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• Metallica's James Hetfield Put on Vocal Rest; Band Postpones Copenhagen Show

  04-02-2017 23:37
  
  Metallica has postponed its Sunday night (Feb. 5) concert in Copenhagen due to frontman James Hetfield falling ill. The show was one of four...
  
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• Ryan Reynolds And Jake Gyllenhaal Fight Space Horrors In Life

  04-02-2017 23:16
  
  The new trailer for 'Life,' the space thriller starring Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal, makes a compelling case for never, ever, ever ever ever touching an alien or getting on a space ship, ever.
  
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• Beacon Sets the Mood With Contemplative Dance Jams at Billboard Lounge

  04-02-2017 23:00
  
  Some nights, win or lose, the vibe from the Nets game carries over to the post-hoops performances held in the Billboard Lounge, the swanky nightspot...
  
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• Donald Glover Got The Original Lando Calrissian’s Approval To Take On The Role

  04-02-2017 22:12
  
  Billy Dee Williams, the original Lando Calrissian, met up with Donald Glover to talk about the 'Star Wars' role before the young actor begins work on the forthcoming Han Solo origin story.
  
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• Marc Spitz, Music Journalist and Playwright, Dies

  04-02-2017 21:24
  
  Longtime Spin writer, novelist and playwright Marc Spitz has died, Billboard has heard from multiple sources. He was 47.
  Spitz was born in Far...
  
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• Patton Oswalt Says Heart Condition, Meds Killed Wife

  04-02-2017 21:04
  
  Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt said Friday (Feb. 3)  that coroner's officials informed him that his wife died last year from a combination...
  
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• NRA urge Lady Gaga not to tell a real Americansa a how stupid and racist they area at Super Bowl

  04-02-2017 21:02
  Lady Gaga will be the performer at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday and some people think she should leave politics out of her appearance at the event. The National Rifle Association urged the pop star to keep things fun during her performance via their own TV network, NRA TV.
  
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• Adam Driver Is Really Into The ‘Risk’ Of His Live Super Bowl Commercial

  04-02-2017 19:35
  
  Adam Driver thinks Snickers is taking a 'big risk' by casting him in the first-ever live Super Bowl commercial — and it involves hanging out with horses that can't stop peeing, too.
  
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• Rapper Bun B Talks Super Bowl, Pimp C and Education

  04-02-2017 19:13
  
  For Houston rapper Bun B, Sunday's Super Bowl will be a win for him no matter who takes home the trophy.
  That's because the Grammy-nominated...
  
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• Alessia Cara’s Ariana Grande And Lorde Impressions Are Scarily Spot-On

  04-02-2017 18:20
  
  Alessia Cara's impressions of Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, and Lorde are super spot-on and they freaked us out, to be perfectly honest.
  
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• Bruno Mars Slays at Pre-Super Bowl Concert in Houston

  04-02-2017 17:34
  
  The Super Bowl halftime show is on Sunday. Someone maybe ought to tell Bruno Mars that.
  The pop singer was in grade A form at a pre-Super Bowl show...
  
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• Kendall Jenner’s New Photos Of Sienna Miller And Kaia Gerber Are Cover-Worthy

  04-02-2017 17:13
  
  For the latest issue of 'LOVE Magazine,' Kendall Jenner took some stunning photographs of Sienna Miller and Kaia Gerber.
  
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• 2 Chainz Talks 'Pretty Girls Like Trap Music' Album, Drake Collaboration & George Gervin Comparison

  04-02-2017 17:10
  
  2 Chainz brought the trap to Houston, Texas, for Super Bowl weekend with his dab-friendly set at New Era's private "Planet New Era...
  
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• Mariah Carey allegedly sets fire to $250G wedding dress in video

  04-02-2017 17:07
  Mariah Carey reportedly set fire to her $250,000 custom Valentino wedding gown, which she was set to wear to wed James Packer before the split, i TMZ reports. In her new music video for the song "I Don't," the "Heartbreaker' singer stands before a fire pit and throws a plush gown into the flames - and TMZ reports it's the same one she tried on during her E! reality series ahead of her wedding.
  
