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A hand gesture made by Steven Tyler was recently edited out of an attraction at a Disney facility. The edit came in a video that plays before the Rock 'N' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Riders are ushered into an area where a video shows Aerosmith in a studio. As the band are being whisked off to a gig, Tyler demands that riders are given tickets.

"Aerosmith does two shows a week, but we were on our eighth show in nine days, and I'm used to working like that," Cooper said.

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Ronnie Dunn's upcoming album Tattooed Heart is set to feature Kix Brooks, Reba McEntire, according to Rolling Stone. The country singer is even covering the Ariana Grande song "Tattooed Heart." In all, the album will have 12 tracks, 11 of which were produced by Rascal Flatts' Jay Demarcus.

"I had a lot of fun making this album. Jay and I really clicked in the studio, and we were both really proud of the final product," Dunn says in a press release. "I branched out of my comfort zone while writing and listening to a ton of music."

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David Crosby is set to go on tour in support of his new album, Lighthouse. The tour will begin in Atlanta, Georgia on November 11 and wrap up in Ithaca, NY December 16. Crosby's new album is comprised of acoustic tunes. He has given fans a taste of the album by releasing the song, "The City." The album, Lighthouse is scheduled for release on October 21.

Crosby will be bringing other artists out on the road with him. The neo-jazz combo Snarky Pup will be playing as Crosby's backing band. Other performers such as Becca Stevens and Michelle Willis will be playing selected dates. Crosby is expected to play songs off of the new album as well as famed material from Crosby Stills and Nash.

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Frank Ocean's long awaited new release Blonde has debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. The album follows his debut release Channel Orange and left fans exasperated and mildly catatonic with expectation ahead of its August 20 release. The release shipped 276,000 equivalent album units (232,000 traditional) in its first week out.

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Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock are among the artists who will appear on Isaiah Rashad's new album The Sun's Tirade. Lamar is featured on the Zacari-assisted "Wat's Wrong," while Rock pops up on "Tity and Dolla" alongside Hugh Augustine and SZA appearing on "Stuck in the Mud." Also, The Internet's Syd appears on "Silkk The Shocker."

Production for The Sun's Tirade comes by way of Al B. Smoov, D. Sanders, DK The Punisher and Steve Lacy, among others. TDE President Dave Free also appears as a producer for "Where U At?" but his name is crossed out.

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Fans of R.E.M. can now hear a rare version of "Radio Song," that few have been aware of. The song was unearthed during the compiling of the Out of Time deluxe box-set reissue. The version of "Radio Song" is reported to be a demo cut and differs from the studio version in that it is acoustic driven.

The album Out of Time will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

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Radiohead's Thom Yorke admits that he is sick of releasing music in new and different ways. "Again. Whatever. E nough of that now. Totally had enough of it," Yorke responded to Radio 1's Benji B after B brought up the release of Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, commenting that Yorke released it "differently."

He continued, "just put it out man, no more fuss. I'm getting too old for that bit. It takes away from things a bit, it's frustrating." B then asks what part he finds frustrating, with Yorke adding, "the energy of trying to figure out how to do it differently."

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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will receive stars on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. "Faith Hill and Tim McGraw both came to Nashville in the 1980s with big dreams and huge talent," Nashville Mayor Megan Barry said in a statement. "Driven by their determination and a lot of hard work, they eventually found great success - and each other."

McGraw and Hill will receive their stars during a ceremony on October 5.

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Dave Grohl's mother Virginia Hanlon Grohl has interviewed a number of musicians' mothers for her new book From Cradle To Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked And Raised Rock Stars, which details what life raising a rock star is like. She interviewed Dr. Dre's mother Virginia Griffin, Amy Winehouse's mother Janis Winehouse.

From Cradle To Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked And Raised Rock Stars features a foreword by Dave Grohl, as well as exclusive childhood photos of the Foo Fighters' singer.

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Justin Timberlake's 20/20 Experience concert film, entitled Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids, is coming to Netflix. The film, which was directed by Jonathan Demme, officially debuted at the Toronto Film Festival. Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids chronicles Timberlake's final night on his 20/20 Experience world tour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena

"Tonight when you're up there, look to your right, look to your left. That's who this show is for," Timberlake says in the trailer for the new film.

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