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• Katy Perry makes social media history with Twitter milestone

  01-07-2016 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The pop star is celebrating unprecedented technological achievement.
  
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• Rihanna's 'Sledgehammer' Director Floria Sigismondi Talks Creating the Year's Most Epic Music Video

  01-07-2016 23:40
  
  Award-winning music video director and filmmaker Floria Sigismondi has created the first-ever music video shot entirely in IMAX for Rihanna's...
  
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• Leon Bridges' Home Turf Is a Fort Worth Studio

  01-07-2016 23:31
  Coming home to North Texas means a lot of things for Leon Bridges. It's much more than just the name of his debut album, the album that launched him to overnight stardom a little more than a year ago.
  
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• Danny Davis, Veteran Music Executive, Dies at 87

  01-07-2016 23:05
  
  Danny Davis, a promotion executive at Motown, Phil Spector's Philles Records and Neil Bogart's Casablanca Records during his career, died...
  
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• Snoop Dogg Goes Back to the West Coast on 'Coolaid' Album: Listen

  01-07-2016 22:28
  
  If you old school West Coast beats and rhymes are what you need to get your relax on this holiday weekend, Snoop Dogg has just what the doctor...
  
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• Celebrate Fourth of July With This Epic Hot Latin Songs Spotify Playlist

  01-07-2016 22:00
  
  If you're stressing out about what music to play on your Fourth of July party, stress no more!  
  There's nothing like blasting good...
  
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• Apple fires back at Spotify over music streaming claims

  01-07-2016 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Apple Inc fought back on Friday against Spotify's claims that the U.S. tech giant had hampered competition in music streaming by rejecting an update to the Swedish service's iPhone app. The two companies have gone head to head in the battle for music streaming customers since Apple Music was launched in more than 100 countries last year. Apple's entry into the field sparked concerns from music streaming companies such as Spotify, which have argued that the 30
  
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• Demi Lovato wows fans with sexy bedroom photos

  01-07-2016 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The Cool For the Summer singer raises temperatures with naked shots to promote new single Body Say.
  
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• The Tragically Hip, 'Man Machine Poet': Track-by-Track Review

  01-07-2016 21:44
  
  The release of a new album by The Tragically Hip is always big news and highly anticipated in Canada. The country’s rock ‘n’ roll...
  
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• The Tragically Hip, 'Man Machine Poem': Track-by-Track Review

  01-07-2016 21:44
  
  The release of a new album by The Tragically Hip is always big news and highly anticipated in Canada. The country’s rock ‘n’ roll...
  
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• Katy Perry Hits 90M, Most Followed Person on Twitter

  01-07-2016 21:05
  
  A lot of people have a lot of Twitter followers. But, until Friday (July 1) nobody had 90 million. Well, nobody except Katy Perry. The singer...
  
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• See David Gilmour Play 'One of These Days' for First Time in 22 Years

  01-07-2016 21:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  David Gilmour dug deep into Pink Floyd's catalogue at a recent concert in Warsaw, Poland and played "One of These Days," the opening track to the 1971 LP Meddle, for the first time since Floyd's 1994 tour. The concert, which is part of the singer and guitarist's Rattle That Lock tour, was broadcast on television.David Gilmour Ends Tour With Pink Floyd Hits, Soaring Solos
  The track opened with the rolling of a wind machine and some echoing bass-guitar gallop. The Polish audience immediately recog
  
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• Taylor Swift's Feminist Evolution

  01-07-2016 21:00
  
  The Taylor Swift Is a Feminist Icon argument goes something like this: From the start of her career a decade ago, Taylor Swift has shown millions of...
  
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• Lionel Richie, Jess Glynne, Florence Welch and Olly Murs take home O2 Silver Clef Awards

  01-07-2016 20:47 via music-news.com
  
  A galaxy of stars joined music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins today at the O2 Silver Clef Awards at Grosvenor House Hotel in London
  
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• Drake's 'One Dance' Becomes Longest-Running U.K. No. 1 Single in 22 Years

  01-07-2016 20:44
  
  Drake's "One Dance" (Cash Money/Republic/Universal), featuring Wizkid & Kyla, has started a 12th week atop the U.K. singles chart...
  
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• Get Ready to Rocksteady: Reggae's Influential Forerunner Celebrates Golden Anniversary

  01-07-2016 20:37
  
  When veteran Jamaican singer Leroy Sibbles took the stage at the St. Kitts Music Festival, the audience drew closer to savor his smooth delivery of...
  
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• Weekend Rock: What Is the Best Pop-Punk Album of All Time?

