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• 8 Best Songs of the Week: Billboard Editors' Picks -- May 13

  13-05-2016 23:41
  
  Billboard is sharing our favorite tunes of the week based on our critical and personal tastes.
  Spanning genres from dance to country, Latin to...
  
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• Latin PR & Marketing Firm Artist Solutions Expands Executive Team

  13-05-2016 23:40
  
  Latin PR and marketing firm Artist Solutions is expanding with the addition of former Warner Music Latina executive Marcie Stefan and marketing...
  
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• Have We Really Seen The Last Of Drake’s Beard?

  13-05-2016 23:40
  
  For some dumb reason, Drake has shaved his beard... but it might be back.
  
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• Prince's sister: 'The family is not at war over estate'

  13-05-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  Tyka Nelson appreciates all the memorials and tributes to her brother, but neither she nor his ashes will be attending any of them.
  
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• Enrique Iglesias' 10 Most Watched Music Videos

  13-05-2016 23:24
  
  Enrique Iglesias' latest music video "Duele el corazón," joins a roster of videos that have made the chart-topping Spanish singer...
  
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• Kelsea Ballerini on Her 'Mountaintop Moments' and Why She Takes Being a Role Model Seriously

  13-05-2016 23:22
  
  The spring has been an eventful one for Kelsea Ballerini. The singer found herself in the winners’ circle last month at the Academy of...
  
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• Hits And Misses: The Unlikely Pairings Of Gwen And Blake, Desiigner And Radiohead, Keith Urban And … Pitbull?

  13-05-2016 23:08
  
  Our critical roundtable disembowels the hits of today and tomorrow
  
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• Watch President Obama Shout Out Avicii, ABBA and Heavy Metal Bands at Nordic Summit

  13-05-2016 23:05
  
  President Barack Obama had plenty of nice things to say about the Nordic region today (May 13) at a White House welcoming ceremony for leaders...
  
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• 11 Coloring Books You Can Color While Listening To Chance The Rapper’s Coloring Book

  13-05-2016 23:03
  
  Some coloring book options to enjoy while listening to Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book' mixtape.
  
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• Dionne Warwick Says Lady Gaga Will, In Fact, Be in Her Biopic

  13-05-2016 23:02
  
  After an afternoon of back and forth, Dionne Warwick says that Lady Gaga will be playing a role in Warwick's biopic.
  At HFPA FilmAid party in...
  
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• The Stakes: Where The Buffalo Roam

  13-05-2016 23:01
  
  Another week, another (sort of) political podcast.
  
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• Ukraine Considers Eurovision Boycott If Russia Hosts Next Year

  13-05-2016 23:00
  
  Ukraine considers boycotting next year's Eurovision if Russia's Sergei Lazarev wins this edition of the song contest, currently in Stockholm...
  
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• Taylor Swift Wishes Lena Dunham Happy Birthday With Sweet Instagram Post

  13-05-2016 22:47
  
  It's one of the best birthday presents one could ask for: A special Instagram shout out from Taylor Swift.
  Swift posted a sweet...
  
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• Meet The Very Attractive Cast Of The CW’s Riverdale, Starring Cole Sprouse

  13-05-2016 22:39
  
  Everything you need to know about the CW's "Archie" drama, "Riverdale."
  
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• Snoop Dogg 'Bring Flavor to the Table' With Adidas Partnership

  13-05-2016 22:33
  
  Plastered in hundred dollars bills and featuring shiny gold spikes, Snoop Dogg’s "Money” football cleats — also...
  
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• Connie Britton, You’re Free

  13-05-2016 22:32
  
  Nashville has been cancelled, which means Connie Britton, the crown jewel of the South, has time to do whatever she damn well pleases. We offer some suggestions.
  
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• Arthur Hanlon live in NYC Ticket Giveaway

  13-05-2016 22:25
  
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• Halsey Reveals Why She Cut Off Her Mermaid-Blue Hair Last Year

  13-05-2016 22:23
  
  In a new interview with 'Nylon,' Halsey explains why she shaved her head last December.
  
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• Avicii Cancels All 2016 Las Vegas Tour Dates

  13-05-2016 22:22
  
  Less than two months after retiring from touring in an emotional letter to fans, Avicii has canceled all of his remaining Las Vegas...
  
