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• Piko-Taro's 'PPAP' Is the Shortest Song Ever on Billboard Hot 100

  19-10-2016 23:51
  
  He has a pen. He has an apple. Now he has a Billboard Hot 100 record too.
  As Piko-Taro debuts on the Hot 100 (dated Oct. 29) at No. 77 with his...
  
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• Shakira's 'La Tortura' & More: Vote for Your Favorite From All-Time Hot Latin Songs Top 10

  19-10-2016 23:34
  
  On Wednesday (Oct. 19), Billboard revealed the top 50 artists and songs that have ruled the Hot Latin Songs chart since it began back on Oct. 4, 1986...
  
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• Ex-Pearl Jam Drummer Bashes Rock Hall Snub: 'They Can't Justify Ignoring My Contributions'

  19-10-2016 23:33
  
  Back in 1994, Pearl Jam dismissed David Abbruzzese as its drummer. Reports were conflicted, though the difference in tone between the band and its...
  
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• Ciara sparks pregnancy speculation

  19-10-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  The star is already mum to two-year-old son Future Zahir, with her ex-fiance Future.
  
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• Regina Spektor Gets Close to Her Fans at Truly Intimate Rough Trade NYC Show

  19-10-2016 23:24
  
  For the final U.S. date in a micro-tour of North America celebrating the release of her new album Remember Us to Life, Regina Spektor left theaters...
  
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• Rob Stringer Named Sony Music CEO: The Industry Reacts

  19-10-2016 23:19
  
  Since moving to the U.S. side of the recorded music business in 2006, Stringer has built his career on developing superstar acts including...
  
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• Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Melissa Etheridge Earns 14th Top 40 Album

  19-10-2016 23:03
  
  On the latest Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Oct. 29), Green Day nabbed its third No. 1 with Revolution Radio, while four more albums arrived in...
  
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• Watch The Black Keys' Patrick Carney Initially Trash & Then Come Around on Lady Gaga's 'Perfect Illusion'

  19-10-2016 22:58
  
  The Black Keys' Patrick Carney is typically behind a drum set on Billboard Hot 100 hits like "Lonely Boy" and "Fever," but in...
  
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• An Argentine Rocker's Shocking Statements About Women, a Latin Grammy Nomination Unaffected

  19-10-2016 22:58
  
  Argentine rocker Gustavo Cordera’s latest album, Tecnoanimal, was launched at the beginning of last summer. The record, co-produced by Eduardo...
  
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• Lauren Conrad Is Joining The Circus (But Just For Halloween)

  19-10-2016 22:56
  
  Lauren Conrad is dressing as a circus ballerina for Halloween -- get a glimpse of her costume!
  
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• 11 Seriously Effed Up Moments From The OG Powerpuff Girls

  19-10-2016 22:42
  
  'The Powerpuff Girls' had some frighteningly sick and twisted moments over the years.
  
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• Madonna Opens for Amy Schumer, Makes Scandalous Campaign Promise to Hillary Clinton Voters

  19-10-2016 22:41
  
  Madonna made a surprise appearance at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday (Oct. 18), opening up for comedian Amy Schumer's stand-up show....
  
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• 15 People Eminem Name-Checks On 'Campaign Speech'

  19-10-2016 22:24
  
  Eminem surprised fans with the new song "Campaign Speech" on Wednesday (Oct. 19), and in just seven minutes, he delivers a...
  
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• Shellacking The Hands Of God: A Manicure With The Woman Who Turns Nails Into Beyoncè’s Nails

  19-10-2016 22:23
  
  Lisa Logan’s salon, The Nail Suite, is located in Harlem. Why are you still reading this and not already in Harlem?
  
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• Classical City: Ensemble Connect holds an Interactive Performance That Uses Music to Inspire the Imagination

  19-10-2016 22:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The musicians of Ensemble Connect wrap up an interactive performance at Saratoga Bridges, an organization helping adults with developmental disabilities.
  
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• Classical City: Powering the Imagination with Music in an Interactive Performance

  19-10-2016 22:12 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The musicians of Ensemble Connect perform a piece and ask the audience to relive the inspiration behind the music.
  
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• Classical City: Re-Imagining Music with the Fellows of Carnegie Hall's Ensemble Connect

  19-10-2016 22:09 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The musicians of Ensemble Connect hold an interactive performance with the audience at Saratoga Bridges, an organization helping adults with developmental disabilities.
  
