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• Dr. Luke Blocks Kesha’s Billboard Music Awards Performance

  17-05-2016 23:51
  
  Dr. Luke has reportedly blocked Kesha from performing at the Billboard Music Awards.
  
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• Dashboard Confessional's New Album Has a 'Loose Narrative Thread,' Says Chris Carrabba

  17-05-2016 23:45
  
  After ending Dashboard Confessional's hiatus with a series of live dates last year, Chris Carrabba is ready to bring the band into...
  
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• Demi Lovato: 'I was a nightmare to work with'

  17-05-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  Demi Lovato had to learn she cannot go to parties without triggering her former addictions to drugs and alcohol the hard way.
  
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• Chinx’s Posthumous New Song Is A Reminder He Could’ve Been A Hitmaker

  17-05-2016 23:25
  
  Chinx's posthumous new album, 'Legends Never Die,' will be out on July 8, and include the new single 'Like This.'
  
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• Cole Sprouse Reveals Why He Finally Returned To Acting

  17-05-2016 23:16
  
  Former Disney Channel star Cole Sprouse returns to TV as Jughead Jones in the new CW series "Riverdale," based on the Archie comics.
  
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• See Joan Jett, Corey Taylor, Cheap Trick Play Telephone Pictionary

  17-05-2016 23:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  During Live Nation National Concert Day on May 3rd, many stars who are hitting the road this summer spent some time playing a game of Telephone Pictionary with Rolling Stone.See Corey Taylor Tease Slipknot's Sixth LP
  Andrew McMahon, who is heading out on tour with Panic! at the Disco and Weezer, kicked off the game by drawing his interpretation of a dizzy penguin. As the notebook makes its way through the hands of the Goo Goo Dolls, Corey Taylor, Rob Thomas and Cheap Trick, the rock stars g
  
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• The $80 Million Tetris Movie Has Promised Us A ‘Cool Surprise,’ But What Could It Be?

  17-05-2016 23:06
  
  Here are 11 possible pitch ideas for a popular video game that for some reason became a movie.
  
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• ‘No Requests Live’: Chance’s Coloring Book

  17-05-2016 23:06
  
  MTV editors and writers gather to discuss the Chicago rapper's joyful noise
  
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• The Lowest Of The Low: A Collection Of Paris Hilton’s Pants

  17-05-2016 22:50
  
  Honoring a queen and her iconic pants.
  
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• Who Said It: Roald Dahl Or Judy Blume?

  17-05-2016 22:44
  
  Yesterday, as our own intrepid critic Amy Nicholson reported, the Cannes screening of The BFG drew more than 2,000 critics and fans, a crowd so dense and wild with lust that it edged Amy herself out of a seat. The film, following the travails of a big friendly giant, was adapted by Steven Spielberg from...Read more »
  
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• Maroon 5's Mickey Madden Accepts Community Service Deal Following Cocaine Arrest

  17-05-2016 22:43
  
  The original bassist of Maroon 5 was arrested Jan. 21 on cocaine charges in New York, and on Tuesday (May 17), the New York Daily News reports...
  
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• Here’s What Happens When You Tell Kanye To Limit A Speech To Five Words

  17-05-2016 22:31
  
  Kanye West makes the understatement of the century while accepting his Webby Award.
  
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• Taylor Lautner Cracks Taylor Swift Joke in His First Instagram Post: Watch

  17-05-2016 22:29
  
  For his inaugural Instagram post, Taylor Lautner made the most of Instagram's new 60-second video limit by making a micro-comedy featuring buds...
  
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• LoveRenaissance, Creative Collective Behind Raury, Announces LVRN Weekend 2016

  17-05-2016 22:26
  
  Atlanta artist Raury celebrated his 18th birthday in a big way in 2014. The first annual Raurfest and his first live show ever came at a...
  
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• Justin Martin, Hannah Wants, What So Not & More Announced for Your Paradise 2016 Festival

  17-05-2016 22:21
  
  Your Paradise is returning to the vibrant blue oceans of the islands of Malolo, Fiji, this winter for its third year, with a roster that...
  
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• Kesha's 2016 Billboard Music Awards Performance Uncertain After Dr. Luke's Record Label 'Rescinded Its Approval'

  17-05-2016 22:19
  
  After a week of rumors that Kesha would perform at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards this Sunday (May 22), dick clark productions announced in a...
  
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• What People Still Just Don’t Get About ‘Social Influencers’

  17-05-2016 22:15
  
  Just because an Instagram star has a million followers doesn’t make them special or particularly influential.
  
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• Eurovision Confirms Ukraine as Winner After Petition Prompts Review

  17-05-2016 22:11
  
  Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest on Tuesday (May 17) confirmed Ukraine as the winner of Saturday's competition after being urged to...
  
