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• Lithuanian company linked to Bono fined after Paradise Papers revelations

  05-01-2018 20:35
  Company agrees to pay €53,000 in back taxes following investigation, as U2 frontman ends his minority investment A Lithuanian company linked to the U2 frontman Bono has agreed to pay €53,000 (£47,000) in back taxes and a fine following an investigation prompted by the Paradise Papers.The Irish singer, whose real name is Paul Hewson, was a passive minority investor in a Malta-based company which bought a shopping centre in north-eastern Lithuanian via a holding company in the coun
  
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• Lorde’s artistic right to cancel gig in Tel Aviv | Letters

  05-01-2018 19:26
  More than a hundred well-known writers, actors, directors and musicians pledge their support for the singer Lorde, who has decided not to perform in IsraelWe write in support of Lorde, who made public her decision not to perform in Israel and has now been branded a bigot in a full page advertisement in the Washington Post (Report, 1 January).Shmuley Boteach, the author and promoter of the advert, supports Israel’s illegal settlements and wrote last month on Breitbart to than
  
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• Check Out These Proper Mint Spoiler Pics From Geordie Shore Series 16, Episode #1!

  05-01-2018 18:49
  Don't miss BRAND NEW Geordie Shore, starting Tuesday 9th January at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Justin Timberlake Unveils Western 'Man Of The Woods' Tracklist

  05-01-2018 18:13
  From 'SexyBack' to 'Flannel', we have no idea what to expect from JT's new album...
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2018: Dapper Laughs - Everything You Need To Know About The Controversial Comedian And Housemate

  05-01-2018 17:43
  Dapper Laughs shot to fame with his near the mark comedy on Vine.
  
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• Khloe Kardashian Reveals The KUWTK Cast Knew About Her Pregnancy Before Family Did

  05-01-2018 17:20
  Because, priorities.
  
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• Little Mix Land Eighth Platinum Single With 'Reggaetón Lento'

  05-01-2018 17:03
  The 'Touch' superstars have matched the Spice Girls' record...
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2018: Who Is Courtney Act? Everything You Need To Know About The RuPaul Star And Housemate

  05-01-2018 16:58
  Courtney act has appeared on Australian Idol and RuPaul's Drag Race.
  
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• Diddy Is Changing His Name (Again) To Love

  05-01-2018 16:23
  The rap icon who has went by Puffy and P. Diddy has a new title...
  
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• Demi Lovato Posts Powerful Instagram About Recovering From Her Eating Disorder

  05-01-2018 16:18
  The singer is aiming to "embrace freedom from self-criticism" in 2018.
  
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• MGMT’s When You Die: pungent, sophisticated and endlessly listenable

  05-01-2018 16:00
  Also this week: Johnny Marr provides the soaring soundtrack for Maxine Peake’s spoken word, while Superorganism deliver some utterly disposable popTRACK OF THE WEEK Continue reading...
  
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• This Cardi B, Nicki Minaj and Bruno Mars Mash-Up Will Blow Your Mind

  05-01-2018 14:17
  Producer amorphous transforms Bruno Mars' 'Finesse' with an all-female remix...
  
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• Adele v Municipal Waste: who will play the royal wedding?

  05-01-2018 14:00
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle marry in May. Here are some suggestions of who could sing them down the aisle At the end of last year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their wedding date and venue – 19 May, at Windsor Castle – so they are probably having a right panic about who to book to play the reception at such short notice. Prince William and Kate Middleton had Ellie Goulding perform at theirs (giving her first album a huge boost, and Ellie something to talk about in inte
  
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• CupcakKe Delivers Best Album Yet With 'Ephorize'

  05-01-2018 13:52
  The 'I Got It' rapper isn't going anywhere...
  
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• Disney's New Teen Movie Series Has A Legendary Director Lined Up

  05-01-2018 13:36
  Disney has lined up an A-List director for its new Merlin film. Here are all the details...
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Reveals That She And Stephen Bear Are On ‘Civil’ Terms

  05-01-2018 13:10
  Plus what she hopes 2018 has in store for her ex-boyfriend.
  
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• Yungen Remixes Clean Bandit and Julia Michaels' 'I Miss You'

  05-01-2018 12:58
  The 'Bestie' rapper unleashes his biggest collaboration to date...
  
