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• What we learned from Kanye West’s Wyoming sessions

  25-06-2018 19:43
  As a producer, West still has a lot to offer, but his once infallible instincts are finally beginning to dimDiamond Cross Ranch in Wyoming was the scene where Kanye West and his collaborators could entomb themselves in seclusion. The century-old structure that sits in view of Grand Teton mountain would be turned into an artistic bomb shelter – protection from the outside world, a shield from the news cycle, sanctuary from the web of controversy spun by West’s confusing and offensive
  
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• George Ezra Eyes Up First UK No.1 Single With ‘Shotgun’

  25-06-2018 19:00
  He could dethrone Clean Bandit and Demi Lovato after just one week at the top…
  
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• The Witches Is Getting A Remake

  25-06-2018 18:26
  And it's going to be 'even darker' than the first Roald Dahl adaptation. Let the nightmares begin...
  
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• It: Chapter 2 Adds Two More Stars To Its Adult Cast

  25-06-2018 17:38
  Here's who's joined the adult Loser's Club...
  
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• Book of Hours review – tender minimalism to restless bravura

  25-06-2018 17:23
  Various venues, Dundalk
  The highlight of Louth Contemporary Music Society’s varied programme was Gavin Bryars’ Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet, which brought a tear to the eyeA medieval Book of Hours was an intimate thing, personalised prayers decorated in gold leaf for the wealthy, or simple print for the poor. The point was to punctuate the everyday with private moments of beauty and reflection – the 15th-century equivalent of a mindfulness app.Contemporary classical m
  
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• 5 Seconds Of Summer Have Made Billboard History As Youngblood Tops US Charts

  25-06-2018 17:18
  Youngblood topped the Billboard 200, making them the first band to debut at No. 1 with each of their first three full-length studio albums
  
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• Letter: Danny Kirwan obituary

  25-06-2018 17:12
  In addition to his early involvement with Fleetwood Mac, Danny Kirwan played and recorded with Mick Fleetwood, Bob Hall, Bob Brunning and others including Memphis Lil in a band called Tramp. It consisted of people who just enjoyed working together and liked the way each other played. An LP of the same name was released in 1969. I still have it, still play it – and it’s very good. Continue reading...
  
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• Robert Pascall obituary

  25-06-2018 17:03
  Robert Pascall, the musicologist and Brahms scholar, has died aged 74. His dedication to Brahms (and slight resemblance to him) was lifelong, fromi his DPhil at Oxford to the crowning glory of his career: new critical editions of the Brahms Symphonies for the complete edition of the composer’s works published between 1996 and 2012.Robert’s excitement when he made new discoveries during this project was a wonderful thing to behold, his eyes sparkling with pleasure as he shared his lat
  
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• Life is Strange Prequel, Captain Spirit, Is Out TODAY and Yes, Your Decisions WILL Carry Over Into Life is Strange 2

  25-06-2018 16:56
  Get ready for dem feels. Here are all the details on the new Life Is Strange game.
  
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• This Model Had The Best Response To People Bodyshaming Her Bikini Pics

  25-06-2018 16:38
  Handled with class.
  
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• Supersonic review – genre-melting festival metes out glorious chaos

  25-06-2018 16:15
  Custard Factory, BirminghamThis shindig for ‘curious audiences’ ran the gamut from Moor Mother’s fierce spoken word to Yves Tumor’s nihilist punk to soothing folk from Shirley Collins“Smell the music. It smells weird,” says Lungfish’s Daniel Higgs during a set of noodling banjo. It’s a line that feels emblematic of Birmingham’s Supersonic, a festival “for curious audiences”.If Supersonic’s bass scent is weirdness, its top no
  
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• 'An artist should be irresponsible': Kanye West discusses Trump, slavery and suicide

  25-06-2018 15:01
  The hip-hop artist has used a New York Times interview to address recent comments made about African American history that, he says, caused Kim Kardashian West to consider divorce As Kanye West’s recent release streak comes to an end with the arrival of Teyana Taylor’s album KTSE, the rapper has given a rare print interview with the New York Times in which he discusses his remarks on Donald Trump, slavery, suicide and the possibility of his wife Kim Kardashian West leaving him over
  
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• Cureation review – scenic-route excursion through the Cure's career

  25-06-2018 14:14
  Robert Smith brings Meltdown festival to a close with a chronological journey through his exquisite, oddly commercial melodiesIt might represent the grand finale of this year’s Robert Smith-curated Meltdown festival, but by the Cure’s standards at least, the show titled Cureation counts as the height of understated minimalism. In recent years, their live performances have become legendary for their length: if you catch them on a night when their frontman is enjoying himself, you can
  
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• The Performances, The Winners & Everything Else That Went Down At The BET Awards 2018

  25-06-2018 14:11
  With performances from Nicki Minaj, Migos, Jay Rock, Big Sean & more!
  
