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B-Sides Report for 11/19/2015



Adele Premieres Several New Songs During Radio City Hall Performance

(popmusiclife) Adele premiered several tracks from her new album "25" during a performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Tuesday and several videos from the show have been posted online.

The 13-song set opened with the UK singer's latest smash, "Hello", and featured four more new tunes from the project including "Water Under The Bridge", "All I Ask", "Million Years Ago" and "When We Were Young."

Adele also delivered the biggest hits from 2011's "21", including "Rolling In The Deep", "Someone Like You" and "Set Fire To The Rain." The event was filmed for "Adele Live In New York City", an NBC-TV special set to air on December 14.

Due November 20 and produced by Greg Kurstin, "25" has been launched with the lead single, "Hello." Check out videos from the Radio City Hall show here.

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Outrage Over Chief Keef Quiz Questions At Elementary School

(Radio.com) What was Chief Keef's debut album? Who shot Chief Keef when he was 16? What Kanye West Song was Chief Keef featured in? These are the questions from a quiz given to sixth grade students at Chicago's John Fiske Elementary School, that has parents outraged.

A substitute teacher, filling in for a teacher on extended leave, asked students to research Keef, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. "I had never heard of him. But after careful research I found out that his music is about having sex, using the 'B' word, anti-police and supporting gangs," parent Katrina Sanders told the Sun-Times.

'What happened to the musical composers? The music that this teacher is presenting is the very thing that the children don't need: profanity, drugs and acting as if being arrested is a badge of honor."

A spokeswoman for the Chicago Public Schools sided with the parents. "This inappropriate project was immediately suspended by the principal as soon as she learned about it. While teachers have flexibility in making assignments, CPS requires them to provide age-appropriate material in the classroom," spokeswoman Emily Bittner said.

Katrina Sanders hosts a Youtube broadcast and blasted the administration in a recent video that includes images of the quiz and questions. Watch it here.

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Justin Timberlake Country Music Project Hinted At By Timbaland

(Radio.com) Justin Timberlake is a pop star with an appreciation country music. Although "Drink You Away" appears on his 2013 album The 20/20 Experience, Timberlake recently released it to country radio based on the song's popularity after he and Chris Stapleton performed it live.

Could it be that he and longtime producer Timbaland are thinking about switching genres and exploring their country roots for a change?Timbaland spoke with TMZ earlier this week via video chat and hinted about the possibility.

"We are country," he said. "[Justin's] from Tennessee, I'm from Virginia. It's only right that we try to tap into what we was raised in. We was raised in the country. That's who we are. We love love songs, we heard our parents sing them, the old country songs. But now it's a new generation of country. "Drink You Away" was done on The 20/20 Experience. It's now one of the biggest songs. But we always wanted to do country music. We thought some of our lyrics were country."

Timbaland admits that he's interested in breaking into country music, especially since he's already got a property in Nashville. Read more here.

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Justin Bieber's Today Show Takeover Video Goes Online

(popmusiclife) Justin Bieber took over NBC'TV's Today Show on Wednesday morning to perform tracks from his newly-released album "Purpose" and video of his appearance has been posted online.

Bieber delivered his singles "What Do You Mean?" and "Sorry", the track "Company", and was joined by Big Sean for "No Pressure" and Halsey for a live rendition of "The Feeling."

Bieber also played an acoustic version of "Love Yourself", a new song co-written with Ed Sheeran and rapper Benny Blanco. The singer says "Purpose" is a statement about his current status.

"It just reflects where I am right now and we're going up," said the Canadian pop star. "It's been a long journey but I think I'm in the best place I've ever been."

Bieber has just announced dates for a North American tour in support of the album. The 5 month run starts March 9 in Seattle, WA, and will wrap up at New York's Madison Square Garden on July 18. See the video of the Today Show appearance here.

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Chris Brown Previews Two New Song

(Radio.com) As Chris Brown puts the final touches on his upcoming album Royalty. Brown shared excerpts of new music that are likely from the project. The uptempo jam has no official title and is tailor-made for a night of partying. Chris sings of a once promising romance going sour.

Breezy also previewed a song he's working on for G.O.O.D. Music R&B singer Teyana Taylor. The song, called "Own It," contains a sample of Adina Howard's sexy hit "Freak Like Me."

Brown's album was scheduled to hit shelves on November 27. However, the date was moved to some time in December. Take a listen to the music that may make it on Royalty and check out "Own It" here.

