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Britney Spears and Nick Grimshaw spoof Halloween ‘Thriller’

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Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw has premiered a new spoof Halloween video, featuring pop princess Britney Spears.

The video, filmed during Spears’ visit to the UK a fortnight ago, offers an amusing piece of tongue-in-cheek satire by Spears, appearing to mock both herself and everything ‘tacky’ about the Halloween season.

In the video, Britney is seen reciting the monologue to Michael Jackson’s classic hit Thriller, with some added hilarities by Grimshaw thrown in.

Britney is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming eight studio album Britney Jean, set to land early December, and is currently readying the UK release of new single Work Bitch, out next week.

Check the full video, where Britney reworks her classic ‘It’s Britney, bitch’ line into ‘It’s Britney Witch’, below:

New music: Rudimental – ‘Free’ (Jack Beats remix)

London electronic duo Jack Beats have premiered their official remix to Rudimental’s new release, Free.

With a sublime bass-filled dubstep beat, the remix certainly takes things up a notch against the original, whilst still inkeeping with Emeli Sande’s sublime sultry vocals.

Take a listen and let us know your thoughts!

New music: Katy B – ‘I Like You’

Katy B has premiered a new track, I Like You.

Taken from the Londoner’s forthcoming EP 5am, I Like You, due out on November 3rd, is a wonderful bass-filled, electro vocal cut. It’s a shame it’s been set as a B-side though; this could perform astoundingly well in its own right!

Take a listen though and hit the iTunes link below to preorder the 5am EP:

New music: Justin Bieber – ‘Recovery’

Justin Bieber has premiered new single Recovery, the latest release from his weekly ‘Music Mondays’ series. Featuring light samples of Craig David’s classic hit Fill Me In, Bieber’s rendition shows strong signs of artistic maturity.

Take a listen to Recovery and let us know your thoughts.

Celine Dion streams ‘Loved Me Back To Life’ full album

Canadian pop diva Celine Dion has premiered her new album Loved Me Back to Life prior to its official release next week. The album, Dion’s first English-speaking release since 2007’s Taking Chances, features production and songwriting credits by the likes of; Ne-Yo, Stevie Wonder, Daniel Merriweather and Babyface.

The album will be preceded by new single, title track Loved Me Back to Life.

Take a listen to the stream and hit the iTunes link below to preorder the album in full:

James Arthur unveils ‘New Tattoo’ acoustic video

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In preparation for the release of his forthcoming self-titled debut album, James Arthur has unveiled an acoustic video of album-track New Tattoo.

Initially unveiled almost two weeks back (and available to download for free, here), the track does well to prove Arthur’s impeccable vocal ability.

Take a listen and hit the iTunes link below to preorder James Arthur’s debut LP, out next Monday.

Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, released from jail after two years

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Conrad Murray, the US doctor convicted of assisting the death of King of Pop Michael Jackson, has been released from jail, according to reports this morning.

Murray was released earlier this morning, after serving half of his initial four-year sentence for supplying drug propofol to Jackson to assist his sleeping. Though widely used, Propofol is a harsh anaesthetic, with its effects generally having led to doctors requesting the drug itself to be banned due to limited benefits versus other drugs currently used.

Michael Jackson died in June 2009, following preparations for his 50-date sold-out UK This Is It tour. Tour promotor AEG were held accountable for the overall circumstances by Jackson’s family, however a lengthy court case ending earlier this month confirmed that the Jackson family had lost the case of negligence against the corporation.

Velvet Underground and rock legend Lou Reed dies, aged 71

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One of the most influential musicians of recent times, Lou Reed, has died today, aged 71. The cause of Reed’s death has not yet been confirmed however it is understood that the star recently underwent a liver transplant earlier this summer.

Head over to Rolling Stone for a full obituary, and take a look below as we recap on some of Reed’s best-loved hits:

Lou Reed – Take A Walk On The Wild Side

Lou Reed – Perfect Day

Lou Reed – Satellite of Love

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Mutya Keisha Siobhan perform ‘Flatline’ acoustic on ‘Sunday Brunch’

Mutya Keisha Siobhan were amongst the guests of Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch this morning, joining Team GB Olympic swimmer Keri-Anne Payne, comedian Al Murray, and Queen-legend Roger Taylor in the lineup.

Taking part in various interviews throughout the show (as both a band and also helping out during the show’s ‘challenges’), the original Sugababes joined together again to close the show with an acoustic performance of current single Flatline.

Taken from their forthcoming as-yet-untitled new album, Flatline is the first piece of official new material from the girls since they reunited again back in 2012.

Watch the performance below, and hit the iTunes link to download Flatline now.

New music: Lady Gaga – ‘Venus’

After a various amount of official snippets from the singer herself, Lady Gaga’s anticipated new single Venus has been officially unveiled online.

The single, taken from Gaga’s forthcoming album ARTPOP, was originally planned to be the second release from the new album, however pushed back after the success of R Kelly-duet Do What U Want earlier this week.

Take a listen to the full version of Venus below, and hit the iTunes link to preorder ARTPOP too.

UPDATE: Lady Gaga performed an exclusive first play of both Venus and Do What U Want on The X Factor UK tonight (27th October). Catch up below: