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Miley Cyrus says the more competition, the better.

In a new Rolling Stone Musicians on Musicians interview with country singer Mickey Guyton, the two open up about breaking down barriers in the industry and making space for others to do the same.

“I don’t even feel that it’s enough for me to be considered one of the best rock singers of this generation, because there’s not enough of them and I want more competition,” Miley tells Mickey. “And for you too, you don’t want to be the one female Black singer that they’ll allow in country music.”

“Not only do I want to share my light, but I love competition,” she adds. “I want other people that are like me around, so I know that I deserve my place because I’m fighting for it all the time. That’s the way I think. I have no desire to be the best, because I want to get better. And you don’t want to be the best because you’re the only.”

Miley has been teasing a new project recently, telling fans in a letter on MileyWorld.com that her post-Plastic Hearts era is inspired by “intense spurts of change” in her personal and professional life.

“I am so [excited] to channel these experiences + use them as inspiration in my next body of work!” she wrote. “I am so grateful to never go through these transitional times alone because I have [you]!”

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This Friday, Imagine Dragons will be playing an acoustic set at the Rise Up Gala in support of the Tyler Robinson Foundation, the pediatric cancer founded by the band. If you’re not in Las Vegas to attend the event, you can still watch the performance live online.

A livestream of the concert is set to premiere October 22 at 9:30 p.m. PT. You can watch via the Bandsintown Twitch channel.

Imagine Dragons first created TRF in 2013 in honor of Tyler Robinson, a fan who passed away from cancer at age 17. The organization has since been raising money for families who’ve been affected by a childhood cancer diagnosis. The annual Rise Up Gala is now in its seventh year.

Meanwhile, Imagine Dragons released a new album, Mercury — Act 1, in September. And just last Friday, the group unearthed a trio of EPs featuring some of their earliest recordings, including previously unreleased demos.

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A long, long time ago — 50 years ago this Sunday, to be exact — Don McLean released his classic anthem “American Pie” and his studio album of the same name.  Now the singer/songwriter has announced initial dates for a 2022 U.S. tour that will commemorate the milestone anniversary.

The trek kicks off with a three-show engagement, January 28-30, at The Blue Note club in Honolulu, and currently is mapped out through a February 24 concert in Tucson, Arizona, with more dates expected to be announced soon.

Among the confirmed shows is scheduled on February 3 — the 63rd anniversary of “The Day the Music Died” — at the historic Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. The Surf Ballroom is, of course, the venue where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper performed on February 3, 1959, before perishing in a plane crash later that evening. The date of the tragic incident is now known as “The Day the Music Died,” and served as an inspiration for McLean to write “American Pie.”

Besides “American Pie,” fans at the tour shows can expect to hear McLean hits including as “Vincent (Starry Starry Night),” “Castles in the Air,” “And I Love You So” and his cover of Roy Orbison‘s “Cryin’,” as well as newer material.

Details of the U.S. tour follows Don’s recently announced plans for a 2022 European trek marking the 50th anniversary of “American Pie” that will run from September to November. Check out his full schedule at DonMcLean.com.

McLean also was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in August.

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Snoop Dogg is being taken to court for allegedly posting a viral video on Instagram without permission.

The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper is being sued by FreedomNews.TV for using copyrighted footage of a protestor scaling a New York City office building, according to Billboard.

The lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles federal court stems from an incident in April during which a protester fell to the ground while attempting to climb the façade of JPMorgan Chase’s headquarters in Manhattan.

The post, which Snoop titled “Dummy of the Week,” has been viewed more than 4.5 million times. He’s being accused of violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which prohibits the removal of “content management information” used on copyrighted works.

“Defendant purposefully failed to include the video credit originally conveyed with the video in order to mislead the public into believing that defendant either owned the video or had legitimately licensed it,” FreedomNews.TV wrote in the lawsuit.

As previously reported, the hip hop icon is joining Martha Stewart to host Snoop and Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween special, which debuts October 21 on Peacock

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Prince Michael Jackson is carrying on the historic legacy of his late father by hosting the annual Thriller Night Halloween costume party at the Jackson family estate.

Michael’s youngest son has teamed with Taj Jackson, son of Tito Jackson, to design an immersive haunted house for the event on October 29th at the Jackson Hayvenhurst mansion in Encino, California.

“I’m so excited to to host our event this year; although we had a virtual event with Omarion in 2020, there’s magic on the Hayvenhurst property and it’s so great to be able to share it with everyone after we’ve been cooped up for almost a year,” Prince Michael says in a statement. “Every year we try to out do ourselves and this year I think we’ve done just that!”

For the first time, guests will enjoy live performance during Thriller Night. Chris Tucker will deliver a stand-up comedy show, and two-time Grammy winner Elijah Blake will sing.

There will also be a Legacy Room featuring Michael Jackson‘s most memorable costumes from both the “Thriller” and “Ghost” videos, and an exhibit showcasing of some of his awards, including the plaque for selling 100 million units of the landmark Thriller album.

Thriller Night will benefit Prince Michael Jackson’s non-profit organization, The Heal Los Angeles Foundation. Tickets can be purchased on the foundation’s website.

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Måneskin has premiered the video for the band’s new single, “MAMMAMIA.”

The bloody clip finds each member of the Italian outfit fantasizing about killing vocalist Damiano David in various different ways, including drowning him in a toilet, stabbing him, and beating him with a guitar. Mamma mia, there’s a lot of blood.

You can watch the “MAMMAMIA” video streaming now on YouTube.

“MAMMAMIA” dropped earlier this month. It follows Måneskin’s breakout singles “Beggin'” and “I Wanna Be Your Slave.”

(Video contains uncensored profanity.) 

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Flavor Flav is in trouble once again for domestic violence.

The Public Enemy co-founder was arrested earlier this month in Henderson, Nevada, on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery, according to TMZ.

The alleged victim, who has not been identified, claims that he grabbed her and threw her to the ground.

Flav’s attorney, David Chesnoff, told TMZ, “In alleged domestic violence cases, there are often 2 sides to the story, and we will explain our side in the courtroom and not in the media.”

This is the fourth time Flav has been arrested for domestic violence.

In 2012, he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor domestic violence charges for assaulting his then-fiancée Elizabeth Trujillo and threatening her teenage son with a knife.

In 1991, Flavor pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend Karen Ross, which resulted in a jail stint and losing custody of his children at the time. Two years later, he was arrested again for domestic violence, along with cocaine and marijuana charges.

As news of his arrest was being reported, the 62-year-old former reality TV star declared Tuesday on Instagram that he’s been sober for one year.

“1 year up, lotz more to go,” Flav wrote. “Next year I pray my whole family will be walkin the same path I am.”

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