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Dierks Bentley has offered up the first public image of his new son Knox. The youngster was born on October 9, and Dierks has kept him largely out of the public eye until sharing a photo via Twitter earlier this week. In the pic, a cheerful looking Knox is seen smiling while wearing and blue-striped onesie.



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Robert Downey Jr. took to the stage alongside Sting at the latter's 60th birthday party earlier this month, singing a rendition of the Police classic "Driven to Tears." In a video currently streaming via YouTube, Downey shows off his dead-on impersonation of the Police front man. Throughout the vid, Downey is seen confidently ripping into the tune alongside Sting.



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Ciara stopped by The View earlier this week to announce that she is pregnant. The singer, who is engaged to Future, confirmed the news after Barbara Walters brought it up. "Everybody's saying to me, 'You gotta ask, you gotta ask,'" co-host Barbara Walters said. "There are rumors about pregnancy. Do you want to confirm?" asked Walters.



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Kanye West's sixth studio album has been certified platinum. The Recording Industry Association of America gave Ye's Yeezus the nod after it shipped approximately 630,000 units since its June 18 release. The certification marks West's seventh platinum album, including a platinum effort in Watch The Throne, his joint release with Jay Z.



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Jennifer Nettles has released her debut solo album That Girl, her first effort away from Sugarland. The album features a cover of Bob Seger's "Like A Rock," in addition to ten songs written or co-written by Nettles herself. She collaborated with a number of songwriters including Butch Walker, Richard Marx and Sara Bareilles.



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Jack White and Vampire Weekend have been announced among the headlining acts for this year's Governors Ball music festival. The Strokes and Outkast will also serve as headliners. In addition to the Strokes, frontman Julian Casablancas will perform solo.



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Frank Turner and Johnny Marr have joined the fight to save Manchester venue Night And Day Café from closure following a complaint from a neighbor over noise.
Turner and Marr have joined forces with Tim Burgess of the Charlatans in order to urge fans to sign a petition fighting the complaint.
The petition is specifically designed to convince Manchester council to remove the Statutory Nuisance Abatement Notice given to the venue by a neighbor.





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Alice Cooper has signed on to appear on a handful of dates on Motely Crue's forthcoming farewell tour. The shock rock legend will appear as a special guest on the trek. News of his appearance came via metal commentator Eddie Trunk this week. Trunk broke news of Cooper's addition to the tour via Twitter, sharing a picture of a poster that includes Cooper's name.



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Legendary singer Aretha Franklin and Motown Records guru Barry Gordy are set to be saluted for their career achievements at the 2014 BET Honors. "With countless hits that have earned her over 18 Grammys and an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 2014 will see the legend add another accolade to her shelf," the award show's official website said of Franklin.



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Rumors are swirling that Jack White and Neil Young have finished work on a new album, which is supposedly a covers-only effort. According to Days of the Crazy-Wild, Young and White recently wrapped a collaborative LP that most likely started last April, when Young recorded a cover of folk singer Bert Jansch's "Needle of Death" at White's Nashville-based Third Man Records.



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