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• Review: Kendrick Lamar Remains Complex, Relentless on 'Damn.'

  18-04-2017 23:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kendrick Lamar has already taken hip-hop to the outer galaxies of style, sound and resonance. Protesters in Chicago, Cleveland, Oakland and New York took to the streets singing his 2015 single "Alright" like it was the new "We Shall Overcome." His last album, To Pimp a Butterfly, will likely go down as the defining reflection of the America that spawned #BlackLivesMatter, in the same way Pablo Picasso's Guernica stands as the defining reflection of the Spanish Civil War.
  But two years later, the
  
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• Review: Kendrick Lamar Moves From Uplift to Beast Mode on Dazzling 'Damn.'

  18-04-2017 23:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  Kendrick Lamar has already taken hip-hop to the outer galaxies of style, sound and resonance. Protesters in Chicago, Cleveland, Oakland and New York took to the streets singing his 2015 single "Alright" like it was the new "We Shall Overcome." His last album, To Pimp a Butterfly, will likely go down as the defining reflection of the America that spawned #BlackLivesMatter, in the same way Pablo Picasso's Guernica stands as the defining reflection of the Spanish Civil War.
  But two years later, the
  
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• Harry Styles' Sign of the Times is about childbirth

  18-04-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The singer previously admitted the hit song is the one he is "most proud of writing".
  
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• Lil Uzi Vert Cops a $220K Marilyn Manson Chain

  18-04-2017 23:43
  
  Lil Uzi Vert paid homage -- and a reported $220,000 -- for his latest piece of jewelry. According to TMZ, the Philadelphia rapper...
  
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• Hear Apocalyptic 'Nine Inch Nails Mix' of Todd Rundgren's New Song 'Deaf Ears'

  18-04-2017 23:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  A week after Todd Rundgren premiered his somber Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross collaboration, "Deaf Ears," Reznor unveiled a "Nine Inch Nails mix" of the track. The original track will appear on Rundgren's upcoming solo album White Knight, out May 12th.While Rundgren's official version already felt like an apocalyptic survey of modern times, Reznor's mix is much more glitch-y and minimalist. According to a previous release from Rundgren on the track, the final song was already mostly what Reznor
  
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• Lana Del Rey Interviewed by Courtney Love, Confirms Weeknd & Sean Lennon Collabs on New Album

  18-04-2017 23:34
  
  Lana Del Rey is on the cover of this month’s Dazed magazine, with an interview conducted by none other than Courtney Love. A condensed version...
  
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• Susan Butler, Michael Huppe, Portia Sabin To Speak At A2IM Indie Week

  18-04-2017 23:33
  
  Music Confidential's Susan Butler, SoundExchange president and CEO Michael Huppe as well as Merlin's Charles Caldas, Kill Rock Stars'...
  
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• Voting Selfies Are Now Legal in Tennessee, Thanks to Justin Timberlake

  18-04-2017 23:26
  
  Remember way back in October when Justin Timberlake caused a media frenzy during election time by posting a selfie from his Memphis voting booth?...
  
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• Martin Garrix Talks 'Scared to be Lonely' With Dua Lipa at #REVOLVEfestival 2017: Exclusive

  18-04-2017 23:12
  
  Coachella is the spot for special guest appearances during big headlining performances. Even mid-day shows are a who's-who of hot jams. Your...
  
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• The Notorious B.I.G. & 9/11: Radio Censorship, Illuminati Conspiracy Theories and Everything In Between

  18-04-2017 22:55
  
  September 11 unleashed shockwaves still felt today: endless war, security theater and flag pins. But far down the list is a long-forgotten...
  
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• Migos Visit Mike Tyson's Pigeon Coop in Las Vegas

  18-04-2017 22:49
  
  For the latest issue of GQ magazine, Migos swung by Mike Tyson's house in Las Vegas to visit his legendary pigeon coop. 
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• French Montana Kicks Off 'Unforgettable' Dance Challenge

  18-04-2017 22:40
  
  Hip-hop has another dance challenge on its hands. With French Montana's "Unforgettable" record picking up steam on social media, a...
  
