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Day in Pop Report for 01/26/2015


Paul McCartney, Rihanna and Kanye West Release New Song
Paul McCartney and Kanye West recently made headlines when they released a collaborative track and they have now followed up with another new song that also features popstar Rihanna.

The new acoustic based track, "FourFiveSeconds," has been to digital retailers and like the previous McCartney and West track "Only One" also features Ty Dolla $ign.

They also reportedly plan to release a music video for the new track, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. "I heard they shot the video recently," says Ty Dolla $ign. "I know it's crazy, so just be looking out for [it]."

Ty Dolla $ign also suggested that the new song was intended for West's new album which "may" be co-produced by the Beatles legend. See the cover art and preview the track here.

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Chris Brown Victim Of Identity Theft?
Controversial entertainer Chris Brown has reportedly been the victim of "identity theft" after someone got their hands on Brown's jail ID card and tried to sell it online, reports TMZ.

This past week a person was attempting to sell Brown's jail ID from the San Bernardino County Jail online for $10,000. The card was created when he passed through the facility when he was being transported across the country in April of last year.

Once Brown's attorney learned of the attempted sale, he reportedly contacted San Bernardino Sheriff's Department to investigate. Authorities have reportedly seized the ID card from the person who was trying to sell it, according to the report.

Law enforcement sources told the site that they are investigating how the ID card was taken out of police custody and whether a crime was committed. Read the report here.

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Blake Shelton Giving Away Album, Hosts Saturday Night Live
Blake Shelton pulled double duty on Saturday Night Live this past weekend as both the host the program and the musical guest and he also celebrated by offering free downloads of his latest album "Bringing Back The Sunshine" for U.S. fans. MXM sent over the following highlights from the show for fans that may have missed the broadcast.

Patriots Press Conference Cold Open: New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick (Beck Bennett) and quarterback Tom Brady (Taran Killam) reveal who was really responsible for the deflated footballs. Watch it here.

Blake Shelton's Hee-Haw Monologue: Host Blake Shelton teaches Taran Killam, Pete Davidson, Jay Pharoah, Cecily Strong, Vanessa Bayer and Leslie Jones about country humor with help from an old kook (Bobby Moynihan). Watch it here.

Farm Hunk: A group of women (Cecily Strong, Vanessa Bayer, Kate McKinnon, Sasheer Zamata, Aidy Bryant, Leslie Jones) compete for the affections of a hunky farmer (Blake Shelton) on reality dating series Farm Hunk. Watch it here.

Wishin' Boot: Blake Shelton, Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon star in the country music video for "Wishin' Boot." Watch it here.

Celebrity Family Feud with Blake Shelton: The Voice coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine (Taran Killam), Pharrell (Jay Pharoah) and Christina Aguilera (Cecily Strong) take on American Idol judges Keith Urban (Kate McKinnon), Nicki Minaj (Sasheer Zamata), Harry Connick, Jr. (Beck Bennett) and Steven Tyler (Kyle Mooney). Watch it here.

Blake Shelton: Neon Lights: Shelton performs "Neon Lights". Watch it here.

Weekend Update 1-24-15, Part 1 of 2: Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including President Obama's comeback at the State of the Union and the Patriots' cheating accusations. Riblet (Bobby Moynihan) stops by. Watch it here.

Weekend Update 1-24-15, Part 2 of 2: Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including the death of the inventor of instant replays. Pete Davidson and Michael Che's ex-girlfriend Nicole (Sasheer Zamata) stop by. Watch it here.

Weekend Update: Riblet: Michael Che's high school friend Riblet (Bobby Moynihan) makes an unexpected appearance and proves it's not that hard to be a Weekend Update anchor. Watch it here.

Weekend Update: Pete Davidson on Secure Passwords: Pete Davidson explains how having a good computer password can prevent your girlfriend from logging onto your computer and discovering how much gay porn you've watched. Watch it here.

Weekend Update: Nicole: Michael Che's ex-girlfriend Nicole (Sasheer Zamata) shares tips for getting your personal finances in order - until her and Che's history gets in the way. Watch it here.
Parole Board: A prisoner (Kenan Thompson) pleads his case but the parole board is not so easily swayed, especially because of his cannibalism. Watch it here.

