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• Definitive Proof That ‘Dutch’ Is The ‘Home Alone’ Of Thanksgiving

  25-11-2015 23:50
  
  If you love "Home Alone" for Christmas, "Dutch" is your go-to for Thanksgiving. Here's why.
  
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• Guvera Raises $100 Million from ‘Some Wealthy Australian Families’

  25-11-2015 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Guvera has yet to make much dent against heavyweights like Spotify, Pandora, or Soundcloud, though maybe this will change that.  According to details just revealed by CEO Darren Herft, the Australia-based Guvera has now raised a hefty $100 million in ‘pre-IPO’ funding, with some “wealthy Australian families” driving the purse.  “A number of wealthy Australian families have been looking for new opportunities in the tech and digital space, bu
  
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• Eagles of Death Metal to Vice: 'Our friends went there to see...

  25-11-2015 23:35
  
  A rose sits in front of an advertising board for the band Eagles of Death Metal, whose members granted their first interview since terrorists attacked their Nov. 13 concert at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris. A rose sits in front of an advertising board for the band Eagles of Death Metal, whose members granted their first interview since terrorists attacked their Nov. 13 concert at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris.
  
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• Daniel Radcliffe Is Surprisingly Terrible At Geek Trivia: Watch

  25-11-2015 23:26
  
  James McAvoy is being a real jerk at pub trivia, so in the latest "After Hours" episode, Josh Horowitz
  
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• Fifth Harmony star to miss Mexico gig due to bereavement

  25-11-2015 23:15 via music-news.com
  
  Normani Kordei will not be joining her band mates in Mexico after losing a loved one.
  
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• Watch The Heartbreaking Lesbian Storyline Deleted From ‘Love Actually’

  25-11-2015 23:10
  
  A deleted scene from "Love Actually" featuring a lesbian couple has resurfaced.
  
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• Leslie Grace & Raquel Sofia: How We Celebrate Thanksgiving

  25-11-2015 23:08
  
  At the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas last week, we spoke to bachata star Leslie Grace and rising pop singer-songwriter Raquel Sofia about how they...
  
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• Officer Who Killed Laquan McDonald Had 18 Complaints For Excessive Force And Racial Slurs

  25-11-2015 23:01
  
  The white Chicago police officer charged with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of a black teenager has a history of using excessive force and racial slurs on the job.
  
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• Fifth Harmony's Normani Kordei To Miss 'Reflection Tour' in Mexico

  25-11-2015 23:00
  
  There will be one less member of Fifth Harmony for their upcoming Reflection Tour shows in Mexico. The group released a statement on Twitter on...
  
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• Trump Is Wrong About People “Cheering” 9/11 In New Jersey — We Dug Up The Video That Proves it

  25-11-2015 22:59
  
  Some have cited 2001 MTV footage as evidence of 9/11 celebrations in New Jersey. Here's the truth.
  
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• Jonathan Groff on 'Hamilton' Success, 'Looking' Movie & Possibility of an Album: 'Maybe Someday'

  25-11-2015 22:46
  
  “It feels like a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Hamilton’s Jonathan Groff tells Billboard of the blockbuster Broadway musical, which he rejoins on...
  
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• ‘Last Message Received': A Gutwrenching Reminder Of What Really Matters This Thanksgiving

  25-11-2015 22:32
  
  Tell the people you love how much they matter.
  
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• Black Sabbath Wrote 'A Whole Load' of Riffs for Abandoned LP

  25-11-2015 22:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has revealed that the group had a particularly fruitful writing session before deciding not to make a follow-up to 13. "I've got so many riffs," he told Q (via Blabbermouth). "I wrote a whole load of stuff for another album, and we met up in L.A. but the others ... well, Geezer [Butler] didn't particularly want to do another album." News broke last month that the band opted out of recording a new studio record for Universal.In the new interview, the guitarist e
  
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• Luke Bryan & More Country Stars Take You Home for the Holidays in 'A Country Faith Christmas' Book

  25-11-2015 22:27
  
  Deborah Evans Price is one of country music’s most esteemed journalists. Her byline has appeared in Billboard, Nash Country Weekly,...
  
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• Barbra Streisand & Steven Spielberg honoured by President Obama

  25-11-2015 22:26 via music-news.com
  
  Barbra Streisand and Steven Spielberg were among the 17 Americans honoured with the nation's highest civilian award at The White House on Tuesday (24Nov15).
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence’s Post-‘Hunger Games’ Move? Directing

  25-11-2015 22:23
  
  Jennifer Lawrence will direct "Project Delirium" for her first directorial debut.
  
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• Thanksgiving, Latin-Style: These Songs Should be on Your Turkey Day Playlist

  25-11-2015 22:19
  
  Music is essential in any Latin gathering. For Thanksgiving, we've collected the Latin songs that celebrate life and family and also get us...
  
