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• 11 Reasons The Galápagos Islands Are The Greatest Place On Earth

  03-01-2017 21:15
  
  It's enough to make David Attenborough jealous...
  
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• Coachella 2017: Beyoncé, Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar to headline festival

  03-01-2017 20:21
  
  The 18th annual music festival returns in April with a lineup that also includes Lorde, Bon Iver, Gucci Mane and Hans ZimmerBeyoncé, Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar have been announced as headliners for this year’s Coachella festival. Related: The year in music: how Beyoncé, Kanye and Drake saved the albumContinue reading...
  
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• Beyonce, Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar to headline Coachella

  03-01-2017 19:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce is one of the headliners of the 2017 Coachella music festival — a first for the pop star.
  
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• Parekh & Singh, the pop princes at the forefront of India's new wave

  03-01-2017 19:38
  
  Nischay Parekh and Jivraj Singh are making a name for themselves – with not a sitar or tabla in sight. We go to Kolkata to meet the pastel-suited neo-psychedelic duoSomething is buzzing, so Jivraj Singh unplugs a wire from one box and plugs it into another. “Try that?” he says. A note plays, but the buzz can still be heard, and so more wires need to be replugged, until all unwanted scratches of sound vanish. “We spend around 95% of our time trying to eliminate noises,&rdq
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Marnie Simpson Gives Her Verdict On This Year's Housemates

  03-01-2017 19:10
  
  And she's not holding back on a few...
  
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• Kate Bush had 'hooligan instincts' in her youth, 1982 article reveals

  03-01-2017 18:18
  
  Barry Cain dismisses doubts about authenticity of 1982 Flexipop! feature in which singer describes teenage loneliness
  The co-founder of a cult music magazine of the early 80s has stood by the authenticity of an article first published 35 years ago, in which Kate Bush, now revered worldwide as a singer and songwriter, recalled her days as a bullied schoolgirl “with hooligan instincts”.
  The article, first published in Flexipop! in 1982, and now reproduced in a book of highlights of the
  
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• Little Mix's Jesy Nelson Flooded With Offers From Decorators After Posting Sexy Snap

  03-01-2017 18:13
  
  It'll all make sense once you see why…!
  
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• Is Justin Bieber Making New Music With 2 Chainz?

  03-01-2017 17:39
  
  "New music on the way ??? Take JB to the trap ???"
  
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• When celebrities used Myspace: the profiles A-listers try to forget

  03-01-2017 17:13
  
  With early Tyler, the Creator music unearthed through his page, we tracked down the profiles of other stars – including Tom Hardy and Taylor SwiftLast week, a Reddit user uncovered an old Myspace page from 2008 entitled I Smell Panties. It contained a song called Lilo Fucks Stitch in which, over a rudimentary piano backing, the performer assumes the role of the beloved Disney character Stitch and details all the sexually transmitted diseases he caught following intercourse with his owner L
  
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• The First Look At Ex On The Beach 6 Teases The Most Explosive Series EVER

  03-01-2017 17:00
  
  Don't miss ALL THE DRAMZ when Ex On The Beach returns, Tuesday 17th January at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Kylie Jenner Is Releasing The Ultimate Nude Eye Palette

  03-01-2017 16:10
  
  Bring on spring.
  
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• Get Your First Listen Of New Martin Garrix And Dua Lipa Track 'Scared To Be Lonely' Here

  03-01-2017 15:47
  
  "Is it the only reason you’re holding me tonight? / Because we’re scared to be lonely?”
  
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• Girls Rock: the all-female music camp taking a stand against sexism

  03-01-2017 15:40
  
  Arising from the home of grunge and riot grrrl, Girls Rock’s summer camps are heading to the UK. The principles are simple: inclusivity and self-esteem – but the effects resonate way beyond musicGirls Rock graduate and bassist Ivy Dement is teaching her bandmates how to breakdance in the corridors of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. “I am going to come here every year until I die,” says the 15-year-old intern in a deadpan voice. “Without this I do
  
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• 9 Terrifying Airport Runways Guaranteed To Make You Poop Yourself

  03-01-2017 13:53
  
  If you’re a nervous flyer at the best of times, you probs want to steer clear of these bum squeak inducing runways of terror…
  
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• Kylie Jenner's Smoothie Hack Is The Perfect Healthy Start To January

  03-01-2017 13:32
  
  Or snack tbh.
  
