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• 'So much left to give': Dr G Yunupingu, key member of Yothu Yindi, dies

  25-07-2017 23:01
  Award-winning Indigenous Australian singer-songwriter has passed away in the Northern Territory, aged 46, after a long illness Singer-songwriter Dr G Yunupingu has died in Darwin, aged 46.Dr Yunupingu was a multi-award-winning, internationally recognised artist who lived in his home community of Galiwin’ku, in remote north-east Arnhem Land. Continue reading...
  
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• Kendrick Lamar tops VMA nominations as MTV eliminates gendered categories

  25-07-2017 21:25
  The rapper has received eight nods at this year’s Video Music Awards, with Katy Perry and the Weeknd close behind on five eachMTV has announced the nominees for the 2017 Video Music Awards, eliminating the gendered categories of years past and combining the awards for best male and female video into one category, artist of the year. The rapper Kendrick Lamar led the pack with eight nominations for the music video for Humble, while the Weeknd and Katy Perry were not far behind with five nod
  
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• Dr G Yunupingu obituary

  25-07-2017 21:02
  Singer and guitarist whose soulful voice and songs blending western musical styles and Australian Indigenous culture made him a world music celebrityThe soulful, high tenor voice of the singer and guitarist Dr G Yunupingu, who has died aged 46, brought him international celebrity, even though he mostly sang in the Australian Aboriginal languages of Gumatj, Galpu and Djambarrpuynu. He performed at concert halls around the world, sang for the Queen and for Barack Obama, and was hailed by Rolling S
  
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• Kendrick Lamar Leads The 2017 VMA Nominations - Full List

  25-07-2017 20:31
  Plus the former Best Female Video and Best Male Video categories have been combined to form Artist of the Year...
  
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• Ex On The Beach's Sydney Longmuir Labels Ex Jordan Wright A ‘Dog' As She Tears Into Him Following Explosive Arrival - EXCLUSIVE

  25-07-2017 19:15
  Don't miss brand new Ex On The Beach, Tuesday's at 10pm - ONLY on MTV!
  
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• Ex On The Beach’s Jordan Wright Reacts To Giving Things Another Go With Sydney Longmuir: ‘An Ex Arrival Wouldn’t Affect Us’ - EXCLUSIVE

  25-07-2017 19:15
  Don't miss brand new Ex On The Beach, Tuesdays at 10pm - ONLY on MTV!
  
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• 11 Celebrity Couples We Thought Were In It For Life

  25-07-2017 19:15
  Don't miss brand new Teen Mom UK, starting TONIGHT at 8pm - only on MTV!
  
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• My uncle Siegfried: Sister Jessica Gatty on her life-changing friendship with the great war poet

  25-07-2017 19:08
  Siegfried Sassoon’s intense friendship with his niece caused a family fallout and led to her becoming a nun. As new opera Silver Birch explores the writer’s life and beliefs, we meet her in her convent“I remember his hat was held together with safety pins,” says Sister Jessica Gatty. “And his movements were rather jerky. His driving was most erratic – if you went out in the car with him, it was perfectly possible to end up in a cornfield.” These are Sist
  
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• Ed Sheeran fever helps drive rise of more than 10% in UK music sales

  25-07-2017 18:24
  Singer’s Divide album is bestselling entertainment product this year, shifting more than Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryThe popularity of Ed Sheeran, elevated by the launch of his latest album, Divide, and his headline Glastonbury spot, helped drive total UK music sales 11.2% higher to £564m in the first half of 2017.Sheeran continues to divide critical opinion, not least with his recent cameo in hit TV series Game of Thrones, but there is no denying the fillip the Suffolk-raised artist
  
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• Vicky Pattison Reveals She Doesn't Want Children: "I've Never Seen Them In My Future"

  25-07-2017 18:22
  Viks is having way too much fun without screaming babies, thanks.
  
