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Rihanna has confirmed that she will perform at the 2016 Grammy Awards. "See y'all at the #GRAMMYs February 15 on @CBS at 8e/5p!!" she tweeted. Rihanna, who is not nominated for any awards this year, will join the previously announced performers Skrillex and Diplo's Jack

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Thomas Rhett has announced that he will release the cut "T-Shirt" as the newest single from his latest album Tangled Up. "I couldn't be more pumped that country radio jumped all over 'T-Shirt' because I have wanted to put it out since my first record," Rhett says. "Everyone has been in that fun 'honeymoon' phase of dating, which is what this song is all about."

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Maxwell has revealed plans to release blackSUMMERs' night - the follow-up to 2009's BLACKsummers'night sometime this year. "I can't believe that 20 years after doing something that I started when I was 21, would even mean anything, or even stand the test of time to the point where I would have an interview and it would be a mentioning point," he told Essence.

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Mick Jagger and Keith Richards reportedly had a dust-up on stage during a recent performance in Chile. The Rolling Stones were performing in Santiago, when the pair squared off in the jokingly hammed-up incident. Jagger was passing by Richards on stage during the intro to their classic track "Satisfaction" when the pair bumped into one another.

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Sugarland star Kristian Bush has revealed his signing with BBR Music Group. The deal brings Bush to the firm as both a recording artist and publishing songwriter. They will release the follow-up to his most recent solo album, which dropped in 2015. "As both a recording artist and a songwriter, I am honored to be a part of the BBR Music Group / Magic Mustang family," Bush says.

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E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg recalls what went into his preparations for the River Tour, where Bruce Springsteen and company will be performing their 1980 album in full. "I listened quite a bit to The River before the tour," he told Rolling Stone. "I was playing a lot of drums on that record."



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Iron Maiden fronter Bruce Dickinson used his personal plane to fly an endangered turtle to the Canary Islands. The creature washed up on a Jersey beach with a damaged shell and infection, and a subsequent crowdfunding campaign raised thousands to sponsor the trip. "A jet has become available at a far reduced price," explained vet Peter Haworth.

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A Queen tour recorded in 1975 and supplemented with documentary footage will be released as Queen: A Night in Bohemia. The footage was shot on Christmas Eve at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. Supplemental footage includes previously unseen footage of Freddie Mercury and the band, interviews and backstage clips.

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Erykah Badu and Bon Iver are among the artists to be added to the Eaux Claires Music Festival set to take place in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on August 12 and 13. The fest also features performances from James Blake, Beach House, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, the Melvins, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Phosphorescent and Shabazz Palaces.

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Coldplay's latest album, A Head Full of Dreams, has reached number one on the official U.K. chart, marking the seventh time the band has reached the milestone in its career. The news came just one week after the band played with Beyonc

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