday with its new release, "We Got It From Here ... Thank You 4 Your Service." The album, which sold some 135,000 units according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, is the first by the New York rappers since 1998 and follows the death in March of founding member Phife Dawg from complications of diabetes. Phife Dawg recorded some of the tracks before he died, and the album features collaborations with contempor
  
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• Teen Mom OG's Amber Portwood Opens Up About Having 'No Regrets' After Past Drug Use - EXCLUSIVE

  21-11-2016 17:30
  
  Don't miss all new Teen Mom OG, Wednesdays at 7pm, followed by brand new Teen Mom UK at 8pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Fabric nightclub to reopen under strict new licensing conditions

  21-11-2016 16:56
  
  Renowned venue, scene of drug-related deaths of two teenagers this year, will have over-19s policy and use ID scannersFabric nightclub is to reopen after Islington council agreed to strict new licensing conditions, including an over-19s policy and ID scanners at the entry to the venue.The Farringdon nightclub, one of London’s most well-known venues, was stripped of its licence and faced permanent closure after the drug-related deaths of two teenagers. Continue reading...
  
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• Ball Grooming Is Very Much Now A Thing And Is Proving To Be Surprisingly Popular

  21-11-2016 16:48
  
  It's time to grab male grooming by the balls.
  
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• Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words review – portrait of a musical revolutionary

  21-11-2016 16:42
  
  The rock star and provocateur is imperturbably articulate and droll in this entertaining documentary made of archive footage and interview clipsThis excellent documentary doesn’t spell it out, but Frank Zappa was actually Frank Zappa’s real name (unlike, say, Ziggy Stardust) and everything about him was authentic, presented to the public on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. If anyone deserves an approving sobriquet with the “American” prefix – American Original, American
  
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• Chance the Rapper review – resistance is futile. This is rap as a religious experience

  21-11-2016 16:37
  
  Academy, Manchester
  The hip-hop boundary-breaker had a triumphant night in Manchester, keeping his audience on their toes with a mix of humility, eclecticism and spirituality ‘Woo woo,” begins Chance the Rapper, greeting his Manchester flock, who return the phrase in kind. Moments later, he’s getting the entire crowd to go “Mmmm mmmm” and then – as the words are helpfully displayed on screens behind him – “Got damn.” None of this is exactly h
  
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• Slaves review – youthful disaffection or indignant distraction?

  21-11-2016 16:35
  
  Barrowlands, Glasgow
  Slaves can’t decide, but their blasts of energy and snotty tirades against conformity inflame the mosh pitAnger and a desire for visceral escapism both seem like legitimate responses to the world’s worrying direction of political travel in 2016. Slaves – the questionably named Kent two-piece presently punching an unlikely hole in the mainstream with their collision of punk brutalism and post-punk acerbic humour – can’t seem to decide if they wan
  
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• Geordie Shore's Sophie Kasaei Loses A Stone In Just One Week After Being Called 'A Whale' By Trolls

  21-11-2016 16:27
  
  Guess who's got the fitness bug!
  
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• Wayne Shorter review – living embodiment of jazz genius

  21-11-2016 16:18
  
  Barbican, London
  Shorter’s quartet was delectable and articulate, then merged with Poland’s LutosAir for deft swaps between ensemble passages and improvDefining what jazz is supposed to be is a losing battle, but bringing some of its most enlightened, satisfying and least generic virtues into focus is not. During the London jazz festival, which has just ended, listeners to such music in its multiplicity of guises could sense what bridges them all: close listening, spontaneity, the ki
  
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• Röyksopp's vocoder playlist: Transvolta, Laurie Anderson, Kraftwerk and more

  21-11-2016 15:50
  
  Among the group’s top five vocoder tracks are a Belgian disco stomp from the 70s, Anderson’s O Superman, Kraftwerk’s Robots, and a slice of fine ItalodiscoThis Belgian disco number is a fine example of the vocoder’s primary usage in the 1970s – particularly in disco. Nothing says unearthly, futuristic and robot like the fine-tuned waveforms of a vocoder. Should you like this track, be sure to check out Dan Lacksman’s other, perhaps better-known project, Telex.
  
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• I'm A Celebrity 2016: Joel Dommett Opens Up About Being Catfished After Skype Sex Session Leaks Online

  21-11-2016 15:42
  
  Poor Joel.
  
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• AMAs 2016: Green Day Protest Against Donald Trump During Performance

  21-11-2016 15:27
  
  The band had some words for Trump during their performance of 'Bang Bang'...
  
