Justin Timberlake to Perform at American Music Awards

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Justin Timberlake will perform at the American Music Awards 2013.

The 32-year-old star will take to the stage on November 24 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles where he will perform for the first time as a solo artist - after last performing at the event with his band 'N Sync in 2000.

Other music legends who will entertain crowds on the night include Miley Cyrus, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and One Direction.

The ceremony will be hosted by 32-year-old Pitbull who is also set to perform his new single "Timber" with 26-year-old Ke$ha.

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Kesha Banned from Malaysia Gig

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Kesha has been banned from performing in Malaysia.

The "Tik Tok" hitmaker was forced to cancel her concert Kuala Lumpur stadium tonight, after authorities threatened to imprison her because they decided her gig would harm cultural and religious sensitivities in the Muslim-majority country.

The 26-year-old singer admitted she was extremely disappointed by the decision. She tweeted, "I love my Malaysian animals so so much. xx I tried animals." She later added, "to be clear. I did NOT cancel. I was not allowed to play. and then I was going to play anyways and was threatened with imprisonment. [sic]"

The gig's organizer Livescape said it received a letter about the ban on Friday night, according to CTV News.

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The Flaming Lips and Kesha to Record an Album

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The Flaming Lips and Kesha are making an album together. The indie rockers and the outspoken singer had such a "blast" the last time they worked together they have decided to team up again to record an album of duets titled Lip$ha.

"[Ke$ha] is a blast on all levels. She's funny, she's humble. She's bad ass. She's everything. She's awesome. We're actually already working on an album with her. It's called Lip$ha," frontman Wayne Coyne said.

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Kesha Didn’t Want to Sing “Die Young”

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Kesha "never wanted" to sing "Die Young." The 25-year-old singer's latest single has been pulled from radio stations following the tragic massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Conneticut, and the blonde star says she understands why it has been deemed inappropriate because she herself was never happy with the lyrical content of the track.

In a Tweet which has now been deleted, she wrote, "I understand. I had my very own issue with 'die young' for this reason. I did NOT want to sing those lyrics and I was FORCED TO. (sic)"

The "Tik Tok" hitmaker went on to express her sympathy for the 26 victims of the shooting, which happened over a week ago, and appealed to fans to donate to a charity fund set up by 'Apologize' hitmakers OneRepublic. "Its beyond words what has happened. Help families affected by the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary by donating here: indiegogo.com/OneRepublicForSandyHook I'm so so so sorry for anyone who has been effected by this tragedy.and I understand why my song is now inappropriate. words cannot express.(sic)" she wrote.

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Ke$ha Wants a Keith Richards Collaboration

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Kesha is desperate to collaborate with Keith Richards. The "Die Young" singer is a huge fan of The Rolling Stones guitarist and says it would be a dream come true to record a track with him.

"Keith Richards is like the end-all, be-all for me. I'm gonna keep trying to work with him until the day I die probably," she said.

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Justin Bieber Triumphs at American Music Awards

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Justin Bieber won three prizes at last night's American Music Awards.

The 18-year-old singer - who was accompanied to the bash by his mother Pattie Mallette - was the big winner at the ceremony, taking home pop/rock male artist, pop/rock album for Believe and the evening's final accolade, the coveted artist of the year award.

Accepting pop/rock male artist, he said, "I want to say this is for all the haters who thought I was just here for one or two years. I feel like I'm going to be here for a very long time."

For his third win, Justin brought his mother on stage with him and told her, "I wanted to thank you for always believing in me... This is my mom. She's little, but she's beautiful."

The Believe star also performed twice at the ceremony, duetting with Nicki Minaj on their track "Beauty and a Beat" and a stripped-back solo acoustic performance of "As Long As You Love Me."

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Kesha: I Can Sing

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Kesha insists she can sing without auto-tune. The "Tik Tok" hitmaker was determined to prove her critics wrong on her second album Warrior and has banished all technological tricks and added more rock guitars in order to show off her vocals.

"I got really sick of people saying that I couldn't sing, because I can do very few things confidently in my life, and one of them is that I can sing. I remember thinking [with Animal], 'Oh, it's just processed. People will learn that I can sing later.' But after reading some reviews that were like, 'She can't sing,' I finally was like, 'F**k that.'"

The controversial starlet - born Kesha Rose Sebert - is back in the charts after taking a short sabbatical at the end of 2011 because she felt she needed time to relax and to embark on a "spiritual journey." However, she admitted she had to ask her record label to "back off" when they started pressuring her to make new music.

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Video: Hear the New Britney Spears Single

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Upcoming Releases, Pop, New Releases,

Listen to Britney Spears singing "'Til the World Ends," the song Ke$ha co-wrote for her, in the video above. Ke$ha wrote the song after “imagining her and any female musician touring the world.”

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VIDEO: Kesha Releases We R Who We R

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Ke$ha has just released her newest music video for the single "We R Who We R" (and, apparently, we are bad spellers).

The track is from her Cannibal album, available in stores now.

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LISTEN: DJ Earworm’s Summertime Mashup

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It’s official. There’s nothing DJ Earworm can’t combine together.

For Capital FM’s recent Summertime Ball in London, the creative genius mashed up songs from 15 of the artists in attendance. That result can be heard above.

You can find a list of the songs sampled for his latest work after the jump. (Other Earworm mashups can also be heard here.)

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