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• Lawsuit Against Dr. Dre Over Beats Headphone Royalties Revived at Appeals Court

  19-09-2016 23:55
  
  Beats Electronics, alongside headphones entrepreneurs Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, must again contend with a lawsuit that claims former hedge-...
  
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• Music Monday (9/19): This Week's New Albums + Videos

  19-09-2016 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Radiohead, Beck, Green Day, and Warpaint, plus brand new streaming music from Justice, Phantogram, Hamilton Leithauser+Rostam, Beach Slang, and more. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic
  
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• Kanye West serenades Miami concertgoer

  19-09-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  The rapper's emotional exchange with the concert-goer has gone viral.
  
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• Mariah Carey Announces 9 Final Shows of Las Vegas Residency

  19-09-2016 23:25
  
  Mariah Carey is wrapping up her two-year stint in Las Vegas with nine shows.
  Caesars Palace announced Monday that Carey's final shows at The...
  
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• Boys Noize's 'Mayday' Video Is a Truth Bomb Set to a Beat

  19-09-2016 23:24
  
  Smile. Wave to the camera. Big Brother is watching you.
  Did you know the average U.S. citizen is caught on camera 75 times a day? That's nothing...
  
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• Kiefer Sutherland Talks His Next Album & the Political Timeliness of 'Designated Survivor'

  19-09-2016 23:19
  
  “In my twenties and thirties I was hugely aware of the stigma of an actor doing music, so it was something I’d never touch,”...
  
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• NBC Universo Sets Premiere Date for 'The Riveras,' Featuring Jenni Rivera's Children

  19-09-2016 23:14
  
  The Riveras, a reality show featuring late singer Jenni Rivera's kids, is set to premiere on NBC Universo on Sunday, Oct. 16. The 10-episode...
  
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• Watch YG Invite Fans Onstage To Destroy A Donald Trump Piñata

  19-09-2016 23:09
  
  YG kicked off his FDT Tour by obliterating a Donald Trump piñata onstage.
  
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• Kevin Hart Teams With T.I. & Migos as Chocolate Droppa for 'Baller Alert'

  19-09-2016 22:54
  
  After making audiences pee in their pants nationwide both on the big screen and on tour, comedian Kevin Hart is getting serious about his spit game...
  
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• The American Horror Story Guys Got Freaked Out By Their Own Show

  19-09-2016 22:51
  
  'American Horror Story' Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare, And Finn Wittrock were hilariously spooked at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights.
  
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• ‘Perfect Already’: Jenelle Evans Offers First Glimpse Of Daughter Ensley

  19-09-2016 22:47
  
  Jenelle Evans has shared sonogram images of her daughter Ensley -- see them now!
  
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• Kanye West Shouts Out Fan With 'Runaway' Tattoo Who 'Brought Tears' to His Eyes at Saint Pablo Tour Stop

  19-09-2016 22:29
  
  Kanye West was moved by a fan's ink during his recent Saint Pablo tour stop Sunday in Miami. Wearing a shirt honoring West's late mother...
  
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• Publishing Industry Praises BMI Consent-Decree Decision -- But Outcome Remains Unclear

  19-09-2016 22:25
  
  While the music publishing industry is effusively praising Judge Louis Stanton’s ruling Friday -- which overturned the Department of Justice...
  
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• 5 Juan Luis Guerra Concert Highlights (Hint: It's Not Just the Music)

  19-09-2016 22:20
  
  A Juan Luis Guerra show is a non-stop succession of hits. And on Friday (Sept. 17) at the Hard Rock Café in Hollywood, Fl., the Dominican star...
  
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• Kim Kardashian Calls Out 'Wall Street Journal' for Ad Denying Armenian Genocide With Her Own Full-Page 'New York Times' Ad

  19-09-2016 22:17
  
  Back in April, the Wall Street Journal printed a controversial ad that essentially denied the 1915 Armenian Genocide. On Saturday, Kim...
  
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• Videohead, Episode 1: Jonas Åkerlund Kicks In The Door

  19-09-2016 22:13
  
  The influential video director discusses his journey from black metal to Beyoncé
  
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• Britney Spears Still Hangs Out With Snakes 15 Years Later

  19-09-2016 22:11
  
  Fifteen years after her iconic 'I'm a Slave 4 U' VMA performance, Britney Spears shared her love of snakes in a new Instagram video.
  
