RISE AND GRIND! MORNING MUSIC NEWS: Justin Timberlake Is NOT Recording A New Album And MORE!

Just yesterday news broke of Justin Timberlake's glorious return to the recording studio. But today, as per JT’s publicist, we’ve come to learn that that welcomed rumor is 100 PERCENT FALSE. Read the upsetting details over at [Perez Hilton]

M.I.A. is gifting her fans with all new material come December 2012. The Roc Nation signee announced via Twitter plans to release a documentary, art exhibit, book AND new album by the end of the year. Read more over at [Rap-Up]

Will Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Eminem join forces for a mega-collab?! Only time will tell. However, Kendrick Lamar does confirm that he and the Detroit emcee are a definite for the studio... eventually. [HipHopDx]

Kelly Clarkson takes her turn on No Doubt’s hit 1996 break up song “Don’t Speak” – and as always, kills it! Watch the video over at [PerezHilton]

Clarkson’s not the only artist covering the classics. Ed Sheeran also lends his vocals to Nina Simone’s “Be My Husband.” Watch Ed Sheeran lay it down in the studio here [PopCrush]