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• Ex On The Beach Exclusive: Josh Ritchie Explains His Reasons For Sending Alex Leslie Home: “He Flipped A Table Over Me So I Hate Him”

  30-01-2017 20:03
  
  That wasn't his best move, tbh...
  
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• Music Review: Rose Cousins has what it takes

  30-01-2017 19:59
  
  Rose Cousins, "Natural Conclusion" (Old Farm Pony Records)
  
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• Where concert ticket money goes: who's getting rich off live music's golden age?

  30-01-2017 19:27
  
  The money you’re forking over to see your favourite band is paying for an entire touring ecosystem, including artists, promoters, sets and medical staffIn 2001, Billboard Boxscore reported that the top 100 music concerts of the year collectively generated $350m. In 2015, the top 25 concerts alone grossed just shy of $360m. There are two reasons behind this: more people are going to shows and ticket prices are spiking sharply.Related: Original concert ticket sellers also rip off buyers | Le
  
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• Here’s Why Over A Million People Are Trying To Stop Donald Trump’s UK State Visit

  30-01-2017 18:36
  
  Why do people want to put a stop to Trump’s state visit? Could it actually happen?
  
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• 14 Gifts To Get Your BFF For Galentine’s Day

  30-01-2017 18:23
  
  Because they're worth it.
  
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• Kim Wilde: how we made Kids in America

  30-01-2017 17:43
  
  ‘It sold so fast, the people in charge of the charts thought it was a scam’Kim Wilde, singerMy brother Ricky hated school and left at the age of 17. He started writing songs and trying his luck with record companies. He was bowled over by the charismatic Mickie Most at RAK Records and took me along to meet him. I wore my best black-and-red punky trousers and had newly acquired blond hair which, according to one teacher, was the most creative thing I’d done at art school. Contin
  
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• Ed Sheeran gets physical in flirty new music video... before becoming a sumo wrestler

  30-01-2017 17:06
  
  This is perhaps the best music video of the year so far.
  
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• 12 Places You'd Never Believe Are In The UK

  30-01-2017 17:05
  
  So pretty, much gorgeous.
  
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• Everything You Need To Know About Male Beauty Vlogger And New Face Of Rimmel Lewys Ball

  30-01-2017 16:54
  
  Lewys Ball is the new face of Rimmel
  
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• BBC Total Immersion Day: Philip Glass at 80 review – variety, sheer difficulty and lots of arpeggios

  30-01-2017 16:52
  
  Barbican, London
  Marin Alsop, the BBC Singers and others wished Glass a happy 80th with a career-spanning programme of his best and most challenging workIt’s half a century since Philip Glass arrived in New York, fresh from a trip to India, to become a fixture of the experimental arts scene. Today, far from those SoHo lofts, Glass – who is 80 this month – has been ushered respectfully on to the concert platforms of the musical establishment. Given the hypnotic tendencies of his
  
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• St Petersburg Phil / Temirkanov review – low-key but faultless Shostakovich

  30-01-2017 16:51
  
  Royal Festival Hall, London
  Yuri Temirkanov led a measured performance of Shostakovich’s Fifth, while pianist Martha Argerich dazzled with Prokofiev
  The St Petersburg Philharmonic’s London concert under Yuri Temirkanov closed with Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, of which the orchestra gave the world premiere 80 years ago. Their close association with the composer’s music gives their performances an inevitable reputation for authority, but this was a low-key interpretation,
  
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• The Magnificent Seven IRL: 7 Things You Learn When You're A Cowboy For The Day

  30-01-2017 16:00
  
  We tried our hand at being Chris Pratt for a day. We didn't look as cool as hoped.
  
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• Louis Tomlinson Has An Answer As To Why One Direction Haven't Reunited Yet

  30-01-2017 15:45
  
  Thank goodness.
  
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• Stephanie Davis Is Adamant Jeremy McConnell Is The Father Of Her Baby

  30-01-2017 15:44
  
  Stephanie David insists Jeremy is the father of her child.
  
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• Revealed: The Secret Behind Kendall And Kylie Jenner's Skincare Routine

  30-01-2017 15:08
  
  Kendall and Kylie Jenner's skincare routine - secrets
  
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• Here's What You Need To Know About The Travel Ban On Muslim-Majority Countries

  30-01-2017 13:49
  
  We have the low-down.
  
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• Spring Break With Grandad Extended Preview: Geordie Shore's Gaz Beadle Rates The Spring Breakers After Their First Party In Cancun

  30-01-2017 13:25
  
  DON’T MISS Spring Break With Grandad, starting Monday 6th Feb at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Rihanna And Azealia Banks Are In A Dramatic Feud Over Donald Trump

  30-01-2017 13:03
  
  Azealia Banks and Rihanna feud escalates.
  
