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	<title>CMU: Complete Music Update &#187; Brands &amp; Stuff</title>
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		<title>Jay-Z announces new album as much anticipated Samsung partnership kicks off</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been much chatter about an alliance between Jay-Z and Samsung in recent weeks, with speculation that the hip hop star might be set to front a new digital music platform, the consumer electronics giant&#8217;s latest attempt to gain a share of the digital music market, and to have a service that boosts the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/jay-z-announces-new-album-as-much-anticipated-samsung-partnership-kicks-off/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>One Direction launch anti-bullying nail polish</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[One Direction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what colour would best represent your favourite One Direction boy? Well, clearly Zayn is lime green, Liam navy blue, Niall purple, Louis orange and Harry just a basic blue. And we now know this for certain, because the boyband have launched a nail varnish range with Office Depot in the US. So, how<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/one-direction-launch-anti-bullying-nail-polish/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beatles company enters into Bravado deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Corps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beatles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bravado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beatles t-shirt, anyone? The Beatles company Apple Corps has announced a new merchandising agreement with Universal&#8217;s Bravado division in the US, which will give the merchandiser the right to develop and distribute Beatles-branded products in North America. Universal Music, of course, now controls the Beatles sound recordings catalogue after acquiring EMI last year, so in<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/beatles-company-enters-into-bravado-deal/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Noisey announces new music series</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/noisey-announces-new-music-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noisey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[You Need To Hear This]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vice&#8217;s music-based Noisey channel has announced a new partnership with Philips to create a new series of music-related content called You Need To Hear This. Similar to other Vice brand partnerships, such as the Intel-backed The Creators Project, the new outlet will explore creativity in music with an ongoing series of short films and music<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/noisey-announces-new-music-series/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>One Direction announce alliance with Aussie supermarket</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[One Direction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One Direction have announced a partnership with Australian supermarket chain Coles which will stage an exclusive matinee concert with the boyband in October, tickets for which will be given away to the retail giant&#8217;s customers. It&#8217;s basically the Aussie equivalent of 1D forming an official alliance with ASDA. Which is probably just around the corner.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/one-direction-announce-alliance-with-aussie-supermarket/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bruno Mars invests in NJOY e-cigarettes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 09:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here&#8217;s a partnership we didn&#8217;t see coming, Bruno Mars is now an investor in NJOY electronic cigarettes. Details of the singer&#8217;s investment in the company haven&#8217;t been disclosed, but he did tweet about the e-fags earlier this month, alluding to their possible health benefits. In a statement yesterday, Mars said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been using NJOY<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bruno-mars-invests-in-njoy-e-cigarettes/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>More car stream tie-ups</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/more-car-stream-tie-ups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 09:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMW Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deezer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mini]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The latest alliance between a streaming music service and a car maker is Deezer and Mini, with the digital music platform added to the BMW Group-owned motor maker&#8217;s net-connected in-car entertainment system. Users can navigate the Deezer songs library via the in-built Mini joystick, dash screen and steering wheel. Confirming the alliance, Deezer chief Axel<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/more-car-stream-tie-ups/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hanson officially launch badly named beer</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/hanson-officially-launch-badly-named-beer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 09:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hanson have officially launched their own ale, a year and a half after the new brand extension was originally announced. Clearly a lot of time was needed to refine the product &#8211; for example, the India pale ale is now called MMMhops, rather than its original name MMMhop. It&#8217;s all about the refining. Also, it<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/hanson-officially-launch-badly-named-beer/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Madonna makes Rita Ora her material girl</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/madonna-makes-rita-ora-her-material-girl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Madonna has made advertising exec&#8217;s dream Rita Ora the £500,000 face of her teen fashion label, Material Girl. Apparently, says The Sun, Madge and the brand&#8217;s co-MD, her daughter Lourdes, &#8216;spotted&#8217; Ora at the NYC Met Ball last week, and signed her