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Robin Thicke is taking some heat from a U.K.-based anti-rape group for his "Blurred Lines" video. In an official statement blasting the vid, Rape Crisis spokesperson Katie Russell says the track reinforces damaging stereotypes. "The lyrics of 'Blurred Lines' seem to glamorize violence against women and to reinforce rape myths, which we strive to dispel," the group wrote . . .

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Luke Bryan debuted the music video for "Crash My Party" on the Today show earlier this week. The track serves as the first single from Luke's forthcoming album, due August 13. The vid follows two girlfriends who are making plans to see one another at a party. One friend is apprehensive about attending out of fear that an ex-boyfriend will be there.

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Chris Brown has reportedly elected to leave his collaboration with Rihanna off of his upcoming release, X. An unnamed source close to Breezy checked in with HollywoodLife.com, noting that he's seen the tracklisting and the Riri collab is nowhere to be found. "Just saw the working track list for X yesterday - Rihanna is not on there," dished the insider.

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Queens of the Stone Age have added a second night at London's Wembley Arena. The first show, scheduled for November 22, sold out in a matter of minutes, so a second show was added for the following night. The band's U.K./Ireland run kicks off on November 16 at the Hydro Arena in Glasgow and concludes with the November 23 date at Wembley.

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Bret Michaels escaped serious injury after his tour bus hit several deer. The former Poison rocker (50), who was traveling in a new bus between Abilene (Texas) and Biloxi (Mississippi) on Friday, was with his driver (who is also his head of security) when the crash happened. All the deer involved were killed in the collision, while Michaels and his driver suffered minor scrapes.

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Jay-Z has released the tracklisting for his forthcoming album Magna Carta Holy Grail. The LP, Jay-Z's 12th studio release, hits July 4. The album will feature Nirvana lyrics after Courtney Love gave permission to use words from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to Jigga. "I'm letting Jay-Z use lyrics - Frances [Bean Cobain] would freak [if she knew about it]."

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Rascal Flatts have announced plans to head to Europe for a series of dates next month. The European tour kicks off with the band taking the stage at the Country Music Festival Vinstra in Norway on July 5 and wraps July 14 in Dublin, Ireland. Additional dates include Gothenburg, Sweden, on July 6 and Stockholm on July 7, as well as two dates at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London.

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TLC were honored at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan this past weekend, and were presented with the Legends Award, which has only been given to Michael Jackson in the past. Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas were on hand to accept the prestigious honor, and also performed a medley of their hits including "Silly Ho," "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" and more.

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Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach and Sevendust have been confirmed for appearances at ShipRocked 2014, which takes place aboard the Norwegian Pearl cruise liner from January 26 through the 30. The ship leaves port in Miami, sailing to a private island in the Bahamas. Other acts to rock the boat include Device and Three Days Grace.

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Mariah Carey has pushed back the release date of her forthcoming album, The Art of Letting Go. In a Twitter post, Mimi admitted that she and her production team need more time to make a few final tweaks. The release was initially scheduled to drop on July 23, but Carey says that delaying the record will make for a better product in the end . . .

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