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• Wale Pens a Heartfelt Message About Brotherhood After Speaking With Meek Mill

  11-04-2018 23:51
  
  Since entering prison last November, Meek Mill has received support from a number of public figures and celebrities, including his MMG labelmate...
  
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• Sorority Noise cancel shows as member denies rape accusation

  11-04-2018 23:46
  The frontman was the focus of a now-deleted Facebook post by One Hundred Year Ocean's Nicole Schoenholz, in which she wrote: "Fuck SN and OG because CB is a fucking scumbag who raped a friend of mine." The initials OG refer to Boucher's other band, Old Gray.
  
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• The 15 Greatest Drake-Isms That Have Shaped Pop Culture, Ranked

  11-04-2018 23:42
  
  Ever since his epic debut with 2009’s So Far Gone, Drake has ascended from being the Jewish kid from Toronto trying to shake off his...
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg Reveals His Data Was Shared in Cambridge Analytica Leak

  11-04-2018 23:41
  
  The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn't just business for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. It's also personal. 
  Zuckerberg is one of the up...
  
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• The Weeknd's 'Call Out My Name' Video Comes Out Thursday: Watch a Teaser

  11-04-2018 23:34
  
  Last month, TMZ spotted The Weeknd shooting a video in a small town in California, and on Thursday, we'll get to see the final product: The...
  
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• No songs about Las Vegas massacre on Jason Aldean's new album

  11-04-2018 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  The country singer is considering a plan to complete the show he abandoned during the Route 91 Harvest festival tragedy.
  
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• The 10 Artists We're Most Looking Forward to Seeing at Coachella This Weekend

  11-04-2018 23:09
  
  It's been a long three months since the lineup for this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts festival was released in early January,...
  
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• UMG's Frank Briegmann on Breaking Migos in Germany, Balancing Digital & Physical Needs Across Europe

  11-04-2018 22:59
  
  Frank Briegmann ­oversees some of the world's most ­digital markets -- as well as a few that still depend largely on CD sales. In Sweden...
  
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• Jason Derulo Drops Vibrant 'Colors' Video for 2018 World Cup

  11-04-2018 22:30
  
  Jason Derulo is no stranger to delivering catchy, uptempo hits, and "Colors" is no exception, but on Wednesday (April 11), the superstar...
  
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• Bank Robbery Suspect Was Trying to Impress Taylor Swift, Police Say

  11-04-2018 22:28
  
  Police say a Connecticut man with a crush on singer Taylor Swift robbed a bank and then went to the pop star's Rhode Island mansion where he...
  
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• Apple Music Promotes New Head of Global Operations, Reaches 40M Subscribers

  11-04-2018 22:10
  
  Apple Music has promoted Oliver Schusser to lead its global operations under the new role as head of Apple Music & international content,...
  
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• J-Pop Girl Group NMB48 Debuts at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100

  11-04-2018 22:05
  
  <a href="/music/NMB48">NMB48</a>'s "Yokuboumono" blasts in at No. 1 on this week's Billboard Japan Hot 100,...
  
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• Hot 100 Chart Moves: Cardi B's 'Be Careful' Debuts at No. 16

  11-04-2018 21:53
  
  As previously reported, Drake's "God's Plan" rules the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated April 14) for an...
  
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• Lil Durk Talks Crafting 'Just 'Cause Y'all Waited,' Leaving Def Jam & Possibly Doing an Entire Singing Album

  11-04-2018 21:46
  
  Lil Durk is ready for the next phase of his rap career, as the rose that blossomed from the concrete of Chi-Town's drill music scene knows...
  
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• Sophie Turner: 'Joe Jonas is the house I'd like to stay in forever'

  11-04-2018 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The actress has never felt safer as a working actress, thanks to the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.
  
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• Mariah Carey: 'I will never be an emotional wreck around my children'

  11-04-2018 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The singer finds being around her children therapeutic.
  
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• Playing For Change's 'Listen to the Music' Video Features 30 Musicians From 12 Countries: Watch

  11-04-2018 21:36
  
  <a href="/articles/news/7980841/playing-for-change-10th-anniversary-benefit-doobie-brothers-little-feat">Playing For Change</a...
  
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• Angel Zamora to Lead EP Entertainment's Latin Music Division

  11-04-2018 21:17
  
  EP Entertainment has named Angel Zamora managing director of the newly launched Latin music division.
  The founders of the Miami-based...
  
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• Queen Naija, Nicky Jam & J Balvin Make Moves on Streaming Songs Chart

  11-04-2018 21:08
  
  Queen Naija’s move from YouTube vlogger to music star is off to a strong start, as “Medicine” debuts at No. 25 on Billboard’s...
  
