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• Latin Connection Podcast: Luis Fonsi Speaks on Helping Puerto Rico

  02-10-2017 23:57
  
  Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico while native son Luis Fonsi was in the middle of his first major U.S. tour. Balancing the joy of performing for...
  
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• Ed Sheeran, DJ Khaled & Migos Help Make History With MTV's Rebooted 'TRL' Premiere

  02-10-2017 23:50
  
  "They said this would never happen," belted DJ Khaled outside MTV's Times Square studios on Monday (Oct. 2), where hoards of music fans...
  
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• Cardi B Says She Can Steal Any Rapper's Flow & 'Body' It

  02-10-2017 23:46
  
  Cardi B  isn't concerned with what naysayers have to say, especially after nabbing her first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with...
  
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• Sheryl Crow and Nikki Sixx lead Tom Petty tributes

  02-10-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  Old collaborator Cameron Crowe was left speechless by the unexpected death.
  
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• Lady Gaga to lead global meditation for Las Vegas victims

  02-10-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The Million Reasons hitmaker wants fans to join her to find mental peace.
  
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• Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers perform at BottleRock on Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Napa, Calif.

  02-10-2017 23:11
  Honoree Tom Petty performs at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Honoree Tom Petty performs at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017.
  
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• Reports: Tom Petty taken off life support after cardiac arrest

  02-10-2017 23:11
  Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Tom Leadon and Randall Marsh of the rock and roll band "Mudcrutch" pose for a portrait session in December 1974 in Los Angeles, California. Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Tom Leadon and Randall Marsh of the rock and roll band "Mudcrutch" pose for a portrait session in December 1974 in Los Angeles, California.
  
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• Music Cares Fund Established to Raise Money for Las Vegas Shooting Victims

  02-10-2017 23:09
  
  The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee established the Music Cares Fund on Monday (Oct. 2) to raise money for victims of the Las Vegas mass...
  
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• DJ Khaled Sends Prayers to Victims of Las Vegas, Puerto Rico & Mexico: 'We Have to Spread More Love'

  02-10-2017 22:58
  
  With the country demoralized after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history took place at a Las Vegas music festival on Sunday...
  
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• Watch Tom Petty Play 'American Girl' at His Final Concert

  02-10-2017 22:55 via rollingstone.com
  We're still attempting to digest the stunning news of Tom Petty's cardiac arrest, news that's all the more shocking considering that he finished a 40th anniversary tour with the Heartbreakers just seven days ago. The final gig took place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 25th, the culmination of a 53-date tour (their longest since 2002) that began in late April. Like every show on the tour, it ended with "American Girl.""If I was a fan and they didn't play 'American Girl' or 'Fre
  
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• Nevada's Gun Laws Are Some of the Most Relaxed in the Country

  02-10-2017 22:51
  
  The tally is astonishing: 58 people were killed and over 500 were injured, as country music fans gathered to take in Jason Aldean perform on Sunday...
  
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• A Summarized Explainer on Nevada's Remarkably Loose Gun Laws

  02-10-2017 22:51
  
  The tally is astonishing: 58 people were killed and over 500 were injured, as country music fans gathered to take in Jason Aldean perform on Sunday...
  
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• Tom Petty dead at 66

  02-10-2017 22:45 via music-news.com
  
  The rock legend was taken off life support on Monday.
  
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• MTV Airs Anti-Gun PSA During 'TRL' Premiere

  02-10-2017 22:44
  
  MTV debuted its TRL revival on Monday (Oct. 2) and used the broadcast to address gun violence in the wake of Sunday night's...
  
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• Live Nation Shares Statement on Las Vegas Shooting: 'We Must Come Together to Prevent More Tragedies'

  02-10-2017 22:30
  
  Live Nation, the promoter behind the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas that has put on the event for the past four years, issued a...
  
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• Live Nation Releases Statement on Deadly Shooting at Festival in Las Vegas: 'We Must Come Together to Prevent More Tragedies'

  02-10-2017 22:30
  
  Live Nation, the promoter behind the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas that has put on the event for the past four years, issued a...
  
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• Tom Petty Taken Off Life Support Following Hospitalization: Report

  02-10-2017 22:16
  
  Tom Petty was put on life support Monday (Oct. 2) after suffering cardiac arrest, and conflicting reports now say that he has died at the age of 66....
  
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• Drake’s Dad Got A Humongous Tattoo Of His Son’s Face

  02-10-2017 22:13
  
  Drake's dad, Dennis Graham, got his son's face tattooed on his arm.
  
