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B-Sides Report for 11/12/2015



Justin Bieber Announces North American Purpose Tour

(popmusiclife) Justin Bieber has announced dates for a North American tour in support of his forthcoming album, "Purpose." The 5 month, 58-show run starts March 9 in Seattle, WA, with the trek wrapping up at New York's Madison Square Garden on July 18.

American Express cardmembers can purchase advance tickets for the U.S. shows starting November 16 at noon local time, while general ticket sales for all shows will begin November 20 at 10 a.m. local time.

Due November 13, Bieber's fourth album has been previewed with the lead tracks, "What Do You Mean?", "Sorry" and "I'll Show You." The Canadian singer's last album, 2012's "Believe", debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 374,000 copies. See the tour dates here.

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Ellie Goulding Performs New Single 'On My Mind' On The Tonight Show

(popmusiclife) Ellie Goulding performed her single "On My Mind" on The Tonight Show on Tuesday and video of the performance has been posted online. The lead track from her newly-released album, "Delirium", recently peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Goulding will launch a world tour in support of her third album in Hamburg, Germany on January 21. A European and UK trek will be followed by a North American tour, which will start April 1 in Vancouver, BC

"'Delirium' is my most fun and exciting venture yet that I hope you will dance to as much as I do," says Goulding. The UK singer's last album, 2012's "Halcyon", reached No. 9 on the US Billboard 200 on its way to Gold status for sales of more than 500,000 copies. Watch the Fallon performance here.

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One Direction Mentioned in J.K. Rowling's New Book

(Radio.com) Are One Direction setting out to be the next Harry Potter? Not quite, but they do make an appearance in J.K. Rowling's new book, Career of Evil. Penned under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, Rowling released the thriller recently and a fan promptly tweeted a picture of the One Direction reference.

In a conversation between lead character Detective Cormoran Strike and the victim's friend Hazel, the latter references the fact that her friend Kelsey was dating a boy named Niall.

When Detective Strike looks confused at the name, Hazel goes on to explain that is the name of Kelsey's favorite One Direction member. 'They're a band that came third on The X Factor. She's obsessed-she was obsessed-and Niall was her favorite," Hazel tells the detective through her tears.

Check out the tweet here.

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A Tribe Called Quest Reuniting For Jimmy Fallon Performance

(Radio.com) A Tribe Called Quest have announced that they will be reuniting on televison for a performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Friday (Nov. 13).

NBC announced the booking on Wednesday (Nov. 11), which is in honor of the 25th anniversary of their debut album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. The entire group will reunite for the performance.

Even Jarobi White will return alongside Q-Tip, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Surely Questlove and The Roots will perform with the group in what will surely be an incredible performance. Read more here.

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Lady Antebellum and Audien Release 'Something Better' Video

(Radio.com) The long-awaited Lady Antebellum and Audien collaboration now has a music video. The clip focuses on an "out of this world" love story after a young man sees a UFO in the night sky.

"Working with someone like Audien puts us a little outside of our comfort zone, but as a band, we've always been up for trying different things," Lady A's Charles Kelley told Entertainment Weekly. "The first time we heard the song we knew we wanted to be part of it. We were immediately drawn to its great melody and powerful lyric."

Related: Charles Kelley Talks New Solo Single 'The Driver'

Audien added, "With 'Something Better' I wanted to push boundaries. The song lends itself perfectly to call and response vocals and anthemic harmonies. Lady Antebellum aren't just some of the best voices in country music, but in overall music. It was a shot in the dark, but fortunately they felt as passionately about the song's uplifting theme as I did. The result is simply my favorite thing I've ever done." Check out the video here.

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Nick Jonas Once Saw Three UFOs

(Radio.com) People reports that Nick Jonas was a guest on a U.K. television show earlier this week where he revealed that he saw witnessed what he believers were UFO's when he was a teenager.

'This was probably eight years ago," the 23-year-old pop superstar revealed. 'I was in my backyard in L.A., and I looked up at the sky and [saw] three flying saucers."

'I looked at my friend and said, 'Are you seeing this or am I losing my mind?'" Jonas added. 'He was seeing the same thing. Then I went online and looked and there were three identical sightings, two weeks before." Read more here.

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Christina Milian Shares Reason For Lil Wayne Breakup

(Radio.com) After dating for over a year, Christina Milian and Lil Wayne called it quits back in September. Although they cited differing schedules as the reason behind their amicable split, rumors plagued the couple while they were together.

On Tuesday night's episode of Christina Milian Turned Up, the singer finally revealed why she walked away. Milian discovered an Instagram photo of another woman wearing booty shorts and a sports bra posing in Lil Wayne's house.

