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Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey have made their exit from the American Idol judge's table. "W/ global success of "#Beautiful" (#1 in 30+ countries so far) @MariahCarey confirms world tour & says goodbye 2 Idol http://mariahcarey.com" tweeted Carey's publicity firm, PMK BNC. Randy Jackson will also be leaving.

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Brad Paisley penned a song for the new Sheryl Crow album, Feels Like Home, which marks the singer-songwriter's first foray in the country music world. Paisley, who was instrumental in helping Crow crossover into country, wrote the song "Waterproof Mascara," which Crow says Paisley supplied in exchange for her doing the country album.

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Frank Ocean has announced a string of international tour dates after having a break out year in the United States. The R&B star will bring his California Live tour to the U.K., Germany, Iceland, and Australia, before wrapping the international leg of the tour in Toronto on August 4. The first of the newly announced dates is scheduled to take place in Munich, Germany, on June 25.

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The Eagles have added an extra leg to their upcoming History of the Eagles tour. The tour was originally set to close on September 21 in Detroit, but will now continue to Lincoln, Nebraska and then ten more dates before wrapping on October 24 in St. Louis. Other cities the country-rock band will hit on the new leg of the tour include Denver (October 4), Dallas (October 11) and more.

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Bruno Mars' mother has died at the age of 55 of a brain aneurysm.Bernadette Hernandez, who was born in the Philippines and became a hula dancer when she emigrated to Hawaii, died on Saturday at Honolulu's Queens Medical Center after suffering a suspected heart attack on Friday. She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren, according to her friend Anita Sojot . . .

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Laurie Anderson, the wife of Lou Reed, says her husband is convalescing after an emergency liver transplant. She dished to the U.K. paper, the London Times, noting the severity of Reed's condition. "He was dying. You don't get it for fun. You send out two planes - one for the donor, one for the recipient - at the same time."

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Garth Brooks, Ronnie Dunn and Toby Keith have all been confirmed for a follow up to Blake Shelton's Oklahoma benefit concert last week. Dunn, who had a big hand in organizing the "second wave" charity show, announced the news via Twitter. "I talked to Garth, and he agreed that we'd keep our heads down until Blake's thing was done and until Toby took the lead."

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Jennifer Lopez and Mary J. Blige took the stage at Chime for Change: the Sound of Change Live, a benefit concert at Twickenham Stadium in London over the weekend. "C'mon! I need a little help Mary," said J-Lo at one point during the show, subsequently inviting Blige up on the stage. The two performed the Beatles track "Come Together" in an impromptu duet.

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It seems that KISS fans have nothing to worry about because the band isn't going anywhere anytime soon, at least not according to Gene Simmons, who said in a recent interview that he sees the band continuing for another decade. "Not today. We're having a great time," Simmons told Expressen TV in Stockholm, Sweden about whether or not the end is near for the band.

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Taylor Swift and the Rolling Stones joined forces on stage Monday night in Chicago, Illinois. Swift joined the legendary rockers during the last of the Stones' three shows in the Windy City, appearing with them at the United Center. Swift sang on the band's classic "As Tears Go By."

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