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Ashanti, DMX, Foxy Brown and Ja Rule helped Def Jam celebrate 30 years in the music business at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Thursday, October 16. Ash joined Ja Rule on stage to perform "Mesmerize" and "Always on Time," before singing "Happy" and her debut single "Foolish."
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Damon Albarn says that Gorillaz fans can look forward to new music from the band in 2016. A new LP would be the first since 2011's The Fall. Speaking with the Sydney Morning Herald, Damon didn't rule out the possibility of also bringing his Blur bandmates back together.
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The Smashing Pumpkins have released a new single entitled "Being Beige," taken off of their forthcoming album, Monuments to an Elegy, which is due out in December. Frontman Billy Corgan says the new song, which features Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee on both drums and vocals, is about an important human emotion - love.
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Jazmine Sullivan has released "Mascara," the third single from her upcoming third studio album Reality Show. The teaser was dropped via Instagram, and Sullivan captioned it "rainy day shenanigans." "Although this is just a snippet of the tune, we can say that we're definitely digging it," writes This Is RNB of the cut.
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Neil Young will hold his first ever art exhibition next month in California. Young will be showing a selection of his watercolors at Special Deluxe, which takes place at the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica, California on November 3. Young will be present at the opening. The show itself runs through the end of the month.
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People with low SAT scores like to listen to Beyoncé, and people with high SAT scores enjoy listening to Radiohead, according to a software application writer by the name of Virgil Griffith.
Griffith spent the last five years mining Facebook for the most "liked" bands at 1,352 American colleges, then factoring in the average SAT scores at those institutions.
Students attending the California Institute of Technology have an average SAT score of 1520, and by looking at Facebook to determine the most popular (or — "liked") band of students at Cal Tech, Griffith concluded that Radiohead is music for smart people.
As Digital Inspiration points out, Griffith's chart reveals Sufjan Stevens, Bob Dylan, the Shins and Counting Crows to be other favorite bands of smart people.
On the flipside, Lil Wayne, Beyoncé, the Used, and gospel music comes in at the lower end of the spectrum.
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Chvrches have released a new amine-themed video for their song "Under the Tide." The clip, directed by Sing J. Lee, pairs performance shots from band member Martin Doherty with anime footage, including clips of a spaceship comprised entirely of laser lights, and the band itself as made from tiny, twinkling stars.
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Ashanti will star in Mutant World, a made for TV movie coming to the Syfy channel next month. The R&B singer is joined by Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy) and Holly Deveaux (Hannibal) in the apocalyptic action-drama. Coates and Deveaux lead a band of survivors, who've been living underground for ten years, following the decimation of the planet by a meteor.
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Jessie J has opened up about her persona and says that she loves being a "sexual woman." Speaking with the tabloid OK! Magazine, she revealed that she's taking full advantage of being young and at the height of her sex appeal. "I'm enjoying being a 26-year-old, sexual woman. It's not a secret that I'm confident with my body and I like to have fun."
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Carrie Underwood stopped by The View recently, alongside her 2014 CMA Awards co-host Brad Paisley, and briefly discussed when she is expecting. "I'm due in the spring," Underwood said as she thanked the hosts for congratulating her on her first pregnancy with husband Mike Fisher.
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The Rolling Stones have announced the release of an autographed photo book that retails for $5,000. The book is named after the band and features over 500 photos from photographers like Anton Corbijn, Annie Leibovitz, Gered Mankowitz and Helmut Newton. "This book isn't just rock 'n' roll, it's a roller coaster through 50 years of memory lane," the band says.
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Miley Cyrus is the new face of MAC's Viva Glam collection, the proceeds of which go to the MAC AIDS Fund. Cyrus and MAC have teamed up to create two lip products for the cosmetic maker: Viva Glam Miley Cyrus Lipstick in Hot Pink (Amplified), and Viva Glam Miley Cyrus Lipglass in Hot Pink With Sparkling Pearl.
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Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus were all in the crowd at the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Hollywood in honor of designer Tom Ford on Wednesday, October 29. The stars came out for AIDS research with a high ticket auction. "Everyone looks good in Tom Ford," Rih told the crowd while introducing Ford and presenting him with the Inspiration designer award.
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Foo Fighters have released "Congregation," the third single from their upcoming album, Sonic Highways. The full cut was featured on this week's episode of the band's HBO doc of the same name. According to Spin, the latest cut is signature Foos. "Flooding your ears with a mess of hard-rock riffs, the track is a crash-bang-boom cacophony . . ."
