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• Harry Styles Heading for No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

  13-05-2017 23:43
  
  Harry Styles is heading for a No. 1 bow on the Billboard 200 chart with his self-titled debut album, according to industry forecasters. Though it...
  
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• Tom Cruise Has A Real Good Dad Joke For You About The Mummy

  13-05-2017 23:34
  
  Tom Cruise's latest joke about 'The Mummy' is an excellent example of how to crack goofy, topical jokes on Twitter.
  
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• Taylor Swift Surprises Fan With Flowers & Handwritten Card for Grad Party

  13-05-2017 22:56
  
  One Taylor Swift fan got an unexpected send-off to New York after graduating from college.
  Ashley Silvers, whose Instagram profile says she's a...
  
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• Paul McCartney Reveals 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Character

  13-05-2017 22:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Paul McCartney, who filmed a cameo for the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, debuted his character in full swashbuckler regalia on social media Saturday.
  In a promo photo captioned #PiratesLife, McCartney is seen with long, charcoal-colored hair, heavy eye shadow and a bandana under his weathered pirates' cap. The bassist is also holding a hand of playing cards while staring ominously at the camera.McCartney isn't the first rocker to board Johnny Depp's Disney franchise:
  
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• Harry Styles Gave Kanye West’s ‘Ultralight Beam’ A Rock Makeover

  13-05-2017 22:39
  
  Harry Styles covered Kanye West's 'Ultralight Beam' at his album release show in London on May 13, AND WE SHALL NEVER RECOVER.
  
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• Bring on the 'Gorilla:' Eurovision Final Brings Glittery Fun

  13-05-2017 21:37
  
  A man in a tacky suit and his "gorilla" are one of the favorites to win this year's Eurovision song contest. By the event's...
  
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• Kim, Khloé, And Kourtney Kardashian Had An Enlightening Experience At Planned Parenthood

  13-05-2017 21:11
  
  Kim Kardashian wrote about a recent visit to Planned Parenthood with her sisters, one where they 'learned so much' about their services.
  
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• Kim, Khloé, And Kourtney Kardashian Had An Englightening Experience At Planned Parenthood

  13-05-2017 21:11
  
  Kim Kardashian wrote about a recent visit to Planned Parenthood with her sisters, one where they 'learned so much' about their services.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez bonds with Alex Rodriguez's mum on TV set

  13-05-2017 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez gave her mother and boyfriend Alex Rodriguez's mum the VIP treatment on Thursday (11May17) when they joined her on the set of her hit TV drama Shades of Blue.
  
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• KRS-One Apologizes After Paying Condolences to Wrong Beastie Boy on New Song

  13-05-2017 20:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  KRS-One has apologized to Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock after accidentally naming him, and not his band mate Adam "MCA" Yauch, in KRS-One's tribute to late rappers, "Hip Hop Speaks From Heaven."On KRS-One's track, off his new LP The World Is Mind, the rapper says, "Like a late fog in the mist / I see King Ad-Rock and rest in peace Nate Dogg / Their names and their natures will last."Many were quick to note that KRS-One likely meant Beastie Boys' MCA, who died in 2012, and not Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, wh
  
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• Ahoy Matey! Paul McCartney Shares 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Photo

  13-05-2017 20:44
  
  Ahoy Matey! Paul McCartney has shared a photo of himself dressed as a pirate for the new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
  McCartney...
  
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• PWR BTTM Dropped by Polyvinyl Following Sexual Assault Allegations

  13-05-2017 20:00
  
  In the wake of multiple accusations of sexual assault committed by PWR BTTM lead singer Ben Hopkins, Polyvinyl Records has stopped selling and...
  
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• 13 Reasons Why‘s Katherine Langford Learned How To Play Piano Thanks To Lady Gaga

  13-05-2017 19:02
  
  Katherine Langford taught herself to play piano because loves Lady Gaga so much, and she opened up about her idol tweeting at her and more on 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.'
  
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• Sony Music Issues Statement Regarding L.A. Reid Departure

  13-05-2017 18:36
  
  Sony Music Entertainment has issued a brief statement regarding the sudden exit of veteran label executive L.A. Reid, who served as chairman/CEO of...
  
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• Niall Horan’s Cover Of Dua Lipa’s ‘Scared To Be Lonely’ Is Just ‘Darling’

  13-05-2017 18:02
  
  Niall Horan covered Dua Lipa's 'Scared To Be Lonely' at a concert in San Diego on May 12, and the result was just 'darling.'
  
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• California Sounds: Glen Campbell says 'Adios'; the music of 'Bob's...

  13-05-2017 17:32
  Glen Campbell, "Adios" . Now in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, the longtime Angeleno says farewell in the title track to his final album.
  
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• Paris Jackson’s Thoughts On Nudity Go Beyond Skin-Deep

  13-05-2017 17:07
  
  Paris Jackson took to social media to share a topless portrait and her thoughts on nudity and why 'neing naked is part of what makes us human.'
  
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• Watch Dan Auerbach Perform Solo Songs on 'Late Show'

  13-05-2017 16:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Dan Auerbach served as musical guest on Friday's episode of The Late Show, with the Black Keys singer performing a pair of tracks from his upcoming solo LP Waiting on a Song.
  During the televised portion of the Late Show, Auerbach and his backing band of Nashville vets played rollicking "Shine On Me." As a post-show bonus, the guitarist whipped out "King of a One Horse Town" for the Ed Sullivan Theatre audience.Waiting on a Song is due out June 2nd. For the album, Auerbach teamed with artists li
  
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• Olivia Newton-John's daughter thanks fans for supporting her mother

  13-05-2017 15:45 via music-news.com
  
  The singer is undergoing treatment for a recurring back problem.
  
