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• Katy Perry Covers Janet Jackson on Witness Tour Opening Night

  20-09-2017 23:56
  
  Tuesday night's launch of Katy Perry’s Witness: The Tour in Montreal has been making the rounds in the news for her kooky and colorful...
  
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• Taylor Swift’s New Behind-The-Scenes Video Shows How She Fought Her Former Selves

  20-09-2017 23:49
  
  Taylor Swift meets all her "former selves" in a behind-the-scenes video from "Look What You Made Me Do."
  
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• Britney Spears Shares Photo of Meeting Mariah Carey

  20-09-2017 23:40
  
  When you’re Britney Spears, it’s probably hard to be impressed by meeting other celebrities. But the "… Baby One More Time...
  
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• Riverdale Gets A Satanic Companion Series Starring Sabrina The Teenage Witch

  20-09-2017 23:37
  
  'Riverdale' companion series 'The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' in the works at the CW.
  
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• Café Tacuba, Kinky & More Mexican Musicians Create Earthquake Support Network on Social Media

  20-09-2017 23:35
  
  Café Tacuba, Kinky, Molotov, Zoé and more Mexican rock bands have created a support network on Twitter in the wake of...
  
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• Beyonce Flaunts All Black Look in New Instagram Posts

  20-09-2017 23:23
  
  Last week, Beyonce visited the Broadway cast of the Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen. Now it looks like Broadway is her new thing, as Bey...
  
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• Hot 8 Brass Band Steps Into the Spotlight With 'St. James Infirmary' Video: Premiere

  20-09-2017 23:06
  
  New Orleans jazz outfit Hot 8 Brass Band are putting themselves front-and-center in the video for “St. James Infirmary” from their fifth...
  
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• Bob Dylan Is the Last Cover Star of 'The Village Voice'

  20-09-2017 22:55
  
   
  Bob Dylan is the last cover star of The Village Voice, which released its final print edition Wednesday (Sept. 20). The photo was...
  
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• Yoko Ono Forces Polish Beverage Company to Rebrand 'John Lemon' Soda

  20-09-2017 22:49 via rollingstone.com
  Yoko Ono pressured a Polish beverage company into changing the name of its new drink, "John Lemon," with the singer-artist's legal team alleging that the product infringed upon her late husband, John Lennon's, trademark. Mr Lemonade Alternative Drinks agreed to change the name to "On Lemon" after Ono wrote to the company and its distributors across Europe, warning that continued infringement could result in violations of up to 5,000 euros ($5,998) per day and 500 euros ($600.20) per bottle sold,
  
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• Demi Lovato Lip-Synchs Taylor Swift And Selena Gomez Songs Like A Pro

  20-09-2017 22:46
  
  Demi Lovato and Jimmy Fallon hilariously lip-synch Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez songs during a sketch from 'The Tonight Show.'
  
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• Halsey And G-Eazy Can’t Stop Making Out On Camera

  20-09-2017 22:39
  
  Halsey and G-Eazy aren't shy about showing off their new relationship. After kissing onstage at his New Orleans tour stop, they shared kissing photos and videos across social media.
  
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• Ty Dolla $ign Shares Two New Songs, Announces 'Beach House 3' Release Date

  20-09-2017 22:37
  
  Fans have been clamoring for Ty Dolla $ign's upcoming sophomore album, Beach House 3, since he first teased the project back in 2016....
  
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• Imagine Dragons' 'Thunder' Storms to No. 1 on Top TV Commercials Chart for August

  20-09-2017 22:25
  
  Imagine Dragons' "Thunder" rules Billboard & Clio's Top TV Commercials chart, powered by Shazam, for...
  
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• J Balvin Thinks That ‘Mother Nature Is Telling Us To Take Care Of The World’

  20-09-2017 22:10
  
  J Balvin stresses that natural disasters — like the Mexico City earthquake, Hurricane Irma, and Hurricane Harvey — are signs that Mother Nature wants us to 'be grateful for what you have and the world you live in.'
  
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• The AAA Girls Talk North American Tour, Little Mix & 'All Access Areas' Album

  20-09-2017 22:06
  
  The drag queen supergroup The AAA Girls -- comprised of Courtney Act, Willam and Alaksa Thunderfuck -- stopped by Billboard to talk about their All...
  
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• The 100 Greatest Jock Jams of All Time

  20-09-2017 22:00
  
  Now that it's late September, we're at last headed into that most hallowed time of the year for sports fans: That magical month or so where...
  
