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B-Sides Report for 11/10/2015



Two Men Stabbed At RZA's New Jersey Home

(Radio.com) Two men were stabbed at Wu-Tang head RZA's New Jersey home on Saturday (Nov 7) according to reports. According to Page Six, the stabbings took place at a party held by RZA's adult children while RZA was not there.

While few details have been released, NJ.com has reported that New Jersey State Police responded arrived at the home after a stabbing report at 1:18 a.m. on Saturday morning, said Sgt. Gregory Williams, a State Police spokesman.

Two men were found stabbed on the scene with serious injuries. The injured men were taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey. Read more here.

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5 Seconds of Summer's Michael Clifford Injured On Stage Again

(Radio.com) 5 Seconds of Summer's Michael Clifford is building a bit of a reputation for hurting himself during shows. The guitarist was performing with his bandmates at the Radio 1 Teen Awards at London's Wembley Stadium this weekend when he accidentally fell off the stage.

A video clip from the evening shows how it all went down: As 5SOS started to play their single 'Hey Everybody!," Clifford took one step too many and suddenly disappeared from sight.

Thankfully, he was alright, though he warned on Twitter that he might be on crutches for a few days. He tweeted "all good geezers. On crutches for the next few days. don't look at me funny pls lolz. Thanks radio 1 for having us!" Read more here.

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One Direction Stream New Song 'End of the Day'

(Radio.com) One Direction may soon be headed for an extended hiatus, but their battle for November 13th album supremacy continues. The guys has been famously "sparring" with Justin Bieber, whose album Purpose drops the same day as One Direction's new album Made in the A.M.

One Direction released a new track off that album, titled "End of the Day." The song switches tempo when it gets to the chorus, becoming an anthemic tribute to the girls who remain true to themselves. "

All I know at the end of the day, is you want what you want and you say what you say and you follow your heart even though it'll break sometimes," Harry, Louis, Niall and Liam sing.

"That hook is really simple, says Tomlinson in a videotaped message, "but it just sticks in your head." Listen to the track here.

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Adele Spends Second Week At No. 1 With 'Hello'

(popmusiclife) Adele has topped the US charts for a second week with her new single, "Hello." Billboard reports the UK singer sold another 635,000 downloads of the lead track from her forthcoming album "25" to hold on to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Hello" debuted as the first song ever to sell more than 1 million downloads in a week with 1.11 million copies sold. Produced by Greg Kurstin, "25" is the follow-up to Adele's 2011 smash "21", which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.

The singer will launch the album with a concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York on November 17, a BBC 1 TV special on November 20 and a performance on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live on November 21. Watch the video for the hit song here.

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Ariana Grande Scores Top 10 Hit With 'Focus'

(popmusiclife) Ariana Grande's new single, "Focus", has debuted in the Top 10 of the US singles chart. Billboard reports the lead single from Grande's forthcoming album, "Moonlight", enters the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 7.

Grande's 6th Top 10 on the Hot 100 also debuts on the Digital Songs chart at No. 5, the Streaming Songs chart at No. 8 and the Radio Songs list at No. 38. "Moonlight" is expected in early 2016.

The pop star recently issued a video for "Focus" directed by Hannah Lux Davis, who has overseen other videos for Grande including "Love Me Harder" and "Bang Bang." Watch it here.

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Mumford & Sons Announce U.S. Tour

(Radio.com) Mumford & Sons announced via their Facebook page that they will be touring the U.S. in 2016. Calling the tour 'An Arrow Through the Heartland,' the band will play in mostly midwestern and southern states with stops in cities like New Orleans, Indianapolis, Houston, St. Louis, Charlotte and more.

Ben Lovett wrote in the post how touring the U.S. fulfills their childhood dreams. He continued on about the joys of touring, stating, "Rolling from one great city to the next, each with its own personality and uniqueness whilst remaining familiar enough at the same time.

"Waking up every morning with a conversation amongst us about who wants to visit "that" bookshop or "the" ultimate music sho [sic] or whatever the various cities had to offer." The post is accompanied by a video showing band members onstage and behind the scenes, having fun as they live their lives on the road. See the dates here.

