Right then, that's everything wrapped up for another week. Frank Ocean has broken his silence, Little Mix have celebrated their collective birthday, and Michael Bublé has literally released a new single.
Scroll down for all of that goodness. And join us again on Monday for highlights from the V Festival and lots more...
Petite Meller unveils new video The Flute
We'll say one thing for eccentric French singer Petite Meller - she doesn't make boring videos.
After the promo for Milk Bath saw her floating in a pink lake and bathing in the white stuff, the video for new single The Flute is also a feast for the eyes.
Shot in Mongolia, it features multiple bonkers costume changes, several moose, a small flautist child in traditional dress and even a dance routine. What more could you ask for of a Friday?
DJ Steve Aoki has apologised to a fan whose neck he broke at a show in 2012.
He and Brittany Hickman - who suffered concussion after Aoki jumped from the stage into a blow-up dinghy - have settled in a confidential agreement out of court.
"Steve would never want anyone to get hurt at one of his shows and is sorry Ms Hickman did," said a statement from his lawyer, which also revealed the DJ met with the victim to apologise in person.
The video for Tove Lo's new single, Cool Girl, has arrived - and, as befits a song inspired by the movie Gone Girl, it sees the star going slightly barmy.
She shaves her head! She sets fire to a hotel room! She pounds on the roof of a perspex coffin! And she is also the person inside the coffin!
Wait... what?
Speaking to BBC, Tove explained that the video is about the two warring sides of her personality.
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"I’m making a short film, that's tied to the album and Cool Girl is part of it," she said.
"It builds on a story of me falling in and out of a relationship with my darker alter-ego side.
"In Cool Girl, it’s the part where I’ve set myself free from her – or pretended that I have, at least.
"I’m actually dancing in it, which is very strange for me, but it was so much fun. I’m very excited for everyone to see this."
(We can't embed it here due to a swear word in the first verse. Tut tut).
Judge spares Aretha Franklin's house from demolition
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The destruction of Aretha Franklin's childhood home has been temporarily halted by a judge in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Queen of Soul was born in the back room of the house, and lived there for two years. However, the property was declared a "nuisance" in 2012 after falling into a state of disrepair, and the owner was given until this month to come up with a plan to pay for repairs, otherwise it would be torn down.
Memphis Heritage volunteers then boarded up the house, and launched a grass roots movement to save it.
Now Judge Larry Potter says enough progress has been made to stop immediate demolition and he will consider two competing plans to save the property.
One, submitted by the current owner, Vera House, would see the home turned into the headquarters of a blues radio station. The other would involve moving the entire structure closer to the Stax Museum in Soulsville, Tennessee.
It's five years since Jesy, Perrie, Jade and Leigh-Anne were given a lifeline at the X Factor Boot Camp.
Having been rejected as soloists, they were given a day to form and rehearse as a band. Incredibly, they made it through to the finals and became the first ever group to win the show - despite having to change their name from Rhythmix to Little Mix half-way through the series.
The band have been celebrating their first half decade on Twitter, posting a video of their favourite moments from the last five years.
Ah, memories.
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Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys join The Voice (US)
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The 11th series of The Voice (US) has a brand new line-up, with Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus sitting in the famous spinning chairs alongside long-standing judges Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.
TV network NBC has just given their first glimpse of the newcomers in action, with a new trailer in which the singers set out their stall.
"One thing can either inspire a person or break a person," says Keys. "I'm looking forward to rooting people on, and being here for the dreamers like me."
A band of Coldplay's stature usually arrives for a gig in a stretch limo or a personalised helicopter. But, for their recent show at Mexico's Foro Sol stadium, Chris Martin and company opted to travel by bicycle.
The journey was captured on Super 8 film by director James Marcus, and now becomes a video for the title track to Coldplay's smash hit album A Head Full Of Dreams.
It's all a bit E.T. (until the moment the band arrive on stage and play to 50,000 adoring fans).
