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John Mayer has dropped his version of Beyonce's "XO." Mayer released the cut on his official SoundCloud page after previously debuting it during his Australian tour last month. The stripped down rendition features Mayer brooding over acoustic guitar, piano and harmonica.
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After her elevator attack on Jay Z, Solange Knowles has seen a decent sales spike. According to Nielsen SoundScan data, her digital track sales were at 2,000 units for the week ending May 18. The number marks a significant increase from the previous week's 600 units. The reason for the fight was never made public.
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Janelle Monae has been announced for the bill of Dave Chappelle's co-headlined Radio City Music Hall slate of gigs. The dates run from June 24-26 and also feature assists from the Roots, Erykah Badu, Busta Rhymes and DJ Premier. "For these shows, Chappelle will combine his greatest love, stand-up comedy with his second love, music."
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Lady Gaga received a one of a kind tea set for her recent performance at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center. "We know she's a big fan of tea," says Jora Bart, public and media relations senior manager for Xcel. "We wanted to do something related to her being a tea aficionado."
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Jessie J has shared a few behind the scene pictures from the cover shoot for her new studio album. In the pictures, shared via Instagram, Jessie can be seen looking overhead at the camera in just her underwear and a pair of heels. The singer also shared a close up selfie with the caption, "15 hour shoot done #jessiejalbum3 #hometime #bathtime."
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Aerosmith fronter Steven Tyler hit the streets of Helsinki, Finland to perform the band's classic tune "Dream On." While in town to play a gig at Hartwell Arena, Tyler stopped to visit street musician Fedor Grigorev and his homemade glass bottle xylophone. He sat down before the peculiar instrument and begun plucking out the opening notes of "Dream On."
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Doors drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Krieger and the late keyboardist Ray Manzarek guest star on an album from Michael C. Ford called Look Each Other in the Ears. Ford is an old friend of the band, who performed with them in the 60s.
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Carrie Underwood took home the night's top honor - Video of the Year - at the 2014 CMT Awards. Winning for her ballad "See You Again," Carrie thanked her fans in her acceptance speech: "Thank you so much! You've been awesome to me," adding that she was nervous and her heart was "still beating really fast."
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Common has announced that his upcoming album, Nobody's Smiling, is slated to be released July 22. Nobody's Smiling is executive produced by No I.D., with a title referencing violence in Chicago. The album's lead single is "Kingdom," which Com referred to as the "start of something great."
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have released "American Dream Plan B," the lead single from their upcoming album, Hypnotic Eye. The cut is currently streaming via SoundCloud. Speaking with Rolling Stone, Petty says he knew he had something special with the song immediately: "I said [to the Heartbreakers] 'Listen, I think we have something here . . ."
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Madonna has hinted that she may team up with electro act Disclosure for her 13th studio album. On Instagram, the Material Girl posted a pic of her posing with the British dance duo at the Governors Ball festival in New York. "Been promoted to head of security for Disclosure!" Madge captioned the pic. Previously announced collabs for the record include Diplo and Avicii.
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2 Chainz has released the music video for "They Know," a cut from his upcoming EP Freebase, featuring an appearance from Ty Dolla $ign and Cap 1. The cut was produced by Young Chop. The vid features a host of babes, along with each rapper taking his turn in the spotlight. Ty and 2 Chainz hooked up earlier this month on a remix of Ty's "Familiar."
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Chris Young is at home and improving after undergoing surgery to his left hand. Young required the surgery after accidentally cutting his hand with a kitchen knife while preparing a late dinner after returning home from his fan club party late last week. "Chris is resting," his mother posted on Facebook. "He has passed the 'keep it elevated for 48 hours' . . ."
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Live Nation Entertainment has announced that Lady Gaga and her manager Bobby Campbell have signed to Artist Nation, the division of Live Nation that handles artist relations. "Lady Gaga is one of the most iconic and highest-grossing artists of this generation," said Live Nation president Michael Rapino to Billboard.
