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• Dmitri Hvorostovsky obituary

  22-11-2017 23:12
  Siberian baritone with a dark-grained voice and a commanding stage presenceRenowned for his silver mane and smouldering good looks as much as his richly burnished baritone, the Russian singer Dmitri Hvorostovsky, who has died aged 55 after suffering from brain cancer, was a distinctive presence on the opera and concert stage. He came to prominence in the west when he won the 1989 Cardiff Singer of the World competition, pipping Bryn Terfel (who took the lieder prize) to the post. The Royal Opera
  
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• It couldn’t be for ever: mourning David Cassidy, the original 70s pinup

  22-11-2017 20:00
  That hair! That voice! Cassidy was loved by millions but soon grew sick of the manufactured world of fame. His career mapped out a path for the teen idols who followedIt is so poignant, when a heart-throb’s heart stops throbbing. Poor David Cassidy. Dead at 67, even though he still makes the early 1970s seem like yesterday. Back then, he was everywhere: Cassidy’s lustrous, silky feather cut, framing his fine-featured, smiling face, framing its perfect, perfect teeth. Even Cassidy&rsq
  
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• Stormzy apologises for unearthed homophobic tweets

  22-11-2017 19:43
  The grime star said his comments were ‘unacceptable and disgusting, full stop’, after report criticises numerous gay slurs in the pastGrime MC Stormzy has apologised for using homophobic language on Twitter, after the Pink News site uncovered tweets stretching across three years that used words including “faggot”.Amongst numerous other uses of the word, he called a gay character on EastEnders a “fucking fag”, asked a Twitter user who was discussing hair straig
  
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• Maxsta And P Money Drop New Track 'Keeping It Moving'

  22-11-2017 19:21
  Teaming up with P Money, Maxsta is back with 'Keeping It Moving'...
  
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• N.E.R.D Announce Release Date For Long-Awaited Album

  22-11-2017 19:13
  N.E.R.D have now announced their brand new album 'No One Ever Really Dies'...
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence Reportedly Splits From Darren Aronofsky After A Year Of Dating

  22-11-2017 18:24
  The couple parted ways last month and remain on amicable terms.
  
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• Crooner, inspiration, father I never had: Gregory Porter on his hero Nat King Cole

  22-11-2017 18:11
  Hotels turned him away, his neighbours tried to drive him out – and the KKK placed a burning cross on his lawn. But nothing could silence the extraordinary voice of Nat King Cole. Jazz star Gregory Porter pays tribute
  When I was five or six, I wrote a love song: “Once upon a time I had a dreamboat / Once upon a time I had a love / Once upon a time I had a dreamboat / And upon that boat I found my love.” I sang it in a crooner style into a tape recorder and played it to my mothe
  
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• Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys accused of rape

  22-11-2017 17:49
  Carter denies accusations that he forced singer-actor Melissa Schuman to have sex ‘against my will’ when she was 18Nick Carter, a member of the boyband Backstreet Boys, has been accused of rape.Melissa Schuman, then aged 18 and a member of the girlband Dream, alleges that Carter, then 22, assaulted her at his apartment while they were working on a movie. She claims that she told him she was a virgin and didn’t want to have sex before marriage. She says that Carter then forced h
  
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• Berlioz: Les Troyens CD review – electrifying performances set a new benchmark

  22-11-2017 17:49
  John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato and a carefully assembled cast never let the pace slacken in a stylish recording full of tremendous dramatic commitmentThough it is one of the landmarks in 19th-century French music, and one of the grandest of all grand operas, new versions of Les Troyens, Berlioz’s vast Virgilian epic, come along all too rarely. John Nelson’s magnificent recording, based on a pair of concert performances he conducted in Strasbourg earlier this year, is the first complete
  
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• SZA Performs Stunning Live Rendition of 'Go Gina' for VEVO Lift

  22-11-2017 17:39
  You NEED to see this...
  
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• Holly Hagan Looks Like An Actual Goddess In These Thigh-High PVC Boots

  22-11-2017 17:37
  The former Geordie Shore lass just knocked it out the park with this incredible outfit.
  
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• Lily Allen Teases New Single 'Trigger Bang' Featuring Giggs

  22-11-2017 17:06
  The 'Sheezus' legend's new album is ready to go and we might be hearing the first single VERY soon...
  
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• Taylor Swift Sends Both 'New Year's Day' and 'End Game' to Radio

  22-11-2017 17:01
  These could both be HUGE hits...
  
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• Stimmung review – Singcircle take us back to Stockhausen's future

  22-11-2017 16:48
  Barbican, London
  A rare performance of Stockhausen’s legendary Stimmung, replete with terrible erotic poems, recaptured the spirit that inspired a generationIt is 40 years since Singcircle, a group of six young British singers directed by Gregory Rose, devoted six months to rehearsing and performing one of the most extraordinary and groundbreaking vocal works of the 20th century. Premiered by Collegium Vocale Cologne in 1968, Stockhausen’s Stimmung quickly acquired legendary status.
  