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• Goat Girl review – a firestorm of sharp riffs and lyrical anger

  30-01-2017 13:01
  
  Windmill, London
  The feisty arrivals on the south London DIY indie rock scene put on a show of raw thrills and incendiary powerStraight out of south London and determinedly DIY, Goat Girl are feisty, furious and fearless. Their incendiary rock, with shades of mid-noughties Cat Power and Medway garage girls Thee Headcoatees, challenges everything from national apathy in Scum to the perils of public transport on Creep on the Train. The latter features the refrain “I really want to smash your
  
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• Scared To Be Lonely

  30-01-2017 13:00 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Scared To Be Lonely
  
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• Megan McKenna And Pete Wicks Have Already Reunited Following Almighty NTAs Row

  30-01-2017 12:49
  
  PHEW.
  
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• Calling All Rexhars! Bebe Needs Your Videos To Make Our Show

  30-01-2017 12:46
  
  Submit your questions for Bebe now and she might answer it on MTV!
  
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• The End To Ed Sheeran's 'Shape Of You' Music Video Is BRILLIANT

  30-01-2017 12:32
  
  TWIST!
  
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• Touch

  30-01-2017 12:30 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Touch (Official Video)
  
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• Bang Bang (Ft. R. City, Selah Sue & Craig David)

  30-01-2017 12:30 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Bang Bang (Ft. R. City, Selah Sue & Craig David) (Official Video)
  
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• There's An ACTUAL Final Fantasy Live Action TV Show Coming

  30-01-2017 12:23
  
  Get ready to lose ALL CHILL.
  
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• The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home

  30-01-2017 12:16 via mtv.co.uk
  
  The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home (Official Video)
  
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• Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Says Trump’s Actions Are “An All Out Assault On Our Civil Liberties”

  30-01-2017 12:05
  
  “I feel like I'm in a state of shock,” wrote Armstrong.
  
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• Marnie Simpson Just Shared A Really Quite Naked Pic Of Lewis Bloor, Again

  30-01-2017 11:39
  
  So there's that.
  
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• SAG Awards 2017: Full Winners List

  30-01-2017 11:31
  
  From the cast of Hidden Figures to Stranger Things, to Emma Stone and Denzel Washington, here are all the 2017 SAG Award winners…
  
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• Liam Payne Pays Tribute To Cheryl With A New Tattoo Of Her Eye

  30-01-2017 11:31
  
  Liam Payne has a tattoo of Cheryl on his arm.
  
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• Celebrated Syrian musician left in limbo over US travel ban

  30-01-2017 11:30
  
  Clarinettist Kinan Azmeh, a legal US citizen and green card holder, is unsure of his future home since Trump’s executive order on immigrantsKinan Azmeh, a Syrian clarinettist who has lived in the US legally for 16 years and acquired a green card three years ago, has been left unsure if he will be allowed to return to the country he calls home. Azmeh, 40, was given permission to immigrate to the US on the grounds of his “extraordinary” musical talent, and recently toured with th
  
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• Chance The Rapper & Stephen Colbert’s Arthur Theme Song Remix Will Make You Feel Fine & Brilliant

  30-01-2017 11:13
  
  Seriously, this song has healing powers.
  
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• Re-arrange

  30-01-2017 10:46 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Re-arrange
  
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• Bet You Didn't Think AJ Tracey Was A Linkin Park Fan...

  30-01-2017 10:20
  
  We talk American rockers, shutting down Japan and more with the West London MC...
  
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• Flammable

  30-01-2017 10:00 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Flammable
  
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• For Just $10 This Zoo Will Officially Name A Hissing Cockroach After Your Ex For Valentine's Day

  30-01-2017 09:58
  
  Shout out to me ex(oskeleton)
  
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• The Weeknd Shares Cute Pic Of Selena Gomez As They Holiday In Italy Together

  30-01-2017 09:22
  
  All as they're spotted looking majorly loved up at a gallery.
  
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• Facing the music: Joyce El-Khoury

  30-01-2017 08:00
  
  The Lebanese-Canadian soprano - currently winning rave reviews for her Violetta at the Royal Opera House - loves the Bee Gees, Maria Callas and MassenetVinyl or digital? As a modern gal, I find that the digital medium is the most convenient. I am constantly on the road and appreciate the practical and immediate nature of it. However, does anything compare to the sound of a vinyl record? I think not. My favourite song is one that was sung by my grandfather George when I was growing up and sung by
  
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