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• NBA Star Victor Oladipo Talks Debut Track 'Song for You' & Dream Musical Collaborations

  08-09-2017 23:56
  
  Victor Oladipo could probably write a novel based on his roller-coaster of a career. After being drafted by the Orlando Magic as the No. 2 pick...
  
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• Tributes pour in for Troy Gentry and Don Williams

  08-09-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  Some of Troy's closest friends are shocked and heartbroken by his tragic loss.
  
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• Lil Wayne back in the studio days after hospitalisation

  08-09-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The star was only discharged from hospital this week.
  
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• Brian May: 'I dated Freddie Mercury's longtime companion'

  08-09-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The rocker wanted to make sure the casting of Mary Austin for the new Queen film was perfect.
  
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• The Chainsmokers Announce Contest to Win Custom Designed Xbox One S Console

  08-09-2017 23:39
  
  The Chainsmokers aren't really engineers, but they do love them some video games. So the duo was more than stoked with Xbox approached...
  
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• Beyonce Travels to Houston to Support Hurricane Harvey Victims

  08-09-2017 23:33
  
  Beyoncé traveled to her hometown of Houston on Friday (Sept. 8) to show her support for the city's victims following the devastating flooding...
  
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• Troy Gentry: The Country Star's Legacy in Chart-Topping Duo Montgomery Gentry

  08-09-2017 23:31
  
  The country music world is in shock Friday afternoon (Sept. 8) with the tragic passing of Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry, who died from...
  
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• Grey Blends Acoustic & Future Bass for the Perfect 'Crime' With Skott

  08-09-2017 23:25
  
  Electronic pop duo Grey made quite the splash in 2016 with their summer hit "Starving" with Zedd and Hailee Steinfeld and at the top...
  
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• SZA Is Hella Insecure About Love On New Song ‘Quicksand’

  08-09-2017 23:23
  
  SZA drops the emotionally vulnerable new song "Quicksand," from the new "Insecure" soundtrack.
  
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• Watch Young Thug, Carnage's Blood-Soaked 'Homie' Video

  08-09-2017 23:01 via rollingstone.com
  Young Thug and Carnage announced a joint EP titled Young Martha with a bloody, Shining-inspired video for their new single, "Homie." Meek Mill is featured on the incinerating new song as well.The video begins with twin girls in matching dresses, holding hands while playing piano. The show then reveals that the young girls are on the ceiling, while Young Thug is sitting across a table from a gluttonous man yelling at the staff and presumably the rapper. The staff sharpens their knives before even
  
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• Thomas Rhett May Give Country Its First No. 1 Album of 2017 on the Billboard 200

  08-09-2017 23:00
  
  Country music fans are plenty busy today (Sept. 8), as four big names in the genre are all dropped new albums. It’s sure to...
  
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• Rosanne Cash, Charlie Daniels, Jake Owen & More React to Don Williams' Death

  08-09-2017 22:57
  
  Don Williams passed away at the age of 78 on Friday and the music community was quick to react online, sending their condolences to his family...
  
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• Dave Grohl Recalls Foo Fighters Backing 'Nervous' Mick Jagger on 'SNL'

  08-09-2017 22:50 via rollingstone.com
  When Dave Grohl stopped by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich's Beats 1 radio show, It's Electric! recently, he told the story of how Foo Fighters became Mick Jagger's backing band on Saturday Night Live in 2012. As Grohl explained on the episode – airing in two parts this Sunday at 6 p.m. EST and Thursday, September 14th at 2 p.m. EST – it began with a phone call from SNL producer Lorne Michaels. "He said, 'Well, look, I'm working on the season finale and the host is going to be Mic
  
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• The Evolution of Zayn Malik's Changing Hair

  08-09-2017 22:47
  
  Zayn Malik's hair—or recently, lack thereof—is ever-changing. 2015 was the year Zayn initially decided to go all Lady Gaga with his...
  
