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• Readers recommend: share your songs with sudden changes

  08-03-2018 21:00
  Nominate in the comments and a reader will pick the best eligible tracks for a playlist next week – you have until Monday 12 March We’re looking for songs that shift gear in terms of pace or instrumentation. For more on how to interpret this week’s theme, keep an eye on the comments.
  You have until 11pm on Monday 12 March to post your nomination and make your justification. Regular RR contributor Pairubu will select from your recommendations and produce the playlist, to be publ
  
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• ‘You expect us not to call you out?’ – Camp Cope and the Australian musicians fighting industry sexism

  08-03-2018 19:30
  Whether it’s standing up to sexual abuse or male-dominated festival lineups, female Australian musicians, and their #MeNoMore campaign, have got their government listeningIn 2015, a meme began circulating showing posters advertising some of the world’s biggest festivals with the male acts erased from the lineups. The few female musicians were left floating amid a sea of incriminating blank space. Since then, festivals have been under the scrutiny of people quick to howl down imbalanc
  
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• A University Student Tweeted A Video Of Her Racist Abuse And Here's What Happened

  08-03-2018 19:00
  This deffo needs to be the next movement.
  
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• Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby Just Threw Major Shade At TOWIE's Pete Wicks

  08-03-2018 18:14
  We think Charlotte Crosby might be barking up the wrong tree.
  
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• Get to Know: YUNGBLUD

  08-03-2018 17:48
  We caught up with the exciting new singer to find out a little bit more about him and his music...
  
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• From MC5 to Jeff Mills: the greatest Detroit tracks ever – ranked!

  08-03-2018 17:44
  From Motown psychedelia to dystopian rap and orchestral techno, the Motor City is more than just a garage rock paradiseWayne Kramer, co-founder of garage rock titans MC5, has assembled an all-star line up to tour later this year, marking the 50th anniversary of the band’s energetic classic Kick Out the Jams. But their third album, High Time, features the best five-and-a-half minutes they ever recorded, with one of their greatest riffs, percussion like a series of rifle shots to the spine,
  
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• A GIF Guide To Dumping Someone

  08-03-2018 17:00
  Because there are no winners in this nightmare of a situation.
  
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• Cheryl Pies Liam Payne After He Says He Would Give Her Away For A Cheeseburger

  08-03-2018 16:26
  Cheryl served him a Mrs.Tweedy special pie.
  
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• From the House of the Dead review – formidable performances humanise Janáček's vision of hell

  08-03-2018 15:27
  Royal Opera House, London
  If Krzysztof Warlikowski’s staging loses focus at points, outstanding performances and Mark Wigglesworth’s conducting ensure this is a compelling evening Krzysztof Warlikowski’s new Royal Opera staging of Janáček’s From the House of the Dead, the first in the company’s history, opens with silent but subtitled footage of the philosopher Michel Foucault heatedly discussing the prison system, which he analysed, attacked and attempt
  
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• Camila Cabello Shines In Stunning 'Never Be the Same' Music Video

  08-03-2018 14:09
  You NEED to see this...
  
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• Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez Are Reportedly 'Taking A Break' From Their Relationship

  08-03-2018 13:37
  Because duh, it was never going to be that simple.
  
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• Young Fathers: Cocoa Sugar review – twisted sounds for a twisted world

  08-03-2018 13:00
  Warp-speed rapping, electronic drones, and lyrics about foie gras manufacture: nothing is too esoteric for the impressive Mercury prize winners
  Late last year, Young Fathers announced the arrival of their third album with the release of a track called Lord. It was the stuff of which mainstream leaps are made: a beautiful, careworn piano ballad with quasi-religious lyrics (“Lord don’t pay me no mind … this is my cross to bear”) that swelled into a huge, gospel-influenced
  
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• Music industry is still a boys' club, says Beyoncé songwriter

  08-03-2018 12:53
  Carla Marie Williams is calling for more investment from record labels to bridge the gender gapThe music industry is still a “boys’ club” where women are not given enough opportunities to develop, a leading British songwriter has said.Carla Marie Williams, who has written for artists including Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Craig David and Girls Aloud, said the music industry was not immune to the barriers faced by women in entertainment and called for more investment by recor
  
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• Is This The Reason Behind Liam Payne And Cheryl's Rumoured Relationship Troubles?