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• Hear Brand New's Brooding New Track 'I Am a Nightmare'

  17-05-2016 22:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pop-punk veterans Brand New released a brooding new song "I Am A Nightmare" via their own imprint Procrastinate! Music Traitors. The track features high-wire guitar skating on a roaring chorus. 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time: Brand New, 'Your Favorite Weapon'
  The song follows last year's surprise single "Mene," which marked Brand New's first song in six years. While Brand New didn't use "Mene" as an occasion to announce a new album, the group did return to the road w
  
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• 'Jane the Virgin' Actor & Singer Jaime Camil Joins 'Chicago' on Broadway

  17-05-2016 22:00
  
  Mexican actor and singer Jaime Camil has joined the Broadway cast of Chicago as Billy Flynn.
  Bruno Mars Debuts 'Rest of My Life' on 'Jane...
  
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• Kim Kardashian & Donald Trump Dominate 2016 Webby Awards Ceremony

  17-05-2016 21:50
  
  Kim Kardashian may have won a Webby Award for "breaking the Internet," but the reality TV star dominated Monday night's ceremony,...
  
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• Kacey Musgraves, Beck Lead 2016 Pilgrimage Festival Lineup

  17-05-2016 21:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  For its second year, the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival will return to middle Tennessee with an eclectic lineup of country, rock and roots performers. Kacey Musgraves and Beck lead the lineup, which will take over the Park at Harlinsdale in Franklin, Tennessee for two days on September 24th and 25th. 10 Best Things We Saw at Pilgrimage Music Festival
  Also performing at the event will be country artists Margo Price, Brothers Osborne, Shakey Graves, Langhorne Slim and the Law, the A
  
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• Ciara denied sole custody of baby Future

  17-05-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  A judge dismisses her allegations of bad parenting and orders the former couple to share custody of its kid.
  
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• Taylor Lautner Offers Up Taylor Swift’s Digits In His First Instagram Post

  17-05-2016 21:13
  
  Taylor Lautner joined Instagram with a Taylor Swift-referencing post.
  
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• Bruno Mars Debuts 'Rest of My Life' on 'Jane the Virgin'

  17-05-2016 21:13
  
  It seems nearly everyone (save for those fans that are firmly Team Rafael) were excited for Michael (Brett Dier) and Jane (Gina...
  
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• Ozzy, Jack Osbourne's History Channel Series Gets Summer Premiere

  17-05-2016 20:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ozzy Osbourne and his son Jack will star in a new, non-scripted reality television series, Ozzy and Jack's World Detour, set to premiere July 27th on the History Channel, The Wrap reports.Black Sabbath Recall Sixties Rejections
  During 10-episodes, the rocker and son — both self-described history nerds — visit sites such as Stonehenge, Roswell, Mount Rushmore, the Jamestown Settlement and Sun Studios. The Osbourne boys spent a week in Cuba for t
  
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• I Used To Let Instagram Make Me Feel Bad About Myself

  17-05-2016 20:47
  
  Here's how I stopped.
  
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• The Expendable Pop Of Meghan Trainor’s Thank You

  17-05-2016 20:40
  
  The singer's changed, but not enough to make an impression
  
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• Hear Kathleen Hanna Cover Bruce Springsteen's 'Dancing in the Dark'

  17-05-2016 20:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kathleen Hanna performed a silly cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" for the film Maggie's Plan. Actor Tommy Buck accompanies Hanna and both singers appear in the film, according to IMDB.Hanna and Buck strip down the Eighties pop jam to a folksy singalong with the pair trading off on vocals. The Bikini Kill singer's role is listed as "Québécois Female Singer," explaining the accented vocals.Kathleen Hanna Talks Miley Cyrus Collaboration
  Maggie's Plan, out o
  
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• It’s Mariah’s World, We’re Just Shitting In It

  17-05-2016 20:39
  
  Preparing ourselves for the royal gift of an eight-part docuseries
  
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• Warner Music Nashville's John Esposito Honored, Brett Eldredge Covers Sinatra at Music Biz 2016

  17-05-2016 20:36
  
  Newly promoted Warner Music Nashville chairman/CEO John Esposito was honored and hit-making country star Brett Eldredge performed a...
  
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• How An Alabama Governor Helped Give America Donald Trump

  17-05-2016 20:25
  
  Fifty years ago, George Wallace used race-based populism to try to Make America Great Again — and nearly succeeded
  
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• Universal Music Appeals Ruling Against VKontakte

  17-05-2016 20:12
  
  Universal Music Russia filed an appeal on the court's ruling in a dispute with the social network VKontakte over music copyright...
  
