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• L.A. Mayor Pledges Grants to Boost Entertainment Industry Diversity

  12-02-2018 23:51
  
  Mayor Eric Garcetti joined filmmaker Ava DuVernay and producer Dan Lin to launch the Evolve Entertainment Fund (EEF), a public-private partnership...
  
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• Normani Confirms Khalid Duet 'Love Lies' Is Set to Drop on Valentine's Day

  12-02-2018 23:48
  
  It’s finally happening: Fifth Harmony’s Normani confirmed that "Love Lies," her highly anticipated collaboration with Khalid,...
  
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• Mavis Staples replaces New Orleans' Confederate monuments in new music video

  12-02-2018 23:27
  The still-empty pedestals that once were home to Confederate monuments in New Orleans were replaced in a new Mavis Staples music video released Monday . The R&B singer, who performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2016, sings "If All I Was Was Black" off her latest album while seated at a table in an empty diner.
  
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• Bette Midler & Sharon Stone to Star in 'Tale of the Allergist's Wife' Movie

  12-02-2018 23:08
  
  Sharon Stone and Bette Midler are set to star in the odd-couple comedy The Tale of the Allergist's Wife.
  Midler is reteaming with director Andy...
  
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• Mary J. Blige to Co-Star in Netflix Series Based on Gerard Way's 'Umbrella Academy' Comics

  12-02-2018 23:00
  
  Mary J. Blige is turning her attention to television.
  The singer-actress, currently nominated for two Academy Awards for Netflix feature Mudbound,...
  
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• Becky G, Karol G, Leslie Grace & Lali Are Squad Goals in Mau y Ricky's 'Mi Mala (Remix)' Video Premiere

  12-02-2018 23:00
  
  As if Mau y Ricky's "Mi Mala" featuring Karol G wasn't fiery enough, the Latin pop duo return with an extra sizzling remix of the...
  
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• Tinashe And Future’s New Song Is A Twilight-Ready Slow Jam

  12-02-2018 22:49
  
  Tinashe reunites with Future on the slinky new song "Faded Love."
  
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• How 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Star Daniela Ruah Scored Her Eurovision Hosting Gig

  12-02-2018 22:32
  
  On May 13, 2017, Salvador Sobral won the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest with "Amar Pelos Dois," written by his sister, Luisa Sobral. It was...
  
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• REZZ Confirms She's Writing Her Second Album

  12-02-2018 22:06
  
  Last summer, REZZ dropped her debut LP Mass Manipulation and hypnotized fans with her freaky, industrial techno noise. Her sets are always...
  
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• Demi Lovato Talks Upcoming Tour & A Collaboration With One of Her 'Biggest Idols' at Intimate House of Blues Dallas Show

  12-02-2018 22:02
  
  Fans of Demi Lovato are used to seeing the star perform in massive arenas, but the “Sorry Not Sorry” singer recently gave a select crowd...
  
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• The Next Generation: A New Teen Mom Series Is Coming To MTV

  12-02-2018 22:00
  
  A new series entitled 'Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant' is coming to MTV.
  
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• Rolling Loud Co-Founders Tariq Cherif & Matt Zingler on Their Upcoming Festival & Diversifying Their Acts: 'We Just Don't Quit'

  12-02-2018 21:51
  
  In just a matter of four years, Rolling Loud earned the crown as the premier hip-hop festival in the country. Curated by co-founders Matt...
  
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• Here Are the Lyrics to Migos' 'Stir Fry'

  12-02-2018 21:41
  
  "Stir Fry" is one of the many Migos songs that has marked a record-breaking year for the Georgia rap trio. It's one of the 15...
  
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• Panic alarm prompts police to race to Cher's estate

  12-02-2018 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  Joe Jonas' security system scared off a wannabe burglar.
  
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• Here Are the Lyrics to 'Pray for Me' by Kendrick Lamar & The Weeknd

  12-02-2018 21:30
  
  Earlier this month, Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd dropped their track “Pray for Me” as part of the Black Panther soundtrack, which Lamar...
  
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• Calvin Harris Says Porter Robinson Restored His Love of Dance Music

  12-02-2018 21:25
  
  Calvin Harris flipped his sound with PARTYNEXTDOOR on "Nah Ready Nah Ready." He left the funk behind in 2017 to try a dark house groove. It...
  
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• Olympians Chloe Kim & Evgenia Medvedeva Are Self-Proclaimed K-Pop Fans

  12-02-2018 21:20
  
  All eyes are on the athletes at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, and many of those athletes are tuning in to K-pop.
  Aside from South Korean...
  
