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Briefly: Prince, Barenaked Ladies, Master P, Kathy Mattea, Deftones, more

Prince has added a Nov. 10 stop at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., to his Hit N’ Run tour, according to his official website. Tickets for the new date are on sale now.

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Barenaked Ladies are selling a digital-download version of the group’s latest single, “Pinch Me,” that also includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks, according to a press release from the group. The two tracks--“Powder Blue” and “Inline Bowline”--were both recorded during sessions for the group’s recently released album, “Maroon” (Warner Bros.), and can be obtained by purchasing the downloadable version of “Pinch Me” online at retail websites including Tower Records, Sam Goody, Media Play and CD Plus, according to the press release.

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A Louisiana bank has filed a lawsuit against Master P --a.k.a. Percy Miller--for falling behind on the repayment of $739,000 line of credit, The Associated Press reported.

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Dawn Robinson--former frontwoman for En Vogue--has left Lucy Pearl, the R&B trio she has fronted as of late, Billboard reported. Robinson has been replaced by solo artist Joi, who will front the group on an upcoming tour, and who is also scheduled to release a solo album next year, the report stated.

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Members of the Deftones and the owner of the clothing company FUCT have donated $5,000 to recently fired newspaper editor Nora Garza, according to the Deftones publicist. Garza, the former features editor at McAllen, Texas, newspaper the Monitor, was fired last week for running a photo of the Deftones that featured lead-singer Chino Moreno wearing a shirt that featured the FUCT company logo, according to the publicist.

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Kathy Mattea is scheduled to participate in an online chat hosted by TV Guide at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday night (11/09), according to her publicist. The country artist plans to discuss her upcoming appearance on the television program “Touched by an Angel,” set for Nov. 12.

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Epic released “All-Star Christmas” on Tuesday (11/07), a 17-track compilation album featuring traditional Christmas songs performed by artists such as Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Jeff Beck, Cyndi Lauper, Donny Osmond and Babyface.