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• Listen to 'Rolling Stone Music Now' Podcast: Sting on Return to Rock

  19-09-2016 22:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  The latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, our first-ever podcast, is now available. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify or check it out below.
  Sting's "I Can’t Stop Thinking About You" is the closest thing he's made to a new Police song in decades. He talks to Rolling Stone's Patrick Doyle about his upcoming album, 57th & 9th – as well as Prince, climate change deniers and why he's always working it. Plus, we share our first thoughts on the new Lady G
  
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• Kanye West And The Girl With The ‘Runaway’ Tattoo

  19-09-2016 22:05
  
  Talking with Krystal Aguirre, the fan who made 'Ye cry
  
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• Angel Olsen's Otherworldly Webster Hall Show: 5 Things That Stunned Us

  19-09-2016 22:05
  
  During her triumphant sold-out show at Webster Hall on Saturday night, and just days into her My Woman world tour, singer-songwriter Angel...
  
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• Simon Cowell on Triumphant Summer Season of 'America's Got Talent': 'It Was Like the Old Days'

  19-09-2016 22:00
  
  While other reality competition shows are on the wane in popularity, ratings and relevance, NBC's America's Got Talent is emerging...
  
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• Big K.R.I.T. Talks Parting Ways With Def Jam & His New Independent Venture, Multi

  19-09-2016 21:55
  
  After the summer release of 12 For 12, a series where he released 12 freestyles in 12 hours, Big K.R.I.T. revealed via Twitter that he was no...
  
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• Watch Kevin Spacey Star in Tom Odell's 'Here I Am' Video

  19-09-2016 21:52
  
  Back in June, English singer-songwriter Tom Odell released his sophomore effort Wrong Crowd, which followed his 2013 breakout debut ...
  
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• Wear This To A Kanye Concert If You Want To Make Him Cry

  19-09-2016 21:44
  
  A fan's shirt and tattoo brought Kanye West to tears during his Saint Pablo show in Miami.
  
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• Beauty And The Beast Cast Reunites, Sings Iconic Theme 25 Years Later

  19-09-2016 21:33
  
  Watch Angela Lansbury sing the iconic "Beauty And The Beast" theme, accompanied on the piano by Alan Menken, at the Disney film's 25th anniversary in New York City.
  
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• Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins Univision & Fusion's 'Rise Up as One'

  19-09-2016 21:24
  
  Lin-Manuel Miranda joins Univision and Fusion Media's star-studded two-day event "Rise Up as One" taking place Oct. 14 and 15. ...
  
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• 9 Reasons Why John Mayer Is Our Most Versatile Rocker

  19-09-2016 21:00
  
  While you were worrying about what he was tweeting or who he was dating, John Mayer was not-so-quietly amassing the most versatile resume in...
  
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• Coolio Got Arrested With Loaded, Stolen Gun on Way to Vanilla Ice's Dallas Show

  19-09-2016 20:58
  Coolio visited DFW in June for the I Love the '90s Tour, but couldn't make it back over the weekend for his Vanilla Ice gig. Vanilla Ice's hometown show at The Bomb Factory on Saturday night was as '90s as it could get.
  
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• Photos, GIFs No Longer Drain Your Twitter Character Count

  19-09-2016 20:54
  
  Go on and treat yourself to a few more words in that tweet. Twitter just made it so photos, videos, GIFs, polls and quote tweets will no longer count...
  
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• An Ode To Rami Malek, Southern Murderer And Seducer, At The Emmys

  19-09-2016 20:49
  
  If the star of a Tennessee Williams play wore Dior
  
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• The Birther Wants To Drive You Crazy

  19-09-2016 20:46
  
  How Donald Trump uses gaslighting to avoid blame for his lies.
  
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• The Beatles Announce DVD Release Details of 'Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years'

  19-09-2016 20:33
  
  On Monday (Sept. 19), only days after the Ron Howard film The Beatles: Eight Days a Week -- The Touring Years premiered in theaters and on Hulu, the...
  
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• Lady Gaga's 'Perfect Illusion' Makes Its Hot 100 Debut

  19-09-2016 20:24
  
  Lady Gaga's new single "Perfect Illusion" debuts at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Oct. 1).
  The Chainsmokers Top Hot 100...
  
