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The-Dream has released a new video for "IV Play," the title track off of his upcoming album. In the new clip, The-Dream steps out of a helicopter draped in a black fur coat, while accompanied by a sexy lady, he then performs against the backdrop of an building. Later he gets a front row seat from his white Mercedes SL, while his scantily-clad co-stars put on a show.

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Darius Rucker and Willie Nelson are now Dr. Rucker and Dr. Nelson, after the pair received honorary doctorates from the University of South Carolina and Berklee College of Music in Boston, respectively. "I want you to take time, take some real time," Rucker said, according to the Greenville News in South Carolina.

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The Carrie Underwood tour exhibit has opened at the Country Music Hall of Fame museum. The exhibit, entitled "Carrie Underwood: Blown Away" features items from Underwood's tour, including backstage objects, signs from her fans, and gifts received by Underwood. Other main draws of the exhibit include original tour costumes and stage wardrobe and accessories.

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Fun. and the Lumineers both made the top five of the Official Charts Company's Most Streamed Artists of the past 12 months. Fun.'s hit "We Are Young" took the top spot, while "Ho Hey" by the Lumineers took the three spot. A total of 4.405 billion streams were recorded from several streaming services including Spotify, Deezer, Napster, Zune, Omnifone, Bloom and We7.

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Kanye West's forthcoming release will be titled Yeezus, according to a report from Rap-Up. The release is planned for June 18 and will be Kanye's first solo effort since 2010's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. There has been no confirmation on the title from Ye, though he has already premiered three tracks from the new album.

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Justin Timberlake has reportedly connected with Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J for several new tracks. The rapper broke the news during a recent interview with MTV and says the tracks will appear on his forthcoming new release Star Trippy. "I've got this record [with Timberlake], but it's not all the way finished yet," J said.

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Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for the Doors, died on Monday at the age of 74 in Rosenheim, Germany where he was being treated for bile duct cancer. "I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate," said the band's guitarist Robby Krieger in a statement. "Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him."

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Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles has confirmed plans for a new solo album produced by Rick Rubin. Nettles broke the news during an interview with Rolling Stone, saying that this album will express musical elements that haven't come across in Sugarland. "This album is different than what I've done before," she said.

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Black Sabbath debuted "The End of the Beginning," the latest single from their forthcoming album, 13, on the season finale of the CBS forensic drama, CSI. The band played the show attended by actors Ted Danson and Marc Vann. "So nice to see Black Sabbath again," said Vann. "Saw them in '78 at the Spectrum in Philly."

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Moore, Oklahoma, the hometown of Toby Keith, was ravaged by the series of tornadoes that hit the Midwest on Monday. At least 24 people were killed in the carnage, prompting Keith to offer his condolences via his website. "This storm has devastated the community that I grew up in," he said. "I rode my bike through those neighborhoods."

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