The rapper denied knowing the woman at the time, but the evidence was too much. In a heartfelt one-on-one with the camera, Milian confessed, 'I've never loved anyone the way that I love Wayne, not even my ex-husband. I've never loved anyone the way that I love him." Read more here.

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RZA Releases Unheard Old Dirty Bastard Track 'Obey Me'

(Radio.com) Be prepared for a blast from the past. While going through Wu-Tang Clan's archives earlier this year, RZA decided to share some of what he found with fans. One of those tracks, "Obey Me," comes today from Old Dirty Bastard and is remixed by Smash'U.


In an interview with Rolling Stone about the track, RZA said, "He was f--' buggin' out on this song that night. Dirty felt that anything he made was supposed to be released. I was more critical of what we released. And even though some people may listen to his first album and go, 'S-, this is crazy, this song fits right in.' To me, there was a method to the madness of what we did. And with the stuff that didn't make the album, there was a clear reason why in the narrative of what I was striving to create with his style."

Boombatix worked with RZA on the release, producing a special limited edition Boombox REX speaker with the track and another remix by Fools Gold Records' High Klassified embedded in it. Check out the track and watch the video here.

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Prince Announces Tour With Just A Piano And A Microphone

(Radio.com) After wrapping up his HITNRUN Tour earlier this year, Prince announced a new set of shows to end 2015. Called the Prince Spotlight: Piano & A Microphone tour, the shows will be an extremely pared down solo performance with, you guessed it, Prince, a piano and a microphone.

The tour is a quick one, taking between November 21st and December 22nd across the UK and Europe. Prince explained his rationale for doing such an intimate musical set in a prepared statement:

'Why do this now? For several reasons. For starters it is a challenge. I rarely get bad reviews because this is something that's been perfected 4 over thirty years. You have to try new things. With the piano it is more naked, more pure. You can see exactly what you get." Read more here.

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Loretta Lynn Reveals Details For New Album 'Full Circle'

(Radio.com) Loretta Lynn has unveiled the tracklist for her new album Full Circle. The album marks the singer and songwriter's first new album in more than a decade.

According to Lynn's official website, the effort will feature interpretations of Appalachian folk songs she learned as a child. It features collaborations with Willie Nelson and Elvis Costello. See the track list and cover art below.

The album was produced by Lynn's daughter Patsy L Russell and Johnny and June Carter Cash's son John Carter Cash. It was recorded at the Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tenn.

Full Circle will be released on March 4, 2016 and is the follow-up to the Jack White-produced album Van Lear Rose, which won two Grammy Awards. See the full tracklisting here.

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Future Streams New Song 'Last Breath' From 'Creed' Soundtrack

(Radio.com) Future shows his champion spirit with his new song, "Last Breath" which is now streaming online and comes from the film Creed, the latest in a long line of Rocky movies.

"Last Breath" benefits from the triumphant horns sampled from composer Bill Conti's iconic 1977 track "Gonna Fly Now" which became a recognizable part of the original Rocky film.

"You should have never doubted me," Future begins in his rap. He continues in the chorus: "I got angels all around me (yeah yeah)/ I got love all around me (yeah, yeah)/ I'll be a fighter till the end until my last breath/ I'mma hustle till my least breath'"

Listen to "Last Breath" as well as "Gonna Fly Now" here.

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Real Housewives Vicki Gunvalson Talks Brooks Ayers Cancer Controversy

(Extra) "Real Housewives of Orange County" star Vicki Gunvalson is breaking her silence over the controversy surrounding her now ex-boyfriend Brooks Ayers and his cancer diagnosis. Vicki sitting down only with "Extra's" Mario Lopez to tell her side of the story amidst the news Brooks was never treated for cancer at City of Hope Medical Center.

Vicki saying, "I'm completely shocked. I've seen the bills, I went to City Of Hope." Revealing she picked him up at the facility when he was allegedly getting his first chemo treatment, going to the hospital and waiting for hours for him, tearing up, "He was there all morning so how do you think anything other than he's getting chemo, you go to City Of Hope because you have cancer, not because you have nothing else to do during the day."

Gunvalson, who had previously defended Brooks against accusations he was faking, explaining she did feel like things didn't always necessarily make sense, telling Mario when she started to realize things may not be what they seem, "I think that towards the end of filming, with the start of the psychic and Tamra saying the psychic didn't see cancer, I thought well then cool, he's cured, but then it was this didn't make sense and why is he switching doctors, he was at City of Hope then he switched over to Hoag�And at the end of the day, I thought that's his journey."