straight away. &#8220;That will please Rita when the pics are plastered all over<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/madonna-makes-rita-ora-her-material-girl/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EE announces Glastonbury partnership</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ee-announces-glastonbury-partnership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Festival News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Everything Everywhere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glastonbury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s all say it one more time: &#8220;Everything Everything are the nifty band, Everything Everywhere is the naughty phone network&#8221;. It&#8217;s weirdly easy to get confused. Anyway, Everything Everywhere has been confirmed as the official mobile sponsor, or &#8220;official technology and communications partner&#8221; if you prefer, of the Glastonbury Festival. It sort of takes over<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ee-announces-glastonbury-partnership/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kid Rock wants a bartender</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/kid-rock-wants-a-bartender/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Beam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much (well, hardly) in the same way that Psy is searching for a personal chef, so too is Kid Rock looking to hire cheap staff via a promotional &#8216;prize giving&#8217; partnership. Basically, he&#8217;s being paid by bourbon brand Jim Beam to pretend to want to find a fan to be his private bartender. Mixing drinks<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/kid-rock-wants-a-bartender/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain Dew ends partnership with Lil Wayne</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/mountain-dew-ends-partnership-with-lil-wayne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pop Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rick Ross]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As well as Tyler, The Creator, Pepsi-owned soft drink Mountain Dew has fallen out with another rapper, this time Lil Wayne. While a series of adverts created for the brand by Tyler were deemed too controversial (following complaints that the third in the series promoted violence towards women and enforced racial stereotypes), it was lyrics<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/mountain-dew-ends-partnership-with-lil-wayne/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>We Love Pop announces Primark partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news for fans of pop music and dirt cheap clothing, some of it made in fatally dangerous conditions (the clothes, not the pop music). We Love Pop magazine has announced an alliance with Primark which will not only see the pop mag sold in the budget clothing stores, but also offer customers t-shirts featuring<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/we-love-pop-announces-primark-partnership/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pepsi pulls Tyler, The Creator&#8217;s Mountain Dew adverts</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/pepsi-pulls-tyler-the-creators-mountain-dew-adverts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 10:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mountain Dew]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, it turns out that that bizarre Mountain Dew advert directed by Odd Future leader Tyler, The Creator that did the rounds in March was real. So, indeed, was the second one. And the third. Though the third one has proved problematic &#8211; and the soft drink&#8217;s parent company Pepsi this week pulled the entire series<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/pepsi-pulls-tyler-the-creators-mountain-dew-adverts/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung accused of plagiarising Beta Band video for new advert</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/samsung-accused-of-plagiarising-beta-band-video-for-new-advert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 10:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Beta Band frontman Steve Mason has accused Samsung of stealing the concept of a new advert for the company&#8217;s Smart TV range from the video for the band&#8217;s 2004 single, &#8216;Assessment&#8217;. Samsung&#8217;s &#8216;Charge&#8217; advert for the F8000 model TV was directed by Romain Gavras, best known for his videos for MIA&#8217;s &#8216;Born Free&#8217; and<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/samsung-accused-of-plagiarising-beta-band-video-for-new-advert/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Timberlake announces partnership with MasterCard</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/timberlake-announces-partnership-with-mastercard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Justin Timberlake]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Justin Timberlake has announced a new brand partnership with MasterCard, him being a long-term advocate of debt. The deal will kick of this weekend with an exclusive show in New York for MasterCard customers (not all of them, they&#8217;ll have to apply for tickets), with other events, experiences, co-created content and &#8220;consumer engagement opportunities&#8221; planned.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/timberlake-announces-partnership-with-mastercard/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spector, Theme Park, Willy Moon playing Ray-Ban shows</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/spector-theme-park-willy-moon-playing-ray-ban-shows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shady shades-maker Ray-Ban is paying five brand-appropriate bands &#8211; Spector, Splashh, Theme Park, Willy Moon (who isn&#8217;t technically a band, but anyway, moving on) and a &#8216;very special guest&#8217; &#8211; to play a series of &#8216;Envision&#8217; shows in May. Each act will headline a date at a site that Ray-Ban thinks represents a particular quality<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/spector-theme-park-willy-moon-playing-ray-ban-shows/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MySpace partners with Gucci</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/myspace-partners-with-gucci/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently