Music News LIVE: 30 August

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Fresh from wowing Reading and Leeds at the weekend (which you can watch here) The 1975's frontman Matty Healy joined Grimmy to co-host the Radio 1 breakfast show this morning. 

They got through quite a few topics during the course of the show from Skepta - "I love grime and I love what's happening to Skepta" - to Biffy Clyro (who he has a lot of time for), and even whether he wears deodorant. 

Handily Radio 1 has rounded up 25 of the most important things learned this morning, and you can listen back to the full show, which also featured Matty getting his hands on one of Tom Daley's Olympic medals.

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Vanilla Ice is going to be showing off his ballroom skills - it's just been announced he's joining the line-up for the upcoming series of Dancing With The Stars.

The rapper and DIY TV show host is joining R&B star Babyface, country singer Jana Kramer and Kanye West's ex Amber Rose on the line-up. 

He's nothing to do with music but just for info Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is also on the list, after making headlines when he claimed he'd been robbed at gunpoint in Rio, which turned out to be an "over exaggeration". 

The US version of Strictly starts on 12 September. Please please please can the Ice Ice Baby rap get worked in somewhere...

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Earlier we brought you news of Tulisa's latest comeback single, her take on the garage classic Sweet Like Chocolate (scroll down for a snippet of the sun-soaked video)...

Some have been quick to criticise her choice of "cover"...

But now a fan account for the former N-Dubz star has set the record straight on her choice, calling it a "rework NOT a cover" which features "brand new" verses, something confirmed by Tulisa's PR team...

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If you enjoyed Mumford & Sons latest EP Johannesburg - a collaboration with Beatenberg, The Very Best and Baaba Maal recorded on tour in South Africa - the band have just unveiled a bunch of remixes bringing even more artists on board. 

They include Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio and BBC Sound of 2016 winner Jack Garrett and are on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and SoundCloud now.

Mumford member Winston Marsall is a fan of the lot, but says "pop-star-by-day-superhero-by-night" Garratt has managed to turn Wona into "a hit-smash-fest. Saving the day once again.” 

Listen for yourself below...

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Mel C aka Sporty Spice has put paid to any talk of her joining a Spice Girls reunion. 

She's penned an essay for Love magazine as she prepares to release a new album of her own material after five years away. 

She admits that after several face-to-face meetings with the rest of the band earlier this year she "made the difficult decision not to be part of a proposed reunion with Emma, Geri and Melanie".

Victoria Beckham had already bowed out and Mel C says it was hard to let the fans down. 

"Unfortunately something didn’t feel quite right and I had to follow my gut."

Quote Message: Look, I will be a Spice Girl until I die. But the continuous speculation on whether we will reform to celebrate 20 years of Wannabe has been particularly exhausting. Don’t get me wrong - I totally get it. But is it a new rule that bands have to reform? Why can’t we just be remembered for our incredible achievements in the nineties.

Look, I will be a Spice Girl until I die. But the continuous speculation on whether we will reform to celebrate 20 years of Wannabe has been particularly exhausting. Don’t get me wrong - I totally get it. But is it a new rule that bands have to reform? Why can’t we just be remembered for our incredible achievements in the nineties.

She says she felt the band peaked with their performance at the 2012 Olympics...     

Quote Message: For me the absolute pinnacle of my Spice existence was being watched by a billion people around the globe belting out Spice up Your Life on top of a black cab at the 2012 London Olympics. Anything less than the full line-up just didn’t feel like we’d be doing justice to the band or the fans.

For me the absolute pinnacle of my Spice existence was being watched by a billion people around the globe belting out Spice up Your Life on top of a black cab at the 2012 London Olympics. Anything less than the full line-up just didn’t feel like we’d be doing justice to the band or the fans.

She also talks about her changing attitude to fame and celebrity and looks very sporty in her pictures. 

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Does We've Only Just Begun have you reaching for the hankies? Or is the more cheerful Top of the World your Carpenters earworm? This Saturday ITV will be trying to determine The Nation's Favourite Carpenters Song in a 90 minute documentary.

Richard Carpenter will take to the piano to celebrate his hits with late sibling Karen as the biggest-selling sister and brother act in music history. She died in 1983 at the age of just 32.

“Karen had a really rare gift. She sang beyond her years," says Richard in the show. 

"Listen to her singing Rainy Days and Mondays… She was only 20 years old."

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Celeb fans taking part include friend Petula Clarke, Mylene Klass and X Factor's Nicole Sherzinger, who said of Karen: 

"She is like the songbird of sadness. Her voice is so soothing and comforting. It’s literally what you want to have in your house playing on rainy days and Mondays.”

The show airs this Saturday, 3 September at 21:45 on ITV.  

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It's just been announced Dizzee Rascal will perform his 2003 debut album Boy In Da Corner live in its entirety for the first time in the UK next month. 

He'll play the genre-defining record in collaboration with Red Bull Music Academy at a secret London location on Friday 21 October. Tickets go on sale later this week.

Featuring tracks like I Luv U, Dizzee performed the album for another Red Bull show in Brooklyn, New York in May. 

At the time Dizzee spoke about how he'd had to relearn the classic grime rhymes for the gig, and recalled making the album at the age of just 16.

"I probably had the most fun making Boy In Da Corner," he told Pigeons and Planes.