Liam Gallagher has been pretty quiet since the demise of Beady Eye two years ago - apart from sporadically calling brother Noel a potato on Twitter - but it seems like he's about to announce some new music, via the medium of a printed magazine. How quaint.
"It’s been boring without me, hasn’t it?” the star is quoted as saying on the cover of the new Q Magazine.
The publication is teasing the article on its website, saying Gallagher will discuss how he "got his life back together" after finding himself "in crisis after the split of Beady Eye".
Liam is now "making plans for a dynamic new chapter," the preview adds.
We'll find out more when the issue goes on sale next Tuesday.
Ellie Goulding releases Bridget Jones track
BBC Radio 1
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As we revealed yesterday, Ellie Goulding has a new single, Still Falling For You, out today and it's lifted from the soundtrack to Bridget Jones' Baby.
"I loved the first two Bridget Jones movies and I still watch them now," the singer told Scott Mills on Radio 1 this morning.
"Bridget Jones is part of my childhood and I thought, 'yeah, I'd love to be a part of this'."
Quote Message: I love doing things for films, I had so many film soundtracks when I was young... And I do love to sing a ballad. This song just feels like the summary of everything that happens in the film and everything's that's happened to Bridget in her life. She's talking about having this love for someone that doesn't go away and [how] two people can be very different but they come together still and that's basically what this song's about.
I love doing things for films, I had so many film soundtracks when I was young... And I do love to sing a ballad. This song just feels like the summary of everything that happens in the film and everything's that's happened to Bridget in her life. She's talking about having this love for someone that doesn't go away and [how] two people can be very different but they come together still and that's basically what this song's about.
Get the track on Apple Music and Spotify now. The full soundtrack's out on 16 September, the same day as the film.
But what we really want to know is if the film's any good or just (Bridget Jones-sized) pants?
"I didn't know what to expect," admitted Goulding, "but it's actually so funny, it's honestly hilarious. I can be quite a hard critic with comedy but I was really crying with laughter."
It's a good start...
Bublé is back with a bang
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We don't know exactly what got Michael Bublé looking so thoughtful here (did he leave the iron on?), but following yesterday's big Bublé announcement the singer has shared the first song from his forthcoming new album, and it's the title track, Nobody But Me.
The album - which also features the Meghan Trainor duet Someday - is due on 21 October, and it's kind of a big deal for Bublé, as it's his first in three years and follows vocal surgery.
The singer said he's "very proud of the new songs", adding: "Having the opportunity to co-produce was a joy for me, personally."
Not only that, there's also a movie coming - Michael Bublé Tour Stop 148 - on 25 September.
And soon female fans will even be able to smell of Bublé (or, at least the way he thinks his fans should smell)... He's launching a new women's fragrance next Thursday.
Kanye reveals the exact locations of his pop-up shops
And the London Life of Pablo store is now... open!
Country music legend Dolly Parton is back today with her 43rd (!) album, Pure & Simple.
Released 50 years after her first appearance in the US charts, the album sees her going back to her roots, with a stripped-down band and a rich Nashville sound.
The songs are largely inspired by her 50-year marriage to Carl Dean. She told the BBC the romantic theme was triggered by the couple renewing their vows earlier this year.
"I thought, well, this would be a good year to write an album of love songs," she said. "I’ve never done that before. I’ve usually had a story song or a gospel song, but this was all love stories."
Listen to the title track below, and watch out for a full interview with Dolly on the BBC News Website this weekend.
Scottish rockers Twin Atlantic have just released their new single, The Chaser - a gritty, growly singalong powered by shuddering handclaps and clattering cowbells.
There's a noticeable Glam Rock theme to the song, and the band admit that's no mistake.
"We started going back through why we were in a band, why were playing guitar, all the moments we grew up with and there was a lot of David Bowie and early Glam Rock," they told Radio 1.
"It was such a big part of our upbringing. We all used to go mad for T-Rex."
Listen to the song below, and read the full interview by clicking the clicky text right here.
