Women in music

Miranda Lambert calls out Internet bullies in a new Instagram post after receiving negative comments on a photo she posted on November 3. "Every now and then I decide to re-join the world of social media and post something really personal. Not promoting anyone or anything. Not selling a better version of myself to anyone or trying to look cool like we all do all the time," she posted.

"Last night I was all dolled up and 'out on the town' with my sweet man at the CMA Awards in Nashville."

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Alicia Keys says that she is ready to open up on her new album Here, saying that "the world is f****d up." "My sister asked me if I was ready to be the Nina I was born to be, the Bob I was born to be, the Lennon I was born to be," Keys told FACT. "Because the time is now. We're living through it. The world is f****d up."

Keys released Here on November 4.

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Dolly Parton was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 50th Annual CMA Awards on November 2. A musical tribute of her biggest hits was also performed by Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Jennifer Nettles, Kacey Musgraves and a cappella group Pentatonix.

"I hope they don't think because they gave me a Lifetime Achievement Award, I'll be done," Parton joked.

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The 2016 Soul Train Awards hosted a star-studded lineup. Among some of the attendees were Erykah Badu, Brandy, Tamar Jackson and Jill Scott. Badu hosted the show for the second year in a row. The singer-songwriter entertained the crowd by telling jokes about topics such as Donald Trump and alien life. Badu discussed the future of black America.

The awards show was held on November 6 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

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Destiny's Child are following the new #Mannequin challenge trend. The group has reunited briefly to release a video for the new viral trend.

Destiny's Child's last album, Destiny Fulfilled was released back in 2004. A compilation of their hits titled, Love Songs was released in 2013. Since then the group has gotten back together a number of times for special events, including the Super Bowl 2013 halftime show.

The trio of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams are back once again.

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Alicia Keys has just released a new video for her track "Blended Family." The song is taken from her latest album, Here. The video is shot in black and white, which is symbolic to the song. The song and video are moving as Keys sings about and shows off her family. It features her children with Swizz Beatz, Egypt and Genesis.

"I know it started with a little drama / I hate you had to read it in the paper / But everything's alright with me and ya mama / Baby everybody here you know adores ya."

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Lauren Alaina will be making her debut acting gig as the lead role in the film, Road Less Traveled. The singer discusses the excitement of a first time acting performance, including an onscreen kiss. The film, named after a new single by Alaina of the same name deals with a dark period in her life. Three traumatic events are the focus of the film; her own battle with bulimia, her parent's divorce, and her father's alcoholism.

The single "Road Less Traveled" was co-written with Meghan Trainor and appeared on her 2015 self-titled EP. The film will be released sometime in January of 2017.

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Ariana Grande says that she is "almost done" with her new album. The singer broke the news to her fans on Snapchat, saying that she feels "inspired." "Oh yeah, and I'm almost done with an album," Grande said in a Snapchat video. "I didn't mean to make an album, and I don't know if it's done at all, but I just have a bunch of songs that I really like."

Grande last released Dangerous Woman in May, her follow-up to 2014's My Everything.

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The finale of Dancing With the Stars began with big news. Country star Jana Kramer was eliminated on the first night. Kramer and her dance partner Gleb Savchenko were cut on the season 23 finale. The couple played fourth in the competition. After Kramer's and Savchenko's elimination was revealed, Kramer said "This has been amazing."

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