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• Tom Petty Dead at 66: Report

  02-10-2017 22:11
  
  Tom Petty has died at the age of 66, CBS reports. Officials confirm they responded to an emergency call at his California residence on...
  
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• Tom Petty, Rock And Roll Icon And Hitmaker, Dead At 66

  02-10-2017 22:07
  
  Tom Petty, the rock and roll icon whose hit songs with his band The Heartbreakers and as a solo artist were inescapable, has died at the age of 66.
  
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• Tom Petty, Legendary Heartbreakers Singer, Reportedly On Life Support

  02-10-2017 22:07
  
  Tom Petty, the rock and roll icon whose hit songs with his band The Heartbreakers and as a solo artist have been inescapable, is reportedly on life support at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital.
  
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• 7 Reasons To Get Excited About TRL’s Big Comeback

  02-10-2017 22:07
  
  A roundup of all the exciting things to come with the reboot of MTV's 'TRL.'
  
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• The Dolan Twins Are TRL’s New BFFs—Meet the Social Correspondents

  02-10-2017 22:05
  
  A roundup of all of TRL's social correspondents.
  
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• How Celebrity Disaster Relief Donations Work

  02-10-2017 22:05
  
  Four days after Hurricane Maria, Jennifer Lopez appeared at a press conference with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and announced she’d be...
  
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• Report: Tom Petty Hospitalized After Cardiac Arrest

  02-10-2017 22:03 via rollingstone.com
  Tom Petty, the dynamic and iconoclastic frontman who led the band the Heartbreakers, went into full cardiac arrest at his Malibu home Sunday night, with conflicting reports on whether the Hall of Fame musician died on Monday. Petty was found unconscious, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest at his home, according to TMZ, and rushed to the hospital and placed on life support. EMTs were able to find a pulse when they found him, but TMZ reported that the hospital found no brain activity when he
  
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• Police Confirm No Shots Were Fired on USC Campus After Shooting Scare

  02-10-2017 22:01
  
  LAPD has confirmed no shots have been fired at the University of Southern Campus after receiving a call Thursday afternoon of a possible active...
  
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• Coming To America: Teen Mum Is Set To Return

  02-10-2017 22:00
  
  'Teen Mum' is back -- get a first look at the brand-new episodes!
  
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• TRL Is Giving Away Tickets To Ed Sheeran’s 2018 Tour

  02-10-2017 21:55
  
  TRL is giving away pairs of tickets for Ed Sheeran's 2018 North American stadium tour.
  
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• Meet The TRL Squad

  02-10-2017 21:53
  
  A quick breakdown of all of the new TRL hosts.
  
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• Jake Owen: 'Festival shooting will not make us live in fear'

  02-10-2017 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  Jason Aldean's tour bus had reportedly been peppered with bullet holes.
  
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• Ariana Grande heartbroken by Las Vegas mass shooting

  02-10-2017 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The pop star recently concluded her Dangerous Woman World Tour, which was marred by a terrorist attack outside a show in England.
  
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• CMA, Nashville Convention & Visitor's Corp and Mayor to Hold Vigil in Honor of Las Vegas Shooting Victims

  02-10-2017 21:44
  
  In the wake of the deadly shooting in Las Vegas that left at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured after a gunman opened fire on the Route 91...
  
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• Trump Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders Chokes Up While Discussing Las Vegas Shooting

  02-10-2017 21:38
  
  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders got emotional on Monday afternoon (Oct. 2) when recounting the heroic actions of survivors of...
  
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• Tom Petty Taken Off Life Support After Being Found Unconscious in Cardiac Arrest: Report

  02-10-2017 21:24
  
  UPDATE #2: CBS is reporting that Petty has died.
  UPDATE: TMZ reports that when Petty arrived at the hospital he had no brain activity and a...
  
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• Tom Petty Hospitalized After Being Found Unconscious in Cardiac Arrest: Report

  02-10-2017 21:24
  
  UPDATE #2: CBS is reporting that Petty has died.
  UPDATE: TMZ reports that when Petty arrived at the hospital he had no brain activity and a...
  
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• Las Vegas Shooting: Victims Remembered in Stories & Tributes

  02-10-2017 21:14
  
  At least 58 people were killed and more than 500 injured at Las Vegas’ Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday night in what's being ...
  
