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• Izzy Bizu, Coldplay among winners at BBC Music Awards

  12-12-2016 23:48
  
  Coldplay accepted their gong from Australia, where they are touring.
  
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• Music stars we've lost this year 'making way for new folk', says Lulu

  12-12-2016 22:36
  
  The singer said late stars like David Bowie had left a great legacy.
  
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• Alone

  12-12-2016 22:34 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Alone
  
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• Adele wins album of the year at BBC Music Awards

  12-12-2016 22:30
  
  Robbie Williams collected the gong on her behalf.
  
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• Bold looks dominate the red carpet at the BBC Music Awards

  12-12-2016 22:06
  
  There wasn’t much basic black on show on one of music’s biggest nights.
  
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• The Love We're Hoping For

  12-12-2016 20:53 via mtv.co.uk
  
  The Love We're Hoping For
  
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• Sweet Lies (Ft. Karen Harding)

  12-12-2016 20:53 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Sweet Lies (Ft. Karen Harding)
  
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• Put Out The Fire

  12-12-2016 20:53 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Put Out The Fire (Official Video)
  
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• Fvxk With You (Ft. Rich Homie Quan) [Explicit]

  12-12-2016 20:53 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Fvxk With You (Ft. Rich Homie Quan)
  
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• Formidable

  12-12-2016 20:53 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Formidable
  
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• Bad Things (With Camila Cabello)

  12-12-2016 20:53 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Bad Things (With Camila Cabello)
  
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• My Favorite Part (Ft. Ariana Grande)

  12-12-2016 20:33 via mtv.co.uk
  
  My Favorite Part (feat. Ariana Grande)
  
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• 6 Best DIY Ugly Christmas Jumper Tutorials On The Internet

  12-12-2016 19:25
  Your last minute saviour for Christmas Jumper Day.
  
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• Singer Joe Ligon of gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy dies

  12-12-2016 19:23
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer Joe Ligon, the dynamic frontman of the Grammy-winning gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, has died. He was 80.
  
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• Raleigh Ritchie Releases Brand New Track ‘Sicko’

  12-12-2016 18:39
  
  Raleigh Ritchie Releases Brand New Track ‘Sicko’After releasing his long awaited album ‘You’re A Man Now, Boy’ to an abundance of universal acclaim earlier this year, Raleigh Ritchie is showing no signs of slowing down just yet.
  
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• Quiz: Are You On Santa's Naughty Or Nice List This Year?

  12-12-2016 18:31
  
  Time to find out if you're getting any Christmas prezzies this year.
  
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• York early music Christmas festival review – ferocity and adrenaline for Trevor Pinnock

  12-12-2016 18:24
  
  Various venues, York
  The early music pioneer celebrated his 70th birthday with battles of speed while composer John Dunstaple was honoured in a sublimely minimal settingThe birth of the early music movement, like the beginnings of British rock’n’roll, was a baby-boom phenomenon whose pioneers are now reaching their 70s. To hear the harpsichordist and conductor Trevor Pinnock launch into the opening cadence of the fifth Brandenburg Concerto is a bit like hearing Keith Richards crankin
  
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• These New Eyebrow Pencils Will Make Your Brows Smell Like Chocolate Brownies

  12-12-2016 18:05
  
  On fleek AND delicious.
  
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• Rap Rundown: The Up-and-Comers

  12-12-2016 18:03
  
  In this week’s Rap Rundown we’ve got AJ Tracey’s debut Daily Duppy and his new EP, a freestyle from Abra Cadabra and Ounto Nation and the premiere of the latest track from the New Gen album.
  
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• Sir Elton John wants you to create music videos for his old classic hits

  12-12-2016 17:40
  
  Fancy making a classic video for a classic pop hit? Now is your chance.
  
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• Younger Siblings Are Officially The Funniest Member Of The Family

  12-12-2016 17:28
  
  And none for the eldest or middle child, bye.
  