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• The Edge to Replace Instruments for Musicians Affected by Hurricane Harvey

  08-09-2017 22:41 via rollingstone.com
  The Edge announced he is raising funds to replace the instruments lost by musicians impacted Hurricane Harvey. The U2 guitarist began his charity Music Rising, in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina."You might recall that Edge – when Hurricane Katrina did its damage to New Orleans and destroyed the lives of so many musicians there – he put together Music Rising," The Edge's U2 bandmate, Bono, said in an interview with Boston radio station Mix 104.1. "And it was a really clever way
  
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• Beyoncé, Drake, And More Stars Lend Their Helping Hands To Hurricane Relief Telethon

  08-09-2017 22:39
  
  Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Drake, and more A-listers have signed on for the star-studded "Hand in Hand: A Benefit Concert for Hurricane Relief."
  
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• Selena Gomez Releases Powerful Statement Defending DACA After Trump's Decision

  08-09-2017 22:38 via rollingstone.com
  Selena Gomez posted a firm statement Friday via Instagram in support of the DACA and against President Trump's recent decision to end it."My definition of dreamer is someone that thinks big and believes anything is possible," her statement reads. "The wonderful people being threatened by the unfortunate reversal of DACA are exactly that. Please call The White House, your local member of Congress and state Senators to let your voice be heard to defend DACA! You can find out how to reach out
  
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• Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams dead at 78.

  08-09-2017 22:32
  Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams dead at 78 With his imposing stature and soft-spoken nature, Williams was the "Gentle Giant" of country music. Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/09/08/country-music-hall-famer-don-williams-dead-78/647267001/ Over the course of his four decade career, Williams recorded hits like "Good Ole Boys Like Me," "Tulsa Time" and "It Must Be Love."
  
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• Country musician Troy Gentry killed in N.J. helicopter crash

  08-09-2017 22:31
  Sources told WLEX that one half of the Kentucky-based group Montgomery Gentry had died Friday near an airport in Medford, where they had been scheduled to perform. The 50-year-old Gentry and his musical partner Eddie Montgomery formed their group in the late 1990s, and have repeatedly been nominated for awards by the Country Music Association after hits such as "My Town."
  
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• Blake Shelton, Sheryl Crow, Shooter Jennings & More Mourn Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry's Death

  08-09-2017 22:25
  
  Musicians reacted quickly online to the tragic news that Troy Gentry of the country duo Montgomery Gentry died in a helicopter crash on Friday (...
  
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• Don Williams' 15 Best Songs: Critic's Picks

  08-09-2017 22:12
  
  Throughout the course of his career, Don Williams was known for two things: consistency and great songs. From 1973-1991, the singer hit the Top-20 on...
  
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• Lady Gaga Is Going To ‘Slow Down’ On The Musical Front

  08-09-2017 22:00
  
  Lady Gaga is going to take a 'rest' from her music for the time being, but that doesn't mean she's going to take it easy: 'It doesn't mean I won't be creating.'
  
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• Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry Dies at 50

  08-09-2017 21:58
  
  Troy Gentry of the country duo Montgomery Gentry died in a helicopter crash on Friday (Sept. 8) at the Flying W Airport in Medford,...
  
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• Lady Gaga emotional as she launches new documentary at Toronto Film Festival

  08-09-2017 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The Friday morning press conference was arranged at the last minute.
  
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• Janet Jackson blasts domestic terrorism as she returns to the stage

  08-09-2017 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The superstar vowed to press on with her planned show in Houston on Saturday.
  
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• Pop Stars or Porn Stars? 'Blurred Lines' Book Examines Music's Role In Sexual Assault on Campus

  08-09-2017 21:39
  
  “America is in the middle of a sexual revolution and the rules are constantly changing,” says Vanessa Grigoriadis, who authored the...
  
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• Gay Agenda, Sept 8: Tove Lo's 'Disco Tits,' DragCon, Sam Smith & More

  08-09-2017 21:35
  
  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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• The 5 Best Portugal. The Man 'Feel It Still' Remixes

  08-09-2017 21:30
  
  You have to give credit to Portugal. The Man’s incredible patience. 
  The band has been around in some form for close to 15...
  
