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• Kanye West meets with Trump to discuss 'multicultural issues'

  13-12-2016 23:40
  By Gina Cherelus NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kanye West met Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss what he said were "multicultural issues" including bullying, education and violence. West's meeting at Manhattan's Trump Tower sent social media into a frenzy and fueled speculation about a possible performance at Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration or an informal administration role for the rapper. West, 39, said on Twitter he had wanted to meet Trump "to discuss multicultural issues." "T
  
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• Going In

  13-12-2016 22:53 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Going In
  
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• Say To Me

  13-12-2016 22:50 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Say To Me
  
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• Lupe Fiasco quits music after accusations of antisemitism

  13-12-2016 22:22
  
  The rapper’s latest freestyle caused upset with a line about ‘dirty Jewish execs’ which led to him tweeting that his album is cancelledLupe Fiasco has cancelled his album and quit music after being accused of antisemitism.The rapper released a freestyle earlier this week that included the line “Artists gettin’ robbed for their publishing / By dirty Jewish execs who think that it’s alms from the covenant”, which led to widespread upset on social media. Th
  
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• Win Tickets To See Rae Sremmurd Live With MTV TRAX!

  13-12-2016 18:43
  
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• 15 Crucial Lessons We Learned From This Week's Geordie Shore

  13-12-2016 18:05
  
  Chickens have it really happy y'know.
  
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• #MTVStars Voting Has Closed, But Who Will Be Crowned The Winner?

  13-12-2016 18:00
  
  We can't wait to reveal the winner!
  
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• Jendella Benson: Thinking Of The Future

  13-12-2016 17:50
  
  Don't miss BRAND NEW Teen Mom UK, Wednesdays at 8pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Beyonce rules again, tops NAACP Image Award nominations

  13-12-2016 17:45
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyonce leads the field in the NAACP Image Award nominations, but there's a friendly rival close behind: sister Solange.
  
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• UB40's Ali Campbell says brothers' row over band name is still bubbling

  13-12-2016 17:34
  
  The singer’s branch brushes off the drama to carry on with exciting new projects.
  
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• Macedonia's 'queen of Gypsy music' buried in Skopje

  13-12-2016 17:31
  By Ivana Sekularac SKOPJE (Reuters) - Esma Redzepova, the "Queen of Gypsy Music" who made Roma culture popular with a world audience, singing for Josip Broz Tito, Indira Gandhi and Muammar Gaddafi and representing Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest, was buried on Monday in her native Skopje. In 2010, U.S. National Public Radio put Redzepova on its list of the world's 50 greatest voices, alongside Ella Fitzgerald, Placido Domingo, Janis Joplin and Freddie Mercury. Born into a poor family du
  
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• Gerald Finley/Antonio Pappano review – warmth, wit and spirit

  13-12-2016 17:06
  
  Barbican, London
  A recital that mixed Beethoven, Shostakovich and Lizst with Respighi and Tosti rareties saw both musicians at their bestAs Gerald Finley explained, with a Canadian bass-baritone of Scottish extraction and a pianist with Italian parents who was born in London but moved to the US when he was 13, the possibility of mixing national traditions was almost inevitable. And in fact, such blending proved highly rewarding.Finley exploited his vigorous, tensile tone in a Beethoven group inc
  
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• Geordie Shore's Marnie Simpson Says 'Genuine' Scarlett Moffatt Is Nothing Like Vicky Pattison

  13-12-2016 16:59
  
  Ouch!
  
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• Have You Got These New Pokémon In Pokémon Go Yet?

  13-12-2016 16:55
  
  The new Pokémon for Pokémon Go have arrived.
  
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• Kanye West Visits Donald Trump, President-Elect Says They’ve “Been Friends For A Long Time”

  13-12-2016 16:47
  
  Trump described Kanye as a "good man".
  
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• Donald Trump and Kanye West meet at Trump Tower – video

  13-12-2016 16:44
  
  Kanye West and Donald Trump meet at Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday. Trump says the rapper is a good man, while West says he had just wanted to get a picture with the president-elect. West has recently received hospital treatment for stress and exhaustion after abruptly cancelling a US tour Continue reading...
  
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• Celine Dion treats fans to a festive Christmas video

  13-12-2016 16:42
  
  Celine Dion is a busy woman, but that didn't stop her from finding time to send her seasons greetings to all her loyal fans. The star posted a virtual Christmas card onto her Facebook page on Friday, wishing everyone a Happy Christmas. But that wasn't all. The big hearted singer made sure to treat everyone to a festive playlist, complete with a diverse range of Xmas songs to get everyone in the mood for the holidays. 
  
