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• Zedd: 'I'm very serious about working with Kesha'

  04-03-2016 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  Zedd thought the least he could do is offer to make music with Kesha.
  
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• Country Singer Joe Nichols on His Father's Death and Campaigning for Awareness About a Fatal Lung Disease

  04-03-2016 23:39
  
  Country star Joe Nichols is using his celebrity to make the public aware of a dangerous disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)....
  
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• Nina Simone's daughter: 'Stop attacking Zoe Saldana'

  04-03-2016 23:27 via music-news.com
  
  Nina Simone's daughter has urged critics to stop attacking Zoe Saldana over her casting in a new biopic.
  
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• '30 Rock' Star Jane Krakowski on Her Broadway Comeback in 'She Loves Me'

  04-03-2016 23:23
  
  The last time that Jane Krakowski was on Broadway, for the musical Nine, she dangled upside down from the ceiling, got frisky with Antonio Banderas...
  
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• Kendrick Lamar Flaunts Casual Brilliance on 'Untitled Unmastered'

  04-03-2016 23:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Last night around 9 p.m., Kendrick Lamar dropped untitled unmastered. on iTunes as well as streaming services. The eight-track, 35-minute release consists of demo material from recording sessions that led to his 2015 landmark, To Pimp a Butterfly, with songs dated according to when they were recorded. But even as a collection of supplementary material to the instant classic that was TPAB, these demos and unreleased songs are casually brilliant.Kendrick Lamar Talks His 'Chambe
  
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• Bas Drops His Too High To Riot Album, With Help From J. Cole And Cozz

  04-03-2016 23:20
  
  Bas drops his new album, Too High To Riot.
  
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• Beyonce Shares Photos of Chris Martin & Blue Ivy's Pre-Super Bowl Dance

  04-03-2016 23:19
  
  It's been almost a month now since Beyonce did what Beyonce does best and stole the show at Super Bowl 50, making headliner Coldplay look like a...
  
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• 11 Ways Fuller House And Game Of Thrones Are The Exact Same Show

  04-03-2016 23:19
  
  Fuller House and Game of Thrones share a lot of similarities.
  
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• Facebook Messenger Integrates Spotify Sharing

  04-03-2016 23:17
  
  Messenger, the "new" (released in April, 2015) central nervous system of Facebook's person-to-person communication, has announced the...
  
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• Soul Star BJ the Chicago Kid Shares His Windy City Wisdom

  04-03-2016 23:15
  
  The rising R&B singer born Bryan J. Sledge is based in Los Angeles nowadays, but he wears his hometown roots -- or rather, his stage name: BJ the...
  
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• Victoria and David Beckham gush about baby Brooklyn

  04-03-2016 23:10 via music-news.com
  
  Victoria and David Beckham have embarrassed their "baby Brooklyn" by sharing heartfelt messages online to celebrate his 17th birthday.
  
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• Kendrick Lamar’s untitled unmastered. Producer Cardo Reveals What He Originally Named His Beats

  04-03-2016 23:09
  
  Cardo, who produced two songs on Kendrick Lamar's untitled unmastered., gives the back story on the beats and how he found out about the album.
  
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• First Look: New Grammy Museum Lays Down Roots in Mississippi

  04-03-2016 23:06
  
  Cleveland, Ohio, has the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Now Cleveland, Miss. -- two hours from Memphis and Jackson -- has the Grammy Museum Mississippi...
  
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• Joey Bada$$ Cast in 'Mr. Robot' Season 2

  04-03-2016 22:56
  
  Mr. Robot is firming up its cast for season 2.
  The hacker drama has promoted Michael Cristofer and Stephanie Corneliussen to series regulars, and...
  
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• Taylor Swift & Justin Bieber Lead Radio Disney Music Awards Nominations

  04-03-2016 22:50
  
  Taylor Swift has six more nominations to add to her ever-growing list.
  The “Bad Blood” singer is up for best female artist, song of the...
  
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• Untitled Unmastered: A Kendrick Lamar Reaction Roundtable

  04-03-2016 22:47
  
  By Molly Beauchemin, Jessica Hopper, Ira Madison III, Alex Pappademas, David Turner, Simon Vozick-Levinson, and Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib Vozick-Levinson: Last night, as the curtain fell on the latest GOP debate debacle and a nation attempted in vain to cleanse all thoughts of Donald Trump’s fascist wang, Kendrick Lamar swooped in to save us with a surprise...Read more »
  
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• Britney Spears Wishes You a 'Happy Friday!' With Saucy Bikini Video

  04-03-2016 22:32
  
  Britney Spears is wishing everyone a “Happy Friday!”
  Britney Spears Shows Off Bikini Body in 3 New Instagram Videos: Watch
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• TDE's Punch Details Kendrick Lamar's 'Spiritual Side' & Prince Inspiration on 'Untitled Unmastered' Project

  04-03-2016 22:20
  
  Kendrick Lamar has made a statement yet again. On Friday at midnight (March 4), the Compton rapper surprised fans with Untitled,...
  
