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• Gorillaz & Yukimi Nagano Perform 'Empire Ants' Live for First Time in 7 Years at Outside Lands: Watch

  12-08-2017 23:57
  
  Gorillaz performed at Outside Lands in San Francisco Friday night (Aug. 11), and, as usual, they brought along a ton of friends.
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• Taylor Swift Groping Trial Draws Attention to Hidden Outrage

  12-08-2017 21:36
  
  Taylor Swift's allegation that a former morning radio host reached under her skirt and grabbed her backside during a photo op is bringing...
  
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• Musicians Express Outrage Over White Nationalist Rally in Charlottesville

  12-08-2017 20:17
  
  Music stars like John Legend, Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Questlove and Mark Ronson took to social media Saturday (Aug. 12) to express their...
  
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• Robin's picks: 7 days of Milwaukee live music musts

  12-08-2017 19:57
  Born and raised in Milwaukee, a lover of life and and a connector of people, I'm a mother, a real estate developer, a philanthropist, a singer and more. And last, but most definitely not least, I love Milwaukee! I often get asked by people I know and don't know alike, out of towners and MKE locals what is there to do here? Is there any live music tonight? What's a good place for a date? What's a good place to hang with a group of friends? You get the point ... So I've decided to share my weekly
  
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• Maisie Williams And Gwendoline Christie Loved Their Game Of Thrones Sword Fight As Much As You Did

  12-08-2017 19:47
  
  Maisie Williams and Gwendoline Christie gushed about what 'great fun' their 'Game of Thrones' sword fight is — but its significance slices deeper than killer training.
  
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• Chance the Rapper Announces Surprise Free Chicago Concert

  12-08-2017 19:46 via rollingstone.com
  Chance the Rapper announced a surprise free Chicago concert for Saturday night while serving as grand marshal of the Bud Billiken Bash, the city's annual back-to-school parade.During the festivities – which saw Chance's non-profit SocialWorks distributing 30,000 backpacks stuffed with school supplies to children – the rapper spoke to the local ABC affiliate about tonight's surprise gig."I’m handing out free tickets all day long," Chance the Rapper said. "I wanted to make sure I
  
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• Chance the Rapper Acts as Grand Marshal of Chicago Parade

  12-08-2017 19:40
  
  Grammy Award-winning artist Chance the Rapper rode through the streets of his Chicago hometown as grand marshal of the city's back-to-school...
  
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• Shawn Mendes Gets Warm Reception at Hometown Arena Show in Toronto

  12-08-2017 19:23
  
  Hits? What hits? To the thousands of fans inside Toronto’s Air Canada Centre for the first of Shawn Mendes’ back-to-back hometown shows...
  
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• The Judge Tossed DJ’s Suit Against Taylor Swift On Grounds Of ‘Insufficient Evidence’

  12-08-2017 18:08
  
  Federal court ruled that Taylor Swift 'didn't act improperly' when she accused David Mueller of touching her inappropriately and threw out his complaint against the pop star.
  
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• Kid Rock Surprises Hometown Fans at Foreigner Concert in Detroit

  12-08-2017 17:49
  
  Kid Rock raised the blood pressure of fans in his hometown of Detroit Friday night (Aug. 10) -- in a good way.
  The Michigan-born favorite surprised...
  
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• Beyoncé Shows Her ‘LOVE.’ For Kendrick Lamar With A Post-Gig Slideshow

  12-08-2017 17:07
  
  Beyoncé and Blue Ivy had a great night out at Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.' tour, so she showed some 'LOVE.' for it on Instagram.
  
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• 13 Things to Know About the Charts This Week: Arcade Fire Rules, Glen Campbell's Biggest Hits & More

  12-08-2017 16:00
  
  Arcade Fire celebrates its third straight No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week with Everything Now, helping the...
  
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• Tupac's Hummer car back up for auction - report

  12-08-2017 15:45 via music-news.com
  
  Tupac Shakur's Hummer that featured diamond plated bumpers reached$337,000 (£260,000) in its original auction but is now expected to sell at $100,000 (£77,000).
  
