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• Meek Mill, rapper whose imprisonment sparked outcry, released on bail

  24-04-2018 23:32
  High-profile figures such as Jay-Z had rallied around Mill, who was sentenced to two to four years after violating a decade-old probationThe supreme court of Pennsylvania has ordered that the rapper Meek Mill be released from prison on bail on Tuesday afternoon. In November, the 30-year-old rapper, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, was sentenced to two to four years in prison after violating the terms of a probation deal agreed to after he was arrested on drug and gun possession charge
  
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• Geordie Shore's Aaron Chalmers Absolutely Rinses Scotty T As He's Announced As Just Tattoo Of Us Presenter

  24-04-2018 18:32
  The Geordie Shore lad poked fun at Scotty in a single hilarious tweet.
  
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• Janelle Monáe Unveils Stunning New 'I Like That' Music Video

  24-04-2018 17:37
  What a woman...
  
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• How To Play The New PUBG Desert Map On Xbox

  24-04-2018 17:26
  Here's when Xbox players can FINALLY play the new map in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
  
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• Shawn Mendes Wows in Incredible 'In My Blood' Music Video

  24-04-2018 16:56
  You need to see this...
  
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• Nicki Minaj Lands 16th US Top 10 Hit with ‘Chun-Li’

  24-04-2018 16:27
  The Queen of Rap strikes again...
  
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• Stormzy and Ed Sheeran up for two Ivor Novello awards

  24-04-2018 15:15
  The difference in the nominees should be celebrated but number of women is still too low, says presenter Paul GambacciniStormzy has two nominations in the UK’s most prestigious songwriting awards.Organisers of the Ivor Novello awards, now in their 63rd year, announced shortlists on Tuesday for the 2018 awards which also included two nominations for Ed Sheeran and two for Manchester-based art-poppers Everything Everything. Continue reading...
  
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• Tangerine Dream review – despite loss of leader, the Dream continues

  24-04-2018 14:48
  Union Chapel, London
  For their first UK show without founder member Edgar Froese, the synth pioneers enlivened their proggy ambience with techno, but still created the same cosmic grandeur Is it thinkable for a group to carry on when its creator and sole continuous member has died? Could the Fall conceive of carrying on without Mark E Smith? Of course not, no more than the Jimi Hendrix Experience could have regrouped following Hendrix’s death. Could Kraftwerk continue were their only remai
  
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• ‘We’ve got more money swirling around’: how streaming saved the music industry

  24-04-2018 14:13
  Thanks to the success of Spotify, big stars from Ed Sheeran to Fleetwood Mac are cashing in, while even artists in niche genres such as Danish cloud rap are flourishing, sometimes without record labels. Is this unexpected revival here to stay?‘It was a disaster,” said an executive called Per Sundin when asked to reflect on his career during the 00s. “A truly terrible time. I fired more than 250 people. They were dark days: we’d be invited to dinner somewhere and
  
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• This Video Of Miley Cyrus Being Pranked By Liam Hemsworth Will Make Your Day

  24-04-2018 14:09
  Is it even true love if you don't troll your partner 24/7?
  
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• Ariana Grande Takes Us Behind the Scenes of ‘No Tears Left to Cry’

  24-04-2018 13:04
  You need to see this...
  
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• Natalie Prass review – fighting oppression with a charm offensive

  24-04-2018 12:52
  Bush Hall, London
  The Virginia songwriter has added funk and soul to her swooning ballads and 60s pop, fired up by ‘all the crap that’s going on in our country right now’‘My whole life I’ve been compared to Karen Carpenter, pretty much on looks alone,” says Natalie Prass, whose thick, dark fringe and fresh face do impart a passing resemblance to the late singer. “When I found out who she was, I became obsessed.” The extent of her obsession is made
  
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• Madonna loses legal fight to stop sale of hair, underwear and Tupac breakup letter

  24-04-2018 12:50
  A judge overturned the singer’s injunction against the sale of her personal items, citing misdirectionMadonna has lost a legal battle to prevent the auction of personal items including a lock of her hair, her underwear and a breakup letter from former boyfriend, the late rapper Tupac Shakur.The singer won a temporary block of the auction of 22 pieces in July 2016, telling a New York City court that her celebrity status “does not obviate my right to maintain my privacy, including with
  
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• Someone Found Justin Bieber And Bella Hadid's Finsta Accounts And LOL

  24-04-2018 12:48
  You are your friends aren't the only ones with a fake insta for your alter-ego.
  