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• Former Pearl Jam Drummer Dave Abbruzzese Asks Band to Rectify Rock Hall Snub

  19-10-2016 22:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  Dave Abbruzzese, Pearl Jam's drummer on the band's LPs Vs. and Vitalogy, called upon his former bandmates to "do the right thing" and lobby the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to add him to their list of potential inductees.When the Rock Hall announced its short list Tuesday, it listed the four mainstay members of Pearl Jam – Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard – as well as a pair of their drummers: Dave Krusen, who played on their debut LP Ten, and Matt Cameron, the
  
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• Bella Thorne Has ‘No Filter’ In Her Playboy Debut: See The Pics

  19-10-2016 21:51
  
  Bella Thorne poses for Playboy and fires back at her slut-shaming critics.
  
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• Letters To A Young Boat

  19-10-2016 21:44
  
  Sailing with Lil Yachty through a brief history of musical pen pals.
  
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• Cher: 'Las Vegas shows were now or never'

  19-10-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer has never really been her biggest fan.
  
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• Kelly Lee Owens Is Not Here For A Quick Fix

  19-10-2016 21:29
  
  The Welsh producer talks about her debut EP, Oleic, and keeping creative control
  
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• Bobby Shmurda Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

  19-10-2016 21:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bobby Shmurda was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday, despite the rapper's attempts to persuade a judge to overturn his previously arranged plea deal. "I want to withdraw my plea," Shmurda said during his sentencing in a Manhattan courtroom, according to NBC New York. "I was forced by my attorney to take the plea. I was forced."New York state court Justice Abraham Clott denied Shmurda's request, enforcing the seven-year term agreed upon in September. In that original plea deal,
  
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• Eminem's 'Campaign Speech' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 Chart

  19-10-2016 21:06
  
  Eminem is back with new music, and this time he’s weighing in on the 2016 presidential election.
  Eminem’s “Campaign Speech”...
  
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• Eminem's 'Campaign Song' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 Chart

  19-10-2016 21:06
  
  Eminem is back with new music, and this time he’s weighing in on the 2016 presidential election.
  Eminem’s “Campaign Speech”...
  
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• Kim And Kylie Prove That Fall’s Hottest Fashion Inspo Is … Renaissance Women

  19-10-2016 20:59
  
  What do you wear when you’re going to the Renaissance Faire at 7 and the club at 10? Kylie Jenner has found the answer.
  
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• ‘Make America Wooooo! Again’: Waka Flacka Flame’s Official Campaign Ad Is Here

  19-10-2016 20:58
  
  Waka Flocka Flame and Ric Flair announce their presidential campaign in a bizarre new video.
  
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• Chess Records Co-Founder Phil Chess Dead at 95

  19-10-2016 20:52
  
  Phil Chess, co-founder of the legendary Chicago-based rhythm and blues label Chess Records, which played a pivotal role in the genesis of rock...
  
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• Listen to Childish Gambino Mashed Up With the 'Stranger Things' Theme Song

  19-10-2016 20:49
  
  The Netflix original series Stranger Things has captured the attention of the masses, and has already seen a slew of parody...
  
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• Don Diablo, Gigamesh and More Have 'Love On The Brain' With Rihanna Remix Package: Listen

  19-10-2016 20:49
  
  “Love on the Brain” is a standout track from a superlative album. Rihanna's Anti is empowering in how it celebrates the weaknesses as...
  
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• Phil Chess, Pioneering Blues and Rock Exec, Dead at 95

  19-10-2016 20:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Phil Chess, who co-founded the legendary label Chess Records with his brother Leonard and helped make Chicago the epicenter of the blues, died Wednesday at his home in Tucson, Arizona. He was 95.Chess' nephew Craig Glicken confirmed his uncle's death to the Chicago Sun-Times, adding that the former record label executive was in good health.
  Born Fiszel Czyż in Poland in 1921, Chess' family immigrated to Chicago – and changed their last name to Chess – in 1928. ("We came from Pol
  
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• Paul McCartney Backs Campaign to Save Grassroots Music Venues in U.K.

  19-10-2016 20:34
  
  As a teenager growing up in Liverpool he honed his live skills in the city’s small and sweaty pubs and music venues, most famously The Cavern...
  
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• Everything Is Scary in Rezz' Debut Music Video 'Paranoid:' Exclusive

  19-10-2016 20:34
  
  If you're suffering from a psychotic episode, don't head to a house party -- the results will be unnerving, to say the least. That said, it...
  