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• Rick Ross Pays Homage to the Sunshine State in 'Florida Boy' Video With Kodak Black & T-Pain

  12-02-2018 21:13
  
  Just 11 days after dropping "Florida Boy," the first single from his forthcoming 10th studio album, Port of Miami 2: Born to Kill, ...
  
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• Watch Adam Rippon Sing and Skate to Rihanna's 'Diamonds'

  12-02-2018 20:58
  
  Imagine a professional figure skater coming onto the ice with a mic in hand, singing a cover of a wildly popular song and then immediately skating to...
  
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• Niall Horan Drops Colorful Lyric Video for 'On the Loose'

  12-02-2018 20:52
  
  After teasing the lyric video to his pop-rock jam “On the Loose” over the weekend, Niall Horan finally dropped the animated video on...
  
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• BTS' 'DNA' & 'Mic Drop' Get Certified Gold by RIAA

  12-02-2018 20:42
  
  Just a few days after Desiigner shared the news that his BTS and Steve Aoki collab “Mic Drop” was certified gold by the Recording...
  
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• Trump's Budget Plan Again Calls for Slashing Arts, Public Media Funding

  12-02-2018 20:39
  
  For a second year, President Trump has proposed the elimination of federal funding for public media and the arts. The president's floated budget...
  
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• Watch Lonzo Ball Bring 'Bad and Boujee' to the 'Lip Sync Battle' Stage

  12-02-2018 20:38
  
  Lonzo Ball has been taking some time away from the ball court after being sidelined with a strained MCL, but that doesn't mean that he's had...
  
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• Luis Fonsi on Record-Breaking No. 1 'Despacito': 'I'd Be Utterly Lying If I Said I Saw This Coming' (Exclusive Q&A)

  12-02-2018 20:33
  
  In 2018, Luis Fonsi will celebrate 20 years of charting on Billboard's rankings.
  After six No. 1 hits on the Hot Latin Songs...
  
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• Metallica's James Hetfield to Make Film Debut in Ted Bundy Movie

  12-02-2018 20:25 via rollingstone.com
  James Hetfield will make his big-screen acting debut in the upcoming Ted Bundy film Extremely Wicked, Shocking Evil and Vile, starring Zac Efron as the infamous serial killer.The Metallica singer will portray Officer Bob Hayward, "a no-nonsense Utah highway patrol veteran who was the first law enforcement officer to arrest Bundy in 1975 after pulling the killer over and discovering burglary tools in his car but wisely suspecting much worse," the film announced Monday.Hetfield has appeared in oth
  
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• Hear Tinashe's New Electro-R&B Song With Future, 'Faded Love'

  12-02-2018 20:12 via rollingstone.com
  Tinashe teamed up with Future on her slinky new single, "Faded Love." The two artists previously collaborated on "How Many Times," a track from Tinashe's debut LP, 2014's Aquarius.On "Faded Love," Tinashe sets the scene for a one-night stand. "Don't give me your name," she croons over producer Stargate's muted bass and watery synths. "I don't need your number saved in my phone/ Just follow me, follow me, follow me, follow me home." Future appears toward the climax with a jerky, Auto-Tuned v
  
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• O.A.R. Shares New Song 'Just Like Paradise' & 2018 Tour Dates: Exclusive

  12-02-2018 20:11
  
  After celebrating its 20th anniversary, O.A.R. is ready to begin another era this year with the release of a new album, tentatively titled The Mighty...
  
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• Daryle Singletary, Traditional Country Singer & Randy Travis Protégé, Dies at 46

  12-02-2018 19:40
  
  Country music has lost one of its’ finest traditional voices with the unexpected passing of Daryle Singletary. The singer passed away Sunday...
  
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• 14 Musicians With Body Positive Messages

  12-02-2018 19:32
  
  The last few years have shown great strides in the body positivity movement, with the phrase on the lips of everyone from Oprah to Reese Witherspoon...
  
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• Zac Efron Looks Nothing Like Himself In Harmony Korine’s New Stoner Movie

  12-02-2018 19:27
  
  Zac Efron looks unrecognizable in Harmony Korine's 'The Beach Bum.'
  
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• Vic Damone, famed Brooklyn-born singer, dead at 89

  12-02-2018 19:26
  Vic Damone, the smooth-singing vocalist behind a bevy of big-time hits in the 1940 and '50s, died Sunday at the age of 89. The Brooklyn-born artist was accompanied by his family at a Miami Beach, Fla., hospital at the time of his death. Damone is remembered for acclaimed hits such as "You're Breaking My Heart," which rose to the top of the charts in 1949 shortly after its release, as well as "My Heart Cries For You" and "On the Street Where You Live."
  
