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Only 21 days separate us from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Among the performers serenading the crowd this year will be Gloria Estefan, Paula Abdul and Jordin Sparks.

The parade unveiled its lineup of performers and revealed which float they’ll be riding. Gloria will ride the Deck the Halls from Balsam Hill float with her daughter, Emily, and her grandson, Sasha. They will be on board to help celebrate their new holiday album, Estefan Family Christmas.

As for Jordin, you’ll be able to catch her on the new Toys “R” Us float. She’ll be accompanied by the franchise mascot Geoffrey, who will transform into a DJ for the event.

Paula will be making her parade debut while riding on the Jennie-O float that’s made to look like a giant golden turkey.  

Other confirmed performers include Trombone Shorty, Ziggy Marley, Joss Stone, Kirk Franklin, country singer Cam, Betty Who and Fitz and The Tantrums.

As for you Broadway lovers, the shows making an appearance this year include Funny Girl, A Beautiful Noise, Some Like It Hot, The Lion King as well as the Radio City Rockettes. 

The 96th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is on Thursday, November 24 at 9 a.m. ET. It’ll air on NBC and Peacock.

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Jack White has premiered a new live video for “A Tip from You to Me,” a track off his latest solo album, Entering Heaven Alive.

The clip was filmed during the White Stripes/The Raconteurs/The Dead Weather rocker’s Supply Chain Issues tour, which supported both Entering Heaven Alive and his other solo album of 2022, Fear of the Dawn. It compiles footage from several shows on the tour, set to audio from an August stop in Minneapolis.

You can watch the live “A Tip from You to Me” video streaming now on YouTube.

White’s tour continues with a trip to Asia later this week.

Meanwhile, you can catch White perform at a tribute concert in honor of late country icon Loretta Lynn. The show, which was filmed over the weekend in Nashville, is set to air Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET and Sunday at 11 a.m. ET on CMT.

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A pair of John Lennon’s trademark round, wire-frame ‘granny’ glasses and a Cadillac convertible once owned by Neil Young are among the many items going under the hammer at Julien’s Auctions’ Icons & Idols: Rock ‘n’ Roll auction the weekend of November 11-13 at the Hard Rock Café in New York City.

The gold-tone glasses, which Julien’s says have been photo-matched to confirm that the late Beatles member actually wore them, is estimated to sell for between $60,000-$80,000. If you’re a rock and roll gear head with deep pockets, expect to pay between $100,000 to $150,000 for a sky-blue 1949 Cadillac Series 62 convertible once owned by Young, and only 8,000 of which were ever produced.

Other items to be offered at the auction include a grand piano personally owned and used by Bob Dylan at his Woodstock, New York home ($50,000-$70,000); a studio-played 1968 Fender Precision bass guitar owned by Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Stu Cook, used to record CCR classics including “Bad Moon Rising” and “Fortunate Son” ($30,000 – $50,000); and a “one-of-a-kind black and yellow Charvel EVH art series guitar,” signed and played by Eddie Van Halen during a an April 17, 2008 concert in Reno, Nevada ($40,000 – $60,000).

The item with the highest pre-sale estimate, however, is a signed 1973 Fender Mustang guitar that Kurt Cobain played — and subsequently smashed — during Nirvana‘s first-ever U.S. tour in 1989. Expect that to sell for between $200,000 and $400,000. Julien’s previously auctioned Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E guitar, which he famously played during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance, for a record-breaking $6 million.

Memorabilia from the Rolling Stones, Guns N’ Roses, Heart’s Nancy Wilson, David Gilmour, Gene Simmons, Meat Loaf, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Nikki Sixx and more will also be offered at the auction.

For more info, visit JuliensAuctions.com.

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Christmas has come early for Mariah Carey. The artist who claimed he had dibs on the song title “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has withdrawn his copyright lawsuit.

Andy Stone — better known by his stage name Vince Vance — had sued Mariah and her song’s co-writer, Walter Afanasieff, in June. He’d claimed they infringed on his copyright because he wrote a song with the same exact title five years before Mariah unleashed her Christmas classic. He had sought $20 million in damages. 