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• Devin Dawson Gushes Over Kehlani, Reveals the Most Ridiculous Lyric He's Written & More: Watch

  11-04-2018 20:42
  
  Country fans fell in love with Devin Dawson's clever songwriting last year with his endearingly catchy breakout single "All On Me...
  
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• Why Dire Straits Deserves to Be In the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  11-04-2018 20:14
  
  If there's one certainty upon the release of the inductees list for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame each year, it's that you're...
  
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• Car Wars: Spotify Faces Stiff Competition as Music Streaming's Battle to Conquer the Road Heats Up

  11-04-2018 20:13
  
  Streaming has helped the music industry dig itself out of nearly 20 years of economic decline -- and with Spotify on the New York Stock Exchange...
  
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• As Coachella Passes on Pot, Coran Capshaw and Others Make a Play For Cannabis Events

  11-04-2018 19:51
  
  Sorry bro, but there’s probably going to be more cannabis smoked, eaten and vaporized at this year’s Coachella festival in Southern...
  
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• Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls on His Return With 'Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)'

  11-04-2018 19:41
  
  In the annals of rock n' roll history, Derek Smalls is there.
  As created by Harry Shearer, the British-born bassist is best-known for his...
  
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• The Residents' Disguises Have Changed, but Their Music Lives On

  11-04-2018 19:22
  The members of San Francisco-based experimental band the Residents have attempted to cloak their identities under wild costumes, including their infamous eyeball masks, for more than 45 years. The bandmates attended high school together in Shreveport, Louisiana, and moved to the Bay Area in 1966, using the costumes to help reinvent themselves.
  
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• Ultra's Resistance Announces Three-Day Summer Festival in Mexico

  11-04-2018 19:19
  
  If you head to Ultra Music Festival in Miami and stay under the iron belly of the Arcadia Spider, you might want to take a seat. UMF has announced...
  
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• Ultra's Resistance Announces Three-Day Summer Event in Mexico

  11-04-2018 19:19
  
  If you head to Ultra Music Festival in Miami and stay under the iron belly of the Arcadia Spider, you might want to take a seat. Ultra Worldwide...
  
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• Christian 'King' Combs Releases Nostalgia-Inducing First Mixtape '90's Baby': Listen

  11-04-2018 19:07
  
  Hip-hop runs strong in the Combs family. Christian "King" Combs -- third child to Diddy, who has five Hot 100 No 1. hits to his ever-...
  
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• Joey Bada$$ & A$AP Ferg Join Forces With Pro Era's Powers Pleasant on New Song 'Pull Up': Listen

  11-04-2018 19:03
  
  Pro Era's co-founder Powers Pleasant has played the background for years, DJing and churning out slick productions for his fellow Pro Era...
  
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• Sasha Velour, Aja & More 'Drag Race' Queens to Star in the Upcoming Logo TV Fashion Web-Series 'Out of the Closet'

  11-04-2018 18:59
  
  Oftentimes when queens sashay down the runway of RuPaul’s Drag Race, audiences are left gagged looking at the stunning outfits the girls are...
  
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• The Weeknd Rules Billboard Artist 100, BTS Blasts to No. 2

  11-04-2018 18:39
  
  The Weeknd returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated April 14) for a 15th total week on top, and for the first time since...
  
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• Eric Nam Releases Romantic Electro-Pop 'Honestly' EP

  11-04-2018 18:33
  
  Korean-American K-pop soloist Eric Nam dropped his first EP in two years earlier today (Apr. 11). The Atlantan’s Honestly features...
  
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• After Mariah Carey's Diagnosis: What Is Bipolar II Disorder?

  11-04-2018 18:23
  
  After suffering in silence for nearly two decades with bipolar disorder, Mariah Carey reveals in this week's People magazine cover story that...
  
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• Kristian Bush of Sugarland Discusses Country Duo's New Album 'Bigger' & Upcoming Tour: 'It Doesn't Leave the Genre, It Leads the Genre'

  11-04-2018 18:18
  
  After a five-year hiatus and with a new tour looming next month, Sugarland is ready to start a new era -- with new music in tow.
  The group's...
  
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• Carianne Marshall Exits SONGS for COO Role at Warner/Chappell

  11-04-2018 18:12
  
  Warner/Chappell Music has appointed publishing executive Carianne Marshall to chief operating officer, reporting to CEO Jon Platt beginning in...
  
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• Mitzi Shore, Owner of The Comedy Store and Maker and Breaker of Careers, Dies at 87

  11-04-2018 18:09
  
  Mitzi Shore, the hard-driving proprietor and mother hen of The Comedy Store on The Sunset Strip who lorded over the white-hot center of the stand-up...
  
