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• Grainger: Folk Songs CD review – a beautiful celebration of a subversive composer

  26-04-2017 18:56
  
  Booth/Glynn
  (Avie)More than half a century after his death, Percy Grainger’s true stature as a composer remains hard to pin down. For all that his own music trampled across stylistic boundaries and cheerfully subverted the conventions and proprieties of concert music, and despite the highly original textural imagination it sometimes reveals, this utterly distinctive musical personality rarely seems to have produced any genuinely enduring pieces. The oddities of Grainger’s private lif
  
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• ‘Kraftwerk is great for toilet training’ – how to use music to raise your kids

  26-04-2017 18:39
  
  From teaching them to count with Springsteen to commuting to your teen’s grime playlist, streaming has pushed music into previously hushed corners of family life
  Which 10 songs help your family life run smoothly? Share your playlist to win a 12-month Spotify Family subscriptionLong before I was an overwhelmed music fan and an even more overwhelmed mum, the idea of sharing music with my parents was as embarrassing as admitting to fancying the weird one from a-ha. My Bangles album played in
  
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• Kendrick Lamar v Pope Francis – the importance of being humble

  26-04-2017 18:30
  
  The rapper and the pontiff have been singing from the same hymn sheet lately: egos are out and humility is in. But who is best at practising what they preach?
  Humility, apparently, is the new megalomania. Maybe it’s the effect of Kanye West blethering on about being a genius, but it’s no longer cool to be half-crazed by your perceived brilliance. You have to be polite, deferential and, crucially, not a dick. The poster boy of this new anti-braggadocio is Kendrick Lamar, who, ironical
  
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• Two Big Comedy Stars Set To Join Disney's Lion King Remake As Timon And Pumbaa

  26-04-2017 18:03
  
  These two stars could be your new fave double act...
  
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• This Balmain Hair Extension Machine Is Going To Change Your Life

  26-04-2017 16:43
  
  Change. Your. Life.
  
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• 11 Reality Stars Who Waved Farewell To Their Shows Because Of A Break-up

  26-04-2017 16:26
  
  And some of them even came crawling back!
  
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• Migos and Lil Yachty review – synths, swagger and strangeness from trap's new stars

  26-04-2017 16:09
  
  O2 Academy Brixton, London
  Lil Yachty and a twerking Stefflon Don support this sellout gig from the bad, brilliant Migos trioSo-called hotlanta trap – high on synths, swagger and strangeness – is one of the most exciting genres around. It’s no surprise, then, that this show from its de facto home, the Quality Control Music label, and starring two of its leading lights in the form of Lil Yachty and Migos, sold out instantly, with another date hastily added.Related: Migos: Cultur
  
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• Here's Why Celebs Are Holding Four Fingers Up In Their Selfies

  26-04-2017 15:48
  
  What's that all about?
  
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• Kim Kardashian Rants About Criticism Of Bikini Body: "Perspective Is A Bitch"

  26-04-2017 15:47
  
  She's not pleased.
  
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• Angel Releases Brand New Track, ‘Road Closed’ & New Playlist

  26-04-2017 15:46
  
  Alongside this and following the success of his ‘HER’ EP in 2016, Angel is kickstarting his ‘More of HER’ playlist with this new track..
  
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• Chloe Sims Is Refusing To Film With Megan McKenna And Pete Wicks After Being Trolled Online

  26-04-2017 15:44
  
  Her daughter comes first.
  
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• Another Hustle Drops Brand New Video ‘My G’

  26-04-2017 15:36
  
  London based artist and producer Another Hustle has been grafting away behind the scenes in recent months, and finally unveils his debut single ‘My G’.
  
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• King Crimson – 10 of the best

  26-04-2017 15:35
  
  Arriving at the back end of the utopian 60s, Robert Fripp and co launched a scorched-earth assault on rock that left a lasting mark on music historyThe song that began it all. Contemporary ears might have started to adjust to heavier sounds thanks to the likes of Hendrix and Cream, but this was something else. An opening fanfare of imperial brass and shrieking guitar cuts to a harsh one-chord riff, over which a robotically distorted Greg Lake delivers the immortal lines: “Cat’s foot,
  
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• Saudin Releases Incredible Debut EP ‘Before I Met You’

  26-04-2017 15:24
  
  Mississauga native Saudin made quite the first impression with his first two releases ‘Sunset’ and ‘The Road’ in 2016. Returning with his debut EP ‘Before I Met You’, meet the next Canadian artist set to take the world by storm…
  
