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• Rick Ross’s Latest Signee Is A Formerly Homeless Rapper He Met On The Street

  28-07-2016 23:52
  
  Rick Ross signs Isa Muhammad, who rapped for him on the street, to Maybach Music Group.
  
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• Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number: Sia & Other Artists Who Topped the Hot 100 After 40

  28-07-2016 23:50
  
  As Sia’s “Cheap Thrills” becomes her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 as an artist, the singer-songwriter also completes the rare feat...
  
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• M.I.A. lashes out at MTV bosses following Video Music Awards 'snub'

  28-07-2016 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The star calls attention to "excluded voices"
  
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• Have You Heard The One About Donald Trump?

  28-07-2016 23:43
  
  How a punch line became a presidential candidate
  
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• Lady Problems: Rest In Peace Ellen Pompeo, Who At 33 Was Dead To Hollywood

  28-07-2016 23:42
  
  Plus: Jennifer Hudson, please blink if you have been taken hostage by Adam Sandler and you are in need of assistance
  
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• Amazon Beats Earnings Expectations, Revenue Up 31 Percent

  28-07-2016 23:34
  
  Once known for its big expenditures and significant losses, Amazon is now on a profitability streak. 
  The e-commerce giant made $1.78 per share...
  
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• Mac Miller Announces New Album, Shares 'Dang!' With Anderson Paak: Listen

  28-07-2016 23:27
  
  Mac Miller has announced a new album set for September release, led by first single "Dang!" featuring Anderson .Paak.
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• It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! No, It’s Your First Look At Tyler Hoechlin As Superman

  28-07-2016 23:06
  
  Here's your first look at Tyler Hoechlin's Superman in "Supergirl" Season 2.
  
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• Billboard's '40 Under 40' 2016: Submit Your Nominations Here

  28-07-2016 22:59
  
  Billboard is now accepting nominations for its annual 40 Under 40 feature for 2016 -- with a couple changes this year. We are seeking to...
  
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• The Beatles to Release Shea Stadium Concert in Theaters With Ron Howard Film

  28-07-2016 22:56
  
  The Beatles announced Thursday (July 28) that a 4K restoration of their celebrated performance at their Aug. 15, 1965, Shea Stadium concert with...
  
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• Rihanna Gets Her 26th No. 1 on Dance Club Songs Chart With 'Kiss It Better'

  28-07-2016 22:53
  
  Rihanna rules Dance Club Songs for a 26th time, as "Kiss It Better" nuzzles up to No. 1 on the Aug. 6-dated chart. Only Madonna, with 46...
  
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• Even The Beatles Got Scared: Paul McCartney Talks Early Days in Trailer for New Ron Howard Doc

  28-07-2016 22:52
  
  Life seemed great for the Beatles during the British Invasion days -- and, yes, a lot of it was -- but media saturation and public mobbing will drive...
  
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• Halsey Opens Up About Her Miscarriage In Her Most Honest Interview Yet

  28-07-2016 22:46
  
  Halsey reveals she got pregnant last year before Badlands came out.
  
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• Pusha T And Jeremih Team Up For ‘Paid’, An Upbeat Ode To Raking In Cash

  28-07-2016 22:33
  
  Pusha T and Jeremih team up for the joyful cut "Paid" from the upcoming "The Land" soundtrack.
  
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• Jason Bourne: You Know His Name, But You Will Probably Forget It

  28-07-2016 22:26
  
  Jason Bourne is at its best when its Jason Bourne isn't in it
  
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• SoundCloud Mulling Billion Dollar Sale

  28-07-2016 22:17
  
  SoundCloud is up for sale to prospective buyers with a billion dollar price tag, a source tells Billboard. The potential sale comes a month...
  
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• Joe Jonas And Ansel Elgort Are New York’s Baddest Pokémon Gym Bosses

  28-07-2016 22:17
  
  Joe Jonas and Ansel Elgort are well on their way to becoming Pokémon masters.
  
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• Aurora Q&A: Inside Her YouTube Deal, 'Possessed' Performance Style and Upcoming Documentary

  28-07-2016 21:54
  
  Since the release of her debut album All Of My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend in March, 20-year-old Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora has slowly...
  
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• The Queer Importance Of Dazzler, Marvel’s Disco-Inspired, Rollerskating Superheroine

  28-07-2016 21:52
  
  There's never been a more perfect time to embrace Dazzler's queer fanbase and turbulent history.
  