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• Marshmello, Diplo and More Are Hooked on 'Fortnite' Video Game

  11-04-2018 18:00
  
  Eat, sleep, rave, repeat? Let's add Fortnite in between each of those activities and we'll be up to speed with 2018. The video...
  
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• Mariah Carey Reveals Struggle With Bipolar Disorder

  11-04-2018 17:55 via rollingstone.com
  Mariah Carey revealed her struggles with bipolar disorder in a new People cover story, telling the magazine she "didn't want to believe it" after being hospitalized and diagnosed in 2001 following a mental and physical breakdown. The singer noted that she recently received treatment after enduring "the hardest couple of years [she'd] been through," which included professional woes, the cancellation of her E! reality show, Mariah's World, and separating from her fiancé.
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• Beyonce's Stepfather Reveals On the Run 2 Tour With JAY-Z Will 'Confront the Hard Subjects'

  11-04-2018 17:54
  
  Since announcing their On The Run Tour 2 in March, Beyoncé and JAY-Z have kept fairly quiet about what fans can expect of the shows -- which...
  
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• Peter Buck, Joseph Arthur Release First Song Together, 'I Am the Moment'

  11-04-2018 17:50 via rollingstone.com
  Joseph Arthur and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck will release their debut LP, Arthur Buck, on June 15th via New West Records. The duo previewed the album with upbeat lead single "I Am The Moment.""Becoming free/ It's not as easy as I'd like it to be," Arthur sings over a lush arrangement that builds with a raw blend of percussion, vocal samples and strings.
  The Arthur Buck collaboration originated toward the end of 2017, when the pair rain into each other during respective visits to Todos Santos, Mexico. T
  
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• XXXTentacion Sues Woman Who Claims He Hit Her in Video

  11-04-2018 17:42
  
  As his latest album ? continues to perform well on charts, XXXTentacion has found himself back in headlines recently after a video...
  
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• Vivica A. Fox Says She's Open to Dating 50 Cent Again: 'Never Say Never'

  11-04-2018 17:39
  
  Though 50 Cent and Vivica A. Fox had a fiery romance during the early 2000s, things quickly simmered down and at one point, even got...
  
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• The Outlier: Why Jason Isbell Won't Stop Speaking His Mind

  11-04-2018 17:39 via rollingstone.com
  At this year's Grammys, where he was up for several awards, Jason Isbell didn't exactly tear the place up. "We weren't on the televised part of the show, so we didn't get the good seats," he says with a good-natured laugh. "We wound up eating chicken fingers from the concession stand."
  His closest celebrity encounter was the moment he shared an elevator with Tony Bennett. Still, the night proved momentous: Isbell went back to his New York hotel with statues for best Americana album (for last yea
  
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• Why Deadmau5 Went Orchestral With 'Where's the Drop?'

  11-04-2018 17:38 via rollingstone.com
  A day before his public debut as a tattooed maestro of symphonic music, the EDM superhero Deadmau5 is reclined in a basement recording studio in West Hollywood, crunching anxiously on nuts and celery stalks. He's dressed in a Banksy T-shirt and bright red sneakers, scrolling through social media on his phone, looking for fan reaction to Where's the Drop? – a just-released album of symphonic translations of his sweeping dance tunes.He seems pleased but admits to being "a little nervous." In
  
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• What's Carrie Underwood's Best Lead Single? Vote!

  11-04-2018 17:26
  
  With the release of Carrie Underwood’s latest emotional single “Cry Pretty” earlier today (Apr. 11), we are reminded of...
  
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• Soul Sisters Podcast: Carly Pearce on Going From Housekeeping to No. 1 on Country Radio

  11-04-2018 17:21
  
  "I'm literally cleaning toilets by day, driving a van overnight to play a show," Carly Pearce recounts on this week's Soul...
  
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• Janelle Monáe's Pussy Pants in 'PYNK' Video Are an Advocacy For Female Empowerment

  11-04-2018 17:20
  
  Make way, pussy hats and pussy bows. The latest femme fashion statement is pussy pants, as worn by Janelle Monáe in the new music video for her...
  
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• CHVRCHES' 'Miracle' Is an Epic, Near-EDM Rager to Cherish: Listen

  11-04-2018 17:18
  
  CHVRCHES have released yet another single from their upcoming album, Love Is Dead, called “Miracle.” Complete with a faux-...
  
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• Moby Pens WSJ Op-Ed Arguing That Food Stamps Shouldn't Pay for Junk Food

  11-04-2018 17:14
  
  Moby has written an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly referred...
  
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• Sophia Danai Faces a Failed Marriage Head-On In 'Come Thru' Video: Premiere

  11-04-2018 17:00
  
  Pain equals gain for Sophia Danai in her new single, "Come Thru" -- whose video is premiering exclusively below -- and on her upcoming...
  
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