My Darlin' Joan: A widower (Taran Killam) teams with a musician (Blake Shelton) to pen an ode to his dearly departed wife (Kate McKinnon). Watch it here.

Blake Shelton: Boys 'Round Here: Shelton performs "Boys 'Round Here". Watch it here.

Magician: An audience member (Blake Shelton) heckles a magician (Taran Killam) until he grants him the power to go down on himself. Watch it here.

Shelton celebrated his appearance on SNL by launching a free download of his latest album, "Bringing Back The Sunshine." via Googleplay for a limited time for U.S. residents. You can grab the download here.

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Eminem Releases 'Detroit vs. Everybody' Video
(Radio.com) Eminem has recruited a wealth of motor city rappers to be featured in the music video for his star-studded "Detroit vs. Everybody". From DeJ Loaf to Big Sean, Danny Brown to Royce Da 5'9″, Trick Trick back to Eminem himself, the video features each Motor City native spitting their own bars about the city that raised them, with DeJ handling the chorus.

Meanwhile, shots of other Detroit residents, children among them, are scattered between shots of the rappers atop rooftops, in the streets or within dilapidated buildings. It's all shot in black and white, even when showing images of normally light-filled objects like the neon lights of a casino.

Eminem and Trick Trick finish off the video, Em boasting about his accomplishments while Trick once again makes the harrowing declaration: "Detroit vs. EVERYbody."

Watch the video here.

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Diplo Talks Taylor Swift Backlash
(Radio.com) Last November Diplo drew a lot of heat when he tweeted that "someone should make a Kickstarter to get Taylor Swift a booty," a comment which led Lorde to call out the producer's "tiny" privates. Months later, he's still paying for it.

In an interview with GQ, Diplo talked about life post-that Taylor Swift tweet, which has been full of online land mines. Specifically, Diplo has struggled with having to censor himself on Twitter.

"It sucks for me, because now I have to not be as crazy as I am on the internet," he said. "Which totally sucks, because it's not going to be fun anymore."

If it seems strange that a grown man who once made a comment as unfiltered as the Taylor Swift one would now feel the need to censor himself, the move actually comes out of fear of Taylor Swift fans' backlash. "But the repercussions are really bad. Like, Taylor Swift fans are really crazy," he continued. "They threatened to murder me and stuff. It's really bizarre, and disgusting. They're the worst people in the world."

Diplo's disdain for Swifties doesn't end there. He even went as far as to compare them to Gaga's Little Monsters. "And I'm a pretty big fan. But they're like 'I wish your kids had Down syndrome.' They're so evil," he said. "I dissed Lady Gaga before, and the gays were never even this mean. They're funny. These people are like mean-spirited, evil human beings. I'm not a politician. I shouldn't have to be under the microscope for people like that."

Then the interview gets weird. Diplo not only says he knows things about Swift that would cause controversy, but he goes on to say that he's living in fear. "She has like forty million Twitter fans. Forty million! Yeah. It's crazy. I'm a fan though. Her powers--she's big," he said. "She's strong, bro. Taylor Swift is very strategic with her friends and enemies. And I know lots of secrets. I can't divulge, but I know a lot of stuff about her. And she's definitely, there's definitely scary stuff going on. And I'm scared. I'm scared for my life."

Strangely that last quote where he says "I'm scared for my life" only appeared in the second iteration of the interview for the magazine's "19 Musicians That Matter" slideshow. It was first replaced with this: "Taylor Swift is very strategic with her friends and enemies," he said. "And I know lots of secrets. I can't divulge, but I know a lot of stuff about her. And I'm scared. I'm scared for my life."

Read more here.

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Kevin Gates Announces The I Don't Get Tired Tour
Kevin Gates has announced that he will be launching a headline tour next month. The The I Don't Get Tired #IDGT Tour will be hitting cities in select markets in the United States in February and March.

The tour, named after the track "I Don't Get Tired (#IDGT)," is scheduled to kick off on February 20th in Montgomery, AL at Liquids and will be concluding on March 15th in Shreveport, LA at Kokopellis.

Gates is launching the tour in support of his latest release, "Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition Mixtape" which hit the top 10 on various Billboard charts. Check out the dates here.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Announce Album and Tour
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds has announced that they will be releasing their sophomore album, "Chasing Yesterday," on March 3rd in various formats including digitally, standard CD, deluxe CD and vinyl.

The former Oasis star wrote and produced the new album himself. He had this to say about the experience, "It was a major pain in the arse. It's not that I've ever had people telling me what to write or what direction to go in, but managing sessions from one end of the week to the other proved extremely difficult.

"I had all these people looking at me and saying: 'right, what are we doing today?' I was making the whole thing up as I went along." Fans can pre-order the album in various formats here.

The group also announced that they will be launching a North American tour in support of the album. The trek is scheduled to kick off on May 3rd in Toronto at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts and will wrap up on June 7th with an appearance at the Governor's Ball in New York City. Check out the album's tracklisting and the upcoming tour dates here.

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Chris Stapleton Previews Forthcoming Solo Album
Chart topping country music songwriter Chris Stapleton has released a behind the scenes video for his forthcoming debut solo album, "Traveller," which will be released on May 5th.

Stapleton primarily recorded the new album at Nashville's historic RCA Studio A with producer Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell). Traveller was recorded by Vance Powell (Jack White).

Stapleton had this to say about the album, "This record was made standing on the shoulders of friends, family, and heroes. I hope people enjoy listening to it as much as I've enjoyed making it." Check out the behind the scenes video here.

While this is his debut solo album, Stapleton is no stranger to the music business having written or co-written over 170 song that have been recorded by stars ranging from Adele, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley to Vince Gill, Peter Frampton and Sheryl Crow.

Stapleton has also written five No. 1 hits including "Never Wanted Nothing More" by Kenny Chesney, George Strait's "Love's Gonna Make it Alright" and Luke Bryan's "Drink A Beer".

Chris will be promoting the new album by hitting the road with Little Big Town on their Pain Killer Tour in March followed by a series of dates on Eric Church's The Outsiders World Tour in May. Check out the album tracklisting here.

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Train Release 'Bulletproof Picasso' Video
(Radio.com) Train recruited Walking Dead's Emily Kinney to star as a waitress in their new music video for the song "Bulletproof Picasso." "We don't need a reason for anything we feel," Train sing in their new video.

The video, directed by Scantron Films & Mel Soria, offers up Kinney as a waitress who is physically assaulted by a customer. She ends up stealing the dude's car (reasonable) and picking up a handsome hitchhiker (reasonable), with the two of them driving to the California ocean to live happily ever after (reasonable!). Reid Ewing also stars.

The song is available on the latest release from Train, also titled Bulletproof Picasso. Train are also heading out on tour with The Fray this summer. Check out the tour dates here. Watch the video here.

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Pharrell To Appear On The Simpsons
(Radio.com) The Simpsons has always gravitated towards guest appearances from big names in music, and now Pharrell is set to appear on an upcoming episode, airing Feb. 8 on Fox.

The "Happy" singer will play himself in an episode titled "Walking Big & Tall." According to Entertainment Weekly, the show will illustrate the true story of a Milwaukee TV station that, in the 1980s, hired a composer to write a city pride anthem.

According to Simpsons executive producer Al Jean, Pharrell will make his star appearance after the city finds out that the composer they've hired has composed the same song for multiple cities. Pharrell will appear and save the day, when he "offers to write a new anthem for the town."

Read more here.

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Miranda Lambert's New Song 'Roots and Wings' Premieres In Commercial
(Radio.com) Miranda Lambert is the latest musician to endorse Ram Trucks. The country singer plays a new song she wrote exclusively for the truck line called "Roots and Wings."

The one-minute commercial showcases Lambert singing on a front porch while imagery of nature and driving down a dirt road pops up on the screen. "I raise my glass on a Saturday night/ I thank the Lord above on my Sunday drive," she sings while driving in her own Ram Truck.

"This campaign is actually designed to broaden the appeal of both Ram and Miranda, beyond our core audiences as we connect with our respective fans in new, meaningful ways," said Olivier Francois, Chrysler Group's chief marketing officer. "In simple terms, the target for our 'Roots and Wings' campaign is not a single target. Men, women, all ages, and sure, we hope the millions of die-hard fans Miranda has will like it too."

While fans of Lambert's will start seeing the commercial this week on television, the video will also play during her Certified Platinum Tour right before she takes the stage. Read more here.

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Wiz Khalifa Remixes Fall Out Boy's 'Uma Thurman'
(Radio.com) Wiz Khalifa has joined Fall Out Boy on a remix of their song "Uma Thurman," deemed the Wiz Khalifa Boys Of Zummer Remix. The two artists just announced their joint Boys Of Zummer tour, so it makes sense that they would release a collaboration to mark the occasion.

The song triangulates both of their genres and ends up somewhere in the middle, with EDM drops and buzzing synths. Fall Out Boy haven't lost their emotive vocal edge, though, and Khalifa delivers a typically party-hearty verse about how he's "more exclusive" than the object of his affection's ex.

This isn't the first time Fall Out Boy have toed the hip-hop line: they toured with Paul Wall back in 2006, and released their 2007 "It's Not A Scene It's An Arms Race Megamix," with Tyga, Fabolous, Jay Z, Kanye West, Paul Wall, Jadakiss, T.I., Lupe Fiasco and Lil Wayne. Read more here.

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Chris Brown Goes Samurai For 'Autumn Leaves' Video
(Radio.com) Chris Brown's latest video for "Autumn Leaves" finds him journeying to foreign lands and wearing the swords of a samurai. The video eschews traditional music video tropes (with the exception of one rather out of place girl in a bikini) in favor of cherry blossoms and Buddha statues. While the imagery is largely Eastern, the video was in fact shot in the lush rainforest of Hawaii.

Brown's girlfriend Karrueche Tran co-stars as his robe-clad lover in the video. They keep things very PG though: Chris Brown gives her no more than a peck on the forehead during a romantic hail of blossoms.

The song features Kendrick Lamar, who doesn't seem to have made it to the shoot; instead, he is an invisible voice from above. Chris Brown raps quietly along to some of his verse.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Brown described why he chose Kendrick for the song: 'I picked Kendrick because his subject matter as a lyricist is beyond everybody else's," he explained. 'There's a substance to what he says."

Watch the video here.

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The Decemberists Sing About Kim Kardashian on TV
(Radio.com) You might feel that the Decemberists low-energy strain of indie rock music doesn't quite rock enough for your tastes. And perhaps the subjects in their lyrics don't interest you either. Maybe you'd be more interested if they sang about the same subjects that you care about. Like, say, Kim Kardashian.

Well, good news: Jimmy Kimmel found a way to make them more interesting to you on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Kimmel, who has been getting celebrities to read mean tweets for years, featured the indie band singing some rather trolly YouTube comments.

So, if the band's lyrics such as "Sweet descend this rabble 'round the pretty little patter of a seaport town/Rolling in the water and rolling down the old main drag/All dolled up in gabardine, the lash-flashing Leda of pier nineteen" (from "Down By The Water") never quite grabbed you, you may find that you enjoy this number about Kim Kardashian: "OMG she proved she didn't have a butt implants [sic] with a butt x-ray and she admitted she gets Botox, she does squats!"

It's possible that you felt what the Decemberists were missing was more songs about Justin Bieber. No prob! They blew minds with this rocker: "Beaver [sic] is a cocky little punk who thinks he can piss on people cuz he is worth 160 million!"

They kept it fair and balanced, singing a response to the above comment, and this one is sure to become one of their biggest hits: "Shut up he hot and he can do whatever!"

Watch it here.

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As Katy Perry Prepares For Super Bowl She Holds Puppy Bowl Meeting
(Radio.com) Next Sunday, Katy Perry will be bringing her glitter-filled show to the Glendale, Ariz., stadium where Super Bowl XLIX is held. But judging by a couple of her recent Instagram posts, it seems like she's just as excited for another event held the same day: the Puppy Bowl XI.

Last week, Perry posted a pic of her pre-Bowl (Puppy Bowl, that is) routine: a face mask covered with plastic wrap she was inexplicably wearing next to a cement bust that was clad in tanning glasses.

