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• Twitter Shares Fall After Missed Revenue Goals

  26-04-2016 23:56
  
  Twitter showed Tuesday that it can grow its user base, reporting that monthly active users grew to 310 million for the quarter. But lower revenue...
  
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• Here’s The First Footage From The Tupac Biopic All Eyez On Me

  26-04-2016 23:54
  
  Here's the promising first footage from the upcoming Tupac biopic "All Eyez On Me."
  
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• Alicia Keys to debut new music at Champions League Final

  26-04-2016 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alicia Keys will debut new music from her next album during the first-ever live musical performance as a part of the opening ceremony for the UEFA Champions League Final in Italy next month.
  
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• Watch Bruce Springsteen's 'Purple Rain' Cover at Brooklyn Concert

  26-04-2016 23:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to Prince by opening up his Brooklyn concert Saturday night with a poignant cover of the late icon's 1984 classic, "Purple Rain." While Nils Lofgren delivered a searing stab at the song's distinct guitar solo, Springsteen sang and the crowd chanted along with the track's chorus. After early cell phone footage surfaced, there's now professional video of the powerful performance. On Monday, the song became available as a free download, with&n
  
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• Apple Music Grows to 13 Million Subscribers

  26-04-2016 23:41
  
  Apple Music has surpassed 13 million subscribers, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed Tuesday. 
  That represents growth of 2 million subscribers since...
  
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• Beyonce's father responds to Lemonade lyrics

  26-04-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  Mathew Knowles was delighted to see the singer push "the envelope of creativity" with her latest work, Lemonade.
  
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• Blink-182's New Album: What We Do (and Don't) Want to Hear

  26-04-2016 23:26
  
  New music from Blink-182 version 2.0 (Blink-183?) should be reaching our ears very soon. The long-running SoCal pop-punk band -- plus Matt Skiba...
  
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• Apple Posts First Quarterly Sales Drop in 13 Years

  26-04-2016 23:26
  
  Investors braced Tuesday for what was expected to be Apple's worst quarterly earnings in more than a decade, and the iPhone maker gave them just...
  
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• Kendall Jenner Wants Her 30s To Include A Gorgeous Husband, A Dog, And A Horse

  26-04-2016 23:23
  
  Kendall Jenner writes what she wants her future to look like on her app.
  
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• Kim Kardashian: 'Kanye and I couldn't be happier'

  26-04-2016 23:21 via music-news.com
  
  Kim Kardashian is adamant there is no truth to rumours suggesting her marriage to Kanye West has hit a rough patch.
  
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• What To Expect From 5 Seconds Of Summer’s Sounds Live Feels Live Tour

  26-04-2016 23:17
  
  Here's what you can expect when 5SOS heads out on the road in North America.
  
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• Billboard Latin Music Conference: Producers Offer Tips on How to Land Your Music on Film, TV

  26-04-2016 23:06
  
  Music content producers on a panel at the Billboard Latin Music Conference on Tuesday (April 26) told an audience full of artists, songwriters and...
  
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• HGTV's Property Brothers 'Chillin' by the Pool' Playlist: Takeover Tuesday

  26-04-2016 23:04
  
  Welcome back to Takeover Tuesday, where each week Billboard taps charting artists and tastemakers to compile their very own ...
  
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• The Game Of Crones Podcast: In Westeros, You Stay Young And Hot (Or You Die Of Internet Shame)

  26-04-2016 22:59
  
  Listen to our in-house experts dissect the most anticipated TV return of the year
  
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• Azealia Banks Twerks Atop A Cop Car In ‘Big Big Beat’ Video

  26-04-2016 22:44
  
  Azealia Banks turns New York City into her dance floor in her new "The Big Big Beat" video.
  
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• Prince's 'Purple Rain' Expanding in Theaters Thanks to Fan Demand

  26-04-2016 22:43
  
  Prince's Purple Rain will expand into more than 200 AMC theaters on Friday as grieving fans continue to look for ways to celebrate his life and...
  
