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• 55% of Americans Prefer Their Music through Computer Speakers

  21-12-2015 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you care about sound quality, the following will be a depressing read.
  According to a survey conducted by Strategy Analytics, built-in computer speakers are now the most common way to listen to music, by a sizable margin.  In the study, laptop and desktop speakers overwhelmingly topped the list of frequently-used listening methods, with 55% picking the category.
  Headphones connected to a portable device followed with 41% of respondents, alongside stand-alone radio, also with 41%. 
  
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• Mobb Deep's Prodigy Announces Two Books -- One 'Part Cookbook'

  21-12-2015 23:54
  
  Rapper Prodigy of Mobb Deep has announced two upcoming book releases slated for the second half of 2016. In Commissary Kitchen and The State vs...
  
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• Chris Tomlin on His No. 1 Year on the Christian Charts: 'I Don't Take It for Granted'

  21-12-2015 23:46
  
  Worship singer/songwriter Chris Tomlin has had a remarkable year. Tomlin is Billboard’s year-end Top Male Christian Artist of 2015 and third overall...
  
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• Kim Kardashian’s New Emojis Include A Selfie, A Butt And An Ugly-Cry Face

  21-12-2015 23:32
  
  Kim Kardashian has launched her own set of emojis.
  
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• Adele: 'My private life is off limits'

  21-12-2015 23:21 via music-news.com
  
  Adele is determined to continue keeping her personal life private, insisting her family is off limits when it comes to her fame.
  
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• Lil Wayne spreads Christmas cheer with charity trip to Haiti

  21-12-2015 23:15 via music-news.com
  
  Rapper Lil Wayne helped to spread a little Christmas cheer in Haiti over the weekend (18-20Dec15) by joining boxer Andre Berto to hand out gifts for children in need.
  
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• Super Bowl Halftime Director on Headliners Coldplay: 'They are Gonna Surprise a Lot of People'

  21-12-2015 23:06
  
  Any pop darling knows that being named the headliner for a Super Bowl halftime show is kind of a big deal. Not only is the 12-minute performance...
  
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• Billboard.com's 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015: Critics' Picks

  21-12-2015 23:03
  
  Hip-hop was allergic to release dates in 2015 with several noteworthy projects making out-of-nowhere arrivals, like Dr. Dre's Compton,...
  
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• 'Lip Sync Battle' Preview: Watch Channing Tatum Challenge Wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum

  21-12-2015 23:02
  
  It's the Step Up sequel we were all waiting for! (Yes, yes, there have been several Step Up movies, but, you know, not with the Tatums.)
  Channing and...
  
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• CBGB, Punk Rock Venue Never Known for Its Cleanliness, Gets a Newark Airport Restaurant

  21-12-2015 22:50
  
  Since closing its doors in 2006, the name and reputation of legendary rock venue CBGB has been steadily diminished and diluted, seemingly beyond...
  
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• R. Kelly Abruptly Ends Interview After Being Questioned About Assault Accusations

  21-12-2015 22:47
  
  R. Kelly storms out of an interview after fielding questions about his reported inappropriate relationships with many underaged girls.
  
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• SoundCloud and PRS For Music Strike Deal -- 'A Pointer on the Road'

  21-12-2015 22:41
  
  SoundCloud has agreed a multi-territory with U.K. collecting society PRS for Music, ending a suit brought against the Berlin-based startup this past...
  
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• Meet The Crew Members Who Bring ‘Teen Mom OG’ To Life

  21-12-2015 22:34
  
  Get to know the "Teen Mom OG" producers and crew in MTV's "Behind the Cameras" special airing on Monday, December 28.
  
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• Chelsea Clinton Is Expecting Her Second Child

  21-12-2015 22:34
  
  Chelsea Clinton announced via Twitter that she's expecting her second child with husband Marc Mezvinsky.
  
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• The 23 Best ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’ Deaths, Ranked

  21-12-2015 22:33
  
  The best deaths from Lady Gaga's "American Horror Story: Hotel," ranked.
  
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• Taylor Swift Prepped Her 1989 Tour Guests With Nail Polish, Floss, And Towels

  21-12-2015 22:25
  
  Karlie Kloss shared her backstage experience from Taylor Swift's 1989 Tour.
  
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• Muse Remain Out-and-Out Arena Rock Band at L.A. Show: Live Review

  21-12-2015 22:24
  
  Muse’s status as the last of the great arena-rock bands remains undiminished with the Drones World Tour, which brought hugely anthemic choruses,...
  
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• Presidents in Cars Getting Coffee? Obama Does Jerry Seinfeld Web Show

  21-12-2015 22:19
  
  President Barack Obama will be Jerry Seinfeld's first guest when the seventh season of his online talk show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, opens...
  
