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• T.I. Says His Music Career Is Almost Over: 'I Have 2 or 3 Albums Left in Me'

  05-05-2017 23:59
  
  T.I. says he only plans to release about two or three more albums.
  He told The Associated Press in a recent interview that he expects to release an...
  
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• Alex Newell Performs, Young LGBTQ Activists Talk Lady Gaga & Frank Ocean at GLAAD Rising Stars Luncheon

  05-05-2017 23:53
  
  On Friday (May 5), GLAAD held its Rising Stars Grants Luncheon to award grants to three college students for their LGBTQ advocacy work. The luncheon...
  
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• These 2017 Nominees Were So Precious At Their First Movie Awards

  05-05-2017 23:46
  
  See throwback red carpet pics of the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards nominees.
  
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• These 2017 MTV Movie & TV Nominees Were So Precious At Their First Movie Awards

  05-05-2017 23:46
  
  See throwback red carpet pics of the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards nominees.
  
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• Richie Sambora creates mobile app for charity

  05-05-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The rocker is performing at Barnstable Brown Gala at the Kentucky Derby for diabetes research.
  
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• Chris Brown to appear in court over Karrueche Tran's restraining order

  05-05-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The singer instructed his lawyer not to accept any legal papers on his behalf.
  
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• Dave Chappelle Joining Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper in 'A Star Is Born'

  05-05-2017 23:35
  
  Dave Chappelle has joined Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in Warner Bros.' remake of A Star Is Born.
  Cooper is not only starring opposite Lady...
  
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• Can You Match The 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominees To Their Early TV Roles? [Quiz]

  05-05-2017 23:32
  
  See which of the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards nominees appeared on 'Suite Life,' 'Supernatural,' and more.
  
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• Blondie Talks Tapping Sia for New Album 'Pollinator': 'Any Association With Her Is a Complete Honor'

  05-05-2017 23:11
  
  As the pen and voice behind numerous GOAT pop classics, it's hard to imagine Blondie's Debbie Harry, 71, being in awe of today's...
  
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• Camila Cabello Shares Her 8 Favorite Films (And Top TV Show!) Ahead of MTV Movie & TV Awards Performance

  05-05-2017 22:56
  
  Ahead of her performance at Sunday's 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Camila Cabello exclusively shared with Billboard her eight favorite movies...
  
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• Hear TLC's Bubbly, Empowering New Song, 'Haters'

  05-05-2017 22:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  TLC released the catchy R&B song "Haters," the second single from the duo's upcoming self-titled album. Over a bubbly beat and synths, T-Boz and Chili trade verses and harmonize on the chorus: "People gon' say what they say/ We don't care about that anyway." TLC will be their first release since 2002's 3D. That album was recorded before Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes' death and released months after the tragedy. After 2002, Chili and T-Boz took a hiatus before pursuing a reality competition
  
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• The Weeknd Returns to Top 10 on Social 50 Chart Thanks to Tour's North American Launch

  05-05-2017 22:32
  
  The Weeknd blasts back into the top 10 of the Social 50 chart dated May 13, rising 27-10. The artist basks in the buzzy glow of a talked-about...
  
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• Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Joe Goddard, Ofenbach & K?D

  05-05-2017 22:16
  
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  British electronic producer Joe Goddard grabs his first solo Billboard chart appearance with Electric Lines, new at No....
  
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• Watch THEY.'s Trippy 'Back It Up' Video

  05-05-2017 22:13
  
  THEY. just dropped an absolutely hypnotic video for their track "Back It Up" today (May 5).
  The visual moves between explosions of...
  
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• Past White House Cinco de Mayo Performers Include Mana, Thalia & More -- But No Music This Year

  05-05-2017 22:09
  
  Unlike previous lively and colorful Cinco de Mayo celebrations hosted by former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama at the White...
  
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• Aileeah Colgan Talks Recreating Classic Country Album Covers From Johnny Cash & More for Inventive Video

  05-05-2017 22:08
  
  Even if you're not acquainted with country singer Aileeah Colgan, her "Country Scene" music video will definitely feel familiar. ...
  
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• DJ Khaled's 'I'm The One' at U.K. Singles Summit, Ed Sheeran Is Still Album King

  05-05-2017 21:51
  
  Miami DJ-producer-artist DJ Khaled enters the U.K. singles chart at No. 1 with “I'm The One” (Black Butter/We The Best), which...
  
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• Rapper MC Lyte engaged

  05-05-2017 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The Cha Cha Cha hitmaker met her fiance online.
  
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• Dolly Parton ends My People Fund hand-outs with cash boost for families

  05-05-2017 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The country star created the charity drive to help those affected by last year's Tennessee wildfires.
  
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• The Triumph Of Ignoring

  05-05-2017 21:30
  
  Conservatives don't want to understand that their system doesn't work.
  
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• Dousing the Fyre: Successful Caribbean Fest Reps Explain How to Do It Right

  05-05-2017 21:30
  
  Even the torrential rains and blustery winds that impact the Caribbean during hurricane season could never inflict the ...
  
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• MTV Movie & TV Awards Red Carpet Flashback

  05-05-2017 21:29
  
  2014 Take a look back at these looks from the 2014 #MTVAwards Red Carpet! pic.twitter.com/nJo72eVrm0 — MTV (@MTV) May 2, 2017 2015 Do you remember any of these looks from the 2015 #MTVAwards Red Carpet? pic.twitter.com/2VL8XZom3H — MTV (@MTV) May 3, 2017 2016 #TBT to Adam Devine at last year's Movie Awards! Can't wait to...Read more »
  
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• Ape Drums Serves Dark and Dirty Dancehall on 'Deva' Feat. Suku, Talks Taking Genre to the Edge: Premiere

  05-05-2017 21:26
  
  For Ape Drums, the last 12 months have been crazy. The Houston-bred producer has been steady grinding on the reinvention of dancehall since 2014,...
  
