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Kendrick Lamar's offcuts show genius at work
Of course it's great. We're talking about Kendrick Lamar here, an artist who's not just the the Best Rapper Alive.
Of course it's great. We're talking about Kendrick Lamar here, an artist who's not just the the Best Rapper Alive.
They're singing songs they've never performed live before from a playlist they didn't choose, but Don McGlashan and Shayne Carter sound relaxed about it.
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Lilly Wachowski, whose sister Lana came out as transgender in 2012, says she came out after pressure from tabloid journalist.
The producer of virtually every Beatles song has died.
The All About That Bass singer felt uncomfortable filming her new video.
Sufjan Stevens described his mesmerising and moving Civic Theatre show last night better than anyone else could: "A celebration of termination."
Eight Mile Style LLC and Martin Affiliated LLC, publishers of Eminem's copyrights, accused the party of using backing music to the rapper's song Lose Yourself.
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Madge has been spotted enjoying a soy flat white at a cafe.
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