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• Watch Bootsy Collins' Colorful, Animated 'Ladies' Nite' Video

  20-09-2017 21:58 via rollingstone.com
  Bootsy Collins toasts to "Ladies' Nite" on the latest sample of his upcoming 14th LP, World Wide Funk. The synth-fueled track blends hip-hop swagger and funky rhythms, with cameo spots from BlvckSeeds, DJ-Quik and MC-Eiht.In the song's colorful video, an animated version of the iconic Funkadelic bassist drifts into outer space, grooves on a golf course, levitates over his bed and hangs out at everyday locales like a grocery store and laundromat. Last month, Collins announced World Wide Funk and
  
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• Yes, Harry Styles Performed One Direction Songs At His Solo Tour Kickoff

  20-09-2017 21:54
  
  Harry Styles covered One Direction and Ariana Grande at the first stop of his solo tour in San Francisco.
  
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• Tchami & Malaa Announce 'No Redemption' North American Tour

  20-09-2017 21:50
  
  Gather, ye sinners, from far and wide. Congregate in great halls from Brooklyn to Miami, Las Vegas to Montreal. Pray at the alter of bass, but heed...
  
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• Foo Fighters 'Frustrated' After Fans Turned Away From London Show

  20-09-2017 21:50 via rollingstone.com
  After hundreds of Foo Fighters fans were denied entry to the band's Tuesday show at London's O2 Arena, Dave Grohl and company issued a statement blaming "unscrupulous secondary ticket agencies" for the widespread pre-gig confusion. The Concrete and Gold sextet, along with promoter SJM and the O2 venue, wrote they were "frustrated and saddened that, despite their best efforts," tickets wound up on the secondary ticket market. "Unfortunately, this meant a small number of fans purchasing bogus tick
  
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• Joey Bada$$ & Pro Era Hosting Brooklyn Supplies Drive for Hurricane Victims

  20-09-2017 21:46
  
  Joey Bada$$ and his Pro Era collective will host a supplies drive in Brooklyn on Saturday for those affected by the recent hurricanes. 
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• See Billy Corgan's Dreamlike Trailer for New Silent Film 'Pillbox'

  20-09-2017 21:43 via rollingstone.com
  As Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan readies the release of his upcoming solo LP, Ogilala (billed to William Patrick Corgan), he's also putting out a silent film, Pillbox, to accompany it. Next month, movie theaters in London, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York will screen the movie, which bears the slogan "No Hero Dies but Twice" on its poster. Corgan wrote and co-directed the film.A one-minute teaser for Pillbox shows black-and-white footage of a soldier getting married around World War I
  
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• Christian Nodal's 'Probablemente' Hits No. 1 on Regional Mexican Songs Chart

  20-09-2017 21:39
  
  Christian Nodal scores his second No. 1 hit on the Regional Mexican Songs airplay chart (dated Sept. 30), as “Probablemente,” featuring...
  
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• 'I Am Jake Zyrus' Concert Reveals Supporting Acts

  20-09-2017 20:52
  
  The supporting acts for <a href="/articles/columns/pop/7841077/jake-zyrus-charice-pempengco-name-change">Jake Zyrus</a>'...
  
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• How The 12-Year-Old Activist Behind #1000BlackGirlBooks Is Taking The World By Storm

  20-09-2017 20:52
  
  The 12-year-old activist behind #1000BlackGirlBooks discusses diversity, ageism, and her first book
  
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• BTS Smashes K-Pop Records With 'DNA' Music Video

  20-09-2017 20:49
  
  BTS broke new ground for K-pop within 24 hours of releasing their music video for “DNA,” along with their much-hyped album, Love Yourself...
  
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• Luna Shadows Tackles Brand New in 'Jesus Christ' Cover: Exclusive

  20-09-2017 20:35
  
  The triumphant, chart-topping return of Brand New in August has led to all sorts of renewed recognition of the Long Island rock group and Los Angeles...
  
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• Sarah Geronimo Celebrates Carousel Casualties' 'Safety' Anniversary: Watch

  20-09-2017 20:30
  
  One year ago, local indie-rock act Carousel Casualties hit the studio to record their first single, "Safety."
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• The Killers Celebrate Their Hit-Filled Career in Intimate Album Release Show

  20-09-2017 20:29
  
  The Killers have spent their summer headlining festivals around the globe and are no strangers to playing in arena settings. But on Tuesday...
  
