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• Sorry, ‘Friends’ Fans: Matthew Perry Won’t Be At The Reunion

  14-01-2016 23:56
  
  Matthew Perry won't be participating in the "Friends" cast reunion, after all.
  
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• David Bowie Tribute Concert Gets Second Date After First Sells Out

  14-01-2016 23:53
  
  On Wednesday, Billboard reported that tickets for a sold-out New York City David Bowie memorial concert were being priced at more than $3,000 by...
  
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• This Is What Students Across The Country Are Wearing To Kick Off Their Winter Semesters

  14-01-2016 23:52
  
  I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but ICYMI, college is kicking off again. Though it feels like just yesterday we were admiring the cozy—yet stylish!—finals outfits of students across the country, but today we turn our attention to their first day outfits of second semester. Unlike the first days of the fall...Read more »
  
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• Andrew Rayel Debuts 'Winterburn' From New Album: Exclusive Premiere

  14-01-2016 23:42
  
  Andrew Rayel partners with Digital X for "Winterburn," the first single from his new studio album.
  Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike & Ne-...
  
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• Neon Gold Announces Partnerships With SONGS Music Publishing, Gold Atlas PR

  14-01-2016 23:40
  
  Neon Gold Records (Charli XCX, Tove Lo, Christine and the Queens, the Knocks, St. Lucia), the Atlantic-distributed indie founded by Lizzy Plapinger...
  
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• Ice Cube on 'Straight Outta Compton' Oscar Snub: 'It's the Oscars, They Do What They Do'

  14-01-2016 23:39
  
  Ice Cube kept it real during his visit to The Wendy Williams Show. After the 2016 Academy Award nominations were announced on Thursday (Jan. 14...
  
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• Jennifer Lopez's schedule goes loco

  14-01-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez is relying on extreme organisation to manage her wealth of obligations over the next three years.
  
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• David Bowie Influenced More Musical Genres Than Any Other Rock Star

  14-01-2016 23:30
  
  Justly celebrated for blurring genres and opening minds around the globe, the late David Bowie's influence across the...
  
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• Watch 'American Idol' Star Lee DeWyze's In-Studio Performance of New Song 'Stone': Exclusive Video

  14-01-2016 23:19
  
  Lee DeWyze, the American Idol season 9 winner, is ready for the release of his new album Oil & Water, out Feb. 12....
  
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• Black Sabbath Prep Limited Tour CD With Four New Songs

  14-01-2016 23:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  Black Sabbath will offer a limited edition CD, The End, on their upcoming final world tour that will feature four new songs.Black Sabbath Wrote 'A Whole Load' of Riffs for Abandoned LP
  The metal pioneers recorded the tracks at Shangri La Studios in Malibu with producer Rick Rubin during the sessions for their 19th and final album, 13, which arrived in 2013. While Sabbath had been planning a follow-up to 13, they ultimately scrapped it this fall to focus instead on "
  
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• Are Drake & Rihanna Plotting a New Collaboration Called 'Work'?

  14-01-2016 23:19
  
  The Internet has been buzzing about a rumored collaboration involving Drake and Rihanna. Over the weekend, the former collaborators reportedly...
  
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• Ellie Goulding’s ‘Army’ Video Is What Real Female Friendship Looks Like

  14-01-2016 23:17
  
  Watch Ellie Goulding's "Army" video.
  
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• Rene Angelil, Celine Dion's Husband and Former Manager, Dead at 73

  14-01-2016 23:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Celiné Dion's husband René Angélil died in the couple's Las Vegas home Thursday after an 18-year battle with throat cancer. The former manager was 73.Celine Dion Delivers Touching Paris Tribute at 2015 AMAs
  After first being reported by People, Dion confirmed the news in a post on her official site. "The family requests that their privacy be respected at the moment," the statement read. "More details will be provided at a later time."Angélil suffered from th
  
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• Ice Cube Responds To Oscars’ ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Snub

  14-01-2016 23:05
  
  Ice Cube speaks on "Straight Outta Compton" being snubbed by the Oscars.
  
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• Rene Angelil, Celine Dion's Husband, Dies at 73

  14-01-2016 22:19
  
  René Angélil, musician and husband of Celine Dion, died Thursday morning (Jan. 14) after a years-long battle with throat cancer, Dion's rep...
  
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• René Angélil, Céline Dion's Husband, Dies at 73

  14-01-2016 22:18
  
  René Angélil, musician and husband of Celine Dion, died Thursday morning after a years-long battle with throat cancer, their rep said in a...
  