  01-07-2016 20:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Today, Blink-182 released California, their first album in five years — and also first without founding member Tom DeLonge. The album has the pop-punk luminaries not only moving their sound forward but also reflecting on their legacy and their place as one of the most popular and influential bands in pop-punk history.Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Blink-182 Songs
  Now we have a question for you: What is the greatest pop-punk album of all time? Feel free to vote for Nineties classics like Green
  
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• Hear Demi Lovato's Alluring New Song 'Body Say'

  01-07-2016 20:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Demi Lovato has debuted the sultry studio version of her new single "Body Say." She debuted the track during the kick-off show of her co-headlining tour with friend and business partner Nick Jonas.On the dance ballad, Lovato is more forward than ever, continuing the sexy lyrical turn she took with her most recent album Confident and single "Cool for the Summer," which debuted last summer. "If my body had a say, I wouldn't turn away/Touch, make love, taste you," she belts on the track's chorus.Wa
  
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• British PM David Cameron Attempts, Fails to Quote Smiths Lyrics at House of Commons

  01-07-2016 20:14
  
  It's not been a good year for David Cameron. After opening up a referendum on Britain's membership in the European Union -- a move done...
  
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• Watch 12-Year-Old Guitar God Rock Out a Hendrix-Worthy 'Star-Spangled Banner'

  01-07-2016 20:00
  
  Brandon “Taz” Niederauer is celebrating the Fourth of July weekend the only way the 12-year-old guitarist knows how: rocking out to...
  
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• Justin Bieber Projects Names of Pulse Victims & Christina Grimmie During Orlando Tour Stop

  01-07-2016 19:44
  
  Last month, a few days after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history took place in an Orlando LGBT club, Justin Bieber confirmed he would not cancel...
  
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• Hits And Misses: Fall Out Boy And Missy Elliott’s ‘Ghostbusters,’ Troye And Alessia Go ‘Wild,’ Calvin Harris And Dizzee Rascal’s ‘Hype’

  01-07-2016 19:21
  
  Every week, MTV’s writers and critics assemble and weigh in on new hotness, chart trash, and glimmers of hope in the pop music landscape. This week’s roundtable includes Hazel Cills, Jessica Hopper, Doreen St. Félix, Charles Aaron, Simon Vozick-Levinson, David Turner, Sasha Geffen, and Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib. Fall Out Boy feat. Missy Elliott, “Ghostbusters (I’m Not...Read more »
  
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• Meek Mill Responds To Joe Budden’s Jabs: ‘He’s Been Dead’

  01-07-2016 19:15
  
  Meek Mill responds to Joe Budden's lyric about him on 'Making A Murderer (Part 1).'
  
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• Pearl Jam Revive Intimate, Pre-Bonnaroo Gig for Third Man Live LP

  01-07-2016 19:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Two days before Pearl Jam's headlining Bonnaroo show, the rock legends performed a career-spanning set for 250 fans at Third Man Records' Nashville venue, Blue Room. The results were recorded direct to acetate and will be released as a limited edition live LP through Third Man's Vault subscription service.Watch Pearl Jam Cover Doobie Brothers at New York Concert
  Vault Package 29 will include a black-and-gold, split-colored vinyl edition of the concert, along with a seven-inch featuring a solo Ed
  
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• The Stakes: Action Items

  01-07-2016 19:08
  
  Another week, another (sort of) political podcast.
  
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• The Real Star Of Finding Dory Is Gerald The Sea Lion, According To The Internet

  01-07-2016 18:59
  
  Gerald the sea lion is the internet's favorite 'Finding Dory' character.
  
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• 13 Playhouse Disney Lies You Fell For As A Kid

  01-07-2016 18:47
  
  Playhouse Disney enjoyed lying to its young audience through its various shows.
  
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• The Legend Of Tarzan: Me Shirtless Hero, You Skeptical Modern Audience

  01-07-2016 18:44
  
  Harry Potter vet David Yates tries to make the Tarzan story work for the 2016 summer-blockbuster crowd.
  
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• Rising stars to check out at this year's EXIT music festival

  01-07-2016 18:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Here's a look at some of the rising stars to watch out for in this summer's festival line-ups -- whether or not you make the trip -- starting with the Serbian music festival EXIT, held July 7-10, 2016, at the Petrovaradin Fortress.
  
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• Enjoy This Bit Of '80s Nostalgia With The Absurd Music Video Carl Lewis Once Made

  01-07-2016 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Olympic Legend Carl Lewis is never going to live down this music video. We still don’t fully understand the rationale behind Lewis making this, but I suppose once you become famous for one thing, it becomes time to capitalize on that fame and turn it into more. “I’m an Olympic gold medalist, next stop Hollywood!,” is likely what a young Carl Lewis thought immediately before making the The Room-level masterpiece that is “Break It Up.”
  