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• Mariah Carey in talks for The X Factor - report

  13-05-2017 15:45 via music-news.com
  
  The pop diva is reportedly replacing Nicole Scherzinger on the judging panel.
  
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• Stevie Wonder's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits

  13-05-2017 15:30
  
  Happy birthday, Stevie Wonder! As the music icon celebrates his 67th birthday (May 13), Billboard takes a look at his biggest songs on the Billboard...
  
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• See U2 Debut New Song at First 'Joshua Tree' Tour Show

  13-05-2017 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  U2 launched their Joshua Tree 2017 Tour Friday night in Vancouver, and in addition to performing their classic 1987 LP in its entirety and dusting off other live rarities, Bono and company closed out the concert by debuting a new song titled "The Little Things That Give You Away."Prior to the premiere performance, Bono noted that the track would feature on the band's upcoming LP Songs of Experience, the long-awaited follow-up to 2014's Songs of Innocence.As AtU2 notes, at the end of the performa
  
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• 13 Things to Know About the Charts This Week: DJ Khaled Is the 'One' at No. 1

  13-05-2017 15:00
  
  DJ Khaled's "I'm the One," featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne, earns a No. 1 debut on the Billboard...
  
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• Lindsey Stirling: Brave Enough documentary to be released by Youtube

  13-05-2017 13:48 via music-news.com
  
  YouTube has announced that it has partnered with Magical Elves, an award winning production company, to release LINDSEY STIRLING: BRAVE ENOUGH.
  
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• David Byrne working on new music with Brian Eno and Oneohtrix Point Never8:42 am - May 13, 2017

  13-05-2017 12:56
  David Byrne has revealed that he's working on new music with Brian Eno and Daniel Lopatin, aka Oneohtrix Point Never . Taking part in a reddit AMA , Byrne spoke of a new album, saying that he's currently "finishing it up" and that he plans to release it "early next year".
  
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• Music News: Pink Floyd 'Their Mortal Remains' Exhibition Begins 13 May 2017 in London

  13-05-2017 08:36
  Pink Floyd are offering fans a chance to peek inside the internal machinations of their lives behind the scenes, as Saturday, 13 May sees them launch their exhibition, titled Their Mortal Remains at the Victoria and Albert Museum , London. The exhibition is marking 50 years since their debut album, Piper at the Gates of Dawn , was unleashed upon the British public , to critical acclaim.
  
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• Faith Evans: 'We all know what happened the night Notorious BIG was killed'

  13-05-2017 05:15 via music-news.com
  
  The hip-hop star insists she has stopped spending money trying to bring her late husband's killer to justice
  
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• California State Assemblymember Responds to Budget With Spotify Playlist

  13-05-2017 04:12
  
  Last month a teenage girl broke up with a guy she was seeing by making him an unconventional Spotify playlist that spelled out a "let's see...
  
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• How Amanda Palmer gave the music industry the finger with crowdfunding

  13-05-2017 04:07
  "I've had to continually re-educate myself that this isn't about selling music. It's about making music."
  
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• Train Crashes Marshawn Lynch's Wedding With George Lopez, Ken Jeong & Jim Breuer in 'Drink Up' Video

  13-05-2017 03:16
  
  Train's new "Drink Up" video is a straight up bro-fest like if Wedding Crashers met The Hangover, starring Marshawn "Beastmode...
  
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• Harry Connick Jr. on Possible 'American Idol' Return: 'We'll See'

  13-05-2017 02:37
  
  At the end of American Idol's run at Fox, Harry Connick Jr. was a show regular with three seasons running as a judge and more appearances as a...
  
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• Estelle Releases Powerful New Song 'Woman's World' to Benefit Planned Parenthood

  13-05-2017 01:47
  
  Estelle is asserting herself and taking a stand for womankind on a new single called "Woman's World" released Friday (May 12) as part...
  
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• Nicki Minaj Makes Good on Her Promise to Help Fans Pay for School, Says She Plans to Keep Doing It

  13-05-2017 01:12
  
  Earlier this week Nicki Minaj announced that she would help pay fans' education costs, if they got straight A's. On Friday (May 12), she...
  
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• L.A. Reid's Epic Reign, By the Numbers

  13-05-2017 01:02
  
  "You know what comes after hot?" Antonio "L.A." Reid recently asked when paying tribute to and quoting departing Sony Music CEO...
  
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• Thomas Rhett & Wife Lauren Adopt Daughter Willa From Africa

  13-05-2017 00:30
  
  Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Akins have adopted a girl from Africa, the country singer announced Friday (May 12). 
  The couple posted photos...
  
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• Goldie Hawn on Rumored Kate Hudson & Nick Jonas Fling: 'As Long As the Kids Are Having Fun, I Don't Care!'

  13-05-2017 00:27
  
  On Thursday night's episode of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Goldie Hawn opened up about daughter Kate Hudson’s...
  
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• Goo Goo Dolls' Johnny Rzeznik Talks Summer Tour, Mocks 'Iris' in Promo Video

  13-05-2017 00:15
  
  The Goo Goo Dolls are heading out on another summer tour this year, the Long Way Home tour (with Phillip Phillips) kicking off in July. But...
  
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