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Kanye West's New Track 'Fade' Goes Online

(Radio.com) Kanye West premiered a snippet of his track "Fade" at his Yeezy's Szn 2 fashion show earlier this year, but last night in London some lucky listeners got to hear the full version.

Virgil Abloh was DJing at XOYO, and he played what he described as a "very very new, very rare, very new" track. A fan in the audience captured the DJ's intro as well as most of the track. "Fade" features Ty Dolla $ign and Post Malone.

Yeezy has remained notoriously tight-lipped about his upcoming album, Swish. As of now, there's no release date set yet for the project and West himself has said it could take another year before it sees the light of day. Still, with this full version of "Fade" making the rounds perhaps we've even closer than we think. Listen here.

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Carly Simon Reveals Man That Inspired 'You're So Vain'

(Radio.com) Carly Simon has had listeners guessing for decades as to who inspired her 1972 smash hit single "You're So Vain," famously refusing to divulge a name.

Simon has finally confirmed one of the likely candidates. The second verse of the song is about actor Warren Beatty, who was a notorious ladies man before settling down with actress Annette Benning in 1992.

Carly's sudden revelation comes as she promotes her upcoming memoir Boys in the Trees. During an interview with People Magazine, Simon said, "I have confirmed that the second verse is Warren [Beatty]." Later she joked that although the song is about more than one man, Warren Beatty thinks the whole song is about him.

But mystery remains, Beatty was not the only inspiration for the song. As for the other two men Simon wrote the song about, their secret is safe at the moment. Read more here.

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Luke Bryan Releases Karen Fairchild Duet 'Home Alone Tonight'

(Radio.com) Luke Bryan has released his third single "Home Alone Tonight" from his Kill the Lights album. The tune, which is duet with Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild, comes off as conversation between two heartbroken individuals at the bar. Rather than lament the end of their respective relationships, the characters find comfort in one another.

"From the time that song comes on, I was sold completely," Luke says in a promotional video. "At that point it's up to me to find out who's going to be the girl voice. � I had thought about individual female artists and I wasn't thinking about a girl in a group.

"Finally, I saw Karen one day and the light bulb went off and I told her and sent her 'Home Alone Tonight' and she liked the song � I feel like it's something that's going to take me to another level as an artist. I hope she's that excited about it. I think she is."

Listen to 'Home Alone Tonight' here.

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Rich Homie Quan Teams Up With Young Thug for 'Dead On'

(Radio.com) Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan is flooding the streets with new music. After putting out a fresh mixtape, ABTA (Still Goin' In), Quan links back up with Young Thug for the song "Dead On." The track appears on DJ Fresh's Rich Homie No DJ Pack.

Produced by London On Da Track, "Dead On" finds RHQ in a boastful mood. He takes shots at his haters and reminds us about his past in criminal activity. Young Thug keeps it simple rapping about how high he is.

According to Rap-Up.com, "Dead On" might appear on the Rich Gang, Part 2 mixtape. Rich Homie Quan posted a photo on Instagram hinting there could be a collection of material coming soon. It would be a follow-up to Rich Gang's last mixtape Rich Gang: The Tour.

Check out the song here.

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R. Kelly Perform National Anthem And Hits a 3-Pointer At Nets' Game

(Radio.com) R. Kelly sang the national anthem to jumpstart the Brooklyn Nets' basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks at Brooklyn's Barclays Center Tuesday (Nov.17). But he didn't stop there: he showed off his b-ball skills with an all-net 3-pointer and a post-game performance.

Kells was still in his performance gear--blazer, sunglasses, and a cigar in his mouth--when he took a shot from behind the 3-point line. And it was all net. It summed up a great night for Kells and the Nets, who beat the Atlanta Hawks 90-88.

Kelly's new album Buffet will be dropping on December 11. As Radio.com previously reported, the singer is expected to expand genres on his forthcoming set.

'I have fans from numerous generations listening to my music now and I wanted to provide everyone with something they could enjoy" said R. Kelly in a prepared statement. 'With The Buffet, I wanted to showcase a variety of my musical sounds and include all the genres I love on one project."

Check out Kelly performing the national anthem, swishing a 3-pointer, and performing after the game here.

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Mumford & Sons, Kings of Leon Lead Firefly Lineup

(Radio.com) Firefly Music Festival has announced their 2016 lineup. The headliners for the festival include Mumford and Sons, Kings of Leon and Florence + The Machine.