MySpace is still going, something I know because Justin Timberlake&#8217;s favourite social network has just announced a new deal with Gucci to promote the fashion brand&#8217;s new Sync range of watches. A press release for the partnership explains: &#8220;The Gucci Sync MySpace profile taps into the site&#8217;s sleek new platform, focused on music and<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/myspace-partners-with-gucci/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Psy needs a chef</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/psy-needs-a-chef/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love Psy? Want to be the one to de-shell his special pistachios? Well, guess what&#8230;. Psy wants you. The K-pop phenom has linked with (aka is being paid by) Korean eatery chain Bibigo to find a new private chef. Auditionees &#8211; a la Psy&#8217;s bi-lingual advice  - are asked to film themselves showing their &#8220;Bibigo<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/psy-needs-a-chef/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Howdy Partner #6: It’s not all soft drinks and mint-sweetened milk, you know</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/howdy-partner-6-its-not-all-soft-drinks-and-mint-sweetened-milk-you-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it’s been quite an exciting time in the world of music and brands over the last few weeks. This month the two biggest soft drink brands in the world went head to head with new videos featuring a couple of pretty popular popstars. I’m talking about Beyonce for Pepsi and Taylor Swift for Diet<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/howdy-partner-6-its-not-all-soft-drinks-and-mint-sweetened-milk-you-know/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Perry counter-sues former hair product partner</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/perry-counter-sues-former-hair-product-partner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katy Perry has hit back at hair-styling company GHD, which filed legal proceedings to formally end its brand partnership with the singer last week, in a new lawsuit in which she contends that the company has reneged on an agreement to renew said partnership in a multi-million dollar deal. As previously reported, Perry and GHD<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/perry-counter-sues-former-hair-product-partner/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jay-Z sells stake in basketball team due to conflict of interests</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/jay-z-sells-stake-in-basketball-team-due-to-conflict-of-interests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/jay-z-sells-stake-in-basketball-team-due-to-conflict-of-interests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jay-Z has been forced to sell his stake in basketball team the Brooklyn Nets following the launch of his new company, Roc Nation Sports. National Basketball Association rules prohibit the rapper from owning both a sports person management agency and a stake in a basketball team. In a post on his Life+Times blog, Jay-Z said:<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/jay-z-sells-stake-in-basketball-team-due-to-conflict-of-interests/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Katy Perry not popular enough for $2 million, says GHD</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/katy-perry-not-popular-enough-for-2-million-says-ghd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/katy-perry-not-popular-enough-for-2-million-says-ghd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katy Perry and hair straightener manufacturer GHD have found themselves in a legal tussle over whether or not an oral agreement was made to pay the singer $2 million to continue acting as an ambassador for the brand. Perry signed a $4.5 million contract with the company in 2011 to promote its products, and her<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/katy-perry-not-popular-enough-for-2-million-says-ghd/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor Swift holds a pencil funny</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/taylor-swift-holds-a-pencil-funny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, Taylor Swift pronounced that Diet Coke &#8220;just gets&#8221; her. Now we can see evidence of that in action by tuning into her first advert for the drink. OK, we can&#8217;t, because that notion was a nonsense. But we can see the fucking weird way Taylor Swift holds a pencil, and that should<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/taylor-swift-holds-a-pencil-funny/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nicole Scherzinger seals &#8216;de Luxe&#8217; Müller deal</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/nicole-scherzinger-seals-de-luxe-muller-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/nicole-scherzinger-seals-de-luxe-muller-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Müller]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well-chilled popstar-in-a-pot Nicole Scherzinger has &#8216;lifted the lid&#8217; on a new silver-spoon branding deal with Bavaria-based dairy co Müller. Sorry, I&#8217;ll stop. The one time Pussycat Doll will be the (possibly yog-slathered) face of Müller&#8217;s &#8216;de Luxe&#8217; dessert range, representing champagne, coconut, praline and after dinner mint-sweetened milk treats. She really, actually says: &#8220;I&#8217;m a<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/nicole-scherzinger-seals-de-luxe-muller-deal/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>H&amp;M/NME showcases to star Sky Ferreira, Carl Barat</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/hmnme-showcases-to-star-sky-ferreira-carl-barat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sky Ferreira, Carl Barat and Tribes are all set to play special NME-branded Showcase sets in H&#38;M-branded shops based in Manchester, Glasgow and London. That&#8217;s twice the branding for the price of, well, nothing, because the shows are all free. Once H&#38;M staff have moved the tills, rails and mannequins aside, you&#8217;ll be able to<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/hmnme-showcases-to-star-sky-ferreira-carl-barat/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kaiser