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• Kendrick Lamar to produce soundtrack for Marvel movie Black Panther

  05-01-2018 12:05
  The rapper releases a new song, featuring SZA, from the soundtrack, as director Ryan Coolger says his ‘artistic themes align with those we explore in the film’Rapper Kendrick Lamar will produce and curate the soundtrack to the forthcoming Marvel movie Black Panther, having been personally selected by director Ryan Coogler.Lamar will “contribute [his] knowledge of producing sound and writing music”, alongside the CEO of his label Top Dawg Entertainment, Anthony Tiffith. Th
  
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• Jonas Blue and Arlissa Team Up For 'Hearts Ain't Gonna Lie'

  05-01-2018 12:04
  The 'By Your Side' hitmaker has another huge hit on his hands...
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2018: Jess Impiazzi's Extremely Graphic Sex Face Leaves Housemates Gobsmacked

  05-01-2018 12:03
  The Ex On The Beach Star's showed off her NSFW expression.
  
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• Tiffany Calver: ‘I love garage, I grew up being force-fed it by both my parents’

  05-01-2018 12:00
  The London tastemaker and hip-hop DJ empties out the contents of her psychic record bag Continue reading...
  
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• Gaz Beadle Gets Emotional As He And Emma McVey Share Final Scan Of Their Son

  05-01-2018 11:36
  By the sounds of it, Emma will be giving birth anytime soon...
  
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• New Music Round-Up: Rita Ora, Liam Payne, Justin Timberlake and More

  05-01-2018 11:31
  Bruno Mars, Cardi B and Kendrick Lamar are also back with new tunes...
  
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• Cole Sprouse Caught Someone Googling His Name While He Was Stood Behind Right Behind Him

  05-01-2018 11:20
  Poor Cole had a seriously awkward moment in a queue recently.
  
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• Justin Timberlake: Filthy review – comeback single channels Prince for grown-up funk masterpiece

  05-01-2018 11:14
  After fluffy megahit Can’t Stop the Feeling!, Timberlake goes dark and dangerous – and shows that his instinct for subtle, futurist R&B hasn’t deserted himJustin Timberlake’s single Filthy is his first new release since his ambitious, occasionally riveting but ultimately bloated 2013 double album The 20/20 Experience. Well, if you exclude his schmaltzy score for The Book of Love, and Can’t Stop the Feeling!, a single released in tandem with the animated Trolls m
  
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• Rita Ora and Liam Payne Release Gorgeous Duet 'For You'

  05-01-2018 11:11
  The long-awaited collaboration is finally here...
  
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• There's Going To Be A Justin Bieber Museum

  05-01-2018 11:07
  The Justin Bieber exhibit will feature 125 items from his childhood and career.
  
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• Khloe Kardashian Reveals Her Family Told Her To Lose Weight To Stop ‘Hurting The Brand’

  05-01-2018 11:00
  The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star lost 40 pounds in the space of two years.
  
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• Geordie Shore Spoiler Video: New Lass Stephanie Snowdon Makes Her Arrival And Announces She Has ‘Unfinished Business’ With Aaron Chalmers

  05-01-2018 11:00
  Don't miss BRAND NEW Geordie Shore starting Tuesday 9th January at 10pm - only on MTV!
  
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• Justin Timberlake Returns With 'Filthy' New Single

  05-01-2018 10:56
  If he can bring 'SexyBack' then we can all expect 'Filthy' to happen...
  
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• 'I'll be going through a slum to a rich club': India's upside-down rave scene

  05-01-2018 07:00
  Magnetic Fields, a three-day festival in the Rajasthan desert, saw the country’s burgeoning dance scene go overground. But there are concerns that clubbing is a corporatised ‘rich person’s game’From Chinese communes to Durban taxis: how dance music went global‘Before this, there was Bollywood, and everything else was deep underground.” These are the words of producer Karsh Kale, describing India’s music scene as recently as 10 years ago. It is telling of
  
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• From Chinese communes to Durban taxis: how dance music went global

  05-01-2018 07:00
  While western dancefloors are often full of jocks craving Instagram moments, the internet is helping techno, psytrance and more reach uncharted territory• ‘I’ll be going through a slum to a rich club’: India’s upside-down rave sceneAfter darkness falls, there are strange phantasmagorical rumblings deep in the guts of cities around the world: a disused slaughterhouse near the Danube in Belgrade, an old air-raid shelter beneath the streets of Shanghai, a vast concrete
  
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• Hip-hop and R&B overtake rock as biggest music genre in US

  05-01-2018 02:52
  Nielsen music report says genres accounted for eight of top 10 albums in 2017, including by Bruno Mars and Drake Hip-hop and R&B surpassed rock for the first time in 2017 as the biggest music genre in the United States, but British artist Ed Sheeran’s romantic pop album Divide was the year’s biggest single draw, according to a Nielsen music report. Powered by a 72% increase in on-demand audio streaming, eight of the top 10 albums came from the world of rap or R&B, including K
  
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