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• Niall Horan Haunts a Hotel Hot Tub on Christmas in 'SNL' Skit: Watch

  15-12-2019 23:50
  
  Niall Horan appeared as a singing ghost straight out of a '70s strip club in an SNL skit Saturday night (Dec. 14).
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• Why the DOJ Is Investigating Live Nation: The Potential Acquisition of a 'Rival'

  15-12-2019 23:34
  
  The U.S. Department of Justice is examining whether concert promoter Live Nation -- owner of Ticketmaster -- should be allowed to buy a competing...
  
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• Lizzo Bows Out of Boston Concert Due to the Flu

  15-12-2019 22:47
  
  Lizzo is unfortunately not feeling "Good as Hell" this weekend. She's battling the flu and has been forced to cancel Sunday night's...
  
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• Taylor Swift to headline Glastonbury 2020

  15-12-2019 22:45 via music-news.com
  
  Other performers rumoured to be heading to Glastonbury include Kendrick Lamar, Aerosmith and the reunited Spice Girls.
  
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• JAY-Z and Kanye West reunite at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' 50th birthday bash

  15-12-2019 22:45 via music-news.com
  
  Meanwhile, Kanye recently opened up about the evolution of their friendship.
  
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• Britney Spears calls on social media haters to quit cyber bullying

  15-12-2019 22:45 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Asghari, also weighed in on the negativity, blasting her detractors as two-faced.
  
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• John Frusciante Rejoins Red Hot Chili Peppers; Josh Klinghoffer Exits

  15-12-2019 22:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band welcomes back longtime guitarist for third stint "with great excitement and full hearts"
  
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• Watch Blondie’s Debbie Harry cover ‘Fairytale of New York’ with Jesse Malin

  15-12-2019 22:24 via nme.com
  
  Blondie‘s Debbie Harry joined forces with Jesse Malin last night for a cover of The Pogues‘ ‘Fairytale of New York’. Check out footage below.
  The pair performed the Christmas classic during a special show in New York yesterday evening (December 14), which celebrated the 40th anniversary of The Clash‘s ‘London Calling’.Read More: 25 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Fairytale of New York’Held in aid of the Joe Strummer Foundation, the B
  
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• Chance the Rapper Cancels Tour: 'I Promise to Come Back Stronger and Better'

  15-12-2019 22:23
  
  Chance the Rapper has completely canceled his upcoming tour that was scheduled in support of The Big Day.
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce the Return of Guitarist John Frusciante

  15-12-2019 22:17
  
  The Red Hot Chili Peppers are in a bittersweet transitional period, but fans are thrilled to hear that a familiar face will be coming back into the...
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers announce John Frusciante is rejoining band

  15-12-2019 22:15 via nme.com
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced that John Frusciante is rejoining the band, over a decade after he quit.
  The guitarist confirmed his departure back in December 2009, revealing he had actually left the group in the previous year. He was subsequently replaced by Josh Klinghoffer.Read More: Red Hot Or Not? 5 reasons to love or loathe the Red Hot Chili PeppersTaking to Instagram tonight (December 15), Red Hot Chili Peppers confirmed Frusciante’s return as Klinghoffer leaves.
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• Gershon Kingsley, Electronic Music Pioneer, Dead at 97

  15-12-2019 21:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Composer and Moog adventurer wrote hit instrumental "Popcorn" and, with Jean-Jacques Perrey, "Baroque Hoedown"
  
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• Juice WRLD's 'Goodbye' & 'Death Race' Albums Return to Top 10 on Billboard 200 Chart

  15-12-2019 21:50
  
  A pair of albums from the late Juice WRLD return to the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, following his death on Dec. 9. 
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• Roddy Ricch Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial'

  15-12-2019 21:44
  
  Rapper Roddy Ricch starts straight in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with his debut studio album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial....
  