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• Music News a Rolling Stonea magazine to face defamation lawsuit over rape story

  20-09-2017 20:18
  Rolling Stone magazine has been told it must face a defamation lawsuit over its story about a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity. The publication - which was put up for sale earlier this week - printed the since-retracted article by author Sabrina Erdely in 2014.
  
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• X Ambassadors, Dillon Francis, Odesza and More Pick Their Favorite Meg Ryan Movie

  20-09-2017 20:05
  
  Backstage at this year's Bumbershoot in Seattle, WA, Billboard had some of the festival's major artists take some time out to play a game of...
  
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• Learn How Taylor Swift Fought Her Former Selves in 'Look What You Made Me Do' Behind-the-Scenes: Watch

  20-09-2017 19:56
  
  In a new video, Taylor Swift gives a behind-the-scenes look at just how her team created the mountain of fighting Taylors for the “Look What...
  
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• Watch Prophets of Rage's Trump-Skewering New 'Hail to the Chief' Video

  20-09-2017 19:55 via rollingstone.com
  Prophets of Rage – the supergroup/"elite task force of revolutionary musicians" featuring members of Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill – unleashed a new video for "Hail to the Chief" depicting the White House branded with the words "Trump Tower" on the front and African-Americans hanging from gallows out front.The clip also shows President Trump's face on a gunslinger shooting Hillary Clinton as Mike Pence applauds and statues of black-and-white Trumps
  
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• Mcklopedia & Akapellah Display Venezuela's Best and Worst in New Video: Watch

  20-09-2017 19:47
  
  Music has so many meanings and things to express, no matter the style, genre, instruments and voices involved with it. Everything is on the performer...
  
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• Watch New Mobile-Only Video From Malanga's Chapis Lasca, 'Cantaclaro'

  20-09-2017 19:25
  
  Once the Venezuelan singer Chapis Lasca got a few years of making music under his belt and established a distinct sound and successful career,...
  
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• Here Are the Most Memorable Times Sia Collaborated With Maddie Ziegler

  20-09-2017 19:21
  
  Maddie Ziegler, the dance prodigy and "Dance Moms" star, is featured in yet another Sia music video released Tuesday (Sept. 19).
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• Writer of Gay Bible Satire on Why Rihanna Is God to Trump's Satan, & Taylor Swift Plays the Serpent

  20-09-2017 19:20
  
  In the midst of surprising his Twitter followers with a surprise ticket giveaway to a sold out Harry Styles concert, comedian Elijah Daniel spoke...
  
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• Vic Mensa Is Heading on Tour With JAY-Z

  20-09-2017 19:14
  
  Fresh off the release of his debut studio album, The Autobiography, Vic Mensa will hit the road this October as the opening act for JAY Z's...
  
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• Vance Joy Tops Adult Alternative Songs Chart With 'Lay It on Me'

  20-09-2017 19:05
  
  Vance Joy reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart for the second time, as "Lay It on Me" rises 3-1 on the...
  
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• Make That $55 Million Raised During 'Hand in Hand' Telethon for Hurricane Relief

  20-09-2017 19:03
  
  Organizers behind last week's Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief telethon have released updated fundraising totals, now putting the...
  
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• U.S. Music Industry's Revenue Growth Accelerates As Paid Streaming Subscriptions Rise 50 Percent

  20-09-2017 19:02
  
  In what's now become a familiar story, the U.S. recorded music industry has seen revenue growth accelerate again in the first half of 2017, up 17...
  
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• Stop What You’re Doing And Look At Alicia Vikander’s Muscles In The Tomb Raider Trailer

  20-09-2017 19:01
  
  Alicia Vikander's back muscles are the real stars of the 'Tomb Raider' trailer.
  
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• Luna Sea Guitarist Sugizo Reveals A-List Guest Vocalists for New Solo Album

  20-09-2017 18:54
  
  Sugizo -- guitarist and violinist for such big-name Japanese rock bands as Luna Sea and X Japan and the electro-dance collective Juno Reactor from...
  
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• Demi Lovato’s New Album Takes A ‘Dirrty’ Page From Christina Aguilera’s Playbook

  20-09-2017 18:32
  
  Is 'Tell Me You Love Me' the little sister of 'Stripped'? Demi Lovato definitely thinks so!
  
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