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• Watch Lena Dunham Dance in Mas Ysa's 'Untitled' Short Film

  08-09-2017 21:27 via rollingstone.com
  Lena Dunham shows off her dancing skills in Mas Ysa's short film to accompany his Untitled EP, which was also released today. Dan Shapiro directed the visuals.The 15-minute video features distinct scenes for each of the five songs on the EP. It begins with a baby and continues to a woman driving down a road while holding a dog. Dunham shows up for "Face," where she is seen on a couch and mouthing along to the lyrics. As the track picks up, she gets out of her seat and bounces around the living r
  
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• The National's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks

  08-09-2017 21:14
  
  Of the bands that came out of the Great Big Indie Rock Boom of the 2000s, The National are one of the few cases of a group that has gotten better...
  
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• Zayn Malik Defends Taylor Swift From Haters: 'She Deserves Her Success'

  08-09-2017 21:08
  
  In an interview with FADER, Zayn Malik opens up about his support and admiration towards Taylor Swift, amid backlash for her new song “Look...
  
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• Above & Beyond Share Powerful Single 'My Own Hymn' With Zoë Johnston

  08-09-2017 21:04
  
  Above & Beyond and Zoë Johnston's natural chemistry together in the studio has created a string of powerful, emotional records such as...
  
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• Jay-Z’s Mom Opens Up About Coming Out To Him: ‘He Started Tearing’

  08-09-2017 20:49
  
  Gloria Carter reveals why she decided to come out as a lesbian on her son Jay-Z's album '4:44.'
  
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• 50th Anniversary Flashback: The Rolling Stones in Rolling Stone

  08-09-2017 20:48 via rollingstone.com
  In late 1967, Mick Jagger stopped at a newsstand and saw a new magazine whose name made him do a double take. "Quite surprised, really," he joked in an interview about Rolling Stone with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "Didn't know we had a magazine at that time, but you never know." The name of the magazine was a nod not just to the Rolling Stones but also to Muddy Waters' "Rollin' Stone" and Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," as well as the aphorism "a rolling stone gathers no moss." But one
  
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• Blake Shelton Narrates a Marriage Story in 'I'll Name the Dogs' Video

  08-09-2017 20:43
  
  Blake Shelton is back with a brand new single, and it sounds like someone has marriage on his mind.
  The 41-year-old singer -- who has been...
  
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• One Direction Managers Set Up Own Publishing Company

  08-09-2017 20:42
  
  The management team behind One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer is expanding into the publishing sector with the launch of its own rights management...
  
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• Lifehouse Relive Their Music Video for 'Hanging By a Moment': Exclusive

  08-09-2017 20:42
  
  Lifehouse made their official debut back in 2000 with their No Name Face album. The lead single off of that LP, "Hanging By a Moment,"...
  
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• Lady Gaga Says She's Taking a 'Rest' From Music

  08-09-2017 20:31
  
  Lady Gaga says that she’s planning to take a “rest” from music and “slow down for a moment for some healing.”
  The pop...
  
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• Review: Tori Amos Processes our Trump-Era Trauma on 'Native Invader'

  08-09-2017 20:30 via rollingstone.com
  Few artists are as deft as Tori Amos at writingabout the ways people process pain. In these times of national trauma, then, anew LP from her feels uniquely urgent. Amos confronts the Trump era mosteffectively with "Broken Arrow" and "Up the Creek," darklyfunky protests against white supremacy and climate ignorance. Elsewhere, sherolls through psychedelia ("Wildwood"), chilled-out trip-hop ("Wings")and her trademark passionate piano ballads ("Bang," "Mary's Eyes"),scattering political allusions l
  
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• Nicki Minaj Tops Hot Gospel Songs Chart as Featured on Tasha Cobbs Leonard's 'I'm Getting Ready'

  08-09-2017 20:26
  
  Marking a first, Nicki Minaj ranks atop Billboard's Hot Gospel Songs chart.
  The hip-hop superstar joins Tasha Cobbs Leonard as a featured artist...
  
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• Diplo and Starrah Are Back to 'Swerve' on a New Bedroom Beat

  08-09-2017 20:23
  
  Diplo is back with his smooth crooner buddy Starrah on another slow jam set to heat your bedroom all weekend long. 
  "Swerve" is low-...
  
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• Led By Taylor Swift, Ladies Are Finally Making a Big Return to the Top of the Hot 100

  08-09-2017 19:58
  
  There’s a major change of tide underway on the Hot 100 -- and no, we don’t just mean the end of the “Despacito” streak. With...
  
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