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Janet Jackson has revealed the details of her U.K. arena tour that is set to take place next spring. Jackson will make her return across the pond with gigs in Birmingham, London, Glasgow and Manchester next year. The tour begins in Birmingham at the Barclaycard Arena on March 30 with a date at London's O2 scheduled for the following night (March 31).

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Metallica have released a live video of "Harvester of Sorrow," taken from a performance at Quebec City's Videotron Centre last month. The band was the first act to perform in the new venue. "We're very grateful to be the first band playing in here, and all the Metallica family is here to celebrate that," James Hetfield said from the stage. "Loud and proud, Quebec City."

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Kelly Rowland is now the spokesperson for Seagram's Escapes, a colored, flavored beer product. In addition to lending herself to the brand's ads in print, TV, and social media, K-Row will design her own flavors. "I'm so excited to be teaming up with Seagram's Escapes," said Rowland. "The wide variety of flavors are a reflection of my lifestyle."

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The estate of the late Michael Jackson is in talks with Sony to buy the King of Pop's catalog. A source tells Rolling Stone that Sony ATV will "either become 100 percent owner or divest." Sony, worth an estimated $2 billion and owning the rights to some 750,000 songs, has maintained a 50-50 venture between Jackson since 1995.

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Ariana Grande recently announced at her Tulsa, Oklahoma, concert that she will be sponsoring the adoption fees for 20 puppies at the Animal Rescue Foundation of Tulsa. Halfway through her performance, she made a callout to ARFTulsa, and shared an adorable Instagram post of herself with shelter volunteers and a handful of tiny dogs.

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Gorillaz collaborator Jamie Hewlett has confirmed that he and Damon Albarn are working on the group's next album, with the release scheduled for 2016. "That's [due]next year," Hewlett told DIY. "I'm working on it at the moment, and it's going very well. "I'm very excited. I don't want to say too much about it, but I'm at that phase of experimentation."

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Queen will release A Night at the Odeon - Hammersmith 1975 on multiple formats November 20. The show marked the first live performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody." "This concert was very special because it was the first time we ever played a whole show completely live on TV . the Christmas Show," guitarist Brian May wrote in a press release.

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Publishers Penguin Random House have announced that Phil Collins will release his autobiography next year. "Several times over the last few years I have been asked to write a biography but never felt that the time was right - until now," Collins says in a press release of his first ever book.

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Sam Hunt leads the way with three nominations at the 2015 American Music Awards, leading all country music artists. Hunt is nominated in the New Artist of the Year category as well as in the Favorite Male Country Artist, where he goes up against Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan, and Favorite Country Album (for his album Montevallo).

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The first press photo of Ne-Yo dressed as the Tin Man has surfaced online. People magazine published the pic, featuring Ne in full silver garb for the upcoming NBC adaptation of The Wiz Live!. "He is a woodsman translated into the world of tin," says costume designer Paul Tazewell. "It's much more literal to work clothing than it is created out of a patchwork . . ."

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