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• Lindsey Buckingham parts ways with Fleetwood Mac before tour

  09-04-2018 22:34
  The longstanding member will be replaced by the Tom Petty guitarist Mike Campbell and Crowded House’s Neil FinnLindsey Buckingham has parted ways with Fleetwood Mac months before they are scheduled to embark on a live tour.In a statement, the band announced: “Lindsey Buckingham will not be performing with the band on this tour. The band wishes Lindsey all the best.” Continue reading...
  
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• Exploring The Amazon In Style: 6 Reasons This Peruvian Rainforest Getaway Is Explorer Goals

  09-04-2018 22:13
  Mega-treehouses, monkey spotting, natural viagra and so much more...
  
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• Is UK drill music really behind London's wave of violent crime?

  09-04-2018 19:09
  It’s a menacing strain of hip-hop with a powerful presence on social media, but does drill reflect or drive crime?
  Whether it’s the running battles between mods and rockers in 1960s British seaside towns, or the “parental advisory” panic over the lyrical content of 90s gangsta rap, music has long been the focus of moral panic – and the latest is over UK drill, a tough, often lyrically violent subset of British rap.“Murders and stabbings plaguing London and oth
  
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• Escape from 9,800ft Up In the French Alps

  09-04-2018 18:44
  This escape room isn’t for anyone with a fear of heights...
  
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• Heading to the Philippines? This Popular Destination Is Closing for 6 Months

  09-04-2018 18:43
  But for good reason...
  
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• 5SOS Announce Brand New Album 'YOUNGBLOOD'

  09-04-2018 16:46
  We cannot wait to hear this...
  
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• Mark Rye obituary

  09-04-2018 16:34
  My friend Mark Rye, who has died suddenly aged 66, devoted his working life to the music business, starting as a radio-plugger before helping to run the Harvest record label and managing the pop-rock duo Marshall Hain. He continued as a distributor, author and archivist until his death.In 2003 Mark started the website RockHistory, when the death of Pink Floyd’s manager Steve O’Rourke made him realise that memories from the golden age of British music were disappearing. The site hosts
  
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• Composer Tyondai Braxton: 'I'm at war with myself. That's what the piece sounds like'

  09-04-2018 16:29
  As a member of Battles, Braxton reinvigorated art rock. Now his superpower-themed symphony for an 87-piece orchestra will reopen one of London’s most famous concert hallsWhich superpower would you choose? It is a rich seam of playground debate: the dreamers choose flying, the bullied super-strength, the pervs invisibility. But while many kids, perhaps after reading Matilda, have stared at a mug to try and tip it over, telekinesis has never been a popular choice. The ability to move objects
  
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• Ariana Grande Looks Set to Release a New Single This Month

  09-04-2018 16:07
  We need this now...
  
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• Dua Lipa Lands Major New Spotify Milestone with 'IDGAF'

  09-04-2018 13:41
  What a superstar...
  
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• Olly Murs Hints At Cover Up During Black Friday Terror Scare

  09-04-2018 13:04
  The singer was trolled for sending out a tweet claiming he heard gunshots.
  
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• Olly Murs suggests Oxford Circus terror scare could have been a 'cover-up'

  09-04-2018 12:57
  The musician claimed to have heard ‘gunshots’ in Selfridges when police evacuated the central London street in November 2017Despite being ridiculed for his suggestion that shots were fired inside the London branch of Selfridges last November, pop star Olly Murs has now suggested there was more to the Oxford Circus terror scare than met the eye.“I ran into an office after being told by the staff of Selfridges that someone was there with a gun,” he told the Sun. “Whet
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Backs TOWIE's Pete Wicks Over 'Slimy Little B*tch' Liam Gatsby Following Explosive Row

  09-04-2018 12:31
  It's clear whose side the Geordie Shore star is on as the TOWIE lads got into a row over Shelby Tribble.
  
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• 6 Ways To Fit Exercise Into A Busy Routine

  09-04-2018 12:25
  Is life getting in the way of your workouts? Here’s what to do…
  
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• This Is What Really Happened When The Jersey Shore And Geordie Shore Casts Took A Tour Of London Together – Exclusive

  09-04-2018 12:22
  Jersey Shore Family Vacation starts tonight at 9pm only on MTV!
  