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• Mike Cervello's Smack! Music Video Is Literally Out Of This World

  21-11-2016 14:38
  
  The Dutch DJ teamed up with Desperados to host a festival in the sky!
  
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• Kanye West cancels LA concert after rant against Beyoncé and Hillary Clinton

  21-11-2016 14:24
  
  Rapper caps off troubled week by walking off stage in Sacramento after just three songs and then pulling out of his next showKanye West has cancelled a show in Los Angeles, after a bizarre concert in Sacramento on Saturday where the rapper played three songs before going on a trademark ad-libbed speech where he criticized Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton, radio stations and Mark Zuckerberg.West was due to play The Forum in Los Angeles as part of his Saint Pablo tour and as a “makeup”
  
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• Ingolf Wunder review – magic alongside the occasional misfire

  21-11-2016 14:22
  
  St John’s Smith Square, LondonThe probing pianist combined beguiling strangeness and thunderous climaxes with an exhilarating journey into musical terra novaSince winning prizes at the 2010 Chopin competition, Ingolf Wunder has established himself as a force to be reckoned with. This latest appearance in the Southbank international piano series didn’t quite live up to his first, but there was undoubtedly magic alongside the occasional misfire.Was it wise to start with Schubert’
  
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• BBC Phil/Mena review – a visceral soundtrack for destabilised times

  21-11-2016 14:21
  
  Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterJuanjo Mena led the BBC Philharmonic in a turbulent and timely selection of music by Lindberg, Stravinsky and Ravel Commissioned by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloé and Stravinsky’s the Rite of Spring were premiered barely a year apart in 1912 and 1913. We all know what happened next. Perish the thought that, in programming the two together, the BBC Philharmonic is anticipating the next cataclysmic shift in world events; b
  
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• Fizzy Shares New Visuals For 'Brand New One' With Lady Leshurr, Mighty Moe, Gracious K And Major Ace

  21-11-2016 13:51
  
  Back with visuals for 'Brand New One', Fizzy channels an old school Garage feel which is bound to resonate with listeners and have you bopping your head all the way through!
  
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• Bobbito: Interview

  21-11-2016 13:45
  
  The Wrap Up recently had the chance to catch up with Bobbito and discuss all things Hip Hop, some of his favourite musicians from the UK, his upcoming film, appearing at BASS Festival this month with Stretch and much more!
  
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• 14 Times Kylie Jenner Almost Gave Us An Actual Heart Attack

  21-11-2016 13:44
  
  We can't even take it.
  
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• Niall Horan And Zayn Malik Shook Hands At The AMAs And We Can't Stop Reliving The Moment

  21-11-2016 13:08
  
  No, really.
  
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• Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande And More Best Dressed Celebs From The 2016 AMAs Red Carpet

  21-11-2016 12:03
  
  Also involves Shawn Mendes and Niall Horan in suits.
  
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• Green Day chant "No Trump, no KKK no fascist USA!" on stage at American Music Awards

  21-11-2016 11:46
  
  The band ripped into the president-elect at the awards show.
  
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• Justin Bieber Managed To Actually Lose His Ferrari For Three Weeks After A Night Out

  21-11-2016 11:29
  
  Incredible.
  
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• Kanye West Reportedly Cancels ALL Remaining Dates On Saint Pablo Tour

  21-11-2016 11:28
  
  No word on the European dates that were planned for 2017...
  
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• Watch the video for Kate Bush's And Dream of Sheep

  21-11-2016 11:22
  
  The video for her reworked piano ballad will be included on a new box set of live performances, to be released later this monthIn the lead-up to her 22-date run of sold-out Before the Dawn performances in 2014, Kate Bush spent three days submerged in a tank filled with water. Not for some new-age cleansing ritual, but to create a sense of authenticity while shooting the video for And Dream of Sheep, a song about a woman who is lost at sea.This realism however, became more tangible than Kate had
  
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• New Pokémon Game Revealed: Pokémon Stars

  21-11-2016 10:57
  
  Yaaaasssss!
  
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• Kanye West rants about Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton and Mark Zuckerberg – video

  21-11-2016 10:34
  
  Kanye West rants about Beyoncé, Jay Z, Hillary Clinton, ‘the press’ and Mark Zuckerberg before cutting his concert short in Sacramento, California. The rapper had played only a few songs before ending the show after about 30 minutesWARNING: contains swearingKanye West cancels LA concert after rant against Beyoncé and Hillary ClintonContinue reading...
  
