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Foo Fighters release surprise new EP for free, ask fans to donate to Paris victims

Rock and Roll stars The Foo Fighters have released a special new EP for free on their website, asking fans to donate money to victims of the Paris attacks.
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Who's so vain? Carly Simon finally reveals who her hit song is all about

Songwriter Carly Simon has finally revealed that her 1972 hit You're So Vain is about three different men, including longtime suspect, actor Warren Beatty.
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Gwyneth Paltrow, Blue Ivy Carter provided guest vocals on new Coldplay album

Coldplays upcoming album A Head Full of Dreams will feature guest vocals from Blue Ivy Carter, Gwyneth Paltrow, and other celebrity musicians.
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Freddie Mercury to be immortalized in biopic from Theory of Everything writer

Academy Award-winning screenwriter Anthony McCarten will pen the script for a new Freddie Mercury film, which may star Spectre actor Ben Whishaw.
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Univision launches live streaming service targeting U.S. Hispanics

Hispanic media company Univision has launched a new subscription-based streaming service, granting subscribers live tv on the go for $6 per month.
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Chelsea Handler's no-holds-barred documentary series hits Netflix in January

Comedian Chelsea Handler has announced the release of Chelsea Does, a four-part Netflix doc which will focus on drugs, marriage, racism, and Silicon Valley.
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How much is too much Star Wars? Disney preps new film every year forever

Disney has five Star Wars releases planned through 2019, plans to use its Marvel films as a model to continue to create films in the canonic franchise.
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Tom Petty to bring classic cuts and new rarities to dedicated SiriusXM channel

Classic rock songwriter Tom Petty will be getting his own channel on satellite radio, getting channel 31 on SiriusXM after hosting his own show for years.
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Adele’s got the moves like Jagger in video performance of latest single

Adele has released a passionate live video to accompany the latest single from her upcoming album 25, which centers around a big reunion among old friends.
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The latest look at HBO series Vinyl shows a record exec on the edge

HBO has released the second trailer for upcoming rock and roll drama Vinyl, featuring a frenetic record executive who needs to find the next big sound.
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Live streaming virtual reality startup NextVR gets a boost from Comcast and Time Warner

Comcast and Time Warner are making a big investment in virtual reality, contributing to a $30.5 million round of funding for live content provider NextVR.

End of an era: Microsoft finally lays Zune music player to rest

Microsoft has written the final chapter of it's once-heated battle against the iPod, shuttering digital music services for its Zune once and for all.
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YouTube superhero The Flying Man is headed to the silver screen

Sony Pictures has purchased the rights to YouTube short film The Flying Man, aiming to adapt the vigilante superhero short for the silver screen.
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YouTube’s no-nonsense Music app drops the needle straight to the tunes

YouTube has launched a free new app for iOS and Android called YouTube Music, aimed at helping users listen to and discover new music.
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Partnership places live music company Songkick in the Spotify spotlight

Spotify has partnered with concert discovery company Songkick on a new Concerts feature, which utilizes a user's location and music taste to create a personalized list of the best shows nearby.
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DJ Steve Aoki to collaborate with Bill Nye on new track

Bill Nye the Science Guy and world famous dance music producer Steve Aoki are collaborating on a new track called Noble Das for Aoki's next album.
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Forget Chromecast: Roku busts out new SE model on Black Friday for 25 bones

Streaming device manufacturer Roku will launch a new model just for Black Friday which will cost half the amount of the Roku 1, offer the same features.
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McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson helm new animated musical Sing

Matthew McConaughey will be joined by a cast of A-listers in Universal's new singing competiton-themed animated film, Sing.
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Monster wants you to swap your smartphone buds for the affordable new ClarityHD

Monster has created a new affordable set of earbuds, aiming to eradicate poorly-made smartphone headphones in favor of something with a better build.
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Apple Music goes live for Android users on Google Play store

Apple have released an Android version of their previously iOS-exclusive Apple Music app, aiming to engage smartphone users regardless of operating system.
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One of the world's best filmmakers to be exposed in new doc, 21 Years: Quentin Tarantino

An authorized documentary about filmmaker Quentin Tarantino by Tara Wood will investigate the first two decades of his on-screen work.
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Shove it, HBO: AMC refuses to further delay sending shows to Netflix

AMC's CEO has said that the network won't change its traditional year-wait rollout of shows to streaming services, despite Time Warner's plans to do so.
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Netflix hopes to cash in on popularity of NPR's Serial with Making a Murderer

Netlfix has announced a new crime 10-part documentary series called Making a Murderer, focusing on a man who wrongfully served 18 years in prison for rape.
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Dr. Dre releases new track on Beats 1 radio, says most of his music will never be for sale

Dr. Dre released a new track called Naked, featuring vocalists Marsha Ambrosio and Sly Piper, on his weekly Beats 1 radio show, The Pharmacy.
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The Pulse uses 3D sensors to turn your every movement into music

Virtual reality MIDI controllers Pulse can sense hands floating above its surface, and might be coming to a stage near you.
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Check out the peppy debut single from Coldplay’s 7th, and possibly last, album

British pop band Coldplay have released the first single off their upcoming album A Head Full of Dreams, which will hit stores on December 4.
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King of streams: Roku beats Amazon, Google, and Apple combined

Dedicated set-top streaming devices are on the rise, and Roku is the most used streaming machine that isn't also a video gaming device.
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Katy Perry tops Forbes’ list of highest paid female musicians with $135M

Katy Perry tops out this year's list of highest paid female musicians, earning $55 million more than rival Taylor Swift, for a total of $135 million.

Reddit takes a small step into the big world of video content creation with Cyber Nation

Reddit has created a six part documentary series that investigates cutting edge technologies being developed for human-computer interface.
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It pays to be famous: James Franco’s rock duo Daddy gets a record deal

James Franco-helmed rock and roll duo Daddy have signed a record deal with Kobalt, helping bring their next Smiths-inspired release to the masses in 2016.
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Aliens in the desert: Fox announces new theme park in Dubai, set to open in 2018

20th Century Fox has announced a deal to build a theme park and hotel in Dubai, which will feature rides based on The Simpsons, Ice Age, and Alien.
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Key & Peele team up with Coraline director for new stop-motion feature

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are working with Coraline director Henry Selick on a new animated film, centering on two demon brothers.
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Adele’s Hello becomes first track to be downloaded over 1M times in a week stateside

The first single from Adele's upcoming album 25 has now become the most downloaded debut in the history of digital music, with over a million copies sold.
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This new Metroid short film is the Nintendo epic we always wanted

Non-profit production house Rainfall have partnered with director Sam Balcomb to produce an epic Metroid short film, which follows Samus Aran.