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• Lee ‘Q’ O’Denat: the mogul who created modern blaxploitation with WorldStar

  25-01-2017 20:27
  
  The creator of WorldStarHipHop help take rap into the internet age, and understood better than most the value in all aspects of hip-hop cultureLike many successes in the digital world, WorldStarHipHop.com began as something entirely different than what it became known for, pivoting to meet a need that it didn’t know existed. When Lee “Q” O’Denat founded WorldStar in 2005, he intended it to be a technological leap from his previous site, NYCFatMixtapes.com – instead
  
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• Controversial X Factor rapper Honey G says her first single 'was not promoted enough'

  25-01-2017 20:05
  
  The controversial singer said she wants to release new music and hopefully a full album.
  
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• 'I've spent the last year in a dream state': virtuoso mandolinist Chris Thile

  25-01-2017 19:30
  
  He has taken the mandolin where it has never gone before, even using it to record Bach. Now he’s teamed up with jazz giant Brad Mehldau and is promising to write a topical song every week. Alfred Hickling meets Chris ThileChris Thile sounds punchdrunk. The mandolin player’s voice is bleary as he explains the inspiration behind Noise Machine, a track on a new album of duets he has recorded with the jazz pianist Brad Mehldau. Despite its title, Noise Machine is not a wild, atonal impro
  
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• Madonna denies trying to adopt two more children from Malawi

  25-01-2017 19:19
  
  Reports say the singer, who has two adopted children from the country, appeared in court in Lilongwe with two unidentified childrenMadonna has denied reports that she has travelled to Malawi to adopt two more children from the country.
  News reports citing a spokesman for a court in the country’s capital, Lilongwe, said the singer had appeared before it to lodge an application for adoption, but Madonna dismissed them as “rumours”.Continue reading...
  
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• Celebrity Workouts IRL: Ballerina In Training

  25-01-2017 18:59
  
  Just call us Darcey Bussell already.
  
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• Peter Overend Watts obituary

  25-01-2017 18:58
  
  Bass guitarist with glam rock band Mott the HoopleEven amid the glittering extravagance of the glam rock era, Peter Overend Watts, who has died of throat cancer aged 69, managed to stand out from the crowd. As bass player with Mott the Hoople, Watts was a lean and lanky figure, adorned with long, luxuriant hair and prone to performing in stack-heeled thigh-high boots and assorted androgynous costumes. Watts explained his hair care secrets thus: “I started off using Ford silver car paint on
  
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• EarlGréy Debuts Brand New See Francis Assisted Single ‘Venus’

  25-01-2017 18:56
  
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• Jax Jones And Raye Join Forces For ‘You Don’t Know Me’ Live Video

  25-01-2017 18:52
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Speidi Literally Run Away From Kim Woodburn After An Argument Erupts

  25-01-2017 18:26
  
  Speidi run away from Kim Woodburn after an argument breaks out.
  
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• Bruce Scott obituary

  25-01-2017 18:24
  
  My friend Bruce Scott, who has died aged 75, was among the greatest exponents of Irish traditional unaccompanied ballad singing, and a powerful force at the heart of Liverpool’s Irish community.He was born across the street from Anfield football ground, the son of Bruce, a steel erector at the Liverpool docks, and his wife, Kitty (nee Westhead). He learned traditional Irish singing from his mother. He attended Priory Road school, in Anfield. Continue reading...
  
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• 6 Aussie Phrases You’ll Need To Know If You’re Heading Down Under

  25-01-2017 18:12
  
  If you snag a ridiculously cheap flight to celebrate Australia Day, you’ll need to get up to speed with some of the lingo before you head Down Under...
  
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• Vin Diesel Wants A Groot Marvel Movie Spinoff!

  25-01-2017 17:24
  
  THIS. IS. EVERYTHING.
  
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• 18 Just Dreamy AF Dresses From The Paris Haute Couture SS17 Shows

  25-01-2017 16:45
  
  So pretty we sort of want to eat them.
  
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• Ligeti: Cello Concerto, etc CD review – ravishing beauty with clarity and precision

  25-01-2017 16:20
  
  Ahonen/Poltéra/BIT20 Ensemble/Brönnimann
  (BIS)After the mixed reactions to the recent London performances of György Ligeti’s only opera, Le Grand Macabre, it’s good to be reminded of his true position as one of the authentically great figures in 20th-century music, with four of his finest orchestral scores.Three of the works on conductor Baldur Brönnimann’s disc with Norwegian group BIT20 date from the period in the late 1960s and early 70s when Ligeti&rsq
  
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• Aimard/Stefanovich review – majestic Messiaen, breathtaking Brahms

  25-01-2017 16:09
  
  St John Smith’s Square, London
  The two pianists took on a number of demanding works with masterful precision to deliver a performance that was equal parts intimate and monumentalThis was in many ways a great occasion. Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich, partners off the stage as well as on it, played Brahms’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen, the latter written in 1943 as a vehicle for the composer himself and Yvonne Loriod, his pupil and m
  
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• Geordie Shore’s Nathan Henry And Gaz Beadle Are Tearing Each Other To Pieces On Twitter And We Can’t Get Enough

  25-01-2017 16:08
  
  It's all love, obvs.
  
