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• Kathleen Hanna on Being With Her, a Possible Le Tigre Reunion and Riot Grrrl's Legacy

  08-11-2016 23:52
  
  Kathleen Hanna helped put the ur in riot grrrl with her band Bikini Kill. The '90s proto punk band's driving beats and straight outta...
  
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• Insomniac's Countdown NYE 2016 Announces Stacked 40-Plus Artist Lineup

  08-11-2016 23:34
  
  Holy lineup, Batman. Insomniac must have one giant red carpet stored in its closets, because the level of A-listers set to play the brand's third...
  
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• Michael Buble pulls out of BBC Music Awards performance

  08-11-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer also has hosting duties for the Brit Awards and Juno Awards.
  
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• Jay Z and Demi Lovato to join Coldplay at first Global Citizen Festival in India

  08-11-2016 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  The three acts have each headlined the annual event in New York's Central Park.
  
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• Disney Channel Fans Want Cory Baxter Back In The White House

  08-11-2016 23:29
  
  Cast members and fans of 'Cory in the House' joke about wanting Cory Baxter back in the White House.
  
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• Protest Songs in Popular Culture: From Preaching to the Choir to Making a Real Impact

  08-11-2016 23:13
  
  On his 1989 Spike LP, Elvis Costello released arguably the most lyrically beautiful and savage pop song about a politician. Describing...
  
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• Launch of the Electric Jukebox Begins the Test of An Alternative Music Subscription Model

  08-11-2016 23:02
  
  A new ‘easy to use’ streaming service, backed by Sheryl Crow and Robbie Williams and with the support of all three major labels, has...
  
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• ‘The Mindy Project’ Still Has A Lot To Say About The Rom-Com

  08-11-2016 22:55
  
  [This post contains spoilers for The Mindy Project’s November 8 episode] The Mindy Project (Hulu) is now deep into its post-Danny era, marrying off Chris Messina’s Italian stallion pony to Greta Gerwig’s sweet nurse in its latest (November 8) installment. As in the pilot, which established Mindy Kaling’s vision for her series as a romantic...Read more »
  
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• Kodak Black Announces He's Pro-Hillary in PSA Call From Jail

  08-11-2016 22:38
  
  In the months leading up to Election Day, hip-hop's biggest names have shown their support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton...
  
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• Election 2016: Prince Royce, Leslie Grace & More Latin Acts Urge Voters to Hit the Polls

  08-11-2016 22:36
  
  From selfies with their "I voted" sticker to posting reminders on social media, Latin artists are using their star power to get...
  
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• 'Go, Cubs, Go' Hits Billboard Charts for the First Time After Cubs' World Series Win

  08-11-2016 22:28
  
  After the Chicago Cubs became World Series champions (in the early hours of Nov. 3) after their fabled 108-year title drought, Steve Goodman's...
  
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• Gucci Mane: 'I Wish I Had My Right to Vote'

  08-11-2016 22:20
  
  Taking a break from churning out a new batch of club bangers, Gucci Mane recently ventured over to Florida Memorial University for 1199SEIU United...
  
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• Avenged Sevenfold's 'The Stage' Debuts Atop Rock Album Charts

  08-11-2016 22:15
  
  Avenged Sevenfold crowns Billboard's Top Rock Albums, Alternative Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts (dated Nov. 19), as new LP The Stage starts...
  
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• Michael Buble Cancels BBC Music Awards Performance

  08-11-2016 22:14 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The singer revealed last week his 3-year-old son has cancer.
  
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• This Good Girls Revolt Star Wants To Take Back The Word ‘Feminism’

  08-11-2016 21:59
  
  ‘Good Girls Revolt’ star Erin Darke talks feminism, first jobs, and why she’s uncomfortable calling herself a writer in this MTV News Q&A
  
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• Vic Mensa Fights Off Police In This Powerful ’16 Shots’ Performance

  08-11-2016 21:57
  
  Vic Mensa made a powerful statement about voting and police brutality during his performance of "16 Shots" on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
  
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• Joshua Radin Talks Love, Creativity & Good Vibes at The Patch House

  08-11-2016 21:39
  
  If you want something done the right way, sometimes you just have to do it yourself.
  On the heels of his first self-produced album, Joshua Radin...
  
