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• 5 Celebrity Reactions to Macklemore's 'White Privilege II'

  04-02-2016 23:54
  
  Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' latest offering "White Privilege II" left timelines in a scramble upon its release last month. The Seattle...
  
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• Beyonce's Management Company Parkwood Is Undergoing an Executive Overhaul

  04-02-2016 23:44
  
  Beyonce's Parkwood Entertainment company is getting an overhaul, with longtime GM Lee Anne Callahan-Longo leaving the company after five years,...
  
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• If Unicorns Ran A Brooklyn Bakery, This Is How All Bagels Would Be Made

  04-02-2016 23:38
  
  Watch the beautifully fun way "rainbow bagels" get made.
  
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• Earth, Wind & Fire Co-Founder Maurice White Dies at 74

  04-02-2016 23:35
  
  Maurice White, the co-founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, died Thursday morning (Feb. 4) at age 74, the band confirmed on Twitter.
  Our brother Maurice...
  
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• I’m A College Junior And I Live Alone — But That Doesn’t Mean I’m Lonely

  04-02-2016 23:25
  
  The subtle assumption is that I must be friendless, a total hermit with only Netflix for company, when in reality nothing could be further from the truth.
  
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• Chris Martin Drops F-Bomb During Coldplay's Super Bowl 50 Press Conference

  04-02-2016 23:15
  
  "I feel like Donald Trump," Chris Martin said as he and the rest of Coldplay crossed the stage to loud applause for the Super Bowl 50 Pepsi...
  
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• Dolores Umbridge With Donald Trump’s Face Will Haunt Your Nightmares

  04-02-2016 23:07
  
  Meet Trumpridge, everybody.
  
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• Courtney Love Accused of Threats, Abuse by Kurt Cobain's Ex-Girlfriend Mary Lou Lord

  04-02-2016 22:57
  
  UPDATE: After this article was published, two of Lord's Facebook posts were deleted.
  Mary Lou Lord, a singer-songwriter who dated Kurt Cobain...
  
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• Country Breakout Thomas Rhett: 'I Want to Be Like Bruno Mars'

  04-02-2016 22:56
  
  On YouTube, there are not one, but two videos that show Thomas Rhett enjoying a travel brochure's worth of ­activities in Hawaii with...
  
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• Kendrick Lamar Learned A Valuable Lesson From His Meeting With President Obama

  04-02-2016 22:54
  
  Kendrick Lamar talks about his meeting with President Obama, the Grammys and more.
  
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• This Photo Of Emma Watson Isn’t A Photo At All — It’s A Painting

  04-02-2016 22:48
  
  The starlet get painted to existence by artist Nehaal Gonsalves.
  
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• Democratic Debate Odds: Likely And Unlikely Occurrences In Tonight’s Bernie-Hillary Showdown

  04-02-2016 22:45
  
  What's going down in tonight's Democratic debate? Or NOT going down that we just desperately want to see?
  
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• Chris Stapleton on Being the Accidental Country Star: 'The Lesson Is, Make Music That You Love'

  04-02-2016 22:41
  
  In May 2015, when Mercury Nashville released Chris Stapleton's debut album, Traveller, the record became a favorite of music elites: finally, a...
  
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• Are Shawn Mendes And Niall Horan Working Together?

  04-02-2016 22:38
  
  Shawn Mendes teases a possible collaboration with One Direction's Niall Horan, and Camila Cabello defends her and Shawn's single.
  
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• Four Badass Girls Won Their Yearbook With This Powerful Quote

  04-02-2016 22:37
  
  *mic drop*
  
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• Nathan Sykes on Reuniting With Ariana Grande, His Debut Album, Touring With 'Brilliant' Little Mix & More

  04-02-2016 22:33
  
  While Nathan Sykes has landed two top five hits on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart over the past year, don't expect to find the singer...
  
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• Lady Gaga to be honoured for music education efforts

  04-02-2016 22:30 via music-news.com
  
  Lady Gaga is being acknowledged for her charity.
  