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• Sam Hunt Is Country Drake: Here Are Eight Reasons Why

  04-02-2017 17:00
  
  Sam Hunt released an official first single from his long-awaited forthcoming sophomore album Thursday, the relentlessly poppy, serotonin-drenched...
  
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• Selena Gomez teases fans with new music

  04-02-2017 16:55 via music-news.com
  
  The singer's last studio album was Revival back in 2015.
  
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• Every Song on Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' Ranked

  04-02-2017 16:11
  
  It was 40 years ago today (Feb. 4) that Fleetwood Mac would release Rumours, one of the most successful albums of the rock era, and a rare mega-...
  
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• Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' Turns 40: 11 of the Best 'Go Your Own Way' Covers

  04-02-2017 16:00
  
  Before throwing amorous lyrical shade became standard chart-topping fodder, there was "Go Your Own Way." The first single from Fleetwood...
  
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• 6 Things We Hope to See Alessia Cara Do on 'Saturday Night Live'

  04-02-2017 15:30
  
  Alessia Cara is set to take the Saturday Night Live stage for the first time Saturday night (Feb. 4), serving as the musical guest to host...
  
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• 13 Things to Know About the Charts This Week: Little Big Town Brings Taylor Swift Back to No. 1

  04-02-2017 15:00
  
  While Migos continue their No. 1 reign on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Feb. 11) for a third week with "Bad and Boujee" (featuring Lil Uzi...
  
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• New Tottenham Hotspur stadium to double up as a music venue

  04-02-2017 12:32
  The new Tottenham Hotspur stadium is set to double up as a music venue when it opens in August 2018. The north London football club are currently building a new stadium next to their existing ground, White Hart Lane.
  
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• Paris Jackson’s ‘friends worried about her romance’

  04-02-2017 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Paris Jackson has allegedly signed on to star in Lee Daniels' new TV drama Star.
  
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• Nathan Sykes is still waiting for his first proper date

  04-02-2017 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Singer Nathan Sykes admits he isn’t an expert at getting down on the dance floor.
  
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• Kimberly Schlapman: 'Baby adoption was meant to be'

  04-02-2017 10:00 via music-news.com
  
  The country star's daughter prayed for a baby sibling.
  
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• Big Sean raps about murdering Trump, Eminem calls Prez a 'b---h'

  04-02-2017 08:31
  The rapper stopped by Hot 97 this week where he delivered a heated freestyle when promoting his new album "I Decided" on West's label G.O.O.D Music. "I know Jay proud of me, he put this 'round my neck / And I might just kill ISIS with the same icepick / That I murder Donald Trump in the same night with."
  
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• Rachel Bloom Was Born This Way

  04-02-2017 07:44
  
  It takes a neurotic, death-obsessed, theater kid to make Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, TV's best show about a neurotic, death-obsessed, theater kid
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne: 'I will probably cry at Black Sabbath's final show'

  04-02-2017 05:00 via music-news.com
  
  The legendary heavy metal frontman will continue as a solo artist.
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne: 'I will probably cry at Black Sabbath final show'

  04-02-2017 05:00 via music-news.com
  
  The legendary heavy metal frontman will continue as a solo artist.
  
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• Like Beyonc , MUNA Tackles Love, Hope and Brutal Cops

  04-02-2017 04:28
  Pop-music love song videos too often ignore the world in which we live, cashing in social relevance for shaking money-makers. But when those videos tackle contemporary social issues head on, great things can happen: Think Beyonc's "Lemonade" or Madonna's "Like a Prayer ."
  
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• Guns N' Roses' Reunion Tour Has Played to Over 1.8 Million Fans (And Counting)

  04-02-2017 04:11
  
  With the final 2016 dates of Guns N’ Roses’ Not in This Lifetime… reunion tour reported to Billboard Boxscore, the trek’s...
  
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• David Cassidy announces retirement

  04-02-2017 04:07 via music-news.com
  
  David Cassidy has decided to end his career at the end of 2017.
  
