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• Torii Wolf Unleashes 'Free' With Macklemore & DJ Premier

  11-08-2017 23:59
  
  Legendary DJ and producer DJ Premier is looking to strengthen his musical legacy with his newest signee Torii Wolf. The pair has previously...
  
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• Taylor Swift's bodyguard: 'I witnessed radio host's butt grab'

  11-08-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The minder didn't react because his boss didn't seem to be upset.
  
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• Fiona Apple: 'I wish I could be there to help Sinead O'Connor'

  11-08-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The Irish singer has assured fans she's well and back on medication after posting a breakdown video online.
  
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• Aaron Carter breaks down on stage at gay bar

  11-08-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The singer parted ways with his girlfriend before he 'came out' as bisexual earlier this month (Aug17).
  
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• Lupita N'yongo Stars as a Heartbroken Woman in JAY-Z's New 'MaNyFacedGod' Video

  11-08-2017 23:39
  
  JAY-Z continues to run laps around hip-hop with his unprecedented roll-out for 4:44. After releasing his Friends-inspired video "Moonlight...
  
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• 9 Songs You Didn't Know Kesha Wrote

  11-08-2017 23:34
  
  Pop star Kesha is in the midst of a full-blown Rainbow renaissance following her very public court battle with ex-producer Dr. Luke. With her highly...
  
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• Cinq Music to Expand Latin Operation With $20 Million Infusion From GoDigital

  11-08-2017 23:22
  
  GoDigital Media Group, a Los Angeles-based media and technology company, recently invested $20 million into Cinq Music, its record label,...
  
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• Frank Ocean Performs With String Orchestra at Way Out West Festival in Sweden

  11-08-2017 23:21
  
  Frank Ocean’s live show is incredible and last night he somehow made it even better by bringing out a string orchestra to perform...
  
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• Dionne Warwick to Be Honored With Marian Anderson Award

  11-08-2017 23:01
  
  Dionne Warwick will be honored with an award named for a pioneering opera singer.
  The Marian Anderson Award is given in Philadelphia to "...
  
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• Punk Activists Downtown Boys on Colin Kaepernick, Trump's Wall & 'Toxic Masculinity'

  11-08-2017 23:00
  
  Welcome to the gospel of Downtown Boys. Since 2012, they've been battling racism, sexism, homophobia and capitalistic greed with bilingual,...
  
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• 7 Hidden Messages in Kesha's 'Rainbow' Lyrics

  11-08-2017 22:59
  
  Kesha's triumphant return to the music scene came full force Friday (Aug. 11) with Rainbow, the 30-year-old pop star's first...
  
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• Might Disney Add Music To Its New Streaming Service?

  11-08-2017 22:57
  
  Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger rocked the entertainment world - and Netflix’s stock - this week when he announced plans to launch direct-to-...
  
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• Jack Antonoff Shares Short Film About Taking His Childhood Bedroom on Tour

  11-08-2017 22:46
  
  Although Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff has become suddenly ubiquitous as a producer -- including on Lorde's masterful ...
  
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• With 'Rainbow,' Kesha Proves She Can Go Anywhere

  11-08-2017 22:41
  
  One of the hardest things for a pop artist to pull off is a second act. It's easy to list examples of singers crashing in to the mainstream --...
  
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• Federal 'Transparency' Bill Endangers Songwriters' Leverage for Getting Paid

  11-08-2017 22:34
  
  On the surface, at least, the “Transparency in Music Licensing Ownership Act,” introduced in the House of Representatives on July 20 by...
  
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• Big Boi Gives Service Puppy, Offers to Pay Medical Bills for 5-Year-Old Girl Paralyzed in Shooting

  11-08-2017 22:30
  
  After hearing about a young girl being shot at a party, Big Boi knew that he wanted to help. The Atlanta native has decided to cover the girl’s...
  
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• Lena Dunham, Nelly Furtado & More Show Support for Taylor Swift Amidst Trial

  11-08-2017 22:29
  
  On Thursday (Aug. 10) Taylor Swift gave a fearless testimony as she took the witness stand in her lawsuit against radio DJ David Mueller, who...
  
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• Executive Turntable: Moves At iHeartMedia, Plus Hires at SoundCloud, Downtown & More

  11-08-2017 22:22
  
  iHeartMedia tacks a four-year extension on to Darren Davis' role as president of both iHeartMedia Networks Group and its...
  
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• Fifth Harmony Drops 'Angel' Video: Watch

  11-08-2017 22:12
  
  Just a day after dropping new song "Angel," Fifth Harmony released a surprise music video for the hip-hop influenced track.
  Each...
  
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• Donald Duck Is The ‘Louis C.K. Of Duckburg’ In DuckTales Revival

  11-08-2017 22:10
  
  Donald Duck is now the "Louis C.K. of Duckburg" in Disney XD's "DuckTales" revival, premiering August 12.
  
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• Georgia officials deny there is new evidence surrounding R. Kelly sex cult allegations

  11-08-2017 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The singer has recruited a crisis management team to help him battle the claims.
  
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• Music News Big Boi gives puppy to little girl paralysed in birthday party shooting

  11-08-2017 21:41
  Big Boi has given a puppy to a five-year-old girl who was paralysed after being shot at a birthday party. Abriya Ellison was playing in a bounce house at the party in Atlanta in April when a gunman shot her, leaving her paralysed from the waist down.
  
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• DMX Ordered Confined to Home on Tax Fraud Charges

  11-08-2017 21:36
  
  DMX was ordered confined to his suburban New York City home Friday (Aug. 11) by a judge who said he repeatedly violated bail conditions on tax fraud...
  
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• Calvin Harris Has Eighth U.K. No. 1 Single, Ed Sheeran Back to Album Summit

  11-08-2017 21:10
  
  Calvin Harris has his eighth U.K. No. 1 single as "Feels" (Columbia/Sony), featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean,...
  