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• Rachel Platten on Hillary Clinton's use of 'Fight Song': 'I was a little scared at first'

  08-11-2016 21:38
  Rachel Platten's "Fight Song" has been used by corporations, sports teams and at least one 7-year-old cancer patient to inspire all kinds of emotional uplift. But anyone who's paid close attention to the presidential election that ends Tuesday, probably knows the tune best as Hillary Clinton 's go-to event anthem.
  
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• Taylor Swift urges fans to vote with polling station selfie

  08-11-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer cast her vote for a new U.S. leader just after learning her new song, Better Man, had crashed into the country charts top 10.
  
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• Marilyn Manson beheads Trump lookalike in new video

  08-11-2016 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The star's video emerges after he declared he will not be voting on Tuesday.
  
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• Donald Trump, Brought To You By The Apprentice

  08-11-2016 21:28
  
  The January 12, 1976, cover of Time magazine featured Bill and Susan Seaforth Hayes, cast members of the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. The Seaforth Hayeses were posed dramatically, with Bill reaching out to his love, Susan, in anguish. The cover read, “Soap Operas: Sex and Suffering in the Afternoon,” and dove into...Read more »
  
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• Jay Z, Coldplay to Headline Inaugural Global Citizen Festival in India

  08-11-2016 21:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jay Z, Coldplay and Demi Lovato will perform in India on November 19th for the inaugural Global Citizen Festival in India. The show will feature several Indian artists and Bollywood celebrities in support of the Miracle Foundation. It will also be Jay Z and Coldplay's first-ever shows in India.Much like the Global Citizen Festival held in New York City, where Chris Martin is creative director, the India event will be free to those who perform various social tasks. The Mumbai show will use crowdf
  
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• This T-shirt Proves Rihanna is #WithHer but Also With Herself

  08-11-2016 21:00
  
  Rihanna loves to wear shirts with her own face on them. She also loves to wear shirts with Hillary Clinton's face on them. So it's only logical that today she would wear a t-shirt featuring...a picture of herself wearing a shirt with Hillary Clinton's face on it.
  
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• Zac Efron Playing The Piano Will Revive Your Crush On Troy Bolton

  08-11-2016 20:57
  
  Zac Efron wrote a piano serenade worthy of 'High School Musical.'
  
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• Ricky Martin Thanks President Obama for an 'Outstanding' Presidency

  08-11-2016 20:36
  
  Already feeling President Obama withdrawal? 
  While Election Day is in full swing, and we sit hours away from finding out who will be the next U....
  
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• Umphrey's McGee Explains the Inspiration Behind the Band's New Mashup Album 'Zonkey'

  08-11-2016 20:29
  
  For years, the Indiana-based prog-jam band Umphrey’s McGee has earned a reputation not just as one of the most musically dexterous groups in...
  
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• Harry Belafonte Named a New York Public Library 'Lion'

  08-11-2016 20:23
  
  Being named a "Library Lion" by the New York Public Library was one of Harry Belafonte's easier awards.
  "I was pleasantly...
  
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• Blake Shelton to Headline First Penn State Stadium Concert

  08-11-2016 19:59
  
  Country music star Blake Shelton will headline the first concert at Penn State University's Beaver Stadium.
  The football stadium opened in 1960...
  
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• Queen Latifah & Snoop Dogg to Co-Host Pitbull's 'New Year's Revolution' Special

  08-11-2016 19:58
  
  PItbull has locked down the co-hosts for his third Pitbull's New Year's Revolution special. A Fox spokesperson confirmed that hip-...
  
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• Pusha T, T.I. & Jay Electronica Urge Young People of Color to Vote: 'It's Time That We Let Our People Go'

  08-11-2016 19:37
  
  As the clock continues to tick on Election Day (Nov. 8), U.S. citizens are racing to the ballots to cast their votes. 
  In honor of the occasion...
  
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• J. Cole and Bas Join Spillage Village on 'Can't Call It'

  08-11-2016 19:28
  
  Since announcing that the Meadows Festival would be his "last show for a very long time," J. Cole recently peaked out of hiding to...
  
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• Your Election Night 2016 Guide to Live Music in Denver

  08-11-2016 19:19
  We've endured the seemingly endless death spiral of the 2016 presidential campaign, cast our votes and taken selfies of our flag stickers...now what? We'll be obsessively watching tallies and forecasts, but once the polls close, we need safe havens, distraction, healing and maybe even celebration. We need music, people, sweet music.
  
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• Toronto planning huge winter music fest with igloos and fire pits

  08-11-2016 19:19
  Toronto has already proven itself as a city that can throw one hell of a summer music festival . That's why it makes sense to host a huge winter music festival, complete with igloos and fire pits, right? Right! It looks like the people behind Montreal's Igloofest could finally be bringing a winter wonderland of a music festival to Toronto in late February 2017.
  