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• Doctor Atomic review – John Adams's Oppenheimer docudrama overwhelms

  26-04-2017 14:54
  
  Barbican, London
  Adams conducted with supreme conviction this unforgettable concert staging of his visionary account of the events leading up to the first atomic test in 1945‘I wince at being called a political composer,” John Adams said in a recent interview, despite the fact that his finest operas deal with the most profound crises of recent history. Adams turned 70 earlier this year, and marked his birthday with this concert staging of Doctor Atomic, his 2005 operatic docudrama ab
  
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• Madonna responds to Blond Ambition biopic news: 'Only I can tell my story'

  26-04-2017 13:15
  
  Pop superstar and film director says only ‘a charlatan and a fool’ would claim to know the facts about her first steps to fameThe Madonna biopic may be going ahead, but it appears the star whose career is reportedly to be made into a movie by Universal will not endorse its production. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the script to Blond Ambition – a screenplay by Elyse Hollander that topped last year’s Black List of the industry’s best unproduced scripts, and is
  
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• What Happens When You Find Out Your Boyfriend Is Harassing Other Women

  26-04-2017 13:03
  
  One woman shares her experience.
  
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• How To Be Me: Tinie Tempah

  26-04-2017 12:50
  
  "Don’t just limit yourself to a box, or a label, that’s not been created by you. You have the opportunity to redefine things and change things."
  
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• Kylie Jenner And Travis Scott Get Their PDA On At Basketball Game As They Fuel Romance Rumours

  26-04-2017 12:43
  
  Tyga who?
  
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• These Incredibly Sweet Words That Marnie Simpson Used To Describe Lewis Bloor Before Their Split Are Heartbreakingly Ironic

  26-04-2017 12:31
  
  Srsly we can't.
  
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• Stephen Bear Insists All He Needs Is Charlotte Crosby After Forking Out To Fix His Vandalised Car

  26-04-2017 11:56
  
  Uh-oh.
  
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• Interview: Richard “Fazer” Rawson

  26-04-2017 11:49
  
  We sat down with Fazer to discuss his new music, learnt some life lessons and discovered more about his plans for the future..
  
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• FOMO-Inducing Florence: The 15 Most Instagrammable Things To Do

  26-04-2017 11:28
  
  Get it on with Michaelangelo's David, drink all the chianti, check out the stunning views...
  
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• “Show’s Over, Man” - Lil Wayne Storms Off Stage Mid-Set After Fan Throws Drink At Him

  26-04-2017 11:24
  
  Uh-oh.
  
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• 12 Holy Grail Foundations Beauty Bloggers Swear By

  26-04-2017 11:17
  
  Get some makeup inspo from the beauty bloggers who know best with their ultimate holy grail foundations, over at MTV.co.uk.
  
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• Riverdale's KJ Apa And Cole Sprouse Took A Bromance Test And It's Basically A Dream Come True

  26-04-2017 11:15
  
  KJ's kiwi accent tho.
  
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• Is Pete Wicks Set To Quit TOWIE Due To Stress Caused By Ex Megan McKenna?

  26-04-2017 10:51
  
  Uh-oh.
  
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• How to make a Spotify playlist the whole family will love

  26-04-2017 10:31
  
  You needn’t give up your love of music as a parent – just convince your children they’ve discovered the classics. Here’s how to pick tracks that everyone can get down to
  Win a year’s Spotify Family subscription
  Making a playlist to satisfy every member of the family is a harder task than it sounds. I say this as a parent who loves all kinds of music, and loves living in a blissfully easy age for sharing songs with our kids. I especially love it when a track pops int
  
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• Selena Gomez Has Cut Off Her Hair Into A Flawless Bob And We’re Obsessed

  26-04-2017 09:45
  
  We've not been this excited since the dinosaur jumper tbh.
  
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• Dr Luke no longer head of Sony's Kemosabe Records amid battle with Kesha

  26-04-2017 03:19
  
  Move suggests label may have severed some ties with producer amid his legal dispute with Kesha who is fighting to be released from her contract with himDr Luke is no longer chief executive of the record label he founded with Sony Music, suggesting the label may be distancing itself from the producer amid his ongoing legal battle with Kesha.Court documents show the high-profile super-producer – real name Lukasz Gottwald – is no longer chief executive of Kemosabe Records, the imprint h
  
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