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• ‘The Vampire Diaries': Stefan Helps Damon Cope With Life Outside Of The Phoenix Stone In This Exclusive Clip

  04-02-2016 22:22
  
  Stefan gives Damon a pass in this exclusive clip from "The Vampire Diaries."
  
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• Mysteryland 2016 Returning to Netherlands

  04-02-2016 22:20
  
  Despite parent company SFX Entertainment's bankruptcy, ID&T's long-running festival Mysteryland is returning to Haarlemmermeer,...
  
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• Nick Jonas Talks About His 'Sadistic and Twisted' Role in Frat-Hazing Movie 'Goat'

  04-02-2016 22:19
  
  Need another reminder that Nick Jonas ain’t on Disney anymore? In the first few minutes of new movie Goat, he snorts coke, ...
  
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• Joe Jonas Joins Justin Bieber And Zayn Malik’s Blond Boys Club

  04-02-2016 22:17
  
  Joe Jonas goes blond.
  
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• Watch Madonna Perform 'Take a Bow' in Concert for First Time

  04-02-2016 22:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Madonna dove deep into her extensive catalog to perform her 1994 hit "Take a Bow" live for the first time in Taipei, Taiwan Thursday.The Making of Madonna's 20 Greatest Videos:As PopCrush points out, Madonna did sing the Number One single off Bedtime Stories at the 1995 American Music Awards, but has left it off set lists for her own shows. A fan-shot video captured the historic performance of the mournful pop ballad, after which Madonna rem
  
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• Embarrassing Dad Phil Collins Says Lily Collins & Nick Jonas Are 'Just Friends'

  04-02-2016 21:58
  
  Are Lily Collins and Nick Jonas dating?
  The tabloids seem to think so, and now Lily's dad, Phil Collins, is weighing in as well.
  “[I’...
  
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• Zayn's 'Pillowtalk' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks Chart

  04-02-2016 21:49
  
  Zayn Malik’s debut solo single “Pillowtalk” bursts in at No. 1 on the Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks chart dated Feb. 13, following...
  
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• Elimination Queen: Look Back At Cara Maria’s Impressive ‘Challenge’ Record

  04-02-2016 21:46
  
  Check out Cara Maria's "Challenge" elimination record.
  
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• David Bowie's 'Starman' Appears in Audi's Super Bowl 50 Ad

  04-02-2016 21:44
  
  Audi unleashed its 2016 Super Bowl ad on Wednesday, and it's destined to have one of the most talked-about soundtracks of any commercial on the...
  
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• Elton John Gives Impromptu Performance at London Train Station

  04-02-2016 21:37
  
  Elton John shocked tube riders on Thursday when he sat down at one of the pianos open to the public in London's St. Pancras station and...
  
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• BBC Owns Digital Listening as Audience Hits Record High

  04-02-2016 21:37
  
  The latest audience figures from official U.K. measuring body RAJAR brought mixed results for BBC’s radio stations. 
  On the one hand,...
  
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• Wiz Khalifa Teams With RiverRock Cannabis for New Product Line

  04-02-2016 21:35
  
  Wiz Khalifa is taking his weed business to a new high. The Pittsburgh rapper announced his new partnership with Colorado-based company RiverRock...
  
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• Modern Black Liberation Is More Than DeRay Mckesson

  04-02-2016 21:14
  
  The 21st-century civil rights movement isn't as homogenous as you're being led to believe.
  
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• Zayn & Drake Headed for Top 10 Debuts on Hot 100

  04-02-2016 21:00
  
  Justin Bieber just made headlines by replacing himself atop the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Feb. 13), with "Love Yourself" dethroning "...
  
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• Seal Will Play Pontius Pilate in Fox's Live Musical 'The Passion,' Following in David Bowie's Footsteps

  04-02-2016 20:58
  
  Seal has joined the cast of Fox’s live musical The Passion. The “Kiss From A Rose” chart topper will play Pontius Pilate, who...
  
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• 13 Things We Need To See When The Flash Meets Supergirl

  04-02-2016 20:57
  
  Here's what we need to see when The Flash visits Supergirl.
  
