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KISS performed a cover of the Eagles classic "Take It Easy" before their arena football team, the L.A. Kiss took on the Jacksonville Sharks at Los Angeles' Honda Center on Saturday. Paul Stanley called the recently deceased Glenn Frey, who co-wrote the song with Jackson Browne, a "brilliant songwriter."

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Beck announced two upcoming shows in the U.K. this summer - London's Brixton Academy on June 28 and Manchester's Albert Hall the next day. The singer has previously announced U.K. dates set for Glastonbury (June 22-26), and the FOLD Festival in London (June 24-26). Beck's producer Greg Kurstin said that the his upcoming album was being finished up.

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Rumors are swirling that Janet Jackson may be expecting a baby at the age of 49. The pop icon dropped what may be a hint about a baby on the way in a Twitter video saying that she and husband Wissam Al Mana are "focused on planning our family." "We're in the second leg of the tour, and there actually has been a sudden change," Jackson said in the clip.

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Drake and Future saw their sales for their cut "Jumpman" jump following Taylor Swift's "Taylor vs. Treadmill" commercial for Apple Music. According to AdWeek, global sales for the song shot up 431 percent globally after the ad aired. Apple Music's #GymFlow playlist, which it created especially for the ad, saw a 325 percent increase in plays.

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Chris Brown has sounded off on Tinashe after she publicly called him petty. The comments come after Tinashe opened up about their collaboration on "Player" and Breezy's statement that singer Kehlani's suicide attempt may have been a publicity stunt.

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Lady Gaga's childhood upright piano is getting set to hit the auction block with a pre-sale estimate of $100,000 to $200,000. The piano was purchased for Gaga by her grandparents for $780 in 1966 and later given to her parents. The piano is being offered at Julien's Auctions' "Music Icons" memorabilia sale at the Hard Rock Cafe New York on May 21.

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Chase Bryant is opening up about the girl who served as the inspiration behind his song "Little Bit Of You." "This was a girl I met . . . The first day I was cutting my record I met her. She came into the studio with the owner of Broken Bow Records," Bryant told Taste of Country night.

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Mariah Carey has insured her vocals chords and legs for a combined $70 million, according to TMZ. "To guard against all that, our sources say Mariah and company just got a $35 million insurance policy for her voice, and another policy of equal amount for her gams," TMZ reports.

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Ariana Grande debuted a new song, "Leave Me Lonely," during a show in Las Vegas on Thursday night. The concert came in celebration of the grand opening of the city's new T-Mobile Arena, and featured a co-headlining slot from Nicki Minaj. "Absolutely stunning. Ariana is giving me life with this performance," wrote Direct Lyrics of the performance.

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Tegan and Sara have released "Boyfriend," premiering the cut on Beats 1. Speaking with NME, Sara Quin said that the track is a "pretty straightforward pop song" with a "gender twist." "It's a pretty straightforward pop song about a relationship that I was getting into with a girl who had never dated a girl before," Quin said.

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