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• Perfume Genius On His 'Very Naughty' Album Artwork for 'No Shape'

  05-05-2017 21:11
  
  After featuring his headshot on his 2014 album Too Bright, Perfume Genius mastermind Mike Hadreas decided on a more mysterious angle for No ...
  
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• R.I.P.: These Are The MTV Movie & TV Awards Categories We Miss The Most

  05-05-2017 21:07
  
  Best Shirtless Performance, Best Sandwich, and WTF Moment — here are the MTV Movie & TV Awards categories that (sadly) don’t exist anymore
  
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• Amber Rose Wears Latex And Spikes In Future’s ‘Mask Off’ Video

  05-05-2017 21:05
  
  Future drops his fiery ‘Mask Off’ video costarring Amber Rose
  
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• Watch Future's Chaotic 'Mask Off' Video With Amber Rose

  05-05-2017 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Future and Amber Rose cruise through an anarchic parallel world in the rapper's new video for "Mask Off," the single from his recent self-titled LP.The Colin Tilley-directed visual combines elements of Mad Max, Suicide Squad and The Purge series as a group of masked marauders rob convenience stores, engage in shootouts and start fires in lawless city streets. Future and Rose drive around surveying the scene, with the femme fatale doing her best to distract the rapper as he navigates the chaos.Th
  
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• Kanye West Deletes Instagram and Twitter Accounts

  05-05-2017 20:58
  
  @kanyewest is no longer a thing on Twitter and Instagram. Kanye West has deleted the profiles for both his Twitter and Instagram accounts -- both...
  
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• Music Tastes Good Festival Will Return to Long Beach With Ween, Sleater-Kinney

  05-05-2017 20:55
  Music Tastes Good, the festival that debuted last fall in downtown Long Beach with performances by Warpaint, De La Soul, Sylvan Esso, Iron and Wine, The Melvins and The Specials among many others, will return in 2017. The KCRW-presented festival announced its lineup today, which includes headliners Ween and Sleater-Kinney as well as such other notables as shoegaze legends Ride, Latin rock stalwarts Los Lobos and retro soul shouter Charles Bradley.
  
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• How A&M's Jerry Moss Shifted From Music to Horses and Keeps Leading the Derby Pack

  05-05-2017 20:52
  
  The first thing that catches the visitor’s eye upon entering Jerry Moss' modern Beverly Hills offices? The art-covered walls. A...
  
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• For Lyle Lovett, Horses Provide Anonymity and a Connection To Dad

  05-05-2017 20:36
  
  Decades after being given his first horse at the age of 2, which was kept on his grandparents’ farm in Klein, Texas, Lyle Lovett purchased that...
  
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• Nicki Minaj Takes Royal Turn in David Guetta's 'Light My Body Up' Video Feat. Lil Wayne

  05-05-2017 20:17
  
  We finally have the video for David Guetta's "Light My Body Up" feat. Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne and Minaj once again...
  
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• Boys Noize Hits Justice's 'Randy' With Brooding Bass: Listen

  05-05-2017 20:15
  
  Everyone in the Ed Banger crew is pumped for the label's upcoming 100th release. It's a special moment that took 15 years to arrive, so it...
  
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• Chainsmokers Collaborator Emily Warren Unveils Debut Single, 'Hurt By You': Listen

  05-05-2017 20:13
  
  You know the smooth, almost entrancing voice featured late on The Chainsmokers' track "Paris"? In case you didn't know, that's...
  
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• Remembering Jazz's Greatest Year With the Living Legends of 1959

  05-05-2017 20:11
  
  Ron Carter, the most-recorded jazz ­bassist of all time, never planned to play jazz music. But by the time the Rochester, N.Y., native ­...
  
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• The Get: Rihanna's Met Gala After-Party Gucci Sunglasses

  05-05-2017 20:08
  
  After winning the Met Gala on Monday night, Rihanna did a quick change into a chic silky pajama dress, marabou feather slides and feather bag,...
  
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• Relive Amy Winehouse’s Stunning ‘Rehab’ Performance At The 2007 MTV Movie Awards

  05-05-2017 20:07
  
  Amy Winehouse made quite an impression at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards
  
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• Fans to the Front: How Internet Fandoms Are Gaming the Music Industry

  05-05-2017 20:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  In her Fans to the Front column, Brittany Spanos dives into what's happening in fan culture on the Internet.
  Given the deluge of music soaring at us from all platforms, sometimes artists have to get inventive to reach Number One on the charts. Of course, it's easy for household names like Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift who have mastered the formula and have the universal appeal to boot. For still-rising acts, viral memes have helped songs like Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles" or Baauer's "Harlem
  
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• Saddle Up: Biggest Horse Moments In Music History, From Trigger to Taylor Swift

  05-05-2017 20:00
  
  Ahead of the Kentucky Derby -- set to take place May 5 and 6 in Louisville, Kentucky -- saddle up some of the biggest horse moments in...
  
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• Frank Ocean Cancels Sasquatch! Performance

  05-05-2017 19:46
  
  Frank Ocean will no longer be playing Sasquatch! He was billed as the Friday (5/26) headliner and has now been replaced by LCD Soundsystem...
  
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