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• Gaz Beadle Rinses Greg Lake After Claiming Duncan James Has 'Taken His Girl' Jennifer Metcalfe

  25-01-2017 16:05
  
  Gary Beadle jokes about Jennifer Metcalfe snogging another man
  
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• Don't Leave [Explicit]

  25-01-2017 14:07 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Don't Leave (Official Video)
  
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• Cold Cold Cold

  25-01-2017 14:07 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Cold Cold Cold
  
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• Lily Collins Opens Up About Having An Eating Disorder As A Teen

  25-01-2017 13:55
  
  Lily Collins reveals she had an eating disorder as a teenager.
  
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• Why it's time for Scottish folk to change its tune

  25-01-2017 13:53
  
  In trad Scots music, it seems the bigger the bang the better – which means all-male bands tearing up the place. Why are so many musicians falling back on retro macho stereotypes – and who are the women challenging the status quo? This year’s Celtic Connections festival is billed as “a celebration of inspiring women artists”. Headline acts at the Glasgow festival include Roberta Sá, Olivia Newton John, Martha Wainwright and Karine Polwart. Thursday’s ope
  
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• Olivia Newton-John/ Amy Sky/ Beth Nielsen Chapman: Liv On review – grief is the word

  25-01-2017 13:33
  
  Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
  The trio are consummate performers and address tough subjects with charisma, directness and a laudable lack of schmaltzThe death of her older sister from brain cancer in 2013 was the starting point for Olivia Newton-John’s new album Liv On, the latest chapter in an acting and musical career that spans five decades. A collaboration with Canadian singer Amy Sky and Nashville veteran Beth Nielsen Chapman, Liv On tackles challenging topics – coping with the lo
  
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• We Spoke To Teen 'Castle On The Hill' Actor About Going To The Pub With Legit Ed Sheeran

  25-01-2017 13:00
  
  Hugo, who's in his final year of school, told us all about making the 'Castle On The Hill' music video.
  
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• MTV Staying Alive Announce Leona Lewis As Their 2017 Ambassador

  25-01-2017 12:58
  
  Welcome to the family, Leona!
  
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• James McAvoy Made A Lifesize Anya Taylor Joy Out Of CHEETOS On The Set Of Split

  25-01-2017 12:47
  
  WELL THIS SOUNDS BONKERS.
  
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• The Man Who Hacked Jennifer Lawrence's Nude Pictures Is Going To Prison

  25-01-2017 12:39
  
  The man who stole pictures of Jennifer Lawrence is going to jail
  
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• Love Island’s Cara De La Hoyde Throws A Drink In Boyf Nathan Massey’s Face During Explosive Argument

  25-01-2017 12:31
  
  Noo, don't say there's trouble in paradise?!
  
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• Ryan Reynolds Reacts To Deadpool Oscar Snub

  25-01-2017 12:28
  
  GIVE SPANDEX A CHANCE.
  
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• 12 Super Useful Lessons We Learned From This Week's Ex On The Beach

  25-01-2017 12:28
  
  Did you know Kate Middleton is a Vice President?
  
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• Brian Eno – 10 of the best

  25-01-2017 11:38
  
  From feather-boa twirling Roxy Music art rocker to ambient byword, Eno has had a career full of fantastic music, most of it pioneering Continue reading...
  
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• This Necklace Is The Reason Everyone Thinks Brooklyn Beckham And Sofia Richie Are Dating

  25-01-2017 11:37
  
  It's all it takes for a rumour to start.
  
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• Fan Account Of The Week: @kbiebercrew

  25-01-2017 11:36
  
  These guys LOVE Justin Bieber...
  
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• A New Free Pokémon Game Just Hit The App Store And We Can't Cope

  25-01-2017 11:16
  
  Surprise new Pokémon!
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2017: WATCH The Awkward Moment Jamie O'Hara Finds Out Bianca Gascoigne Has A Secret Boyfriend

  25-01-2017 11:14
  
  Bianca Gascoigne and Jamie O'Hara romance continues
  
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• Hailey Baldwin’s Beauty Secret Involves Rubbing Her Own Blood On Her Face

  25-01-2017 11:13
  
  Bloody hell.
  
