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• Pierce the Veil Debuts at No. 1 on Top Rock, Alternative & Hard Rock Albums Charts

  25-05-2016 23:37
  
  San Diego's Pierce the Veil debuts atop Billboard's Top Rock Albums, Alternative Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts (dated June 4) for a...
  
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• ABC’s Dark And Gripping The Family Is Canceled, But Still Worth Checking Out

  25-05-2016 23:31
  
  Joan Allen's political kidnapping thriller made 12 episodes before the network pulled the plug.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez: 'Gigli flop wasn't a big deal'

  25-05-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer/actress wishes she could have the success without the fame.
  
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• What Will Lady Gaga’s Next Album Sound Like? Here’s What We Know So Far

  25-05-2016 23:20
  
  Lady Gaga has been in the studio with some pretty exciting collaborators lately.
  
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• Listen to Moby's Free Album Inspired for Meditation and Sleep

  25-05-2016 23:16
  
  It has been three years since Moby dropped his last LP and the iconic musician returns to the electronic world with an 11-piece ambient album, Long...
  
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• Idlewild Returns After 11 Years to Rock the Roxy in L.A.

  25-05-2016 23:16
  
  "It's nice to be back in Los Angeles after 11 years," singer Roddy Woomble said of his band Idlewild's return to the West Coast....
  
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• Step Inside Chance The Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring World

  25-05-2016 23:09
  
  Chance the Rapper releases a video recap of his Magnificent Coloring World.
  
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• Zayn Malik Is Trying To Make Mismatched Shoes Happen

  25-05-2016 22:57
  
  Zayn Malik is apparently trying to make mismatched shoes a new style trend.
  
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• Drake No. 1 on Artist 100, Meghan Trainor Soars to No. 3

  25-05-2016 22:44
  
  Drake remains the top musical act in the United States, holding at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated June 4). Meanwhile, Meghan Trainor...
  
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• Watch 'Game of Thrones' Star Emilia Clarke Recite Hanson's 'MMMBop'... in Dothraki

  25-05-2016 22:36
  
  While the world continues to reel over the emotional blows dealt weekly by HBO's Game of Thrones -- which is five episodes into season 6 -- it...
  
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• Erin Andrews & NFL Star J.J. Watt to Co-Host CMT Music Awards

  25-05-2016 22:23
  
  Fox Sports anchor and Dancing With the Stars co-host Erin Andrews and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt are teaming up to co-host this year'...
  
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• The Unwritten History Of The Hills

  25-05-2016 22:21
  
  Read the unwritten history of 'The Hills' -- from the producers who lived it.
  
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• Lonely Island Have High Hopes for 'Popstar' Soundtrack at NYC Premiere: 'We Always Expect to Go No. 1'

  25-05-2016 22:16
  
  Through their digital shorts on Saturday Night Live and collaborations with various musicians and stars, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva...
  
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• Jason Isbell, Old Crow Medicine Show Dazzle at Special High-Tech Gig

  25-05-2016 22:15 via rollingstone.com
  
  Roots music collided with what seemed like futuristic science-fiction on May 24th, as Jason Isbell and Old Crow Medicine Show took part in a three-day live-streaming concert series called The Soundtrack of America: Live from Tennessee to Downtown Chicago.11 Best Things We Saw at Dylan Fest
  Conceived by the Tennessee Department for Tourism Development as a way to spur even more travel from the Windy City to the Volunteer State, three shows were to be instantaneously beamed from Memphis, Nashville
  
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• Mac Miller Preps Reissue of Breakout Mixtape 'Best Day Ever'

  25-05-2016 22:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  Mac Miller broke into the rap mainstream with his 2011 mixtape, Best Day Ever, which spawned his first charting single: the big-dollar dreaming "Donald Trump." Now the rapper has prepped the album's remastered fifth anniversary edition – its first wide commercial release – out June 3rd via Rostrum Records. Oh Hell Yeah: Mac Miller Does 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin
  The album will be available via CD, vinyl, digital download and streaming services. Deluxe two-LP and CD edit
  
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• Geeked Up: Voices In Our Heads

  25-05-2016 22:04
  
  Olympian feats of Dylanology, EDM Gypsies, acoustic hangover ballads, liberating Norwegian growls, and Prince forever and ever amen
  
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• McFly Postpones U.K. Tour Due to Drummer's Neck Injury

  25-05-2016 22:03
  
  McFly has announced that June's U.K. Anthology tour has been postponed until September, due to a herniated disc in drummer Harry Judd's neck...
  
