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• Geordie Shore: Holly Hagan Explains Her Reason For Leaving With Kyle Christie - Exclusive

  20-12-2016 19:36
  
  Warning: It's emosh
  
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• Ex On The Beach: Geordie Shore's Aaron Chalmers Reveals The Worst Thing He's Ever Done When Drunk - EXCLUSIVE

  20-12-2016 19:36
  
  Don't miss BRAND NEW Ex On The Beach 6, starting Tuesday 17th January at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• 18 Tumblr Posts That Perfectly Sum Up Every Awkward Christmas Situation

  20-12-2016 18:25
  
  Including the 456493 times a relative asks if you're still single.
  
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• 11 Things You Probably Never Knew About Christmas

  20-12-2016 17:30
  
  Something to impress your grandparents with at xmas lunch.
  
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• Andrew Clements' top 10 classical CDs of 2016

  20-12-2016 17:29
  
  From the San Francisco SO taking Debussy to new heights to the BBC Philharmonic revitalising Aaron Copland, there were some towering performances laid down for posterity this yearMore on the best culture of 2016
  More on the best music of 2016(Deutsche Grammophon) Continue reading...
  
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• Teen Mom UK: Check Out These Awesome Spoilers From Episode 8

  20-12-2016 17:18
  
  Don't miss the finale of Teen Mom UK, TONIGHT at 8pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Orange Goblin frontman sets up JustGiving campaign for Team Rock

  20-12-2016 16:56
  
  The heavy-metal band’s Ben Ward urges the rock community to ‘help give something back’ to the more than 70 Team Rock staff members now facing unrecompensed redundancyThe frontman of heavy-metal band Orange Goblin has set up a JustGiving campaign aiming to raise money for the staff of music publisher Team Rock who were laid off on Monday. With a target goal of £20,000, the launch of the campaign follows the announcement that over 70 members of staff who worked for titles s
  
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• Black musicians reflecting turmoil of the times in music

  20-12-2016 16:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — When he entered the recording studio this spring, Grammy and Oscar-winning rapper Common had plenty to vent about — and it all came out.
  
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• 8 reasons why Europe must 'REMAIN' on your bucket list

  20-12-2016 16:24
  
  Brexit schmexit - there's still plenty of reasons to eat, drink and LOL your way around Europe...
  
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• 12 Times tumblr Gave A Lesson In Throwing The Ultimate Shade

  20-12-2016 16:20
  
  The shaaaaaade.
  
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• Tupac Shakur, Yes and ELO join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  20-12-2016 16:15
  
  The 2017 inductees also see Pearl Jam inducted in their first year of eligibility – and Chic spurned for the 11th timeClassic rock, west coast hip-hop, prog, grunge, folk and symphonic Black Country pop are all represented among the 2017 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, who were announced on Tuesday.Tupac Shakur, who was murdered in September 1996, represents hip-hop. He is joined by Electric Light Orchestra, Joan Baez, Journey, Pearl Jam and Yes. Nile Rodgers is to be given th
  
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• MTV’s Most Played Videos 2016: Sia Tops The List With ‘Cheap Thrills’, But Who Else Is Up There?

  20-12-2016 16:08
  
  Did your favourite music video make the list?
  
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• Ex On The Beach's Josh Ritchie Thinks Gaz Beadle Hitting The Penthouse With Jemma Lucy Was 'Snakey' - EXCLUSIVE

  20-12-2016 16:00
  
  Don't miss brand new Ex On The Beach 6, starting Tuesday 17th January at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Destruction, daydreams and dystopia: the music videos that summarised 2016

  20-12-2016 16:00
  
  From Grimes’ cyber-goth takeover to Radiohead’s ominous animation, crying supermodels to dictator politicians, music videos this year have mirrored a disruptive worldMost art is open to interpretation. But given the seismic status of 2016 in terms of political upheaval and bloodshed – it’s no surprise many music videos have arrived with more than an essence of the apocalypse about them. Earlier this year I wrote about the ways in which music videos had taken on strange an
  
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• Say You Won't Let Go

  20-12-2016 15:56 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Say You Won't Let Go
  
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• Closer (Ft Halsey)

  20-12-2016 15:56 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Closer (Ft Halsey)
  
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• Richard Spaven/Ben Jones/Blue Lab Beats review - jazz's creative future is in good hands

  20-12-2016 14:29
  
  Jazz Cafe, London
  From hip-hop grooves to straight-ahead standards, this triple bill organised by Ronnie Scott’s was a dazzling showcase of the contemporary sceneRonnie Scott’s might have “revered institution” status, but its present navigators clearly keep their fingers on the contemporary jazz pulse. The proof was plain at a fascinating triple bill in its innovative pop-up series, hosted by the Jazz Cafe – a gig that wholeheartedly embraced jazz’s creative f
  
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• In Search of Julius Eastman review – fine performances of an elusive anarchist

  20-12-2016 14:10
  
  Second Home Holland Park, London
  The London Contemporary Music festival’s celebration of the US composer showcased his innovative brand of minimalismThe London Contemporary Music festival has already shown it reaches areas of new music that mainstream concert series rarely explore. This year’s programme offered three days of concerts built around the elusive figure of Julius Eastman, whose works are being rediscovered after more than two decades of obscurity following his death, dest
  