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Record Store Day has revealed the full lineup of releases for its 2015 "Black Friday," which features special releases from the likes of Korn, Metallica and Mastodon. Korn will unleash a double-LP reissue of their 1994 self-titled debut album, while Metallica will offer their 12-inch "Lords of Summer" single, packed with a studio and live version of the song's first pass.
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KISS guitarist Paul Stanley recently opened up about his run in the lead role of The Phantom of the Opera. In 1999, Stanley took over the part, playing it for an entire season. In his book Face the Music: a Life Exposed, he says he surprised with his acting chops. "Things went so well that the theater bought out the contract of the actor poised to replace me . . ."
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The Cure will play two Christmas gigs at London's Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith on December 21 and 22. And Also the Trees will support the band on both nights. Tickets are available on November 9. "The band will be performing a 150 minute show playing songs drawn from their entire 37 year old catalogue including deep cuts, pop songs, fan favourites and surprises galore."
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Jay Z has purchased Armand de Brignac champagne brand, also known as Ace of Spades, which is sold in gold bottles for $300 a pop. Sovereign Brands, the former owner, announced the sale this week, although it did not disclose the price. Armand de Brignac is reportedly worth between $25 and $30 million.
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Following the death of his touring keyboardist, Ikey Owens, Jack White has announced a new piano man, Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), will be joining his road ensemble. Owens died of a heart attack while the band was on tour in Mexico. "Jack is set to embark on his November UK and European tour beginning next week on November 7th in Istanbul."
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U2 will perform at this year's MTV EMAs, joining the growing list of performers, according to event organizers. The band join previously announced performers Enrique Iglesias, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris and Nicki Minaj. This will be U2's fourth performance at the awards show, and first since 2009.
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Willie Nelson will host Inside Arlyn, a TV series filmed at an Austin recording studio at which the country legend will interview and perform with other musicians. The show is taping two pilot episodes next week, according to the Austin Business Journal, which will feature guests Merle Haggard and Gary Clark Jr.
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Two Chicago based acts, Fall Out Boy and Lupe Fiasco, have teamed up for the Chicago Bulls theme song "Only the Bulls." The anthem is sure to get Bulls fans pumped up during basketball games this year. On the cut, written in 1996 by Ira Antelis, Cheryl Berman and Steve Schanwald, FOB handles the instrumentation, while Lupe handles the verse.
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Keith Urban will speak at next year's annual Country Radio Seminar (CRS) in Nashville. The event goes down from February 25-27 at the Nashville Convention Center, while Urban's talk happens the 27th at 3 PM. "Urban is one of the first artists to have literally broken down the separation that can exist even on the concert stage," CRS exec director Bill Mayne says.
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Eminem has dissed Lana Del Rey, rapping in a new song, "Shady Cxvpher," that he'll "punch Lana Del Rey in the face twice like Ray Rice."
Rice is the former Baltimore Ravens running back who was expelled from the NFL after video of him punching out his fiancée was released.
The whole verse is, "But I may fight for gay rights, especially if the dyke is more of a knockout than Janay Rice / Play nice? B*tch I'll punch Lana Del Rey right in the face twice, like Ray Rice in broad daylight in the plain sight of the elevator surveillance / 'Til her head is banging on the railing, then celebrate with the Ravens."
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Frances Bean Cobain, the daughter of the late Nirvana fronter Kurt Cobain, hit Twitter earlier this week to post a pic of her and her dad. In the photo, Kurt sits on the floor with his toddler girl. "Kurdt and Bean," reads the caption. Frances did not add a date or time to the pic. Frances, now 22 years old, was four months shy of her second birthday when her father killed
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"Neon Light" is the 13th consecutive number one single for Blake Shelton, breaking a record that he himself set for the most consecutive number ones on the Billboard and country charts during the monitored airplay era. "It's always exciting to have a No. 1 record and I'm especially proud of this one, because this song blends the current sound on country radio with the traditional."
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Mary J. Blige took the stage on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to perform "Right Now," a cut from her latest record, The London Sessions. Blige, who wrote the tune with Disclosure, Sam Smith, and Jimmy Napes, wowed the studio audience with her emotion and vocal range. During the interview part of the visit, Ellen told Mary that the new album is her favorite.