Mollie King is hoping to prove there's life after The Saturdays, having just debuted her first solo single, Back to You.
When she announced the track earlier this week, the Daily Mail called it a "thinly-veiled swipe" at her ex-boyfriend, M&S underwear model David Gandy.
Speaking to Scott Mills on this morning's Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Mollie admitted she had mined her own life for inspiration.
"Because I've written this track it feels really personal to me. And because it's about a situation that I've personally been thorough, it's crazy hearing it on the radio."
Mollie says she's still getting used to working without the rest of The Saturdays, though.
"It is really weird doing this without them," she told Scott.
"Part of me likes to pretend that they are here and they've just nipped out to get a coffee. That's the way I'm getting through it."
She also chatted to Scott about the time she spent at a songwriting camp on a yacht in the south of France with the likes of Kesha; and whether Scott should set her up with Calvin Harris (she said "go for it").
All-female Bowie tribute at Festival No 6
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Portmeirion's Festival No 6 has announced details of a David Bowie tribute which will take place on the main stage on Sunday, 4 September.
An all-female line-up - including Charlotte Church, Jacqui Abbott, Lucy Rose and Nadine Shah - will perform the Thin White Duke's biggest hits, backed by the world-renowned Manchester Camerata orchestra.
Conductor and composer in residence Joe Duddell explained why he'd chosen a cast of women to front the concert.
"One of the first things I thought about was David Bowie's voice and his image," he told BBC 6 Music.
"He was a very androgynous figure and, certainly in the early music, his voice is very high. If we were going to keep the songs in the same key, I was thinking that female singers would be the way forward - and we've stuck to that.
"It'll be fascinating to see what their interpretations of the songs will be."
Every night at Britney Spears' Las Vegas show, she pulls up an audience member, straps them into a leather harness and dances around them during the song Freakshow.
Last night, she selected former Teen Wolf star Colton Haynes - only she failed to recognise him.
"What's your name? Colton? Give it up for Colton everyone!" she screamed after the song finished. "You're an amazing dancer, oh my goodness."
And while she might not be a fan of Teen Wolf (or Haynes' other TV show, Arrow) she certainly appreciated his physical attributes.
"Wow, call me anytime," she said. "So beautiful - and his ass!"
Writing on Twitter later, Haynes could hardly believe his luck.
Meanwhile, Britney has released another preview of her forthcoming album, Glory.
Do You Wanna Come Over? was written by Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter, the duo behind Selena Gomez's recent album, and you can hear it now on Spotify.
Drake dominates nominations for BET Hip Hop Awards
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The nominations are in for the BET Hip Hop Awards and Drake is leading the way with 14 citations in all sorts of categories, from best hip hop video, for Hotline Bling, to the intriguingly-named "hustler of the year".
Future gets 10 nominations, while DJ Khaled has nine, and both are battling Drake for album of the year alongside Kanye West, Dr Dre and Fetty Wap.
Check out the full list. The awards are taped on 17 September in Atlanta and will air on BET on 4 October.
Jagwar Ma preview second album
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Australia seems to have a knack for psychedelic pop, from Tame Impala through to The Avalanches.
Now you can add Jagwar Ma to the list, thanks to their new album's "melodic, sun-soaked wig-outs" (their words).
Every Now and Then was recorded in Sydney, London and a converted farm in rural France. It's out in October, and the band have just released a seven-minute preview, Give Me A Reason, full of bubbling synths and blissed out vocals. Fans of Screamadelica will find a lot to love here.
The internet reacts to Frank Ocean's new album with a sense of decorum
As you will know by now, Frank Ocean has finally put his fans out of their misery and released a new album, Endless, accompanied by a 45-minute video in which he builds a staircase.
People who woke up to the news this morning reacted in a calm, measured way.
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Right then, that's everything wrapped up for another week. Frank Ocean has broken his silence, Little Mix have celebrated their collective birthday, and Michael Bublé has literally released a new single.
