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• Watch Ryan Egan's Entrancing Shadow-Dancing Video for 'Finest Hour': Exclusive Premiere

  26-05-2016 23:51
  
  New York City-based artist Ryan Egan premiered his shimmering single "Finest Hour" last month with Billboard, and now he returns...
  
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• Shazam Predicts the Songs of the Summer: Exclusive

  26-05-2016 23:47
  
  Picking the song of summer for 2016 from a pool of proven candidates (Calvin Harris and Rihanna, Justin Timberlake) and promising newcomers (The...
  
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• Calvin Harris Cancels More Las Vegas Dates After Car Crash

  26-05-2016 23:44
  
  Calvin Harris has canceled two more Las Vegas appearances due to his recent car accident. The DJ will no longer perform at Hakkasan on Thursday night...
  
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• Shirley Manson reveals childhood sexual trauma

  26-05-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  The Garbage star was threatened with violence during her first sexual experience as a teenager.
  
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• Nick Jonas feared pal Demi Lovato would suffer drug death

  26-05-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  Nick Jonas is proud of ex-girlfriend Miley Cyrus.
  
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• Leona Lewis to make Cats memories in Broadway debut

  26-05-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer can't believe she will get the chance to grace the stage on the Great White Way.
  
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• Robert Glasper Reflects on Miles Davis for the Late Legend's 90th Birthday

  26-05-2016 23:19
  
  After scoring Don Cheadle's Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead and reimagining the late jazz great's music for the new Everything's...
  
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• Remix Roundup: Listen to 9 Must-Hear Remixes of Justin Timberlake's 'Can't Stop the Feeling' Now

  26-05-2016 23:13
  
  Justin Timberlake returned to his pop throne with the sensational summer ready song "Can't Stop the Feeling," from the upcoming...
  
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• Kanye West/'SpongeBob Squarepants' Mashup Goes Viral, But It's Been Done Before

  26-05-2016 23:13
  
  A viral clip of a young producer mashing up the closing credits to SpongeBob Squarepants with Kanye West's "I Love Kanye" has been...
  
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• Fresh Off The Boat’s Second Season Offers A Much-Needed Vision Of Progressive Asian America

  26-05-2016 23:12
  
  If Asian-Americans are hardly visible in pop culture, rarely considered for “normal” roles, and whitewashed out of the movies by the likes of Tilda Swinton, Emma Stone, and Scarlett Johansson, Asian-American culture is even harder to find on-screen. There’s one version of it on The Mindy Project, now the grande dame of current Asian-American TV...Read more »
  
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• Whitney Port Reveals The Truth About That Hills Trip To Paris

  26-05-2016 23:00
  
  Whitney Port reveals the truth about her Season 1 'Hills' trip to Paris.
  
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• Pitbull & Becky G Team Up for 2016 Copa America Official Song 'Superstar': Listen

  26-05-2016 22:56
  
  Pitbull and Becky G teamed up for the 2016 Copa América Centenario official song titled "Superstar," which was released...
  
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• Stevie Nicks' Top 10 Biggest Billboard Hits

  26-05-2016 22:51
  
  "Stand Back!" It's time to celebrate Stevie Nicks' birthday (May 26) with a special look back at her biggest hits on the...
  
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• The Lonely Island's 5 Best Celebrity Collaborations

  26-05-2016 22:42
  
  Billboard's current cover stars, The Lonely Island guys Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma ...
  
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• How Sonic Youth Unfucked The World: Evol At 30

  26-05-2016 22:37
  
  As far as I was concerned, Sonic Youth was Kim Gordon and a bunch of guys. She was a California girl in a band in New York City. I was a black kid in the Valley. She was the first white musician that made sense to me. She delivered lyrics in a way that was...Read more »
  
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• Is Benjen Stark Bran And Meera’s Only Hope On Game Of Thrones?

  26-05-2016 22:29
  
  Benjen Stark might return to "Game Of Thrones" in a major way this season.
  
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• Kanye West Returns to CAA After a Year at UTA

  26-05-2016 22:19
  
  Kanye West has returned to CAA for worldwide representation after departing the agency for UTA in March 2015, ...
  
