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Hamilton fans, rejoice!

On Friday, the star-studded Hamilton Mixtape FINALLY dropped — complete with celebrities covering and remixing the songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda's acclaimed Broadway show.

To celebrate, the production's #Ham4Ham lottery show during lunchtime on Thursday featured a live performance of the brand-new mixtape!

The Roots' ?uestlove and Black Thought emceed the set, while DJs J.Period and !llmind were spinning.

Related: Donald Trump Supporter Heckles Hamilton!

And while Lin-Manuel couldn't be there in person, he did leave a video message for the audience, thanking them for all their support!

As far as showtime was concerned, Black Thought kicked things off with

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Kesha really is taking her life back.

On Sunday, the pop princess earned a standing ovation after slaying a powerful performance of Bob Dylan's It Ain't Me Babe alongside Ben Folds and violinist Rob Moose.

Everyone was eagerly awaiting the 29-year-old's time on the T-Mobile Arena stage, considering Dr. Luke had almost banned her from singing during the show.

Related: Kesha Thanks Fans For Support!

On Monday, the former Ben Folds Five frontman opened up to Billboard about their emotional collaboration, explaining that the Sony producer screwed up their original plan by pulling the plug:

"We were slated to do it for weeks, and [last week] she was heading over to my house and we were getting ready to practice and I got the word that it was in fact canceled. Rob Moose [of yMusic], who played violin [at the BBMAs], and I had arranged it for a small chamber ensemble. And [during the Orpheum performance last week], it went over really well. But then we got the call: 'Actually, you're on [for the BBMAs], bring the ensemble.' 'Oh, we can't because they're all on airplanes now,' so Rob and I just pared it down."

But the 49-year-old admitted that the TiK ToK artist didn't have any intention of calling out her alleged abuser at the ceremony.

He explained why the singer kept her promise to leave the Kemosabe Records label head out of her TV time, saying:

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This is why we need more Kesha in our lives.

The legally entangled singer got the chance to bring her silky cover of Bob Dylan's It Ain't Me Babe to the Billboard Music Awards stage, and THANK GOODNESS!

Photos: Kesha Opts For A Louder Look On The Red Carpet

The performance not only showcased Kesha's powerful, emotive vocals, it also reminded the audience she's an artist who needs to stay on their radar — and the radio!

Ch-ch-check out the standing ovation-earning performance featuring Ben Folds on keys (above)!

And check out the ongoing winners list HERE!

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OMG, this is so heartbreaking!

It ain't the Billboard Music Awards, but this performance had to be seen anyway!

After Kesha's ability to perform was nixed by legal adversary Dr. Luke, she just had to get the song out anyway.

Related: Lady GaGa SLAMS Dr. Luke For Cancelling Kesha's BBMAs Performance!

So, with a little help from Ben Folds and Y Music on Wednesday night, she performed the Bob Dylan cover she planned for the award ceremony at El Lay's Orpheum Theatre.

Ch-ch-check out the moving version of It Ain't Me, Babe (below)!

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The new kings of Nerd Pop, A Great Big World!

Like a 2014 Ben Folds or a male Sara Bareilles, this New York duo is proving that dudes can do great piano-driven pop to rival the ladies!

You've heard their beautiful ballad Say Something. Now, check out their upbeat and fun I Really Want It above!

Then CLICK HERE to listes to more music from A Great Big World!

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This is a GREAT gig for Jewel!

The sweetie songstress has just signed up to be the next judge on NBC's The Sing-Off.

It definitely takes talent to judge talent so Jewel BELONGS in this role. She'll be joined at the judges table by Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman from Boyz II Men.

We like that line up A LOT!

Jewel is replacing Sara Bareilles who decided not to return after her one-and-done season last year.

Nick Lachey has hosted the show since it first aired in 2009, and he'll be back for the 4th season as well!

But they've yet to announce when The Sing-Off premieres! Hurry up and tell us so we can mark our calendars! We wouldn't dare miss our girl Jewel doing her thing!

[Image via Samantha Shrader / Retna.]

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Light the glitter cannons!

It's time to stop bathing and start partying, because the new Ke$ha has a name aaaand drop date!

She has christened the record… Warrior! Powerful, right??

We've seen a snippet of the first single, Die Young, which will hit the radio waves Sept 25th. The WHOLE album will be available… Dec. 4!!

We're told Warrior features tracks written by Ke$ha, as well as collaborations with producers, writers and musicians including, will.i.am, Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Cirkut, Bonnie McKee, Wayne Coyne, Iggy Pop, Patrick Carney, Ben Folds, Greg Kurstin, Kojak, Ammo, and Billboard.

All you Animals must be hoooowling with excitement!

Honestly, we are too!

If all the tracks are as good as the Die Young tease, Warrior could be one of 2012's BEST!!

[Image via WENN.]

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