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• 'Life, Animated': A Brand New Documentary About An Autistic Boy Who Found His Way Through Disney Films

  12-12-2016 17:13
  
  We caught up with Academy Award winning director Roger Ross Williams and Ron Suskind, the author of the book the doc was inspired by, to find out more about the documentary that's teaching everyone things they never knew about autism. It's one to watch in this year's Oscar race!
  
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• Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/Adès review – fizz and brilliance

  12-12-2016 17:13
  
  CBSO Centre, Birmingham
  Thomas Adès led a quarter-century celebration of BCMG’s hugely successful Sound Investment scheme that supports the writing of new musicIt’s 25 years since the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group came up with its unique way of supporting new music. Under its Sound Investment scheme, members of its audience were invited to buy “shares” in its commissions; there was no financial return, just the satisfaction of having helped a new score to com
  
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• 22 Of The Best Fangirl Gifts For Christmas 2016

  12-12-2016 16:54
  
  Harry Potter, 5SOS, 1D and Zoella fans - sorted.
  
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• John Legend reveals he and Chrissy Teigen will continue with IVF treatment: 'We want to have three or four babies'

  12-12-2016 16:49
  
  The singer, 37, and the model, 30, have been open about their struggle to conceive for several years before turning to IVF. Speaking about their difficulties, John added: "We figured eventually we'd have to go into the doctor and see why it wasn't happening naturally.
  
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• All The Times Little Mix Have Totally Shut Down Their Haters Like The True Queens They Are

  12-12-2016 16:48
  
  SLAY
  
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• Madonna was right: there are rules if you are a girl

  12-12-2016 16:46
  
  Accepting a Billboard award, Madonna gave a speech in which she outlined the expectations facing women artists. Things are changing – but not enoughLast week, after seeing a clip of Madonna twerking on an episode of Carpool Karaoke, Piers Morgan pretended to vomit into a bucket. “Oh she makes my skin crawl,” he announced, before decreeing to the viewers of Good Morning Britain that “you can’t be 58 and prancing about like that”.Granted, it is a mere drop in th
  
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• X Factor Winner Matt Terry Denies Those Freddy Parker Kiss Rumours

  12-12-2016 16:38
  
  He doesn't ~think~ they kissed.
  
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• Is Stephanie Davis Returning To CBB With Her Newborn Baby?!

  12-12-2016 14:13
  
  Well that would be a plot twist.
  
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• From Little Mix to Ben Haenow: These Are The Most And Least Successful Winners of The X Factor Ever

  12-12-2016 13:11
  
  Turns out that Little Mix aren't even the most successful...
  
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• The X Factor Week By Week Voting Figures Prove The Final Really Was A Close Call

  12-12-2016 13:04
  
  Eek!
  
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• The Internet Is Losing It Over This Foundation That Totally Covers Up Tattoos

  12-12-2016 12:35
  
  Perfect for anyone with a face tatt you'd prefer to hide from gran.
  
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• Perrie Edwards And Jesy Nelson Making Fun Of Their Spots On Snapchat Will Give You Life

  12-12-2016 12:04
  
  Turns out famous people get breakouts too.
  
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• This Is Officially The Most Popular Mascara In The Whole Entire World

  12-12-2016 11:33
  
  *Drum roll please*
  
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• Kris Jenner Is The Ultimate Inappropriate Momager Wearing Kylie Jenner's Merch

  12-12-2016 11:26
  
  Excellent work Kris!
  