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• Son of famed percussionist killed in Chicago shooting

  08-11-2016 19:19
  
  Chicago percussionist Famoudou Don Moye in 2004. Moye's son Adama was killed in a drive-by shooting Nov. 5. Chicago percussionist Famoudou Don Moye in 2004.
  
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• Liberty Media Third-Quarter Earnings Rise

  08-11-2016 19:19
  
  Liberty Media on Tuesday posted improved third-quarter financials.
  The company reported quarterly earnings of $169 million, compared with $41 million...
  
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• Adele And Reunited Destiny’s Child Totally Nailed The Mannequin Challenge

  08-11-2016 19:12
  
  Adele and Destiny's Child put their own spins on the viral Mannequin Challenge.
  
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• Who Has The Best Disney Channel Ship Of All Time? Vote Now

  08-11-2016 18:52
  
  Vote for your favorite Disney Channel ship now.
  
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• Emancipator Releases 'Lost Tracks' to Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary of Debut: Exclusive

  08-11-2016 18:46
  
  Before Facebook, before Soundcloud, MySpace was the wild frontier. The groundbreaking social network ruled the world a decade ago, and it shook the...
  
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• Rob Riggle Takes It Back to the '80s Wtih N.W.A Performance on 'Lip Sync Battle'

  08-11-2016 18:39
  
  Rob Riggle has built his career on comedy, from his stints on Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show to his comedic roles in movies The...
  
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• Eric Prydz is Bringing EPIC 5.0 to London in 2017

  08-11-2016 18:39
  
  Eric Prydz's next EPIC installment is set to go down on May 27, 2017 at London's Creamfields SteelYard. 
  Not only will this be...
  
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• Common's 'Black America Again' Is Another Reminder To Stay Woke

  08-11-2016 18:37
  
  With his eleventh studio album Black America Again, Common joins the vast collection of powerful black voices rising in protest for black lives....
  
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• Elvis Costello Delivers 'Imperial Bedroom' Gems & Sick Trump Burn at NYC Concert

  08-11-2016 18:33
  
  Elvis Costello & the Imposters played the second night of a sold-out run at New York City's Beacon Theater on Monday (Nov. 7) night. While...
  
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• Ty Dolla $ign & Future Drop 'Campaign' Video in Time for Election Day

  08-11-2016 18:19
  
  With Election Day upon us, Ty Dolla $ign has recruited Future to help sprinkle a dose of patriotism into his new video for ...
  
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• Listen to Spotify's 'Latinos Let's Vote' Playlist With Songs by Los Tigres del Norte, Pitbull & More

  08-11-2016 18:11
  
  Election Day is finally here and if you're just about to head over to the polls to cast your vote, Spotify and Voto Latino have joined forces...
  
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• The Greatest Paradox Of Our Generation

  08-11-2016 18:06
  
  This is the paradox of our generation: We’re more progressive in our purported political views than in our day-to-day social behavior
  
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• Katy Perry, Elle King Joining Stephen Colbert on Election Night Showtime Special

  08-11-2016 18:01
  
  Stephen Colbert is jumping networks on election night and he's bringing along some big guns to help him cover the results. Due to being pre-...
  
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• Vic Mensa Delivers Powerful Performance of '16 Shots,' Calls Out Donald Trump on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

  08-11-2016 18:00
  
  On Monday night (Nov. 7), Vic Mensa graced the stage during Jimmy Kimmel Live and delivered a powerful performance of...
  
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• Puffs Is The Harry Potter Play You’ve Been Waiting For — Watch The Exclusive Trailer

  08-11-2016 18:00
  
  'Puffs' is the hilariously heartfelt 'Harry Potter' parody you need to see, and MTV News is exclusively premiering the trailer for the hit Off-Broadway show.
  
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• Taylor Swift’s Birthday Party For Lorde Will Give You Serious FOMO

  08-11-2016 17:47
  
  Taylor Swift, Karlie Kloss, Aziz Ansari, and more came together to celebrate Lorde's 20th birthday.
  
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• Adele Tops List of Richest UK Celebs Under 30, Ed Sheeran, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles in Top 5

  08-11-2016 17:41
  
  Just as she was running out of things to be No. 1 at, Adele has just topped yet another list: richest UK celeb under 30. According to Britain's...
  
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