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This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Tears for Fears, that familiar “cha-CHUNG” sound effect signals the return to TV of NBC’s “Law & Order” and Tyler Perry’s gun-totting grandmother Madea in a fresh Netflix film.

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Caleb ShomoBeartooth frontman Caleb Shomo joined Silverstein for a track the band released when it announced it was on a new label. "For me, the song reminds me of the shame I felt for over a decade of my life growing up. In the broken love song, she sings about the hell of who she fell in love with. Yasmin you will never hear this" is a love song that only Mike would be able to share with the world. "He can make you laugh and cry in the same song," his debut single producer, Rick Rubin, said.

Elton John's two possible Oscar nods, Avril Lavigne's first tour in five years, and your first look at "Black and Blue.

(CNN) - Avril Lavigne is hitting the stage again and helping others at the same time. The 34-year-old singer has announced her first North American tour in five years. Her "Head Above Water" tour will run for 15 dates, kicking off in Seattle on September 14 and wrapping up on October 11 in Philadelphia. Lavigne announced the tour Monday on her official Instagram account. According to Rolling Stone Magazine, one dollar from every ticket purchased will go to benefit the Avril Lavigne Foundation, which supports people with Lyme disease, serious illnesses or disabilities.