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• Harry Styles Says His Teen Girl Fans Are ‘Our Future’

  18-04-2017 22:39
  
  Harry Styles has seen the future, and it belongs to Directioners.
  
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• 10 Songs That Influenced Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.'

  18-04-2017 22:32
  
  With DAMN., Kendrick Lamar pulls back from the epic scope that defined To Pimp a Butterfly to deliver a rawer, more personal album. The lyrics...
  
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• Paradigm & SiriusXM's Cookout Comes to L.A. Before Coachella Weekend 2

  18-04-2017 22:09
  
  For nearly a year, Tuesdays 9 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. PST on SiriusXM's Electric Area has turned into a steamy, smoky dance session known as the...
  
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• Music News Gorillaz virtual members to a speaka live for the first time

  18-04-2017 22:02
  Gorillaz virtual members Murdoc and 2D are set to take part in a live Q&A for the first time. Blur 's Damon Albarn formed Gorillaz with artist Jamie Hewlett in 1998, with the band's four animated members - 2-D , Murdoc Niccals , Noodle and Russel Hobbs - serving as its digital avatars.
  
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• Watch Kendrick Lamar's Ruthless 'DNA' Video

  18-04-2017 21:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Don Cheadle transforms into Kendrick Lamar in the intense new video for "DNA." The track appears on Lamar's new album, Damn. 
  The Nabil-directed clip finds Cheadle playing a ruthless interrogator going after Lamar, who is cuffed and hooked up to a lie detector machine. But when Cheadle switches the machine on, he's zapped with Lamar's life force and begins spitting the ruthless, Geraldo Rivera-dissing Damn. track. Lamar and Cheadle begin to bark bars back and forth and mirror each
  
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• Kenny Dope & Roland Clark Deliver Synthy 'Dirty Talk' for Strictly Rhythm's 900th Release: Exclusive

  18-04-2017 21:49
  
  Just shy of its 30th anniversary, dance music's legendary label Strictly Rhythm celebrates a huge milestone with its 900th release, and longtime...
  
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• Don Cheadle Stars in Kendrick Lamar's 'DNA.' Video

  18-04-2017 21:38
  
  Kendrick Lamar had quite the busy weekend. After dropping his latest studio album DAMN. and tearing up the Coachella stage as a...
  
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• Everything We Know About Harry Styles' Debut Album (So Far)

  18-04-2017 21:11
  
  Harry Styles’ upcoming debut solo album is poised to be one of the towering commercial achievements of 2017. His lead single “...
  
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• Fan Reportedly Breaks Into Drake's Home, Steals Soda & Water Because The Thirst Is Real

  18-04-2017 21:06
  
  There seems to be a trend happening in which folks break into someone’s home -- celebrity or not -- and deem it acceptable to roam about and...
  
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• Why Do Artists Troll Us?

  18-04-2017 21:04
  
  Earlier this week, beloved troll king Father John Misty released a teaser of his upcoming project, Jazz Imposters — which turned out to be less an actual project than a way for him and Trevor Spencer to channel La La Land. And in FJM’s defense, the joke was pretty obvious, despite his assurance that Jazz...Read more »
  
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• Will The Teen Mom OG Cast Ever Share The Same Stage Again?

  18-04-2017 21:03
  
  Find out if the 'Teen Mom OG' cast members will ever appear together again.
  
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• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Sets Sights on Augmented Reality

  18-04-2017 21:02
  
  If Facebook's first act was becoming a large social media platform for sharing your reality -- posting messages, photos and videos -- ...
  
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• Kevin Spacey to Host 2017 Tony Awards

  18-04-2017 20:51
  
  Kevin Spacey has been picked to host this year's Tony Awards, putting the award-winning star of House of Cards in the unenviable position of...
  
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• The Last Jedi Will Introduce A Pivotal New Star Wars Heroine

  18-04-2017 20:42
  
  'Star Wars' newbie Kelly Marie Tran tells MTV News all about her pivotal role in 'The Last Jedi' as a maintenance worker named Rose.
  