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• Lil Uzi Vert review – rock star rapper whips devout crowd into a frenzy

  09-04-2018 12:08
  Manchester Academy
  A bizarre anticlimax ended an evening that saw the hip-hop star’s bleak anthems received rapturously by a manic audience‘When I say Uzi, you say Vert,” instructs Lil Uzi Vert’s DJ, DJPForReal, as the crowd anticipate the arrival of the Philadelphia rapper, dancing buoyantly to 21 Savage’s Bank Account. Vert soon pounces into view and hurtles through early tracks such as 444+222 and Do What I Want as he flies back and forth across the stage.Rib-sha
  
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• Shawn Mendes Praises Camila Cabello and Kanye West

  09-04-2018 12:07
  He stans our faves too...
  
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• Vicky Pattison Reveals Heartbreak Over Her Dad’s Alcohol Addiction

  09-04-2018 11:44
  The 30-year-old grappled with feelings of guilt for leaving home.
  
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• Rihanna Congratulates Cardi B on Pregnancy and Album

  09-04-2018 11:31
  What a sweetheart...
  
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• New initiative to address ticketing barriers for deaf and disabled fans

  09-04-2018 11:17
  Attitude Is Everything’s fourth annual state of access report highlights the challenges deaf and disabled fans face when purchasing tickets for live music eventsMore than 80% of deaf and disabled music fans have experienced problems when booking tickets to live music events, with one in 10 considering legal action over the difficulty of accessing concerts and festivals.The fourth annual report by Attitude Is Everything, a charity dedicated to improving deaf and disabled people’s acce
  
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• Ipswich hospital launches review after staff reportedly asked Ed Sheeran for photos

  09-04-2018 11:11
  The musician was treated for a fractured wrist and elbow at the hospital in October 2017Staff at Ipswich hospital in Suffolk asked Ed Sheeran for autographs and photos when the musician was treated for a broken arm and wrist in October 2017, the BBC reports.A spokesperson for the hospital confirmed that an internal review of care given to high-profile patients started the following month, and covered “confidentiality, privacy of the patient and their loved ones and practical considerations
  
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• Brooklyn Beckham Spotted Kissing Model Lexi Wood Following Chloe Moretz Split

  09-04-2018 11:10
  David and Victoria Beckham's son was seen smooching the model inside a West Hollywood tattoo parlour.
  
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• Covered in glory: the tribute albums that saved careers and changed lives

  09-04-2018 10:52
  This week brings new all-star love-ins dedicated to Elton John and Johnny Cash – marginal releases in the context of their careers, yet tributes to lesser-known acts can prove transformativeThere are, when you boil it down, two kinds of tribute albums. There are the ones featuring people you’ve heard of – household names paying homage to other household names, genre stars paying respect to other genre stars – and there are the ones featuring people you’ve never hear
  
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• The Mystery Of Zayn Malik’s Deleted Instagram Feed Has Finally Been Solved

  09-04-2018 10:47
  It has nothing to do with his split from Gigi Hadid.
  
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• Teen Mom UK Episode 5 Spoiler Video: Amber Butler Admits She’s ‘Fed Up’ Of Drama With Ste Rankine As She Invites Him And New Girlfriend Kirsty Round To Clear The Air

  09-04-2018 10:30
  Don't miss brand new Teen Mom UK, Wednesdays at 8pm on MTV!
  
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• En Vogue review – still-funky divas give a stripped-back masterclass

  09-04-2018 10:00
  O2 Institute, Birmingham
  On a bare stage, the trio’s thrillingly potent vocals come to the fore as they deliver a string of sublime hits alongside some lush new material‘Video-making has changed! All the aerial shots for our new single were done with a big white drone,” En Vogue’s Cindy Herron marvels. The last time her group released an album, a “drone” was a male bee and En Vogue were thoroughly out of vogue. That was 2004 – a low point for the R&B
  
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• Manchester to mark a year since arena attack with singalong

  09-04-2018 01:01
  Council calls for city’s choirs to join event to commemorate those killed in terrorist bombing Manchester council has called for choirs across the city to come together for a singalong to mark the passing of one year since the arena bombing.The Manchester Together – With One Voice event will be held on 22 May in Albert Square, a year to the day since Salman Abedi killed 22 people and himself when he detonated a bomb at an Ariana Grande concert. Continue reading...
  
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