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• Joy Ellis: Life on Land review – poetic jazz voyages into city life

  17-11-2017 19:00
  (F-IRE Records)Lyrics are often things that jazz musicians add as an afterthought, a functional vehicle for melody. But, for the singer, songwriter and pianist Joy Ellis, they are poetic, impressionistic voyages, often told in the third person and often interrogating the very act of making music. The Jazzman reads like a novel (“With every note he builds a tower / Intricate and flawless, sublime / Weaving stories out of space and time”), before an incendiary tenor sax solo by Binker
  
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• Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Lands At Number 1 In The UK

  17-11-2017 18:59
  Camila Cabello fights off competition from Rita Ora and Eminem for a third week at the top with 'Havana'...
  
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• Selena Gomez Walks On Water In The Stunning 'Wolves' Music Video

  17-11-2017 18:20
  Beyoncé and Eminem might not be able to but Miss Gomez can do anything...
  
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• Pia Mia Teams Up With Jaden and Willow Smith On New Song 'B'

  17-11-2017 17:33
  The 'Touch' singer makes a rare appearance on Jaden's debut album 'SYRE'...
  
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• Fashion Fix: Gigi Hadid's Victoria's Secret Drama And Topshop's Attempt At Jazzy Flares

  17-11-2017 16:54
  Also, Chrissy Teigen takes on a red carpet with a dress to match...
  
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• 'It’s like you’re on top of the Alps': Alice Coltrane's spiritual jazz rediscovered

  17-11-2017 16:52
  This weekend sees a host of London jazz festival events revisit the work of Alice Coltrane, who broke the rules of jazz to blaze a musical trail that still inspiresFifty years after the death of John Coltrane, another legend will be celebrated at the London jazz festival this weekend: his wife.Alice Coltrane, a harpist and pianist who died in 2007, continues to find new audiences with her hypnotic glissando rolls, chord clusters and unison choral lines. Contemporary musicians Kamasi Washington a
  
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• Marnie Simpson Broke This Major Fashion Rule And Still Looked Incredible

  17-11-2017 16:50
  Time to toss that rulebook out the window because the Geordie Shore lass has never looked better.
  
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• 8 Top Tips For If You're Being Bullied

  17-11-2017 16:22
  We got yo back.
  
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• 13 Of The Craziest Celeb Babies Names Ever

  17-11-2017 16:18
  And we'll name our kids all of them....
  
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• Jemma Lucy's Seriously Daring Swimwear Leaves Little To The Imagination

  17-11-2017 15:36
  The former Ex On The Beach star has been showing off the peachy results of her second Brazilian Butt Lift.
  
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• Why China has had enough of 'Fruit Sister' Katy Perry

  17-11-2017 15:34
  The singer is reported to have been refused a visa – but she’s far from the first western star to be denied entry to the countryName: Katy PerryAge: 33. Continue reading...
  
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• Just Tattoo Of Us Spoiler Video: Jamie O’Hara Endures ‘The Worst Two Hours Of His Life’ During Tattoo Design Sesh Ahead Of Reveal

  17-11-2017 15:30
  Don't miss brand new Just Tattoo Of Us, Mondays at 10pm on MTV!
  
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• Vicky Pattison Works Some Insane Underboob In Her New NSFW Calendar

  17-11-2017 15:28
  Prepare to be mesmerized by the Geordie Shore star's underboob.
  
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• Nicki Minaj's PAPER Shoot Bashed By Rapper Eve

  17-11-2017 15:12
  The 'Tambourine' rapper has a few words to say...
  
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• 20 Of The Most Shocking Reality Star Moments Of 2017

  17-11-2017 14:10
  From Kylie Jenner's pregnancy to Lewis Bloor cheating on Marnie Simpson...
  
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• From Fleet Foxes to Grizzly Bear: has the 'Pitchfolk' scene finally burned out?

  17-11-2017 14:00
  With Bon Iver going awol and sales falling steadily, it looks as if the era of the heartsore wildman may be overIt is now for ever ago since Bon Iver released For Emma, Forever Ago. Ten years, to be exact. First out in July 2007, it achieved huge success after getting a wider release in February 2008, going on to top many of the end-of-year lists. This month, a re-release was announced to coincide with that anniversary. Justin Vernon famously wrote the album in his family’s Wisconsin hunti
  
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• Dayna Stephens/Sarah Tandy review – masterful sax and adventurous improv

  17-11-2017 13:56
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  American saxophonist Stephens combined the clout of John Coltrane with the stylings of Wayne Marsh, while British pianist Tandy delivered fearless takes on classic jazz repertoireStars always illuminate the stages of the London jazz festival: Herbie Hancock, Brad Mehldau, Angélique Kidjo and Abdullah Ibrahim have been among the celebrities at its 25th anniversary event in the last week. But the festival, which has its fingers on the pulse of contem
  
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• Latin Grammys 2017: Despacito reigns as stars pull their political punches

  17-11-2017 13:51
  Luis Fonsi won four of the night’s biggest awards for his global mega-hit, while Ruben Blades showed there is still life in salsa with his best album winIn the final minutes of the Latin Grammys’ three-hour broadcast last night, Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi sauntered on stage for an acoustic rendition of Despacito, the pop-meets-reggaeton juggernaut he popularised with the help of Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber. His performance was an appropriate way to close a ceremony that belong
  
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• Selena Gomez Plants A Big Kiss On Justin Bieber

  17-11-2017 12:58
  Looks like they are very much back on.
  
