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Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin‘s The Hanukkah Sessions continues on night three of the Jewish holiday with a rendition of the Barry Manilow hit “Copacabana.”

The pair stays true to the disco style of the original 1978 tune with the cover, which could comfortably sit on Foo Fighters‘ Hail Satin Bee Gees tribute compilation.

“Barry Pincus — not only one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th (or any) century, but a mega-mensch to boot!” Grohl says, referring to Manilow by his birth name.

You can listen to the “Copacabana” cover streaming now on YouTube.

Grohl and Kurstin launched The Hanukkah Sessions in 2020 with covers of eight different Jewish artists for each night of the holiday. This year’s series has so far included Lisa Loeb‘s “Stay (I Missed You)” and The Ramones‘ “Blitzkrieg Bop.”

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Cardi B, Ciara and her husband, Russell Wilson, were among the celebrities looking to make the holidays brighter on Giving Tuesday. They partnered with Meta, formerly known as Facebook, to focus on humanitarian acts.

The “WAP” rapper premiered a new episode of “Cardi Tries” on Facebook Watch and hilariously worked as a grocery clerk in Canoga Park, California with Karrueche Tran. Following their antics chopping watermelons and cleaning up a dog food spill, the duo ended the episode by gifting the workers at the store with two weeks worth of paychecks, and a card shouting-out essential workers for all they did during the pandemic.

Ciara and Russell, quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, raised money for their favorite non-profit organizations as they hosted a Live Audio Room, dubbed “Get Into Giving Tuesday w/ Russell & Ciara,” to share more about their philosophy of giving.

As part of the “Giving Tuesday” campaign, Meta will match up to $8 million in eligible donations made to Facebook Fundraisers for nonprofits in the United States.

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Selena Gomez let fans know she doesn’t enjoy it when people preach to her — especially when it’s about a very personal topic, like kidney transplants.

To sum up what happened, Selena on Tuesday shared a reaction video, known as a duet, to some drinking facts from Dr. Dawn Bantel, who states, “The CDC defines heavy drinking as 15 or more drinks a week for men… And 8 or more drinks per week for women.”  

Selena cringed at the last line and appeared guilty, but it was all in good fun and she even captioned the duet, “It’s a joke.”

But a TikTok user failed to understand that the “Lose You to Love Me” singer was making fun at her own expense and attempted to shame Selena in the comment section.  “So one of your best friends gives you her kidney and you continue to drink excessively,” they lambasted. “D*** Selena.”

Selena wasn’t amused by their knee-jerk reaction.  Neither were some of her fans who tried to intervene, but Selena personally let them know their outrage was unwelcome.

“It was a joke a**,” she reiterated and, shortly after, the offended party deleted their comment.

Selena revealed in 2017 that she’d needed a kidney transplant as a result of her struggle with the autoimmune disease lupus. Her friend, Francia Raisa, donated her kidney and the two posed for a side-by-side photo following the surgery.

This isn’t the first time Selena, who reportedly stopped consuming alcohol in 2019 because of her condition, joked about drinking.  She previously joked on TikTok that she drinks six days a week.

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Harry Styles just earned his “beauty mogul” title after launching his new company, Pleasing, but it appears he’s added yet another feather in his cap — that of NFT maker.

VOGUE has the scoop.  Last year, Harry turned heads when he wore a colorful patchwork JW Anderson cardigan and, since then, the outfit has become somewhat of a TikTok meme.  Influencers who had a pair of knitting needles handy tried recreating it and sparked the #harrystylescardigan challenge over the summer.  

So, what happened to Harry’s eye-catching cardigan?  The Victoria and Albert Museum in London acquired the green, orange, yellow and red patchwork piece in 2020, where it remains on display today.  But the sweater has gained new life in the form of an NFT.

Xydrobe, an NFT auction platform that focuses on virtual fashion, partnered with JW Anderson to digitize that $1,890 sweater — a process that took over 300 hours.

The lucky winner of the auction won’t be able to physically wear the cardigan, unfortunately, but they will be able to slip it on in the virtual world.  

The auction starts Sunday, December 12 and will run for 48 hours on Xydrobe’s official website.

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, allow buyers to exercise sole ownership over a unique piece of digital media, such as individual songs, videos and images … and, now, cardigans.

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Here’s a bit of news that will almost certainly make the members of Mötley Crüe feelgood: the Los Angeles metallers have sold their entire recorded catalog to the global music company BMG.

