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B-Sides Report for 11/04/2015



Police Raid Lil Wayne's Florida Mansion

(Radio.com) Police raided Lil Wayne's Miami mansion Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 3) under a court order to take away some of the rapper's possessions. According to the Miami New Times, the mass repo operation was ordered by a country judge last week, because Weezy wasn't paying the bills on millions he owes to a company for leasing a private jet.

The MC, born Dwayne Carter, Jr., has been locked in a legal battle with the Miami-based Signature Group over unpaid bills, and Judge Lisa S. Walsh ruled that Lil Wayne was to pay the company $2 million.

In order to recover the cash the Signature Group asked the judge for a "break order," which gives authorities the right to enter Wayne's house - with or without his permission - to obtain his possessions to the order of $2 million.

Around 3 PM on Tuesday (Nov. 3) police stormed into his mansion, which is currently up for sale, to serve the warrant and to repossess Lil Wayne's belongings. No word on whether Weezy was home at the time. See the photo from a Miami News Producer's Twitter account here.

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Adele Regrets Failed Collaboration With Damon Albarn

(Radio.com) Like Sia and other musicians, Blur's frontman Damon Albarn collaborated with Adele while she worked on what would become her new record 25. Shortly before she officially announced that new music was imminent, Albarn spoke with The Sun about their time in the studio.

In the interview, he admitted he didn't think she would use the tracks they worked on together, but he also had a few choice words about her current state. "The thing is, she's very insecure. And she doesn't need to be, she's still so young" (via Spin).

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Adele opened up about those comments. "It ended up being one of those 'don't meet your idol' moments," she said. "And the saddest thing was that I was such a big Blur fan growing up. But it was sad, and I regret hanging out with him."

"None of it was right," she continued about the songs Albarn contributed. "None of it suited my record. He said I was insecure, when I'm the least-insecure person I know. I was asking his opinion about my fears, about coming back with a child involved--because he has a child--and then he calls me insecure?"

Even though Adele didn't end up using the tracks Sia collaborated on either, she had a much better time working with the singer. Read more here.

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DJ Drama Accused Of Leaking Drake's Ghostwriter Audio Track

(Radio.com) DJ Drama, who has built a career through collaborating with artists on his Gangsta Grillz mixtape series, has found himself embroiled in a bit of drama himself.

Drama's ex-wife took to Twitter to blast the DJ over alimony payments, and her twitter rant spilled over into breaking news about the root of Drake and Meek Mill's beef.

"Or how you told me that you gave Meek Drake's reference tracks to make him feel better about Quinten not wanting to work with him?," she tweeted. "Smh kept saying you love Drake as you told me your side but you don't s- on one friend to make another friend feel better"

To be sure, there was indeed lots of accusations hurled around by Drama's ex, Summer Walker, who was clearly aggravated and attempting to inflict pain on her ex-.

"You were crying on email just 2 days ago that Jessica broke up w/you for lying about letting me see the kids @DJDRAMA smh" she tweeted. "It's due on 1st. Also I'm guessing you don't want to talk about going to counseling to get back together? @djdrama I can show that email too."

The tape in question showcased recordings of Drake reference tracks from collaborator Quentin Miller. Meek launched an attack on Drake saying that Drizzy was inauthentic and pointed to the recordings as proof that Drake didn't write his own raps. Read more here.

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The Weeknd Leads People's Choice Awards Nominations

(Radio.com) The Weeknd leads the 2016 People's Choice Awards nominations with five nods for the annual awards show; the list of nominees was revealed on Tuesday (Nov. 3).

The singer's hit 'Can't Feel My Face" is up for Favorite Song, and he'll also vie for Favorite Male Artist, Favorite R&B Artist and Favorite Breakout Artist as well as Favorite Album for Beauty Behind the Madness.

Wiz Khalifa picked up two nods for Favorite Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Song for 'See You Again" featuring Charlie Puth. Drake is also up for a couple of awards including Favorite Hip Hop Artist and Favorite Album for If You're Reading This It's Too Late.

Meanwhile both Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift are up for Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Pop Artist. Madonna is also up for Favorite Female Artist as well as Favorite Music Icon, where she will go up against Paul McCartney, Prince, Steven Tyler and Stevie Wonder.

Justin Bieber also received two nods for Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Pop Artist. See all the PCA music nominations here.

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Demi Lovato's Producers Deny Sleigh Bells' Sampling Accusation

(Radio.com) After hearing Demi Lovato's bonus track "Stars" on her newest album Confident, indie rock duo Sleigh Bells tweeted that she hadn't cleared permission to use what sounded like samples from two of the band's songs, "Infinity Guitars" and "Riot Rhythm."

Demi Lovato's producers Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub have issued a statement to Billboard, explaining, "We did not use any samples in Demi Lovato's song 'Stars.'

"Demi was also not involved with the production. She only wrote top line." The production, they said, had nothing to do with samples from Sleigh Bells' music or any band's for that matter. Read more here.

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Carly Rae Jepsen Releases 'Your Type' Video

(popmusiclife) Carly Rae Jepsen has released a music video for her latest single, "Your Type." It's the third track issued from "Emotion", following "I Really Like You" and "Run Away With Me."

The Canadian pop singer's third album debuted at No. 16 on the US Billboard 200 upon its release with sales of more than 16,000 units in its opening week.