Billboard reports lawyers representing Stone requested to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit on Tuesday. A reason was not provided. Despite the dismissal, Stone still has the opportunity to refile his suit — should he choose — at a later time.  

Music insiders deemed the suit over “All I Want For Christmas Is You” a head-scratcher because there were no similarities found in the melodies or lyrics of the two songs. It was unclear how the matter would have played out in court.

It should also be noted that while Mariah does have the most popular version of “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” there are dozens of other songs using the same exact title registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.

Representatives for Stone nor Mariah have commented on the legal matter.

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Following Tuesday’s shooting death of Migos rapper Takeoff, his record label Quality Control released a statement.

“It is with broken hearts and deep sadness that we mourn the loss of our beloved brother [Kirshnik] Khari Ball, known to the world as Takeoff,” the statement read. “Senseless violence and a stray bullet has taken another life from this world and we are devastated.”

“Please respect his family and friends and we all continue to process this monumental loss,” the post concluded.

Takeoff was fatally shot at 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston, Texas after an argument at a private party. He was 28.

Police said at a press conference Tuesday that the suspect or suspects are still at large.

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Gabby Barrett and husband Cade Foehner are giving back this holiday season. 

The couple has announced that they will host their first Christmas fundraiser, The Giving For Good Show, on December 17 in Cade’s home state of Texas in Nacogdoches.

Gabby says it will be an “intimate show” with just her and her husband performing. Proceeds from the show will go toward purchasing toys for organizations that support children in need. This year’s beneficiaries are St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and GraceWorks Ministries. 

“Children in need are heavily on our hearts, all year round. We are so excited to start this,” Gabby says. 

The singer adds that this will be a yearly tradition. Tickets are on sale now. 

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Machine Gun Kelly knows a thing or two about being famous.

In his new film Taurus, MGK portrays a self-destructive rock star who has hard time adjusting to fame, and in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he admits that being famous does come with some extreme ups and downs, though that’s not something he realized as a child.  

“When I was a kid and I was watching them, I was like, ‘Go f*** yourself. I’m broke and I have no life and I want what you have. And I would do whatever it takes to have what you have. And your problems, I would do whatever to have that.’ And to an extent, that kid is right, because this life is beautiful — the highs are the highest highs,” he shared, adding, “But I will not front that — the lows are the lowest lows.”

“I can’t explain what it is like every day when you wake up, there’s screams for you, you walk outside of your bedroom, you walk out on the street,” the “bloody valentine” rapper continued. “And then I’ve lived those years when the screams stopped. And you’re like, “Nah, I need my drug.'”

“And then what happens when those screams don’t come? You can’t get that drug anymore, and it really is over because you’re old and you’re not hot to people anymore and there’s the next person who’s coming up with their s***. What do you do? Probably want to blow your f****** brains out because there’s no way to achieve that again,” he said.

Personally though, MGK wants to land somewhere in the middle when it comes to success. 

“I don’t want to be the most successful man…And then I also don’t want to lose the screams,” he said.

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Kane Brown‘s daughter turned 3 and her family celebrated in style. 

Kingsley, the eldest daughter of Kane and wife Katelyn, turned 3 on October 29. Her parents threw her a butterfly-themed party, complete with a pink and gold balloon arch, a neon sign of the number three and a banner that reads “Kingsley is three.” 

Katelyn shared photos from the event that show the family all smiles as they pose in front of the elaborate backdrop, and Kingsley excitedly jumping in a bounce house and standing inside a cozy tent. 

“Cannot believe our baby girl is 3! We love you sooo much and you are our whole world!” Katelyn writes. “Your light shines so bright and I love watching you turn into the person you are meant to be.” 

She also shared a video of the tot sitting in front of her lavish birthday cake adorned with butterflies, getting a little help from dad, who lifts her up so she can blow out the last flame. 

Kingsley was joined by sister Kodi Jane, who was born on December 30, 2021. 

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