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• Meek Mill's felony charge reduced to misdemeanour - report

  18-08-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The hip-hop star shared the footage of his arrest live on Instagram.
  
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• Meek Mill's felony charge reduced to misdemeanour

  18-08-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The hip-hop star shared the footage of his arrest live on Instagram.
  
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• Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott expecting twins

  18-08-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The singer conceived naturally after previously opening up about her miscarriage.
  
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• Lady Gaga, Questlove, Stephen Colbert & More React to Trump Firing Steve Bannon

  18-08-2017 23:31
  
  White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon was forced out of President Donald Trump's administration on Friday (Aug. 18), and musicians and...
  
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• RIAA Responds to Lyor Cohen's YouTube Blog Post: 'We've Heard These Arguments Before'

  18-08-2017 23:29
  
  Cary Sherman, the chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, has written a rebuttal to a blog post penned yesterday by...
  
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• Trey Songz pleads guilty in concert meltdown

  18-08-2017 23:28
  Trey Songz reached a plea deal of 18 months probation on Friday stemming from a December concert in Detroit where he destroyed the stage and hurled objects into the crowd. The 32-year-old singer will also attend anger management classes and be ordered to drug tests, according to TMZ.
  
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• Thelonious Monk 100th Birthday Tribute Album to Feature Japan's WONK

  18-08-2017 22:59
  
  American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk would have been 100 years old this year. To celebrate his legacy, Japanese record label Epistroph...
  
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• Insane Clown Posse's Shaggy 2 Dope Talks Pro-Trump March on Washington: 'Nobody Really Gives a Shit'

  18-08-2017 22:53
  
  Next month, Insane Clown Posse fans from across America will march on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to protest a 2011 FBI report that...
  
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• Gay Agenda, Aug 18: Cher's New Trap Track, Cakes da Killa, TWINKIDS & More

  18-08-2017 22:46
  
  Gay Agenda is a weekly column for Billboard Pride where we run down a few fab things before the weekend. Between new tracks,...
  
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• How Danny Ocean's Valentine's Day Song Became a Viral Hit

  18-08-2017 22:31
  
  In 2016, Venezuelan singer/producer Danny Ocean recorded a song for an old flame on Valentine's Day. He had moved to Miami to escape the turmoil...
  
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• Trey Songz Reaches Plea Deal in Detroit Assault Case

  18-08-2017 22:29
  
  R&B singer Trey Songz has reached a deal with prosecutors to reduce a felony assault charge stemming from a concert in Detroit.
  The 32-year-...
  
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• Lali Esposito Talks Getting Noticed in 'The Age of Song': Interview

  18-08-2017 22:19
  
  Having launched her new single, "Una Na", <a href="/artist/7409790/lali/chart">Lali Esposito</a> is getting...
  
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• A$AP Ferg Documentary Travels to Liberia to Meet the Students His New Clothing Collection Benefits

  18-08-2017 22:15
  
  Earlier this year, A$AP Ferg partnered with socially conscious streetwear label Uniform to launch a special capsule collection that donated...
  
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• New Queens of the Stone Age Music Accidentally Pressed, Released on Wrong Vinyl

  18-08-2017 22:07
  
  Gordi, a.k.a. Sophie Payten, is an Australian folktronica musician and sometime Bon Iver collaborator whose debut album Reservoir is...
  
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• Taylor Swift sparks comeback talk as she clears social media pages

  18-08-2017 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The singer hasn't released a new album since 2014's 1989.
  
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• Demi Lovato brushes off storm to perform in Central Park

  18-08-2017 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The singer has been busy working on the final pieces for her new album.
  
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• Wagakki Band's New Video Blends Traditional Japanese Music With Rock: Watch

  18-08-2017 21:42
  
  Wagakki Band, the eight-member group that fuses Vocaloid songs with traditional Japanese instruments and rock music, will be releasing their first...
  
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• Why Shania Twain Can't Sell Tickets To Her Nashville Show: Exclusive

  18-08-2017 21:35
  
  When Shania Twain this week announced her 47-show North American tour kicking off in May, the venue for only one date -- a July 21 concert in...
  
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• Killer Mike Battles Nick Cannon, Run the Jewels Perform 'Legend Has It' on 'Wild 'N Out'

  18-08-2017 21:29
  
  Nick Cannon’s MTV improv-comedy show Wild ‘N Out is on its ninth season and it’s somehow only just started featuring acclaimed...
  
