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Jessie J was joined onstage recently by Tom Jones during a secret birthday show at Oslo in Hackney. Jessie, who announced the special acoustic show on Twitter, celebrated her 26th birthday in style as Jones joined her onstage for a rendition of "Mockingbird." Jessie announced the gig on Twitter, writing: "Heartbeats! I'm performing a special acoustic set @OsloHackney TONIGHT."



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Ratt has cancelled their upcoming appearance on the Monsters of Rock cruise following the death of frontman Stephen Pearcy's sister. "We are deeply saddened to report that Stephen's sister has passed away," the band said in an official statement. "Due to this sudden and unexpected news, Ratt will not be performing on Monsters Of Rock."



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Lady Gaga will perform a string of concerts at New York City's legendary Roseland Ballroom. The seven date run comes as the venue prepares to close its doors for good. The mini residency kicked off on Friday night as Gaga rocked the packed house. "This is so exciting! How completely epic for an amazing venue," she gushed to the audience. "I mean, what a dream come true."



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Chris Brown recently checked in with his girlfriend Karrueche Tran and his fan club, Team Breezy, from an L.A. Jail. Tran posted video of Brown's message to Instagram: "I'm calling all my fans, letting ya'll know I love ya'll. Thank ya'll for all the support," said Chris, who is currently in prison until April 17 when he'll appear before a judge in his criminal assault trial.



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Ryan Tedder, One Republic fronter and songwriting extraordinaire, says that work has begun on Adele's third studio album. Speaking with MSN Music, Tedder said the LP is sounding great so far: "I haven't heard everything she's done, but I've heard everything we've done and I'm as proud of it, or prouder of anything we did on the first album, and she is sounding even better than ever."



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Dave Davies, guitarist for the Kinks, says that his relationship with his brother and band mate Ray Davies is often "toxic." Speaking with the Independent, Dave cast doubt on rumors of a 50th anny Kinks reunion: "The thing is, there's healthy relationships, and toxic ones. And the older I get, the more difficult I find it being around Ray . . ."



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The inaugural class of the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame will include Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble in its first class. "Austin City Limits has become a unique American institution, in both the worlds of popular music and television," said ACL EP Terry Lickona.



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Despite selling out all five nights of his Comeback Special at Cork, Ireland's Croke Park, Garth Brooks is getting push back from locals who aren't so keen on his concerts. Speaking with the Irish Examiner, locals say that Brooks' shows cause too many problems: "The issues run . . . parking and congestion, anti-social behavior - we've been unable to move in and out of our homes."



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Joe Perry is spreading the word about the upcoming Aerosmith tour with Slash by embarking on a graffiti campaign. In a new video posted to YouTube, the rock icon is seen hitting the streets of Los Angeles with a group of graffiti artists known as RISK.



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Kelly Rowland is over the moon with excitement about her upcoming new album, and although there's isn't much information to share right now, the former Destiny's Child member can't contain her excitement. "Well it the very early stages of the album," Rowland tells CBS News. "There's no title yet, but I am so excited about this new album."



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