On Friday, Perry showed the after effects of that mask (and her new purple dye job) in an Instagram of herself and her dog Butters with the caption "V important puppy bowl meeting."

You can tell they're in game mode by Perry's Adidas tracksuit (and lone pink shower slide) that she wore in her last Puppy Bowl prep photo update. See the posts here.

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Which Harry Potter House Would Ariana Grande Be In?
(Radio.com) There's many ways to figure out what kind of person you are but the easiest one is probably thinking about which Hogwarts house you'd belong to. All of the four houses--Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin--have their own distinct identities as J.K. Rowling outlined in her Harry Potter series. And, like many millennials, Ariana Grande has clearly thought through each of them.

When Tom Felton, the actor best known for playing Slytherin house member Draco Malfoy, tweeted that he had been asked by the Huffington Post which house Grande would be in, the pop singer responded with a very unexpected answer.

While he had filed her to the heroic Gryffindor camp, the one which Harry Potter and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger belonged to, Grande revealed her dark side and said that she actually sees herself more as a Syltherin member.

"@ArianaGrande I got asked by Huffington Post what house you'd be in. I went with Gryffindor. Hoping that suits." - Tom Felton (@TomFelton) January 23, 2015"

"pottermore said slytherin but i'll take it☁️ "@tomfelton: @arianagrande I got asked by huff post what house youd be in. I went w Gryffindor"- Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 23, 2015

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Jason Aldean Talks Georgia Football
(Radio.com) Country superstar Jason Aldean makes no bones about his status as a diehard Georgia boy, all the way down to his custom line of cowboy hats. So it's no surprise that Aldean's sports predilections lean towards all things Georgia. Moving to the capital of country music, Nashville, has affected his allegiances to some degree.

"You know, when it comes to the NFL, I've never been over-the-top on any team," Aldean admits during an interview with Radio.com, revealing his preference for college football, the Georgia Bulldogs in particular. "I keep up with the (Atlanta) Falcons, because I'm from Georgia, and the Titans, (after) moving to Tennessee. I'm not really a diehard one way or the other for any team, but those are kind of the two teams that I really watch.

"I would like to see the Falcons win a Super Bowl at some point, just the fact that they're from Georgia," he adds. "I don't know that they've ever won a Super Bowl (ed. note: while the Falcons made it to Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999, they lost to the Denver Broncos, 34-19), but it definitely hasn't been in my lifetime, that's for sure."

When it comes to Aldean's favorite NFL players, he roots for guys with ties to the Georgia Bulldogs as they make their way in the professional ranks. "I like Matthew Stafford (of the Detroit Lions), a former Georgia quarterback, Knowshon Moreno, running back that actually played there with Stafford, he's with the (Miami) Dolphins now. I like to keep up with those guys.

"Stafford's one of those guys," Aldean continues. "He was just in my opinion one of the best quarterbacks Georgia's had ever, and to watch him come out now, be the starting quarterback for Detroit. Him and Calvin Johnson up there, that's pretty fun to watch."

When asked which of his own songs would make for a strong sports anthem, the singer selected a pair of tunes from two different albums that he thinks would fit the bill.

"'Tattoos on This Town' for me I think is a really cool song that would kind of sum up that," Aldean explained. 'The Only Way I Know,' which is another song of mine, I think is a cool one. Just working hard and getting it done, I think that's pretty cool for a sports team, too.'

Watch the full interview with Jason Aldean here.

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Sofia Vergara Wants To Have 'Really Big' Wedding
(Extra) Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello hit the SAG red carpet for the first time as an engaged couple. Sofia talking to "Extra's" Mario Lopez about how the wedding planning is going.

The actress, proudly showing off her engagement ring, giggling with excitement. Mario joking about the huge rock, "So he went chintzy." Sofia, "He went crazy�It's perfection."

The actress revealing the couple who got engaged over the holidays have not set a date just yet, "We are trying to figure out like right now because he's working during the summer and I'm promoting the movie that I have with Reese Witherspoon."

She continued, "It's gonna be like crazy, because we want to do something really big�We have to, we tried to make a small list and it didn't work out�We have to plan a lot so I don't know if we're gonna be able to do it this summer." Read more here.

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