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• From Holly Hagan To Charlotte Crosby: The Geordie Shore Casts' Celebrity Lookalikes

  30-04-2018 18:52
  The resemblance between Chloe Ferry and Kylie Jenner is undeniable.
  
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• Time's Up's Women of Color demand investigation into allegations of abuse by R Kelly

  30-04-2018 18:29
  The group have thrown their support behind the existing #MuteRKelly campaignThe Women of Color (WOC) group within the Time’s Up movement has published an open letter in support of a campaign that seeks justice for the alleged victims of R&B singer R Kelly, Billboard reports.Citing the recent trial of Bill Cosby, who on 27 April was convicted of drugging and molesting a woman in 2004, WOC write: “We call on people everywhere to join with us to insist on a world in which women of a
  
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• 'I want something magical': Russia's banned Eurovision singer is back

  30-04-2018 17:57
  As she prepares for this year’s contest, Julia Samoylova talks about being at the centre of a diplomatic crisis and bringing a big power ballad to LisbonTalking with Julia Samoylova, Russia’s Eurovision entry, it’s easy to forget that a year ago she was at the centre of a diplomatic crisis. The 29-year-old chats away, all smiles and nervous laughter, like any other entrant, as she covers everything from her childhood in Ukhta, an industrial town in Russia’s north, to her
  
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• Ambrose Akinmusire review – thrillingly high-end level fun

  30-04-2018 17:55
  Ronnie Scott’s, London
  The young American trumpeter led a set of scalding jazz improv that veered between lyrical delicacy and fierce dramaThere was a wilder edginess to Ambrose Akinmusire’s opening set at Ronnie Scott’s than formerly on the astonishing young American musician’s UK live shows – and not just from him, but from the partners who have been at his side since his widely hailed emergence as one of jazz’s all-time trumpet originals seven years ago. Ak
  
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• 5 Essential Post-Gym Beauty Hacks

  30-04-2018 15:18
  Get from red and sweaty to work-ready ASAP.
  
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• Bicep review – muscular, head-rushing tech house

  30-04-2018 14:06
  Roundhouse, London
  The Northern Irish dance duo showcase their skill for ping-ponging melody and beautifully tooled drum programming, paired with magnificent visualsBicep cut a relatively rare shape in today’s live music scene – no longer mere DJs, they’re one of the few dance artists (alongside Eric Prydz and a handful more) to have built up a strong live show from their own work. The duo stand fairly statically behind hardware and a laptop as their symbol emerges behind them
  
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• Cole Sprouse Hits Out At People Criticising The Live Action Cast Of Kim Possible

  30-04-2018 13:29
  He's not here for people slamming a "couple of kids" chasing their dreams.
  
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• Daniel Antopolsky: the drifter who swapped country music for chickens

  30-04-2018 13:01
  Once just a mysterious figure pictured alongside Townes Van Zandt, the ‘outlaw country’ musician has been holed up writing hundreds of songs on a Bordeaux farm – and they’re only just being heardDaniel Antopolsky wasn’t afraid of drugs. “We had this great psilocybin mushroom that was growing in Athens,” he recalls of his time at the University of Georgia, 50 years ago. He would snort anything, swallow anything, smoke anything, but he was afraid of needle
  
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• Chloe Ferry Breaks Down In Tears As She Goes In For Multiple Plastic Surgery Procedures Alone

  30-04-2018 12:52
  The Geordie Shore star has been open about her upcoming surgery.
  
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• Get A FIRST LOOK At Nintendo's Surprising New Mobile Game

  30-04-2018 12:37
  Nintendo has unveiled its newest game for your phone, after Super Mario Run and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Here are all the details.
  
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• Kylie Jenner Rents Out An Entire Theme Park For Travis Scott’s 26th Birthday

  30-04-2018 12:26
  Hiring out Six Flags is one of the many benefits of being a Kardashian-Jenner
  
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• Lili Reinhart Just Paid The Cutest Tribute To Her Mum With This Red Carpet Look

  30-04-2018 12:19
  Ugh does this mean we have to go rooting through our mum's wardrobe now?
  
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• Emma González Had The Perfect Response To Kanye West’s ‘My Hero’ Tweet

  30-04-2018 11:44
  The Parkland school shooting survivor has revealed her own inspiration
  
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• Caroline Flack Proves Engagement To Andrew Brady Is The Real Deal After Publicity Stunt Accusations

  30-04-2018 11:37
  The Love Island host wants you to know the lurve is real.
  
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• Is Rihanna Being Sued Over Her Fenty University Collection For Puma?

  30-04-2018 10:53
  Freedom United are threatening to sue Puma over the use of their logo.
  
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• Miley Cyrus Retracts Her Apology Ten Years After Vanity Fair Controversy

  30-04-2018 10:33
  A near-nude photoshoot with Annie Leibovitz had everyone up in arms
  
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• Teen Mom UK Series 3 Finale Spoiler Video: Mia Boardman Walks Out Of A Mediation Session After Manley Geddes Says Daughter Marliya ‘Doesn’t Need’ Her

  30-04-2018 09:30
  Don't miss the Teen Mom UK series finale, Wednesday at 8pm on MTV!
  
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• Time for a revolution: how the art of 1968 caught a world in turmoil

  30-04-2018 07:00
  It was the year hippy idealism gave way to riot and struggle – with protests in Paris, tanks in Prague and black power in the US. Guardian writers pick the pivotal works from that tumultuous timeOn 19 August 1968, Josef Koudelka returned to Czechoslovakia from Romania, where he had been living among and photographing Romany Gypsies. The following day, Soviet tanks appeared on the streets of Prague. For seven days, the 30-year-old Moravian-born photographer roamed the city with his East Ger
  
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• Songs in the key of strife: the explosive force of musical conflict

  30-04-2018 07:00
  Gender politics and creative differences are explored in Joe Penhall’s drama about the record industry. He shares his journey through music psychologyWhen I was 11, I wrote to George Martin and asked him how I could become a record producer. He replied promptly, advising me to keep up my classical guitar lessons and music theory studies and not to give up my schoolwork. He said it was important to be passionate about music, but you had to be pragmatic too. Conflict lurks around every corne
  
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• Gurrumul’s Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) – behind the songs of the chart-topping album | Michael Hohnen

  30-04-2018 02:41
  The Yolngu artist’s manager and collaborator explains why the album is a creative meeting place for black and white AustraliaDr G Yunupingu’s posthumous album Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) spent the past week in the most prominent spot on the Aria album charts. To honour the achievement, the record label would like to share an insight into the album and the world it came from.When I reflect on the 22 years since we met “the King”, I think of our incredible three-way r
  
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