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Late Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland‘s 2011 holiday album The Most Wonderful Time of the Year is getting the reissue treatment.

A deluxe version of the compilation will be released digitally and on limited edition red and green vinyl on November 4.

The reissue features new artwork and four previously unreleased bonus tracks, including a rendition of the John Lennon and Yoko Ono classic “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” which you can listen to now via digital outlets. The recording is also accompanied by a lyric video, streaming now on YouTube, that features Weiland’s family holiday photos.

Notably, the reissue marks the first official posthumous solo release from the Weiland vault since his death in 2015 at age 48.

In related STP news, the band’s bassist Robert De Leo has announced his debut solo album. The record, titled Lessons Learned, will arrive October 21.

“The past few years of life have revealed many changes,” De Leo says. “This collection of songs represents what has transpired. The journey and gift of songwriting has played such an important role for me. It’s been a close companion throughout my life.”

You can listen to the first Lessons Learned single, “Love Is Not Made of Gold,” now via digital outlets.

Meanwhile, STP’s 1992 debut album, Core, celebrated its 30th anniversary this week. The band marked the occasion with a deluxe vinyl reissue.

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Kesha is on the mend after suffering a vocal hemorrhage during the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert earlier this week. The star-studded concert was the music industry’s way of bidding farewell to the late Foo Fighters drummer.

Kesha was part of the lineup and performed “Heroes” by David Bowie alongside Hawkins’ side project Chevy Metal. In addition to injuring her voice, the “TikTok” singer also dealt with an unexpected wardrobe malfunction, which she joked about on Instagram.

Kesha had been wearing a glittery silver bikini top, which appeared to have gotten loose during her knockout performance. She didn’t sweat it, but apparently, that is what caused the vocal injury.

“So. in the middle of my wardrobe malfunction I decided to distract everyone from my [breasts] falling out by singing [really]. Loud. And today I found out I hemorrhaged one of my vocal chords,” she remarked. “Soooo. I’m posting all the pics from the f***ing moment bc. This was quite a moment.”

Fans are wishing Kesha a speedy recovery.

Among the other artists participating in the tribute were Miley Cyrus, Pink, Alanis Morissette and Blink-182‘s Travis Barker. The concert raised funds for MusiCares and Music Support.

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Kodak Black returns this New Music Friday with a brand new single, “I’m So Awesome.” 

The Metro Boomin-produced song will land on Kodak’s forthcoming album, Kutthroat Bill: Vol 1, which is expected Friday, October, 7. 

The 19-track collection will include features from fellow Florida rapper Lil Crix, VVSNCE, NFL Tuewop and Prince Swanny.

Prior to the release of “I’m So Awesome,” Kodak dropped the single and official video for “Walk” along with “Spin,” which is accompanied by a video directed by the Florida rapper himself. 

The success of his 2021 hit single “Super Gremlin” earned an RIAA Platinum certification and recently garnered Kodak a 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards nomination for Song of the Year.

Here’s the full Kutthroat Bill: Vol 1 track list:

“Kodak The Boss”
“300 Blackout”
“Slay Like Santa”
“If You Ever”
“I Can’t Sleep”
“Demand My Respec”
“Play Ft. Lil Crix”
“Starter Kit Ft. VVSNCE”
“I’m So Awesome”
“Game From Pluto”
“Walk”
“Spin”
“Ammunition Ft. NFL Tuewop”
“Hop Out Shoot”
“Kutthroat Barbie”
“At The Cross”
“Freezing My Pinky”
“Bad Man Ft. Prince Swanny”
“Silencer”

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Shawn Mendes has released his first new song since the March 2022 single “When You’re Gone.” It’s from the soundtrack of the upcoming movie Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, in which he voices the title character.

The song is called “Heartbeat,” and it comes with a lyric video. In the upbeat love song, Shawn sings, “Heartbeat/It speeds up whenever you want me/What you got, I want it like all week/I need that, I wanna be wherever you are, wherever you are.”

The soundtrack to the movie, based on the beloved children’s book, is out October 7, the same day the movie hits theaters. As previously reported, it features original songs by Oscar-winning duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the songwriting team who brought you The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen and La La Land. 

Shawn sings quite a few numbers on the album. There are also some classic hits sprinkled in like Stevie Wonder‘s “Sir Duke” and naturally, Elton John‘s “Crocodile Rock.”

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Former NBA star Dwyane Wade is taking the necessary steps to try and shield his transgender daughter, Zaya, from hateful comments on social media. 

On Twitter Thursday, Wade responded to a fan who seemingly inquired about the accessibility of Zaya’s comment section to explain his reasoning behind the protected social accounts. The original fan tweet can no longer be viewed. 

“For Zaya’s mental health and privacy we’ve decided not to allow the hate into her comments,” Wade wrote. “Thank you for wanting to spread and send her love.”

