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Faith Hill will no longer sing the opening song on NBC's Sunday Night Football. The country star did not say why she decided to part ways with the telecast, but did thank NBC for its decision to hire her in the first place: "Amazing 2 have been part of SNF -- an honor," Hill wrote on Twitter and Facebook on Monday (April 15).

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Rihanna was forced to cancel a show in Houston on Monday after falling ill. Concert promoter Live Nation released a statement saying Rihanna was unable to perform "as a result of illness." Fans are asked to hang onto their tickets to use for a rescheduled show. The 25-year-old singer had to cancel two concerts earlier in her Diamonds World Tour due to having the flu.

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The National have debuted the trailer for their upcoming tour documentary video, Mistaken for Strangers. The vid was directed by Tom Berninger, younger bro of fronter Matt Berninger and is subtitled "A Year on Tour with My Brother's Band." "I was happy to give my brother whatever access he needed."

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Jessie J's hit track "Domino" was the most spun single in the UK last year, according to the Guardian. The track beat out a host of top tracks from hit makers including Gotye, Maroon 5 and Rihanna. The statistics are compiled by the publishing rights organization PPL.

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Steven Tyler says he misses his duties as talent judge on American Idol. The Aerosmith frontman said his time on the hit show was a positive one and he enjoyed working with the other judges and contestants. "I miss it," Tyler admitted in an interview with FasterLouder.com. "I miss J-Lo and Randy [Jackson]. It was a hoot."

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Trisha Yearwood has lost 30 pounds and dropped down from a size 14 to a size 10. Speaking with People magazine, the country star said she has lost the weight through a combination of diet and exercise: "I designed my own plan that's low-fat, low-sugar 90 percent of the time. I'm doing very little sugar. And occasionally I have the mac and cheese."

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Speculation on the status of Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's relationship has been rampant for the past few weeks, and now an insider, speaking with People magazine, says the two have put their wedding on hold: "They want to figure out their life together before they get married. They're still engaged and living together."

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Elton John recently hooked up with Queens of the Stone Age for a track on their upcoming album, Like Clockwork. A brief preview of the song is now available at QOTSA's site. The band's fronter Josh Homme explained how the unlikely combo went down, saying, during an interview with XFM, that he got a call from Elton, who'd heard QOTSA through his assistant.

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Mariah Carey hit Twitter earlier this week to tell her fans that she's hitting the studio to mix a new single. Mimi posted a photo of herself hanging on the set of American Idol with the following message: "Off to mix my new single. #music=life (that's not the song title ha ha)." Music releases have been sparse for Carey over the past couple years.

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Justin Bieber won the fan choice award at the Juno awards-the major Canadian honors ceremony-over the weekend. Carly Rae Jepsen, however, was the big winner on the night, taking the best album (Kiss) and best single ("Call Me Maybe") awards. "It's crazy when you think one song can change your life, and it's true, but it's also so, so many people."

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