Jepsen heads out on the Gimmie Love Tour with a series of US dates starting November 9 at The Fillmore in Silver Springs, MD. The singer will play three shows in Japan in late November before returning to North America for more concerts, including three dates at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, where she'll perform on New Year's Eve. Watch the new video here.

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Ariana Grande Wants Harry Potter Star For Her Next Music Video

(Radio.com) Ariana Grande is a known Harry Potter fan, she even has a dog named Sirius Black, so it's no surprise she'd jump at the chance to work with one of film franchise's stars.

The magic started when Tom Felton, aka Draco Malfoy, took to Twitter late last month to subtly suggest to the 'Focus" singer that he could bring his platinum blonde wig out of retirement for her next music video if need be.

Grande, whose had a longtime crush on the Harry Potter villain, immediately let Felton know she was interested in his involvement: Then, while recently guesting on a radio show, the 22-year-old pop superstar confirmed that she definitely wasn't joking around, and said she'd even settle for a quick cameo from Tom.

See the tweets here.

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Justin Bieber Opens Up About Ex-Girlfriend Selena Gomez

(Radio.com) During a recent appearance on Access Hollywood, Justin Bieber opened up once again about his famous ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez, whom he dated off and on for several years.

When host Billy Bush asked the Biebs exactly how much of his upcoming about Purpose was about Selena, he admitted that she's the subject of about three of his new songs, and also referred to her as his 'first real love."

Regarding their very public breakup, the 21-year-old pop superstar said, 'It was really tough. I don't know if I'm over it yet. I think that I'm definitely in another place and I think we've definitely went our separate ways.

"I love her and I want her to be awesome, but there are things that remind me of her. [She] is someone I love dearly. I'm never going to stop loving her. I'm never going to stop checking in on her," he continued. Read more here.

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Thirty Seconds To Mars Working On New Album

(Radio.com) Thirty Seconds to Mars have begun recording their fifth album. Jared Leto teased new music from the band by posting a photo of himself in the studio with a microphone.

On Tuesday (Nov. 3), Leto posted the photo on Instagram with the caption "#MarsIsComing." Thirty Seconds to Mars' next album will be the follow-up to 2013's Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams.

The group will host a three-day/two-night music festival in Malibu, Calif. on Aug. 22-24, 2016. The event is called Camp Mars and which boasts a series of activities in a semi-rustic setting. See Leto's post here.

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Jess Glynne Announces US Tour and Releases Nude Music Video

(Radio.com) Jess Glynne has announced a run of US tour dates for 2016. To celebrate the English singer has released a music video for "Take Me Home," which features her in the nude, a clear metaphor for vulnerability.

The string of U.S. tour dates are set to kicks off January 18th in Washington, DC at the 9:30 Club and conclude on February 11th in Los Angeles at the El Rey Theatre. Conrad Sewell will be the support act for the run of dates.

Glynne had this to say about the new video and song, 'This is a song about the need to have someone who cares when you are at your most vulnerable. It's a very emotional song for me and I have to admit it brings me to tears when I sing it live or when I made the video with Declan (Whitebloom). I hope it makes people realize that they should reach out to others at a time of need." Watch the video and see the tour dates here.

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Gwen Stefani Addresses Blake Shelton Gossip

(Radio.com) In addition to being judges on The Voice, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton have each gone through major breakups in 2015. It makes sense, then, that they might lean on one another for emotional support.

Over the weekend, Stefani and Shelton were reportedly seen holding hands after leaving Jared Leto's Halloween party. That, naturally, sent the gossip mill into overdrive.

Speaking with Carson Daly on his AMP radio show, Stefani defended how she spent the evening. 'We're just trying to have fun," she said about hanging out with her fellow judge.

Having recently gone through a divorce after her 13-year marriage to Gavin Rossdale ended, Stefani said she wanted to blow off some steam. 'I was literally that party girl that you hear about, when their life blows up and and they're like, 'Oh, I'm going out! Watch me,'" she explained. 'Life is crazy. My life basically blew up in my face, and now I'm, like, in this new life, and it's pretty awesome, I have to say."

Shelton took to Twitter to share his exasperation with the constant rumors about his personal life. Read her tweets here.

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Gaspar Noc Addresses Kanye West's Alleged Video Theft

(Radio.com) Gaspar Noe, director of Enter the Void, has finally weighed in on the alleged theft of his credit sequence by Kanye West's "All of the Lights" video. While Enter the Void was not a commercial smash, it did receive acclaim for its memorable opening credit sequence, which included flashing tattles with wild colors and typefaces.

When a similar treatment appeared in Kanye West's "All of the Lights" video in 2011, designer Tom Kan accused Kanye West and video director Hype Williams of ripping him off.

Now Noe lights up the conversation with a few sparks thrown in Hype's direction. 'And the director [Hype Williams] was someone else who ripped off the titles to my movie," he told the Daily Beast.

"I was more shocked by the fact that that guy who copied all the typography of my titles put his name in it--Hype Williams--when you never usually see a director's name in a music video. He was putting his name on it over and over! It was so weird that he was not only copying it, but adding his name into the credits over and over again."

But Noe went on to say it's a hazard that comes with the job of creating art. 'The truth is that when you put something out there, if you put any idea out there that's kind of flashy, you have many, many people that are going to be copying it," he said. 'This happens whether you do movies, paintings, or music."

See for yourself here.

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