The festival will take place from June 16th through June 19th in Woodlands of Dover, DE. Other performers on the bill include Deadmau5, Ellie Goulding, Disclosure, Blink 182, Death Cab for Cutie, Tame Impala and M83.

Organizers tweeted "Surprise. The #FireflyLineup is here. Passes on sale this Friday at 11am ET. https://t.co/oPDMtTldkb- Firefly Festival (@LiveAtFirefly) November 18, 2015" See the full lineup here.

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Little Big Town Star Surprises Fans At Cracker Barrel

(Radio.com) Before a recent tour stop in Boise, Idaho, Little Big Town's Kimberly Schlapman surprised fans at a local Cracker Barrel to celebrate the release of her new home goods line. The 50-piece product line called Oh Gussie! is available exclusively at Cracker Barrel stores.

During her visit, Schlapman made a few young fans very happy by giving them free tickets to that night's Little Big Town tour stop. She even donned a brown apron and hit the restaurant floor to chat with folks enjoying their meals.

"I'm so excited about my partnership with Cracker Barrel," Schlapman told Radio.com. "They've allowed me to develop, with their help, a line of home goods for their customers at their Old Country Stores." Read more here.

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X Ambassadors Perform 'Renegades' On The Late Late Show

(Radio.com) X Ambassadors took their "Renegades" to The Late Late Show with James Cordon Tuesday night (Nov. 17). The tune, which has been certified platinum by the RIAA for sales exceeding a million units, was written by the group's Sam Harris and producer Alex da Kid.

"Dude, it is the craziest thing," Harris told Radio.com of writing the song. 'I mean, the song just kinda came about with myself and Alex da Kid. He and I are constantly writing stuff.

"We're always going back and forth. Sometimes he'll send me stuff and I'll write it all on my own. Sometimes he has ideas that he brings to me. This is one of the latter." Watch the performance here.

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Shawn Mendes Releases Camila Cabello Duet 'IKWYDLS'

(Radio.com) Shawn Mendes released his video for "I Know What You Did Last Summer," at midnight on November 18th. The clip for the upbeat dance track features his rumored girlfriend Camila Cabello of Fifth Harmony.

The video features the couple looking unhappy in the snow as Mendes sings 'The picture's on her phone, she's not coming home / I know what you did last summer, just lie to me there's no other." Watch the video in the player above.

"I Know What You Did Last Summer" aka "IKWYDLS" is featured on Mendes' upcoming release Handwritten Revisited, which will be released on Friday (Nov. 20).

The song has the same name as the 1997 Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer, which was released the year before Mendes was born. Check it out here.

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Maddie and Tae Visit Children's Hospital of Georgia

(Radio.com) Maddie and Tae took some time before their performance this week in Augusta, Ga., to pay a surprise visit with children at the Children's Hospital of Georgia.

The duo played a few songs before meeting with several patients on Tuesday (Nov. 18). "Music is very healing," Taylor (known as Tae) Dye told WRWD-TV.

"That's why we got into music in the first place, because just writing a song, listening to a song, playing a song, is--it's special, it's a very special moment, and we see the interaction with the kids as well." Watch the video here.

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One Direction Added To New Year's Rockin' Eve TV Special

(dcp) One Direction has been added to the lineup of ABC's telecast of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016." The group will headline the Hollywood Party portion of the program where they will perform three songs throughout the show during the bi-coastal celebration, according to the announcement.

They join previously announced performer Carrie Underwood, who will be performing for over 1 million fans in Times Square, and millions more on TV, moments before the ball drops on Thursday, December 31 beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the ABC Television Network.

"It's been an incredible year for us and we can't wait to ring in the New Year with all our fans on New Year's Rockin' Eve," said One Direction. "It's an honor to be back at the Billboard Hollywood Party for our second year."

The show will include hours of special performances and reports on New Year's celebrations from around the globe. Ryan Seacrest will host and lead the traditional countdown to midnight from Times Square in New York City as he has for the last 10 years with live reporting from actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy. Popstar Fergie will oversee the festivities at the Billboard Hollywood Party in Los Angeles.

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Hank Williams Jr. Scores Milestone Hit With Eric Church Collaboration

(Webster) Hank Williams Jr. hit another milestone in his legendary career. His new single "Are You Ready for the Country" featuring Eric Church made history with it's chart debut.

The track, which comes from his forthcoming album "It's About Time" (Out January 15th), debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart giving Williams his 106th charted single of his career.