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• Top 10 Super Bowl National Anthem Performances

  04-02-2017 04:05
  
  Since the Super Bowl stands at the pinnacle of American sports, it's no surprise that the nation’s most-high profile competition also...
  
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• Alessia Cara Delivers Her Best Lorde Impression on 'The Tonight Show': Watch a Preview

  04-02-2017 03:55
  
  Alessia Cara will appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Friday evening (Feb. 3) and perform a spot-on impression of Lorde while...
  
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• Skip Marley Signs With Island Records, Shares Revolutionary New Song 'Lions': Listen

  04-02-2017 03:36
  
  Bob Marley's grandson Skip Marley has signed with Island Records and shared his debut single with the label, the revolutionary "Lions....
  
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• Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' Documentary Heading to Showtime

  04-02-2017 03:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  A documentary about the Beach Boys' 1966 masterpiece Pet Sounds is heading to Showtime, the channel announced Friday.The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds will feature archival footage and studio outtakes as well as exclusive interviews with the album's creators, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston as well as David Marks, who left the Beach Boys prior to the album's recording.
  The documentary, which looks at "the story of the creation of the record that cemented The Beach Boys rep
  
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• Eagles of Death Metal on New HBO Doc: 'There Is Nothing Easy About This'

  04-02-2017 03:13
  
  The night before an attacker was thwarted at the Louvre, the Eagles of Death Metal gathered in Los Angeles to screen the doc about their experience...
  
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• Twenty One Pilots Drop 'Heavydirtysoul' Music Video: Watch

  04-02-2017 03:00
  
  Twenty One Pilots released a new video Friday (Feb. 3) for their single "Heavydirtysoul,” which they released on their album...
  
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• Michael Buble Says Doctors are 'Very Optimistic' About Son's Future During Cancer Treatment

  04-02-2017 02:53
  
  Michael Buble and his wife, actress Luisana Lopilato, issued a statement on Friday (Feb. 3) saying they and their doctors are optimistic about their...
  
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• Kesha's Stylist Shelby Scudder on Rainbow Hair & How to Make It in the Fashion Industry

  04-02-2017 02:50
  
  Billboard’s 2016 Women in Music honored singer/songwriter Kesha with the Trailblazer Award for her fearlessness, work ethic and boundary-...
  
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• MTV News to Unionize With Writers Guild East

  04-02-2017 02:48
  
  The editorial staff at MTV News plans to unionize with the Writers Guild of America, East, the guild announced Friday. A union spokesman told The...
  
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• Britney Spears' Piece of Me Show Tops $100 Million in Ticket Sales

  04-02-2017 02:43
  
  Britney Spears’ resident production Britney: Piece of Me at the Axis at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas still has a few months to run, but the...
  
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• 4 Celebrity Stylists on What They'd Love to See Lady Gaga Wear During Super Bowl Halftime

  04-02-2017 02:37
  
  If there’s one thing the music industry has learned about Lady Gaga, it’s to expect the unexpected. As one of music’s most...
  
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• Why Super Bowl Stars Will Stay at Houston's Hotel Derek (And Why Drake Rapped About It)

  04-02-2017 02:17
  
  The best Houston Super Bowl star-gazing may be at the opulent yet urbane Hotel Derek, just across busy I-610 from the state’s largest mall, the...
  
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• NRA Asks Lady Gaga to Not Get Political at Super Bowl: People Don't Want to Hear 'How Stupid & Racist They Are'

  04-02-2017 02:08
  
  The NRA is hoping Lady Gaga will refrain from addressing politics during her Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday. 
  Conservative political...
  
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• Big Sean Hosts First Pop-Up Shop for 'I Decided.' Merch: 'This Really Means Something to Me'

  04-02-2017 02:03
  
  For his fourth studio album I Decided., which dropped first thing Friday (Feb. 3), Big Sean is taking his career to places it’s never been...
  
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• Mariah Carey burns James Packer wedding dress - report

  04-02-2017 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  The singer is officially over her broken engagement.
  
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