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The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has shared a video recapping the band’s experience at the When We Were Young festival.

The 16-minute mini-doc begins with the “Face Down” rockers soundchecking for their set on Saturday before the day was canceled due to dangerous weather conditions. It follows them as they learn about the cancellation and takes you behind the scenes as they plan a last-minute show in Las Vegas alongside Hawthorne Heights. The video concludes with RJA’s triumphant WWWY performance on Sunday.

You can watch the recap streaming now on YouTube.

Along with their When We Were Young set, RJA has been busy with the release of the “Symphonic Edition” of “Face Down.” The updated recording, an orchestral reimagining of the 2006 single, is accompanied by a new video featuring the star from the original video, which has over 121 million views on YouTube.

(Video contains uncensored profanity)

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Ed Sheeran‘s “Celestial” was featured in a trailer for the new Pokémon Scarlet/Violet games. The official Pokémon Twitter account teased, “A journey of celestial proportions awaits. Thanks for the incredible track Ed Sheeran!” The games come out November 18.

Millie Bobby Brown wants to play Britney Spears in a movie, telling Drew Barrymore, “I think her story, first of all, resonates with me … I feel like I could tell her story in the right way.” Britney seemingly didn’t love the idea and wrote on Instagram, “I hear about people wanting to do movies about my life … dude I’m not dead !!!”

Justin Bieber is “scared to death” of Judge Judy, who told Access Hollywood of her former neighbor, “I understood he was paying the front door people to let him know when I was there — coming and going — so he wouldn’t have to bump into me.”

Dua Lipa will be headlining night two of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball at London’s O2 Arena. She’ll play Sunday, December 11. 

Tate McRae and Lauren Spencer-Smith will perform at the 2022 MTV EMAs, which will stream on Paramount+ on November 12.

The Weeknd‘s music is coming to Beat Saber, a VR music rhythm game. Fans can now smash cubes to the beat of The Weeknd’s biggest hits for $12.99.

Shakira is moving to Miami with her sons after ending her relationship with Gerard Piqué. People reports the pair worked out a custody agreement that’s “best for their kids” and allows for Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7, to live with their mom.

Martha Stewart is keeping mum on whether Mariah Carey is invited to her famous Thanksgiving dinner — which Mimi requested to attend. Martha told Entertainment Tonight she’s inviting a “small group” to the event and isn’t “telling a soul” who’s on the invite list.

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Blackmore’s Night, the group featuring ex-Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his wife, Candice Night, has been making their brand of traditional medieval and folk rock music for 25 years — and they’re going to mark that milestone with a special release.

On March 10, 2023, a 25th Anniversary Edition of Shadow of the Moon, the debut album by Blackmore’s Night, will arrive. You can listen to the 25th Anniversary mix of the album’s title track now. The package includes two previously unreleased acoustic versions of “Spirit of the Sea” and “Shadow of the Moon,” recorded by Blackmore and Night in 2022. 

The physical copies of the album feature a bonus DVD with a making-of documentary and videos for “Shadow of the Moon,” “No Second Chance” and “Renaissance Faire.”

If you buy the album as a two-LP vinyl set, you may discover a Golden Ticket inside. Only two albums will have this ticket, but if you’re one of those two lucky fans, you’ll win a Fender Ritchie Blackmore Signature Stratocaster guitar.

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Ed Sheeran‘s “Celestial” was featured in a trailer for the new Pokémon Scarlet/Violet games. The official Pokémon Twitter account teased, “A journey of celestial proportions awaits. Thanks for the incredible track Ed Sheeran!” The games come out November 18.

Lindsey Stirling helped rusher in the holidays on The Kelly Clarkson Show by performing “Joy To The World.” Of course Lindsey showed off her dance moves and was joined by some professional dancers onstage.

Justin Bieber is apparently “scared to death” of Judge Judy. The icon told Access Hollywood of her old neighbor, “I understood he was paying the front door people to let him know when I was there — coming and going — so he wouldn’t have to bump into me!”

Dua Lipa will be headlining night two of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball at London’s O2 Arena. She’ll play the night of Sunday, December 11.

The Weeknd‘s music is coming to Beat Saber, a VR music rhythm game. Fans can now smash cubes to the beat of The Weeknd’s biggest hits for $12.99.

Lauren Spencer-Smith will perform at the 2022 MTV EMAs, which will stream on Paramount+ on November 12.

Shakira is moving to Miami with her sons after ending her relationship with Gerard Piqué. People reports the pair worked out a custody agreement that is “best for their kids” and allows for Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7, to live with their mom.