Earlier this month, Zaya, 15, made headlines after sharing first-look images of her Tiffany & Co. campaign, where she debuted new, flowing tresses in a half-up, half-down hairstyle — a completely different look than her normal low-cut afro. 

“dreams become reality,” she captioned the Instagram post. 

In supportive father-like fashion, the loving dad gushed over his daughter’s images, posting diamond emojis in the comments section.

Wade has shown unwavering support for his daughter since publicly announcing her gender identity in 2020.

“As blessed as it is for my daughter to have parents who can support her, I’m still afraid every moment she leaves our house,” he said during an interview at a Time magazine summit earlier this year. “And not just because of gun violence, but because of the way people perceive her in this world.”

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Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro will not be joining the band on their upcoming tour with The Smashing Pumpkins due to continued effects from a bout of long COVID-19 that he’s been dealing with since last December.

“I had hoped for a full recovery by October but I am still very fatigued and will not be able to join this leg,” Navarro writes in a social media post.

Navarro adds that he’s “personally gutted” to miss the tour, which kicks off this Sunday in Dallas, especially since it will mark the return of original Jane’s bassist Eric Avery, who reunited with the band over the summer.

“We wanted to bring you the original lineup but that will have to wait until I’m recovered,” Navarro writes. “While the band is touring, I will be working on new new Jane’s material in the studio here in [Los Angeles].”

Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, who’s also played in A Perfect Circle and Failure, will fill in for Navarro on the tour.

“[Van Leeuwen] is a great guy and I am honored to have him help make this tour happen,” Navarro says. “Though I am saddened to not make this tour I am focused on making a full recovery and rejoining the guys when I am able.”

“I truly wish the band well on this tour and I am confident they will bring everything to make it a fabulous show,” he adds. “Go get ’em guys! Maybe I can get to a show one night and watch my own band for the first time.”

Navarro’s condition previously forced Jane’s to cancel their set at the Welcome to Rockville festival earlier this year, which led to the reunion of Perry Farrell‘s other band, Porno for Pyros.

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Taylor Swift is offering her new album Midnights to fans in various colors of limited-edition vinyl, but she’s just added a new color to the mix.

Taylor went on TikTok for another edition of her ongoing series “Midnights Mayhem with Me,” during which she reveals the names of the songs on the album by spinning a bunch of ping pong balls in a bingo cage and pulling numbers out at random.

Last night, Taylor chose #2 and revealed that track number two on the album is called “Maroon.” Does Adam Levine know about this?

“Maroon” joins previous track titles “Midnight Rain,” “Question…?,” “Vigilante S**t” and “Mastermind.” The album arrives October 21.

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Thomas Rhett has a big anniversary coming up: He and his wife, Lauren Akins, will celebrate 10 years of marriage on October 12.

Looking back, the singer says that it’s hard to believe how far they’ve come. That crazy, winding journey is one of the things that inspired the title of his Where We Started album, which came out back in April.

“I kinda look back to when I first started in this career, when I first got married, and just lookin’ at Lauren and being, like, ‘Dang,’” TR reflects in an interview with his record label.

“10 years ago, you and I were riding in a Sprinter van with eight other dudes in my band, and we were doing 300 shows a year,” he continues. “Looking at our life now with four children and by the grace of God, had a little bit of success in this business, and it’s kinda wild to look back and ask yourself — if I could tell my 21-year-old self, ‘This is where you’re going to be’ — this is crazy.”

In music news, Thomas is keeping busy with his Bring the Bar to You Tour, which will continue in the U.S. through mid-October. He’s taking the trek to Canada in early 2023.

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Selena Gomez is reminding people to be kind. 

On Thursday, just days after Hailey Bieber‘s tell-all interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the pop star went Live on TikTok to share the simple message. 

“I think some of the things that I don’t need to be aware of are just vile and disgusting and it’s not fair and no one should ever be spoken to in the manner that I’ve seen,” Selena, 30, said during the Live, which was captured and reposted on Twitter.

“All I have to say is it’s incredibly ironic that I would release something that’s all about kind words ’cause that’s exactly what I want,” she continued. “If you support Rare, I cannot thank you enough. But know that you are also representing what it means, and that is: Words matter, truly matter.”

“I just want all of you to know that I hope that you understand that this is much bigger than anything else,” The “Lose You to Love Me” singer added, before wishing her fans a “wonderful” day. 

In the clip, Selena never explicitly named Hailey, 25, or the podcast, but the message comes after Hailey addressed longstanding rumors that she “stole” Justin Bieber, 28, from the former Disney Channel star. 

“I can say, period, point blank, I was never with him when he was in a relationship with anybody. That’s the end of it,” Hailey declared on CHD. “I was raised better than that.”

Justin proposed to Hailey in July 2018, two months after he and Selena parted ways for good, and the pair announced they were married in November of that same year.

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