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Watch exclusive interviews with Sugababes and DuffyDOWNLOAD’Use Somebody’, the second single to be taken from the Kings Of Leon’s all-conquering ‘Only By The Night’ album, is a tender tale of on-tour loneliness. And no, you’re not mistaken. It was covered by one of the characters in a recent late-night episode of Hollyoaks.US hip-hop hit-makers Gym Class Heroes enlist the vocal help of our very own Estelle on new single ‘Guilty As Charged’. It’s an infectiously funky collaboration that looks set to fill the floor at office parties up and down the country.BUYPanic At The Disco fans get an early Christmas present this week with the release of a bumper live DVD/CD package. ‘…Live In Chicago’ captures the cult Las Vegas band on their 2008 world tour and features a behind-the-scenes documentary as well as a host of classic Panic tracks in performance.It’s the season of comebacks. Following the rehabilitation of Britney Spears, US R&B/pop diva Brandy is hot on her heels with her first album in four years, ‘Human’. There have been some tough times for the 29-year-old, but this mature, hook-laden album should see some of the focus back on Brandy’s music.WATCHSupergrass may be veterans of the indie scene nowadays but they’re as energetic and exciting as ever, as this year’s return-to-form sixth album, ‘Diamond Hoo Haa’, proved. Catch them live this week on the 9th at Plug in Sheffield, and on the 10th at Shepherds Bush Empire.The Isle Of Wight’s finest, The Bees, are also on the road with pre-Christmas dates in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Carlisle this week. A hearty dose of their feelgood, retro-influenced indie-rock will set you up for the party season perfectly.DISCOVERSheffield boy-girl two-piece Slow Club are keeping up the tradition of the Christmas single with a download release, ‘Christmas TV’, out on December 8th. Charles and Rebecca take their gorgeously idiosyncratic, folk-inflected songs to London, Sheffield and Leeds next week.Get more great updates from This Is Now