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• Halsey Is The First Female Artist Of 2017 To Drop A Chart-Topping Album

  11-06-2017 23:55
  
  'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom'? More like 'HopeFUL Fountain Kingdom,' as Halsey's latest release has made her the first female artist to have an album debut at No. 1 in 2017.
  
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• On the Charts: Halsey's 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom' Reigns at Number One

  11-06-2017 23:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Halsey became the first female artist to top the Billboard 200 in 2017 as the singer's sophomore LP Hopeless Fountain Kingdom debuted at Number One.Hopeless Fountain Kingdom sold 106,000 total copies in its first week of availability to give Halsey her first Number One album; Halsey's 2015 debut album Badlands peaked at Number Two, although it managed 115,000 in first week sales.Over six months into 2017, the 22-year-old singer also became the first female artist to finish Number One on the Bill
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence Is Safe After A Scary Flight Straight Out Of An Action Movie

  11-06-2017 23:02
  
  Jennifer Lawrence is safe after her private plane had to make an emergency landing following double-engine failure. Yikes.
  
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• Halsey Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom'

  11-06-2017 22:29
  
  Pop singer-songwriter Halsey notches her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as her second full-length studio effort, Hopeless Fountain...
  
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• Music News Katy Perry says shea s a 100% readya to let Taylor Swift beef go

  11-06-2017 21:51
  Katy Perry has said she is "100 percent ready" to "let go" of her long-running beef with Taylor Swift . The feud started in 2013 when Perry hired three of Swift's backing dancers mid-tour.
  
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• Miley Cyrus Wrote ‘Inspired’ With Hillary Clinton In Mind

  11-06-2017 21:35
  
  Miley Cyrus shares that she wrote 'Inspired' for her dad — and Hillary Clinton: 'Her dad obviously played a very impactful part in her life, and my dad played one in mine.'
  
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• Corinne Bailey Rae, Jacob Collier, Al Jarreau Tribute Among Playboy Jazz Festival Highlights

  11-06-2017 21:22
  
  Heightened post-Manchester security measures and a sun playing hide-and-seek with the clouds didn’t dampen fans’ expectations as they...
  
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• Chance the Rapper Covers 'Hey Ya,' 'Nuthin' But a G Thang' at Bonnaroo Superjam

  11-06-2017 20:45
  
  A few hours after commanding one of the largest main stage crowds at Bonnaroo 2017, Chance the Rapper popped up at the annual Saturday night (June 10...
  
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• CMA Fest 2017: Florida Georgia Line Delivers 'Smooth' Performance, Cassadee Pope Joins Chris Young & Other Day 3 Highlights

  11-06-2017 20:10
  
  CMA Fest brings out the best and the future of country music, but day three of the fest felt particularly special as artists seemed to really give...
  
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• Miley Cyrus' Pride Single 'Inspired' Has a Hillary Clinton and Father's Day Angle as Well

  11-06-2017 19:38
  
  You didn’t think Miley Cyrus would let Pride month go by without offering something special, did you? On Friday (June 9), one of the queer...
  
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• Demi Lovato And Wilmer Valderrama Prove That Exes Can Still Be BFFs

  11-06-2017 19:26
  
  Demi Lovato shares a sweet pic of her and ex-boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama, who are truly 'best of friends no matter what.'
  
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• Beck to Open for U2's Joshua Tree 2017 Tour in September

  11-06-2017 19:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Beck will serve as U2's special guest this September when the Morning Phase singer opens for the band on seven dates of their Joshua Tree 2017 tour.On Tuesday, U2 announced that they are extending their trek celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree, with dates in Mexico and South America to follow in October. Beck will serve as opener for the U.S. dates.
  The Joshua Tree 2017 Tour has recruited an assortment of big-name opening acts so far as Mumford & Sons, the Lumineers, OneRepub
  
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• Katy Perry Is Ready To ‘Let Go’ Of Her Feud With Taylor Swift

  11-06-2017 18:41
  
  Katy Perry wants her feud with Taylor Swift to end, according to her recent chat with Arianna Huffington: 'I forgive her and I’m sorry for anything I ever did, and I hope the same from her.'
  
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• Musical Celebration to Pay Tribute to Dave Valentin in New York City

  11-06-2017 18:34
  
  A musical celebration of the life and career of Latin jazz flute player Dave Valentin will take place on Monday evening (June 12) in the late...
  
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• LA Pride Festival 2017: Chromeo, Young M.A., iLoveMakonnen & Other Day 1 Highlights

  11-06-2017 18:19
  
  Security was teeming and the streets were a wash of rainbow flags, glitter and sunburned flesh on Santa Monica Boulevard Saturday afternoon (June 10...
  
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• Watch Hunter Hayes Perform Live at CMA Music Festival

  11-06-2017 18:00
  
  Hunter Hayes will take the stage at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville on Sunday (June 11), and you can live-stream his performance here. 
  The...
  
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• Katy Perry Apologizes to Taylor Swift: 'I Am Ready to Let it Go'

  11-06-2017 17:48
  
  Katy Perry has finally buried the hatchet with Taylor Swift. In an interview with Arianna Huffington on Saturday (June 10), Perry decided to put the...
  