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• 7 Things About the Late Scott Weiland You Probably Didn't Know

  04-02-2016 20:54
  
  For the Feb. 6, 2016 Billboard story on Scott Weiland, Billboard spoke at length with Weiland’s widow, Jamie, his parents and...
  
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• Channing Tatum Gives A Random Fan The Valentine’s Date Of Your Dreams

  04-02-2016 20:53
  
  Channing Tatum fed candy hearts to a woman off the street on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
  
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• Hail, Caesar!: A Not-So-Serious Hollywood Man

  04-02-2016 20:46
  
  The Coen brothers return with 'Hail, Caesar!,' a tribute to the scandal-ridden studio system of the 1950s.
  
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• Zayn to Make Solo TV Debut on 'Tonight Show'

  04-02-2016 20:43
  
  Zayn Malik is set to make his first solo TV performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Feb. 17. 
  Zayn Malik Previews New Track '...
  
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• Watch Second Sneak Peek of Alejandro Sanz's HBO Latino Concert Special: Exclusive

  04-02-2016 20:35
  
  It took Spanish superstar Alejandro Sanz quite a bit of doing to fit a 25-year career into a two-hour live show. The result was his massive...
  
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• Thank You, Ariel Winter, For Inspiring Me To Speak Up About My Breast Reduction Surgery

  04-02-2016 20:32
  
  I had never witnessed a celebrity be so forthcoming about a procedure I had previously considered shameful and private.
  
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• Singer Andra Day rises as soul songstress

  04-02-2016 20:31
  
  In this Jan. 24, 2016 photo, recording artist Andra Day poses for a portrait in Atlanta. The 31-year-old soulful singer is nominated for two Grammys for Best R&B Album for her debut album "Cheers to the Fall" and her standout single "Rise Up," which landed a nod for Best R&B performance.
  
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• Hollywood Vampires plan Lemmy tribute at Grammys

  04-02-2016 20:31
  
  Rock supergroup the Hollywood Vampires are planning to pay tribute to late music legend Lemmy Kilmister at the upcoming Grammy Awards. The band, which features Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, and Aerosmith's Joe Perry, has been added to the list of performers at the award show in Los Angeles on Feb. 15. Cooper has now revealed they are plotting a Grammys tribute to Motorhead frontman Lemmy, who passed away in December , and they may even play the band's biggest hit "Ace of Spades."
  
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• Chris Stapleton to lead B.B. King tribute at Grammys

  04-02-2016 20:31
  
  Country singer Chris Stapleton will join Gary Clark Jr. and Bonnie Raitt at the Grammy Awards later this month for a tribute to the late blues master B.B. King. The Grammys announced a handful of other performers on Thursday for the Feb. 15 ceremony.
  
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• Nicki Minaj Addresses Miley Cyrus Beef on Yo Gotti's 'Down in the DM'

  04-02-2016 20:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nicki Minaj rehashes her VMA spat with Miley Cyrus in her remix of Yo Gotti's "Down in the DM." Gotti originally released the track last fall.Minaj added two verses to the track off Gotti's upcoming album The Art of Hustle. She references Miley at the end of the first verse. "He said 'Kylie, what's good?'/I said Miley, what's good?/I said could you pay my bills like O'Reilly, what's good?"11 Biggest Beefs of 2015
  Minaj and Cyrus' feud began when the latter called the former "not too kind" and "n
  
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• In Defense of the CD

  04-02-2016 20:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  I expected David Bowie's death to make me nostalgic, but not this way.Like many people, I spent the days after his passing relistening to Bowie records I hadn't played in years. One night, it felt time to revisit Low, his 1977 plunge into Berlin weirdness. I plugged in my swanky new wireless boombox, called up the album on a streaming service and, as I'd done numerous times before, prepared to be enveloped by sound. Instead, I was swallowed up in a digital nightmare. Whether it was the wireless
  
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• Spike Orders 'Caraoke Showdown' Hosted by Craig Robinson

  04-02-2016 20:21
  
  Spike TV is taking a page from James Corden's wildly popular Carpool Karaoke.
  The Viacom-owned cable network —...
  
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