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• Alessia Cara And G-Eazy Are Cool With Being Uncool On ‘Wild Things’ Remix

  13-05-2016 22:02
  
  G-Eazy hops on a feisty new remix of Alessia Cara's "Wild Things."
  
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• Jehovah's Witnesses Planning Prince Memorial

  13-05-2016 21:51
  
  Jehovah's Witnesses in suburban Minneapolis are planning a private memorial service for Prince this weekend.
  Kari Spreeman, a spokeswoman for the...
  
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• Jennifer Nettles Talks About Taking Risks and Collaborating With Jennifer Lopez on New Album 'Playing With Fire'

  13-05-2016 21:47
  
  Coffee County, Ga., wouldn’t exactly qualify as your hustling and bustling metropolitan area. Located in the southeast portion of the...
  
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• Avril Lavigne Says The Nickelback Hate Is Just ‘Not Cool’

  13-05-2016 21:47
  
  A new poll revealed that Donald Trump is more disliked than Nickelback -- and Avril Lavigne is tired of the band being put down.
  
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• Shoe Designer Giuseppe Zanotti on Selena Gomez, the Revival Tour and Creating Her Comfortable Custom Heels: Exclusive

  13-05-2016 21:39
  
  Selena Gomez is the latest pop star to get the Giuseppe Zanotti treatment: The singer kicked off her Revival tour last Friday in kicks from the...
  
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• Meghan Trainor is 'fine' after TV fall

  13-05-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer actually recorded a second take after her TV accident but decided to keep the original - fall and all.
  
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• Lady Gaga won't be a part of Dionne Warwick biopic

  13-05-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Publicist denies reports suggesting Poker Face singer will portray Cilla Black in Dionne.
  
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• Car Seat Headrest Explains Ill-Fated Cars Sample on Killer New LP: Alt In Our Stars Podcast

  13-05-2016 21:27
  
  Will Toledo -- aka Car Seat Headrest -- was a Bandcamp legend by the time Matador Records signed him last year. He released 10 albums via the DIY...
  
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• Kygo’s Cloud Nine: A One-Man Reaction Roundtable

  13-05-2016 21:23
  
  Everyone else was busy listening to Chance, so I took up the burden
  
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• Calvin Klein’s Latest Campaign Just Went From Sexy To Gross

  13-05-2016 21:13
  
  Calvin Klein releases an ad featuring an upskirt shot of a woman.
  
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• Ariana Grande And Future’s ‘Everyday’ Is Too Hot For Your Headphones

  13-05-2016 20:57
  
  Ariana Grande and Future get flirty on the sexy new song "Everyday."
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers Return to Alternative Songs Chart with 'Dark Necessities'

  13-05-2016 20:54
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers' new song "Dark Necessities" has only been out since Thursday, May 5, but that hasn't stopped the track from...
  
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• Jenni Rivera Series Highlight of New Music-Based Univision TV Shows

  13-05-2016 20:48
  
  Just days after Jenni Rivera’s estate announced plans are under way to produce her biopic, Univision revealed it will produce a TV series...
  
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• Delete Your Account: Defending Azealia Banks, And What White Nonsense Is Yacht?

  13-05-2016 20:33
  
  Also, we all know the lyric in 'I'm Real' is R-U-L-E. Enough!
  
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• The Bloom Files, Part 2: Doing A Conspiracy

  13-05-2016 20:31
  
  Late last week, Orlando Bloom — he of the Tamagotchi at the Met Gala — was caught “canoodling” and sneakily leaving with maybe-ex Selena Gomez at a Vegas club. Yesterday, Katy Perry — Bloom’s alleged monogamous paramour of the moment — responded on Twitter by calling the entire thing a “conspiracy,” asking fans not to...Read more »
  
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• Chance The Rapper Illustrates His Journey Through Adulting & the Rap Game on 'Coloring Book'

  13-05-2016 20:28
  
  Chance The Rapper knows growing up sucks. But for the 23-year-old Chicago rapper who can now toss out an “Auntie Yoncé” on his album...
  