Scroll down for all of that goodness. And join us again on Monday for highlights from the V Festival and lots more...
Petite Meller unveils new video The Flute
We'll say one thing for eccentric French singer Petite Meller - she doesn't make boring videos.
After the promo for Milk Bath saw her floating in a pink lake and bathing in the white stuff, the video for new single The Flute is also a feast for the eyes.
Shot in Mongolia, it features multiple bonkers costume changes, several moose, a small flautist child in traditional dress and even a dance routine. What more could you ask for of a Friday?
Warning: third party content, may contain ads.
Steve Aoki sorry for breaking fan's neck
DJ Steve Aoki has apologised to a fan whose neck he broke at a show in 2012.
He and Brittany Hickman - who suffered concussion after Aoki jumped from the stage into a blow-up dinghy - have settled in a confidential agreement out of court.
"Steve would never want anyone to get hurt at one of his shows and is sorry Ms Hickman did," said a statement from his lawyer, which also revealed the DJ met with the victim to apologise in person.
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Tove Lo goes nuts
The video for Tove Lo's new single, Cool Girl, has arrived - and, as befits a song inspired by the movie Gone Girl, it sees the star going slightly barmy.
She shaves her head! She sets fire to a hotel room! She pounds on the roof of a perspex coffin! And she is also the person inside the coffin!
Wait... what?
Speaking to BBC, Tove explained that the video is about the two warring sides of her personality.
"I’m making a short film, that's tied to the album and Cool Girl is part of it," she said.
"It builds on a story of me falling in and out of a relationship with my darker alter-ego side.
"In Cool Girl, it’s the part where I’ve set myself free from her – or pretended that I have, at least.
"I’m actually dancing in it, which is very strange for me, but it was so much fun. I’m very excited for everyone to see this."
You can watch the full clip on YouTube.
(We can't embed it here due to a swear word in the first verse. Tut tut).
Judge spares Aretha Franklin's house from demolition
The destruction of Aretha Franklin's childhood home has been temporarily halted by a judge in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Queen of Soul was born in the back room of the house, and lived there for two years. However, the property was declared a "nuisance" in 2012 after falling into a state of disrepair, and the owner was given until this month to come up with a plan to pay for repairs, otherwise it would be torn down.
Memphis Heritage volunteers then boarded up the house, and launched a grass roots movement to save it.
Now Judge Larry Potter says enough progress has been made to stop immediate demolition and he will consider two competing plans to save the property.
One, submitted by the current owner, Vera House, would see the home turned into the headquarters of a blues radio station. The other would involve moving the entire structure closer to the Stax Museum in Soulsville, Tennessee.
Little Mix are five years old
It's five years since Jesy, Perrie, Jade and Leigh-Anne were given a lifeline at the X Factor Boot Camp.
Having been rejected as soloists, they were given a day to form and rehearse as a band. Incredibly, they made it through to the finals and became the first ever group to win the show - despite having to change their name from Rhythmix to Little Mix half-way through the series.
The band have been celebrating their first half decade on Twitter, posting a video of their favourite moments from the last five years.
Ah, memories.
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Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys join The Voice (US)
The 11th series of The Voice (US) has a brand new line-up, with Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus sitting in the famous spinning chairs alongside long-standing judges Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.
TV network NBC has just given their first glimpse of the newcomers in action, with a new trailer in which the singers set out their stall.
"One thing can either inspire a person or break a person," says Keys. "I'm looking forward to rooting people on, and being here for the dreamers like me."
Warning: third party content, may contain ads.
Coldplay go cycling in Mexico City
A band of Coldplay's stature usually arrives for a gig in a stretch limo or a personalised helicopter. But, for their recent show at Mexico's Foro Sol stadium, Chris Martin and company opted to travel by bicycle.
The journey was captured on Super 8 film by director James Marcus, and now becomes a video for the title track to Coldplay's smash hit album A Head Full Of Dreams.
It's all a bit E.T. (until the moment the band arrive on stage and play to 50,000 adoring fans).