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• Lena Dunham, Nelly Furtado, And More Support Taylor Swift’s Stand Against Sexual Harassment

  11-08-2017 21:04
  
  Taylor Swift's court comments make waves on social media as Lena Dunham, Nelly Furtado, Jaime King, and more commend her for speaking out against sexual harassment.
  
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• Kesha, Lena Dunham, And More Support Taylor Swift’s Stand Against Sexual Harassment

  11-08-2017 21:04
  
  Taylor Swift's court comments make waves on social media as Kesha, Lena Dunham, Nelly Furtado, and more commend her for speaking out against sexual harassment.
  
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• Obsessions: Metallica's Kirk Hammett's Horror Movie Posters

  11-08-2017 21:00
  
  By the time that Metallica’s Kirk Hammett became a record-collecting, guitar-toting hard rock fan at the age of 13, the Central California...
  
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• Fan Army Face Off: Ed Sheeran Battles It Out Against Selena Gomez

  11-08-2017 20:46
  
  Billboard's annual Fan Army Face Off is almost coming to an end. Entering its fourth round to determine which artist has the most...
  
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• Def Jam Bets On Paul Rosenberg, Music Execs (and Brian Grazer) Weigh In

  11-08-2017 20:35
  
  "Lucian did a great thing, and I bet it wasn't easy," says Apple Music executive Jimmy Iovine of Universal Music Group chairman/CEO...
  
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• deadmau5 Goes AFK to Marry His minniemau5, Big Congrats, No Trolling

  11-08-2017 20:35
  
  If the Internet seems quieter this weekend, that's because it is. deadmau5 is going afk until Monday so he can give his full attention to the...
  
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• Fan Army Face-Off: Harry Styles vs. T-ara In Round Four

  11-08-2017 20:30
  
  Billboard's annual Fan Army Face Off has now entered its fourth round to determine which artist has the most dedicated fanbase. There are only...
  
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• Coming Around Again Podcast: Backstreet Boys' Self-Titled U.S. Debut Turns 20

  11-08-2017 20:21
  
  Welcome back to the Coming Around Again podcast, part of the Pop Shop family, where host Andrew Unterberger and a variety of guests will be...
  
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• Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato's 'No Promises' Is Better as an Emotional Piano Ballad: Listen

  11-08-2017 20:15
  
  You wouldn't think most dance songs can stand on lyrics alone. Most house songs are slightly empty messages of love; a cheesy, poetic refrain...
  
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• Beck Talks New Album 'Colors' & That 'Trippy' Grammys Moment

  11-08-2017 20:13
  
  More than two years after his album of the year Grammy win for Morning Phase -- the unexpected win that was protested by Kanye West, who...
  
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• See Fiona Apple's Heartfelt Video to 'Hero' Sinead O'Connor

  11-08-2017 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  Fiona Apple recorded a heartfelt video message to her "hero" Sinead O'Connor, just days after the Irish singer posted her own video detailing her mental illness battle and thoughts of suicide."I want you to know that you are my hero as well," Apple said. "I just saw the video of you and I don't want you to feel like that. I don’t want you to feel like that. You've given so much. And I wish I could be there. I wish I could be of some use to you… I'm your friend, that's all I want to
  
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• Kobalt's Sas Metcalfe on How A&R Is Changing and That Time Prince Gave Her Some Eye-Opening Advice

  11-08-2017 20:00
  
  Hired as Kobalt Music Group's first employee, Sas Metcalfe recalls that she and founder/CEO Willard Ahdritz "started in 2001 with...
  
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• Unlike Pluto Reveals New Side Project Why Mona, Drops Smoldering Cover of 'We Will Rock You': Exclusive

  11-08-2017 19:56
  
  Unlike Pluto is launching a new side project called Why Mona with partner Joanna Jones, the team that brought us a house-infused rework of TLC...
  
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• Georgia Official Seeks Criminal Investigation of R. Kelly

  11-08-2017 19:44 via rollingstone.com
  Georgia's Fulton County Chairman John Eaves has called upon the district's attorney's office to open a criminal investigation against R. Kelly. In July, Buzzfeed reported that the singer allegedly preys upon young women in what was likened to a "sex cult."Eaves, who is running for Atlanta mayor, said in a statement that a "detailed local investigation by the John Creek Police Department has provided key information that we believe is enough evidence that gives the Fulton County Di
  
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• Kill the Zo Is Back With A Drummed-Up 'Part I' Remix From Krayysh: Listen

  11-08-2017 19:41
  
  It's been three years since Kill The Noise and Mat Zo came together as Kill The Zo, and bequeathed upon the world a densely layered, forward-...
  
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• How Max Martin Turned a Fart Into the Epic Beat in Backstreet Boys' 'The Call': AJ McLean Tells All

  11-08-2017 19:34
  
  As Billboard chatted to all five Backstreet Boys for the 20th anniversary of their debut album Backstreet Boys, each member shared...
  
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• J. Cole & Bas Makes Terminally Ill Fan's Dream Come True

  11-08-2017 19:28
  
  Thanks to the power of social media, J. Cole made one of his biggest fans' dreams come true, by meeting with him backstage at a recent 4...
  
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• Bruno Mars' #Hooligans Go Head-to-Head With GOT7's #IGOT7 in Fan Army Face-Off

  11-08-2017 19:16
  
  Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off is down to the final eight stars and their fandoms left on the bracket! 
  Last week K-pop group GOT7’s...
  
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• 98 Degrees Announce New Christmas Album & Holiday Tour

  11-08-2017 19:13
  
  With a name like 98 Degrees, one would think that the boy band would be loving the fact that it's still summertime. But as it turns out,...
  
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