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• Anna Karina, Radiant Actress and Jean-Luc Godard Muse, Dies at 79

  15-12-2019 21:15
  
  Anna Karina, the French New Wave starlet who rose to international acclaim in films directed by her then-husband Jean-Luc Godard, has died. She was...
  
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• A pair of John Lennon's sunglasses have sold at auction for £137,500

  15-12-2019 21:01 via music-news.com
  
  The Beatles legend - who died in December 1980 - mistakenly left the Oliver Goldsmith glasses in the back of Ringo Starr's car
  
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• LadBaby takes early lead ahead of Stormzy, Wham! and Ellie Goulding for Christmas Number 1

  15-12-2019 19:57 via music-news.com
  
  The new Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20
  
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• Keith Flint honoured with amazing Prodigy Christmas light display

  15-12-2019 19:53 via nme.com
  
  Keith Flint has been honoured with an impressive Christmas light display at a house in Essex. Check out the video below.
  The spectacle has been put together by Rik Burt at his home in Braintree, where The Prodigy formed back in 1990.Read More: Mark, My Words: Keith Flint was the ultimate punk icon, because he understood that ‘anger is an energy’As reported by Essex Live, the display is made up of over 3,000 bulbs which move in sync to a medley of classic Prodigy tracks, including &ls
  
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• Taylor Swift to headline Glastonbury

  15-12-2019 19:30 via music-news.com
  
  It has been announced that the 'Lover' hitmaker will close the famous Pyramid Stage on Sunday evening at Worthy Farm in 2020.
  
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• Rolling Loud Festival Los Angeles Day 1: Chance the Rapper Impresses, Lil Uzi Vert Brings Positivity & More

  15-12-2019 19:23
  
  One of the world’s largest hip-hop festival made its rounds to Los Angeles for the third consecutive year on Saturday (Dec. 14), less than two...
  
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• Stormzy and Maya Jama are reportedly texting once again following his recent apology

  15-12-2019 19:20 via music-news.com
  
  The 26-year-old rapper and Maya, 25, split earlier in 2019 - but Stormzy recently addressed their break-up on his track 'Lessons' and they're now said to be texting each other once again.
  
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• Michael Buble says his wife and kids prefer to listen to non-Buble Christmas songs

  15-12-2019 19:04 via music-news.com
  
  Michael Buble says his wife and kids prefer to listen to other Christmas songs to his own festive records.
  
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• Harry Styles insists he is not 'sprinkling in nuggets of sexual ambiguity to try and be more interesting'

  15-12-2019 19:00 via music-news.com
  
  The 25-year-old singer refuses to publicly define his own sexuality although he is a vocal supporter of LGBTQ rights and has been seen
  
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• Taylor Swift to Headline 2020 Glastonbury Festival

  15-12-2019 18:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer joins Paul McCartney and Diana Ross as headliners at 50th anniversary of legendary U.K. fest
  
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• Anderson .Paak Opens Up About His Community Efforts & Remembers Juice WRLD: 'He Just Had a Great Future'

  15-12-2019 18:52
  
  Anderson .Paak continues to give back to the streets that raised him. Before throwing his third annual .Paak House celebration -- an afternoon-long...
  
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• Taylor Swift confirmed as second Glastonbury 2020 headliner

  15-12-2019 18:24 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has been confirmed as the second headliner for next year’s Glastonbury Festival.Read More: Glastonbury 2020 line-up, rumours and tickets: everything we know so farFollowing much speculation, the ‘Lover‘ pop star took to Twitter earlier today (December 15) to announce that she will be topping the Pyramid Stage on Sunday, June 28 2020.
  “I’m ecstatic to tell you that I’ll be headlining Glastonbury on its 50th anniversary – See you there!”
  
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• Beyonce Brings Old Hollywood Glamour to Diddy's 50th Birthday Party

  15-12-2019 18:24
  
  Beyonce brought a taste of old Hollywood glamour to Diddy's 50th birthday celebration over the weekend.
  Wearing a stunning black gown and elbow-...
  
