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• Dennis Edwards of the Temptations dies aged 74

  02-02-2018 22:48
  Edwards, who replaced David Ruffin as lead singer in 1968, was the voice of hits including Papa Was a Rolling Stone and Cloud NineDennis Edwards, the lead singer of the Temptations, has died at the age of 74. Edwards, who joined the band in 1968 and sang with them on and off until 1989, was the lead singer on hits including Papa Was a Rolling Stone, I Can’t Get Next to You and Cloud Nine.Continue reading...
  
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• This New Film Talks UK Knife Crime In The Most Powerful Way

  02-02-2018 19:33
  Kojey Radical and AJ Tracey were involved, and we're on board.
  
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• Little Mix Score First Double Platinum Single with 'Shout Out to My Ex'

  02-02-2018 18:55
  That Little Mix reign won't let up...
  
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• Calling All Aspiring Rappers And Vocalists

  02-02-2018 18:25
  Raise The Bar is back - and it could be your big break into the music industry!
  
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• Marnie Simpson Is Set To Go Blonde And Fans Can’t Wait For The Results

  02-02-2018 18:11
  It's time to wave goodbye to those long, brunette locks.
  
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• Maleek Berry review -

  02-02-2018 18:11
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  What Wizkid’s south London peer lacks in vocal finesse he makes up for in sheer energy and an unbeatable lineup of guestsAfrobeats found its way from the African continent to the British charts via Wizkid’s Come Closer last year. His lesser-known peer, south London’s Maleek Berry, was best known as a producer to the Nigerian megastar. But as a solo artist he’s shaping up as one of the scene’s frontrunners. His debut EP, Last Daze of Summer, was the soun
  
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• Don't call it a comeback: Spice Girls set to reunite – but not to perform or record

  02-02-2018 17:43
  Members have reportedly accepted £10m each to promote second greatest hits album, along with talent shows and endorsementsThe Spice Girls are reportedly reuniting – albeit not for a tour or a new album. The five members of the British girlband have accepted £10m each in a deal that might include television in China, a new talent show, a second greatest hits compilation and a variety of endorsement deals, according to the Sun.
  The five-piece met today at Geri Horner’s (for
  
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• Pregnant Kylie Jenner Has 'Already Picked Out A Name' For Her First Child

  02-02-2018 17:09
  And so the guessing game begins...
  
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• Spice Girls reunion rumours get £10m reboot

  02-02-2018 16:26
  Talk of a big-money comeback is rife, but is it just marketing? Of course it isIn the six years since the Spice Girls last performed together at the London Olympics closing ceremony, rumours of their re-formation have seldom ceased. There’s practically a format for it by now: Geri Horner (née Halliwell) floats the notion. The tabloid press runs with it. Melanie Brown and Emma Bunton make encouraging sounds. Victoria Beckham and Melanie Chisholm pour cold water on the idea. But now t
  
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• Teen Mom OG First Look: Maci Bookout Reveals She Suffered A Miscarriage As She Talks About Adopting Children With Taylor McKinney

  02-02-2018 15:46
  Teen Mom OG continues Wednesdays at 7pm on MTV!
  
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• Vicky Pattison Promises To Be 'Boobs, Bum, And Zero Apologies' At Her Wedding

  02-02-2018 15:39
  Anyone who wants her to go on a crash-diet before the ceremony can jog on.
  
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• You can’t take a potato peeler to Parklife festival – and Liam Gallagher is to blame

  02-02-2018 14:00
  The latest spat in the feud between the singer and his brother Noel has seen the humble kitchen utensil barred from the forthcoming music eventName: Potato peelers.Age: Varies, although the classic Thérias & L’Econome design was created by Victor Pouzet 90 years ago. Continue reading...
  
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• Beyond retro: 80s-obsessed producers are taking Rihanna back in time

  02-02-2018 14:00
  Remixers like Initial Talk and Tronicbox are revitalising modern pop hits with a vintage makeoverWith its booming synth line, machine drums and cooing chorus, Into You sounds like your average sugary 80s pop hit. Its YouTube video boasts a mulleted female singer, too, and comments from people who remember its release (“This song inspired Madonna’s Like a Virgin intro. She revealed it in an interview to Oprah,” says one; “This brings me back to 83 where I had my first kiss
  
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• Hailee Steinfeld’s Story About How She Set Sophie Turner And Joe Jonas Up Is Beyond Cute

  02-02-2018 13:58
  Is it too much to ask for a film to be made based on their love story?
  
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• Charlie Puth Claims Romance With Selena Gomez 'Really Messed Him Up'

  02-02-2018 13:43
  It turns out something *was* actually going on between these two.
  
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• New Music Round-Up: Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, The Weeknd

  02-02-2018 13:20
  Madison Beer, CHVRCHES and Kojo Funds are also back with new tunes...
  
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• You Need To See This Picture Of Gaz Beadle And Son Chester In Matching Hats

  02-02-2018 12:53
  The entire Beadle-McVey gang have never looked so adorable.
  
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• Tracks of the week reviewed: Justin Timberlake, Lily Allen and Drake

  02-02-2018 12:00
  Meanwhile Let’s Eat Grandma team with up SOPHIE and Macklemore does a croaky rap for RudimentalTRACK OF THE WEEK Continue reading...
  