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• Macy Gray Is The Most Exciting Feature On Ariana Grande’s Dangerous Woman

  17-05-2016 20:10
  
  The 'I Try' singer knows a thing or two about 'dangerous love.'
  
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• Handicapping The Grammys: Nine Months Out, It's Already Adele Vs. Beyonce

  17-05-2016 19:51
  
  It's never too early to start a conversation about presumptive nominees -- but the race in question is even farther off than the...
  
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• Watch Sofia Carson & J Balvin's Flirtatious 'Love Is the Name' Video

  17-05-2016 19:30
  
  Disney star Sofía Carson dropped the music video for her single "Love Is the Name" featuring urban superstar J Balvin. 
  The colorful...
  
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• You Probably Don’t Want To Fuck With T.I.’s Character In The Roots Reboot

  17-05-2016 19:29
  
  T.I., who will star as Cyrus in the upcoming Roots miniseries, previews his character.
  
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• What’s Littlefinger’s Endgame? And 7 More Burning Game Of Thrones Questions

  17-05-2016 19:24
  
  What is Littlefinger's endgame? Will Daenerys ever make it to Westeros? MTV News answers your biggest "Game of Thrones" questions from Episode 4, "The Book of the Stranger."
  
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• Grammy Winner Eric Krasno Drops Bluesy 'Waiting On Your Love': Exclusive Premiere

  17-05-2016 19:23
  
  Soulive and Lettuce co-founder and guitarist, Grammy winner, and producer for just about everyone (he's worked with Talib Kweli, Norah Jones...
  
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• Jessica Jung on Recording Solo After Girls' Generation: 'I Was Really Surprised I Could Have Input'

  17-05-2016 19:22
  
  She’s back, with love. 
  The K-pop world held its breath in 2014 as then-Girls’ Generation member Jessica Jung left the group,...
  
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• Global Entertainment Reportedly Hit With Layoffs

  17-05-2016 19:11
  
  There are more changes afoot at Global Entertainment, the ambitious, "360"-styled content company started a year-and-a-half ago by ex-AEG...
  
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• What If Mark Ruffalo In 13 Going On 30 Was More Sinister Than We Thought?

  17-05-2016 19:00
  
  A fan theory posits that Mark Ruffalo's character in '13 Going on 30' was actually a warlock.
  
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• Greys On Giving A Shit

  17-05-2016 19:00
  
  Toronto punks Greys discuss their new record, 'Outer Heaven,' with MTV News.
  
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• Demi Lovato Calls Out Feminists Who Don’t Do ‘The Work’

  17-05-2016 18:59
  
  Demi Lovato wants feminists to do work, not just label themselves.
  
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• Apple's Billion, GarageBand's New Instruments and Beijing's Big Tech Shift

  17-05-2016 18:53
  
  Apple is celebrating the rich history of Chinese music today, adding traditional Chinese instruments including the pipa and erhu to its recording...
  
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• Maroon 5 Members Speak Out On Illegal Logging After Rainforest Trip; Documentary Premieres at Grammy Museum

  17-05-2016 18:52
  
  Members of Maroon 5 and Guster, who traveled last year to the Guatemalan rain forest, are featured in a new documentary on illegal logging of the...
  
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• Nashville Notes: Eli Young Band Joins Pro-Texas Campaign; Mark Chesnutt Signs With Row Entertainment

  17-05-2016 18:30
  
  Little Big Town is in the running for the Billboard Chart Achievement Award, a fan-voted trophy that will be presented during the May 22 telecast of...
  
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• Ty Dolla $ign Plays Coy About Kylie Jenner Kiss and More Insider Scoop

  17-05-2016 18:19
  
  Ty Dolla $ign Stays Mum on Kylie Jenner KissIf rapper Ty Dolla $ign and Kylie Jenner have a thing going on, he’s being awfully...
  
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• Remembering Bob Dylan's Infamous 'Judas' Show

  17-05-2016 18:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  On May 16th, 1966, Bob Dylan released Blonde on Blonde, arguably the best album of his career. The next day, he would be in Manchester, England, for a concert at the Free Trade Hall, the 11th date of the European leg of his world tour.'Blonde on Blonde' at 50: Celebrating Dylan's Greatest Album
  Dylan was in his lightning-rod phase, being seen as a turncoat by the folkie community aghast that he dared to rock out with an electric guitar. The primary objection, which came to a head in Manches
  
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• Tejano Icon Emilio Navaira Dead at 53

  17-05-2016 18:13
  
  Emilio Navaira, Tejano icon and Grammy-winning singer, died Monday night at age 53 in his Texas residence, authorities confirmed to...
  
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