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J. Cole has confirmed that his third album 2014 Forest Hills Drive is set to drop before the year's end. J made his announcement after both Amazon and iTunes leaked the album artwork and, title and release date earlier this week. The album is set for release on December 9 and J broke the news writing, "What up? My New Album is finished."
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Bob Marley will be the face of Marley Natural, the first international marijuana brand. The company, based out of NYC, offers pot-infused creams, accessories and strains of "heirloom Jamaican cannabis." "This is what the end of prohibition looks like," said Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, which owns Marley Natural.
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Beck and Sia teamed up on "Moonquake Lake," a cut from the original motion picture soundtrack to Annie. According to TIME magazine, the OST is geared toward kids rather than adults. "In a melody fitting for a little heroine, it tells the fantastical tale of a fish-like girl who came from the moon, 'ready to fight'."
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After 50 hours of sitting stuck on their tour bus in the snow, Interpol is free. The band got stuck on the thruway in Buffalo, the city which was recently hit with several feet of snow on Tuesday, November 18. The band was on their way to Toronto to play a show, which was later canceled. "Finally just started making a move. 50+ hours later. Hoping for some luck today," the band wrote.
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Faith No More have released "Motherf****r," the band's first new music since 1997. The cut is available via SoundCloud now. "It feels apt that the first track we're releasing is 'Motherf-er,' a song about accountability," said Roddy Bottum in a press release. "Basically we've created, recorded and mixed a new body of work by ourselves and we're releasing it on our own label."
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KISS have shot a commercial promoting Google's Android operating system. The band are rendered in animation, playing their hit "Rock and Roll All Nite." In the clip a pedestrian drops his phone in the road and it's smashed by passing cars. When KISS arrive on the scene in a limo, Gene Simmons gets out and steps on it with his platform boots.
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Iggy Azalea took a shot at Eminem, who dissed her in a track called "Vegas." In the lyrics, Em spits "Iggy, you are going to blow that rape whistle on me." The full verse is, "You're lucky just to follow my ride / If I let you run alongside the Humvee, unless you're Nicki / Grab you by the wrist, let's ski / So, what's it gon' be? / Put that sh-t away, Iggy."
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Carrie Underwood, who announced her pregnancy at the recent CMA Awards, says that she and hockey player husband Mike Fisher found out the fetus' gender at a restaurant. Speaking with ABC, Carrie said that they didn't want to find out at the doctor's office. "It's kind of a sterile place. We got to see all the pictures and everything. It was really cool to see that . . ."
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Sting is set to join his own Broadway musical The Last Ship.
The singer will be playing the role of Jackie White, which is the role currently being played by Sting's best friend Jimmy Nail.
"Big shoes to fit," noted Sting of Nail. "But he's passed me the baton for five weeks."
For those who are worried about Sting being added to the musical this late in the game, they shouldn't worry, since he says he's watched every performance from the back of the theater.
"I do it every day," he said. "I'm right in the back, I'm like The Phantom of the Opera — I'm just sneaking there in the dark."
Sting will take the new role in the Broadway show for five weeks starting December 9
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T-Boz has released her new track "Rebel Yell," which features rapper Lil Wayne. The TLC singer and rapper's cover of the Billy Idol classic first made its way onto the internet with a snippet in 2012. Weezy raps in the opening of the track with raunchy lyrics, such as "To a rebel, now hear me yell ho / Fireman, turn your p-- to a hell hole."
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Easton Corbin and Ram Trucks teamed up to present a check for $1 million at the 86th National Future Farmers of America Convention and Expo in Louisville, Kentucky. Ram debuted its "Farmer" commercial during the Super Bowl, pledging $100,000 for every one million views the clip got. The commercial ended up getting over 10 million views, which resulted in the $1 million check.
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Steven Tyler is among the many international stars to perform at the upcoming Nobel Peace Prize Concert on December 11 in the Oslo Spektrum arena. "I am excited to bring rock 'n' roll to this incredible night, honoring some of the world's most courageous activists," Tyler said in a statement. Also featured on stage will be Queen Latifah.
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Megadeth are now in the market for a new drummer and guitar player after the departures of Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick. The former announced that his days with the group are over in a statement, saying, "After 10 years, I have decided to quit Megadeth to pursue my own musical interests. I want to thank Dave Mustaine and the entire Megadeth family . . ."
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