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• Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna & More Featured on Diplo's Year End Mix: Listen

  21-12-2015 22:11
  
  Diplo just answered your New Year’s Eve party playlist prayers. 
  In addition to the three Grammy nods he snagged (best dance recording for “...
  
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• Justin Bieber Posts Steve Harvey 'Sorry' Meme In Response to Miss Universe Mix-Up

  21-12-2015 21:50
  
  “Is it too late now to say sorry?”
  After causing a lot of awkwardness and hilarity at the Miss Universe 2015 broadcast, Steve Harvey is certainly...
  
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• Billboard.com's 10 Best Latin Songs of 2015: Critics' Picks

  21-12-2015 21:48
  
  The top-charting songs of the year are not necessarily the critics’ favorites. But in this case, we couldn’t help but be wooed all around by “El...
  
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• Watch The 'Fuller House' Cast Whip, Now Watch Them Nae Nae

  21-12-2015 21:41
  
  Uncle Jesse’s musical stylings have got nothing on Kimmy Gibbler, D.J. Tanner and her sister Steph doing Silento’s viral whip and nae nae.  ...
  
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• How Well Do You Know Taylor Swift's 2015?

  21-12-2015 21:40
  
  Anywhere you look, it's obvious Taylor Swift had a gigantic 2015. From year-long domination of the Billboard 200 with her album 1989 to her celeb...
  
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• One Direction Can’t Get Away With The Emotional Damages They’ve Caused

  21-12-2015 21:33
  
  One Direction better look out for Dirk Hammersburg, who is filing a class action lawsuit against the boys for emotional distress.
  
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• R. Kelly Walks Out of Huffington Post Interview: 'I Didn't Come Here for Negative'

  21-12-2015 21:26
  
  R. Kelly and the Internet don't seem to mix. After 2013's #AskRKelly fiasco, the Pied Piper emerged for a second go-round of Twitter questions...
  
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• Watch Stone Temple Pilots' Heartfelt Musical Tribute to Scott Weiland

  21-12-2015 21:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  The surviving members of Stone Temple Pilots have paid tribute to former singer Scott Weiland with a video where they spotlight one of Weiland's most powerful, resounding vocal performances.Scott Weiland's Family: 'Don't Glorify This Tragedy'
  "Recently the three of us sat down together to share our memories of Scott and take a moment to reflect on the amazing times we shared," guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz said in a statement to Rolling Stone. "We pu
  
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• These Friends Doing Each Other’s Makeup Will Have You Jonesing For A Girls’ Night

  21-12-2015 21:14
  
  "I don't embark on contouring. It's just lies."
  
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• The Game Pleads Not Guilty to Punching Police Officer

  21-12-2015 21:08
  
  The Game has pleaded not guilty to charges filed after he was accused of punching and threatening an off-duty police officer during a basketball game...
  
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• Six Ways the Jews Can Party in Miami This Christmas

  21-12-2015 21:02
  
  Growing up, my family celebrated both Hanukkah and Christmas. My father, a Jew, helped us light the Menorah.
  
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• After Three Decades, The FDA Will Let Gay And Bisexual Men Donate Blood

  21-12-2015 20:58
  
  Today (Dec. 21), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood, but only if they've been abstinent for a year.
  
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• Prepare To Be Amazed By This Video About Where Colors Come From

  21-12-2015 20:51
  
  Watch, learn and paint with all the colors of the wind.
  
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• Relive Jack U's Epic Clippers Halftime Performance

  21-12-2015 20:38
  
  Remember Jack Ü’s legendary Los Angeles Clippers halftime performance this past spring?
  Well, in case your memory of the chaos that ensued (...
  
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• ‘Hills’ Hair Swap: We Gave The MTV Tinseltown Stars Some New ‘Dos

  21-12-2015 20:27
  
  We swapped hairdos on the "Hills" stars -- see them now!
  
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• Cam’ron As Saint Nick Is The Only Santa Claus You Need This Christmas

  21-12-2015 20:27
  
  Cam'ron plays office Santa Claus for "The Nightly Show."
  
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• Kelsea Ballerini: 'It's All About the Song, Not the Gender'

  21-12-2015 20:25
  
  When Kelsea Ballerini received the news that her launch single, "Love Me Like You Mean It," had risen 2-1 in its 38th week on Billboard's Country...
  
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• Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Hits New Hot 100 High, Reaches Top 20 for First Time

  21-12-2015 20:17
  
  More than two decades after its original release, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" continues to hit new heights. The 1994 carol rises...
  