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• Gene Simmons Responds to Claims He Can't Trademark the Rock n' Roll Devil Horns: 'Actually, B----, I Can'

  18-08-2017 21:24
  
  KISS frontman and possible bovine absentee father Gene Simmons was widely ridiculed for a recent attempt to trademark the heavy...
  
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• Ghastly's New 'Geisha' Is a Dangerous Bass Beauty

  18-08-2017 21:02
  
  Paint your face and hop on top of the decks, Ghastly's new bass house bang is a haunting old world stomper.
  While "Geisha" stays true...
  
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• Future Cancels Charlottesville Show 'Out of Respect' to Victims

  18-08-2017 20:57 via rollingstone.com
  Future canceled his Saturday night concert in Charlottesville, Virginia, a week after the white supremacist march in the college town. The rapper's Sunday night gig in Virginia Beach, Virginia was also postponed."Out of respect for the tragic events I felt it wasn't rite [sic] to perform at this time. Please understand my heart mean well VA," the rapper tweeted Friday. "VA is important to me & always will be. I'm comin very soon, my word! Love Forever."Future and Lil Yachty were scheduled to
  
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• Executive Turntable: Moves At ASCAP, Plus Hires at Def Jam, Pandora & More

  18-08-2017 20:56
  
  ASCAP boosts its technology team with the hiring of former New York Times digital executive Tristan Boutros as its chief...
  
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• Lady Gaga's Joanne World Tour Could Earn Over $100 Million

  18-08-2017 20:51
  
  The first box office counts of Lady Gaga’s Joanne World Tour have been reported to Billboard Boxscore, with $8.7 million earned from the trek...
  
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• Flux Pavilion Slips Bossy Bass Between The Sexy Sax of Ookay's 'Thief': Listen

  18-08-2017 20:29
  
  Ookay messed around with that hazz sax and future bass and wound up with a hit called “Thief” that caught the attention of bass bastion...
  
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• Justin Bieber's 'Friends' Lyric Video Stars Photographers and a Whole Lot of Pizza: Watch

  18-08-2017 20:24
  
  A picture is worth a thousand words -- or at least, however many make up Justin Bieber's latest release, the BloodPop collab "Friends....
  
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• How to Get Demi Lovato's 'No Promises' Glam: Rock the Look

  18-08-2017 20:24
  
  This week on Rock the Look, we tapped YouTube influencer iluvsarahii to recreate Hot 100 Fest performer Demi Lovato's killer "No...
  
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• Watch Jose Alejandro Delgado & Kevin Johansen Share 'Coffee and Tea'

  18-08-2017 20:19
  
  Representing traditional Latin music and Venezuelan culture across other South American countries is the current mission of singer-songwriter José...
  
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• The Big Easy: Are You The One? Season 6 Is Headed To New Orleans

  18-08-2017 20:00
  
  'Are You The One?' is returning for a sixth season... this time, in the Big Easy.
  
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• Watch Kesha, Roots' Bluesy Acoustic Take on 'House of the Rising Sun'

  18-08-2017 19:59 via rollingstone.com
  Kesha teamed with the Roots for an acoustic spin on the rock standard "House of the Rising Sun," which the tandem recorded backstage when the Rainbow singer visited The Tonight Show the previous week.Kesha's bluesy take on the Animals' classic is further proof of the singer's revived confidence in her own voice, which Kesha talked about when discussing her new album.While recording "Rainbow" at Los Angeles' famed Capitol Studios,"Ben [Folds] wanted me to feel that I was worthy of commanding such
  
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• Drag City Gives Apple Music Exclusive Streaming Rights to Catalog

  18-08-2017 19:58
  
  After gradually adding releases for the past couple of months, nearly all of indie label Drag City’s long un-streamable catalogue,...
  
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• There's a Story Behind Twitter's Most Successful Daenerys Targaryen Account

  18-08-2017 19:48
  
  Back in 2010, when memes were barely born and Twitter was only a toddler, now 27-year-old Eric Charlton was a junior in college when HBO's mega-...
  
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• A Day In the Life With Neck Deep on Warped Tour

  18-08-2017 19:37
  
  Summer’s winding down, but for U.K. pop-punk rockers Neck Deep, things are just starting to heat up with the release of their third studio...
  