She continued, "I'm guilty of loving him and believing him, who hasn't believed someone that you loved." Getting emotional, "And why would you lie about cancer when I've had three friends die of it in the last two years, I had my dearest friend just die of stomach cancer."

Brooks cancer a big storyline on the past season of "RHOC", something Vicki did not want to see happen, "He really didn't want to talk about it on the air and he didn't film that much this year, so I just thought ok, we'll mention it�I thought it was just gonna be over and done, I didn't want to promote it, I didn't want to talk about it, but the problem is you're filming a reality show."

It was a huge point of contention for Vicki and her fellow OC cast mates who didn't always approve of Vicki and Brooks relationship, many of them calling Brooks out for lying from the get go. Now they are even more upset with her than with him, "I think they thought I was in on a scam, my life is so abundant, I didn't need to make a fake storyline and I sure as hell wouldn't make it up about Brooks�As god as my witness, I would never want to make something up like this, it's actually quite sick." Saying she owes the other ladies an apology, "I'm embarrassed, I want to tell the girls I'm sorry."

At the end of the day the 53-year-old blaming herself for trusting Ayers, "Because I trust, I trust what you tell me right now is the truth, I'm from the mid-west, I was born that you trust and honor the person you're in love with, why would I think he would be lying to me, what would be his benefit�The lies had to be enormous, what he went through to make this lie up." Read more here.

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Katy Perry Writes Song For H&M's Holiday Collection

(Radio.com) Katy Perry is the face of H&M's holiday collection and fittingly she also wrote a song titled "Every Day is a Holiday," which will serve as the soundtrack to the new campaign.

The pop star shows off quite a few of the Swedish company's holiday looks in the upcoming commercial and in the photos, which you can see below. Her new song, which was produced by Duke Dumont will be featured in the ad.

In a press release Perry said, 'I had such a festive time shooting this larger-than-life holiday commercial with Jonas Åkerlund, and all of the fun clothes, especially my favorite, the Elfie Selfie sweater." She added, "H&M has been a part of the evolution of my personal style since I was 13, when I would start to incorporate fun, affordable H&M pieces into my vintage wardrobe." Perry concluded, "I can't wait for you to give your wardrobe some sparkle with this magical holiday collection." Read more here.

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Singled Out: Chelsea Dash's Take A Picture

Today, the "Badass Barbie Doll of Pop" Chelsea Dash shares with us the story behind her brand new single "Take A Picture", from her forthcoming EP "Dangerous". Here is the story:

"Take a Picture, It'll last longer". I'm sure you've heard that infamous come-back line many times right? Well if not, or to refresh your memory, that's the line your spit back at a guy who's been oogling you and staring are your assets instead of your face! My song "Take a Picture" is a play on that phrase and the selfie/instagram/social media obsessed culture we live in today.

While living in NYC, it never ceased to amaze me, that in walking a mere 3 blocks out my door, I'd receive upwards of 10 catcalls or inappropriate looks from men as I passed by (undressing me with their eyes, checking me out and licking their lips etc). How has this become normal and okay? I was not down with that! And none of my girlfriends were either. I always wanted to have some clever come-back or sharp quip to yell back at these men and that's essentially where my song "Take A Picture" came to life.

Each verse of the song is pretty much an exact conversation or experience I had with various dudes while living in NYC. It's an objection to the inappropriate ways many men feel is acceptable to hit on women with. Undressing you with their eyes like a piece of meat, calling you "baby", talking mad game at you, trying to get you drunk, coping a feel - just being sleazy! "Take a Picture" is my sassy and clever response to these dudes.

The song is also a statement about self-respect. Knowing your worth as a woman, celebrating that and not letting men treat you like an object. It's an anthem for me, and I hope for other young girls too. We know we're beautiful, we know we're smart, we know men are fascinated by us but the cat calling and sleazy come-ons are disrespectful, tasteless, unoriginal and just go to show that you're not in our league!

It only took one session for me to write the song, seeing as it stemmed from personal experience and is something I lived every single day. I was even impressed that my male producer, GoodWill, completely understood the concept of the song and was totally into it. The hardest part of bringing this song to life was that I actually had way too much to say on the topic! I wrote probably four pages of potential verses of the song and all of it was based on personal interactions or experiences. My producer at one point told me that the only way I was gonna be able to fit in even half of the lyrics I had, would be to rap it. I started laughing when he told me this, for I am a singer not a rapper but I abruptly stopped when I realized he was serious. Dead serious! I was terrified of this idea. However, I knew he was right. I actually felt out the verse rhythm very easily and developed a sort of "talk-sing" delivery for each verse. I wouldn't call it rapping, more like "singing with flow" and I nailed it in only a couple of takes.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the Chelsea right here!

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