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• Further Future Founders Discuss Building a Festival Community Based on Inspiration: Video

  26-04-2016 22:06
  
  In Further Future, founders Jason Swamy and Robert Scott didn't simply start a festival -- they set out to fundamentally rethink...
  
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• Aussie Producer Golden Vessel Returns With New Single 'Never Know,' Feat. Brother-Sister Duo Lastlings: Exclusive

  26-04-2016 22:00
  
  After dropping the buzzy tune "Do You Think About Me? (ft. MTNS)" last month, Brisbane heavyweight Golden Vessel returns...
  
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• Guns N' Roses' Original Manager Vicky Hamilton on GNR's Reunion and Her Buzzy New Memoir 'Appetite For Dysfunction'

  26-04-2016 21:51
  
  For Vicky Hamilton, Guns N' Roses original manager, seeing founding members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan playing together was a trip down...
  
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• Terrace Martin’s Jazz Family

  26-04-2016 21:41
  
  Terrace Martin's latest album – which he made in between work on Kendrick Lamar's last two projects – is a family affair.
  
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• Watch Alesso's Action-Packed Video for "I Wanna Know" Feat. Nico & Vinz

  26-04-2016 21:33
  
  Alesso returned earlier this month with his new love song "I Wanna Know" featuring Nico & Vinz, and its accompanying music...
  
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• The Detour: A (Surprisingly Fun) Family Road Trip To Disaster

  26-04-2016 21:33
  
  Jason Jones and Natalie Zea's TBS comedy brings the R-rated spirit of the 'Vacation' movies to TV
  
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• This Harry Potter Alum Is Now An Amateur MMA Cage Fighter

  26-04-2016 21:31
  
  Josh Herdman, who played Goyle in the 'Harry Potter' movies, is now an MMA fighter.
  
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• Rita Ora: 'I respect Beyonce'

  26-04-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer's relationship with mentor Jay Z is strictly professional.
  
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• Kelly Rowland taking motherhood 'one day at a time'

  26-04-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer no longer worries about being the 'perfect' parent.
  
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• U.K. Minister Calls for Intellectual Property Framework 'Fit for Purpose in the Digital Age'

  26-04-2016 21:25
  
  The U.K.'s dedicated IP minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe has used the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day (April 26) to call for an IP...
  
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• The Game Says Prince Turned Down Collaboration Over a Curse Word

  26-04-2016 21:25
  
  After paying homage to late music icon Prince on the emotional tribute song "Rest In Purple," Compton rapper The Game reveals that a...
  
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• Beyonce Stylist B. Akerlund on Finding the Perfect Yellow Dress for 'Lemonade'

  26-04-2016 21:23
  
  You likely know costume designer/stylist extraordinaire B. Akerlund’s work from Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show as well as Beyonce...
  
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• A Model In Beyoncé’s Lemonade Explains Her Top Secret Experience

  26-04-2016 21:10
  
  Winnie Harlow talks to 'Marie Claire' about Beyoncé's 'Lemonade.'
  
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• Lick Your Lips While Cam’ron Raps About Food

  26-04-2016 21:04
  
  Cam'ron provides the food-filled theme song for Eddie Huang's show Huang's World.
  
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• CAA's Rob Light Schools Billboard's Latin Music Conference: 'This Is Not a Business for the Weak of Heart'

  26-04-2016 21:02
  
  After almost 40 years in the business, representing such musical giants as Prince, Gloria Estefan, James Taylor, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga --...
  
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• R.I.P. Prince: Must-Hear Music Memorial Podcast

  26-04-2016 20:55
  
  Last Thursday (April 21), the world was forced to confront the sad, shocking fact that Prince Rogers Nelson had died at age 57 in Chanhassen, MN....
  