Chiefs playing Burberry-branded show</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/kaiser-chiefs-playing-burberry-branded-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another act au fait with today&#8217;s &#8216;one-off branded shows&#8217; craze, the always fashionable Kaiser Chiefs, will on 23 Apr play an in-store show at fashion label Burberry&#8217;s fancy London HQ. Based at 121 Regent Street, the imaginatively-titled &#8216;Live At 121 Regent Street&#8217; show follows a similar one in January. Only difference is, the January one<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/kaiser-chiefs-playing-burberry-branded-show/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beyonce premieres new single in Pepsi advert</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/beyonce-premieres-new-single-in-pepsi-advert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beyonce&#8217;s new single has, as expected, been previewed in a new Pepsi advert, as part of the singer&#8217;s ongoing partnership with the drinks company. Entitled &#8216;Mirrors&#8217;, the ad features a clip of the new song, &#8216;Grown Woman&#8217;, and sees Beyonce revisit looks from some of her past videos, dating right back to her Destiny&#8217;s Child<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/beyonce-premieres-new-single-in-pepsi-advert/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hear Beyonce&#8217;s new single</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/watch-the-video-for-beyonces-new-single/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beyonce&#8217;s new single has been previewed in a new Pepsi advert, which has just gone online. As previously reported, the advert is part of the singer&#8217;s brand partnership deal with the drinks company, announced last year. Entitled &#8216;Grown Woman&#8217;, the song (which we only get to hear about a minute of &#8211; though that&#8217;s better<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/watch-the-video-for-beyonces-new-single/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beyonce to release new single today. Or a Pepsi advert. Or both</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/beyonce-to-release-new-single-today-or-a-pepsi-advert-or-both/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new album from Beyonce has been on the cards for some time now. We all know there&#8217;s a new record coming, she&#8217;s just being all coy about announcing it. But in these post-Bowie times I don&#8217;t think any of us can be doing with people being coy any more. Just tell us, right? She<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/beyonce-to-release-new-single-today-or-a-pepsi-advert-or-both/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Universal partners with Bang &amp; Olufsen</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/universal-partners-with-bang-olufsen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the announcement last week that indie band Mew had done a deal with Bang &#38; Olufen&#8217;s B&#38;O Play brand, mega-major Universal has now announced a similar partnership. The first project under the deal will be between the audio company and UMG&#8217;s Deutsche Grammophon classical label at an event at Fabric in London on 8<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/universal-partners-with-bang-olufsen/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mew team up with Bang &amp; Olufsen</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/mew-team-up-with-bang-olufsen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Danish band Mew have announced a new partnership with audio brand Bang &#38; Olufsen&#8217;s AV offshoot B&#38;O Play. Details of their plans together are currently sketchy, except that they plan to &#8220;co-create an innovative experience with sound and music&#8221;. As previously reported, Mew announced earlier this year that they had parted way with Sony Music,<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/mew-team-up-with-bang-olufsen/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beyonce poses in H&amp;M campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/beyonce-poses-in-hm-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beyonce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The time and season for Lana Del Rey&#8217;s H&#38;M-made mohair-wear having passed, the Swedish fashion brand has made Beyonce the face of its &#8216;beach-ready&#8217; new summer range, one that she&#8217;s apparently had a part in designing, so that&#8217;s nice. She&#8217;s even made a new track titled &#8216;Standing On The Sun&#8217; to go with the tropical<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/beyonce-poses-in-hm-campaign/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Howdy Partner #5: Brand partnerships as art</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/howdy-partner-5-brand-partnerships-as-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Howdy Partner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew WK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atomic Kitten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carly Rae Jepsen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professor Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rihanna]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, we might sit here and mock the nonsense spouted when musicians and brands get into bed together, but are brand partnerships really such a bad thing? Aside from the fact that money is nice, what else does the artist get out of it? In an interview with WWD to announce her new &#8220;groundbreaking&#8221; deal<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/howdy-partner-5-brand-partnerships-as-art/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Professor Green playing &#8216;secret&#8217; Barclaycard show</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/professor-green-playing-secret-barclaycard-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gigs & Tours News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclaycard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professor Green]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rapper Professor Green has partnered with Barclaycard to play a not very secret &#8220;secret live gig&#8221; as part of the financier&#8217;s Contactless initiative. I