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• Richard Swift, indie-rock songwriter and producer, dies aged 41

  03-07-2018 18:22
  The singer-songwriter, who worked with the Shins, the Black Keys and the Pretenders, had been suffering from a ‘serious medical condition’Richard Swift, a cult US singer-songwriter and producer, has died aged 41. He had been diagnosed with a “serious medical condition” according to a fundraising page set up following a recent stay in hospital.From 2005 onwards, Swift released a series of albums and EPs that blended classic guitar-driven songwriting with offbeat production
  
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• 10 Of The Best Bikinis For Girls With Smaller Boobs

  03-07-2018 17:36
  Get summer ready in under 5 minutes with these must have bikinis...
  
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• Jemma Lucy Reveals Gory Details Of Her 'Excruciating' Bum Lift Surgeries But Vows To Have Multiple More Ops

  03-07-2018 16:55
  The Ex On The Beach babe isn't happy with her current tush.
  
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• These Celebrities Who Starred In Just Tattoo Of Us Prove That NO ONE Is Safe

  03-07-2018 16:45
  The celeb life means nothing when you're on Just Tattoo Of Us! If you have skin; it's getting inked...
  
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• The 5 Best Ways To Exercise Outdoors

  03-07-2018 16:24
  Quick, before it inevitably smashes it down with rain for the next six months.
  
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• 6 Reasons This Miami Hideaway Is The Hotspot To Visit This Summer

  03-07-2018 15:55
  Discover the other side of Miami...
  
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• Véronique Gens review – austere beauty takes your breath away

  03-07-2018 15:05
  Wigmore Hall, London
  The soprano and her pianist Susan Manoff brought unforced sincerity and immediacy to a revelatory all-French programmeVéronique Gens is one of today’s great interpreters of French song, an artist deeply committed to the re-evaluation of her chosen repertory in performances of unforced sincerity and immediacy. Her latest Wigmore recital, programmed with her customary intelligence, placed Henri Duparc and Reynaldo Hahn alongside Edmond de Polignac’s rarely h
  
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• Alan Longmuir obituary

  03-07-2018 14:25
  Bassist and founding member of the Bay City Rollers, the band that hit the heights of pop fame in the 1970s“Just a plumber from Edinburgh who got lucky” was Alan Longmuir’s dry assessment of his career. To the young girls who lionised his band, the Bay City Rollers, he was considerably more. The group’s founding member, Longmuir, who has died aged 70 after contracting a virus while on holiday in Mexico, was the often unwilling object of the wildest adulation 1970s teenhoo
  
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• Years & Years talk Palo Santo, Memes, Exes And Judi Dench in MTV Exclusive Interview

  03-07-2018 14:16
  We sat down for a quick catch-up before their album drops on Friday
  
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• So THIS Is Why Emily Blunt Is NOT In The Sicario Sequel

  03-07-2018 14:02
  The Scario 2 director has been speaking out.
  
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• Love Island's Eyal Booker Isn't Surprised Josh Denzel Dumped Georgia Steel For A New Girl And Here's Why

  03-07-2018 14:01
  Love Island's very own guru spills all the tea.
  
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• Pokémon Quest: Everything You Need To Know About The New Minecraft-Like Mobile Game

  03-07-2018 13:29
  There's a new Pokemon game out now for your phone! Here are all the details.
  
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• Love Island: Josh Denzel's EOTB Ex Kayleigh Morris Throws Her Support Behind Georgia Steel In The Best Way

  03-07-2018 13:23
  The Ex On The Beach babe knows all too well what Josh can be like.
  
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• Where the dogs run: British pop's unsentimental view of the high street

  03-07-2018 13:00
  With the high street in crisis, Michael Hann surveys British pop for tributes to its quirks and characters – and finds a bleak outlook compared to its American counterpartWhat is a high street? As children, it was the place our parents took us when they needed to shop, where maybe there was the hope of a trip to the toy shop or a drink in a cafe. As adolescents, it was the place we would mooch around on Saturday afternoons, flitting between the handful of shops that might interest us, kill
  
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• 11 Of The Best High Street Bikinis For Girls With Bigger Boobs

  03-07-2018 12:49
  Yes it is possible to have big boobs and find a bikini top that isn't a sports bra.
  