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• 6 Reasons Miley Cyrus is a LGBTQ Superhero

  18-08-2017 19:29
  
  Apparently ‘Make America Great Again’ is code for eliminating all forms of equality. Between the removal of LGBTQ resources across...
  
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• 21 Savage's New Capsule Drop is All About His ATL Roots: Exclusive

  18-08-2017 19:29
  
  In honor of his Atlanta roots and the "family culture" of his street gang, 24-year-old rapper 21 Savage has launched his second merch...
  
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• Future and Lil Yachty Cancel Charlottesville Concert 'Out of Respect' For Protest Victims

  18-08-2017 19:22
  
  A Future and Lil Yachty concert in Charlottesville has been cancelled in the aftermath of deadly protests by white supremacists and Neo-Nazis ...
  
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• Fans Are Freaking Out About Taylor Swift's Blank Social Media Accounts

  18-08-2017 19:18
  
  There's suddenly a lot of "Blank Space" on Taylor Swift's social media accounts, and it's freaking out the singer's...
  
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• DVBBS Gets 'Cozee' With Cisco Adler on Bad Girl Love Song: Watch

  18-08-2017 19:15
  
  Hey ladies. Bad boys need love, too, and DVBBS are here to get “Cozee” with any bad gal willing to take on the naughty duo.
  “Cozee...
  
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• Gucci Mane Announces 'Mr. Davis' Album, Unleashes 'I Get The Bag' Visual With Migos

  18-08-2017 19:12
  
  Gucci Mane may have taken a breather to prepare for the release of his new book The Autobiography of Gucci Mane and upcoming BET reality...
  
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• Floyd Mayweather Sr. Blasts Justin Bieber: 'He Don't Know Boxing'

  18-08-2017 19:02
  
  You thought things were heated when Floyd Mayweather Jr. and MMA star Conor McGregor faced off last month in a testy press conference to promote...
  
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• Dua Lipa scores first solo female UK Number 1 in two years

  18-08-2017 19:00 via music-news.com
  
  Congratulations to Dua Lipa, who climbs to Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart and in doing so, ends a long drought of chart-toppers from female solo artists.
  
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• Elvis Presley just misses album top spot

  18-08-2017 18:59 via music-news.com
  
  The Top 2 on this week’s Official Albums Chart were separated by just 35 combined sales, and it is Ed Sheeran who scoops his 15th
  
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• New Riverdale Season 2 Trailer Teases Archie’s Dark Side

  18-08-2017 18:58
  
  Watch the moody trailer for "Riverdale" Season 2 now.
  
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• Why Jessie Demaree Chose Not to "Play a Bunch of Dead White Men's Music"

  18-08-2017 18:55
  In Pound For The Sound , New Times gets technical with local musicians about what gear they use to create their signature style. She loves going to concerts at the Musical Instrument Museum and getting down on the weird.
  
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• 10 Things We're Looking Forward to at Hot 100 Fest

  18-08-2017 18:46
  
  Billboard's annual Hot 100 Fest is finally this Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 19 & 20) and there is a lot to look forward to with this year's...
  
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• Hit Songwriter Julia Michaels on Finding Her Own Voice With 'Issues'

  18-08-2017 18:22 via rollingstone.com
  Julia Michaels, who has co-written hits for Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Hailee Steinfeld, talks stepping out on her own with 'Nervous System.'Catie LaffoonOn a Los Angeles morning, as the temperature climbs toward the triple digits, Julia Michaels rolls up for breakfast at a spot on Ventura Boulevard not far from her home, wearing a black turtleneck, floral-printed pants and one of the 16 pairs of Doc Martens she owns. "I never know how to dress for the right temperature," she explains. At t
  
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• Taylor Swift Wipes Social Media Accounts & Official Website Goes Dark

  18-08-2017 18:17
  
  Taylor Swift has reliably put out a new album around every two years since her self-titled 2006 debut. It has now been two years and nearly ten...
  
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• Is Starfest the Next Fyre Festival? Texas City Pulls Contract for 'Pop-Up' Event

  18-08-2017 18:05
  
  The much-maligned Starfest, a two-day "pop-up" festival that boasts Lil Wayne as an unconfirmed headliner for its first-ever edition,...
  
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• Jauz is King of Synth and Bass on 'Alpha': Listen

  18-08-2017 17:50
  
  Remember in the '90s and early 2000s when dance music was all repetitive sharp synths and big kick drums? Jauz remembers, and he channels that...
  
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