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U2 has plans to release new music before the end of the year, according to a recent report from The Sun. It has been said that the band will reportedly release their new album in November. This disc will be their follow-up to 2009's No Line On The Horizon. Over the past few months they have been recording in the studio with Danger Mouse.



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Tim McGraw is on the defensive after he slapped a bothersome fan during an Atlanta show last weekend. The woman tore at McGraw's jeans, prompting a violent response from him. Tim spoke to ET Canada, saying he didn't have time to react in a more appropriate way: "I reacted in an instinctive, defensive way from my perspective of what was going on. I think it was an unfortunate situation."



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Pharrell Williams has released the music video for "Come Get It Bae," featuring a guest spot from Miley Cyrus. In addition to Cyrus and Pharrell, the vid features a bevy of beautiful backup dancers. The visual, which dropped on Wednesday, begins with a title card proclaiming that "beauty has no expiration date."



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Following the flop of his latest record, Paula, Robin Thicke has admitted that his relationship with his wife of nine years, Paula Patton, is over. Sources tell TMZ that Thicke is working on a financial settlement with Patton. "Thicke is saying he will NOT be the one who files for divorce," the insider told the gossip site. "She'll have to do it. But he says he's done."



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Pearl Jam fronter Eddie Vedder was joined on stage by Cat Power's Chan Marshall last week in Portugul where the two performed their 2011 collab "Tonight You Belong to Me." Fan shot video of the performance is now circulating the web. Eddie brought Chan to the stage by introducing her as "one of my favorite singers of all time without a doubt."



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Garth Brooks broke his own previous ticket sales record by selling 180,000 tickets to his upcoming Chicago residency in under three hours. Brooks' comeback tour, which kicks off on September 4, sold all three lots of tickets for his ten Chicago shows at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.



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2 Chainz has released the music video for "Freebase," which recreates the Michael Jackson video for "Thriller." Chingy wears the signature red leather jacket and transforms into a zombie for the remake. "Hands down best video I've Ever shot!!!" tweeted 2 Chainz. The visual also attaches a disclaimer at the outset: "This video is for entertainment purposes only."



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Lenny Kravitz has released "Sex," a single from his upcoming tenth album, Strut. "Sex" follows "The Chamber" as the second single from the LP. "This is one of my favorite tracks on the album," Kravitz tells Billboard. "It was recorded with minimal instrumentation, guitar, bass and drums. The strength of the groove comes from the sparse production which creates space."



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Taylor Swift was the second highest earning country musician on Forbes list of highest paid country stars, coming in second to Toby Keith. The country-pop starlet pulled in $64 million over the past year, just one mil under Toby's $65 mil. According to Forbes, Swift's earnings came mostly from her world tour, and endorsements with brands like Diet Coke and Keds.



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Sean Murphy, 18, was arrested after a Keith Urban concert in Massachusetts and charged with raping a teenage girl. The assault occurred on the lawn of Mansfield's Xfinity Center among a throng of concertgoers, according to a police statement. "Officers conducting the investigation were assisted by patrons that had been concerned and took photos and video of the assault," police said.



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