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• The Chainsmokers Top Hot 100, DJ Snake & Justin Bieber Bound to Top 10

  19-09-2016 20:22
  
  The Chainsmokers lead the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Oct. 1) for a fifth week with "Closer," featuring Halsey. Meanwhile, DJ Snake hits the...
  
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• Why Does Drake & Josh’s Crazy Steve Have Zero Enchilada Pics On Instagram?

  19-09-2016 20:15
  
  Jerry Trainor from 'Drake & Josh' and 'iCarly' finally made his Instagram account public.
  
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• Snowglobe 2016 Doubles in Size to Host The Chainsmokers, Flume, Major Lazer & More

  19-09-2016 19:39
  
  Most music festivals conjure an image of half-naked revelers soaking up sun in a grassy field. Snowglobe Music Festival is not most festivals.
  The...
  
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• Bob Marley Songs Remixed: Listen to 7 of the Best

  19-09-2016 19:20
  
  While it may be hard to imagine the soothing and mellow qualities inherent in Bob Marley's songs reformatted into dance tracks, several...
  
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• Trump The Music Industry

  19-09-2016 19:18
  
  Five big, luxurious ideas to make music great again, from the bigoted blowhard himself
  
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• Garth Brooks' SiriusXM Channel a Tech Toy With Some Big Advantages

  19-09-2016 19:14
  
  During his commercial peak years in the 1990s, Garth Brooks was a staunch defender of country radio, famously resisting Capitol Records’...
  
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• Amy Nicholson At TIFF: A Skyjacking, An Antivirus Renegade, And An Anne Hathaway Monster Movie

  19-09-2016 19:11
  
  Our critic's last dispatch from Toronto also hits festival entries from James Franco, Selena Gomez, and Hailee Steinfeld
  
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• Kicks N Licks & Desiree Dawson's 'Sunny Day' Sounds Like Dancing on Sunshine: Exclusive

  19-09-2016 19:10
  
  Jersey Club rhythms and a vocal 'hruh' Rick Ross sample turn up the perfectly pop melodies of California duo Kicks N Licks' “Sunny...
  
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• How Berklee & Boston Music Schools Merged to Create A Conservatory 'on Steroids'

  19-09-2016 19:00
  
  For the past couple of centuries, the concept of a music conservatory has not changed drastically: Young virtuosos feverishly studying the nuances of...
  
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• D.C. Musical Map: Navigating Music Row in the Nation's Capital

  19-09-2016 19:00
  
  The music industry has always had its power hubs, be it the Brill Building in 1960s’ New York or Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip in the ’...
  
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• Country Comforts: Furniture & Housewares From Reba McEntire, Eric Church & More

  19-09-2016 19:00
  
  Furniture and houseware licenses with top talent let America live like Nashville.
  Artist: Kimberly SchlapmanLine: Oh Gussie!About: Launched...
  
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• Watch The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' Get Gallant Cover on BBC1 Live Lounge

  19-09-2016 18:51
  
  Wow. That's all we can say after watching Gallant's soulful “Closer” cover on BBC1's Live Lounge.
  Listen to 7 Must-Hear...
  
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• Polaris Prize Founder Talks New Rules After Jury Discussions Began 'Teetering' Into Personal Jabs

  19-09-2016 18:42
  
  Canada's Polaris Music Prize, the annual award for Canada's best album -- the 2016 winner will be announced tonight at a gala in Toronto...
  
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• Tom Holland Got Pranked Hard By A Toilet On Spider-Man: Homecoming Set

  19-09-2016 18:33
  
  Tom Holland's set chair was swapped for a crappy substitute on the set of 'Spider-Man: Homecoming.'
  
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• Juan Gabriel's New Music Video 'Si Quieres': Watch

  19-09-2016 18:28
  
  Just weeks after Juan Gabriel's unexpected death on Aug. 28, a new video for his 1982 classic "Si quieres" was released over...
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce 2017 North American Tour

  19-09-2016 18:27
  
  The Red Hot Chili Peppers will embark on a "getaway" of their own this winter, as the veteran rockers have announced a North American...
  
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• One Direction Taunts Us With New Merch During The Hiatus

  19-09-2016 18:20
  
  One Direction released new merch over the weekend, which, BTW, is during their hiatus.
  
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