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Tim McGraw has released the music video for "Highway Don't Care," featuring Taylor Swift. The vid features McGraw and Swift singing their parts in isolation, while the narrative features a young girl driving a car. She is clearly upset, crying and pounding on the steering wheel, but is most distracted by her cell phone which ends up getting her into serious trouble.
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Jennifer Lopez has dropped the track "Live It Up" featuring Pitbull. The song-which is her first single from her upcoming tenth album-features production by RedOne and bilingual verses from Pitbull. Lopez explained how the songs on her new album would be released while chatting with a New York City radio station: "I think we're going to release this first . . ."
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Lady Antebellum stopped by Ellen earlier this week where the host Ellen DeGeneres threw pregnant singer Hilary Scott a baby shower. "Because you have a baby and you're probably craving things, we have a surprise for you," DeGeneres told Scott as a staff member came out with a tray of cupcakes and Pop-Tarts.
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Lauren Alaina returned to American Idol on Thursday, May 9 to perform her new single "Barefoot and Buck Wild," a track from her second studio album. The country singer is an up-tempo track with a little bit more edge than her previous music. Alaina, the runner-up of season ten of the singing competition show, has moved to Nashville.
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Blake Shelton joined his wifey Miranda Lambert onstage late last week to help celebrate the pair's third wedding anny at a concert in Bakersfield, California. "Hoped you liked the surprise!" tweeted Lambert following the concert. Afterwards, she was back at it, tweeting "And . . . 3 years ago today @blakeshelton asked me to marry him."
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Queens of the Stone Age have debuted, "Keep Your Eyes Peeled," yet another song from their upcoming album, Like Clockwork. The track was recorded during a live radio session in Belgium. Rolling Stone calls the new track a "heavy, bluesy metal march that stomps forward with sludgy guitar smacks and Josh Homme's haunting vocals.
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Miguel took streaming site VEVO out shopping with him to his favorite Los Angeles store Opening Ceremony for a peek at some of his style secrets. "Style is just another word for personality," says Miggy as he peruses a rack of clothing. "When it comes to aesthetics, I think it's all an extension of what you believe in and what you stand for and your lifestyle."
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Taylor Swift and Luke Bryan are among the artists set to perform at the upcoming CMT Music Awards. Other big names to take the stage include Miranda Lambert's Pistol Annies, Hunter Hayes and Little Big Town. Eric Church, Bryan and Lambert lead all nominees at the upcoming awards. All three were nominated for four awards apiece.
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New Order have packaged their Live at Bestival 2012 set for CD/digital release on July 8. All proceeds from the album go to the Isle of Wight Youth Trust. "We played at so many festivals in 2012, and our highlights were, without doubt, the last two in the U.K., Portmeirion and Bestival," said drummer Stephen Morris of the set.
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A construction worker fell from a 15-foot high scaffolding while fixing up Aerosmith fronter Steven Tyler's Los Angeles home. The L.A. Fire Department arrived on the scene to rescue him, but the man is currently in serious condition the LAFD told CBS L.A. TMZ reports that there is "large-scale" construction currently underway at the house.
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Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin has been arrested on domestic violence charges after allegedly beating his ex-wife. The rocker was picked up May 13 at a business in West Hollywood, where Scantlin was reportedly seen dragging the woman through a parking lot. Police picked up Scantlin on the scene and he was said to be combative with the arresting officers.
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Duff McKagan's life story, It's So Easy and Other Lies, an autobiographical documentary based on the former Guns N' Roses rocker, is being released by Vision Films. A trailer for the new doc has made its way online. It's So Easy and Other Lies chronicles McKagan's time as the bassist in GNR, and his subsequent, very public split with the band.
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Karen Faye, Michael Jackson's makeup artist and friend of nearly three decades, said that in the days before his death the singer was paranoid, repeated himself continuously and was so cold she bundled him in a blanket, put him in front of a space heater and hugged him to try to stop the shivering.
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Nicki Minaj is reportedly planning to part ways with American Idol at the end of this season. The news comes via an Idol insider, who spoke with Us magazine following Randy Jackson's announcement about leaving the show. "It's safe to say she isn't coming back to Idol," the source tells Us.
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The Beatles' 1965 movie Help! is finally seeing a release on Blu-ray. The re-mastered film, available June 25, will featured an expanded soundtrack as well as over an hour's worth of bonus material. In addition to a re-mastered soundtrack, the Blu-ray release will also include a 30-minute documentary about the making of the film.
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Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina will be teaming up for charity at the CMA Fest Celeb Softball Game in June. The American Idol alums join a roster of celebrities including Florida Georgia Line, Chuck Wicks, Brett Eldredge, and Krystal Keith in the game, which benefits the research and treatment center City of Hope.
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Jessie J has confirmed the first single from her much anticipated sophomore effort is titled "Wild." J hit Twitter to make the announcement and note two special guests on the track - Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal. "MY FIRST WORLDWIDE SINGLE IS CALLED 'WILD' Feat @BigSean and @DizzeeRascal GO to http://www.jessiejofficial.com to let the fun begin! #jessiejwild."
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Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has ruled out any chance of playing with his old mates again, despite reuniting with them onstage during their 50th anniversary concerts in London this past November. Wyman, who played with the Stones from 1962 until 1993, explained his thinking to the Huffington Post: "They'd asked me the December before . . ."
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The kist of superstars slated to present at this year's Billboard Music Awards includes a host of musicians, actors and entertainers. Cee-Lo Green, Shania Twain, Miley Cyrus, and Kid Rock are among the confirmed presenters to be announced. The 2013 Billboard Music Awards will air at 8 p.m. EST Sunday on ABC, live from Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Though he has been hard at work on his new album, it appears that Chris Daughtry has caught the acting bug. Daughtry, who auditioned for a small role in last summer's The Dark Knight Rises, recently tweeted that he has added acting classes to his busy schedule.
