Women in music

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Tegan and Sara have released a new video for "Stop Desire," taken off of their latest album Love You To Death. The new sexually suggestive clip, directed by Allister Ann, features Tegan and Sara enduring mundane, everyday tasks and drenching them in sexual overtones, including standing on a busy street singing the song while people pass them by.

"We wanted to marry the high-energy and colorful vibe of "Stop Desire's" production with the longing sexual undertones of the song's lyrics," the duo explains in a Facebook post.

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Katy Perry just teamed up with Funny or Die and Rock the Vote to release a new video in which she's encouraging people to go to polls and vote, according to Huffington Post. In the comical video, Perry slides out of bed and goes to her local polling place with messy hair that appears to have multiple things stuck in it, such as a lollipop and gum.

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Kacey Musgraves announced she will be touring during the upcoming holiday season. The tour is to coincide with the release of her Christmas album, A Very Kacey Christmas. The Christmas album will be a blend of new material and traditional Christmas songs. A couple of Musgrave originals include "Christmas Makes Me Cry" and "A Willie Nice Christmas."

Musgraves' new Christmas album will be available in October. She begins the holiday tour November 26 in Windsor, Ontario and wraps up December 17 in Evansville, Indiana.

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Watch Amy Lee's Dreamy 'If You're a Star' Animated Video

Evanescence singer Amy Lee released a dreamy new video for "If You're a Star," a track from her just-released children's album Dream Too Much.

Playing off counting sheep, the animated video follows a wayward sheep's journey as it encounters dancing stars, elephant flies and other creatures of the night as the sheep looks to rejoin its pack. “The video is meant to illustrate that we’re never alone, that we’re not so different, all across the world,” Lee said of the video in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. “All you have to do is look up to remember that we are all under the same very big sky, maybe even wishing on the same star.”

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Lady Gaga has unveiled a group of new songs from her upcoming album, Joanne. The tracks were played during a recent show as part of her tour of "dive bars." The singer, who recently revealed that she will be playing at the next Super Bowl halftime show, performed the songs at a show in Nashville. The tracks are called "Sinner's Prayer" and "A-Yo."

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JoJo's third studio album Mad Love is now available to stream online. The follow-up to 2006's The High Road features 11 tracks and collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Remy Ma and Alessia Cara. "I feel anxious. I'm nervous, I'm excited, I'm thankful," JoJo told Rap-Up of releasing her new album. "Now that I'm back, I'm just never gonna stop."

"I feel anxious. I'm nervous, I'm excited, I'm thankful," JoJo told Rap-Up of releasing her new album.

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Alicia Keys, Chance the Rapper and ASAP Rocky all performed at KCA's Black Ball. Keys is a co-founding member of the event, which took place this year on Wednesday, October 19. Before the event took place she spoke on all the talent taking part in the special night: "We have an electric lineup of performers both legends and newcomers this year . . ."

Keys' new release HERE is set to drop on November 4.

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Courtney Love has opened up about the rivalry that existed between Nirvana and Pearl Jam, admitting that Pearl Jam pissed Nirvana off. "Chris Cornell, Mark Arm, Eddie Vedder, and Kurt [Cobain], there was a rivalry," Love told National Geographic.

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"I listen to Lithium, which is like all of the '90s songs and a lot of them are actually about me, which is interesting," she said. "There's so many Smashing Pumpkins songs about me, there's a Bush song about me."

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DIONNE WARWICK - DON'T MAKE ME OVER

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Little Big Town announced during a special press conference on November 1 that "Better Man," the lead single off of their upcoming album, was written by Taylor Swift. The group explained that they did not want to reveal who had written the song before people had a chance to listen to it. "She sent us this song and it was one that was really special to her . . ."

Little Big Town also announced that they will be playing six nights at the Ryman Auditorium to help celebrate its 125th Anniversary. Their residency at the venue will begin on February 24, the same day that their new album The Breaker will be released.

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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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Jackie Evancho - Ave Maria

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Lorde scored her first Number One album as her second LP Melodrama topped the Billboard 200 in its debut week, leading the way on a shook-up Top 10 that featured six new releases.



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Watch 'Baby Adult' Lorde Talk 'Emotional Renaissance' 20-year-old singer-songwriter reflects on mourning teenage years and loving Greek melodramas in clip from interview for cover story

Melodrama sold 109,000 total copies in its first week, a slight drop from the 129,000 copies Pure Heroine sold in its debut week in 2014; however, Pure Heroine only managed to peak at Number Three, Billboard reports.