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• Kate Tempest webchat – post your questions now

  12-12-2016 11:00
  
  The poet and rapper is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat on Wednesday 14 December – post them in the comments below8.43am GMTKate Tempest moves in the grey areas between rapper and poet. Sometimes set to music, sometimes not, her words encompass everything from intimate bedroom scenes to strident political screeds.The breadth of her work is humbling: albums Everybody Down and this year’s Let Them Eat Chaos, the spoken word theatre piece Brand New Ancients, a rewor
  
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• Facing the music: Gerald Finley

  12-12-2016 10:17
  
  Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a life-changer, he’s sung Wagner on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, and last danced to Tom Chaplin. The Canadian bass-baritone tells us about his musical life on and off the opera stageVinyl or digital? Digital. I am so happy to have access to long-lost singers and historic recordings on various platforms. John Charles Thomas, the American baritone, is now easily accessible to all. I love searching out repertoire that is suited for my voice, and sharing it with audie
  
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• Ellie Goulding Is Shawn Mendes And Niall Horan's Biggest Fan Right Now

  12-12-2016 10:11
  
  And we totally don't blame her.
  
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• Ryan Gosling And Ryan Reynolds Made Dreams Come True At The Critics' Choice Awards

  12-12-2016 10:07
  
  We weren't prepared for such a colliding of worlds.
  
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• The Japanese House: ‘Coming to terms with what pop actually means’

  12-12-2016 10:00
  
  Like the xx, the mysterious muso makes sad synthpop for modern times. Here she explains how to write a bleak banger Related: BBC Music Sound of 2017 longlist revealed: Jorja Smith, Anderson Paak and more It’s May 2015, and Instagrammers are commenting on a picture of a stormy sky uploaded by mysterious musician the Japanese House. “The 1975, that you?” asks one. “The Japanese House is the 1975, solved,” posts another. Amber Bain laughs as she recalls the speculation
  
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• Iván Fischer and Daniel Barenboim light up Dohány Street Synagogue

  12-12-2016 10:00
  
  Iván Fischer and his Budapest Festival Orchestra want to play in every abandoned synagogue in Hungary. Daniel Barenboim joined them for a memorable fundraiser People crowded in out of the winter drizzle, stamping cold feet, whispering noisily. The only way to get 3,000 through three security gates in time for a prompt start was to open the doors early – even if the final rehearsal was still under way. Men in woolly hats, trilbies and kippot, women dressed for warmth, grabbed the bes
  
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• 'Queen of Gypsy music' Esma Redžepova dies aged 73

  12-12-2016 09:49
  
  The Macedonian folk singer helped change perceptions of Romany people and their art around the worldEsma Redžepova, one of the most powerful voices in the world of Gypsy music, has died in Macedonia’s capital after a brief illness, according to local media. She was 73.Called the “Queen of Gypsy music,” Redžepova in 2010 was ranked among the 50 greatest voices in the world by National Public Radio. Continue reading...
  
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• New band of the week: CaStLeS (No 132) – psychedelic, shimmery guitars

  12-12-2016 09:00
  
  Welsh indie-pop trio channelling psych, baggy, west coast pop and krautrockHometown: Llanrug, north Wales. The lineup: Dion Hamer (drums, vocals), Cynyr Hamer (vocals, synth, guitar), Calvin Thomas (bass, synth). Continue reading...
  
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• Best albums of 2016: No 5 A Seat at the Table by Solange

  12-12-2016 08:30
  
  The younger Knowles sister needed to get something off her chest. What came out was an album billowing with hope and sadness for blackness in the USMore of the best albums of 2016More on the best culture of 2016Four years ago, when Solange Knowles first started sketching out the bare bones of the songs that would form A Seat at the Table, Barack Obama was settling into a second term in office. The notion of a Trump presidency would have seemed laughable. But even then, under the false impression
  
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• Adele in running for artist of the year at BBC Music Awards

  12-12-2016 08:01
  
  She is also shortlisted for album of the year.
  
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• How well do you know the Triple J Hottest 100? Try our infinite quiz

  12-12-2016 03:08
  
  Voting has opened for the youth radio station’s annual music poll. This quiz features randomised questions dynamically generated from Hottest 100 data between 1993 and 2014. Use the ‘more questions’ button to keep adding questionsThis quiz was previously published hereContinue reading...
  
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