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The man charged with Takeoff‘s murder is out of jail. As ABC13 reports, Patrick Clark was released Wednesday after posting bond.

Clark’s bond was initially set at $2 million, but was lowered to $1 million — a price his defense team argued he couldn’t afford. They asked that his bond be reduced to $300,000, but Judge Josh Hill denied the request. He ruled that Clark had the means to pay based off previous statements and the existence of bail bond companies that would be willing to take on that risk.

Under the terms of his bond, Clark is forbidden from leaving his parents’ Houston home or contacting Takeoff’s family. He was required to turn in his passport during a previous court appearance; his next court appearance is set for March.

Clark was arrested last month in connection to the death of Takeoff, who was fatally shot outside a Houston bowling alley on November 1. Detectives say he was captured on camera firing his gun, which allegedly killed the Migos rapper. He also had a bottle of wine in hand, on which his fingerprints were found; those prints helped detectives identify him. Clark has since maintained his innocence in Takeoff’s shooting.

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Lewis Capaldi is still dreaming his new song “Pointless” — the one he co-wrote with Ed Sheeran — takes off, but it appears an unreleased demo he posted as a joke stole its thunder.

Lewis released “Pointless” in early December and hoped it would become a wedding song. He even launched an aggressive social media campaign to get it to blow up on TikTok. Unfortunately, the song didn’t perform as hoped, and Lewis admitted it was probably unwise of him to release a non-holiday song so close to Christmas.

Fast-forward a month to January 4, when Lewis released a clip of an unreleased demo and noted the song “will probably never see the light of day.” In addition to joking his label won’t be too upset he released an unfinished song, he wrote, “This is not a marketing thing [by the way] this is genuinely just a demo.”

Fans — and even Meghan Trainor — began begging Lewis to release the entire song, with one TikTok user snarking, “This is better than she brings me coffee” — a reference to the opening lyrics to “Pointless” Lewis had been using to promote the single.

Lewis responded to the comment by posting a video of him looking defeated, along with the upper case caption, “I love it when [people] prefer demos I have no intention of releasing to songs I spend so much time recording, releasing and promoting.”

“I’m on the edge,” he wrote in lowercase letters.

One follower tried explaining why more people resonated with the unreleased demo than “Pointless” by commenting, “We’re all breaking up not having coffee made for us.”

Only time will tell if fans can convince the singer to change his mind on releasing the demo.

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Lzzy Hale and Daughtry have premiered their collaborative cover of the Journey song “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart).”

The Halestorm frontwoman and the American Idol rocker previously teased the joint recording earlier this week, with Hale declaring “Separate Ways” to be her favorite Journey song.

“I’ve wanted to release a duet with [Chris Daughtry] since we went on tour together in 2013,” Hale writes in an Instagram post. “It’s not everyday that I get the opportunity to parley with a vocalist who is just as devoted (i.e. nerdy) as I am.”

“What a talent he is…as well as being such a wonderful human to be around!” Hale adds of Daughtry. “Thank you Chris for asking me to the prom.”

You can listen to the “Separate Ways” cover now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying lyric video streaming now on YouTube.

Meanwhile, a remix of “Separate Ways” is included on the Stranger Things season 4 soundtrack alongside Metallica‘s “Master of Puppets” and Kate Bush‘s “Running Up That Hill.”

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Nirvana will be among the recipients of the 2023 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

The accolade recognizes “performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording.”

Other 2023 Lifetime Achievement honorees include Heart‘s Ann and Nancy Wilson, The Supremes, Nile Rodgers, blues pioneer Ma Rainey, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” artist Bobby McFerrin and rapper Slick Rick.

The Lifetime Achievement Award will be handed out during the Recording Academy’s 2023 Special Merit Awards Ceremony, taking place on February 4 ahead of the 2023 Grammys on February 5.

Nirvana has won just one Grammy previously — the band’s MTV Unplugged album took home Best Alternative Music Performance at the 1996 ceremony, two years after Kurt Cobain‘s death in 1994. In 2017, Nirvana’s iconic single “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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There’s a new album on the way from CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs.

“New album. 18 songs. March 24,” Luke shared on social media Wednesday night. 

