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POP UNCULTURED: A roundup of weird happenings in music for the week ending November 11

by Anne T. Donahue

Since it’s impossible to address the total madness of the music industry in only five days, Pop Uncultured saves some of the week’s strangest stories for Friday afternoon. Enjoy?

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have started a blog about their twins called Dem Babies

And what’s shocking isn’t the name or the action itself, it’s that a decade after the trend came to a halt, Mariah and Nick are still buying Beanie Babies.

DMX appeared on Dr. Drew and sang a religious-type song [FULL STORY]

Recently released from prison and now a reformed citizen, DMX showed up on Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers to talk about his trials and tribulations and to perform a brand new track that’s surprisingly spiritual.

Justin Bieber will be taking a paternity test [FULL STORY]

Just in time for Christmas, Justin Bieber has been offered a spot on the Maury show to determine whether he is indeed the father of a fan’s baby. And while we can assume that the results of the (likely) non-tryst will lead to the traditional “not the father” dance, we can treat ourselves now to a preview of said choreography, provided we pretend that Maury’s show is made out of clay.

Avril Lavigne was involved in a bar fight

Claiming “violence is not the answer” following an alleged barroom brawl last weekend, Avril Lavigne revealed via Twitter that she had been the victim of an unwarranted attack; a situation that led to boyfriend Brody Jenner being treated for minor injuries at an LA hospital. Whether the attackers were members of the Kardashian clan vying for screen time remains to be seen, but just to be careful, Brody has been reminded once again that The Hills ended last year.

R Kelly has revealed his autobiography book title, cover and brand new single [FULL STORY]

And it’s easier to understand if you’re gazing at this:

While listening to this:

Blondie hates the internet

Calling the internet out as a ruiner, Debbie Harry told BANG Showbiz that the music industry began going downhill as soon as cassettes replaced vinyl. “Computers and the internet and downloading songs completely ruined the music industry,” she said before adding “And everything artists used to work for.” And while an official “get off my lawn” quote was not formally released, it’s likely that the Blondie frontwoman was simply reacting to being deprived of examining our Windblown Debbie Harry picture list.

Aaron Carter made an Off-Broadway debut and will be releasing a more “mature” album

On Monday, Nick Carter‘s little brother made his Off-Broadway debut in the long-running production, The Fantasticks. The singer also revealed that he is slated to release a follow-up to 2002’s Another Earthquake “Really Swoon”, which we can all listen to and pretend is actually this:

A Steven Tyler Cabbage Patch Kid exists [FULL STORY]

And for approximately more than $600, this charming edition can be yours and haunt you until the day you die.

Surprise, surprise: Chris Brown got angry and threatened a Toronto rapper [FULL STORY]

Now feuding with Toronto’s Lyracist aka Katie Kush, Chris Brown has expanded on his chivalry by Tweeting that he would “love to kick [her] ass up”. This comes after the rapper Tweeted that she would “tell @chrisbrown he’s a dick, but he’d probably just take [her] words and put them in his butt.” His retort? “Niggas who talk shit are never the ones to do anything!” Ours? :/

The Muppets have covered Nirvana [FULL STORY]

And it’s barbershop, and should be played at least 144 times.