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• Green Day protest at AMAs: 'No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA' – video

  21-11-2016 10:34
  
  Green Day protest against President-elect Donald Trump at Sunday night’s American Music Awards in Los Angeles. During a performance of their song Bang Bang, they insert a bit of Born to Die, a 1982 single by Texas punk band MDC, amending the song’s chant, ‘No war, no KKK, no fascist USA’American Music Awards 2016: anti-Trump sentiment peppers pop’s timid partyContinue reading...
  
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• American Music Awards – in pictures

  21-11-2016 10:34
  
  It was a night of pop celebration tinged with political sentiment at the 2016 American Music Awards in Los Angeles Continue reading...
  
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• Drake Singing Along To Taylor Swift's Bad Blood Is The Best Thing We've Heard All Year

  21-11-2016 10:17
  
  Yep, it's better than the original.
  
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• Radar Radio: ‘You can swear on our breakfast show’

  21-11-2016 10:00
  
  The online station is sharing the new sound of London, and giving the next generation of broadcasters a chance to shine. It represents what being young, British and involved in music is all aboutFrom the outside, the brick walls of the Islington three-storey building are so nondescript they could be home to anything. A printing company, perhaps. Or a crowdfunded startup. But this residence’s trade isn’t in business cards or unnecessary mobile apps. Instead, inside, twentysomethings a
  
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• Watch Gigi Hadid Try Her Hand At Comedy With A Divisive Melania Trump Impression At The AMAs

  21-11-2016 09:53
  
  Awks or not awks?
  
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• Stars at the American Music Awards defend Hamilton cast

  21-11-2016 09:38
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has demanded an apology from the cast of the musical.
  
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• Selena Gomez Has Us Crying Actual Tears Over Her Emotional AMAs Speech: "I Was Broken"

  21-11-2016 09:23
  
  This is a lot for a Monday.
  
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• New band of the week: Blackash (No 129) - acid rock meets acid house

  21-11-2016 09:00
  
  These Midlands motorik metallers are like some unholy cross between acid rock and acid houseHometown: Birmingham. The lineup: Blackash 1, Blackash 2, Blackash 3, Blackash 4, Blackash 5, sometimes Blackash 6. Continue reading...
  
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• Green Day launch into anti-Trump chant during music awards

  21-11-2016 08:38
  
  Green Day have used a live performance at the American Music Awards to vent their fury at Donald Trump. "No Trump! No KKK! No Fascist USA!" frontman Billie Joe Armstrong shouted repeatedly to the star-studded audience in Los Angeles. Green Day, who led a revival of punk rock in the early 1990s, repeatedly denounced the President-elect during the election campaign.
  
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• Facing the music: Cecilia Bartoli

  21-11-2016 08:00
  
  From Barenboim, Bellini and Bernstein to flamenco dancing and yodelling - the mezzo shares her musical passionsWhat was the first record you bought?An album of Rita Pavone. Continue reading...
  
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• Zayn Malik tops 'crazy year' with best new artist gong at American Music Awards

  21-11-2016 07:28
  
  The former One Direction singer was honoured at the star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles.
  
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• American Music Awards: anti-Trump sentiment peppers pop's timid party

  21-11-2016 06:53
  
  Usually the awards show is a chance for those who turn up to walk away with a gong, but this year several acts and presenters took aim at the President-electGive credit to the American Music Awards for being honest. The show, which ran its 44th edition on Sunday night, eschews “best” accolades, instead honoring “favorite” artists and songs; nominees are culled from sales, not artistic pretensions, and the winners are determined by online polling. Its aim? To be a blithe c
  
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• American Music Awards 2016: anti-Trump sentiment peppers pop's timid party

  21-11-2016 06:53
  
  Usually the awards show is a chance for those who turn up to walk away with a gong, but this year several acts and presenters took aim at the President-electGive credit to the American Music Awards for being honest. The show, which ran its 44th edition on Sunday night, eschews “best” accolades, instead honoring “favorite” artists and songs; nominees are culled from sales, not artistic pretensions, and the winners are determined by online polling. Its aim? To be a blithe c
  
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• Ganadores de los American Music Awards de 2016

  21-11-2016 06:19
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ganadores de la edición 2016 de los American Music Awards, entregados el domingo en el Microsoft Theatre de Los Ángeles:
  
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• Winners of the 2016 American Music Awards

  21-11-2016 05:57
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Winners of the 2016 American Music Awards, presented Sunday at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles:
  
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• Selena Gomez opens up during American Music Awards win

  21-11-2016 05:54
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Selena Gomez told the American Music Awards audience that even though she had everything, "I was absolutely broken."
  
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