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- ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ chanteuse Mariah Carey is releasing a Christmas book based on her own children. (Billboard)
- Kylie’s new album has a title, ‘Kiss Me Once’, and some artwork. (Popjustice)
- In slightly strange Tegan & Sara song news, their collaboration with The Lonely Island for the new Lego film is now online. (Soundcloud)
- NEWSFLASH: Husband and wife Beyoncé and Mr Knowles will be sitting next to each other at the Grammys. (That Grape Juice)
- Also, they’re the most powerful people in music or something. (Billboard)
- There’s now a radio edit of that unnecessary David Guetta/Skylar Grey song. (Idolator)
- The actual Sir Elton John is guest-editing an issue of Clash magazine. (Clash)
- Madonna’s going to the Grammys! Maybe with a guitar :( (Instagram)
- Singer Prince is playing some ‘gigs’ in London and the first one is in, er, Lianne LaHavas’ living room. (Guardian Music)
- Ed Sheeran’s got a cat and now that cat has its own Twitter account. (Twitter) It already has over 30,000 followers.
- Katy B’s on The Graham Norton Show this evening if you’re in. Mind you, if you’re not you might like to set your recorder, or failing that just watch her performance on YouTube tomorrow maybe. (Twitter)
- Tegan & Sara just love making strange songs. They have also recorded a song for an Oreo cookie (biscuit) advert. (Popjustice)
- The rehab facility Ke$ha’s currently receiving treatment in would prefer it if her fans stopped sending in envelopes full of their teeth. (NME)
- Icona Pop and Tove Lo are hanging out in Sweden together and so they’ve decided to take a picture of each other’s hands. (Instagram)
- It’s pretty good news for Clean Bandit (and The Vamps and Neon Jungle) in the UK singles chart stakes. (Music Week)
- Paloma Faith’s new album is now available to pre-order and if you do that then you get a free track, a bit of which is now online to help you make up your mind. (Soundcloud)
- Calling all French Bright Light Bright Light fans; he’ll be singing some songs in Paris in March. (Twitter)
- Say Lou Lou are supporting tasteful pop merchants London Grammar on their forthcoming UK tour. (Twitter)
- Probably a few months ago now, Chlöe Howl recorded an acoustic version of ‘Rumour’ at Abbey Road studios and someone filmed it and now it’s on the internet as some content. (YouTube)
- Britney Spears’ Piece Of Me show is already the biggest-selling residency in Las Vegas this year, although obviously that could change given we’re only in January. (Digital Spy)
- Mutya would just like to clear a few things up if that’s okay. (Twitter)
- Here’s a crowd of mature bowls lovers having a bit of a dance to Pharrell’s ‘Happy’. (BBC Sport)
- And finally, Brooding Chanteuse Lana Del Rey’s recorded a song for the soundtrack to moody Sleeping Beauty remake, Maleficent. (MuuMuse)
And just for old time's sake…
What a song.