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• 11 Reactions To Taylor Swift’s ‘The 1989 World Tour Live’

  21-12-2015 20:16
  
  Taylor Swift's "1989 World Tour Live" premiered on Apple Music on Dec. 20. This is how Swifties everywhere reacted.
  
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• 'Moesha' Co-Stars Brandy & Countess Vaughn Bury Their Beef 20 Years Later

  21-12-2015 20:11
  
  Countess Vaughn and Brandy Norwood are burying their 20-year-old beef after the Grammy-winning singer's Moesha co-star issued a...
  
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• Coldplay to Take Song Requests on Upcoming Tour

  21-12-2015 20:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Coldplay embarks on their world tour in support of their A Head Full of Dreams in March, and the band is planning on employing something to reward longtime fans when they return to the stage: A request segment in the set list, where fans could dedicate tracks to loved ones or express why the song is important to them.Chris Martin on Coldplay's New 'Hippie Album'
  "What we will do on this tour is almost like a request segment," Chris Martin told The Sun (via NME). "We'd ask people to giv
  
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• Apple Is Reportedly Developing a Hi-Res Audio Format

  21-12-2015 20:11
  
  A report in the Japanese blog Macotakara has sparked rumors that Apple is preparing to release a new audio format that has more than twice the sound...
  
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• Lorrie Morgan Readies New Album 'Letting Go... Slow'

  21-12-2015 20:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  One of country music's most versatile talents of the past three decades, Lorrie Morgan will kick off 2016 with Letting Go… Slow. Her first new solo album in five years, the LP is set for release February 12th on the Shanachie Entertainment label.40 Best Country Albums of 2015
  Born in Nashville to a Grand Ole Opry legend and an Opry member herself for more than 30 years, the daughter of George Morgan was one of country music's biggest stars of the Nineties and scored three Number One songs
  
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• Pussy Riot Warns That Trump — Like Putin — Is No Laughing Matter

  21-12-2015 20:07
  
  "When Putin came to his first term or second term, nobody [in Russia] actually thought that this is serious. Everybody was joking about it."
  
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• WatchTheDuck on 'Trojan Horse' EP: 'We're Expanding Everybody's Comfort Zones'

  21-12-2015 20:05
  
  An inside joke helped longtime buddies Jessie Rankins and Eddie Smith III name their duo WatchTheDuck. The Alabama-bred artists says...
  
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• DJ Duo WatchTheDuck on 'Trojan Horse' EP: 'We're Expanding Everybody's Comfort Zones'

  21-12-2015 20:05
  
  An inside joke helped longtime buddies Jessie Rankins and Eddie Smith III name their duo WatchTheDuck. The Alabama-bred DJs say they...
  
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• Leon Bridges Talks 'Concussion' Song, Grammy Nod, 'Crazy' 'SNL' Appearance

  21-12-2015 20:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  On his debut album, Coming Home, Leon Bridges sounded like the second coming of Sam Cooke. During the course of the year, the young singer from Fort Worth, Texas, has staked out his own identity as the new voice of gospel and soul music. He ended his year with a feature on an emotional new Macklemore single, his Saturday Night Live debut and a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album. To top it all off, Bridges has contributed a gorgeous new ballad, "So Long," to the sou
  
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• Deep Purple Singer: Rock Hall Band Member Exclusions Are 'Very Silly'

  21-12-2015 19:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hard-rock legends Deep Purple will join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2016 class, but singer Ian Gillan is only half-thankful for the honor, calling it "very silly" that two current band members – guitarist Steve Morse and keyboardist Don Airey – will not be among the inductees. “Putting the past shenanigans to one side, the induction is not – in clear fact – for Deep Purple," Gillan wrote in a blog post, Loudwire reports. Deep Purpl
  
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• Adele Scores Her Longest Hot 100 Reign With Eighth Week at No. 1 for 'Hello'

  21-12-2015 19:40
  
  Adele's "Hello" rules the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Jan. 2) for an eighth week, marking her longest command atop the chart. It has spent all of its...
  
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• Let Ellie Goulding Soundtrack Your Next Oceanic Deep Dive

  21-12-2015 19:35
  
  Ellie Goulding's "Delirium" is actually a great song to soundtrack a promo for a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef. Who knew?
  
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• 7 'Star Wars'-Themed Songs That Will Bring You to the Dark Side

  21-12-2015 19:35
  
  Stars Wars: The Force Awakens  set a global box office record with $528 million sales in its debut weekend, according to Variety.
  What...
  
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• Watch The ‘Fuller House’ Cast Do The ‘Whip/Nae Nae’ And Feel Second-Hand Embarrassment

  21-12-2015 19:34
  
  Watch the cast of "Fuller House" do the "Whip/Nae Nae" in Netflix's new teaser. What a time to be alive.
  
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