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• Protest songs: soundtracking Trump's first days in ofifce with the National, Bon Iver and more

  25-01-2017 10:54
  
  The Secretly Group will release a song a day for Donald Trump’s first 100 days in the White House, to raise money for those who might suffer under himThe whereabouts of modern protest music has been questioned so frequently that it has spawned its own Tumblr, a glorious repository for all the articles wondering whether political music still exists, whether Donald Trump’s America can expect a punk renaissance, whether the real protest musicians are now more commonly found in hip-hop a
  
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• Protest songs: soundtracking Trump's first days in office with the National, Bon Iver and more

  25-01-2017 10:54
  
  The Secretly Group will release a song a day for Donald Trump’s first 100 days in the White House, to raise money for those who might suffer under himThe whereabouts of modern protest music has been questioned so frequently that it has spawned its own Tumblr, a glorious repository for all the articles wondering whether political music still exists, whether Donald Trump’s America can expect a punk renaissance, whether the real protest musicians are now more commonly found in hip-hop a
  
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• Disciples: "Getting A Moonman Through The Post Was Absolutely Amazing"

  25-01-2017 10:30
  
  We talk to the MTV Brand New For 2017 who've already got a VMA in the bag...
  
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• Model Hanne Gaby Odiele Speaks Out About Being Intersex In Powerful Statement

  25-01-2017 10:24
  
  And calls for people to stop operating on kids just because they have non-binary bodies.
  
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• Ex On The Beach Exclusive: Geordie Lass Zahida Allen Admits She's 'Relieved' That Ex Joe McLean Has Left The Villa

  25-01-2017 10:00
  
  Find out what's next for Zahida in brand new Ex On The Beach, Tuesdays at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Kylie Jenner Donates $10,000 To Best Friend’s Family To Help Cover Medical Costs Of Her Father's Death

  25-01-2017 09:38
  
  Sending Jordyn and her family all the love right now.
  
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• McCartney, techno and the Spanish civil war – what keeps UK music venues alive?

  25-01-2017 08:00
  
  All this week, clubs and stages are hosting special gigs for Independent venue week. Here, the people who run some of the best small venues in Britain describe what keeps them specialThe supposed demise of grassroots music venues is nothing new; in recent years, some of the best British venues have been at the behest of a developer’s boot or councillor’s thumb. Whether it’s the Cockpit in Leeds, the Kazimier in Liverpool or Madame JoJo’s in London, these beloved places ha
  
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• Triple J Hottest 100 crib notes: up-and-coming artists set to sweep the countdown

  25-01-2017 04:39
  
  Newcomer Amy Shark is fighting Flume for the No 1 spot, with fellow Australian acts Tash Sultana, Montaigne, AB Original and the Smith Street Band all set to rank high in the music pollWith a record-breaking 2,255,110 votes cast in this year’s poll, the Triple J Hottest 100 returns on 26 January – although whether or not that’s the right date for it depends on which side of the debate you’re on. After his sweep of the Arias in November, Sydney’s Harley Streten &ndas
  
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• WikiHow apologises for turning Barack Obama, Beyoncé and Jay-Z white

  25-01-2017 02:34
  
  Cartoon for ‘How to become a congressman’ tutorial was based on photo taken after a fundraising event – but website says illustrator got the skin colors wrongThe how-to website WikiHow has apologised for a “disgraceful” cartoon showing Barack Obama, Beyoncé and Jay-Z as white people on an article about how to become a congressman.Billed as “the world’s leading how-to website”, wikiHow publishes crowdsourced instructional articles on a wide v
  
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• Probate judge holds off appointing lawyer for Prince's siblings

  25-01-2017 01:40
  The Minnesota probate judge overseeing the estate of Prince has refused to appoint either of two lawyers vying to represent the late music star's likely heirs in managing his legacy, citing disagreement among the siblings over whom they prefer. The two men - CNN contributor and onetime White House adviser Van Jones, and an entertainment attorney already working as a consultant to the Prince estate, L. Londell McMillan - appeared before the judge at a hearing earlier this month to essentially int
  
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• WorldStarHipHop founder Lee ‘Q’ O’Denat dies aged 43

  25-01-2017 01:39
  
  The founder and CEO of the hugely popular hip-hop website, which became a conduit for online rap culture, died unexpectedlyLee ‘Q’ O’Denat, the man who created the popular rap news website WorldStarHipHop and once called it “the CNN of the ghetto”, has died aged 43.TMZ first reported news of the businessman’s death on Tuesday morning, stating that he died of a heart attack, before the WorldStarHipHop Twitter account confirmed his death. Continue reading...
  
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