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Chris Young Announces 2016 U.S. Tour With Cassadee Pope

(Radio.com) Chris Young has announced headlining US tour dates for 2016. Young is extending his I'm Comin' Over tour, with opener and duet partner, Cassadee Pope.

'We're kicking off the new year really big, and I'm excited to have Cassadee Pope join me starting in January," said Young in a prepared statement. 'When I heard her sing live I knew she would be the perfect person to sing on 'Think Of You' and I was hoping too that we could hit the road together at some point once the new record releases."

Chris's new album I'm Comin' Over drops this Friday November 13th, which is also when tickets for his new tour dates will be available. See the full dates for the upcoming tour here.

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Vivica A. Fox Sparks Controversy With 50 Cent's Sexuality Comments

(Radio.com) Vivica A. Fox is making headlines for something she recently said about her ex-boyfriend, 50 Cent. The 51-year-old actress was on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live! when she was asked by host Andy Cohen about recent controversy surrounding her former flame.

"What were your thoughts when 50 Cent blamed the [Empire] season ratings dip on 'gay stuff?'" Cohen asked Fox. "First of all, you know the pot called the kettle black is all I'm saying," she replied, to which co-host Kandi Burruss responded, 'That was some tea! That was shade. That was major shade."

But Vivica wasn't done quite yet When Andy Cohen asked if she was insinuating the 'In Da Club" star could be gay, Fox simply flipped her hair. However, she then added, "He's not' We had a great time. He just seems like he's got something that's not quite clear." She also pointed to a former XXL magazine cover featuring 50 and fellow rapper Soulja Boy that made her go, 'Hmm'" Read more here.

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Dr. Dre Releases New Track 'Naked' Feat. Marsha Ambrosius, Sly Paper

(Radio.com) Dr. Dre played one of his new tracks, "Naked," featuring Marsha Ambrosius and Sly Paper, for listeners on his Beats 1 radio show over this past weekend.

"This is Dr. Dre, and I pulled this one out of the vault," he said over the record. "Sending this out to all the exotic dancers out there. Get your money."

The song is certainly one for strip clubs, with a chorus that echoes a Nate Dogg melody. "Get naked, she gonna do it all for a man like me/ Pop it, if she could she would make it nightly/ She likes to get naked'" Read more here.

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Gwen Stefani Casts Doubt On Blake Shelton New Song Reports

(Radio.com) Gwen Stefani was interviewed by Radio.com affiliate station Mix 104.1 in Boston where the topic turned to her relationship with fellow Voice judge Blake Shelton, and the questions along those lines seemed a bit alarming to Stefani.

When asked about rumors that she is recording a country song, she said, "That, I cannot answer. But what I will say is, I can't believe how we live in a time where.. like, the internet is crazy! Anyone can just say anything, and it can become reality."

When told that her relationship with Shelton had been confirmed by a spokesperson to Us Weekly, she seemed slightly taken off guard. "You know what? I never said anything! I don't know where that statement came from! Like, that's crazy! How embarrassing."
She did reference, in a veiled way, her relationship with Shelton in the interview: "It feels like I've been in this cocoon and I've been ready to bust out, for many reasons. And there's been loads of people around me who have come to help and make me feel like a new person and uplift me. There's� incredible friends who have gone through similar things at the same time. It's incredible how God works and places people to help you through tough times." Shelton and Stefani both went through very public divorces at about the same time. Read more here.

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Wiz Khalifa Releases Explicit New Song

(Radio.com) Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa is leaving the drugs along for one song and it's his new track called "F Day." Produced by Ricky P, the song finds Wiz bragging to his girlfriend how he's going to break her off something proper in the bedroom.

Amber Rose's former husband pulls out the auto-tune for the racy song. He lets the woman know he's in an "Any Time, Any Place" state of mind when it comes to sex, singing, "It don't really matter what you doin'. It could be the middle of the day."

Wiz Khalifa is currently in the studio working on Rolling Papers 2: The Weed Album. If this song doesn't satiate your Wiz music cravings, he appears on Ty Dolla Sign's debut album Free TC on a song called "Sittin' Pretty." Listen to the explicit track here.