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• Kesha 'begged' rehab staff for keyboard then wrote Rainbow in an hour

  12-08-2017 15:45 via music-news.com
  
  Kesha's boyfriend sent her a keyboard so that she could get through the difficult and emotional days in rehab.
  
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• Charlize Theron's dedication to film role left her missing two teeth

  12-08-2017 15:45 via music-news.com
  
  Charlize Theron was in so much pain from stunts on the set of Atomic Blonde she struggled to play with her children.
  
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• District Attorney: 'We Are Not Currently Investigating' R. Kelly

  12-08-2017 15:18 via rollingstone.com
  The Fulton County district attorney said Friday that his office is not currently investigating R. Kelly over the "sex cult" allegations, hours after an Atlanta mayoral candidate stated that local police had uncovered "enough evidence" to open an investigation.At a Friday press conference, Fulton County commission chairman John Eaves said that the Johns Creek Police Department had "provided key information" to warrant a criminal investigation into the allegations first aired this July in a Buzzfe
  
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• Music News Jessie J returns with new single a Real Deala

  12-08-2017 15:15
  The release follows a short hiatus from music from Jessica Ellen Cornish, who has since become a judge and mentor on the Australian version of The Voice. In a new interview with Forbes , the singer confirmed that it is not taken from an upcoming album.
  
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• Liam Payne ‘upset Cheryl is watching love rival on Celebrity Big Brother’

  12-08-2017 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  Liam Payne ‘upset Cheryl is watching love rival on Celebrity Big Brother’
  
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• Corey Taylor hits out at musicians who branded Chester Bennington a a oecowarda 10:56 am - Aug 11, 2017

  12-08-2017 10:47
  Corey Taylor has hit out at the musicians who labelled Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell as "cowards" after they both took their own lives. Last month, Korn guitarist Brian 'Head Welch' attracted criticism after he blasted Bennington as cowardly for leaving his family behind following his tragic death.
  
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• Roger Waters: Trump is ‘Supremely Dumb' and 'a nincompoop'

  12-08-2017 09:43 via music-news.com
  
  Roger Waters has an opinion of Trump and its, “he is supremely dumb. He is a nincompoop. He kind of professes that publicly with his tweets and the way he behaves”.
  
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• Tucker Beathard 'excited' to sing in NorwalkRising country music star ...

  12-08-2017 06:34
  Many probably are familiar with two other singles from this 22-year-old Tennessee resident: "Mamma and Jesus" and "Fight Like Hell." But what isn't so well known about this rising star is that he considers himself socially awkward, was inspired by Blink 182 and has a big family.
  
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• Judge dismisses slander case against Taylor Swift

  12-08-2017 05:15 via music-news.com
  
  The singer's legal team claimed radio host David Mueller failed to prove she's responsible for his unemployment.
  
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• Watch Fifth Harmony's Bold 'Angel' Video

  12-08-2017 04:17 via rollingstone.com
  A day after Fifth Harmony dropped their new single "Angel," the now-quartet unveiled the video for the Skrillex-produced track.Despite Camila Cabello's exit in December 2016, the members of Fifth Harmony exude confidence in their second music video as a foursome. The David Camarena-directed clip finds Ally Brooke Dinah Jane Hansen, Lauren Jauregui and Normani Kordei tormenting the dreams of someone who wronged them."Angel" is the second single – following "Down" – off the group's upc
  
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• See Lupita Nyong'o Recite Rumi in Jay-Z's 'MaNyfaCedGod' Video

  12-08-2017 03:14 via rollingstone.com
  Lupita Nyong’o stars in Jay-Z's new video for the 4:44 bonus track "MaNyfaCedGod," which arrived Friday as a Tidal exclusive.In the stark black-and-white video for the James Blake-assisted track, the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave actress delivers an emotional interpretative dance, with Nyong’o enduring anguish and renewal following a broken and then-mended relationship.The video opens with a subtitled lyric from "MaNyfaCedGod" – "Our external reality is an opportunity to heal
  
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• Every Girls' Generation Single Ranked From Worst to Best: Critic's Take

  12-08-2017 02:28
  
  When Girls’ Generation released their first single “Into the New World” in August 2007, there was a burden of weight on both their...
  
