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got back yesterday from being in l.a for a week. had an amazing time at the hollywood bowl, thankyou so so much to everyone that came. sorry i forgot so many of my own lyrics, very shameful. i just co...

Live music on T.V. this week:

Monday, June 22:

NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Sonic Youth, the Roots (house band)
FUEL: The Daily Habit: The Juan Maclean
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Iggy Pop and the Brighton Port Authority
NBC: Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien: Pete Yorn
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Black Kids (rerun)

Tuesday, June 23:

NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Iggy Pop and the Brighton Port Authority, the Roots (house band)
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: MSTRKRFT with John Legend
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Crocodiles
NBC: Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien: Elvis Costello

Wednesday, June 24:

NBC: Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien: Wilco
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: St. Vincent
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Bat for Lashes
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: The Roots
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Ida Maria
PBS: Tavis Smiley: Femi Kuti
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Bettye Lavette

Thursday, June 25:

NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Dinosaur Jr., the Roots (house band)
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Bat for Lashes

Friday, June 26:

NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Grizzly Bear, the Roots (house band)
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Phoenix, David Cross
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman:...

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Live music on T.V. this week:

Monday, June 8:

CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Mos Def
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Amadou & Mariam, the Roots (house band)
MTV: MTV Unplugged: Adele
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: The Ting Tings (rerun)
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: The Airborne Toxic Event (rerun)

Tuesday, June 9:

NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Mos Def, the Roots (house band)
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Green Day
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: No Doubt

Wednesday, June 10:

CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Sonic Youth
ABC: The View: Kanye West
NBC: Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien: Rancid
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: The Roots (house band)
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Green Day

Thursday, June 11:

NBC: Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien: Neko Case
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Martha Wainwright, the Roots (house band)
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Green Day

Friday, June 12:

CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: PJ Harvey and John Parish
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Mary J. Blige, the Roots (house band)
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Foxboro Hot Tubs

Saturday, June 13:

FUSE: Best of Bonnaroo
NBC: Saturday Night Live: Green Day (rerun)

Adele has revealed how work on her second album is going, explaining that she has written five tracks for the follow up to 2008's '19'.

The Grammy winning songstress tells Newsbeat she's written five new songs for her forthcoming second record and that she'd like a part in Sex And The City.

its been ages since ive written, sorry. ive been on tour for the whole year so far and internets been iffy. i have a whole month off! well i did. i got home on tuesday, and by wednesday i was bored so...

Tune in Tonight to catch Adele's guest star performance on Ugly Betty.Ugly Betty airs on ABC at 8/7cWatch the official episode preview, "Right As Rain!" online now.

Tune in Tonight to catch Adele's guest star performance on Ugly Betty.Ugly Betty airs on ABC at 8/7cWatch the official episode preview, "Right As Rain!" online now.

Grime's premiere street commentator, Bashy, is back with a new single, 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?', released May 25.

The first single off his hotly tipped album 'Catch Me If You Can', due to drop June 1, it's been produced by Toddla T, and mixes grime with electro, in the same vein as Wiley's 'Wearing My Rolex', with a little Baltimore sound thrown in for good measure.

The video, directed by Adam Brown and Greg Duffield, is a fast paced and colourful look at the hustle and grind of an emcee trying to make money. It features cameo appearances from the likes of Adulthood star, Adam Deacon (Jay), plus the unusual sight of a grime emcee busting out a dance routine - think grime meets Will Smith. Or just watch the video yourself, here.

Bashy, who attended The Brit School Of Performing Arts in Croydon, alongside acts such as Kate Nash, Leona Lewis, Adele and Amy Winehouse, is set to become one of the UK urban scene's hottest properties this year.  He's already garnered massive support on the underground grime scene, following the success of that controversial and groundbreaking 'Black Boys' track and remix series, as well as stepping in as music supervisor for the entire Adulthood soundtrack, to which his track 'Kidulthood to Adulthood' became the lead single.

This new album looks likely to be a wide range of material...

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US fans: Enter here for a chance to win a trip to see ADELE play at the Roseland Ballroom on May 5th with special guests, The Script!

Prize includes a flight for you and a guest to NYC, hotel accommodations, and two tickets to the show.

The sweepstakes ends May 1st.