Warning: third party content, may contain ads.
Liam Gallagher to release solo material?
Liam Gallagher has been pretty quiet since the demise of Beady Eye two years ago - apart from sporadically calling brother Noel a potato on Twitter - but it seems like he's about to announce some new music, via the medium of a printed magazine. How quaint.
"It’s been boring without me, hasn’t it?” the star is quoted as saying on the cover of the new Q Magazine.
The publication is teasing the article on its website, saying Gallagher will discuss how he "got his life back together" after finding himself "in crisis after the split of Beady Eye".
Liam is now "making plans for a dynamic new chapter," the preview adds.
We'll find out more when the issue goes on sale next Tuesday.
Ellie Goulding releases Bridget Jones track
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As we revealed yesterday, Ellie Goulding has a new single, Still Falling For You, out today and it's lifted from the soundtrack to Bridget Jones' Baby.
"I loved the first two Bridget Jones movies and I still watch them now," the singer told Scott Mills on Radio 1 this morning.
"Bridget Jones is part of my childhood and I thought, 'yeah, I'd love to be a part of this'."
Get the track on Apple Music and Spotify now. The full soundtrack's out on 16 September, the same day as the film.
But what we really want to know is if the film's any good or just (Bridget Jones-sized) pants?
"I didn't know what to expect," admitted Goulding, "but it's actually so funny, it's honestly hilarious. I can be quite a hard critic with comedy but I was really crying with laughter."
It's a good start...
Bublé is back with a bang
We don't know exactly what got Michael Bublé looking so thoughtful here (did he leave the iron on?), but following yesterday's big Bublé announcement the singer has shared the first song from his forthcoming new album, and it's the title track, Nobody But Me.
Here it is...
Warning: third party content, may contain ads.
The album - which also features the Meghan Trainor duet Someday - is due on 21 October, and it's kind of a big deal for Bublé, as it's his first in three years and follows vocal surgery.
The singer said he's "very proud of the new songs", adding: "Having the opportunity to co-produce was a joy for me, personally."
Not only that, there's also a movie coming - Michael Bublé Tour Stop 148 - on 25 September.
And soon female fans will even be able to smell of Bublé (or, at least the way he thinks his fans should smell)... He's launching a new women's fragrance next Thursday.
Kanye reveals the exact locations of his pop-up shops
And the London Life of Pablo store is now... open!
Kanye West has revealed the exact locations of each of his 21 pop-up merchandise stores around the world.
They include Kachette in London, at 347 Old Street, which will be open from 10:00-19:00 from Friday until Sunday.
The stores will stock printed t-shirts, denim jackets and hoodies designed by West and his regular collaborator Cali Thornhill DeWitt.
It's likely to be busy out there though...
Dolly Parton releases her 43rd album
Country music legend Dolly Parton is back today with her 43rd (!) album, Pure & Simple.
Released 50 years after her first appearance in the US charts, the album sees her going back to her roots, with a stripped-down band and a rich Nashville sound.
The songs are largely inspired by her 50-year marriage to Carl Dean. She told the BBC the romantic theme was triggered by the couple renewing their vows earlier this year.
"I thought, well, this would be a good year to write an album of love songs," she said. "I’ve never done that before. I’ve usually had a story song or a gospel song, but this was all love stories."
Listen to the title track below, and watch out for a full interview with Dolly on the BBC News Website this weekend.
Twin Atlantic 'inspired by glam rock'
Scottish rockers Twin Atlantic have just released their new single, The Chaser - a gritty, growly singalong powered by shuddering handclaps and clattering cowbells.
There's a noticeable Glam Rock theme to the song, and the band admit that's no mistake.
"We started going back through why we were in a band, why were playing guitar, all the moments we grew up with and there was a lot of David Bowie and early Glam Rock," they told Radio 1.
"It was such a big part of our upbringing. We all used to go mad for T-Rex."
Listen to the song below, and read the full interview by clicking the clicky text right here.