“It’s 18 new, unreleased songs for those wondering,” he then clarified in the comments, before going on to repost clips of the tracks “Tattoo on a Sunburn” and “Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old,” which he’d shared earlier in December.

So far, that’s all we know about the record, though it comes in record time for a Luke Combs project. His most recent album, Growin’ Up, came out in June of last year, and it’s typically been at least two years between releases for the North Carolina native. 

Growin’ Up vies for Best Country Album at next month’s Grammys. 

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This summer, Sam Smith will be doing something “Unholy:” touring the U.S. in their first North American outing since 2018.

GLORIA The Tour, named after Sam’s upcoming album, kicks off July 25 in Miami and will visit 27 cities, with stops at New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA. 

Canadian singer/songwriter Jessie Reyez, one of the guests on Gloria, will open all shows except for August 4.  The final U.S. date is September 8 in Houston; the tour will wrap up with a show in Mexico City on September 14.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets starting Monday, January 9, at 9:00 AM local time. A 24-hour fan pre-sale starts Wednesday, January 11, at 9:00 AM local time. The general on sale date is Friday, January 13, at 9:00 AM local time. You can get all the details at samsmithworld.com.

Meanwhile, Gloria, featuring Sam’s Grammy-nominated collab with Kim Petras, arrives January 27.

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Keke Palmer is switching things up for the next chapter of her life. 

Taking to Instagram earlier this week, Palmer, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Darius Jackson, shared snapshots from their recent babymoon and opened up about her plans for the future. 

“Happy new year. baby moon was in full affect,” Keke captioned the Jan. 3 post. “I’m really proud of myself for resting this trip. i am antsy by nature. i learned to at least schedule things leisurely so i have something to complete that’s on brand with the theme of the season. which is, rest.”

The Nope actress went on to explain the reasoning behind this new season, stating that she’s “spent many seasons sacrificing,” something she learned from both parents but especially her father. 

“I want to be just like him. his life is full and he has given so much,” Keke wrote. “I don’t think giving or sacrificing are bad things, it’s who i am and that will never change. but every season we are meant to embrace something new.” 

Palmer said this means she’ll to be taking things slower and all she’ll have to do is “enjoy…be grateful and reap the benefits of those that came before me, all the sacrifices, all the prayers and all the power to be intentional and at EASE.” 

She ended the lengthy caption with an update on her pregnancy, writing “this baby moving thing is weirdddddd.”

Palmer, 29, confirmed she was expecting while hosting Saturday Night Live in early December. “There’s some rumors going around, people have been in my comments saying, ‘Keke’s having a baby, Keke’s pregnant,’ and I wanna set the record straight — I am!” she said then, opening her jacket to reveal a baby bump.

Keke has been in a relationship with Jackson since 2021.

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Jelly Roll‘s already had a #1 rock hit with “Dead Man Walking,” and now he’s poised to top the country chart for the first time with “Son of a Sinner.”

Were it not for a delayed order of smoked meat and a chance meetup with “Flower Shops” hitmaker Ernest, however, his Music City breakthrough might never have happened.

“I was in the studio one night, and we had already finished the album,” Jelly Roll tells ABC Audio. “And Ernest had texted me. It was like a Sunday night. He said, ‘Hey, man, I’m waiting on my ribs to get cooked next door at this barbecue pit. Are you still over there at the studio?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘I’m gonna come over and we’re gonna have a drink or smoke one or something.'”

“And he came in and we were just hanging out, man. We didn’t plan on writing a song. It wasn’t on the books. And he picked up a guitar,” Jelly Roll recalls, before humming the melody. “Man, we wrote that song in probably an hour.”

And if “Son of a Sinner” does make it to #1? Well, the Nashville native predicts it’ll be epic.

“If it’s my first #1, it’s gonna be bad for the city,” he laughs. “We’re gonna turn the lights down like they did that night in Georgia, baby! It’s gonna be a big ‘un up here. It’ll be the biggest #1 party they’ve ever had.” 

Look for Jelly Roll’s new album to arrive sometime this year, featuring the recently released tracks “Need a Favor” and “She.” 

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