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• MTV's 10 Questions With Yara Shahidi

  07-06-2017 19:27
  
  Who WOULD she call if she got her leg stuck down the toilet..?
  
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• Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland Reveal Exactly What They Think Of The New Love Island Gang So Far

  07-06-2017 18:44
  
  They pick their faves and brand people 'snakes'...
  
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• Richard Dawson review – modern folk tales with strange, thrilling radiance

  07-06-2017 18:23
  
  Rough Trade East, London
  Stolen horses, miscreants and self-deprecation all featured in an intimate solo show that let the folk singer’s nuanced voice and lyrics stand outRichard Dawson opens his short, early-evening show at Rough Trade East with a traditional folk ballad, The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter. A contrary choice, perhaps, for a performance to launch his latest album of new material, Peasant, but the story of a ghostly damsel who tracked down her slayer and “snatched him a
  
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• Swalla (MTV Laid Bare Exclusive Commentary)

  07-06-2017 18:14 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Swalla (MTV Laid Bare Exclusive Commentary)
  
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• Flame (MTV Laid Bare Exclusive Commentary)

  07-06-2017 18:12 via mtv.co.uk
  
  Flame (MTV Laid Bare Exclusive Commentary)
  
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• Alex Bowen And Olivia Buckland Reveal Who They Want The Two New Love Island Lads To Go On Dates With

  07-06-2017 18:03
  
  As they brand one of the girls boring AF!
  
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• Mr Eazi Teams Up With Tekno For New Video ‘Short Skirt’

  07-06-2017 18:01
  
  Hot on the heels of his incredible mixtape ‘Accra to Lagos’, Afrobeats artists Mr Eazi returns with the visual for his new track ‘Short Skirt’.
  
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• #grime4corbyn: 'I've never trusted a politician before'

  07-06-2017 17:53
  
  With several well-known British grime artists expressing support for Corbyn, the #grime4corbyn movement was born aiming to mobilise the youth vote. Iman Amrani speaks to young people at an event in north London about why they’ve been motivated to engage with the general election. #grime4Corbyn – why British MCs are uniting behind the Labour leader Continue reading...
  
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• Jelani Blackman Releases New Single ‘Not You’

  07-06-2017 17:52
  
  Following the release of last year’s critically acclaimed ‘Submarine’, British musician Jelani Blackman returns with his brand new offering ‘Not You’.
  
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• Get Festival Ready This Summer With MTV TRAX

  07-06-2017 17:43
  
  Find out how you can win your way to Isle Of MTV in Malta to see The Chainsmokers, DNCE, Jonas Blue and more!
  
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• Liam Payne Looks Like A Ray Of Sunshine As He Chats About How Baby Bear Is Doing

  07-06-2017 17:41
  
  We can't believe it's not even been three months yet since he was born!
  
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• Why YOU Should Vote On June 8th With Bastille, Tinashe, Charlotte Crosby, Stephen Bear And More

  07-06-2017 17:29
  
  No excuses, yeah?
  
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• Vicky Pattison Credits Newfound Body Confidence With 'Working Hard' In The Gym

  07-06-2017 16:36
  
  Yes, Vicks.
  
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• Bartók: Complete String Quartets CD review – convincing and impressive

  07-06-2017 16:30
  
  Heath Quartet
  (Harmonia Mundi, two CDs)Bartók’s six string quartets are arguably the most important contribution to the medium after Beethoven, and they plot his evolution as a composer more completely than any other group of his works. Of course, there’s already a generous choice of outstanding cycles available on disc, ranging from recordings from the LP era, such as those by the Fine Arts and Végh quartets, to digital versions by the Takács (itself almost 20 y
  
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• Zahida Allen Hits Out At Cruel Trolls Who Branded Her 'Too Fat' To Wear A Bikini

  07-06-2017 15:48
  
  You go, Zahida.
  
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• Saint Etienne – 10 of the best

  07-06-2017 14:00
  
  In the early 90s, a trio from south-east England set out to fulfil pop’s potential. Nearly 30 years later, they’re still making bold, inventive musicIn the early 90s, two twentysomethings from the suburbs of London (Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs) and one from the fringes of Windsor (Sarah Cracknell) set their sights on fulfilling pop music’s potential. They were fired up by the inclusive rush of rave culture, and the way that genres could now bubble together, thanks to cheap music
  
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• Ed Sheeran Putting 55 Malteasers In His Mouth On Carpool Karaoke Is Strangely Hypnotic

  07-06-2017 13:26
  
  But at the same time it also makes us a feel a little bit sick…
  
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• These Classic Pokémon Games Are Coming To 3DS And The Nostalgia Is Real

  07-06-2017 13:15
  
  Remember these?
  
