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The Rolling Stones have announced the release of an autographed photo book that retails for $5,000. The book is named after the band and features over 500 photos from photographers like Anton Corbijn, Annie Leibovitz, Gered Mankowitz and Helmut Newton. "This book isn't just rock 'n' roll, it's a roller coaster through 50 years of memory lane," the band says.



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Miley Cyrus is the new face of MAC's Viva Glam collection, the proceeds of which go to the MAC AIDS Fund. Cyrus and MAC have teamed up to create two lip products for the cosmetic maker: Viva Glam Miley Cyrus Lipstick in Hot Pink (Amplified), and Viva Glam Miley Cyrus Lipglass in Hot Pink With Sparkling Pearl.



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Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus were all in the crowd at the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Hollywood in honor of designer Tom Ford on Wednesday, October 29. The stars came out for AIDS research with a high ticket auction. "Everyone looks good in Tom Ford," Rih told the crowd while introducing Ford and presenting him with the Inspiration designer award.



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Foo Fighters have released "Congregation," the third single from their upcoming album, Sonic Highways. The full cut was featured on this week's episode of the band's HBO doc of the same name. According to Spin, the latest cut is signature Foos. "Flooding your ears with a mess of hard-rock riffs, the track is a crash-bang-boom cacophony . . ."



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Record Store Day has revealed the full lineup of releases for its 2015 "Black Friday," which features special releases from the likes of Korn, Metallica and Mastodon. Korn will unleash a double-LP reissue of their 1994 self-titled debut album, while Metallica will offer their 12-inch "Lords of Summer" single, packed with a studio and live version of the song's first pass.



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KISS guitarist Paul Stanley recently opened up about his run in the lead role of The Phantom of the Opera. In 1999, Stanley took over the part, playing it for an entire season. In his book Face the Music: a Life Exposed, he says he surprised with his acting chops. "Things went so well that the theater bought out the contract of the actor poised to replace me . . ."



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The Cure will play two Christmas gigs at London's Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith on December 21 and 22. And Also the Trees will support the band on both nights. Tickets are available on November 9. "The band will be performing a 150 minute show playing songs drawn from their entire 37 year old catalogue including deep cuts, pop songs, fan favourites and surprises galore."



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Jay Z has purchased Armand de Brignac champagne brand, also known as Ace of Spades, which is sold in gold bottles for $300 a pop. Sovereign Brands, the former owner, announced the sale this week, although it did not disclose the price. Armand de Brignac is reportedly worth between $25 and $30 million.



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Following the death of his touring keyboardist, Ikey Owens, Jack White has announced a new piano man, Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), will be joining his road ensemble. Owens died of a heart attack while the band was on tour in Mexico. "Jack is set to embark on his November UK and European tour beginning next week on November 7th in Istanbul."



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U2 will perform at this year's MTV EMAs, joining the growing list of performers, according to event organizers. The band join previously announced performers Enrique Iglesias, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris and Nicki Minaj. This will be U2's fourth performance at the awards show, and first since 2009.



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