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A Perfect Circle guitarist Billy Howerdel has premiered his first solo single, “Poison Flowers.”

The track, which you listen to now via digital outlets, features Howerdel on vocals and every instrument except drums, which are played by his former APC band mate, Josh Freese. It’s the first preview of Howerdel’s forthcoming debut solo album, title and release date TBA.

“‘Poison Flowers’ began with the bass guitar part and all of the pieces flowed from there,” Howerdel explains. “It’s a rare feeling when the process of writing blocks out all distractions.”

“The upcoming songs reflect back to my earliest influences,” he adds. “‘Poison Flowers’ leads well into the rest of the album.”

The premiere of “Poison Flowers” follows Howerdel’s first live show as a solo artist, which took place in Las Vegas in February. His band for the show included Freese and former Nine Inch Nails touring member Danny Lohner, who also previously played in APC.

Howerdel formed A Perfect Circle alongside Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan in 1999. The band has released four studio albums, the most recent of which being 2018’s Eat the Elephant.

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Machine Gun Kelly has premiered a new song called “Ay!”, which will appear on his upcoming album, Mainstream Sellout.

The track features rapper Lil Wayne, who concludes his verse with the line “I smell like guns and roses,” in reference to the “Welcome to the Jungle” rockers.

“Ay!” is available now via digital outlets. Its accompanying video, which finds Kelly singing along with a paper cut-out of Wayne, is streaming now on YouTube.

Mainstream Sellout, the follow-up to 2020’s Tickets to My Downfall, will be released March 25. It also includes MGK’s WILLOW collaboration, “Emo Girl.”

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Justin Timberlake‘s wife Jessica Biel turned the big 4-0 on Thursday, and he posted a sweet birthday message for The Sinner star.

On Instagram, Justin posted a photo of himself and Jessica dressed up in wild outfits and captioned it, “MOOD: 40 AF.”

Then, on his Instagram story, Justin wrote, “”Whether it’s laid up on a couch, kicking my a** at the gym or, dressing up at ridiculous costume parties… you make it all look good. I love you and I celebrate you every day.”

On her own Instagram, Jessica posted pictures of her birthday festivities, including a shot of herself embracing her and Justin’s two sons, Silas and Phineas. There was also a shot of her birthday cake and cards, a picture of herself and Justin enjoying the cake, and a banner which read, “Happy Birthday Mommy Mom!!” signed by the boys.

“Thinking of birthdays past and remembering all the amazing ones Justin and I spent solo,” she wrote. “Now celebrating 40 with [cake] and [balloons] with my other two favorite guys on the planet. Love you family. Thanks for all the birthday love. 40 feels fresh y’all.”

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Gabby Barrett was honored at the 2022 Billboard Women in Music ceremony earlier this week, where she also performed her hit single, “I Hope,” from the event stage.

Amid that tribute, Gabby’s still racking up milestones for her 2020 full-length studio debut, Goldmine. The album has officially received RIAA Platinum certification, and two of its single got mentions, too: “I Hope” went six-times Platinum and “The Good Ones” went two-times Platinum.

Gabby was surprised with the plaques on the red carpet ahead of the Billboard Women in Music event, where she also spoke about what she’s learned from being a mom to her baby girl, Baylah, who turned one year old in January.

The singer said she hopes that Baylah will “dream big” and “never be afraid,” explaining that motherhood has taught her even more gratitude for the sacrifices her parents made for her growing up.

“It takes a lot to be a parent. It takes a lot to be a mother trying to balance another job,” she reflected. “…I just appreciate my parents more for what they’ve done for me.”

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Demi Lovato is no longer starring in the upcoming NBC comedy series, Hungry.

According to Deadline, Demi had to leave the acting role due to “scheduling issues” but they’ll still serve as an executive producer on the project along with their manager, Scooter Braun.

Demi’s role is being recast. Deadline reports it’ll have to be done quickly so the pilot can remain on schedule.

Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food issues group and help each other along the way. It was set to be Demi’s first regular television role in over 10 years.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers have shared another preview of their hotly anticipated new album, Unlimited Love.

The latest cut is called “Poster Child,” and is available now via digital outlets. An accompanying animated video is streaming now via Facebook.

“Poster Child” is the second Unlimited Love track to be released, following lead single “Black Summer.” The album, which marks the return of both longtime guitarist John Frusciante and frequent Peppers producer Rick Rubin, arrives in full on April 1.

RHCP will launch a worldwide stadium tour in support of Unlimited Love in June. The U.S. leg begins in July.

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What’s it like to go to a rave in hell?  Watch the new Swedish House Mafia video and find out.

After collaborating with The Weeknd for “Moth to a Flame” and “Sacrifice,” the trio has now teamed up with Sting for a new track, “Redlight.”  It’s a techno-influenced banger and the only vocals come from Sting interpolating his classic song “Roxanne,” which he originally wrote and recorded as a member of The Police.

Sting re-recorded some of “Roxanne’s” lyrics just for “Redlight,” and he repeats them over and over: “You don’t have to put on the red light,” “you don’t have to wear that dress tonight” and “those days are over.”

Swedish House Mafia’s Axwell tells SPIN magazine, “For him to agree that this treasure of his should be slaughtered in a song like this, it’s kind of rare.”

Meanwhile, SHM will release their debut full-length album, Paradise Again, on April 15.  The album was partially inspired by Dante’s Inferno, which explains the hellish landscape in the video. They’ll perform at Coachella before launching a world tour, their first major trek since 2012.

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Yes, you read that correctly…rapper Snoop Dogg and supermodel Heidi Klum have teamed up for an upbeat, catchy dance track, “Chai Tea with Heidi.”

In the video for the new song, which dropped Thursday, Snoop can be seen dancing and bopping alongside Klum, who sings the hook of the tune.

“When I give my heart again, I know it’s gonna last forever/ No one tell me where or when, I know it’s gonna last forever,” the model sings.

“It was truly an honor to collaborate with so many amazing people to create this fun and upbeat music video,” said Klum. “I am still pinching myself to make sure this really happened.”

The 48-year-old model teased the new song and video many times on her Instagram, including a February behind-the-scenes post captioned, “Cant wait for my turn.”

“I love stepping outside of my comfort zone and challenging myself, so it was something I was definitely considering,” Klum said about the song in an interview with the New York Post. “I am a huge Snoop Dogg fan and I figured I needed to go big or go home.”

The fun dance track marks Klum’s first since her 2006 holiday tune, “Wonderland.”

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Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran are back at it again! And, by back at it, we mean back with another collaboration in the form of their new single “Bam Bam.”

Over an upbeat, Latin-inspired melody, Cabello sings about life and growth after a breakup with lyrics that seemingly reference her prior relationship with Shawn Mendes, whom she split from late last year.

“You said you hated the ocean / but you’re surfin’ now / I said I’d love you for life / but I just sold our house,” the song begins. “We were kids at the start / I guess we’re grown-ups now / Couldn’t ever imagine even havin’ doubts / But not everything works out, no.”

Coming to terms with the fact that not everything works out as planned, the Cuban-American singer takes on a carefree attitude, learning to dance and have fun through the heartache, as shown in the chorus lyrics: “Así es la vida, sí / Yeah, that’s just life, baby / Yeah, love came around and it knocked me down / But I’m back on my feet.”

Later, Sheeran chimes in with his own verse and the two harmonize together before the song comes to an end.

“Bam Bam” is the latest collaboration from Cabello and Sheeran, who previously teamed up on the English singer-songwriter’s 2019 track “South of the Border,” which also featured Cardi B.

Prior to the songs, release the “Havana” singer shared a teaser of the music video, which shows the two enjoying a drunken night with friends. Also ahead of the “Bam Bam” drop, Cabello revealed the release date for her third studio album.

“2 facts: it’s my birthday and this album is my whole f****** heart,” she tweeted. “FAMILIA. Out April 8.”

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