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• First Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Teaser Has Big Laughs, Not Enough Baby Groot

  19-10-2016 20:14
  
  James Gunn drops the first teaser trailer for 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.'
  
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• Singer Fanny Neguesha Talks Playing Drake's Leading Lady in 'Please Forgive Me' Short Film & Forthcoming Project

  19-10-2016 20:11
  
  When Drake flaunted his acting chops in the short film Please Forgive Me, powered by Apple Music and released last month, the...
  
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• Leslie Grace Teases New Music On Social Media: Listen

  19-10-2016 20:00
  
  In anticipation of her forthcoming sophomore album, Leslie Grace took to social media to share a teaser of one of her "favorite" songs on...
  
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• Casting Calls, ‘Emotional Journeys’ And Everything In Between: This Is The Inside Story Of Teen Mom OG

  19-10-2016 20:00
  
  The people who are responsible for 'Teen Mom' open up to MTV News about the iconic series.
  
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• Hideous Donald Trump-Zilla Destroys Phoenix In New Puscifer Music Video

  19-10-2016 19:23
  Maynard James Keenan of Puscifer, Tool, and A Perfect Circle has always had an odd sense of humor. If he has a signature lyrical trick with the band, it's injecting lightheartedness into songs and verse ideas that are deathly serious.
  
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• Fetty Wap Flaunts His Stacks in 'Island On My Chain' Video

  19-10-2016 19:17
  
  Fresh off his swift appearance at Tidal x 1015 alongside Nicki Minaj, Fetty Wap released the video to his song "Island On My Chain" on...
  
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• Eminem Fantasizes About Killing Trump Supporters In His Predictably Violent ‘Campaign Speech’

  19-10-2016 19:12
  
  Eminem digests the country's current political climate for eight minutes on his new track 'Campaign Speech.'
  
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• Eminem Reveals He's Working on New Album, Releases Politically Charged 'Campaign Speech'

  19-10-2016 18:47
  
  Marshall Mathers is back in business.
  Eminem revealed to his 20.8 million Twitter followers that he is working on a new project, and celebrated...
  
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• DJ Khaled Named National Spokesperson for Get Schooled, Will Offer His 'Keys To Success'

  19-10-2016 18:42
  
  DJ Khaled has been named the national spokesperson for Get Schooled, a non-profit organization that aims to motivate students to graduate high...
  
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• Nirvana's Krist Novoselic Is a Political Activist & He's Not Backing Clinton or Trump

  19-10-2016 18:35
  
  The 2016 election is less than a month away -- the homestretch, you might say. Musicians are speaking up about their viewpoints, which means a...
  
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• No One Tell Coach Bolton’s Son That Zac Efron Isn’t Actually His Brother

  19-10-2016 18:34
  
  Bart Johnson from 'High School Musical' shares that his son thought he and Zac Efron were actually related.
  
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• Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, And More Will Lend Their Pop Power To Hillary Clinton’s Campaign

  19-10-2016 18:27
  
  Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Bon Jovi, and more will perform as a part of Hillary Clinton's battleground state Love Trumps Hate concert series.
  
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• Le Tigre Releases 'I'm With Her' in Support of Hillary Clinton: Watch

  19-10-2016 18:20
  
  It's been 12 years since Le Tigre released This Island, a beautiful, heartfelt, sweaty offering of electro-clash and dance punk that had every...
  
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• Either The Chainsmokers Got Hacked Or They Forgot That Twitter Is Public

  19-10-2016 18:04
  
  The Chainsmokers' Drew Taggart is still feuding with Lady Gaga — and now Halsey appears to have gotten tangled up in the stand-off.
  
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• Mykki Blanco Is Her Own Problematic Fave

  19-10-2016 18:01
  
  On her debut album the NY rapper gets personal
  
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• Girl Power: How MTV’s Sweet/Vicious Is Addressing Sexual Assault

  19-10-2016 17:59
  
  Get the inside story of MTV's series 'Sweet/Vicious,' which will portray 'girls who kick ass' in the war against rape culture -- literally.
  
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• Pusha T Interviews Ava DuVernay About Her '13th' Documentary

  19-10-2016 17:55
  
  In the midst of his stint as G.O.O.D Music president and dropping new music, Pusha T has stepped up to the forefront of political and...
  
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