guess it&#8217;s kind of secret though&#8230; after all, it&#8217;s going to take place in one of those &#8220;secret London locations&#8221;, to which guests will be &#8220;whisked away&#8221; via special buses. It&#8217;s<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/professor-green-playing-secret-barclaycard-show/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Andrew WK becomes the face of sex wipes</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/andrew-wk-becomes-the-face-of-sex-wipes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrew WK]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Energizer Personal Care has announced that Andrew WK is now the official spokesperson for its Playtex Fresh + Sexy Wipes. At last. Now he&#8217;ll be on hand to tell you all you need to know about cleaning up anything fresh and sexy you might have, er, spilled. Things like this, which the singer uttered while<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/andrew-wk-becomes-the-face-of-sex-wipes/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bowie to open pie &amp; mash shop in Tokyo</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bowie-to-open-pie-mash-shop-in-tokyo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Bowie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s always good for artists to have something to fall back on if the whole music thing doesn&#8217;t work out, which must be why David Bowie is having a crack at running a café. To mark the release of his new album &#8216;The Next Day&#8217;, Bowie is opening a new emporium tomorrow under the name<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bowie-to-open-pie-mash-shop-in-tokyo/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spotify and Deezer announce car deals</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/spotify-and-deezer-announce-car-deals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/spotify-and-deezer-announce-car-deals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deezer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spotify]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volvo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, on-demand streaming music from the car dashboard, it&#8217;s the thing of the moment is it not? And as European car makers catch up with their American counterparts in terms of adding internet-services to the in-car experience, Spotify and Deezer have both made new announcements about Volvo-related alliances. Spotify announced a new deal with Volvo<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/spotify-and-deezer-announce-car-deals/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jepsen to flog shampoo</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/jepsen-to-flog-shampoo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carly Rae Jepsen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, Carly Rae Jepsen is now officially bigging up güd, though please note the lower case type and umlaut there (the Canadian Idol loser is not promoting GUD as in genital ulcer diseases, or GUD as in Groupe Union Défense, the mainly 20th Century French far right movement). For the uninitiated, güd is a &#8220;millennial<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/jepsen-to-flog-shampoo/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Atomic Kitten design cosmetics line</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/atomic-kitten-design-cosmetics-line/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[In The Studio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atomic Kitten]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Whole Again&#8217; pop trio Atomic Kitten are going to release a new cosmetic range, and maybe even a new track or something, so that&#8217;s nice. Gifting one Alan Titchmarsh with the info, the band&#8217;s Kerry Katona &#8211; who reunited in a big way with the original AK litter (aka Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon) as<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/atomic-kitten-design-cosmetics-line/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lana Del Rey releases Jaguar ad</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/lana-del-rey-releases-jaguar-ad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/lana-del-rey-releases-jaguar-ad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jaguar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lana Del Rey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the new &#8216;face&#8217; of Jaguar, pillion-posing popstar Lana Del Rey has just released a new commercial to boost sales of the car brand&#8217;s new F-Type model. It&#8217;s essentially just a basic auto ad, but as an added extra features &#8216;Burning Desire&#8217;, a &#8216;deluxe&#8217; track that featured on the &#8216;Paradise&#8217; re-release of her first and<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/lana-del-rey-releases-jaguar-ad/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sigur Rós selling &#8220;instant Iceland&#8221; via scented candles</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/sigur-ros-selling-instant-iceland-via-scented-candles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sigur Rós]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sigur Rós have sidled into the strange and lurid realm of artist-branded merchandise by designing a scented candle. Apparently, it takes its aroma from &#8220;the smoky, slightly briny smell of a flotsam campfire on a distant black beach under a wan midnight sun&#8221;. That, and Sigur Rós&#8217;s studio, and the band&#8217;s native Iceland in general.