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The Band Perry has signed on to serve as mentors for the 2015 Grammy Amplifier contest. The contest will whittle down 25 competitors to three finalists who will get the chance to record with a Grammy winning producer. Other top names working on the project will include jazz/soul singer Allen Stone, Ziggy Marley and Mark Ronson.



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Ariana Grande hit the stage at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix for a special Super Bowl edition of the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. She hit the stage backed by Jimmy's house band The Roots for a rendition of her latest single "One Last Time."



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Marilyn Manson performed his song "The Beautiful People" with the teenage metal band Unlocking The Truth over the weekend. The 1990's rocker was joined by the Brooklyn band, all of whom are under the age of 16 and were not even born when "The Beautiful People" was released in 1996, for a rendition that ended with a group stage-dive into the crowd at the show, held in Bethlehem.



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Justin Timberlake has reportedly signed on to participate in the upcoming 40th anniversary special for Saturday Night Live. The event is set to air at 8 p.m. on February 15 and will bring together a mix of current and former cast members as well as many other celebrity guests.



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Neil Young was joined by Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show for a rendition of the classic rocker's tune "Old Man." Fallon was dressed as Young and doing his spot on vocal impersonation, which made for a surreal sight. "With Young as a direct comparison, Fallon's impersonation was even more impressive," wrote the Wrap of the pairing.



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John Legend has declined an invite to perform at the Beverly Hills Hotel because its owner, the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, rules a country in which homophobia is rampant. "John Legend will not be attending the . . . party . . . in light of the horrific anti-women and anti-LGBT policies approved by the hotel's owner, the Sultan of Brunei," Legend's rep explained.



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Toto has released "Orphan" the lead single from their upcoming Toto XIV. The cut is available to those who pre-order the album on Amazon and iTunes. "When you put us in a room, and everybody brings in their pieces, the next thing you know it all fits together," guitarist Steve Lukather said. "Everybody's performances are top-notch. We are really bringing our best out."



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Fun. is shooting down rumors of their breakup. The band released an official statement on their Facebook page. "First and foremost to answer the question that has been raised most often: fun is not breaking up. One thing that has always been so special about fun. is that we exist as three individuals in music who come together to do something collaborative," says the band.



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Paul McCartney joined Rihanna and Kanye West for their stripped-back performance of "FourFiveSeconds" at the 2015 Grammy Awards. The former Beatle provided acoustic backing, strumming the song's riff on guitar, as Rihanna and Kanye sang their verses. Most of the performance took place in front of a white-light backdrop.



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Iggy Azalea is threatening to sue Papa John's pizza after one of their delivery drivers allegedly gave out her personal phone number. "@PapaJohns was my favorite pizza but the drivers they use give out your personal phone number to their family members," she tweeted Sunday. Azalea tweeted a number of photos of messages she received as a result.



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