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• Justin Timberlake Shoots Music Video For New Single

  22-11-2017 16:47
  The 'SexyBack' superstar's return is imminent as the Super Bowl is just around the corner...
  
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• 10 Celebrities That Got Dramatically Kicked Off Reality Shows

  22-11-2017 16:36
  One day they were here, the next...poof.
  
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• Kylie Jenner Reportedly Won't Address Pregnancy Rumours Until She's Given Birth

  22-11-2017 16:02
  The reports are all pretty conclusive but Kylie won't be commenting on the speculation.
  
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• Pokémon Go Travel Has Launched And Trainers Are Catching 3 Billion Pokemon To Celebrate

  22-11-2017 15:54
  See life through the eyes of a superstar Trainer in Pokemon's Global Catch Challenge.
  
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• What To Buy The Girlfriend You've Just Started Dating For Christmas 2017

  22-11-2017 14:01
  Avoid getting dumped by Boxing Day with these easy peasy gifting ideas.
  
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• The Ultimate Luxury Christmas Gift Guide 2017

  22-11-2017 13:39
  Because you deserve a treat.
  
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• Animal Crossing's New Mobile Game Is Out Today And It's Going To Take Over Your Life

  22-11-2017 13:37
  You can download Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp now.
  
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• Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky dies aged 55

  22-11-2017 13:20
  The Russian singer, hailed as one of the world’s greatest, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2015The Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky has died aged 55. The news was announced on his Facebook page:“On behalf of the Hvorostovsky family, it is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dmitri Hvorostovsky – beloved operatic baritone, husband, father, son, and friend – at age 55. After a two-and-a-half-year battle with brain cancer, he died peacefully this morni
  
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• 44 Gifts Every Beauty Lover Needs In Their Stocking This Christmas

  22-11-2017 13:05
  All the most insta-worthy prezzies you'll want to get your hands on.
  
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• Liam Payne Reveals His Secret Struggle With Mental Health In One Direction

  22-11-2017 13:04
  The singer compared the situation to "putting on a costume" and battling through.
  
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• Beyoncé and Adele Are The Highest-Paid Women In Music

  22-11-2017 12:56
  The powerhouse pals are laughing all the way to the bank after an insanely successful 12 months...
  
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• I'm A Celeb 2017: 11 Reasons Why Georgia Toffolo Is Already Our Jungle Queen

  22-11-2017 12:38
  Totes dahling....
  
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• Camila Cabello's Debut Album Is Officially Finished And Ready

  22-11-2017 12:19
  THIS IS THE DAY WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. IT'S HAPPENING, CAMILIZERS!
  
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• Kendall Jenner Dethrones Gisele Bundchen As Highest Paid Model

  22-11-2017 11:57
  Kendall Jenner is basically on top of the world right now, if the world were made of money.
  
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• Shawn Mendes Shuts Down Hailey Baldwin Dating Rumours By Revealing He's Single

  22-11-2017 11:40
  It seems those reports were off the mark...
  
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• 'We could build something revolutionary': how tech set underground music free

  22-11-2017 10:50
  YouTube, social media and even Bitcoin are allowing musicians to reject major labels and go it alone – but the industry is fighting back. Can artists use technology to stay truly independent?In the 20th century, the vast majority of music you heard and bought was controlled by a small number of companies: record labels, radio stations and other dominators of the media. Artists needed them to reach the public and the public’s choice was prescribed by what these gatekeepers believed co
  
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• Wu-Tang Clan sue dog-walking outfit Woof-Tang Clan for copyright breach

  22-11-2017 10:42
  The company, who claims walk ‘the illest group of dogs in New York City’, have been targeted by producer-rapper RZA in a trademark disputeWu-Tang Clan producer and rapper RZA has sued a Brooklyn dog-walking company for breach of copyright, after they named themselves Woof-Tang Clan.Court papers stated that Wu-Tang Clan’s name and logo were “unmistakably associated” with the group since their formation in Staten Island in 1993, and that Woof-Tang Clan’s attempt
  
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• MotorSport (Ft. Nicki Minaj & Cardi B) [Explicit]

  22-11-2017 10:36 via mtv.co.uk
  MotorSport
  
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• Brian Eno and Roger Waters scorn Nick Cave's 'principled stand' to play in Israel

  22-11-2017 01:45
  Australian labelled ‘naive’ and ‘arrogant’ after he accused pro-boycott campaigners of trying to bully and censor musicians High-profile artists including Brian Eno, Roger Waters and Ken Loach have hit back at Nick Cave after the musician defended his tour of Israel as a “principled stand” against people trying to “bully” and “censor” musicians.Eno, Waters and Loach are among a group of artists who have joined the Boycott, Divestment an
  
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