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RiFF RAFF's New EP as Alter Ego Jody HiGHROLLER Streaming Online

(Radio.com) Rapper and former reality star RiFF RAFF is flooding the music streets with new product. As his alter ego Jody HiGHROLLER, RiFF RAFF released a new EP titled Trench Coat Towers.

The eight-song collection features two instrumentals while the rest feature RiFF RAFF's rhymes. The Houston rapper was supposed to be working on his second album Peach Panther.

However, there has been little information given about the album since summer. In lieu of promoting an album release, RiFF AFF has kept himself in the spotlight by writing a book of poetry titled Neon Poetry. Take a listen to RiFF RAFF's new EP here.

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Azealia Banks Cancels Another Tour

(Radio.com) Azealia Banks has canceled her upcoming tour dates. The New York MC took to Twitter on Monday (Nov. 9) to share the news with 561,000-plus followers.

In the post the blamed her "busy" schedule writing: "Hi guys, I'm very busy at work. Your coins will be refunded and I will be back in January. NYC, I'll see u on the 19th."

The outing was scheduled following the cancellation of her tour with K. Michelle. It was set to kick off in Philadelphia on Nov. 18 and wrap in Dallas at the House of Blues on Nov. 28.

Banks will, however, still perform her hometown gig at Terminal 5 in New York City on Nov. 19. Read more here.

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Lil Durk and DeJ Loaf Stream New Track 'My Beyonce'

(Radio.com) Rappers Lil Durk and DeJ Loaf are allowing their rumored love spill onto wax with the debut of the song "My Beyonce." Set to appear on Durk's Dec. 15 mixtape 300 Days, 300 Nights, the track finds the pair kissing Beyonce's ring and getting mushy with one another.

While DeJ raps about being ready to commit and tie the knot, Durk's auto-tuned verses are filled with reasons he loves his girlfriend. "I like the way she move, shawty my baby, she everything, she the truth ' Shawty my Beyonce," he professes.

The new song premiered on Billboard on Monday (Nov. 9), where Lil Durk declared, "'I've been working hard every day and creating the best music in my career thus far. Expect a lot more music and collaborations from me in the near future." Stream the track here.

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Adele's Performance Of Hello At NRJ Music Awards Goes Online

(popmusiclife) Adele performed her smash hit "Hello" at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France on Saturday, November 7th and video of the performance has been posted online.

The annual event, which honors the best in the French and worldwide music industries, also saw performances by Coldplay, Justin Bieber and Sting, among others.

The appearance marked the UK singer's second live performance of 2015 following a recent taping for the upcoming TV special "Adele At The BBC." Hosted by Graham Norton, the BBC 1 program will air on November 20 - the same day Adele's third album "25" hits stores.

Produced by Greg Kurstin, the project is the follow-up to Adele's 2011 smash, "21", which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. "My last record was a break-up record," says Adele, "and if I had to label this one I would call it a make-up record. I'm making up with myself. Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did. But I haven't got time to hold on to the crumbs of my past like I used to. What's done is done.

"Turning 25 was a turning point for me, slap bang in the middle of my twenties. Teetering on the edge of being an old adolescent and a fully-fledged adult, I made the decision to go into becoming who I'm going to be forever without a removal van full of my old junk. I miss everything about my past, the good and the bad, but only because it won't come back.

"25 is about getting to know who I've become without realizing," she adds, "And I'm sorry it took so long, but you know, life happened." Watch the performance video here.

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Kenny Chesney Expands Stadium Tour Again

(EBM) Days after announcing a Louisville stop on his upcoming stadium tour, Kenny Chesney has now added another show to the tour at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Friday, August 26. We were sent the following details:

"We have had so many special nights at Gillette," Chesney says. "Every single one has been its own set of memories� and when we go back this year, I want to know we are going to have the night that tops all the ones that have come before. The people in and around Boston are amazing, and I want to live up to all the energy they give us."

Having formed the Spread the Love Fund to benefit the amputee survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing, Chesney's been rooted to the greater Boston community in ways that extend beyond the concert stage. In the stands when the Red Sox won the World Series, the high-energy performer saw the No Shoes Nation named at Gillette Stadium in 2011.