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• SeatGeek Raises $57M to Buy Israeli Firm TopTix

  18-04-2017 20:19
  
  ​SeatGeek has purchased Israeli-ticketing company TopTix for $56 million with plans to create a technology-driven rival to...
  
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• Is Zedd Dead? Alessia Cara Panics In The ‘Stay’ Music Video

  18-04-2017 20:04
  
  Zedd and Alessia Cara's relationship transcends time in their 'Stay' music video.
  
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• Kylie Jenner Pulls A ‘Single White Female’ On Kim Kardashian In New Cosmetics Collab Video

  18-04-2017 20:01
  
  Kylie Jenner teased her cosmetics collaboration with her sister Kim Kardashian in an Instagram video.
  
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• Freeway & Dave East Shake the Foundation With 'Hold The Fort Down': Premiere

  18-04-2017 20:00
  
  They say go big or go home: a mantra that veteran rapper Freeway has kept in pocket since he first emerged almost a decade and a half ago via Jay Z...
  
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• German Collection Society GEMA Tops Billion Mark in Revenue

  18-04-2017 19:44
  
  For the first time in its nearly 80-year history, the German collection society GEMA generated more than one billion euros, or €1.024 billion ($...
  
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• Harry Styles Defends Young Fan Girls: 'They're Our Future'

  18-04-2017 19:36
  
  In a revealing and candid interview with Rolling Stone, Harry Styles opens up about his successful career in One Direction as well as his...
  
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• Zedd & Alessia Cara Drop 'Stay' Music Video: Watch

  18-04-2017 19:21
  
  One decision can change everything in Zedd and Alessia Cara’s video for their infectious track “Stay” that dropped today.
  The...
  
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• Mulan Would Be Proud Of Normani Kordei’s Empowering ‘I’ll Make A Man Out Of You’ Dance

  18-04-2017 19:16
  
  Fifth Harmony's Normani Kordei and partner Val Chmerkovskiy dance to the 'Mulan' soundtrack for a Disney-themed episode of 'Dancing With the Stars.'
  
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• Rolling Stone at 50: How Magazine's Album Reviews Became Iconic

  18-04-2017 19:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  One night in the spring of 2001, Jann S. Wenner visited Bob Dylan backstage. The two men had known each other since the late Sixties, but even so, Dylan's greeting was a bit familiar – he began patting Wenner down, rooting around for something in his jacket. "I said, 'Bob, what are you doing?' " Wenner remembers. "He said, 'I'm looking for that extra star. What pocket have you got it in?'"For those keeping score, Rolling Stone's review of 1997's Time Out of Mind was four stars; the
  
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• Rolling Stone at 50: How Magazine's Album Reviews Became a Cultural Fixture

  18-04-2017 19:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  One night in the spring of 2001, Jann S. Wenner visited Bob Dylan backstage. The two men had known each other since the late Sixties, but even so, Dylan's greeting was a bit familiar – he began patting Wenner down, rooting around for something in his jacket. "I said, 'Bob, what are you doing?' " Wenner remembers. "He said, 'I'm looking for that extra star. What pocket have you got it in?'"For those keeping score, Rolling Stone's review of 1997's Time Out of Mind was four stars; the
  
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• The Zombies Premiere Animated Lyric Video for 1968 Classic 'Care of Cell 44': Exclusive

  18-04-2017 19:05
  
  While a lot of classic bands have gotten back together in the last decade or so, few reunions have been as satisfying as The Zombies. Their...
  
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• Lana Del Rey Hid In The Woods And Wrote A New Song For The Trees

  18-04-2017 19:02
  
  Lana Del Rey wrote a new song in the woods after spending the weekend at Coachella.
  
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• Clean Bandit, Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles battle for top spot

  18-04-2017 19:00 via music-news.com
  
  This week’s Official Singles Chart Update features a triple threat of challengers vying for the coveted top spot. While Ed Sheeran
  
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