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• Deadmau5 Dishes On Virtual Reality Game & Music: 'These Worlds Are Gonna Collide'

  01-07-2016 18:27
  
  Earlier this week, deadmau5 launched a virtual reality game in conjunction with Absolut Labs. Users get a taste of a day in the life of the producer...
  
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• Dead Of Summer Wants To Serve You Horror With A Side Of John Hughes

  01-07-2016 18:21
  
  'Dead Of Summer' creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz spill secrets about their new Freeform genre.
  
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• Arthur Hanlon Pays Tribute to Mexico With His 'Huapango' Video: Watch

  01-07-2016 18:12
  
  Pianist Arthur Hanlon pays tribute to Mexico with his new music video "Huapango," a Mexican classic, composed by Jose ...
  
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• Raury Gives Back To Atlanta With Raurfest And ‘Trill Yoga’

  01-07-2016 18:11
  
  This weekend Atlanta-based artist Raury gives something back to the city and community that raised him up. The rapper/singer-songwriter is going to be putting on his third annual Raurfest, which started as a solo concert but has expanded this year into a full one-day festival as part of LVRN Weekend with performances by Kilo Kish,...Read more »
  
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• Anne Hathaway Is Still Giving Devil Wears Prada Fans Fashion Advice, 10 Years Later

  01-07-2016 18:08
  
  Anne Hathaway celebrates the 10th anniversary of 'The Devil Wears Prada' with a sweet Instagram post.
  
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• Henrik Schwarz Unveils Brassy Remix of OFF's Classic 'Electrica Salsa': Exclusive Premiere

  01-07-2016 18:00
  
  OFF – a trio containing Sven Väth, Luca Anzilotti, and Michael Münzing – released "Electrica Salsa" back in 1986. The song went...
  
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• Zayn Malik, Kristen Stewart, Amandla Stenberg, And Hari Nef Get Rebellious For Elle UK

  01-07-2016 17:58
  
  Kristen Stewart, Zayn Malik, Amandla Stenberg, and Hari Nef cover 'Elle' UK's September issue.
  
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• The Office's David Brent Returns in a New Music Video

  01-07-2016 17:47 via tvguide.com
  
  In the years since the original, British version of The Office finished airing, former office manager David Brent (Ricky Gervais) has devoted his life to pursuing his dream of becoming a rock star. His efforts are chronicled in the upcoming mockumentary David Brent: Life On the Road , which follows ... Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Ricky Gervais This article, The Office 's David Brent Returns in a New Music Video, originally appeared on TVGuide.com.
  
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• Stone Roses Rock MSG In First NY Show Since 1995

  01-07-2016 17:46
  
  After releasing their near-perfect self-titled debut in 1989, The Stone Roses weathered a nasty legal battle, labored over a disappointing second...
  
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• Zac Efron Had A ‘Well, Shit’ Moment After Dyeing His Hair Blonde

  01-07-2016 17:40
  
  Zac Efron explains why dyeing his hair blonde was actually a total fail.
  
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• Zac Efron Had A ‘Well, Shit’ Moment After Dyeing His Hair Blond

  01-07-2016 17:40
  
  Zac Efron explains why dyeing his hair blonde was actually a total fail.
  
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• Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ Video And The Trap Of Provocative Art

  01-07-2016 17:40
  
  Last Friday night, the video for Kanye West’s “Famous” premiered. I watched, remembering that I made a last-minute decision to not cancel my Tidal subscription after my Lemonade-borne trial ended. Based on the 2008 painting Sleep by Vincent Desiderio, the video depicts West in a massive bed, surrounded by lifelike sleeping figures of Taylor Swift,...Read more »
  
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• Publishing Briefs: Atlas Music Acquires Al Jackson Trust, Low Country Sound Teams with Nashville Songwriters

  01-07-2016 17:36
  
  Billboard's Ed Christman rounds-up all the big news in the music publishing world.
  Atlas Music Publishing has acquired the music interests of the...
  
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• Bastille Explore 'Wild World' on New LP

  01-07-2016 17:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bastille will release their second LP, Wild World, on September 9th via Virgin Records. The 14-track album, which features five extra tracks on the deluxe edition, follows the London indie-pop quintet's multi-platinum 2013 debut, Bad Blood. Bastille's Cinematic 'Pompeii'
  "We have been working nonstop on Wild World for the last few years + are so excited for you to finally hear it in a few months," the band wrote in a statement to fans. "Not long to go! Thank you for all your patience + supp
  
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• There’s One Trend That Gigi Gorgeous Won’t Touch

  01-07-2016 17:24
  
  Gigi Gorgeous poses for 'Galore' magazine.
  
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