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• Nicki Minaj on Adele's Carpool Karaoke Rapping: 'Adele Is Mad Ratchet'

  14-01-2016 22:17
  
  Besides chugging an entire cup of tea, singing the Spice Girls and other tremendously blissful things Adele did while cruising around with James...
  
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• Spike Lee on His Revealing New Michael Jackson Documentary and Why Donald Trump Is 'Bananas'

  14-01-2016 22:03
  
  Your new documentary, Michael Jackson's Journey From Motown to Off the Wall, is a lot of fun to watch. It was the simplest period of his life,...
  
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• Hear Chuck Wicks' Moody New 'She's Gone'

  14-01-2016 22:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Eight years have passed since Chuck Wicks released his debut album Starting Now, which contained his blockbuster single "Stealing Cinderella." Much has changed for Wicks since then — including record label shuffles and landing his current day job as co-host of NASH-FM's America's Morning Show — and he's the first to admit he's not the same person he was back then.35 Most Anticipated Country Albums of 2016
  "I didn't know what the hell I was doing," he says, calling in after his on-air
  
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• Why Did This Mom Knit A Full-Size Doll That Looks Exactly Like Her Son?

  14-01-2016 22:01
  
  Marieke Voorsluijs of Amsterdam knitted the replica as a "tribute to puberty and [her] sons."
  
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• Would a Guns N' Roses Tour Spell Success or Disaster for Industry?

  14-01-2016 21:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  In the early Nineties, Guns N' Roses agreed to perform a concert in France to be broadcast live around the world. John Scher, the New York promoter who'd worked with the band several times, was responsible for convincing notoriously late Axl Rose to appear on time. "Here's the thing," Scher lectured him, "if you're not on the stage within 10 minutes, 10 countries are probably playing Abbott and Costello reruns. They're not playing dead air." But by the scheduled start time, Rose hadn't show
  
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• David Bowie's family planning private memorial

  14-01-2016 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  David Bowie's loved ones will be honouring his memory by hosting a private ceremony.
  
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• Hear Pop-Rockers Parachute's Gospel-Infused New Song 'Without You': Exclusive Premiere

  14-01-2016 21:42
  
  One would think a song titled “Without You” would call for some serious feels (and maybe even a box of tissues). However, Parachute...
  
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• 10 Million Apple Music Users Affected by Critical Service Errors

  14-01-2016 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The following is a breaking story; check back for ongoing updates.  As of Thursday afternoon PT, Iisues have been resolved for an unspecific number of users.
  Apple Music subscribers from across the globe have been experiencing technical issues with the service today.  The errors comes just days after the service surpassed its ten millionth paying subscriber.Some users found that the streaming music service was only able to playback one song, with other songs showing&nbs
  
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• Wolf Parade Returns From Hiatus, Has Plans for 2016

  14-01-2016 21:24
  
  LCD Soundsystem won’t be the only beloved 2000s alternative band jumping back into the game in the new year. Wolf Parade announced it was going...
  
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• Publishing Briefs: Sony/ATV Signs Jack Antonoff; Warner/Chappell Appoints New Promotions VP

  14-01-2016 21:17
  
  Billboard's Ed Christman wraps-up all the big stories happening in the music publishing world.
  - Warner/Chappell Music has appointed former...
  
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• A Badass Teen Designed A Robot That Could Replace Lawyers

  14-01-2016 21:15
  
  The robots are coming (to help you).
  
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• ‘See You Again’ And The Glaring Irrelevance Of The Oscars

  14-01-2016 21:11
  
  Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again" deserved an Oscar nomination.
  
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• Oscars 2016: Between Lady Gaga, Sam Smith & The Weeknd, Who Has the Best Chance of Winning?

  14-01-2016 21:00
  
  The Oscar voters got real when it came to the best original song category this year. For the first time in the Academy Awards’ 88-year history...
  
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• Did You Catch These ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Easter Eggs?

  14-01-2016 21:00
  
  The special effects team for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" share some hidden easter eggs and details you might have missed from the film.
  
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• Daddy Yankee Scores Sixth No. 1 on Latin Airplay

  14-01-2016 20:43
  
  Daddy Yankee’s “Vaiven” steps 2-1 on the Latin Airplay chart (dated Jan. 23), notching his sixth leader. It rises by 23 percent in audience for the...
  
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• 19 Dogs That Will Make You Say, ‘Yaaaaas Kweeeeen’

  14-01-2016 20:43
  
  This 19 dogs will definitely make you say, "Yaas, kween!" or your money back.
  
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• Apple Music Met With Open Arms (and Lots of Subscribers) in Russia

  14-01-2016 20:42
  
  The number of Apple Music subscribers has reportedly reached 300,000 in Russia, making it the fifth largest market for the service.
  The business...
  