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• Billboard Celebrates Historic Week on the Charts

  25-11-2015 22:16
  
  As you might've noticed, it's been a huge week on the Billboard charts. Between Adele shattering records from *NSYNC and Lady Gaga and Justin...
  
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• Someone Copped A Wu-Tang Clan Album For Millions Of Dollars

  25-11-2015 22:04
  
  A single copy of a Wu-Tang Clan LP was just sold for millions of dollars.
  
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• And the Most Successful Kickstarter Music Genres Are…

  25-11-2015 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Whoever said music isn’t kicking ass on Kickstarter (and other crowdfunding platforms) can go self-fund themself.  According to data just released by research firm Today’s Coaching, music totally dominated Kickstarter financing this year, after topping the charts last year as well.
  But what genres perform the best?  EDM may be the most successful genre at the moment, but not when it comes to grassroots fundraising.  Instead, supposedly dying genres like classical and
  
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• Normani Kordei Will Not Be Joining Fifth Harmony For The ‘Reflection Tour’ In Mexico

  25-11-2015 21:55
  
  Fifth Harmony's Normani Kordei will no longer join the group in Mexico for the "Reflection Tour" after a home-related death.
  
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• Watch Erykah Badu Scold Audience, Sing 'Phone Down' at Soul Train Awards

  25-11-2015 21:50 via rollingstone.com
  
  Erykah Badu wasn't kidding when she asked us to put our "Phone Down." In an exclusive advance clip from this year's Soul Train Awards, airing Sunday, host Badu demands that several distracted audience members in the front row — including Tyrese Gibson — put away their cells and focus on her.Erykah Badu Preps Phone-Themed Mixtape
  "Tyrese, you're on your phone?" she asks the singer-actor. "You're in the front row on national TV … and you're on your phone?" This annoyan
  
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• Kylie Jenner On Tyga: ‘We’re Just Hanging Out’

  25-11-2015 21:45
  
  Kylie Jenner breaks her silence about Tyga as break-up reports surround them.
  
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• This Badass High Schooler Ran An Extra 13.1 Miles — By Accident

  25-11-2015 21:33
  
  Evan Megoulas missed a turn and ended up running a full marathon, no big deal.
  
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• 15 Alessia Cara Covers That Prove She Can Make Any Song Her Own

  25-11-2015 21:33
  
  Alessia Cara is a boss covering songs by Justin Bieber, Sam Smith, Adele, Shawn Mendes, The Weeknd and more.
  
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• A few classical music offerings for the holidays - or jazz things up

  25-11-2015 21:31
  
  If you're looking to spice up your holiday traditions, how about getting a sense of how they celebrated Christmas in 17th-century Malta? Or 18th-century Germany? Perhaps a taste of Scandinavia or England? Many options await you among this December's offerings on the Twin Cities' rich classical music scene. Or, if you'd prefer that your carols swing a bit, there are some great opportunities to jazz up your holiday celebrations.
  
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• Rihanna's 'ANTI': How a Rumored Tidal Exclusive Release Would Affect the Album

  25-11-2015 21:15
  
  As the buzz for Rihanna's eighth studio album ANTI continues to grow, the latest rumors indicate the album could arrive this Friday, Nov. 27, with a...
  
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• Toronto Raptors Will Celebrate Drake Night with 'Hotline Bling' Booth

  25-11-2015 21:12
  
  “Hotline Bling” fever will reach an all-time high on Drake Night. In honor of the 6 God’s NBA celebration (Nov. 25), the Toronto Raptors installed a...
  
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• ‘Bad News For The Planet': 2015 Is Probably The Hottest Year Ever Recorded

  25-11-2015 21:04
  
  The year 2015 -- which, by the way, is not even over yet -- will probably be the hottest year ever recorded, according to scientists at the United Nations weather agency, reaching an average global temperature of 1° Celsius above the pre-industrial era. Both human-induced global warming and El Niño -- the weather phenomenon that causes higher sea surface temperatures in parts of the Pacific Ocean -- are to blame for the temperature increase, World Meteorological Organization researche
  
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• Kylie Minogue's new boyfriend makes her go 'all gooey'

  25-11-2015 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Kylie Minogue is so smitten with new toyboy Joshua Sasse she goes "all gooey" any time his name is mentioned.
  
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• Kylie Jenner: 'Tyga and I are hanging out and living life'

  25-11-2015 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Kylie Jenner has finally come forward to deny allegations she and her boyfriend Tyga have split.
  
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• Jordan Smith of 'The Voice,' Natalie Grant & Kirk Franklin Net New No. 1s on Christian Charts

  25-11-2015 21:00
  
  Jordan Smith, one of the top 11 contestants on NBC's The Voice, vaults in atop Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart (dated Dec. 5) with his cover of...
  
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• Adele: 'My stage fright is getting worse'

  25-11-2015 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Singer Adele is still struggling to conquer her nerves before live performances, confessing her anxieties are "actually getting worse".
  