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• BTS Scores Highest-Charting Billboard Hot 100 Hit for a K-Pop Group With 'DNA'

  02-10-2017 20:43
  
  Another week, another honor for K-pop stars BTS.
  After earning its first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart a week ago (on the Oct. 7-dated...
  
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• Haim’s ‘Little Of Your Love’ Video Puts Your School Dances To Shame

  02-10-2017 20:41
  
  Haim bust out their best dance moves in their new music video for 'Little of Your Love,' off their sophomore album, 'Something to Tell You.' Paul Thomas Anderson directed the clip.
  
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• See Yeah Yeah Yeahs Storm U.K. in 2003 in Documentary Trailer

  02-10-2017 20:34 via rollingstone.com
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs have shared a minute of footage from the band's documentary There Is No Modern Romance, one of the videos and short films found exclusively on the upcoming 15th anniversary reissue of Fever to Tell.
  Directed by Patrick Daughters, who also helmed Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Maps" video, There Is No Modern Romance details Karen O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase's 2003 trek through the United Kingdom, with cameras intimately documenting what happened onstage, backstage and on the road.The limite
  
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• 21 Savage Declares He's 'A Hoe Too' at Amber Rose's SlutWalk

  02-10-2017 20:34
  
  In addition to being a "Rockstar" on Post Malone's new hit single, rapper 21 Savage has now proudly declared that he's...
  
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• Sean Hannity's Trump Interview Canceled in Wake of Las Vegas Shooting

  02-10-2017 20:33
  
  Fox News announced on Monday afternoon that a planned interview of President Trump by 9 p.m. anchor Sean Hannity has been canceled in light of the...
  
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• Siesta Key Will Continue To ‘Cut To The Feeling’

  02-10-2017 20:32
  
  MTV just announced that 'Siesta Key' will return for more episodes!
  
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• Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Calls on Speaker Ryan for 'Immediate Creation of Select Committee on Gun Violence'

  02-10-2017 20:24
  
  Late Sunday night (Oct. 1), lone gunman Stephen Paddock, 64, opened fire on a crowd of over 22,000 Route 91 Harvest country music...
  
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• The Lady Gaga Documentary Revealed Her Intimate Connection To Amy Winehouse

  02-10-2017 19:52
  
  'Gaga: Five Foot Two' director Chris Moukarbel discusses the strong ties between Lady Gaga and Amy Winehouse, and how the late singer's 'spirit' was felt throughout the recording of 'Joanne.'
  
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• Ticketmaster Sues Brokers for Using Bots to Gain Advantage

  02-10-2017 19:42
  
  Ticketmaster is once again in court in an attempt to do something about brokers who use "bots" to gain an advantage in buying and selling...
  
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• Josh Abbott Band Guitarist Flips Gun Control Stance Following Las Vegas Shooting: 'We Need Gun Control RIGHT. NOW.'

  02-10-2017 19:40
  
  Josh Abbott Band guitarist Caleb Keeter took to Twitter on Monday morning (Oct. 2) to share his thoughts on gun control in the wake of the Las Vegas...
  
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• Wolf Alice vs. Shania Twain for this week’s Number 1 album

  02-10-2017 19:00 via music-news.com
  
  Rock band Wolf Alice and country pop superstar Shania Twain are locked in close battle for this week's Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.
  
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• Priced Out of Denver, Music Gear Guys Reopens in Englewood

  02-10-2017 18:56
  After thirteen years at 222 South Broadway, Music Gear Guys closed at the end of August after rent increased by more than $2,000 a month. Now owner Gregory Decker has found a new space at 2016 West Hamilton Drive in Englewood that's twice the size of his former 1,200-square-foot spot.
  
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• On the Charts: The Killers Land First Number One LP With 'Wonderful Wonderful'

  02-10-2017 18:56 via rollingstone.com
  Thirteen years after the Killers released their debut LP, the Las Vegas rockers landed their first Number One album on the Billboard 200 with Wonderful Wonderful.Brandon Flowers and company's first album in five years sold 111,000 total copies in its debut week, Billboard reports. The album's sales were bolstered by a promotion that paired free copies of Wonderful Wonderful with tickets to the band's upcoming tour.
  The Killers' previous chart high occurred in 2006 when Sam's Town, the follow-up
  
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• Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, And More Stars Send Their Love To Las Vegas

  02-10-2017 18:48
  
  Celebrities share their grief after the 'heartbreaking' mass shooting in Las Vegas, where over 50 people were killed Sunday night. Some stars encouraged their fans to turn their heartbreak into action, calling for stricter gun control legislation.
  
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