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Lady Gaga surprised students at Walter Reed Middle School in Hollywood when she was recently introduced as their substitute teacher. As AdWeekreports, her guest teaching appearance was filmed for a new PSA to launch a fundraising campaign in partnership with Staples for Born this Way Foundation and DonorsChoose.org, which helps teachers fund class projects and supplies.


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In the clip, one stunned student asks, "Wait, are you the real Lady Gaga?" The singer takes off her glasses to emphasize she is indeed the real deal. The students share their goals and dreams while hanging out with the pop star.

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Beyoncé introduced the world to twins Sir and Rumi Carter in the first official photo of her and Jay-Z's newborns. The singer posted the photo on Instagram with the caption, "Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today."

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In the photo, a veiled Beyoncé holds the children in front of myriad flowers in a garden.

The photo mirrors the singer's February announcement that she was pregnant with twins, which found her shrouded in a green veil and kneeling in front of flowers. "We would like to share our love and happiness," the Carters wrote at the time. "We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes."

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Madonna filed a request for a temporary restraining against the auction house Gotta Have It Collectibles to stop the sale of several personal items, including a breakup letter from Tupac Shakur, Reuters reports.


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Per a request filed in New York State Supreme Court, the pop star is seeking to remove 20 items from the sale. These include a pair of underwear, an old checkbook, a hairbrush, personal photos, the Tupac letter and another previously reported missive. That note – addressed to a "J" believed to be actor John Enos, whom the pop star briefly dated – was expected to fetch at least $5,000 because in it Madonna called Whitney Houston and Sharon Stone "horribly mediocre."

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Kendrick Lamar leads the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards nominations pack with eight, while the Weeknd and Katy Perry both scored five. The VMAs will air live from the Forum in Los Angeles on August 27th at 8 p.m. ET/PT.


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Perry scored nominations for several songs. Her Witness single "Chained to the Rhythm" picked up Best Pop Video, Direction and Visual Effects, while her Migos collaboration, "Bon Appetit" is up for Best Art Direction. The pop star also received a nod for Calvin Harris' "Feels" video in the Best Collaboration category. As for the Weeknd, the singer's cameo-packed "Reminder" video is up in several creative categories.

Best Pop Video
Shawn Mendes – "Treat You Better"
Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You"
Harry Styles – "Sign of the Times"
Fifth Harmony – "Down" [ft. Gucci Mane]
Katy Perry – "Chained to the Rhythm" [ft. Skip Marley]
Miley Cyrus – "Malibu"

Best Choreography
Kanye West – "Fade"
Ariana Grande – "Side to Side" [ft. Nicki Minaj]
Kendrick Lamar – "HUMBLE."
Sia – "The Greatest"
Fifth Harmony – "Down" [ft. Gucci Mane]

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Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald's legal team subpoenaed Lady Gaga as part of the producer's defamation lawsuit against Kesha, who has, in her own lawsuit, accused Dr. Luke of sexual assault.


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"In connection with Dr. Luke's defamation claims against Kesha, various third parties are being deposed by both sides, including celebrities," Gottwald's rep said in a statement.

"Dr. Luke's counsel served a subpoena on Lady Gaga because she has relevant information regarding, among other things, false statements about Dr. Luke made to her by Kesha. This motion has become necessary because Dr. Luke's counsel has not been able to obtain, despite repeated request[s], a deposition date from Lady Gaga."

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Lorde takes over an abandoned island paradise in the gorgeous new video for "Perfect Places." The song appears on the singer's new album, Melodrama.

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In the Grant Singer-directed clip, Lorde explores her expansive and breathtaking surroundings, trekking through tall grass, running along the coastline, floating in a lagoon and firing a rifle at some fruit dangling in a tree. The clip also captures a kind of beatific loneliness as Lorde lounges in front of a feast in an empty dining room and dances on her own in front of a raging fire.

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Both Diplo and Rihanna have collaborated with artists across the board, but the prolific music makers have yet to work with each other. In a new interview with GQ Style, Diplo reveals that the absence of a Diplo-produced Rihanna track has not been for lack of trying – on his part.


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"I just want her on a Major Lazer song," he told the publication, adding, "She's like the one artist we can't ever get."

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A Colorado radio DJ testified under oath that he did not grope Taylor Swift at a 2013 meet-and-greet while the pop star's legal team countered his story as the trial began in Denver Tuesday, Buzzfeed reports. Swift accused the DJ, David "Jackson" Mueller, of reaching under her skirt at a backstage photo-op and grabbing her butt.


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Mueller sued Swift in 2015 for $3 million, claiming the accusations were false and cost him his job. A month later, Swift countersued Mueller for assault and battery.