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• Wonder Woman 2 Is Happening

  25-07-2017 18:01
  The Wonder Woman sequel has been confirmed,
  
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• Kitty Lux obituary

  25-07-2017 17:41
  Co-founder of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, largely responsible for the revival in the instrument’s fortunesAfter a period when it was widely regarded as a joke instrument suitable only for George Formby imitators, the ukulele has enjoyed something of a revival in the present century. Numerous groups have been formed and sales have rocketed. Much of the credit for this belongs to the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, which has performed at home and abroad with its slogan &ldquo
  
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• Cara De La Hoyde Has Some Words Of Wisdom For Love Island Winners Kem And Amber

  25-07-2017 17:29
  Time to listen up, folks.
  
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• Lana Del Rey Left Us in Awe at Brixton's O2 Academy

  25-07-2017 16:56
  The 'Video Games' singer celebrated the release of 'Lust for Life' in London...
  
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• Lush's New Harry Potter Inspired Bath Bomb Will Turn Your Bath Water To Jelly

  25-07-2017 16:54
  The Dark Arts have never seemed so appealing.
  
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• Holiday Beauty Prep That Will Give You More Time On An Inflatable Flamingo

  25-07-2017 16:54
  Because that's the ultimate goal for all holidays, right?
  
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• FYI You Don't Need To Put Highlighter On Your Vagina

  25-07-2017 15:46
  They call it a place the sun doesn't shine for a reason.
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Wants THIS Love Island Couple To Star On Just Tattoo Of Us

  25-07-2017 15:45
  Can you *imagine* the arguments?
  
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• Plan B review – limp comeback for would-be bard of modern soul

  25-07-2017 15:10
  Shakespeare’s Globe, London
  Ben Drew’s surefooted rap flow and melodic falsetto is used in conservative material that rings hollow in a venue unsuited to furious guitarsIt may not have as many seats as the O2 further down the Thames, but Shakespeare’s Globe is just as ballsy a booking for a musician – effectively announcing yourself as both bard and actor, and aligning your songwriting with the greatest lyricism in the English language. Plan B, AKA rapper-cum-soul singer
  
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• Aurora Orchestra; Ten Pieces Prom; Malcolm Sargent’s 500th Prom review – a pacy and polished musical education

  25-07-2017 14:27
  Royal Albert Hall, London
  The Aurora took Beethoven for a walk and talk; actor Rory Kinnear played Proms founder Henry Wood; and pianist Beatrice Rana shone with SchumannIn 1895, when Henry Wood and Robert Newman founded the Proms, their idea was not to give the people what they want but to expand people’s tastes, creating an audience and educating it almost by stealth.Now, the announcement of the Proms programme each spring is always predictably followed by spluttering about the inclusion
  
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• Cara Delevingne On Her Dislike Of The Modelling World: I Do Not Give A S**t What I Look Like

  25-07-2017 14:04
  Apparently there's more to life than looking good.
  
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• Lana Del Rey review – cool cipher opens up a Lynchian dreamworld

  25-07-2017 14:00
  Brixton Academy, London
  Launching her album Lust for Life, Lana Del Rey’s newfound politics are nowhere to be seen – but her melancholia is magneticLana Del Rey has thrived by pitching herself as the antithesis of a 21st-century pop star. She values privacy and understatement, emitting a forcefield of self-containment that stops even the most ardent admirer from getting too close. Her outlier persona ushered her 2012 breakthrough, Born to Die, to 7m sales, and the strategy is still p
  
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• 11 Reality Stars Who've Dished The Very Real Dirt On The Shows That Made Them Famous

  25-07-2017 14:00
  From passports for sex to fake romances...
  
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• Ferne McCann Poses Up A Storm With Her Growing Baby Bump

  25-07-2017 13:51
  The former TOWIE star proves neon bikinis aren't just for Ibiza pool parties.
  
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• 29 SOS Skincare Products To Revive Skin After A Day In The Sun

  25-07-2017 13:49
  Moisturisers, after sun and all you need to extend that tan.
  
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• Flowers [Explicit]

  25-07-2017 13:47 via mtv.co.uk
  Flowers (Official Video)
  
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• Kylie Jenner Is Making The Bra And Sweatpants Combo A Thing

  25-07-2017 13:31
  Almost as great as that time Regina George wore army pants and flip flops.
  
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• "Shockwaves Of Grief": Linkin Park Release Official Statement After Chester Bennington's Death

  25-07-2017 13:26
  "We love you, and miss you so much."
  