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• Selena Gomez Is Feeling ‘Empowered’ After Completing Treatment For ‘Depression And Anxiety’

  02-02-2018 11:50
  The singer reportedly spent two weeks in New York to clear her head.
  
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• Logan Paul Is A ‘Good Guy Who Made A Bad Decision’ According To Logan Paul

  02-02-2018 11:41
  The YouTuber has given his first interview since uploading a video of suicide victim.
  
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• An Animated Super Mario Movie Is On The Way, From The People Who Brought You Minions

  02-02-2018 11:31
  An animated Super Mario movie is officially on the way. Here are all the details.
  
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• This New Pokemon Go Trailer Looks So Real It Will Give You Chills

  02-02-2018 11:22
  Blue Planet meets Pokemon in this unbelievable new trailer. Watch it here.
  
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• Grammys establish task force to address anti-women bias in music industry

  02-02-2018 11:07
  Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow pledges to ‘tackle whatever truths are revealed’ in wake of awards’ male-dominated winners listThe Grammys have announced plans to form an independent task force to address biases against women in the music industry. The move comes from the Recording Academy, which organises the awards, after female artists won in just 17 of 86 categories at the recent awards ceremony, and only one of the categories shown during the live television broadcast
  
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• Kim Kardashian Just Sent A Shady AF Valentine’s Day Gift To Taylor Swift

  02-02-2018 10:59
  Another chapter in the feud that will never die.
  
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• Rae Morris: Someone Out There review – oddball invention from Blackpool's pop challenger

  02-02-2018 10:45
  (Atlantic)In any review of obscure experimental music, there’s a strong chance of finding references to its “innate pop sensibility” – it’s almost always laughable, especially when you consider that the left-field artists trying to make pop seldom manage the alchemy that turns glittery hooks into genuine chart oomph. But with her spartan and oddball aesthetic – unusual for a major-label pop act – Rae Morris has managed the reverse: with production partne
  
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• Rich Brian: Amen review – online sensation's dreamy, deadpan debut

  02-02-2018 10:30
  (88rising)This producer-MC has amassed hundreds of millions of YouTube views partly by being an outsider – his deep voice and impassive flow doesn’t quite match the spotty teenager it emanates from. And if there is something patronising, even racist in the way some people have latched on to him (“He’s a rapper, but get this, he’s an Asian nerd!”), Brian is smart enough to complicate matters by embracing it, originally naming himself Rich Chigga and wearing bum
  
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• Rhye: Blood review – perfectly judged sepulchral take on R&B

  02-02-2018 10:15
  (Caroline International/Loma Vista)The departure of Robin Hannibal doesn’t seem to have altered Rhye in their fundamentals. Though Mike Milosh is now the sole member – aided by whoever he managed to herd into the studio – the sound of the second Rhye album is still a particularly sepulchral take on R&B, not entirely unrelated to the xx, and with some of the same nocturnal wooziness of Cigarettes After Sex (though it’s entirely possible neither act would recognise the
  
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• Field Music: Open Here review – grand masterclass in terrific tune-making

  02-02-2018 10:00
  (Memphis Industries)If critical acclaim could be exchanged for cash, Field Music would be buying big houses in the country. Sadly for Sunderland’s Peter and David Brewis, it’s not that long since they revealed to the Observer that they have earned as little as £5,000 a year. If this weren’t enough ignominy, a recent eviction notice has meant that they’re currently without their own studio for the first time in 17 years. The howling injustice of their situation is gi
  
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• Marmozets: ‘I learned to walk again. When your body changes, your music changes'

  02-02-2018 07:00
  Things were going great for the Bingley rockers until singer Becca McInyre was diagnosed with hypermobility syndrome, but after a painful recuperation, she’s back crowdsurfing● How South Yorkshire became the British indie heartland● The Yorkshire bands you may not have heard of
  Marmozets may be in demand, but it doesn’t stop them being punctual. Guitarist Jack and frontwoman Becca turn up promptly for our chinwag at a noisy north London pub, fresh from numerous photoshoot
  
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• Made of steel: how South Yorkshire became the British indie heartland

  02-02-2018 07:00
  Galvanised by the Arctic Monkeys and guided by wise heads such as Richard Hawley and the Reverend, disused steel mills and former pit villages are now shaking to the hum of the Sherlocks, Milburn and more – and creating hyperlocal chart successes● Bingley rockers Marmozets: ‘I learned to walk again’● The Yorkshire bands you may not have heard of“It was like being in an athletics race where you’re running really fast, and then Usain Bolt turns up,”
  
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• Jab Jab, Chakk and Fun-Da-Mental: the great Yorkshire bands you've probably never heard of

  02-02-2018 07:00
  From psychedelia and early reggae to nascent electronica and dance music, the region has been home to fine musicians – including some who may have passed you by …● How South Yorkshire became the British indie heartland● Bingley rockers Marmozets: ‘I learned to walk again’There was a lot of ersatz psychedelia about in 1967 and 68, but York’s premier – possibly only – exponents of tough, R&B-based psych sounded like they knew what they wer
  
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