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After celebrating a string a four number one hit singles, Luke Bryan's manager gave him a very special gift. Bryan's manager gave him a gigantic wooden sign from former Georgia bar Skinner Brothers. "There was an old fellow named Charlie Skinner," Bryan tells CMT. "And when I was about 16 or 17, Charlie ran just a raunchy old place . . ."
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KISS might be the next band to take up residency in Las Vegas, following in the footsteps of Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Guns N' Roses. Rumors have been swirling after signs were spotted around Las Vegas showing photos of the band and the text, "Coming Fall 2014," with the social media accounts for the Hard Rock Hotel listed.
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Miranda Lambert gave a free concert in Fort Walton Beach, Florida on Saturday, June 14. The stop came as a surprise as Lambert was on her way to EverBank Field in Jacksonville. "We were on our way to Jacksonville and decided to stop in Ft. Walton Beach tonight! Come party with us! 9:30 at The Block!" she wrote on Twitter to the shock of many fans.
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Wedding pics of Kimberly Perry's marriage to J.P. Arencibia have hit the web. The photos see the Band Perry songstress in a Reem Acra gown complete with a cathedral-length train, and held a large bouquet of white flowers. The ceremony took place at Christ Chapel First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, Tennessee. Perry, as she predicted, did not sing at the reception.
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Billy Joel has spoken out about the slaughter of elephants for ivory. He has advocated a proposed New York law which would ban illegal ivory sales in the state: "I wholeheartedly support the ivory sales ban bill pending in New York State. I am a piano player. And I realize that ivory piano keys are preferred by some pianists. But a preference for ivory keys does not justify . . ."
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Mick Jagger is reportedly dating Melanie Hamrick, a 27-year-old ballerina from Central Virginia. Hamrick currently dances with NYC's American Ballet Theatre. According to the Daily Mail, the two met in Japan - just two weeks before Jagger's ex-girlfriend L'Wren Scott was found dead in a NYC apartment of suicide. "A brief fling," said one of Jagger's friends.
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Kelly Clarkson has posted the first photo of her daughter River Rose. The baby, who was born on June 12, is seen posing asleep on a red pram, with her hands crossed underneath her chin. She is also wearing a delicate white headband with a white flower. The caption on the shot, which Clarkson posted to Instagram, says: "Here is our beautiful baby girl River Rose; 6lbs 6oz, 18 inches."
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Songs performed by Kenny Chesney and Jake Owen will be featured in the upcoming Broadway production of "Somewhere With You." The Peter Zinn directed musical boasts several songs written by country scribe JT Harding. Chesney's number one hit "Somewhere With You" gave the play its name. Harding has also written for Uncle Kracker and Keith Urban.
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Usher has just released his new single "I Don't Mind" featuring Juicy J. The track is the follow-up single to "Good Kisser," which was the debut from his upcoming album. This particular song is about how Usher does not judge a lady by where she works, which in this case is at the strip club.
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Zac Brown Band brought the Doobie Brothers up on stage during their weekend show at Fenway Park in Boston. The two acts teamed up for a performance of "Black Water" to the surprise and appreciation of the massive audience. According to the Boston Globe, ZBB also covered David Allan Coe ("You Never Even Called Me by My Name") and the Outlaws ("Freeborn Man").
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The United States Postal Service has unveiled its Janis Joplin commemorative stamp, the latest in its Music Icons series. According to Linn's Stamp News, the stamp will be issued in August. Its design features a blue tinted photo of Joplin wearing pink tinted glasses. The words "Forever Janis Joplin USA" are printed around the border.
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Weezer have revealed the artwork for their upcoming new album "Everything Will Be Alright In The End." The cover art-which was revealed in a video teaser featuring a snippet of the new song "My Mystery"--features a drawing of a monster poised alongside a mountain top, with snow and clouds among an orange-toned sunset or sunrise.
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Shakira is slated to perform "La La La" featuring Brazilian artist /Carlinhos Brown during the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Also scheduled to appear is Shak's one time collaborator Wyclef, who'll team up with Alexandre Pires for "Dar Um Jeito," the Cup's main theme song.