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• TDE's Punch Details Kendrick Lamar's 'Spiritual Code' & Prince Inspiration on 'Untitled Unmastered' Project

  04-03-2016 22:20
  
  Kendrick Lamar has made a statement yet again. On Friday at midnight (March 4), the Compton rapper surprised fans with Untitled,...
  
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• See Kanye Grinning Like A Little Kid On The Set Of Kim Kardashian’s Long-Lost ‘Jam’ Video

  04-03-2016 22:13
  
  Kim Kardashian shared a behind-the-scenes clip from her long-lost "Jam (Turn It Up)" music video with Kanye West.
  
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• Gayle McCormick, Singer Behind Smith's 'Baby It's You,' Dies at 67

  04-03-2016 22:10
  
  Gayle McCormick, a big-voiced singer who scored a top five hit in the late 1960s with the soul/psych rock band Smith before going solo, died this...
  
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• At Last: You Can Now Eat Benedict Cumberbatch’s Head In Chocolate Bunny Form

  04-03-2016 22:07
  
  Simply delicious.
  
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• Big Freedia Reschedules Mississippi Show Canceled Due to Twerking

  04-03-2016 22:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Big Freedia has rescheduled a Hattiesburg, Mississippi concert that was initially canceled over twerking concerns. On March 25th, Big Freedia's Twerkloose invades Hattiesburg's Dollar Box Showroom, just over a month after the Queen of New Orleans Bounce's concert was nixed at that same venue after the state's Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) threatened to fine the venue if the performance proceeded.Big Freedia Reflects on Miley, Coming Out in New Memoir
  After clarifying what twerking is to th
  
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• 'It's on Us' Campaign Gets Almost 10 Times More Pledges After Lady Gaga's Oscar Performance

  04-03-2016 22:05
  
  Lady Gaga's emotional Oscar performance shined a light on the Obama administration's It's on Us campaign, which Vice President Joe Biden...
  
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• The Shannara Chronicles Poll: Who Was This Season’s MVP?

  04-03-2016 22:00
  
  Who was the MVP on this season of MTV's "The Shannara Chronicles"? Vote now!
  
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• Hear Zac Brown's Sentimental 'Grandma's Garden' on 'Southern Family'

  04-03-2016 21:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Giving his bandmates a breather, Zac Brown flies solo with "Grandma's Garden," the newest single from producer Dave Cobb's upcoming concept album, Southern Family. Recorded in Nashville, where Georgia boys Brown and Cobb both operate their own studios, the song pays tribute to the matriarch of Brown's family. It's a lush, swooning ballad, with a string arrangement that pushes Brown away from the modern sounds of his band's latest record, Jekyll + Hyde, and closer to the Countrypolitan movement o
  
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• The Best New Music In Dallas, February 2016: Sam Lao, Leon Bridges & More

  04-03-2016 21:37
  
  Six Shooter is a recurring feature where we highlight six new releases by North Texas-based musicians, with some extra ammo to spare. Normally the music scene slows down during the winter as bands take time to recharge after the typically hectic end-of-year parties.
  
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• Kanye West/Taylor Swift Feud Makes Chrissy Teigen & John Legend 'Very Uncomfortable'

  04-03-2016 21:37
  
  Andy Cohen got Chrissy Teigen to spill about her famous friends' famous feud on the 1,000th episode of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live this week, and...
  
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• The 1975 top UK album chart

  04-03-2016 21:33 via music-news.com
  
  The 1975’s new album ‘I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it’ has gone straight to no.1 on the UK Official Albums Chart.
  
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• Slipknot's Corey Taylor Talks Trump: 'We're Going to Shut This S--t Down'

  04-03-2016 21:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor said last December that Donald Trump running for president was the worst thing he'd seen in pop culture in 2015. Now he tells Rolling Stone he's seen enough of the GOP candidate riling up "base, ugly bigotry and racism" that he's reached a breaking point.Slipknot Singer Corey Taylor's New Job: Radio DJ
  "The thing that bothered me was that people were taking Trump seriously," Taylor says Wednesday, during an interview about his new Beats 1 radio show on which f
  
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• This Is How Kendall Jenner And Gigi Hadid Play Barbie

  04-03-2016 21:05
  
  Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid take their wigs from the Balmain show and bring them to the after-party.
  
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• Electro-Pop Singer Santigold Shares Her '99¢' Shopping Secrets

  04-03-2016 20:58
  
  The cover of Santigold's new album (out Feb. 26 on Atlantic) shows the Brooklyn-based electro-pop singer wrapped in plastic, surrounded by...
  
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• Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Post-1970s Neil Young Song?

  04-03-2016 20:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Earlier this week, we spoke with Neil Young about his upcoming album that he recorded with Promise of the Real. "I feel really good and amped and energized," he said. "And I feel like I'm doing something that I've never done before. It's not just music. It's a soundscape. It's kind of like flying around listening to things with your eyes closed."Neil Young Talks 'Effortless' New Promise of the Real LP
  Now we have a question for you: What is the best song that Neil Young released after
  
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• Pop-Punkers Simple Plan's Tour Essentials -- From Road Reads to Fresh Underwear

  04-03-2016 20:30
  
  Montreal’s Simple Plan first hit the charts with teen angst-filled pop-punk. But after five LPs (its latest, Taking One for the Team, arrived...
  
