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1. “I lost complete control of everything”: Liam Payne recalls “stressful” One Direction experiences

   The former boyband member opens up on the group’s rough times

   

   Liam Payne has opened up about his harrowing experiences in One Direction on Jessie Ware‘s podcast, revealing that it “would’ve killed” him to stay in the band. During his appearance on the Table Manners With Jessie Ware podcast, the former 1D member looked back on his bad experiences with the boyband, saying that they were “definitely overworked” and […]

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2. Frank Ocean to throw a brand-new club night in New York City

   It’s called PrEP+, and it's happening tonight

   

   Frank Ocean will debut a club night called PrEP+ at a venue in New York City on Thursday, October 17. As the FADER reports, the announcement was made by the magazine Gayletter, which had featured Ocean as the cover star of its 10th issue earlier this year. “PrEP+ is the first in a series of […]

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3. Beck tells us about his new album, ‘Hyperspace’, working with “master minimalist” Pharrell and more

   Collaborators also include Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Sky Ferreira

   

   Beck has officially announced his 14th studio album, ‘Hyperspace’, which will be released next month, and shared the new tracks ‘Uneventful Days’ and ‘Hyperlife’. Check them out below along with an interview Beck gave to NME about the new record. ‘Hyperspace’ – which Beck teased last week in a cryptic Instagram post – comes two years […]

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4. ‘Stranger Things’ season 3 is the show’s most popular to date, says Netflix

   As reported in a letter to shareholders

   

   Stranger Things season 3 is officially the beloved sci-fi show’s most-watched season to date, Netflix revealed yesterday. READ MORE: Here’s what you should watch next if you’ve finished Stranger Things According to a letter Netflix sent shareholders yesterday (October 16), 64 million households viewed the third season of Stranger Things in its first four weeks on […]

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5. Monsta X channel 90s boybands in their video for ‘Someone’s Someone’

   Their new EP ‘Follow: Find You’ is just around the corner

   

   K-pop group Monsta X have released a dreamy video for their latest English-language single, ‘Someone’s Someone’. In the clip, the band channel boybands of the 90s as they wander aimlessly around a pier while singing about wanting to be “someone’s someone.” The visual also features scenes of them performing the laid-back song in a neon-lit […]

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