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• Megan McKenna And Mike Thalassitis Spark Split Rumours On Instagram

  24-04-2018 12:46
  The reality couple have been dating since February and recently jetted off to Barbados
  
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• Megan McKenna And Mark Thalassitis Spark Split Rumours On Instagram

  24-04-2018 12:46
  The reality couple have been dating since February and recently jetted off to Barbados
  
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• Prince's family suing hospital that treated singer for initial opioid overdose

  24-04-2018 12:17
  The musician’s next of kin are also suing pharmacy Walgreens, while new music from the late artist is expected this SeptemberPrince’s next of kin are suing the hospital that treated the musician for an opioid overdose a week prior to his death, the New York Times reports.Last week, Minnesota authorities ruledthere would be no criminal charges related to Prince’s fatal overdose in 2016. Prosecutors believe that on 15 April 2016 Prince likely overdosed on counterfeit Vicodin that
  
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• Demi Lovato and Camila Cabello Both Almost Released ‘The Middle’

  24-04-2018 12:14
  Pop works in mysterious ways...
  
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• Marnie Simpson Leaves Little To The Imagination In A Completely See-Through Dress

  24-04-2018 11:51
  The former Geordie Shore lass has worn a sexy outfit that is essentially useless
  
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• Marnie Simpson Shares Video Of Casey Johnson Getting His Nose Done And His Brother Chet Johnson Is Not Happy

  24-04-2018 11:41
  The Geordie Shore star shared a video of Casey Johnson getting a non-surgical nose job.
  
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• 17 Of The Best Clothes For Any Die Hard Disney Fan

  24-04-2018 11:02
  A dream is a wish your heart makes
  
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• Reverb remixes: the musical meme that's celebrating loneliness

  24-04-2018 11:00
  The online phenomenon, which remixes hits to sound like they are playing in an eerie setting, is more than a meme: ‘It’s like we’re coming together to experience being alone’ Related: Sign up for the Sleeve Notes email: music news, bold reviews and unexpected extras Last month, the New Yorker ran a piece that opened with a description of the “longing and consolation … extended into emptiness” that a writer had felt while listening to the song Africa by
  
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• 12 Primark Makeup Products That Are Actually As Good As The High End Versions

  24-04-2018 10:58
  Bargain alert
  
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• Selena Gomez Just Shaved Part Of Her Head And We Now Want A Buzz Cut

  24-04-2018 10:57
  This is giving us some serious hair inspo
  
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• If You're One Of These 5 Star Signs You Need To Watch Out For This Month's Pink Moon

  24-04-2018 10:54
  The full moon is coming and it's bringing ALL of the drama.
  
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• Kehlani Comes Out On Twitter: "I'm Queer"

  24-04-2018 10:20
  The since-deleted tweets are hella powerful.
  
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• 'Nothing beats the hunt for tunes that will change your life': readers on Record Store Day 2018

  24-04-2018 10:00
  We asked you to share your experiences from the weekend’s orgy of events and special edition records – here’s what our readers managed to bagThe alarm went off at 4.45am to allow me time to get to Rough Trade East on Brick Lane in London. I caught the first train in and was the only one on the carriage! I arrived just before 7am to a queue already several hundred people long. Great atmosphere, people of all ages, genders and haircuts. Two hours later and I’m in! I managed
  
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• 12-Year-Old Boy Steals Credit Card And Flies To Bali After Fight With Mum

  24-04-2018 09:43
  Home Alone 2 just came true.
  
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• Just Tattoo Of Us: Series 3 Start Date Confirmed As Scotty T Joins Charlotte Crosby To Host With The Pair Promising “Nuts” Tattoos Including Genital Inkings

  24-04-2018 08:10
  Brand new Just Tattoo Of Us starts Monday 21st May at 10pm only on MTV!
  
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• Hanson: how we made MMMBop

  24-04-2018 07:00
  ‘Taylor’s voice was breaking as we were recording. We got a vocal coach in and tried to catch him on a good day. But in the end, we cheated and slowed the tape down’We were home-schooled and spent a lot of time reading poetry and listening to rock’n’roll. Although our dad was an accountant, he’d studied ballet at college and had wanted to be a poet. Both our parents were really supportive. They tolerated the drum-set in the living room of our house in Oklahoma
  
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