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Miley Cyrus’ ‘Wrecking Ball’ Named Vevo’s Most Watched Video of 2013

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unnamed (4)The music video for Miley Cyrus‘ “Wrecking Ball” tops the list of Vevo’s most-viewed music video of 2013. The Terry Richardson-directed visuals has so far been viewed over 371 million times and is the fastest video to pass 100 million views in the site’s history.

Released back in September, the raunchy clip features the former Disney princess going nude while swinging on the top of a wrecking ball. It garnered 19.3 million views during its first day on the site, immediately breaking the previous record set by One Direction‘s “Best Song Ever”.

Cyrus’ equally provocative “We Can’t Stop” becomes the second most-viewed clip on the site, raking in more than 310 million views. Will.i.am and Britney Spears‘ “Scream & Shout” surprisingly enters the list at No. 3, earning more views than Rihanna‘s “Diamonds”, Katy Perry‘s “Roar” and Pink‘s “Just Give Me a Reason”.

Bob Dylan Stratocaster sets auction record, sells for nearly $1 million

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Chinese film director Zhang YimouA guitar once owned by music legend Bob Dylan sold for $965,000 Friday at Christie’s, setting a new world auction record for any guitar, according to a statement from the auction house.

The 1964 Fender Stratocaster was purchased by an unidentified bidder, said a Christie’s spokesperson.

Along with the guitar and original case, newly discovered song lyrics by Dylan were also auctioned, according to Christie’s. The items were left behind on a private plane months after the 1965 performance. In 2011, the daughter of the plane’s pilot submitted the items to the PBS show “History Detectives” for authentication, according to the statement from Christie’s.

The selling price of the guitar almost doubled the estimated range of $300,000 to $500,000, according to Christie’s.

Previously, Eric Clapton’s Fender “Blackie” held the record for a guitar sold at an auction, going for $959,500 in 2004, Christie’s spokeswoman told CNN.

 

Bob Dylan Stratocaster sets auction record, sells for nearly $1 million

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dylans-stratocasterA guitar once owned by music legend Bob Dylan sold for $965,000 Friday at Christie’s, setting a new world auction record for any guitar, according to a statement from the auction house.

The 1964 Fender Stratocaster was purchased by an unidentified bidder, said a Christie’s spokesperson.

Along with the guitar and original case, newly discovered song lyrics by Dylan were also auctioned, according to Christie’s. The items were left behind on a private plane months after the 1965 performance. In 2011, the daughter of the plane’s pilot submitted the items to the PBS show “History Detectives” for authentication, according to the statement from Christie’s.

The selling price of the guitar almost doubled the estimated range of $300,000 to $500,000, according to Christie’s.

Previously, Eric Clapton’s Fender “Blackie” held the record for a guitar sold at an auction, going for $959,500 in 2004, Christie’s spokeswoman told CNN.