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• Why I'm Celebrating Black Pride

  03-07-2018 12:19
  One writer explores the need for a Pride that celebrates the relationship between sexuality, gender and heritage.
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Perfectly Captures What Happiness Looks Like In A Single Picture

  03-07-2018 12:19
  We completely agree with this description.
  
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• How To Get Your 5-A-Day Without Going Anywhere Near A Green Juice

  03-07-2018 12:15
  Seriously, you can actually enjoy eating veg.
  
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• James Blake speaks out about struggle with depression

  03-07-2018 12:03
  Musician says he has sought treatment for ‘suicidal thoughts’, and urges public figures to help remove stigma about mental illnessJames Blake has discussed how the pressures of his early career led to him developing “suicidal thoughts”. “I would say that chemical imbalance due to diet and the deterioration of my health was a huge, huge factor in my depression and eventual suicidal thoughts,” said the 29-year-old British songwriter. “I developed [dietary]
  
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• This Pixar Fave Has Just Appeared In Kingdom Hearts Union X & It's The Best Disney Mash Up Yet

  03-07-2018 12:02
  Here's everything you need to know about the new event in the Kingdom Hearts game for mobile.
  
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• Cheryl Breaks Her Silence On Reports Her Mum Was A Factor In Liam Payne Split

  03-07-2018 11:43
  Plenty of rumours have been flying around about what prompted their separation.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Finally Reveals Chicago West’s Surprising Middle Name

  03-07-2018 11:10
  Who saw this coming?
  
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• The month's best mixes: Mr Mitch, Venus X, Beatrice Dillon and wee hours wildlife

  03-07-2018 11:00
  The second in our monthly series on the best DJ mixes, radio shows, live sets and more brings South American electronica, epic grime and Welsh seabirdsFollowing last month’s inaugural selection of mixes, music podcasts and more, chosen by Lauren Martin, here are June’s highlights, where formats include radio shows, mix series entries, artists’ self-released mixes and recordings of live performances. Read and listen on for bundles of baile funk, industrial techno via Asia, emoti
  
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• Lili Reinhart On Why She’s ‘Not Okay’ With Talking About Cole Sprouse Relationship

  03-07-2018 10:45
  It's not going to happen
  
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• Pete Davidson Looks Totally Different After Going Peroxide Blonde

  03-07-2018 10:08
  The SNL star took a leaf out of Ariana Grande's book.
  
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• Over Two-Thirds Of LGBTQ+ People Are Afraid Of Holding Hands In Public

  03-07-2018 09:47
  A government survey shows LGBTQ+ will avoid holding hands in public.
  
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• Amy Shark: 'I had given up. I never thought I’d get to do this'

  03-07-2018 07:32
  The singer-songwriter on her debut record, Love Monster, and why she nearly threw in the towelAmy Shark remembers very clearly the day her song Adore was added to rotation on Triple J. “Everyone contacted me.” Her phone rung off the hook as excited label managers, booking agents and prospective management companies realised she was unsigned. Within a week, Shark was being flown from Australia to New York at the behest of Republic Records.Continue reading...
  
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• Sticky Fingers withdraw from music festival after calls for boycotts

  03-07-2018 07:07
  Band withdraw from Newcastle festival This That after campaign based on allegations against lead singer
  Australian band Sticky Fingers have withdrawn from music festival This That following a public campaign calling for boycotts, after allegations that the lead singer Dylan Frost racially abused and threatened Indigenous artist Thelma Plum in 2016. This That posted a statement on Monday apologising to those who were upset by their initial lineup, and offering refunds. They said the decision for
  
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• How We Made Art of Noise's Close (to the Edit)

  03-07-2018 07:00
  ‘We sampled a neighbour’s VW Golf and the group saying “money” played backwards. To our amazement it got to No 8’We were a studio team working with Trevor Horn, producing records like ABC’s Lexicon of Love and Malcolm McLaren’s Duck Rock. But we started playing together in our own time. Trevor had got a new synthesiser from Australia, a Fairlight, which fascinated us. It made it relatively easy to put in a sample of, say, a dog barking, and then play it
  
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• Years & Years - 'If You're Over Me' (MTV Laid Bare Exclusive Commentary)

  03-07-2018 02:00 via mtv.co.uk
  Olly, Emre and Mikey walk us through 'If You're Over Me', Part 2 of their Palo Santo music video saga...
  
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