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/sigur-ros-selling-instant-iceland-via-scented-candles/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Howdy Partner #4: Sentient drinks and fake job titles</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/howdy-partner-4-sentient-drinks-and-fake-job-titles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Howdy Partner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alicia Keys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackBerry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brantley Gilbert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bud Light]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diet Coke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Timberlake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain Dew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taylor Swift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wonderful Pistachios]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If 2013 carries on as it has been so far, it&#8217;s going to be a very busy year for this column. Over the last few weeks the speed and utter ridiculousness of press statements issued by artists and brands as they enter mutually beneficial partnerships has gone into overdrive. Most recent announcements can be split<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/howdy-partner-4-sentient-drinks-and-fake-job-titles/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Timberlake partners with Bud Light</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/timberlake-partners-with-bud-light/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bud Light]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Timberlake]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Darn you Timberlake, rendering our mockery skills redundant by releasing statements related to your new brand partnership with Bud Light Platinum so ridiculous, they need no additional mocking. Take it away Justin, aka Creative Director of the Bud Light spin-off brand: &#8220;Bud Light Platinum brings a refined, discerning aesthetic to beer that plays well with<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/timberlake-partners-with-bud-light/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Monster Cable sign up Beatz and Zulu</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/monster-cable-sign-up-beatz-and-zulu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beats By Dre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chaka Zulu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monster Cable Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swizz Beatz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Monster Cable Inc, the tech company behind those over-priced, cumbersome, ridiculous looking headphones Dr Dre somehow convinced the kids they had to wear, has signed up Swizz Beatz and Ludacris&#8217;s business partner Chaka Zulu to help them sell, well, I suspect more overpriced, cumbersome and ridiculous looking sound kit. Just how important Monster Cable were<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/monster-cable-sign-up-beatz-and-zulu/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spice Girls selling Viva-branded cocktails; Bunton loses labrador</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/spice-girls-selling-viva-branded-cocktails-bunton-loses-labrador/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly Barchi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Critics have said that The Spice Girls new West End spectacle, &#8216;Viva Forever!&#8217;, is best viewed after alcohol, something that&#8217;s now been officially okayed by the Girls themselves, who&#8217;ve branded a range of &#8216;Viva Forever!&#8217; cocktails for sale in Harvey Nichols. The Daily Mail says they&#8217;re champagne-based, cost £14.50 per glass, and have each been<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/spice-girls-selling-viva-branded-cocktails-bunton-loses-labrador/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alicia Keys named BlackBerry&#8217;s Global Creative Director</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/alicia-keys-named-blackberrys-global-creative-director/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alicia Keys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackBerry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MySpace has Justin Timberlake, Polaroid has Lady Gaga &#8211; you&#8217;re not a real company until you have a musician pretending to be your creative director these days. And now BlackBerry has Alicia Keys. Woopee for BlackBerry. The company announced its new range of smartphones yesterday, and slipped in the news of Keys&#8217; appointment to the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/alicia-keys-named-blackberrys-global-creative-director/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Psy goes nuts for pistachios</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/psy-goes-nuts-for-pistachios/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Malt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Bowl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After gaining over a billion views for one video on YouTube in just six months, it must be hard to know what to do next. Go nuts or sell nuts? Those are basically the only two choices. The only two in the world. Psy has gone with selling nuts, so well done to him. He&#8217;ll<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/psy-goes-nuts-for-pistachios/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor Swift to flog Diet Coke</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/taylor-swift-to-flog-diet-coke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cooke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coca-Cola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet Coke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taylor Swift]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Coke in the US has confirmed a &#8220;long term partnership&#8221; has been struck up with Taylor Swift, because, you know, you can&#8217;t eat pizza without a can of Diet Coke. Swift will appear in TV, print and online advertising peddling the fizzy syrup this spring. Says Coke&#8217;s Katie Bayne: &#8220;Taylor&#8217;s unmatched business savvy, talent and<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/taylor-swift-to-flog-diet-coke/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fergie talks Fergalicious wine line</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that she&#8217;s on sabbatical from being a Black Eyed Pea, hitmaker Fergy &#8211; real name Stacy Ann Ferguson &#8211; has taken to drink. That is to say, she&#8217;s making wine with her dad Pat. The father-daughter partners, who have co-owned a six-acre vineyard in California since 2006, have christened the vintage venture Ferguson&#8217;s Crest.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/fergie-talks-fergalicious-wine-line/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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