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• #TBMTV: You’ve Got Mail And It’s Over Here In This Tent

  28-07-2016 21:47
  
  Hard as it may be to believe, ultra-powerful mobile communication devices weren’t always as ubiquitous at rock festivals as ironic t-shirts, crowd-tossed beach balls, or unaddressed sun-poisoning symptoms. In this interview shot during Lollapalooza 1997, self-proclaimed “cybernerds” Ben Kweller and the members of his band Radish talk to MTV’s Serena Altschul about the many “magical,...Read more »
  
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• Cara Delevingne Annihilated Dave Franco And James Corden In A Diss-Filled Rap Battle

  28-07-2016 21:35
  
  Cara Delevingne faces off against Dave Franco and James Corden in a hilarious rap battle.
  
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• Watch Reverend Jesse Jackson Talk Racial Injustices & the Need to 'Learn to Live Together in Coalition'

  28-07-2016 21:32
  
  Politically charged, electronic duo Krewella caught a moment with Reverend Jesse Jackson at the Democratic National Convention.
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• Halsey suffered miscarriage on 2015 tour

  28-07-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The 21-year-old had to perform hours after losing her baby.
  
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• Mac Miller Teams Up With Anderson .Paak For A Funky First Taste Of His New Album

  28-07-2016 21:27
  
  Mac Miller announces his new album, The Devine Feminine, and releases "Dang!" featuring Anderson .Paak.
  
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• Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Are Moved To Tears By Fashion In New Balmain Ads

  28-07-2016 21:22
  
  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are featured in Balmain's fall campaign.
  
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• George Strait, Florida Georgia Line and Shania Twain Top Billboard's All-Time Country Charts

  28-07-2016 21:21
  
  For the first time, Billboard has compiled extensive chart recaps of country music, ranking the genre’s top artists, songs and albums during...
  
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• Diplo Compares a Donald Trump Presidency to 'The Purge' Movies

  28-07-2016 21:17
  
  Diplo has been feeling quite political lately. After expressing his support for Bernie Sanders, he's been holding things down at the Democratic...
  
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• Pink Floyd 'Early Years' 27-Disc Box Set Coming in November

  28-07-2016 21:11
  
  Pink Floyd are prepping a massive retrospective that will cover the pioneering psychedelic band's formation and growth into one of the...
  
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• How The Gilmore Girls Revival Will Honor Richard After His Death

  28-07-2016 21:10
  
  "Gilmore Girls" star Lauren Graham opened up about how Edward Herrmann's death influenced the show's Netflix reboot.
  
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• Review: Gucci Mane Has Post-Prison Heel Turn on 'Everybody Looking'

  28-07-2016 21:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Throughout the last decade, Gucci Mane has been the wild card of Atlanta rap. His flow was a giddy, stream-of-consciousness spill of internal rhymes, sing-song melodies as playful as jump-rope chants and unpredictable imagery ("Gucci Mane crazy I might pull up on a zebra/Land on top a eagle, smokin' a joint of reefer," he rapped on 2010's "Gucci Time"). Rapping in a throaty growl over spacious, synth-heavy beats, he became trap-rap's absurdist Id, influencing Future, Migos and countless others w
  
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• Mary J. Blige Files For Divorce From Husband/Manager After 12 Years of Marriage: Report

  28-07-2016 21:03
  
  Mary J. Blige's 12-year marriage to husband and manager Martin "Kendu" Isaacs is coming to an end. According to TMZ, the R...
  
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• Cody Jinks' Covers Merle Haggard's 'The Way I Am': Listen

  28-07-2016 21:00
  
  "Merle Haggard is the greatest of all time," the singer Cody Jinks tells Billboard in an email. "No one will ever come close."...
  
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• Lauren Conrad Just Dropped A Bombshell About Those Legendary Mascara Tears

  28-07-2016 20:56
  
  Lauren Conrad just dropped a bombshell about those infamous 'Hills' mascara tears.
  
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• Unreleased songs part of companion album to Springsteen book

  28-07-2016 20:54
  Five previously unreleased tracks from The Boss will be released on Sept. 23 on a companion album to the icon's autobiography, "Born to Run," which will be released Sept.
  
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• Notorious B.I.G. Scripted Comedy in the Works at TBS

  28-07-2016 20:49
  
  TBS is looking to Notorious B.I.G. for its next scripted series.
  The Turner-owned cable network announced Thursday that it is developing a scripted...
  
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• MTV Classic to Replace VH1 Classic, Reboot With '90s Focus

  28-07-2016 20:45
  
  MTV is truly going back to its roots.
  Starting Aug. 1, VH1 Classic will be rebranded as MTV Classic — with a focus on 1990s programming. The...
  