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• Miles Davis' 90th Birthday Celebrated With New Website & 'Beautiful' Album

  26-05-2016 22:18
  
  On the occasion of what would have been jazz icon Miles Davis’ 90th birthday Thursday (May 26), fans are being invited to explore “The...
  
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• Gucci Mane Has Been Released From Prison

  26-05-2016 22:13
  
  After being sent to prison in 2013, Gucci Mane was released today.
  
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• Moogfest Roundtable: Gary Numan, The Orb, Quintron and The Body on the Evolution of Electronic Creation

  26-05-2016 22:04
  
  Last week, between May 19th and 22nd, Moogfest took over the small town of Durham, North Carolina, bringing a flood of tech-optimists, deep thinkers...
  
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• 'American Idol' Alum Joshua Ledet Talks Diane Warren-Written Song 'Trust Me I Lie': 'It's an Amazing Message'

  26-05-2016 21:58
  
  Joshua Ledet is the first to admit that his initial meeting with famed songwriter Diane Warren was, well, awkward is probably the best word.
  "I...
  
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• Todrick Hall Mashed Up Ariana Grande’s Biggest Hits, And She Can’t Even Handle It

  26-05-2016 21:57
  
  Todrick Hall made an amazing medley of Ariana Grande's biggest hits, and she absolutely loved it.
  
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• Danny Bennett and Graham Parker Talk the New Verve Label Group: Exclusive

  26-05-2016 21:52
  
  Earlier in May, legendary jazz label Verve got a whale of a 60th birthday present from its parent, Universal Music Group: It was expanded into the...
  
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• Bill Bratton Sings The Same Old Racist Song Once More

  26-05-2016 21:46
  
  Message to the NYPD commissioner: Rappers aren't thugs. Your cops are.
  
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• Alyx Ander Remixes Delerium Classic 'Silence,' Feat. Sarah McLachlan: Exclusive Premiere

  26-05-2016 21:44
  
  Delerium's late '90s gem "Silence" featuring Sarah McLachlan still stands as one of the most highly regarded dance songs...
  
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• Ballin' Out Podcast: Fat Joe & the WNBA's Breanna Stewart on How They Came 'All the Way Up'

  26-05-2016 21:39
  
  Fat Joe is back on the Billboard Hot 100 at his highest mark in almost a decade, thanks to irresistible banger (really, his trademark) "All the...
  
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• Gucci Mane Is Out of Prison

  26-05-2016 21:34
  
  Gucci Mane is a free man.
  After nearly three years in a federal prison on gun and drug charges, the iconic Atlanta rapper was officially released,...
  
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• The Bitch Is Back: Relive Kristin Cavallari’s Best Hills Zingers

  26-05-2016 21:30
  
  Relive Kristin Cavallari's best 'Hills' zingers with this mashup video.
  
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• Kevin Jonas would love another daughter

  26-05-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The couple announced the pregnancy last month (Apr16).
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin finalise divorce - report

  26-05-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The couple was married for 11 years before announcing its split in 2014.
  
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• Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen and James Corden Perform 'Lion King' Musical in an L.A. Crosswalk

  26-05-2016 21:28
  
  James Corden invited Neighbors 2 stars Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen to join him in a Lion Kingmusical ...
  
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• 12 Comedy Acts That Laughed Their Way to Billboard Chart Success -- From Eddie Murphy to The Lonely Island

  26-05-2016 21:21
  
  Comedians and humorous troupes like The Lonely Island have made their mark on Billboard’s charts -- with many scoring impressive feats...
  
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• This Is Insane: A Frame-By-Frame Breakdown Of The Inexplicably Record-Breaking Trailer For NBC’s This Is Us

  26-05-2016 21:19
  
  Why did so many people watch this nonsense? What are the secrets of this preview footage? Why are we even doing this?
  
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• X-Men: Apocalypse: Mutants Love The ’80s

  26-05-2016 21:14
  
  Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, anda cast of superpowered thousands romp through the Reagan era
  
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• ‘Skillset,’ Episode 5: A Barbershop Barber; Two Voice Actors And Ethan Hawke On Their Hollywood Secrets

  26-05-2016 21:13
  
  MTV chief film critic Amy Nicholson interviews the experts who make your favorite movies
  
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• ‘Real Housewives’s Erika Jayne Talks Zero-Fucks Glam And What ‘Cunty’ Really Means

  26-05-2016 21:09
  
  MTV News talks to Real Housewife of Beverly Hills and dance-pop star, Erika Jayne.
  