More significantly, the chart debut also gave the country star the distinction of joining the small elite of artist that scored chart his over six decades. Other artists on that list includes George Jones, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Eddy Arnold and Merle Haggard.

"It's surreal to stand back and take in the fact that Hank Williams, Jr. is on our artist roster," said Scott Borchetta, President/CEO Big Machine Label Group. "His music means so much to so many and he truly defined numerous moments in Country music over the last six decades. It is our true honor to be part of the next chapter as he continues to blaze his own unique musical trails. Message to ALL Hank Jr. fans - you are going to love this music - this is the good stuff." See the tracklisting for the forthcoming album here.

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Kenny Rogers To Receive Artist Of A Lifetime From CMT

(Webster) Legendary country star Kenny Rogers will be receiving the "Artist of a Lifetime" award during the sixth annual "CMT Artists of the Year" event which will be televised live from Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville on December 2 at 8pm ET/PT.

Rogers is only the second recipient of the award with Merle Haggard receiving the inaugural honor in 2014. He had the following to say about receiving the honor, "You go through your life and your career and you try to do the right things and make the right decisions. You don't always do that, but I have been very lucky. I am grateful for it all.

"This is a great honor and one I highly treasure. Being in with Merle Haggard on anything is always a thrill. To CMT, the fans, and all who made this incredible award possible, I can't thank you enough."

The sixth-annual 90-minute special will celebrate the five artists selected by CMT as the top artists of the year: Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt and Little Big Town.

Rogers is currently on the road for his North American "One Again It's Christmas Tour". See the tour dates here.

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Kellie Pickler To Perform New Christmas Single On TV

(EBM) Country music star Kellie Pickler has released a new holiday digital single, "My Christmas Caroline," and will be performing the song on The Steve Harvey Show later this week. We were sent the following details:

Pickler wrote the song with her husband, songwriter/producer Kyle Jacobs, as a look back at the Christmas holidays she spent with her grandmother while growing up in North Carolina.

The song will also be performed on the Dec. 17th episode of her hit docu-comedy "I Love Kellie Pickler." The television series airs on CMT every Thursday night at 10:00 PM (ET) / 9:00 PM (CT).

Pickler and Jacobs will make their debut appearance on "The Steve Harvey Show" this Thursday, Nov. 19, where they talk about "I Love Kellie Pickler" and much more. Check local listings for channel and airtime in each market.

The couple also made their debut yesterday on "Larry King Now" on Ora.TV. You can watch the complete interview here.

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Twiztid Announce 2nd Annual Twiztmas Party

(Adrenaline) Detroit rappers Twiztid have announced their 2nd annual Twiztmas Party, which will feature free admission with the donation of four canned foods, or for just $1 with service frees through www.ticketweb.com.

"Twiztmas is our way of saying thank you to our family for another awesome year of representing with us. Merry Twiztmas!" - Jamie Madrox and Monoxide.

Twiztmas will take place at The Crofoot in Pontiac, MI on December 5, 2015 at 7:00pm and all ages are welcome. The party will include a silent auction featuring ultra-rare merchandise, complimentary food, and in addition to TWIZTID, performances by Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Krizz Kaliko, and others.

Canned goods can be dropped off at The Crofoot starting now until tickets sell out - hurry, almost half of the tickets have already been claimed! Canned good donations will go to Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, and the silent auction funds will go to the Humane Society and St. Jude's Children's Hospital. For more information, visit www.Twiztid.com.

After Twiztmas, the party continues with Twiztid's very own New Years Evil 8 - taking place at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, OH on New Year's Eve! Support will come from Blaze and Insane E. Doors are at 6:00PM and all ages are welcome. here.

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Eminem and Shady Records Release Shady Wars Game

(Interscope) Eminem and Shady Records have released the new mobile game Shady Wars, which is available now for iOS for the iPhone, iPad and capable iPod models, as well as on Android devices.

The game delivers a combination of rhythm and arcade gameplay powered by Shady Records' music, including Eminem's "Phenomenal" and "Kings Never Die" from the soundtrack to the movie Southpaw, which was executive produced by the rapper.

"This is a new, fun, and potentially addictive way for fans to interact with and experience music from our label," says Shady Records CEO and co-founder Paul Rosenberg of Shady Wars. Releasing a freemium game rewards millions of Eminem fans with a cool new way to experience Shady music. Get it here.

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