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• 11 Brand New Summer Fragrances That’ll Transport You To A Beach In The Tropics

  25-06-2018 13:23
  We'll take them all, please.
  
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• From Millie Bobby Brown To Taylor Swift: 9 Of The Most Shocking Reasons Celebs Have Quit Social Media

  25-06-2018 13:13
  This is a lot....
  
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• Nine Inch Nails review – ferocious, saw-toothed gothic wonders

  25-06-2018 12:57
  Royal Albert Hall, London
  Trent Reznor unleashes super-fast tracks from the new album, a heartfelt Bowie tribute and a nostalgic smattering of the hitsIf the interviews Trent Reznor has been giving lately are anything to go by, the leather-clad nihilist has, musically speaking, been a bit lost. Sure, there was an Oscar-winning score with bandmate Atticus Ross for 2010’s The Social Network. But he has said of his last three EPs that he and his LA industrialists Nine Inch Nails were casting
  
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• Pantera drummer and co-founder Vinnie Paul: ' I wouldn’t want my funeral to be a sad, sappy thing'

  25-06-2018 12:52
  The Texas musician, who died on Friday, co-founded the metal band that took the idea of partying to its logical conclusionAsked in 2013 which music he would like to be played at his funeral, Pantera drummer and co-founder Vinnie Paul said: “I’d really want to choose an album that was a goddamn good time, like fuckin’ Guns N’ Roses. I’d want people to celebrate what we’ve done and the fact that we’d had a great life. I wouldn’t want my funeral to be
  
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• Here's A Cool New Way You'll Be Able To Customise Your Male or Female Character In Assassin's Creed Odyssey

  25-06-2018 12:44
  For the first time ever you can choose whether you rep a male or female assassin. Here are all the details.
  
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• Chloe Ferry Shares Footage Of Sam Gowland's Underwear Dance And We’re Honestly Speechless

  25-06-2018 12:31
  The Geordie Shore lad has put on the performance of a lifetime.
  
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• Gemma Collins Just Admitted She’s Made A Sex Tape And Wants £1 Million For It

  25-06-2018 12:01
  A cool seven figure sum, nothing major.
  
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• Million Dollar Baby Spoiler Video: Lateysha Grace Is ‘So Proud’ Of Geordie Shore’s Holly Hagan As She Reveals They ‘Shouldn’t Be Underestimated’

  25-06-2018 12:00
  Don't miss the Million Dollar Baby finale, Wednesday at 8pm on MTV UK!
  
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• 9 Celebrities Living Their Best Lives At New York’s 2018 Pride Parade

  25-06-2018 11:27
  Featuring rainbows and glitter galore
  
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• Music Video Views To Count In The Official UK Singles Chart

  25-06-2018 11:15
  Streams on YouTube, Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal will count from 6th July…
  
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• Teyana Taylor: KTSE review – Taylor and Kanye combine grit and soul

  25-06-2018 11:00
  Producer West melds old and new R&B with flair on the Harlem singer’s second album – and ends with a wild left turnOn each consecutive Friday, since late May, the public has been issued with a Kanye West-produced seven-track album from an artist on his GOOD Music roster. That is, until this Friday, when the clockwork-like run – which has so far included records from Nas, Pusha T, West himself and Kids See Ghosts, his collaboration with Kid Cudi – was supposed to come
  
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• Taylor Swift Brings Her Reputation Tour To London’s Wembley Stadium

  25-06-2018 10:44
  It was a night filled with pure pop perfection!
  
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• The 2018 World’s Ugliest Dog Has Been Crowned And The Internet Is In Love With Her

  25-06-2018 10:38
  Crying at the thought that people think she's ugly.
  
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• KJ Apa Tried To Roast Cole Sprouse But Then The Entire Riverdale Cast Joined In

  25-06-2018 09:29
  We love a good meme but not at the expense of human angel Cole Sprouse.
  
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• UK Top 40 singles chart to include video streaming figures

  25-06-2018 01:01
  Tally will take in Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube and Tidal, while streams from free and paid-for services will no longer be weighted equallyIt has been a long and curious journey for the UK singles chart since Maurice Kinn first rang round a handful of record shops in late 1952 to compile a top 12 of the best-selling new records.In that time, the charts have grown, with dedicated countdowns covering singles and albums as well as compilations and even genre- and format-specific charts. It has wea
  
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