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• Meeting of minds: Kanye West and Donald Trump talk 'about life'

  13-12-2016 16:35
  
  Donald Trump says he and Kanye West have been friends ‘a long time’, telling reporters at Trump Tower the pair spoke about ‘life’ during brief meetingKanye West met Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Tuesday morning, with the president-elect telling reporters they spoke about “life”.West arrived at 9.13am and then he and Trump emerged from the tower’s gold elevator together around at around 9.53am and posed for photos in front of the waiting media. Continue
  
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• Belcea Quartet review – perfunctory Penderecki and poised Schubert

  13-12-2016 16:31
  
  Wigmore Hall, LondonThe Belceas gave the premiere of Penderecki’s brief neo-Romantic Fourth String Quartet, and in two Schubert quartets, blended technical refinement with emotional extremesNo one could accuse Krzysztof Penderecki of prolixity when it comes to some of his chamber music. His Fourth String Quartet, given its world premiere by the Belcea Quartet, runs for about seven minutes, and is only fractionally shorter than his Second Quartet, with which it was in this instance juxtapos
  
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• Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker – the duo who annoy bearded men called Brian

  13-12-2016 16:29
  
  Meet the darlings of the folk world who found themselves criticised for wanting to do something differentRough Trade Records HQ on a late autumn afternoon. The new Sleaford Mods album hollers above the desks and CD shelves. Libertines-branded bags slump against piles of new vinyl. The duo who are among the label’s newer signings sit on a sofa in the middle of the chaos, reflecting on the minor controversy they have caused. “Most of the people complaining about us,” says Josienn
  
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• Kyle Christie Talks His Shock Geordie Shore Return And Teaming Up With His Ex Holly Hagan To Stop The Fam Fighting - EXCLUSIVE

  13-12-2016 16:20
  
  Can Hyle make the fam happy again? Find out when Geordie Shore continues, Tuesdays at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Ex On The Beach: TOWIE's Nicole Bass Reveals Why She's Looking For 'Something Serious' On The Show - EXCLUSIVE

  13-12-2016 16:19
  
  OMG! Ex On The Beach returns on Tuesday 17th January at 10pm on MTV - DON'T MISS IT!
  
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• Guy Barker's Big Band Christmas review – timeless classics rescued from blandness

  13-12-2016 16:17
  
  Royal Albert Hall, London
  Barker led a classy orchestra and special guests, including Kurt Elling and Soweto Kinch, for this festive celebration in which Incognito’s Vanessa Haynes stole the showThere was a point about 20 minutes into bandleader and arranger Guy Barker’s Christmas big band show – probably after the tom-tom-thundering overture that merged Good King Wenceslas, Jingle Bells and a swath of other seasonal ditties, Clarke Peters had laughed his way through What Will
  
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• 15 Non-Lame Things To Buy Your Dad For Christmas 2016

  13-12-2016 16:14
  
  Loaaaads of gifting inspo.
  
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• 15 Non-Lame Things To Buy Your Mum For Christmas 2016

  13-12-2016 16:00
  
  Soooo many ideas.
  
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• Geordie Shore's Scotty T Promises To Get Naked With Tom Zanetti If 'You Want Me' Gets The Xmas No.1

  13-12-2016 15:53
  
  Yep, you read that correctly...
  
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• Young Thug's airport rant reveals a misogynist in a dress

  13-12-2016 15:02
  
  Dress-wearing, Ugg boot-rocking rapper Young Thug is an artist well known for defying gender expectations. His latest curveball? That he’s woefully predictableLast week, a video surfaced of Young Thug berating two black female airline workers for not allowing him to board a flight he was late for. In the footage, he calls the women “bum ass hoes”, “ants” and “peasants”. As they turn their backs to the camera he chuckles, informing the viewer that their h
  
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• 12 Reality Show Cross-Over Couples That We Never Saw Coming

  13-12-2016 14:27
  
  Jon Clark and Chloe Ferry? Jamie Laing and Charlotte Crosby? EH?
  
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• The Ultimate Luxury Gifts To Splurge On This Christmas

  13-12-2016 13:51
  
  Fragrance, fashion, tech and high-end beauty at its very best.
  
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• Thick Of It

  13-12-2016 13:46 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Thick Of It
  
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• Geordie Shore's Marnie Simpson Reveals The Truth Behind Her Incredible Belfies

  13-12-2016 13:32
  
  So THIS is how she does it.
  
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• First Trailer Roars In For Fast & Furious 8 – And It Looks Completely Insane

  13-12-2016 13:03
  
  'Family no more'.
  
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• Super Nintendo World At Universal Studios Gets New Teaser Image And More

  13-12-2016 12:33
  
  Great news gaming thrill seekers!
  