The sale includes all of the Crüe’s nine studio albums, as well as various live records and compilations.

“It feels amazing to be collaborating with our new partners at BMG,” the band members say in a collective statement. “Their extensive track record of success in rock made them the perfect home to continue preserving and growing our musical legacy, ensuring we always stay at The Top.”

The exact financial terms of the agreement were not officially announced, only that it’s the “largest single catalog acquisition” in BMG’s 13-year history. According to Variety, the deal is worth around $150 million, though the trade also notes that “other sources cited a significantly lower number.”

Mötley Crüe is set to launch the band’s long-awaited reunion tour in June 2022. The trek was originally scheduled for 2020 but has been postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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5 Seconds of Summer aren’t looking ahead to 2022.  In fact, they’re looking back in time with their brand-new single, “2011.”

The group says the new single, which comes out on Friday, celebrates the year they officially came together as a band.  The song not only marks a decade of success, it also pays homage to their journey from a simple boy band from Sydney, Australia to a global phenomenon.

“This year we’re celebrating 10 years of 5 Seconds of Summer. Singlehandedly the best 10 years of our lives,” 5S0S said in a statement, noting that the single not only explores their past, but also is “a nod to what we have in store to the future. We’ve loved every minute of being in this band. Here’s to another ten years of 5 Seconds of Summer.”

In addition to releasing their new single on Friday, the “Youngblood” singers will make their grand return to the live performing circuit with an all-out “10-year celebration” event.  The concert, which will take place in Los Angeles, will be streamed live on YouTube — the platform they say made them famous.

5S0S will perform their hits from the past decade in addition to reflecting on what the past 10 years have taught them.  While the show is designed to “honor every experience, lesson and person we’ve encountered,” they also plan on bringing the laughs with some comedic sketches.

In addition to pre-saving the “2011” single before its December 3 release, fans can head on over to 5S0S’ official YouTube page to catch their livestream spectacular when it goes live this Friday at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET.

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Mariah Carey knows she’s a catch, so she has this small piece of advice to the potential suitor who wants to win her heart: “You have to love Christmas.”

Speaking with E!’s Daily Pop recently, the decorated singer said everyone in her family is a big fan of the holiday, so they “have the best time at Christmas.”  That means she’ll kick anyone to the curb who threatens to wreck the halls.

“There was a person in my life at one time —we won’t say names— and they didn’t love holidays,” Mariah remarked. “And I was like, ‘Well you’re with the wrong person then, honey.'”

The “Fantasy” singer doubled down that hating the holidays is her dating dealbreaker. She also hinted that being a fellow Christmas lover may be a requirement to get on her good side.

This should be common knowledge considering Mariah is dubbed the “Queen of Christmas,” but since she just said she dumped someone over their aversion to the holidays, it doesn’t hurt to set such an important dating rule in stone — or on top of a Christmas tree.

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Thomas Rhett is ready to “Slow Down Summer” with a teaser for the upcoming music video for his hit tune. 

Though the song begs to “slow down summer,” a photo from the video posted on his Twitter feed shows the singer caught in a winter wonderland. The pic captures Thomas poised at a piano in the middle of a snow-covered forest, looking up at the sky as snowflakes pour down. 

“I loved creating this video and can’t wait for y’all to see it,” he writes in the caption that accompanies the photo. 

“Slow Down Summer” is the lead single off Thomas’ upcoming album, Where We Started. It’s quickly racing up the charts, currently inside the top 30 on the Billboard Country Airplay tally. 

The video premieres on YouTube this Friday, December 3, at 11 a.m. ET.

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We have a preview of Five Finger Death Punch‘s next album, courtesy of frontman Ivan Moody.

On his Instagram, Moody posted a 17-second video of him and producer Kevin Churko listening to a snippet from the record, which will mark FFDP’s ninth studio effort. In the caption, Moody added the punny hashtag #FeelinJustF9, as well as #AndHellIsComingWithMe.

Earlier this year, guitarist Zoltan Bathory teased that the new album would arrive sometime in 2022. He also shared that Death Punch would be re-recording their debut record, 2007’s The Way of the Fist.

Five Finger Death Punch’s most recent album is 2020’s F8. It includes the singles “Inside Out,” “Living the Dream,” “A Little Bit Off” and “Darkness Settles In.”

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