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• Rita Ora Tells Of Her Investment Fail In 'She-Wee' Device After Losing Thousands Of Pounds

  03-01-2017 13:31
  
  RIP to that investment.
  
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• Pokémon GO Makes It Easy To Catch Bulbasaur, Charmander & Squirtle This Week!

  03-01-2017 13:26
  
  Best start to 2017.
  
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• YouTuber Captures Moment Jump Off Balcony Into A Swimming Pool Went Horribly Wrong

  03-01-2017 12:55
  
  Warning: this includes extremely graphic video footage.
  
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• Beans on Toast review – protest songs peppered with optimism

  03-01-2017 12:53
  
  Hi-Fi Club, Leeds
  In an earnest but funny set, the singer-songwriter otherwise known as Jay McAllister careers from passionate polemic to a song about … a penguin ‘Jay is our Saint George, standing on a wooden chair,” sang Frank Turner of Jay McAllister – AKA Beans on Toast – when they were both emerging musicians on the London folk scene. “He sings songs and slays dragons, and he’s losing all his hair.” Today the singer-songwriter with his remain
  
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• Rebecca Ferguson Will Play Donald Trump’s Inauguration – On One Condition

  03-01-2017 12:15
  
  The singer confirmed that she'd been asked to play, but will only do so if she can play a specific song.
  
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• Have Louis Tomlinson And Danielle Campbell Split After Spending New Year's Eve Apart?

  03-01-2017 11:58
  
  Just bear with us on this one.
  
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• Star Wars Gamers Made This Tribute To Carrie Fisher & It's Beautiful

  03-01-2017 11:57
  
  Even the Sith joined in.
  
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• Dick Clark Productions denies 'sabotaging' Mariah Carey New Year's Eve show

  03-01-2017 11:57
  
  TV company attacks claims that it deliberately provided singer with faulty audio equipment for her performance in Times Square as ‘outrageous and absurd’ Dick Clark Productions, the TV company that organised Mariah Carey’s New Year’s Eve performance in New York’s Times Square, has denied rumours that her show was deliberately sabotaged.Since the pop star’s televised performance for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, durin
  
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• Invernizzi/Prina/Ensemble Claudiana review – exquisite blending of voices

  03-01-2017 11:54
  
  Wigmore Hall, London
  Invernizzi’s soprano and Prina’s alto dazzled in this exceptionally beautiful concert of baroque chamber duetsThe chamber duet for female voices and continuo, usually on amatory or erotic themes, was a popular form during the 17th and early 18th centuries, though one that has not always been given prominence in the current baroque revival. This exceptionally beautiful concert, with Roberta Invernizzi and Sonia Prina accompanied by instrumentalists from the Ensemb
  
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• There's Now A Way To Physically Kiss Bae Through Your Phone

  03-01-2017 11:47
  
  Long distance loving made easy.
  
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• You Need To Watch A Clip From The Simpsons' Great Gatsby Hip-Hop Episode

  03-01-2017 11:08
  
  Featuring Snoop Dogg, RZA, Common and Keegan-Michael Key!
  
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• Tyga Has Only Gone And Used A Naked Pic Of Kylie Jenner For His New Single Artwork

  03-01-2017 11:04
  
  So so so scandalous.
  
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• Is Ed Sheeran's New Album Called 'Divide'?

  03-01-2017 10:20
  
  And of COURSE it has a mathematical theme.
  
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• Record sales: vinyl hits 25-year high

  03-01-2017 09:59
  
  LP sales up by 53% on 2015 after deaths of many music greats throughout the year and a trend for returning to ‘tangible music’ Sales of vinyl in 2016 reached a 25-year high as consumers young and old have once again embraced physical formats of music.More than 3.2m LPs were sold last year, a rise of 53% on last year and the highest number since 1991 when Simply Red’s Stars was the bestselling album. This was also the first year that spending on vinyl outstripped that spent on d
  
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• Just A Load Of Pics Of Celebs Who Started 2017 By Snogging Each Other

  03-01-2017 09:32
  
  So much saliva.
  
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• Billie Lourd Speaks Out Following The Death Of Mum Carrie Fisher And Grandmother Debbie Reynolds

  03-01-2017 09:31
  
  The actress pays an emotional tribute and thanks fans for their support.
  
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• BBC Radio 6 Music launches vote to find favourite Bowie album

  03-01-2017 08:01
  
  The station’s presenters have compiled a shortlist of Bowie’s records.
  
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