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• Hear Portishead's Devastating, Foreboding Cover of ABBA's 'SOS'

  26-04-2016 20:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Portishead have turned in a threadbare cover of ABBA's infectious hit "SOS," marking their first new recording since 2009's charity single, "Chase the Tear."Watch Thom Yorke Join Portishead for 'The Rip'
  Singer Beth Gibbons delivers a serene vocal performance that remains faithful to the song's original melody, but synths and guttural bass swells transform ABBA's melancholy disco. Portishead's rendition gives the Seventies hit an eerie, modern context.
  Portishead recorded "SOS" for Ben
  
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• Flashback: Neil Young Declares 'Even Richard Nixon Has Got Soul'

  26-04-2016 20:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Neil Young ripped into Richard Nixon for his role in the Kent State massacre on CSNY's 1970 protest classic "Ohio," but a couple years after the he was forced to resign from office Young wrote another song with a more sympathetic take on the president. It's unclear exactly when he wrote "Campaigner," but he first played it at a Stills-Young Band show on July 20th, 1976. The 1976 Republican National Convention was just weeks away and politics were clearly on his mind.Readers' Poll: The 10 Be
  
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• Sumner Redstone Wants to Bar the Public From Portions of His Healthcare Trial

  26-04-2016 20:40
  
  Sumner Redstone, whose television networks made a fortune airing reality shows like The Real World, Survivor and Jersey Shore, is demanding more...
  
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• Father John Misty: 'I Went Crazy' on Beyonce's 'Lemonade'

  26-04-2016 20:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  It took a lot of hands to squeeze out a powerhouse album like Beyonce's Lemonade. The credits on the pop star's sixth album, which dropped over the weekend via streaming service Tidal and in a docu-style HBO special, show that there were 72 writers involved. The third track "Hold Up" involved 15 writers alone, including indie rocker Josh Tillman. As Tillman, who performs under the moniker Father John Misty, tells it, it's a wonder he made it on the album. Beyonce Brings Fury,
  
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• Billboard Latin Music Conference: 7 Best Quotes From the Urban Panel

  26-04-2016 20:20
  
  The urban panel went down during the Billboard Latin Music Conference on Tuesday, April 26 reuniting some of the biggest urban superstars including...
  
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• Knitting Factory Rebrands Management Division as KFM

  26-04-2016 20:14
  
  In what's described as a "rebranding and restructuring move," Knitting Factory Entertainment is consolidating its previously individual...
  
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• Update: Prince Had No Known Will, Sister Claims in Legal Filing

  26-04-2016 20:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Prince's multi-million estate will be temporarily overseen by trust company Bremer Trust, a judge said in a telephone conference on Wednesday, The Associated Press reports. The judge confirmed that the singer did not have a will.
  Bremer Trust is now supervising Prince's assets for six months or until a personal representative is appointed, said the report.
  Prince's sister Tyka Nelson said the late musician had no known will and has filed paperwork requesting a Minneapolis court name her spe
  
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• Prince Had No Known Will, Sister Claims in Legal Filing

  26-04-2016 20:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  UPDATE: Prince's multi-million estate will be temporarily overseen by trust company Bremer Trust, a judge said in a telephone conference on Wednesday, The Associated Press reports. The judge confirmed that the singer did not have a will.
  Bremer Trust is now supervising Prince's assets for six months or until a personal representative is appointed, said the report.
  Prince's sister Tyka Nelson said the late musician had no known will and has filed paperwork requesting a Minneapolis court
  
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• Prince Had No Known Will as Sister Seeks Control of Estate

  26-04-2016 20:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Prince's sister, Tyka Nelson, said the late musician had no known will and has filed paperwork requesting a Minneapolis court name her special administrator to oversee his estate, The Associated Press reports.Sheila E. Talks Prince's 'Very Somber' Memorial Service
  Nelson is Prince's only surviving full sibling, though he also has three surviving half-siblings; he was not married when he died and had no known living children. In court documents, Nelson reportedly requested that Bre
  
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• The Racket: Stop Using God To Defend Discrimination

  26-04-2016 20:00
  
  Really, this has never been about religious freedom.
  
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• Exclusive: Sixx:A.M. Gives Track-By-Track Rundown of 'Prayers for the Damned'

  26-04-2016 20:00
  
  Sixx:A.M. sat down in the Billboard studio for an exclusive interview to discuss the inspirations and lyrical themes found on Prayers for the Damned...
  
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