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• Taylor Swift Announces She's Headlining 2020 Glastonbury Music Festival: 'I'm Ecstatic'

  15-12-2019 18:20
  
  Taylor Swift has at least one major festival booking on her calendar for 2020 -- and it just so happens to be the U.K.'s biggest music event...
  
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• Box Office Milestone: 'Frozen 2' Blazes Past $1B Globally

  15-12-2019 17:29
  
  Queen Elsa and Princess Anna are increasing their rule.
  Walt Disney Animation's Frozen 2 has skated past the $1 billion mark at the global box...
  
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• *NSYNC's Joey Fatone & Chris Kirkpatrick Join Bret Michaels For Rowdy Sing-Along: Watch

  15-12-2019 17:18
  
  Bret Michaels took one of his greatest hits to a new, genre-crossing level in Orlando on Saturday night (Dec. 14) when two pop stars joined him and...
  
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• *NSYNC's Joey Fatone & Chris Kirkpatrick Join Bret Michaels For Rowdy Sing-Along in Orlando: Watch

  15-12-2019 17:18
  
  Bret Michaels took one of his greatest hits to a new, genre-crossing level in Orlando on Saturday night (Dec. 14) when two pop stars joined him and...
  
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• Diddy Hosts All-Star 50th Birthday Bash With Kanye West, Jay-Z & More: See the Party Pics

  15-12-2019 17:13
  
  Diddy made sure that his 50th birthday party was a night to remember.
  The hip-hop mogul celebrated his milestone birthday on Saturday (his actual...
  
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• Watch Niall Horan’s Electric Performance of ‘Nice To Meet Ya’ on ‘SNL’

  15-12-2019 16:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Former One Direction member also delivered single "Put a Little Love on Me" in solo return to SNL
  
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• Julian Casablancas forgets all the words to ‘Under Pressure’ in duet with Danielle Haim

  15-12-2019 16:19 via nme.com
  
  Julian Casablancas, playing at a secret show with his band The Voidz, performed a karaoke-style rendition of Queen and David Bowie‘s ‘Under Pressure’ alongside Danielle Haim – with the Strokes frontman apparently unable to recall any of the words.Read more: Mark, My Words: why I share Julian Casablancas’s technophobiaThe show was mainly put on for friends and family at the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery in Los Angeles last night (December 14). After The Voidz performed t
  
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• Anderson .Paak Throws Third Annual .Paak House with Anthony Anderson, Seth Rogen, The Game & More

  15-12-2019 16:17
  
  The star-studded jam sessions and family-friendly festivities were bubbling at the Levitt Pavilion for Anderson .Paak’s Paak House celebration...
  
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• Queen Pair 1984 Single ‘Thank God It’s Christmas’ With New Animated Video

  15-12-2019 16:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  "The video goes a little further by including a subtle reminder that we as humans now need to feel a responsibility for the welfare of ALL creatures on Earth," Brian May says
  
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• Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta reunite in Grease costumes for first time in 40 years

  15-12-2019 15:30 via music-news.com
  
  Olivia is in the midst of treatment for her third battle with breast cancer.
  
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• Natasha Bedingfield's son doing 'really well' following brain surgery

  15-12-2019 15:30 via music-news.com
  
  The difficult time comes after Natasha released her fourth studio album, Roll With Me, earlier this year.
  
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• Mathew Knowles backtracks on Beyonce and Kelly Rowland sexual harassment comments

  15-12-2019 15:30 via music-news.com
  
  Neither Beyonce, Kelly nor Jagged Edge has responded to the allegations made by Mathew.
  
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• Emotional Lizzo plays Madison Square Garden for the first time

  15-12-2019 15:30 via music-news.com
  
  The star was recently named Time's Entertainer of the Year.
  
