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MGMT debuted a brand new song during a concert in Las Vegas last night (November 21). It’s called “In the Afternoon,” and you can watch them perform the track below (via Consequence of Sound). [embedded content] “In the Afternoon” marks MGMT’s first new song since 2018, when they released their fourth studio album Little Dark
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Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson delivers a speech at the launch of his party’s manifesto. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) British prime minister Boris Johnson promised on Sunday to “get Brexit done”, pledging in his Conservative Party manifesto to ram his deal through the European Union to withdraw from the bloc before Christmas. However, across the 59-page
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Mic drop! The 2019 American Music Awards are officially here, which means music’s biggest and brightest stars are pulling out all of the stops for the fanciful affair. Of course, with Ciara hosting the awards ceremony and performances by Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Travis Scott and many more, viewers and audience members alike are in for
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Police chief Rachel Swann (L) addresses reporters about the evacuation of Whaley Bridge in August. (Screen capture via BBC) A British police officer was subjected to “sexist and homophobic” abuse following a television appearance all because she had short, spiky hair with blond highlights. Deputy chief constable Rachel Swann was a crucial lifeline for many
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Paul van der Sloot died suddenly of a heart attack in February 2010, leaving his son adrift. According to Holloway family attorney John Kelly, a desperate Joran emailed him that March, writing, as Kelly told Dateline, “‘I want to come clean. My father’s dead now. I have nothing to hide. I want to help Natalee’s family, but at a
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Muslim protesters march against the LGBT+ community in Banda Aceh, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, in 2017. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images) Several Indonesian ministries have come under fire for banning pregnant, disabled and LGBT+ applicants as it “only wants the normal ones”. In a winding list of requirement for job seekers, the Attorney General’s Office
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Eric B.—one half of hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim—was recently arrested on an outstanding warrant that was issued back in 2002, after the rapper failed to appear in court for sentencing in a legal case where he had pleaded guilty to eluding arrest and aggravated assault. The rapper spent two weeks in jail before
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Yesterday, music manager Scooter Braun addressed his increasingly fraught professional relationship with Taylor Swift publicly for the first time ever. During a Q&A at the 2019 Entertainment Industry Conference, Braun spoke to Variety’s Shirley Halperin about “toxic division” on social media, and how he didn’t want to participate in that kind of communication. Now, Braun
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 Sam Hunt is accepting responsibility for his actions.  More than 24 hours after the country music star was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, he’s addressing the matter publicly for the first time.  “Wednesday night I decided to drive myself home after drinking at a friend’s show in downtown Nashville,” Hunt tweeted Friday. “It was
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Billie Eilish is the tired guy. The singer made history by becoming the youngest artist to ever be nominated in all four of the major Grammy Awards categories on Wednesday, but she was asleep during the announcements. During an appearance on Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, the star confirmed that even the nominations for music’s highest honor weren’t motivation enough
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