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It appears as if the collaboration between Zac Brown Band and Dave Grohl could last longer than one EP release. "Vol. 1 is literally everything we recorded, but we liked the idea of adding to this at some point," the Zac Brown Band's Clay Cook told Billboard. "We don't know what the future holds, but we like the idea . . ."



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Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill restaurant in Woodbridge, Virginia has riled the community by banning guns on its premises. The state allows residents to carry guns openly - a fact which has led to threats of boycotts of the restaurant. "While we understand and respect every person's right to own and bear arms, we at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill . . ."



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Plain White T's say they got their big break at a house party thrown by Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz. Speaking with CBS, PWT's Tom Higgenson says he met a programmer for L.A. station KROQ at the party: "We show up to Pete's place and our A&R guy was there. As soon as we walk in he's like, 'Oh, that girl works for KROQ, she does programming for KROQ."



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Foster the People have released a 45-second teaser of the lead single from their upcoming sophomore album. The only lyrics audible on the cut feature lead man Mark Foster singing "Feels like, feels like we're coming of age." According to Idolator, the snippet offers fans a brief listen to Foster's musical evolution: "[The] new song . . . opens with chunky pianos . . ."



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Jennifer Hudson gave her personal assistant the Christmas bonus of a lifetime: a brand new house. The Oscar-winning actress even filmed the moment in which she broke the news to her assistant, Walter Williams, and posted it to Instagram with a caption that read, "My assistant Walter's reaction when he found out I was buying him a house."



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Ke$ha has released the music video for "Dirty Love," featuring the pop songstress stripping down to her thong and bra. The vid marks the directorial debut for Kesh. "Death by glitter. Hope u like it. Heres my directorial debut for the Dirty Love music video from my warrior album," wrote Kesh on Twitter.



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Zoltan Bathory, guitarist for Five Finger Death Punch, says that his band is better at connecting with audiences than most metal acts. Speaking with Loud magazine, Zoltan said the group's lyrics are the basis of that connection: "Some bands sing about Viking warriors and dragons and all that, which also is fine, but it's never going to connect with the audience . . ."



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Ke$ha has entered a rehabilitation facility in order to treat an eating disorder. The 26-year-old singer announced the news via her Facebook page, expressing optimism that she will recover from the disorder. "I'm a crusader for being yourself and loving yourself but I've found it hard to practice," the Facebook post began. "I'll be unavailable for the next 30 days . . ."



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Beyoncé has revealed that she now feels more freedom to express herself sexually. The 32-year-old singer discussed her personal evolution from role model for teens to sexual diva in the documentary accompanying her self-titled album.



"Now I'm in my 30s, and those children that grew up listening to me have grown up, I always felt like it was my responsibility to be aware of kids and their parents," Bey explains.

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While blaming her staff for the unimpressive sales of her latest album, ARTPOP, Lady Gaga is asking her Little Monsters for forgiveness. "Please forgive me that I did not foresee this coming, I never thought after all the years of hard work that those I called friends and partners would ever care so little at a time I needed them the most. Let me be for you the Goddess . . ."



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