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T.I. has released his new video for the track "Black Man" featuring Quavo, Meek Mill and Rara. The track addresses the ongoing protests nationwide against police brutality towards non-white Americans. "Police see I got my hands up," he raps. "Still wanna kill me, they don't understand us / They be looking for a reason just to shoot me . . ."

The track is the most recent release off of his collection titled Us or Else, which also included the protest tracks "We Will Not" and "Warzone."

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Common has weighed in on the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, according to Rap-Up.com. The rapper stopped by the daytime talk show The Views on Tuesday, September 27 to make some observations about the debate. "Donald Trump is just not prepared to be a president," Common said.

"I truly relate to what Colin Kaepernick is doing," Common said.

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Jimmy Eat World just released an acoustic video for their single "Get Right," according to NME. The band recently released the track, which is the lead single from their forthcoming ninth album, Integrity Blues. While the original version is a bit heavier, this slower rendition showcases all of the track's intense rawness.

"The album has a lot of nuances to it, but in a general way you could say that it's about how the best that any of us have at any given point is that we're all in a state of progress," frontman Jim Adkins told DrownedInSound about Integrity Blues.

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JoJo had a little help with her hit song 'F**K Apologies," during her set on MTV's Wonderland. Wiz Khalifa joined JoJo on stage to perform a duet of the clean version, which is titled "No Apologies." An energetic crowd was entertained as JoJo performed many of her other hits, including "Good Thing," "Mad Love," and one of her classics "Leave (Get Out)."

JoJo's third studio album, Mad Love, will be released on October 14.

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Amy Lee has released an animated music video. The video from the Evanescence vocalist accompanies a track off her new children's album. The record, titled Dream Too Much, is available through Amazon Music. It features tracks that are composed and written by Lee, as well as more common children's tunes. The bright and cheerful video includes animations of stars.

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The small town of Carinda in New South Wales will be holding a David Bowie tribute festival next week. The little Australian town is where Bowie's video for "Let's Dance" was shot. The festival organizer, 'Mo' Reagan told Australia's Radio National "What I saw was the place needed a bit of fun - let's dance - let's have a bit of fun."

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Megadeth's Dave Mustaine singled out a loud concertgoer during a pre-song monologue at the band's October 7 show. While Mustaine was in the middle of a pre-song monologue before "Holy Wars . The Punishment Due," he was distracted by a very loud fan. "I'm going to wait until this a-hole is done talking," Mustaine said.

After the fan stopped talking, he was then told to stop "acting like a kiss-ass" and thusly ordered to "talk or shut the f— up." Mustaine paused a few moments more before turning back to the crowd, calling the offending audience member a "turd," and continuing with his story by beginning, "Like I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted by this pile of s— . . ."

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Luke Bryan says that he cannot wait for Halloween, so he can find out what costume he will be wearing. He admits that he is looking forward to the holiday because his wife Caroline always picks out what he will be wearing. "Caroline always picks my Halloween costume, and I have no choice," he admits. "So the morning of Halloween I will see what she is going to put me in . . ."

"Caroline always picks my Halloween costume, and I have no choice," he admits.

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Cole Swindell has revealed the official track listing for his upcoming Down Home Session III EP. The new EP coincides with Swindell's third annual Down Home Tour.

"I can't wait for my Down Home Tour this year, and am really excited to partner with CMT this time," Swindell says. "The fans in these cities and towns have been behind me since I first played in these clubs - supporting me in every way. Sending me Facebook messages and tweets.

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It has been confirmed that Radiohead will headline the NorthSide Festival in Denmark in 2017. The NorthSide Festival will be held June 9 to the 11 in Aarhus, Denmark. Tickets for the show will go on sale beginning October 28.

This is the third European music festival that Radiohead has committed to play recently. The band had previously agreed to headline Glastonbury 2017 and Poland's Open'Er Festival, which will also take place in the summer of 2017.

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