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• Watch Ariana Grande & Mac Miller Get Intimate In Sultry New Video For ‘My Favourite Part’

  13-12-2016 12:06
  
  Is it getting hot in here? No? Just me? Ok.
  
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• Ex On The Beach's Ross Worswick Hopes To 'Move On From His Ex' This Series - EXCLUSIVE

  13-12-2016 12:00
  
  Don't miss BRAND NEW Ex On The Beach, starting Tuesday 17th January at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Ex On The Beach: Love Island's Joshua Ritchie Says He Wants To Meet A Girl Who 'Just Loves Having Sex' - EXCLUSIVE

  13-12-2016 12:00
  
  Don't miss all new Ex On The Beach 6, starting Tuesday 17th January at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Ex On The Beach: Geordie Lass Zahida Allen Admits She's An 'Absolute Psycho' And Stalks Her Exes' New Girlfriends - EXCLUSIVE

  13-12-2016 12:00
  
  Brand new Ex On The Beach kicks off on Tuesday 17th January at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Ed Sheeran Makes Triumphant Return To Social Media As He Hints At Comeback

  13-12-2016 11:59
  
  It's been exactly one year since he waved bye bye.
  
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• 14 Questions We Had From This Week's Made In Chelsea

  13-12-2016 11:49
  
  Srsly though, how much does Alex Mytton LOVE the dramz?
  
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• The New Emojis Are Finally Here And Involve An Avocado, Bacon And A Freaky Clown Face

  13-12-2016 11:42
  
  Here’s everything you need to know…
  
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• Ed Sheeran returns to social media a year to the day. Does this mean his third album is on the way?

  13-12-2016 11:40
  
  The singer has changed his user profile image on both Instagram and Twitter.
  
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• David Beckham: Cruz isn't launching a music career

  13-12-2016 11:36
  
  Cruz is signed by Justin Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun.
  
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• Oi! Danny Dyer Recapped The Year In Music And You Need To Watch It, Ya Filfy Nut Nut

  13-12-2016 11:26
  
  Here’s a new video for ya’s.
  
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• PLL's Troian Bellisario Will Make You Weep As She Explains #FortDay Wedding Hashtag

  13-12-2016 11:17
  
  Our hearts can't take it dammit.
  
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• Rock music 'can make men lose at board games' - study

  13-12-2016 10:42
  Men became more distracted and made more mistakes when forced to listen to AC/DC than when they listened to classical music, a report by London's Imperial College and the Royal College of Music found. Having music on had no effect on women and they performed better than men at the Operation board game involved in the study. It is thought that rock music may cause more auditory stress in men than women, which affects their concentration.
  
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• Louis Tomlinson Breaks Instagram Silence As He Thanks Fans For Their Support

  13-12-2016 10:12
  
  The singer has been on the receiving end of huge support since the death of his mum last week.
  
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• None more paperback: the best sex, drugs and rock’n’roll memoirs

  13-12-2016 10:00
  
  As Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach publishes a tell-all autobiography, we survey some other notable efforts from the metal memoir genre“I was a total asshole,” scrawls Sebastian Bach in his memoir 18 And Life On Skid Row. “Thinking back on it now disgusts me.” “Quite,” you mumble, as you survey a narrative wasteland strewn with bunched fists, cocaine, vodka, fellatio, singed pubic hair, denim shorts and exhaustive asininity. But suffer he, and we, must. Ever s
  
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• Best albums of 2016: No 4 The Life of Pablo by Kanye West

  13-12-2016 08:30
  
  By turns brilliant and shambolic, breezy and anguished, Pablo was a perfect reflection of its maverick creator’s mindsetMore of the best albums of 2016More on the best culture of 2016He promised it would be an “album of the life” and sure enough, Kanye delivered a piece of work that was as true to him as it was to the spirit of 2016: volatile, unexpected and era-defining. Did this seem a stretch? The Life of Pablo wasn’t West’s most influential record (that was 808s
  
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• Ex On The Beach: Geordie Shore's Aaron Chalmers Confirmed To Hit The Beach For Series 6

  13-12-2016 01:01
  
  All new Ex On The Beach starts Tuesday 17th January at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Stone Roses review – a euphoric dance rock celebration at the Sydney Opera House

  13-12-2016 00:55
  
  Sydney Opera House
  The line between loose and lax was blurred at times but the crowd – including Coldplay – had nothing to complain about, in the first of three Sydney-only showsSpike Island this wasn’t, nor the Etihad or Wembley. The Stone Roses could easily confine themselves to huge shows but here on a steaming Sydney night they settled for 2,600 satisfied customers for their first night at the Sydney Opera House. Coldplay, in town for another leg of their own monster stadiu
  
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