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• Taylor Swift Groping Trial: Judge Dismisses DJ's Lawsuit Against Singer

  12-08-2017 02:23 via rollingstone.com
  The judge in the Taylor Swift groping trial dismissed a radio DJ's civil lawsuit against the singer after ruling that the DJ failed to prove that Swift got him fired from his job at a Denver radio station. David Mueller, who is accused of groping Swift during a 2013 backstage meet-and-greet, sued Swift, the singer's mother Andrea Swift and her radio liaison Frank Bell for $3 million, arguing that the incident – which he called "false accusations" – resulted in his firing from Denver
  
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• Willard Hope Fest featuring Unspoken and Ryan StevensonHits include:...

  12-08-2017 02:10
  The Willard Hope Center will be featuring a free concert featuring two of Christian music's most popular artists - Unspoken and Ryan Stevenson. The 10th annual Hopefest in downtown Willard will be held on Sunday, Aug. 13 with music beginning at 5 p.m. The event will start at 3 p.m. with kids' games, informational booths, and other activities.
  
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• Watch Aimee Mann Play a Lovely String-Laden 'Patient Zero' on 'Conan'

  12-08-2017 01:54
  
  Aimee Mann stopped by Conan last night to promote her recent release Mental Illness. Backed by a full band plus a string section...
  
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• Roger Waters Slams Radiohead's Israel Show, Calls It an Endorsement of Government Policies

  12-08-2017 01:49
  
  Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has been one of the most vocal opponents of Radiohead's decision to hold the closing show of their...
  
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• Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett Talks Reunion Tour, Calls Trump 'Palpably Unfit for Public Office'

  12-08-2017 01:34
  
  In May 1990, the members of Australian rock band Midnight Oil parked a flatbed truck on across from Exxon's Sixth Avenue headquarters in midtown...
  
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• R. Kelly Not Currently Under Investigation, Georgia District Attorney Says

  12-08-2017 01:03
  
  Georgia's Fulton County commission chairman and Atlanta mayoral candidate John Eaves called for police to launch a criminal ...
  
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• Glen Campbell's Music Sales Increase 5,429% in Wake of Death

  12-08-2017 00:49
  
  U.S. sales of Glen Campbell’s music grew 5,429 percent in the two days following his death on Aug. 8, while streams of his songs increased by 1...
  
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• The Top 10 Most Popular K-Pop Acts on Tumblr: July 2017

  12-08-2017 00:20
  
  When we checked in with Tumblr at the mid-year point last month, acts like BTS, EXO and GOT7 were ruling the platform that boasts more than...
  
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• Gallant's Style Is as Honest as His Music: Behind the Seams

  12-08-2017 00:15
  
  "It's like a giant koala is just grabbing you and hugging you," singer Gallant says of a Saint Laurent sweater stylist Tasha Green...
  
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• Judge Throws Out DJ's Case Against Taylor Swift

  12-08-2017 00:13
  
  On Friday (Aug. 11), U.S. District Judge William Martinez dismissed a lawsuit against pop superstar Taylor Swift filed by the former country-radio DJ...
  
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• Judge Considers Dropping Case Against Taylor Swift

  12-08-2017 00:13
  
  The judge in the groping trial between Taylor Swift and a former radio host sent jurors home Friday (Aug. 11) as he weighed whether to dismiss the DJ...
  
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• Glen Campbell Laid to Rest in Arkansas Hometown

  12-08-2017 00:07
  
  Glen Campbell was officially laid to rest in his hometown in Delight, Arkansas, on Wednesday, according to a post on his official Facebook...
  
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• Virtual Singer & Internet Star Miquela Shares Debut Single 'Not Mine'

  12-08-2017 00:02
  
  On Wednesday, sim singer Miquela released her debut single "Not Mine," a catchy downtempo R&B-pop track with a solid groove that would...
  
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