Mollie King returns with her debut solo single
Mollie King is hoping to prove there's life after The Saturdays, having just debuted her first solo single, Back to You.
When she announced the track earlier this week, the Daily Mail called it a "thinly-veiled swipe" at her ex-boyfriend, M&S underwear model David Gandy.
Speaking to Scott Mills on this morning's Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Mollie admitted she had mined her own life for inspiration.
"Because I've written this track it feels really personal to me. And because it's about a situation that I've personally been thorough, it's crazy hearing it on the radio."
There's already a video too...
Warning: third party content, may contain ads.
Mollie says she's still getting used to working without the rest of The Saturdays, though.
"It is really weird doing this without them," she told Scott.
"Part of me likes to pretend that they are here and they've just nipped out to get a coffee. That's the way I'm getting through it."
She also chatted to Scott about the time she spent at a songwriting camp on a yacht in the south of France with the likes of Kesha; and whether Scott should set her up with Calvin Harris (she said "go for it").
All-female Bowie tribute at Festival No 6
Portmeirion's Festival No 6 has announced details of a David Bowie tribute which will take place on the main stage on Sunday, 4 September.
An all-female line-up - including Charlotte Church, Jacqui Abbott, Lucy Rose and Nadine Shah - will perform the Thin White Duke's biggest hits, backed by the world-renowned Manchester Camerata orchestra.
Conductor and composer in residence Joe Duddell explained why he'd chosen a cast of women to front the concert.
"One of the first things I thought about was David Bowie's voice and his image," he told BBC 6 Music.
"He was a very androgynous figure and, certainly in the early music, his voice is very high. If we were going to keep the songs in the same key, I was thinking that female singers would be the way forward - and we've stuck to that.
"It'll be fascinating to see what their interpretations of the songs will be."
Britney brings Teen Wolf star on stage
Every night at Britney Spears' Las Vegas show, she pulls up an audience member, straps them into a leather harness and dances around them during the song Freakshow.
Last night, she selected former Teen Wolf star Colton Haynes - only she failed to recognise him.
"What's your name? Colton? Give it up for Colton everyone!" she screamed after the song finished. "You're an amazing dancer, oh my goodness."
And while she might not be a fan of Teen Wolf (or Haynes' other TV show, Arrow) she certainly appreciated his physical attributes.
"Wow, call me anytime," she said. "So beautiful - and his ass!"
Writing on Twitter later, Haynes could hardly believe his luck.
Meanwhile, Britney has released another preview of her forthcoming album, Glory.
Do You Wanna Come Over? was written by Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter, the duo behind Selena Gomez's recent album, and you can hear it now on Spotify.
Drake dominates nominations for BET Hip Hop Awards
The nominations are in for the BET Hip Hop Awards and Drake is leading the way with 14 citations in all sorts of categories, from best hip hop video, for Hotline Bling, to the intriguingly-named "hustler of the year".
Future gets 10 nominations, while DJ Khaled has nine, and both are battling Drake for album of the year alongside Kanye West, Dr Dre and Fetty Wap.
Check out the full list. The awards are taped on 17 September in Atlanta and will air on BET on 4 October.
Jagwar Ma preview second album
Australia seems to have a knack for psychedelic pop, from Tame Impala through to The Avalanches.
Now you can add Jagwar Ma to the list, thanks to their new album's "melodic, sun-soaked wig-outs" (their words).
Every Now and Then was recorded in Sydney, London and a converted farm in rural France. It's out in October, and the band have just released a seven-minute preview, Give Me A Reason, full of bubbling synths and blissed out vocals. Fans of Screamadelica will find a lot to love here.
Warning: third party content, may contain ads.
The internet reacts to Frank Ocean's new album with a sense of decorum
As you will know by now, Frank Ocean has finally put his fans out of their misery and released a new album, Endless, accompanied by a 45-minute video in which he builds a staircase.
People who woke up to the news this morning reacted in a calm, measured way.