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• The Who Pay Tribute to David Bowie at New York Concert

  04-03-2016 20:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Who paid tribute to their "longtime fan" and friend David Bowie prior to the band's concert Thursday at New York's Madison Square Garden, with the venue also remembering the artist who both performed and frequented the arena. Prior to the Who's gig, a large screen projected a message from the band to Bowie.The Who's 50 Greatest Songs
  "David Bowie. Friend of The Who. Son of New York. Tonight we will distinctly miss David Bowie, longtime fan of The Who," the message said. "He's told
  
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• Hear Meghan Trainor's Feisty New Song 'No'

  04-03-2016 20:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Following her big win for Best New Artist at this year's Grammy Awards, Meghan Trainor has debuted her first new single of 2016. The feisty "No" will appear on her sophomore album Thank You, due out May 13th.Trainor's new track begins with the same modern doo-wop that made her single "All About That Bass" and debut album Title so successful before the song charges up into a R&B, early millennium-pop vibe with its beat and crunchy guitar. "My name is no, my sign is no, my number is no," she s
  
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• Drake's 'Got a Bigger Pool Than Ye' and More Stars With Swanky Swimming Holes

  04-03-2016 20:16
  
  Moving away from the usual hip-hop boasts about money, cars and women, Drake focuses on a more ­specific point of pride in his January-released...
  
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• Grandpa Seeing A Picture Of His Mom For The First Time In 70 Years Will Make You Weep

  04-03-2016 20:14
  
  My eyes seem to be sweating.
  
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• Meghan Trainor, Kendrick Lamar Rule Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 Chart With New Releases

  04-03-2016 20:10
  
  There's "no" stopping Meghan Trainor on the real-time Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 chart, as the pop star's new single, "...
  
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• Grimes fronts Stella McCartney fragrance campaign

  04-03-2016 20:05 via music-news.com
  
  Acclaimed producer/singer-songwriter GRIMES fronts the campaign for the new Stella McCartney fragrance, POP.
  
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• Carlos Vives' Apple Music Special: Watch an Exclusive Sneak Peek

  04-03-2016 20:03
  
  When Carlos Vives played for over 50,000 fans at Bogotá’s El Campín stadium last August, the star-studded event became a rallying cry for...
  
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• Lil Wayne And 2 Chainz Battle It Out In This Sneak Peek Of Their ‘Bounce’ Video

  04-03-2016 20:02
  
  Watch a preview of Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz's new video for "Bounce."
  
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• Lil Wayne And 2 Chainz Battle It Out In This Sneak Peak Of Their ‘Bounce’ Video

  04-03-2016 20:02
  
  Watch a preview of Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz's new video for "Bounce."
  
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• Which State Is Home To The Most Catfish?

  04-03-2016 20:00
  
  Which states feature the largest number of people to appear on MTV's 'Catfish'? Find out now!
  
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• What Would Charlamagne Do If Donald Trump Was President?

  04-03-2016 19:58
  
  Charlamagne weighs in on your most pressing election questions.
  
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• Postmodern Jukebox & an 'American Idol' Alum Cover Selena Gomez's 'Same Old Love'

  04-03-2016 19:44
  
  American Idol season 11 semifinalist Brielle Von Hugel and Postmodern Jukebox are giving a new twist to Selena Gomez's "Same Old Love...
  
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• Kim Kardashian And Kylie Jenner Swapped Faces, But Who Can Even Tell?

  04-03-2016 19:38
  
  Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian swapped faces and look, essentially, the same.
  
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• Working Stiffs: Blue-Collar Pop And The Top 40 Work Ethic

  04-03-2016 19:29
  
  Lately, some of pop’s biggest stars have returned to an old theme: work. Even before Rihanna’s latest chart-topping hit, the idea of paid labor ran through songs by Beyoncé (“Working 9-to-5 / Just to stay alive,” she sings on “Haunted”), Drake (“Young, but I’m making millions to work the night shift,” he brags on “6...Read more »
  
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• Graham Nash: 'Bernie Sanders Is One of Us'

  04-03-2016 19:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Even though Hillary Clinton won big over Democratic opponent Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday, rock legend Graham Nash is encouraging Americans to keep Feeling the Bern. Michael Stipe on Why Bernie Sanders Should be President
  "I want to tell you something about Bernie Sanders. As far as I'm concerned, his campaign has always been about ordinary people, ordinary Americans trying to make a living, trying to feed their kids, trying to educate their kids in a better way," he says in a
  
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• How Did This Astronaut Grow 2 Inches After Traveling To Space?

  04-03-2016 19:28
  
  Scott Kelly just returned to Earth after spending 340 days in outer space.
  
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