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• The First Pictures Of Topless Gaz Beadle In Hells Kitchen Are Everything We Hoped For

  07-06-2017 12:21
  
  Who else would weightlift with pineapples?
  
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• Swiss Village Bans Photos To Stop You Getting Holiday FOMO

  07-06-2017 12:08
  
  How… thoughtful?
  
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• Watch PJ Harvey's video for The Camp – exclusive

  07-06-2017 12:00
  
  The Mercury prize winner’s collaboration with Egyptian musician Ramy Essam and photographer Giles Duley is dedicated to displaced children in Lebanon Related: PJ Harvey: The Hope Six Demolition Project review – potent, beautiful songs and minor lyrical missteps The timing of PJ Harvey’s latest release is pertinent. As political squabbling reaches its climax before the UK’s general election on 8 June, the musician is turning her gaze towards the global refugee crisis for a
  
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• Perrie Edwards Shows Her Scar In Powerful Image Which Sparks Body Confidence Movement

  07-06-2017 11:52
  
  The singer proves you shouldn't hide who you are...
  
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• Girl Who Photoshopped Zac Efron's Face Over Her Ex In Their Holiday Pics Is All Our Hero

  07-06-2017 11:44
  
  That moment when you're torn between hating your ex and looking babein' in your vacay photos.
  
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• Ariana Grande Releases Somewhere Over The Rainbow Cover As Charity Single

  07-06-2017 11:31
  
  The singer performed an emotional rendition of the song at her One Love Manchester concert…
  
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• Marnie Simpson Takes To Twitter To Have Her Say On Explosive Zahida Allen Fight

  07-06-2017 11:28
  
  Oh dear.
  
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• Justin Bieber Announces David Guetta Collaboration

  07-06-2017 11:26
  
  Could this be the first single from a new Justin Bieber album?
  
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• Love Island 2017: OMG There's TWO New Lads Heading Into The Villa

  07-06-2017 11:01
  
  As if there wasn't enough drama already....WOOOO
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Says Appearing On Loose Women Was The Worst Day Of Her Life: ‘I Left Crying’

  07-06-2017 10:28
  
  Char responded to Marnie Simpson’s very different experience.
  
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• Big Brother 2017: Chanelle McCleary Unleashes Her First WAAAAH Of The Series Before Slamming Kayleigh Morris

  07-06-2017 09:40
  
  The first of many, we're sure.
  
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• Sunn O))): ecstatic metallers turning gigs into ritualist experiences

  07-06-2017 08:00
  
  The cowl-clad cult band insist they are loud but not violent: ‘Our intention is not to be destructive. It’s nourishment.’
  Last summer, as most bands were doing the rounds of identikit European festivals, doom metal titans Sunn O))) entered the Labirinto della Masone – a two-mile maze of bamboo situated in the Italian countryside near Parma. At its heart sits a library of books on mysticism and a pyramid on which the band played. Wearing their customary flowing black robes
  
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• Karl Hyde: 'It’s interesting how one’s moral compass can shift when you become a parent'

  07-06-2017 07:00
  
  The Underworld frontman tackles fatherhood and homelessness in two distinct MIF showsFatherland is a play about what it means to be a dad. How did it come about?
  It was driven by Scott Graham, the director. His idea was: what are the things that you wish your father had said to you, and what are the things that you wish you’d said to your father? We decided to go to our hometowns [Hyde grew up in Bewdley, Worcestershire] and interview people from our families and schools to explore the &ls
  
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• Christophe Chassol: 'playing Steve Reich's Six Pianos is like doing sports'

  07-06-2017 07:00
  
  The Parisian pianist, composer and Frank Ocean collaborator talks minimalism and Manchester
  At this year’s Manchester international festival, maverick musician Christophe Chassol performs live alongside two of his own films at the premiere of Six Pianos and Indiamore. “I’ve never felt restrained or limited by convention,” he tells us.You were raised in a musical family, but what made you connect with the piano specifically?
  My father played clarinet and sax, and he sent m
  
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• In My Head

  07-06-2017 02:00 via mtv.co.uk
  
  In My Head
  
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