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• Nick Jonas in Talks to Join 'Jumanji' Remake

  28-07-2016 20:41
  
  Nick Jonas is in early talks to join Sony's Jumanji, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. 
  The singer-songwriter would join...
  
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• Idina Menzel to Star in 'Beaches' TV Movie for Lifetime

  28-07-2016 20:36
  
  Idina Menzel is headed for the beach with Lifetime.
  The Frozen and Rent favorite has been tapped to take on Bette Midler's...
  
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• Selena Gomez Trades Sequins For Sheer On Her Revival Tour

  28-07-2016 20:34
  
  Selena Gomez introduced a very sheer outfit into her Revival tour wardrobe.
  
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• Meet Nao, Avant-R&B Star Moving From Back-Up Singer Shadows

  28-07-2016 20:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  East Londoner Neo Jessica Joshua first stepped onstage as a backup singer for the likes of Jarvis Cocker and Kwabs before she began to write and make tracks at home as Nao. Working with fellow U.K. underground producers like Loxe, Mura Masa and A.K. Paul (whose brother Jai Paul remains one of the more mysterious figures in the U.K.), she gained notice for her first two EPs before popping up on Disclosure's Caracal last year.This week sees Nao step front and center with her hotly-tipped debut alb
  
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• 9 Times Rihanna Brought Her Wine Glass With Her, Because So What, Who Cares

  28-07-2016 20:27
  
  Rihanna will take her wine glass to go, thanks.
  
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• NXNE President Michael Hollett Steps Down at NOW Magazine

  28-07-2016 20:18
  
  Michael Hollett, the co-founder of Toronto's long-running music festival North by Northeast (NXNE), has resigned his other role as editor/...
  
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• How The 1995 Lollapalooza Online Diaries Changed Rock Stardom

  28-07-2016 20:07
  
  By Matthew Kessler Kick-ass concerts didn’t come to Mobile, Alabama, in the 1990s. We had one venue, the Mobile Civic Center, and second-string hair metal bands like Cinderella might play once a year if we were lucky. Everything I knew about cool music I learned from cable television. In 1995, I was 14, and my...Read more »
  
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• 13 Critical Questions I Have For This Pic Of Blond Baby Taylor Lautner

  28-07-2016 20:04
  
  Taylor Lautner shared a photo of himself as a blonde kid, and we have questions.
  
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• Watch Krewella Talk Police Violence, Islam & Youth Vote With Officer Shafiq Abdussabu at DNC 2016

  28-07-2016 20:02
  
  Krewella took a turn in front of the camera to speak with Officer Shafiq Abdussabu, from New Haven, Conn., in a powerful video as part of Billboard...
  
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• Jojo Prepping First Album in 10 Years, 'Mad Love'; Drops 'F*** Apologies' with Wiz Khalifa

  28-07-2016 20:02
  
  Now we know JoJo's got Mad Love. Why? Because that's the name of the pop sensation's first new album in a decade, which she will unleash...
  
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• Watch Nice as F--k Feel the Bern in 'Door' Video

  28-07-2016 19:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nice As Fuck, the indie rock supergroup composed of Jenny Lewis, Tennessee Thomas and Erika Forster, released its debut video for single "Door." The clip was shot at New York City's Deep End Club, an East Village clothing boutique and community space owned by Thomas, which is closing this weekend. In honor of the store, Nice As Fuck play a high-energy dance party, featuring the Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. as the landlord and Moldy Peaches' Adam Green hawking newspapers on the street.
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• Allison Kaye Promoted to President of Music at SB Projects

  28-07-2016 19:54
  
  Allison Kaye, the longtime general manager of Scooter Braun's SB Projects, has been promoted to president of music at the company. In her new...
  
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• ‘Get Dat Fetus, Kill Dat Fetus’: BoJack Horseman Tackles Abortion And Celebrity Feminism In Its Own Demented Way

  28-07-2016 19:53
  
  An insane storyline about an orca whale helps normalize abortion on TV.
  
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• Tegan and Sara Honor Prince, Bowie in 'Faint of Heart' Video

  28-07-2016 19:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tegan and Sara host the ultimate lip sync battle and cede center stage to budding LGBTQ artists in their new video for "Faint of Heart."The Devon Kirkpatrick-directed clip, which premiered via Teen Vogue, finds the young performers lip-syncing the striving, sensual pop ballad while dressed as an array of artists. Tyler Ford plays Prince, Ella Giselle plays Madonna, Dominic Ravina plays Elvis, Olabisi Kovabel plays Grace Jones and Cooper Treibel plays David Bowie. And while Tegan and Sa
  
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