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• Hear Flume, Beck Team for Dreamy 'Tiny Cities'

  25-05-2016 21:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Australian producer Flume releases his much anticipated second LP Skin this Friday, an album packed with an all-star assortment of guest vocalists like Beck, Vic Mensa, Tove Lo, Raekwon, Vince Staples and more. Flume and Beck appeared on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 Radio show Wednesday to unveil their collaborative cut, the LP's closing track "Tiny Cities," ahead of the album's arrival.On the track, Beck plants his chanted, hypnotic vocals atop Harley "Flume" Streten's dreamy, dense soundscape
  
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• Amnesia Ibiza Changes Opening Party Hours in Light of Stricter Laws

  25-05-2016 21:51
  
  Amnesia Ibiza issued a bilingual press release on its Facebook page concerning Ibiza's stricter laws and its effects on the club's opening...
  
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• Rostrum Records to Release Mac Miller's 'Best Day Ever' As Commercial Album for Fifth Anniversary

  25-05-2016 21:36
  
  Mac Miller's first mixtape Best Day Ever will be released on its fifth anniversary as a commercial album via Rostrum Records. The...
  
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• Pink: 'Having a successful family life is my priority'

  25-05-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer would love to have another baby but admits husband Carey can be "like a second child" at times.
  
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• Harry Styles pictured on the set of debut movie Dunkirk

  25-05-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The One Direction star has teamed up with Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hardy for the gritty war film.
  
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• Demi Lovato gives away cat due to allergies

  25-05-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer has broken her own vow to keep little Hairy-ette.
  
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• Carrie Underwood & Brad Paisley Returning to Host 50th-Anniversary CMA Awards

  25-05-2016 21:28
  
  Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley have been co-hosting the CMA Awards since 2008, so it's only right that they stick around for this year's...
  
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• Behind the Scenes at the Billboard Music Awards, Drake's Big Week & Chance the Rapper's Historic Debut: Charts Center Episode 1

  25-05-2016 21:20
  
  Welcome to Charts Center -- Billboard's weekly show running down everything you want to know about the charts and more.
  Hosts Tetris Kelly and...
  
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• Magnetic Fields' New Album Will Be 50 Songs Documenting Stephin Merritt's 50 Years on Earth

  25-05-2016 21:10
  
  Like Cole Porter or Leonard Cohen, Stephin Merritt is a songwriter whose deft turns of phrase and knack for inventive melodies transcend genre...
  
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• Sometimes Emilia Clarke Sings Hanson’s ‘MMMBop’ In Dothraki Because Why Not?

  25-05-2016 21:09
  
  "Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke sings Hanson's "MMMBop" in Dothraki on "Late Night With Seth Meyers."
  
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• Is Justin Bieber The Real Slim Shady?

  25-05-2016 20:56
  
  A thorough investigation of an eerie resemblance
  
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• Music Bodies Welcome European Commission Pledge To Tackle 'Value Gap' and Create 'Level Playing Field'

  25-05-2016 20:55
  
  A range of fresh proposals from the European Commission to create a “fairer environment” for online services has been welcomed by music...
  
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• See Billy Gibbons Jam ZZ Top Hits With Frankie Ballard, Orianthi

  25-05-2016 20:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country stars, bluesmen, indie songwriters and arena rockers paid tribute to Billy Gibbons last night, during a live stream of the online concert series Skyville Live headlined by the ZZ Top frontman.Billy Gibbons: My Life in 15 Songs
  Gibbons both opened and closed the 75-minute show, kicking things off with the Tres Hombres tracks "Waitin' for the Bus" and "Jesus Just Left Chicago" before moving into a pair of songs from his Cuban-inspired solo debut, Perfectamundo. The bulk of the concert, how
  
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• Teen Metal Band Unlocking the Truth Drops 'Monster' Video: Exclusive Premiere

  25-05-2016 20:37
  
  Flatbush, Brooklyn natives Unlocking the Truth take us on a tour of the backstreets of Brooklyn in the "Monster" video, the latest...
  
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• Embattled Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman Takes His Case to the Company's Employees

  25-05-2016 20:32
  
  Amid the high-stakes battle for control of Viacom, CEO Philippe Dauman sent out an email Tuesday to all of the company's employees admitting...
  
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• Meet The Candidates Who’ve Been Running For Office For 20 Years

  25-05-2016 20:24
  
  ...Even though they have yet to get close to winning a race
  
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• John Digweed Talks Keys to Dance Music Longevity and 11-Hour 'Live in Montreal' Set

  25-05-2016 20:14
  
  John Digweed returns to Montreal club Stereo in a few days, and he's a little anxious. How is he supposed to top that 11-hour set last December...
  