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• Drake & Future 'Jump' to No. 1 on Rap Airplay Chart

  14-01-2016 20:35
  
  Drake and Future each earn a No. 1 on Rap Airplay (chart dated Jan. 23) with “Jumpman,” the lead single from their collaborative album What A...
  
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• Adam Lambert Joins Fox's 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' Live Production

  14-01-2016 20:31
  
  Adam Lambert is returning to Fox.
  The American Idol and Glee alum has been tapped to co-star in the network's rendition of...
  
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• 'They Didn't Do It': Making a Murderer convict's bro pens rap song

  14-01-2016 20:30
  
  Netflix's true-crime documentary Making a Murderer continues to dominate headlines, social media, and barroom conversations all around the world. Until recently, though, the only music associated with 10-part series was the haunting, cello-rich intro .
  
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• Over 2,000 Pounds Of Marijuana Were Found Inside Fake Carrots Arriving From Mexico

  14-01-2016 20:25
  
  When border patrol agents in Texas decided to take a closer look at a shipment of what they they thought were fresh carrots on Monday (Jan. 13), they got a super-skunky surprise.
  
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• David Bowie In 2002: ‘I’m Fully Confident That Copyright Will No Longer Exist’

  14-01-2016 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  …from an prescient interview with David Bowie by the New York Times, June 9th, 2002.
  ”I don’t even know why I would want to be on a label in a few years, because I don’t think it’s going to work by labels and by distribution systems in the same way.  ‘The absolute transformation of everything that we ever thought about music will take place within 10 years, and nothing is going to be able to stop it.  I see absolutely no point in pretending that it
  
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• The Next Ice Age Might Be Canceled Because Humans Have F—ked Up The Atmosphere

  14-01-2016 20:08
  
  In the latest chapter of the saga titled "Humanity Can't Get Its Sh-t Together," scientists have now posited that greenhouse gas emissions might have postponed the next ice age about 100,000 years.
  
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• 'American Idol' Winner Kris Allen Announces New Album Release Date

  14-01-2016 19:57
  
  Kris Allen is set to release his fourth album, Letting You In, on March 18, the singer announced today (Jan. 14).
  Recorded in Nashville, the...
  
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• Inside Country Music's Very Real Sales Dip in 2015

  14-01-2016 19:51
  
  As the recorded-music business continues its transition from an ownership economy to a digital streaming model, sales of country albums and songs...
  
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• Lady Gaga Tops Dance Club Songs With 'Til It Happens to You'

  14-01-2016 19:50
  
  Lady Gaga lands her 14th No. 1 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart as "Til It Happens to You" jumps 2-1 on the Jan. 23 list. The...
  
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• Janet Jackson Unveils Rescheduled Dates for Unbreakable World Tour

  14-01-2016 19:45
  
  Janet Jackson has made good on her word, announcing the rescheduled dates for her Unbreakable World Tour (Jan. 14). The North American leg of her...
  
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• This Guy Proposed 148 Times Before His Girlfriend Noticed

  14-01-2016 19:43
  
  :: sniffle ::
  
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• The Chainsmokers' 'Roses' Rules Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart

  14-01-2016 19:40
  
  The Chainsmokers conquer another Billboard dance chart, as "Roses" rises 2-1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay (dated Jan. 23). Featuring vocals...
  
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• Listen to Arty, Vicetone & More Remix League of Legends' Classic Songs

  14-01-2016 19:33
  
  Popular video game franchise League of Legends has called upon ten dance music artists to remix their soundtrack.
  Marshmello Self-...
  
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• Watch Fedde le Grand's 'Keep On Believing' Music Video: Exclusive

  14-01-2016 19:29
  
  Fedde le Grand continues to build anticipation for his second studio album with the release of "Keep On Believing." ...
  
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• John Williams Nabs His 50th Oscar Nomination: 'I'm Deeply Honored And Grateful'

  14-01-2016 19:19
  
  The 83-year-old composer has created some of the most iconic music in film history.Renowned composer and conductor John Williams was nominated...
  
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• J. Ralph & Antony Hegarty's Oscar-Nominated Song Was Inspired By Singing of Extinct Bird

  14-01-2016 19:16
  
  Following the news of his second best original song Oscar nomination this morning for "Manta Ray," the song he composed with Antony Hegarty...
  
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• This Hip-Hop Act Will Be The First To Get A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

  14-01-2016 19:12
  
  Run-DMC become the first rap recipients of Grammys' Lifetime Achievement award.
  
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