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• Country singer Daryle Singletary, known for '90s hit 'Too Much Fun,' dead at 46

  12-02-2018 19:26
  SEPT. 2 GRAND OLE OPRY with Daryle Singletary: 7 p.m. Grand Ole Opry House, $38-95 at www.opry.com. Country singer Daryle Singletary died unexpectedly Monday morning at his home in Lebanon, according to publicist Don Murry Grubbs.
  
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• Country singer Daryle Singletary dead at 46

  12-02-2018 19:26
  Country singer Daryle Singletary, who notched a string of Top 40 Country songs in the '90s and early 2000s, died Monday at his home in Nashville. He was 46. His death was confirmed by road manager Chuck Lauber to SiriusXM country music station The Highway , though no cause of death was given.
  
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• Watch Bat for Lashes Explore Supernatural Romance in New Short Film

  12-02-2018 19:15 via rollingstone.com
  Bat for Lashes' Natasha Khan explores a surreal, supernatural romance in a new short film called Light Beings. The musician wrote and directed the project, teaming with the Haxan Cloak's Bobby Krlic to create the atmospheric score. The three-minute film opens with a young woman (The Leftovers' Margaret Qualley) riding her bicycle to the beach. Above her, a man (Jamie Strachan) strips to his underwear and jumps from a rock into the water, transforming into a dark figure covered in white ligh
  
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• Toni Braxton Drops Soulful New Single 'Long As I Live,' Announces Upcoming Album and Tour

  12-02-2018 19:05
  
  Ahead of her first solo album in nearly a decade, Toni Braxton has released “Long As I Live,” the first cut off of the LP Sex and...
  
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• Listen to 'Despacito', 'Bailando', 'La Tortura' & More of the Longest-Running Hot Latin Songs No. 1s

  12-02-2018 19:00
  
  Another milestone for "Despacito"! The Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s chart-topper with Justin Bieber is now the...
  
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• The Wombats battle The Greatest Showman for this week's Number 1 album

  12-02-2018 18:59 via music-news.com
  
  The Greatest Showman’s Motion Picture Cast Recording has spent five weeks at Number 1 – can The Wombats be the band to topple it?
  
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• Drake and Rudimental continue tussle for Number 1

  12-02-2018 18:58 via music-news.com
  
  Drake and Rudimental continue their tussle for the top spot on this week’s Official Singles Chart.
  
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• Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey's 'The Middle' Rules Top TV Commercials Chart for January

  12-02-2018 18:52
  
  Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey's new single "The Middle" rules Billboard & Clio's Top TV Commercials chart, powered by Shazam...
  
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• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: Why Rock Stars Are Suddenly Retiring

  12-02-2018 18:49 via rollingstone.com
  The rock world has never seen a rash of retirements like this. In the past few weeks, some of rock & roll's most legendary performers have declared they're giving up the endless highway. Elton John announced his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, the final curtain for the ultimate showman. Paul Simon set a date for his last gig in London's Hyde Park. Neil Diamond, already well into his 50th-anniversary tour, immediately cancelled the rest of his shows on doctors' orders, after getting diagnose
  
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• Gold Medal Snowboarder Jamie Anderson's Booming Winter Olympics Playlist: Migos, 2 Chainz, 21 Savage & More

  12-02-2018 18:40
  
  Jamie Anderson overcame some wicked elements to defend her Olympic gold medal in women's snowboard slopestyle on Sunday (Feb. 11). The 27 year-...
  
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• Daryle Singletary Dies at 46: Remembering the Country Singer's Biggest Hits

  12-02-2018 18:37
  
  As the country music community mourns the death of country singer-songwriter Daryle Singletary, who died at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee, on...
  
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• Steve Miller Band, Peter Frampton Unite on U.S. Summer Tour

  12-02-2018 18:33 via rollingstone.com
  Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton will unite for a North American summer tour. The lengthy trek, which follows their joint 2017 run, launches June 12th in Evansville, Indiana and concludes with back-to-back dates in Woodinville, Washington on August 25th and 26th. "Music is ethereal – it moves back and forth between the past and the future," Miller said in a statement about the jaunt. "I'm very excited to announce that 2018 is our 50th anniversary of recording and touring toge
  
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• 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars': The Best Memes From Season 3 (So Far)

  12-02-2018 18:33
  
  RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 3 is one of the most entertaining pieces of television airing right now. And equally entertaining...
  
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