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Fiona Apple recorded a heartfelt video message to her "hero" Sinead O'Connor, just days after the Irish singer posted her own video detailing her mental illness battle and thoughts of suicide.


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"I want you to know that you are my hero as well," Apple said. "I just saw the video of you and I don't want you to feel like that. I don’t want you to feel like that. You've given so much. And I wish I could be there. I wish I could be of some use to you… I'm your friend, that's all I want to say, and you're my hero."

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On August 3rd, O'Connor posted a troubling 12-minute video, recorded in a New Jersey motel room, to social media.

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The families of the 22 people killed in the May attack outside an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England will receive $324,000 each from the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, Billboard reports.


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The fund was established in the aftermath of the attack and has raised more than $23 million both through public donations and from the proceeds of Grande's One Love Manchester benefit concert. Grande hosted the all-star show in June, just weeks after the May 22nd attack. The concert featured performances from the pop star, as well as Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Coldplay, Pharrell and more.

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Coldplay, Mary J. Blige and Lady Antebellum are among the artists to postpone Houston-area shows Friday as the region braces for the arrival of Hurricane Harvey, which is expected to reach Category 3 status by the time in makes landfall.

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"We really wanted to play tonight, but sitting here all together watching the news about the storm, we feel that we can't ask anyone to put their safety at risk. So, sadly, we will have to postpone," the band wrote in a statement.
"We will give details of rescheduling/refunding as soon as we can. We are really sorry for the inconveniences this will cause. Stay safe and see you soon."

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When Taylor Swift unveiled an excerpt of her upcoming "Look What You Made Me Do" video on Friday, one of the shots in the preview drew immediate comparisons and social media criticism for its likeness to Beyoncé's "Formation." Following the controversy, director Joseph Kahn, who helmed the Swift video, turned to Twitter to downplay any similarities between the two videos.


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"I've worked with Beyoncé a few times. She's an amazing person. The #LWYMMDvideo is not in her art space. Love and respect to Bey," Kahn tweeted. "Also there's something to that 'formation' shot I painted out and you haven't seen yet. Stay tuned Sunday."

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Beyoncé has pledged to "help as many" victims of Hurricane Harvey as she can in the aftermath of devastating storm that has unleashed historic flooding in Texas.

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In a statement to the Houston Chronicle, the Houston-born singer said, "My heart goes out to my hometown, Houston, and I remain in constant prayer for those affected and for the rescuers who have been so brave and determined to do so much to help."

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Pink elaborated on the poignant speech she made after receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards. On Ellen, Pink explained she hoped to inspire her six-year-old daughter, Willow Hart, to be more "resilient" with her message of non-conformity.


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"I get my feelings hurt all the time," Pink told DeGeneres, who introduced the singer at the VMAs. "It doesn't feel good to hear mean things about yourself, but if you’re human you’re going to hear it. If you're past the age of 12, you will at some point be heartbroken by someone else."

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Fifth Harmony dropped their surprise new video "Deliver" Friday, the latest visual from the now-quartet's self-titled album.

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"Surprise, Harmonizers! We wanted to DELIVER something special as a thank you for your incredible support," Fifth Harmony tweeted to fans before the David Camarena-directed video's premiere.

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Miley Cyrus turned her own Rainbowland Studios in Malibu into the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Friday, where the singer performed her rendition of the Roberta Flack classic "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

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Keeping with the vibe of Cyrus' upcoming LP Younger Now, the singer takes a country-tinged approached to the oft-covered soul song, adding pedal steel and acoustic guitars to transform "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" into a country waltz.

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A digital doppelgänger shadows Björk in her trippy video for new single "The Gate." Longtime visual collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang and Gucci designer Alessandro Michele helped create the kaleidoscopic clip, which opens with the singer playing flute in a field before shifting to a dreamscape where Björk controls a magical sphere.


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"The doorway lies within the wound from Vulnicura, which now appears transformed into a prismatic portal channeled between the chests of two lovers," he said. "Not lovers in the quotidian romantic sense, but in a broader cosmological way. As a throughway into Bjork's new album, 'The Gate' is a declaration of hope sung by a woman refracted and re-formed into a luminous whole."

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Lady Gaga reckons with the grueling demands of pop stardom in the new trailer for Gaga: Five Foot Two. The documentary debuted earlier this year at the Toronto Film Festival and comes to Netflix this Friday.


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In the latest teaser for the film, Lady Gaga offers a brief summary of the struggles that preceded her 2016 LP Joanne while speaking with Apple Music's Zane Lowe: "Paranoia, fear, body pain, anxiety." "I go from everyone touching me all day, talking at me all day to total silence," she adds in the somber trailer. "And all these people will leave, and then I'll be alone."

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