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The-Dream has released a new video for "IV Play," the title track off of his upcoming album. In the new clip, The-Dream steps out of a helicopter draped in a black fur coat, while accompanied by a sexy lady, he then performs against the backdrop of an building. Later he gets a front row seat from his white Mercedes SL, while his scantily-clad co-stars put on a show.
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Darius Rucker and Willie Nelson are now Dr. Rucker and Dr. Nelson, after the pair received honorary doctorates from the University of South Carolina and Berklee College of Music in Boston, respectively. "I want you to take time, take some real time," Rucker said, according to the Greenville News in South Carolina.
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Fun. and the Lumineers both made the top five of the Official Charts Company's Most Streamed Artists of the past 12 months. Fun.'s hit "We Are Young" took the top spot, while "Ho Hey" by the Lumineers took the three spot. A total of 4.405 billion streams were recorded from several streaming services including Spotify, Deezer, Napster, Zune, Omnifone, Bloom and We7.
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The Carrie Underwood tour exhibit has opened at the Country Music Hall of Fame museum. The exhibit, entitled "Carrie Underwood: Blown Away" features items from Underwood's tour, including backstage objects, signs from her fans, and gifts received by Underwood. Other main draws of the exhibit include original tour costumes and stage wardrobe and accessories.
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Kanye West's forthcoming release will be titled Yeezus, according to a report from Rap-Up. The release is planned for June 18 and will be Kanye's first solo effort since 2010's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. There has been no confirmation on the title from Ye, though he has already premiered three tracks from the new album.
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Justin Timberlake has reportedly connected with Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J for several new tracks. The rapper broke the news during a recent interview with MTV and says the tracks will appear on his forthcoming new release Star Trippy. "I've got this record [with Timberlake], but it's not all the way finished yet," J said.
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Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for the Doors, died on Monday at the age of 74 in Rosenheim, Germany where he was being treated for bile duct cancer. "I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate," said the band's guitarist Robby Krieger in a statement. "Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him."
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Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles has confirmed plans for a new solo album produced by Rick Rubin. Nettles broke the news during an interview with Rolling Stone, saying that this album will express musical elements that haven't come across in Sugarland. "This album is different than what I've done before," she said.
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Black Sabbath debuted "The End of the Beginning," the latest single from their forthcoming album, 13, on the season finale of the CBS forensic drama, CSI. The band played the show attended by actors Ted Danson and Marc Vann. "So nice to see Black Sabbath again," said Vann. "Saw them in '78 at the Spectrum in Philly."
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Moore, Oklahoma, the hometown of Toby Keith, was ravaged by the series of tornadoes that hit the Midwest on Monday. At least 24 people were killed in the carnage, prompting Keith to offer his condolences via his website. "This storm has devastated the community that I grew up in," he said. "I rode my bike through those neighborhoods."
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After a lengthy recovery from hip surgery, Lady Gaga allegedly is planning a big time comeback. According to Metro.co.uk, the Mother Monster will join Beyonce in the final stages of her Mrs. Carter tour in Brooklyn come August. The report comes from a concert listing website which suggested the two may hook-up on August 3 at New York City's Barclays Center.
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A Creedence Clearwater Revival reunion might not be as farfetched as once thought, at least not according to John Fogerty. Fogerty, who was appearing on CBS This Morning in order to promote his new album, Wrote a Song for Everyone, which hits record stores on May 28, said that a reunion could happen.
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Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, George Strait, and Lady Antebellum have all been added to the list of performers for this year's CMT Music Awards. They share the stage with already announced performers Taylor Swift, Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan and the Pistol Annies.
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The Parent Television Council has taken Ke$ha to task for drinking her own urine during her MTV reality show, Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life. In a letter to its supporters, the censorship advocacy group called the show "disgusting" and "vile." The PTC added that the act highlights the need for greater choice on behalf of cable subscribers: "Why should we have to pay for this . . .?"
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Paul McCartney has written open letters to Russian officials in support of the Pussy Riot members who are still behind bars and seeking parole. Members of the Russian punk group were sentenced to two years hard time in August 2012 for breach of public order.
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J. Cole has enlisted the help of TLC on his upcoming sophomore album, Born Sinner. "I wanted to go with my favorites and then have them do the things that I love them for doing," Cole told Fuse. "Like Missy Elliott on 'Nobody's Perfect' sounds like Missy Elliott in the '90s . . ."
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Jewel is set to star as Johnny Cash's wife, June Carter, in the made-for-television movie Ring Of Fire, a film centered around her life and career before and during her marriage to the Man in Black, as portrayed by Matt Ross (American Horror Story). "It was a gritty role," Jewel told Taste of Country.
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Janet Jackson is now a billionaire, joining the ranks of powerful and wealthy women like Madonna and Oprah Winfrey, according to Variety. Jackson amassed her fortune through a variety of projects, including making a reported $458 million from concert tours and $304 million from acting roles in films like The Nutty Professor and Poetic Justice.
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A guitar autographed by Alice Cooper has reached the summit of Mt. Everest. The instrument was packed by firefighter and wilderness guide Todd Pendleton, who made the harrowing climb to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Pendleton set out with a goal of raising $25,000 for the society and reached $18,000 before even finishing the climb.
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Taylor Swift has been nominated for three awards at the upcoming 2013 Teen Choice Awards. Her three nods give her the most for all country stars. She is nominated for Choice Female Artist, Choice Female Country Artist and Choice Smile awards. She faces Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Pink and Rihanna in the first category.
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