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Monica has released the music video for "Just Right for Me," a cut from Code Red, due December 18. The vid, directed by the Rite Brothers and shot at Weezy's skatepark in Miami, sees Wayne shredding and Monica at the arcade with her daughter.



HotNewHipHop calls the song "more authentic than your average collab between a male rapper and female singer."

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Following a rumor that Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani were seen holding hands at a Halloween party, reps for the two have confirmed that they are in a relationship. TMZ writes that they've been together "just days" and wanted to announce the news at the CMA Awards, although that plan didn't come to fruition.

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Katy Perry was among the acts to perform at David Lynch's Meditation Benefit Concert at New York's Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night. The star studded affair raised money for Lynch's Transcendental Meditation foundation, Change Begins Within. "I started TMing about five years ago, and it's changed my life," told the crowd.

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The Eagles' have postponed their upcoming event at the Kennedy Center after Glenn Frey fell ill. The band were to be recognized for a lifetime of work in the arts during the Kennedy Center Honors on December 6. Frey "had a recurrence of previous intestinal issues, which will require major surgery and a lengthy recovery period," according to a statement released by the band.

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Blake Shelton will host the 2016 Kids' Choice Awards, the country star announced via Twitter. First he teased "something big," before adding, "No chance y'all are gonna guess this one. It's just way too insane." Later, speaking with People, Shelton opened up on the opportunity.

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Following the departure of Chester Bennington from the Stone Temple Pilots, the band has added Joss Stone. Stone will appear with the band on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, November 9. Bennington, meanwhile, released a statement thanking STP, adding that he will now "focus solely on Linkin Park . . . 100 percent." "We decided in due fairness to friends."

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David Bowie has released a two-minute preview of his upcoming track "Blackstar." The extended teaser is the title track to his upcoming 25th album and the theme to the new TV series The Last Panthers. "I showed Mr. Bowie the two first episodes in the rough state they were in at the time, and he liked what he saw very much," The Last Panthers director Johan Renck said.

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Queen with Adam Lambert will be the close-out headliner for the 2016 Isle of Wight festival. It is the band's only scheduled live show for next year. "I think Queen at The Isle of Wight Festival is a date that was long overdue," said guitarist Brian May, announcing the news. "How incredible to take on this challenge at this point in our lives?"

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Sam Hunt says he's struggled in writing the follow-up to his debut album, Montevallo, in particular, because his life changed so drastically with the success of that album. He explained to Rolling Stone, "Before [Montevallo], I was writing about my life at that moment, and the years prior, and now I am living a completely different lifestyle."

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A U.S. district court judge quoted lyrics from Taylor Swift while tossing out a plagiarism lawsuit against the singer. R&B singer Jesse Graham recently filed a $42m lawsuit against Swift, arguing that her 2014 hit single "Shake It Off" ripped off one of his songs. In throwing the case out of court, judge Gail Standish quoted several Swift songs in her statement.

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