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  Gaga Joins Oprah, Kanye Premieres 'Runaway'

  October 7, 2010 – Lady Gaga has been ranked No. 7 on the Forbes list of World's Most Powerful Women. The pop star joins Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Angela Merkel and Beyoncé Knowles in the Top 10. [Forbes] Last night in London, Kanye West premiered his new short film Runaway, which features most of the music from his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Family. …
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  Die Antwoord, '$O$' (Cherrrytree/Interscope)

  October 1, 2010 – "I know it sounds strange," chirps mullet-rockin' Yo-Landi Vi$$er in "Rich Bitch," "but I used to count change." In fact, that's one of the more credible claims on this South African rave-rap crew's delightfully low-rent debut; when Vi$$er's elaborately tattooed partner Ninja tells you he'll "decapitate a hater with amazing ease," you'll have to take the media-savvy art-scene vet at his word. …
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  Breaking Out: Die Antwoord

  July 14, 2010 – Given that Cape Town–based rap provocateurs Die Antwoord's introduction to the world came via a freaky video featuring a muscle-bound progeria sufferer and a suspiciously young-looking blonde's striptease, it's not surprising that the band's frontman, Ninja, was worried his first visit to the United States would end before it began. …
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  M.I.A., Interpol, Spike Jonze Launch 'Creators Project'

  June 28, 2010 – New York City's 80,000 square-foot Milk Studios was transformed into a playground for music and art lovers on Saturday, as M.I.A., Interpol, Neon Indian, Sleigh Bells, Die Antwoord, the Rapture, Mark Ronson, and others performed at the 12-hour kickoff party for the Creators Project, a new global arts venture from VICE and Intel. Thousands flocked to Manhattan's hip Meatpacking District for the event, where they enjoyed free booze and h …
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  Best & Worst Moments of Coachella: Day Two

  April 18, 2010 – BEST BALLSY MOVE: MGMT "Kids" is to MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden, as "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was to Nirvana's Kurt Cobain: a ubiquitous pop track that made them famous, but ultimately worked against their artistic vision, as fans continued to demand the sound the band wanted to leave behind. And Saturday night at Coachella, MGMT did just that, omitting their most popular song while playing to some 40,000 people. Ballsy! …
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