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Due to popular demand, Lionel Richie has been forced to release hundreds of additional tickets to his upcoming shows in London. Richie is set to perform at London's O2 Arena on July 2, July 3 and July 6 and has released 300 more tickets to the first of his All the Hits live shows after he learned that some fans did not have the opportunity to purchase tickets when they went on sale.

After London, Richie will take his All The Hits live shows across Europe throughout July.

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Gwen Stefani recently discussed the future of No Doubt in an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone. When asked if she would be reuniting with No Doubt any time soon, she doesn't seem to have a clear cut answer. "I don't know what's going to happen with No Doubt," she said. "When Tony (Kanal) and I are connected creatively, it's magic."

Stefani says she wants her bandmates "to be happy and do whatever they need to do to fulfill whatever creative place they need to fill."

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Lady Gaga and actor Chris Pine are among 49 celebrities to appear in a new video honoring the 49 people who lost their lives in the Orlando nightclub massacre. The 18 minute clip, directed by Glee American Horror Story director Ryan Murphy, opens with a black screen and the words: "On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 people and injured 53 others inside Pulse."

"It was both the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman and the deadliest incident of violence against LGBTQ people in U.S. history. The victims live on in our memory . . . . These are their names. These are their stories."

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Paul Simon didn't let some bad weather ruin the last stop on his recent tour. The singer/songwriter closed out his latest trek in a homecoming concert in Queens. The show was interrupted by a downpour, but the singer pushed through. The concert included more than two dozen songs, with tracks from his new album, as well as career-spanning classics like "Homeward Bound" and "The Boxer."

Fittingly, given the weather, he closed his encore with "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

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It was recently revealed that Prince played keyboard on the Mobb Deep track "Thou Shall Not Kill," according to TMZ. While on N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN's podcast, Havoc revealed the Purple One's presence on the song. He also shared a not so positive story of a car accident. "The most memorable session I ever had in the studio was when we was working . . ."

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Drake has topped the Billboard 200 chart for the ninth straight week with his latest album, Views, according to Rap-Up.com. This milestone gives Views the third-most weeks at number one by a hip-hop album, beating out Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP, which was released in 2000.

Views was released on April 29 and has produced the singles "Hotline Bling," "One Dance," "Pop Style," "Too Good" and "Controlla."

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Billy Joel was joined by Kenny Chesney on stage for a duet at the former's show in Pittsburgh on Friday, July 1, according to The Boot. The duo came together to sing Joel's 1980 hit song "You May Be Right." Both singers split the verses of the song and harmonized together on the chorus section. Chesney performed in Pittsburgh the following night with Miranda Lambert.

The country singer's tour is set to run through late August.

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Miranda Lambert has sold her Ladysmith Bed and Breakfast property in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, according to The Boot. While Lambert and her ex-husband Blake Shelton lived in Tishomingo, in the state where Shelton grew up, she operated a few businesses, such as a boutique called the Pink Pistol and the bed and breakfast.

"I want to send a heartfelt thank you to all the employees who worked hard to help me bring the store in Tishomingo to life, as well as the patrons who came to experience the Pink Pistol and supported the store. Sometimes you need to close a chapter to build on a new beginning or go back home."

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Frances Bean Cobain's estranged husband is reportedly demanding the last guitar ever played by Kurt Cobain as part of their divorce settlement. Cobain wed Isaiah Silva at an intimate ceremony in June 2014 in front of around 15 guests. TMZ reports that Silva is claiming that Frances Bean had given him Cobain's Martin D-18E acoustic guitar as a wedding present.

Courtney Love confirmed that the item was the last instrument that Kurt ever played, calling it "a treasured heirloom of the family" and saying that it wasn't Silva's to take. She added, "I'm very glad that [Frances Bean is] out of this very dangerous and toxic relationship."

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Eric Clapton's long lost Les Paul guitar "Beano," may have been found. The classic Gibson instrument was a mainstay for Slow Hand in the 1960s and has been long thought lost or destroyed. Now blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa tells guitarworld.com it not only exists but he knows where. "It's a '59, not a '60, it's got double-white [humbucker] in the front . . ."

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