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• Twitter Analyst Downgrades Stock to 'Sell,' Says 'Hope Is Not a Strategy'

  25-05-2016 20:03
  
  MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson on Tuesday downgraded his rating on Twitter's stock to "sell" from "neutral" and...
  
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• 5 Things You Didn't Know About Slipknot

  25-05-2016 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  It's been more than two decades since the members of shock-metal group Slipknot first donned their horrific masks, and in that time they've become scene leaders. Their two most recent albums, 2008's All Hope Is Gone and 2014's .5: The Gray Chapter, both reached Number One on the Billboard 200 and they've earned a streak of gold and platinum plaques along the way.See Corey Taylor Tease Slipknot's Sixth LP
  But, even as they have ascended to a level where they can play arenas and stage their own Kn
  
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• Watch Fifth Harmony Shimmy And Slay Their ‘All In My Head’ Performance

  25-05-2016 19:57
  
  Fifth Harmony performed their new song, "All In My Head (Flex)", on "Dancing With the Stars" season finale.
  
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• Watch Brad Paisley Sing About North Carolina's Bathroom Law On 'Kimmel'

  25-05-2016 19:51
  
  Brad Paisley's never been one to shy away from a contentious topic -- remember his 2013 collaboration with LL Cool J titled "Accidental...
  
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• Bon Jovi Completes New Album, Returns to Universal Music Group

  25-05-2016 19:50
  
  Bon Jovi shared some big news on Twitter today (May 25), announcing that a new album, to be titled This House Is Not For Sale, is...
  
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• The Night Of Bobby Shmurda’s Arrest, As Told By Someone Who Was There

  25-05-2016 19:47
  
  Sha Money reflects on the night Bobby Shmurda was arrested.
  
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• Russian Band Accused of Spreading 'Propaganda of Alcohol Abuse' With Its Viral, Vodka-Filled Video

  25-05-2016 19:45
  
  Russian officials have launched a probe into a recent video by the controversial band Leningrad, fronted by Sergei Shnurov, for alleged "...
  
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• The Paranoid Pumpkin: Billy Corgan Then And Now

  25-05-2016 19:44
  
  It’s been 25 years this week since Smashing Pumpkins released their debut album, Gish, and about a month since Billy Corgan compared social-justice warriors to the KKK. Corgan, the Pumpkins’ frontman and only permanent member, recently guested on Alex Jones’s conspiracy theory radio show, “Infowars,” whose tagline is the Rollins-esque “There’s a war on for...Read more »
  
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• George R. R. Martin Has His Own Hodor Twist Planned For Game Of Thrones

  25-05-2016 19:44
  
  Here's how George R.R. Martin reportedly feels about that "Game of Thrones" twist.
  
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• Global Electronic Music Industry, Worth $7.1 Billion Last Year, Sees Growth Slow

  25-05-2016 19:38
  
  The International Music Summit today released its global business report for 2016, which takes stock of the electronic music industry over the past...
  
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• iHeartMedia Wins Court Case Over Stock Shuffle Designed to Deal with Its Massive Debt

  25-05-2016 19:35
  
  iHeartMedia, the nation's largest radio broadcaster and an outdoor advertising giant, has bought itself more time to deal with its $20 billion-...
  
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• Catfish & the Bottlemen: How the Road Made 'The Ride'

  25-05-2016 19:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  U.K.-based foursome Catfish & the Bottlemen didn't hesitate to capitalize on the increasing roar that met last year's debut LP, The Balcony. The ragged alt-rock LP yielded music festival scream-alongs "Cocoon" and "Kathleen," and netted them the British Breakthrough Act at the 2016 Brit Awards. At the end of May, they're back to enjoy The Ride on Capitol Records. Aided by producer Dave Sardy (Nine Inch Nails, Oasis), their sophomore album chronicles the emotional rollercoaster of touring tha
  
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• Music Piracy Costs Europe $190 Million a Year, EU Study Estimates

  25-05-2016 19:11
  
  Music piracy has taken a small but noticeable bite out of potential profits for the recording industry throughout Europe, according to a new study by...
  
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• 7 Videos Of Adele Forgetting The Lyrics To Her Own Songs

  25-05-2016 19:00
  
  Adele forgets the words to her songs more than you think.
  
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• Kobalt Reports Revenue Gains, Widening Losses for 2015

  25-05-2016 18:57
  
  The Kobalt Music Group, a collection of service companies that hails itself as the future of revenue collection for rights holders, ...
  
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• Robert Plant Cancels Festival Gig to Stand Trial in 'Stairway to Heaven' Copyright Case

  25-05-2016 18:53
  
  Lawyers representing the L.A. classic rock band Spirit are taking Led Zeppelin to court over claims that “Stairway to Heaven” unfairly...
  
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