"Even before we started playing stadiums in 2005, Boston was special," Chesney says. "They really listen to the songs� They really rock hard when you put it out there� And it's a place where I can bring my friend Gretchen Rhodes out to sing a song like 'Happy On The Hey Now,' and people just get it. Those are some kind of fans, and when we get there, I know it's going to be the kind of night worth waiting all summer for."

"I named this tour Spread the Love because of how much our fans give us," explained the East Tennessean. "Music does that: gives people the power, the energy to reach out to each other, to let go of their problems, to really hang onto those moments that matter. And in a lot of ways, that idea got concrete when we created the Spread the Love Fund to give all the proceeds from the download to our song with the Wailers to the fund� the power of what music can do. It started in Boston, and we carry it around with us, everywhere we go." See the dates here.

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Rudimental Release Video For 'Lay It All On Me' Featuring Ed Sheeran

(Atlantic) Rudimental have released a music video for their new single, 'Lay It All On Me' Feat. Ed Sheeran and they announced that they will be teaming up with Sheeran to perform the song National television this week.

The track comes off their new sophomore album, "We The Generation" and they will perform the song with Sheeran on NBC's The Ellen DeGeneres Show on November 16th. Single will also appear on Ed Sheeran's forthcoming "x-Wembley Edition" out November 13th.

We were sent the following details about the new video: The video, shot in sleek black and white, puts us in the center of a series of rooms, each with its own inhabitants and scenarios, each telling its own part of the story. And Rudimental is personally sharing this story with us - this is the first time the four-piece has appeared in one of its own videos. Kesi, Locksmith, Piers and Amir are joined by younger versions of themselves, a touching glimpse at how the band has grown both as individuals and as a band and the various struggles they have been through to get to where they are today. Themes key to their journey - and in turn, the music they now create - are explored; freedom, peace, struggle, frustration, brotherhood, family, love and life. Watch the video here.

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Pete Yorn Announces Album, Streams New Song 'Summer Was A Day'

Pete Yorn is streaming a new song "Summer Was A Day" online. The track comes from his forthcoming sixth studio album, which he will be releasing next spring.

The new album will be entitled "ArrangingTime," and it follows his 2010 self-titled effort. The new album reunites Yorn with R. Walt Vincent-the producer behind his RIAA gold-certified debut, musicforthemorningafter and its follow-up Day I Forgot.

"This new record represents a step forward in sonics and creativity while celebrating and honoring some of the groundwork I laid back in the early part of the century," Yorn says.

He adds, "After branching out creatively for a few projects, I felt I had come full circle and once again found myself really excited to work in my original style of creating and recording" Yorn said. Check out the song here.

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Empire Season 2 Soundtrack Details Revealed

(CR) Track details have been revealed for the 'Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2 Volume 1,' which is set to be released on Friday, November 20, 2015.

The new soundtrack was produced by Timbaland, NE-YO, J.R. Rotem and Swizz Beatz and will be released as a standard 11 track version and 19 track digital deluxe edition.

The released includes songs from the first half of Season 2 and showcases cast members Jussie Smollett (Jamal Lyon) and Yazz (Hakeem Lyon), alongside Terrence Howard (Lucious Lyon) and guest stars Timbaland, Pitbull, Alicia Keys, Bre Z, V. Bozeman and Serayah. See the track details here.

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Tim McGraw Talks Country Music and 'Damn Country Music'

(Radio.com) Tim McGraw has released his latest album, Damn Country Music. An odd title for a country singer, but he says it comes from his love for the genre that he's spent his entire career in "For me, the album, when you listen to it, it sort of encompasses my atmosphere of music that I make and I think it probably has a little piece of everything that I've ever done musically on the entire album. So I think that's why the title, this is sort of my country music, this is what country music has meant to me, this is what country music means to me and this is the country music that I make.

That said, he feels it runs the gamut on country music: "You can listen to this record and there's a lot of different sort of styles on it. My path as an artist is right down the middle of it. You can see my influences that I had and the influences that I have now and the stuff that I listen to, the music that I listen to and you could sort of find the core of what I do along the way as well."

And that said, there's no lyrical thread running through Damn Country Music. "There's not really a theme throughout the album. I don't think you can say this song relates to this song, or this song relates to this song or anything like that. Each song sort of tells it's own story but when you look at it across sort of a landscape, it's sort of life in passing in a lot of ways." Read more here.

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