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• Beyoncé Protege Ingrid on Being Mentored by the Superstar: 'She Challenged Me'

  26-05-2016 21:09
  
  Like her former neighbor and current label boss Beyoncé, hard-edged Houston rapper Ingrid Burley got her start in a girl group. At age 11, as part of...
  
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• Nick Jonas Gets Smooth As Hell While Covering Zara Larsson’s ‘Lush Life’

  26-05-2016 21:06
  
  Nick Jonas performs "Close" and covers Zara Larsson's "Lush Life" in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.
  
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• Leona Lewis Cast in 'Cats' Broadway Revival

  26-05-2016 21:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  British pop star Leona Lewis will make her Broadway debut in the upcoming revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hugely successful musical, Cats.Revolution on Broadway: Inside Hip-Hop Musical 'Hamilton'
  Lewis will star as Grizabella the "Glamour Cat" — who sings one of the show's most memorable songs, "Memory" — replacing former Pussycat Doll singer Nicole Scherzinger."I will never forget seeing [Cats] as a little girl and how blown away I was by the magical experi
  
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• Deadmau5 Goes Off on SoundCloud Twitter Rant

  26-05-2016 20:44
  
  Deadmau5 fell victim to SoundCloud hackers earlier this week, resulting in his personal information being leaked, and now he's taking his anger...
  
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• The Guy In That NSFW Hey Arnold Scene Isn’t Licking What You Think He’s Licking

  26-05-2016 20:43
  
  There's a totally innocent explanation for that NSFW "Hey Arnold!" Vine.
  
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• Leona Lewis to Star in 'Cats' Broadway Revival

  26-05-2016 20:34
  
  Leona Lewis will soon be all alone with her memories: The singer has signed on to play the role of Grizabella in the upcoming Broadway...
  
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• How Might Black Flash Fit Into The Flash Season 3?

  26-05-2016 20:29
  
  Did "The Flash" just introduce Black Flash? Here's what that could mean for Barry Allen.
  
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• This Month In Weird State Politics

  26-05-2016 20:21
  
  "It's going to be raining dollars"
  
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• Irving Plaza Shooting: Patrons Say Metal Detectors Were Not Used

  26-05-2016 20:19
  
  Wednesday night (May 25), chaos broke out at New York City's Irving Plaza after a shooting took place backstage during a T.I. concert,...
  
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• See Spoon Members Cover Prince, David Bowie

  26-05-2016 20:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Spoon's Britt Daniel and Alex Fischel paid tribute to Prince and David Bowie during an acoustic set at Mexico City's Festival Marvin. The musicians also debuted a new Spoon song.Inside Spoon's Cover Band-Crashing Surprise Set
  For their Prince tribute, the Spoon bandmates chose a more obscure song "Under the Cherry Moon" from the 1986 musical drama of the same name. "Seeing Prince play was like witnessing God's love," the band tweeted soon after the news of the rock star's death broke.T
  
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• Julien Baker: Kind Soul, Dark Words

  26-05-2016 19:59
  
  The Tennessee singer-songwriter on faith and punk-rock rebellion
  
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• Lil Wayne and Birdman Used to Bet $10,000 on Games of 'Madden'

  26-05-2016 19:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  In case they hadn't already made it abundantly clear, here's a story that proves Lil Wayne and Birdman used to take the Cash Money thing literally.'Madden' and Me: How a Football Video Game Took Over My Life
  Back in the day, long before Weezy was throwing shade at Young Money and suing his former mentor for $51 million, the duo used to make insanely large bets on football games. Not real football, mind you – instead, they'd wager on games of Madden. And to up the ridiculous factor even mor
  
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• A2IM Announces 2016 Libera Awards Performance Lineup

  26-05-2016 19:44
  
  The A2IM Libera Awards will return for its fifth year on June 16 at the Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom, with host Ted...
  
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