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• The Rochdale phone shop assistant starring on Kanye West’s album

  20-12-2016 14:03
  
  Menace, AKA Adnan Khan, created the beat that found its way on to the rapper’s Grammy-nominated Life of Pablo in his bedroom. How has his life changed? Towards the end of 2015, Adnan Khan was working in a mobile phone shop in Rochdale, fixing broken screens and unlocking handsets. After his shift, he would go home and make hip-hop beats on his laptop and put them on his website. “I treated my music as my second job, working in the early hours of the morning.” He was small-time,
  
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• Leigh-Anne Pinnock Suffers Another Face Injury As She Falls Out Of A Car 'Drunk As A Skunk'

  20-12-2016 13:54
  
  One mulled wine too many eh?
  
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• Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus review – Reinis Zarinš embraces Messiaen's message of hope

  20-12-2016 13:53
  
  St George’s, Bristol
  The Latvian pianist riveted the attention with his brilliant realisation of Messiaen’s monumental piano cyclePianists who can successfully perform Olivier Messiaen’s early masterpiece, his contemplation on the significance of the birth of Jesus, are few and far between. With this performance, the Latvian Reinis Zariņš proved himself to be one. His embrace of the music’s monumentality and its intimacy was remarkable. Taking the 20-piece cyc
  
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• Watch Skepta Discuss His Meteoric Rise In New Documentary ‘Skepta: Greatness Only’

  20-12-2016 13:39
  
  “I’m free to be the top of myself. Not the game, not the industry, the top self. The top Skepta.”
  
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• Perrie Edwards Says She Has Grown 'Thick Skin' Against Haters Since She Joined Little Mix

  20-12-2016 13:06
  
  Oh Pez.
  
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• Nintendo Switch Specs LEAK: Console Could Be Less Powerful When Mobile

  20-12-2016 13:06
  
  Here are the details on the Nintendo Switch specs leak...
  
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• Check Out Ryan Gosling In The First Trailer For Blade Runner 2049

  20-12-2016 12:28
  
  “I had your job, once.”
  
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• Aaron Chalmers is Apparently Dating Lewis Bloor's Ex Which Proves The World Is Tiny

  20-12-2016 12:27
  
  And you'll never guess who it is....
  
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• 3 Wrapping Hacks To Make Your Xmas Gifts Look Pinterest AF

  20-12-2016 12:05
  
  Easy tricks to up your gifting presentation.
  
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• Kendrick Lamar Praises Barack Obama In New Interview: “He Made You Feel Like An Actual Friend”

  20-12-2016 11:18
  
  Kendrick also praised Obama for allowing so many hip-hop artists into the White House.
  
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• Mariah Carey Throws Major Shade And Insists She Has No Idea Who Ariana Grande And Demi Lovato Are

  20-12-2016 10:58
  
  Do they not have Google in Mariah's world?
  
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• Fifth Harmony Are NOT Happy About Camila Cabello's Leaving Statement

  20-12-2016 10:50
  
  Oh dear.
  
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• The best albums and tracks of 2016: how our writers voted

  20-12-2016 09:58
  
  You’ve seen our end of year list (and our track of the year) – now it’s time to look behind the scenes and discover the favourite albums and tracks of the Guardian’s music critics• More best culture of 2016AlbumsLaura Mvula – The Dreaming RoomKing – We Are KingChristine and the Queens – Chaleur HumaineThe Avalanches – WildflowerMichael Kiwanuka – Love and HateDavid Bowie – BlackstarChance the Rapper – Coloring BookThe Invisib
  
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• Chic to release first album in 25 years in 2017

  20-12-2016 09:58
  
  Nile Rodgers promises It’s About Time will be accompanied by a ‘big surprise’Chic are to release their first album in 25 years next year, Nile Rodgers has said. It’s About Time was originally scheduled to come out this year on Warner Brothers. Now the follow-up to Chic-ism will emerge in the year of the group’s 40th anniversary.“When Prince suddenly died, it was like I’d been struck by lightning twice. It made me ‘see’ why I named the next Ch
  
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• Albums of the year 2016 – our readers respond

  20-12-2016 08:30
  
  After Beyoncé topped the Guardian’s list with Lemonade we asked readers to tell us their favourite album of 2016 – and why it should be up there
  “A jaw-dropping audiovisual work” by Beyoncé saw her top Guardian music’s list of their favourite albums of 2016, with Frank Ocean, David Bowie, Kanye West and Solange completing the top five. Related: The best albums of 2016: the full listContinue reading...
  
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• Bluesfest loses second headliner as Beegees' Barry Gibb cancels Australia and NZ tour

  20-12-2016 03:00
  
  Touring company says it is ‘currently not possible’ to reschedule performances, including headline slot at Byron Bay BluesfestBarry Gibb has cancelled his tour of Australia and New Zealand, including his Monday-night headline slot at the Byron Bay Bluesfest.Touring company Live Nation said the former Bee Gee’s tour, set for next April, would not go ahead “due to a change in international commitments”. Continue reading...
  
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