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• Sony Hack: Employee Settlement Gets Judge's Preliminary Approval

  25-11-2015 20:58
  
  About a year from the day when a massive hack upon Sony Pictures became public, a federal judge has granted a motion for preliminary approval of the...
  
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• Watch Eagles of Death Metal's First Interview Since Paris Attacks

  25-11-2015 20:55
  
  Eagles of Death Metal have conducted their first interview since the horrific attack on their Nov. 13 Paris concert, which left at least 90 dead....
  
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• Kendrick Lamar Already Gave Us Something To Be Thankful For: A New Verse

  25-11-2015 20:51
  
  Kendrick Lamar is featured, along with SZA, on Jay Rock's "Traffic Jam (Easy Bake Remix)."
  
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• Justin Bieber ‘Collaborates’ With A Dude’s Stomach

  25-11-2015 20:49
  
  Justin Bieber enjoyed some acoustic jam time recently with an unusual collaborator.
  
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• Is ‘The Good Dinosaur’ The Saddest Pixar Movie Of All Time?

  25-11-2015 20:47
  
  Breaking down that devastating death in "The Good Dinosaur" with actor Jeffrey Wright.
  
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• PSA: Do Not Try To Make Grilled Cheese In Your Toaster

  25-11-2015 20:42
  
  One woman's toaster caught fire.
  
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• Alabama Shakes' 'Sound & Color' Rises on Charts Thanks to iPad Commercial

  25-11-2015 20:30
  
  Alabama Shakes' "Sound & Color," from the band's former Billboard 200 No. 1 album of the same name, debuts on multiple Billboard rock charts (...
  
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• Justin Bieber, Adele Double Up in Top Five on Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks

  25-11-2015 20:25
  
  Justin Bieber ties for the second-longest leading No. 1 on the Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks chart (dated Dec. 5) as “Sorry” rules for a fifth...
  
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• R&B Reigns as iHeartRadio's Top-Ranking Genre in 2015

  25-11-2015 20:20
  
  iHeartRadio recently pulled some fun stats from its 75 million users to see what -- and who -- stuck across stations in 2015.
  R&B was the...
  
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• Clint Black Plans 2015 Christmas Tour

  25-11-2015 20:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  To properly ring in the holiday season, Clint Black will set out on a 12-city Christmas tour beginning Tuesday, December 1st, in the Villages, Florida. The trek will make stops throughout New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma, before wrapping up on Sunday, December 20th, back in Black's home state of Texas.Clint Black on Country's Label-Driven Culture
  The tour has become something of an annual tradition for the singer-songwriter, and concertgoers can expect material from
  
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• Charlie Puth Explains AMAs Makeout, Reveals He's Writing for Ariana Grande

  25-11-2015 20:10
  
  Let’s just get it out of the way: Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor are not dating. Their mega makeout at the American Music Awards was totally...
  
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• A Muslim Woman Thanks Fellow Train Passengers Over Facebook For Defending Her From Islamophobes

  25-11-2015 20:07
  
  A Muslim woman wrote a kind note on Facebook to the "sweet people" who protected her and her sister from an Islamophobe who was harassing them on the train.
  
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• Michael B. Jordan On His First ‘Creed’ Knockout: “We Worked On It For Months”

  25-11-2015 20:00
  
  Michael B. Jordan walks us through how "Creed" nailed its most complicated fight scene all in one take.
  
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• Adele's '25' Sales Up to 2.8 Million in U.S., Headed for 3 Million Debut Week

  25-11-2015 19:57
  
  Adele’s 25 album sales continue to grow ever larger, according to Nielsen Music. After processing initial sales reports through Nov. 24, the set has...
  
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• Unpopular Opinion: I Would Not Let Rihanna Into My Home Wearing These Shoes

  25-11-2015 19:49
  
  I love you, Rihanna, but I know what these NYC streets are like.
  
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• ‘Empire' moves from music to fashion

  25-11-2015 19:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Official Empire Commerce Experience, which opens to digital consumers Wednesday, offers an eclectic mix of clothes and accessories either featured in the TV show or inspired directly by its characters. A partnership between Twentieth Century FOX Consumer Products and Delivery Agent, it will initially focus on items such as varsity jackets and jersey dresses but will soon expand into homeware. "We are thrilled to uniquely extend the global phenomenon of EMPIRE through a shopping experience ac
  
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• Paris Venue Owners Ask for Government Aid as Concert Industry Slumps

  25-11-2015 19:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  While many of Paris' music venues have reopened their doors since the November 13th terror attacks in the French capital, the majority of concertgoers are still reticent about attending shows following the tragedy. According to Prodiss, the National Union of Producers, Distributors and Theatres in France, ticket sales have dropped 80 percent compared to the same period in 2014 in the aftermath of the Paris terror attacks. To help keep the industry afloat, Prodiss is seeking €50 mi
  
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