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• Vicky Pattison Opens Up About The Reality Of Cruel Trolls Attacking Her Figure

  25-07-2017 13:22
  It's something she's not too keen on, obviously.
  
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• Is Tyler, the Creator coming out as a gay man or just a queer-baiting provocateur?

  25-07-2017 12:30
  The controversial rapper’s new album features lyrics that suggest a switch from homophobia to an admission of homosexuality, sending fans into a confused tailspinIt’s not easy being a gay hip-hop fan. For years, I’ve wrestled with my love of the music on one hand with my distaste for the homophobia embedded within it on the other, grimacing at the frustrating ease with which a rapper is able to say faggot, a hateful word that no straight person has any right to be using. Relate
  
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• Marnie Simpson Puts An End To Her Feud With Vicky Pattison Once And For All

  25-07-2017 12:09
  Sound the gong. It's over.
  
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• Fifth Harmony Reveal New Album Title and Release Date

  25-07-2017 11:48
  The chart-topping girl group dropped by Jimmy Fallon to perform and make some announcements...
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Has The Perfect Cure For Love Island Withdrawals Following Kem And Amber's Win

  25-07-2017 11:45
  No Islander will be safe from Charlotte Crosby's watchful eye.
  
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• Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart And Cole Sprouse Were Spotted ‘Kissing’ At Comic-Con

  25-07-2017 11:43
  The potential couple were seen together at an after party and the rest is history.
  
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• Hailee Steinfeld: 'There's this rule that to be special you have to be different to other women'

  25-07-2017 11:23
  At 20, the Oscar-nominated star of True Grit and The Edge of Seventeen is also juggling a pop career. She discusses the lyrics of empowerment, ‘mastur-bangers’ and being part of Taylor Swift’s notorious squadTo say that Hailee Steinfeld is taking a leisurely approach to her first album would be an understatement. Since her first single, Love Myself, came out in August 2015, followed by an EP, Haiz, a couple of months later, fans of the singer have been so desperate for her to r
  
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• Sorry Not Sorry [Explicit]

  25-07-2017 11:19 via mtv.co.uk
  Sorry Not Sorry
  
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• Justin Bieber Cancels Remaining 'Purpose' Tour Dates

  25-07-2017 11:10
  The singer broke the news to fans via Facebook.
  
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• Vicky Pattison Sets The Record Straight On Her Opinion Of Charlotte Crosby And Stephen Bear

  25-07-2017 11:01
  It's time to clear the air.
  
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• Get Low (Official Tour Edit)

  25-07-2017 10:40 via mtv.co.uk
  Get Low (Official Tour Edit)
  
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• ​L​ove, truth and honesty: has Jay-Z’s vulnerable new album ​changed hip-hop?

  25-07-2017 10:00
  4:44 drops the braggadocio in place of a contrite answer to Beyoncé’s Lemonade. Will it set a genre-defining precedent?Related: Meet JAY-Z – the rapper formerly known as Jay Z “Cry Jay-Z/ We know the pain is real/ But you can’t heal what you never reveal.” From his latest album 4:44, the stunningly forthright opening track Kill Jay-Z acts as a summary of the record’s themes. While he has always been acutely aware of his flaws (see: the song Lucifer), th
  
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• Vicky Pattison Reveals Secret Therapy Sessions After Winning I’m A Celebrity

  25-07-2017 09:50
  The Gerodie Shore fave struggled to cope with her new-found fame.
  
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• No Promises (Ft. Demi Lovato)

  25-07-2017 08:45 via mtv.co.uk
  No Promises (feat. Demi Lovato)
  
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• Are music festivals doing enough to tackle sexual assault?

  25-07-2017 07:00
  Reports of rape and other attacks are on the rise but, from grassroots groups to industry efforts, measures are being undertaken to keep attendees safe Festival season is a time of joy, sunburn and sloshing about in muddy fields. However, this booming industry – which attracts millions of attendees each year and contributed to the £4bn revenues generated by the UK’s live music industry in 2016 – has a dark side. From family-oriented Latitude to the largely tweenage V fest
  
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