Martha Stewart is keeping mum on whether Mariah Carey is invited to her famous Thanksgiving dinner — which Mimi requested to attend. Martha told Entertainment Tonight she’s inviting a “small group” to the event and isn’t “telling a soul” who’s on the invite list.

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Yung Bleu‘s new album, TANTRA, is days away from its scheduled release. Set to drop Friday, November 11, the project boasts 17 songs and a slew of guest appearances.

Among the features on the project are Fivio Foreign, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and French Montana. Pop star Zayn is on a song called “Fire Inside,” while Lucky Daye, Destiny’s Child‘s Kelly Rowland, Ty Dolla $ign and Ne-Yo are bringing some R&B flavor to the album.

In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Bleu says TANTRA sees him “kind of summing up what’s been going on with my career now.”

He adds that it’s “just one of those type of albums where I just take my time with it and just give people songs that’s gon’ last.”

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Jeff Cook, the legendary country guitarist known for being a founding member of hitmaking group Alabama, has died.

According to a statement from his publicist, Cook died on Tuesday, November 7, at his beach home in Destin, Florida. He was 73 years old and had been living with Parkinson’s disease for a decade, a diagnosis that caused him to retire from touring in 2018.

Together with his Alabama bandmates Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, Cook played on some of the group’s biggest and most enduring hit songs, such as “Dixieland Delight,” “Tennessee River,” “Love in the First Degree” and “Mountain Music.”

Cook is survived by several family members, including his wife of 27 years, Lisa. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that anyone wishing to commemorate Cook’s life do so with a donation to The Jeff and Lisa Cook Foundation, which works to house orphaned children worldwide.

Arrangements for a memorial service will be announced at a later date.

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Craig Morgan will appear on The Kelly Clarkson Show on November 11 — Veterans Day — to discuss his new memoir and share stories from his military service.

Speaking of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Kelly took on Cody Johnson’s megahit “‘Til You Can’t” in the latest installment of the Kellyoke segment on her talk show.

David Nail shares his mental health journey in the latest installment of The Check-In, a video series from ACM Lifting Lives.

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Rihanna recently welcomed a baby boy with partner A$AP Rocky and has since opened up about how it’s changed her relationship with her body.

Speaking with InStyle, the singer was asked to reveal what body part she enjoys showing off the most — and if her answer this year differs from what she said in the past.

“Oh yeah, girl, it changed. I guarantee you it changed. I had a baby! Let’s be real,” Rihanna joked. “Now it’s my booty — because I got one.”

The publication noted they asked Rihanna the same question a decade ago and, as it turns out, she gave the exact same answer.

The singer was also asked if she had anything to tease about her upcoming Super Bowl halftime show. Although she remained coy, she may have provided some clues.

She revealed designer Adam Selman might be taking charge of the looks she’ll sport that night. “He just might, he just might! We actually haven’t gotten there yet, but Adam has been designing my performance looks forever,” she teased. 

Selman serves as the new executive design director of Savage x Fenty and is assisting in the upcoming Savage X Fenty Vol. 4 show.

As for what fans can expect with the new offering, said Rihanna, “Oh, this show is obnoxious … This one takes the cake. THIS is going to be the show to beat.”

The show will stream November 9 exclusively on Prime Video.

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Former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Redd flashed back to the time Kanye West came to the show and ranted in support of former President Donald Trump.

For context, West was a guest on the show’s season 44 premiere in 2018 and performed his song “Ghost Town.” When cameras stopped rolling, he started addressing the crowd.

“The Blacks want always Democrats … you know it’s like the plan they did, to take the fathers out the home and put them on welfare … does anybody know about that? That’s a Democratic plan,” Kanye, who was wearing a MAGA hat, said. “There’s so many times I talk to, like, a white person about this and they say, ‘How could you like Trump? He’s racist.’ Well, uh, if I was concerned about racism I would’ve moved out of America a long time ago.”

Redd apparently knew Ye was preparing the rant. Speaking to Daily Beast, he said he overheard the rapper rehearsing backstage.

“He came in there wanting to shoot everybody — verbally — and I just felt that was disrespectful, because we’re all grown adults,” says Redd. He says that at the time his thought was, “I’m not going to entertain this.” 

Four years after that memorable SNL appearance, Redd says of West, “Now all of us don’t like [him].”

In other Kanye news, the rapper’s being sued for his unauthorized use of the sample for Boogie Down Production’s “South Bronx.” As Rolling Stone reports, Phase One Network, the asset management company overseeing Boogie Down’s catalog, accuses Ye of copyright infringement, alleging he sought licensing permissions to use the sample on Donda‘s “Life of the Party” and later retracted his request. The song dropped on Stem Player, leading the production company to believe Ye and the app “have direct financial interest” in the unauthorized record.

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