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• Niall Horan Melts the 'SNL' Audience With a Mix of Sultry and Sweet Performances: Watch

  15-12-2019 15:23
  
  Scarlett Johannson spoke for many when she alluded to Niall Horan's dreamboat status as she introduced him on Saturday Night Live on Dec. 14....
  
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• Anna Karina, French New Wave cinema star, has died aged 79

  15-12-2019 15:03 via nme.com
  
  Anna Karina, star of French New Wave classics including Bande à Part and Pierrot le Fou and long-time collaborator with director Jean-Luc Godard, has died of cancer at the age of 79.
  The actor starred in seven films made by her ex-husband Godard, including Alphaville, and developed a successful modelling career before being spotted by Godard while walking along the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
  He wanted to cast her in his first and most famous film Breat
  
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• Stormzy breaks silence on Michael Gove tweet: “It’s a weaponised tactic”

  15-12-2019 12:54 via nme.com
  Stormzy has spoken out about Michael Gove’s comments on the rapper and subsequent appropriation of his lyrics, calling it a “weaponised tactic”.Read more: General Election: Stormzy, Thom Yorke and Yungblud lead reactions as Conservatives secure huge victoryAfter Stormzy publicly backed Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party on November 26, Gove said: “I think we again know that Stormzy, when he took to the stage at Glastonbury wearing a stab vest, he made clear what his
  
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• Lil Xan announces he’s quit rapping, then changes his mind

  15-12-2019 12:05 via nme.com
  Lil Xan yesterday announced his retirement from rapping to focus on his clothing line – only to assert less than a day later that he’s not quitting after all.Read more: Don’t know Lil Xan from Lil Pump? Here’s a handy who’s-who of Eminem’s nemeses, the face-tat rappersThe rapper broke the original news on Saturday (November 14) by posting a story to his Instagram, stating that he has “quit rapping” and was “only gonna focus on moving for
  
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• Ja Rule releases new song ‘FYRE’ about the ill-fated festival

  15-12-2019 11:17 via nme.com
  Ja Rule has shared a new song called ‘FYRE’, detailing some of his experiences with the notoriously shambolic festival of the same name.
  Although the rapper insists the title is an acronym of ‘For Your Real Entertainment’, the songs lyrical content focuses primarily on the event – including references to him getting his name legally cleared from its lawsuit, and the vitriol he received online in the aftermath.Read more: The 10 most WTF moments from Netflix’s j
  
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• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ release ‘Waves’ score, detail third ‘Watchmen’ OST

  15-12-2019 10:20 via nme.com
  Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have released their new score for the film Waves on streaming services, along with details of their third and final installment of the Watchmen soundtrack.Read more: ‘Watchmen’ episode 8 review: Dr Manhattan is revealed in the show’s biggest twist yetFollowing the film’s theatrical premiere last month, Reznor and Ross’ 14-song score for Waves – the new drama from Trey Edward Shults (It Comes At Night) – has now been made ava
  
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• Sigala is set to release another collaboration with Ella Eyre

  15-12-2019 09:37 via music-news.com
  
  The pop pair have collaborated on various tracks together including the platinum-selling 'Came Here for Love' and 2018 hit 'Just got Paid'
  
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• Simon Cowell won't have another child, his friend Sinitta has claimed

  15-12-2019 08:31 via music-news.com
  
  The 60-year-old music mogul is a doting dad to five-year-old Eric - who he has with his girlfriend Lauren Silverman - but his long-time
  
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• Alanis Morissette plans to create a one-person show about 'all of the characters' in her life

  15-12-2019 08:25 via music-news.com
  
  The 45-year-old singer recently saw her 'Jagged Little Pill' musical debut on Broadway in New York, and Alanis has now teased
  
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• Cardi B gifted Offset $500,000 for his birthday

  15-12-2019 08:10 via music-news.com
  
  The 'Bodak Yellow' hitmaker dropped the hefty sum of money to mark her husband's 28th birthday on Saturday (14.12.19).
  
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