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• Meet This Week's Billboard Latin Artist on the Rise: La Beriso

  11-06-2017 17:46
  
  In a country with recent history rife with stadium-filling rock bands, La Beriso is the latest to move the masses. The group was formed in...
  
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• Music News Watch Mac DeMarco perform a One More Love Songa on a Fallona

  11-06-2017 17:36
  Mac DeMarco appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Friday , to perform a cut from recent album ' This Old Dog '. Performing 'One More Love Song', the appearance marked DeMarco's debut on network television.
  
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• Lana Del Rey Is Practically A Singing Photograph In Her ‘Change’ Teaser

  11-06-2017 16:59
  
  Lana Del Rey looks like a photo booth pic come to life in her teaser for her new 'Lust For Life' song, 'Change.'
  
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• Bobbi Kristina Brown Boyfriend Nick Gordon Arrested for Battery

  11-06-2017 16:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nick Gordon, the boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown who was found "legally responsible" for her death, was arrested on charges of domestic battery and false imprisonment following an incident Saturday in Sanford, Florida.Gordon's current girlfriend told police that he had hit her at their Florida home Friday night, CNN reports. Sanford Police then arrested and charged Gordon, who was placed into custody with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office before making bail.According to TMZ, the incident st
  
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• Miley Cyrus set to take over Jimmy Fallon's chat show

  11-06-2017 15:45 via music-news.com
  
  Miley Cyrus released her new single Inspired in honour of gay pride month on Friday (09Jun17).
  
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• Katy Perry: 'I forgive Taylor Swift'

  11-06-2017 15:45 via music-news.com
  
  Katy Perry loves Taylor Swift and wants what is best for her.
  
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• The 1975 lead a ‘minute of noise’ to Manchester at Parklife

  11-06-2017 14:40 via music-news.com
  
  As Parklife Festival prepared to welcome The 1975 to Saturday’s main stage, screens were lit up with ‘We Stand Together’ in a
  
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• Music News Watch Death Cab For Cutie cover Soundgardena s a Fell On...

  11-06-2017 13:14
  Performing at their Seattle benefit show on Friday Death Cab For Cutie played a cover of Soundgarden's 'Fell On Black Days'. You can see a clip of the performance below.
  
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• Big Boi: ‘Originality is essential’

  11-06-2017 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  Big Boi is always open to taking risks with his career.
  
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• Music News The 1975 honour victims of Manchester attack with defiant "moment of noise"

  11-06-2017 11:13
  The 1975 held a defiant "moment of noise" last night to honour the victims of the Manchester terror attack . Before they took to the stage headlining day one of Parklife in Heaton Park, Manchester, members of the police and ambulance and fire services who were involved in helping on May 22 after a suicide bomber targeted Ariana Grande 's concert at Manchester Arena, claiming 22 lives, were joined by newly-elected Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham.
  
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• Bonnaroovians visit the entrance of Bonnaroo's Planet Roo.

  11-06-2017 07:08
  In Planet Roo, the festival hopes to empower its patrons to raise their voice beyond the weekend to make their lives and the lives of those around them better. Harkening back to our New Orleans roots, Bonnaroo partnered with Tipitina's Foundation to create a "Why Music Matters" campaign.
  
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• Frank Ocean gives first performance in three years

  11-06-2017 03:15 via music-news.com
  
  The star wowed fans in Scandinavia after fears he would cancel the show.
  
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• Bobbi Kristina's ex Nick Gordon arrested for domestic violence

  11-06-2017 03:15 via music-news.com
  
  The disgraced young man must pay $36 million (£27.8 million) in damages to her estate after losing a wrongful death lawsuit.
  
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• Damon Albarn tells Demon Dayz crowd general election result was a an...

  11-06-2017 02:47
  The cartoon band, who were invented by the Blur frontman and Jamie Hewlett, are currently headlining Demon Dayz at Margate theme park Dreamland. De La Soul , Little Simz , Kano and Kilo Kish are amongst those to have played earlier in the day.
  
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• Katy Perry's 'Witness' Album Heading for No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart

  11-06-2017 01:56
  
  Katy Perry’s Witness album is on course for a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 chart, according to industry forecasters. Those in the know...
  
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• Ice Cube Confronts Bill Maher Over Use of Racial Slur on 'Real Time': Watch

  11-06-2017 01:16
  
  Bill Maher returned to host his HBO show Real Time for the first time Friday night (June 9) after referring to himself as a “house n...
  
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• Lana Del Rey Previews New Song 'Change': Watch

  11-06-2017 00:52
  
  Lana Del Rey has taken to Instagram to preview another new song, presumably to be included on her forthcoming Lust for Life, out next month...
  
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• Plane Carrying Lady Antebellum CMA Fest Banner Makes Emergency Landing in Nashville

  11-06-2017 00:04
  
  A small airplane with a banner advertising "Meet Lady Antebellum text CMA to 31996" made an emergency landing due to an engine failure...
  
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• Ben Affleck Mourns The Loss Of An Iconic Batman Actor

  11-06-2017 00:02
  
  Adam West, the actor who originated the role of Batman onscreen, passed away at the age of 88, and Ben Affleck offered his condolences and respect to the man who 'exemplified heroism.'
  
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