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• Gigi Hadid Pulls Out Of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

  17-11-2017 12:52
  The model had previously announced she would be walking back in August...
  
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• New Music Round-Up: Demi Lovato, Stefflon Don, Miguel and More

  17-11-2017 12:48
  Lauren Jauregui, Tove Lo, Diplo and Matt Terry also dropped new fire today...
  
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• Blac Chyna Drops All The Kardashian Sisters Except One From Her Lawsuit

  17-11-2017 12:37
  A bunch of the Kardashian women have been let off the hook for now, but Blac is still suing one sister.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Explains The Reason Her Surrogate Wasn't Invited To Baby Shower

  17-11-2017 12:16
  The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star hosted a lavish bash in LA but one person didn't make an appearance.
  
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• Digitalism: ‘Everything was much faster in the 90s’

  17-11-2017 12:00
  Electronic duo Jence Moelle and Isi Tüfekçi empty the contents of their psychic record bags Continue reading...
  
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• Lauren Jauregui and Steve Aoki's 'All Night' Is Absolutely Incredible

  17-11-2017 11:55
  The Fifth Harmony star enters the EDM world with this effortlessly amazing track...
  
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• Demi Lovato and Luis Fonsi Throw Una Fiesta In 'Échame La Culpa'

  17-11-2017 11:35
  The long-awaited duet has 'Despacito' shaking in its boots...
  
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• Shawn Mendes And Hailey Baldwin Have Reportedly Been Dating For Weeks

  17-11-2017 11:30
  Looks like things could be heating up.
  
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• Gene Simmons banned for life from Fox News over his behaviour

  17-11-2017 11:13
  Kiss frontman reportedly barged in on a meeting where he exposed his torso to staffers, mocked their intelligence and told lewd jokes about Michael JacksonKiss frontman Gene Simmons has been banned for life from Fox News after claims that he insulted and taunted staff members.Simmons was appearing on a pair of shows on the conservative news network – Fox and Friends, and Mornings With Maria – to promote his new book, On Power. According to a Fox News source speaking to the Daily Beas
  
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• Nuns on the drums! The bizarre world of 'superniche' cover bands

  17-11-2017 11:00
  Elvis has his share of impersonators. Obscure 60s garage rockers and neo-Nazi punks, less so. We meet the weirdest tribute acts on the circuit – from an all-women Fall to a heavy metal Bee Gees You wouldn’t say the place was packed. There are, perhaps, 20 people in the back room of the Unicorn pub in north London watching the first band on tonight’s bill. They seem wary at first, keeping their distance from the stage, but slowly they begin to follow the heavy, stoned groove of
  
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• Fans Are Losing Their Minds Over Chloe Ferry's Very Naked Bathrobe Selfie

  17-11-2017 10:51
  The Geordie Shore lass hasn't left much to the imagination and her bod looks incredible.
  
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• Chromeo’s Juice: bringing the heat of summer to the grimmest of months

  17-11-2017 08:00
  Also this week: Keith Urban brings a steaming dollop of well-meaning soft rock, while Harry Styles gets shoutyTRACK OF THE WEEK Continue reading...
  
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• Charlotte Gainsbourg: 'Maybe Lars von Trier is capable of that. But he didn’t do it with me'

  17-11-2017 07:00
  The actor and singer has long wrestled with the taboo-tackling legacy of her father Serge’s songwriting. But as her new album Rest is released, has she finally found her confidence? And what does she make of the allegations against her Nymphomaniac director? When she was 19, Charlotte Gainsbourg saw a news flash on the TV saying her father was dead. Firemen were breaking into Serge Gainsbourg’s house on Rue de Verneuil, near the hotel where we meet. After his death, Gainsbourg, her s
  
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• Coldplay world tour brings in a fistful of money with $523m in ticket sales

  17-11-2017 01:27
  A Head Full of Dreams show in Buenos Aires completes 114-concert series that is the third highest-grossing in historyColdplay generated more than $500m on their just completed global tour, the band’s promoters have said, making it the third highest-grossing in history.The English band played the 114th and final show of their A Head Full of Dreams tour on Wednesday night in Buenos Aires, completing a haul of $523m in ticket sales, Live Nation announced. Continue reading...
  
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