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• Listen to Marshmello's New Single 'Alone' on Monstercat

  13-05-2016 20:27
  
  Fresh off the release of his first music video for "Keep it Mello," Marshmello is back with a new single on Vancouver imprint...
  
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• Hills Hearsay: Audrina Patridge Sounds Off On That Justin Bobby/Lauren Conrad Rumor

  13-05-2016 20:24
  
  Former 'Hills' star Audrina Patridge opens up about that supposed Justin Bobby/Lauren Conrad 'Hills' hookup.
  
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• Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book' Is a Gospel-Rap Masterpiece

  13-05-2016 20:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Chicago's Chance the Rapper just released 2016's richest hip-hop album. Though Kanye said The Life of Pablo was a gospel album, Coloring Book delivers on that promise in much more than fits and spurts. Gospel choirs are the backbone of the LP, rocketing heavenward in the background the same way soul samples did on Kanye records, James Brown breaks did on Public Enemy records or disco interpolations did in the Sugar Hill catalog. Reaching back to the very beginning of black music in America,
  
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• Craig Morgan Releases Music Video for 'Very Sexy' Song 'I'll Be Home Soon': Exclusive Video Premiere

  13-05-2016 20:12
  
  Craig Morgan
  -- known for hits such as “That’s What I Love About Sunday” and “International Harvester” -- says his new...
  
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• Brujeria Declares War On Donald Trump With New Song 'Viva Presidente Trump:' Listen

  13-05-2016 19:58
  
  Mexican-American metal band Brujería joins the anti-Trump movement with new song "Viva Presidente Trump," released today (May 13) on...
  
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• Kanye West Calls Kim ‘The Female O.J.’ On Schoolboy Q’s New Single

  13-05-2016 19:56
  
  Schoolboy Q recruits Kanye West for his new single "That Part."
  
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• Hear Mo's Infectious Summer Anthem 'Final Song'

  13-05-2016 19:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Danish singer MØ, who struck it big on the charts the past two years by featuring on Major Lazer and DJ Snake's "Lean On" and Iggy Azalea's "Beg for It," is back with her own solo track, an infectious, anthemic new single titled "Final Song."10 New Artists You Need to Know: July 2015
  "'Final Song' is about reconnecting with your inner strength. With your inner glow, passion, spirit animal, whatever—the force that keeps us going and doing what we love," MØ said of her new sing
  
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• Chance the Rapper Switches Up His Release Strategy With 'Coloring Book'

  13-05-2016 19:41
  
  "I don't release my music for free, I release it for freedom," Chance the Rapper says on "Blessings," off his third mixtape...
  
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• Alphabet Passes Lagging Apple in Market Cap

  13-05-2016 19:41
  
  Google parent company Alphabet took over the title of world’s most valuable company late Thursday after Apple’s stock took a dip on fears...
  
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• Kip Moore on Touring With Miranda Lambert and Why He's a 'Madman When It Comes to Music'

  13-05-2016 19:33
  
  Kip Moore has lost his voice and he's fine with it. The country singer is sitting on a sofa at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles sounding...
  
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• Can Justin Timberlake Dethrone Drake Atop the Hot 100?

  13-05-2016 19:31
  
  A heated battle for the Billboard Hot 100 's summit appears set for Monday (May 16), as Justin Timberlake's new single, "Can't Stop...
  
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• Lady Gaga's Former Artistic Director Is Forging a New Fashion Frontier With Brand 'Nicopanda': Exclusive

  13-05-2016 19:29
  
  Designer and stylist Nicola Formichetti started “Nicopanda”, an uber-cool, luxury street style brand, back in 2007 out of a sheer...
  
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• KSHMR Drops Lush 'The Lion Across the Field' EP

  13-05-2016 19:28
  
  KSHMR began his career as one-half of producing duo The Cataracs; after David Singer-Vine's departure, Niles Hollowell-Dhar adopted the KSHMR...
  
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• The Unknowable Aaliyah

  13-05-2016 19:25
  
  Twenty-two years after her debut single, a singular legacy shines on
  
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• Meghan Trainor Will Outlast Us All

  13-05-2016 19:21
  
  And I'm actually kind of OK with that?
  
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