  08-03-2018 12:41
  Literally who knows at this point.
  
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• Demi Lovato, Chloe x Halle and Sade Release 'A Wrinkle In Time' Singles

  08-03-2018 12:27
  You need to listen these...
  
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• Settling the score: celebrating the women erased from the musical canon

  08-03-2018 12:25
  Augusta Holmès’ compositions won awards and acclaim from admirers including Liszt and Saint-Saëns, so why is she, and so many of her female contemporaries, all but forgotten today? Augusta Holmès was a remarkably gifted French composer, pianist and singer with a voice of extraordinary range and colour. Rossini told an audience after one of her early concerts: “Mark my words, you will hear a lot more from her. Remember that Rossini told you this.” Liszt wrote
  
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• Geordie Shore Finale Spoiler Video: Sam Gowland Has A Big Question To Ask Chloe Ferry As The Pair Share A Romantic Last Night Date

  08-03-2018 12:00
  Don't miss brand new Geordie Shore, Tuesdays at 10pm on MTV!
  
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• Kendall And Kylie Jenner 'Slapped With A $57,000 Fine' For Unpaid Rent?

  08-03-2018 11:56
  The sisters may have skipped payment on their shared New York workspace.
  
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• Demi Lovato Is A Seasoned Pro At Sliding In The DMs And We Should All Be More Like Her

  08-03-2018 11:21
  Who says women can't make the first move? Not Demi Lovato.
  
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• Why We’re Turning The #SOUNDON Women's Voices This International Women's Day

  08-03-2018 11:01
  It's International Women's Day, and this year we're celebrating the power of women's voices to change the world!
  
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• Marnie Simpson And Casey Johnson Have Launched A Unisex Make-Up Range

  08-03-2018 10:55
  The products are glitter-free and animal friendly.
  
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• Kylie Jenner Has A New Ring On Her Wedding Finger And It's Special Meaning Will Make Your Heart Burst

  08-03-2018 10:49
  The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star nailed it with this incredible tribute.
  
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• I'm A Guy And I'm A Feminist. Here's Why You Should Be Too

  08-03-2018 10:48
  "Women's issues" are all of our issues.
  
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• Gals: Here Are 10 F**ks You Should Stop Giving

  08-03-2018 10:43
  Enough is enough.
  
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• How To Be Unapologetic In Everything You Do

  08-03-2018 10:42
  This International Women's Day we're channelling sorry, not sorry.
  
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• Record Store Day: why vinyl gimmicks alone won't save local shops

  08-03-2018 10:30
  Record Store Day’s confused ethos puts it at odds with the spirit of independent retailers serving communities, argues Rupert Morrison, owner of record shop the Drift in Totnes, DevonWith the announcement of this year’s list of exclusive limited-edition releases, Record Store Day is as divisive as ever: a heavily oversaturated and predominantly bland collection of kitsch, novelty and album campaign box-ticking. There are a few special and weird items buried among the 500 releases on
  
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• Peaches: 'We smoked a joint, started screaming and suddenly had some songs'

  08-03-2018 07:00
  In 2000, recovering from cancer and heartbreak, Merrill Nisker bought a synth, renamed herself Peaches and made a scorching album that became a feminist classic. In this extract from our Start podcast, she relives the sex, pain and pillow talk that fuelled The Teaches of Peaches Podcast: how Peaches created her soundI had no idea I would become a musician; I fell into it. First, I had a band called Fancypants Hoodlum. It was quite expressive in terms of how I performed. I had good musicians with
  
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