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Faith No More previewed two new songs - "Leader of Men" and "Motherf****r" - during festival appearances at Hyde Park in London on July 4, and again the following day at Poland's Open'er Festival. The new songs represent the band's first new material since 1997. Faith No More had a reunion in 2009, but now it looks like the band might be moving beyond rehashing old tunes.
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Jamey Johnson has opened up about the ongoing dispute with his record label, Mercury Nashville. Speaking with the Tennessean, the Guitar Song writer explained why it has been six years since he released a new album. "I'd have to contact three managers, and some lawyers and all kinds of people to come up with a reasonable answer for that," he admits.
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Jessie J has released a teaser of "Bang Bang," a new single featuring Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande. In the clip, which she shared on Instagram, Jessie sings the praises of female persuasion: "She got a body like an hourglass, but I can give it to you all the time / She got a bootie like a Cadillac, but I can send you into overdrive."
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Kinks guitarist Dave Davies says that, contrary to popular belief, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page did not play on the band's song "You Really Got Me." Davies hit Facebook to deny the charge, most recently made in a BBC doc. "BBC TELLS LIES ABOUT DAVE DAVIES AND THE KINKS IN THEIR NEW DOCUMENTARY," wrote Davies.
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Courtney Love celebrated her 50th birthday in style on Wednesday, commemorating it with a list of her "50 Obsessions I Couldn't Live Without" for the website XOJane. Sex made the list at number one, followed by her daughter Frances, her fans, nostalgia for music and good girlfriends. She also listed her renewed friendship with Foo Fighters fronter Dave Grohl.
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Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama had the chance to sit down and eat pizza with President Barack Obama last Wednesday in Texas. The singer and actor couple shared a table with Obama, who was in Texas to meet with Governor Rick Perry, at director Robert Rodriguez's castle. Lovato excitedly tweeted, "Dinner w/ @BarackObama tonight at @Rodriguez's castle tonight."
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Chuck Wicks has reportedly signed on to appear as part of Craig Morgan's upcoming eighth annual Charity Ride and Concert. The event is set to take place on July 20 in Dickson, Tennessee and will also feature appearances by Tracy Lawrence. The day's events will include an exhibition by a team of professional motocross racers as well as a family ride.
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Ken Thorne, best known as the composer of the score of the Beatles film Help!, has died at the age of 90. Thorne was a musician and composer since his teens and was hired by director Dick Lester to compose the incidental music for that film in 1965.
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Lady Gaga is an exemplar in the world of marketing, according to a recent article in Forbes. The premise of the piece is that Gaga's blend of showmanship for her Artrave tour presents a usable model for the business community: "The concerts are sensory-overload spectacles, gaudy gigs - and breakthrough brand experiences," says the mag.
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Frank Ocean is pictured alongside Grammy winning producer Om'Mas Keith in the studio in a photo uploaded to Instagram. The snap has many eager that Frank is nearing completion on the follow up to his smash debut album Channel Orange. "well that was an awesome week in the studio with my brother . . . the smiles say it all. #frankocean the genius," Om'Mas captioned the pic.
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Paul McCartney is slated to perform an intimate benefit show for fans in San Antonio, Texas. The gig goes down at the 1,750 seat Tobin Center for the Performing Arts on October 1, and serves as a fundraiser for the new venue. "Our board was very supportive of getting the biggest rock star in the world," said a Tobin Center rep, speaking to San Antonio radio station KSAT.
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Slash is rumored to guest star in Anastasia, a proposed sequel to AMC's hit drama Breaking Bad, but he has no intention of confirming the rumor. The question came after a man named Lawrence Shepherd started a Kickstarter campaign to fund "Anastasia," which picks up were "Breaking Bad" leaves off, and stars Val Kilmer.
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Kenny Chesney caused the crash of his own website after he made a surprise announcement on Wednesday, July 16 about his beach concert called the Flora-Bama Jama. The free concert will take place where Orange Beach and Gulf Shores meet Perdido Key on the Alabama/Florida border. Chesney told fans they could sign on at 7AM on Thursday, July 17 to receive a wristband to et into the show.
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