"Just imagine being a 17-year-old thrown in the studio and being in there for as long as you wanted. I was literally in the studio all night. I’d wake up at six in the morning and then go home and come back later on."

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The Divine Comedy are back after a six-year break with their 11th album Foreverland. 

Neil Hannon has given a lovely interview to the BBC where he explains why he's written songs about Napoleon and Catherine the Great as well as discussing parenthood, history books and his inability to resist earworms.

Our favourite anecdote is about one of the songs which was recorded as a voice memo on his phone with strings added afterwards.

"There's bit at the end where I just stop and go "blah, blah, blah", and that's simply because I had no more words written. Nowhere else to go!" he admits in the interview.

Actor and musician Matt Berry is one of the fans excited about their return...

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The TV broadcast of MTV's Video Music Awards saw a third fewer people tune in than last year, the New York Times reports, however Facebook streams have seen a massive increase.

The TV audience for Sunday's ceremony attracted 6.5 million, compared to 9.8 million last year.

But Viacom, which owns MTV, said the number of people streaming on Facebook had a tenfold increase, from 4.4 million to 45.8 million.

Read more on the ratings or scroll down this page for all the highlights from the ceremony.

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We're just a couple of weeks away from finding out which of the 12 shortlisted artists will walk away with this year's Mercury Prize for best album of the year - and the acts performing on the night have just been announced. 

The 1975, Skepta, Kano, Bat For Lashes, Jamie Woon, Laura Mvula, Michael Kiwanuka, Savages, The Comet Is Coming and Anonhi will all perform one track at the Mercury Prize Awards Show at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith. 

There'll also be a special performance representing David Bowie’s Blackstar Album, but Radiohead - who are also nominated - are not confirmed to perform at the show.  

Tickets for the event on 15 September are also on sale to the general public for the first time.

The announcement will be made by Lauren Laverne live on BBC Four from 21:00. 

Get to know this year's nominees or check out the BBC's Mercury Prize website for all the details.

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Legendary Mexican singer Juan Gabriel has died aged 66 from a heart attack in California. 

His death comes only days after performing to 17,000 fans at the Los Angeles Forum.

The singer sold more than 100m albums and had his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Jennifer Lopez and President Obama were among the many paying tribute to him. 

Obama said his "romantic lyrics, passionate performances and signature style" transcended borders and generations. 

And Marc Anthony broke down on stage when he performed a tribute to him...

We told you last week how Will Young had a crazy busy weekend as he released his Summer Covers EP, as well as trying to fit in rehearsals for Strictly. 

He played Carfest South in Hampshire on Friday, Somerset Rocks in Taunton on Saturday, and both Manchester Pride and Victorious Festival on Sunday. 

And from his Twitter account it seems like he had a total blast and he didn't have many clothes on for most of the time...

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Taylor Swift was one of the few big US stars not seen at the MTV VMAs... she was in Nashville where she'd been called up for jury duty.

The singer turned up for selection on Monday morning to be vetted by the court for an aggravated rape and kidnapping case.

A fellow potential juror, Tracey Bates broke the news by tweeting: "I am on jury duty with @taylorswift13."

Taylor also posed for pictures with fellow potential jurors like Bryan Merville (above), but many have since been deleted or made private.  

The singer won't actually be serving on the jury though as there is a conflict of interest with an ongoing sexual assault case she is involved in in Denver, Colorado.

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Anyone who's ever tried spinning will have maximum respect for Ariana Grande's commitment to singing live during her performance with Nicki Minaj at the MTV VMAs, whilst also performing an energetic routine on an exercise bike (in heels of course)...

But she looks much more relaxed in the new video for their latest collaboration, Side To Side, which has been posted online this morning.

We can't post it here because of the language but you can see it here - also be warned there is lots of semi-clad booty-shaking.

The pair performed the PG rated version of the song at the VMAs which you can watch below. 

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John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman has been denied parole again.

Chapman, who is now 61, shot the former Beatles star in New York in 1980.

He told the parole board he now accepted his crime was "premeditated, selfish and evil".

But they ruled his release would "be incompatible with the welfare of society".

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Beyonce dominated the MTV VMAs in LA at the weekend. 

She performed a show-stopping 15 minute medley from her Lemonade album and also won eight awards, including the top prize - video of the year for Formation. She looked pretty pleased with her haul in her Instagram photo above. 

She also stole the show on the red carpet with her daughter Blue Ivy grabbing all the attention. She posted a number of cute pictures of the pair of them on Instagram too...  

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Rihanna performed four times and was awarded the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award which is essentially a lifetime achievement award and she's only 28. 

Introducing her award, her friend and collaborator Drake took the moment to declare he's been in love with Rihanna since he was 22. 

He went in for a kiss but the singer turned her cheek, leading to lots of amusement online...

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In case you're interested, she did apparently kiss him as they walked off stage and they were pictured at a club together afterwards. 

Britney's comeback appearance of Make Me, featuring G-Easy didn't wow fans. See what you think of it below...

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And it wouldn't be an MTV awards do without Kanye West doing one of his classic rambling speeches ahead of introducing the video for his new track Fade. 

He praised the "audacity" of his Famous video, brought up that phone call to Taylor Swift about her mention in the song and named himself as one of only ten role models worth looking up to. 

If you fancy listening to the whole pause ridden speech it's below...

Tulisa is back - and she's chosen to cover Sweet Like Chocolate, the 1999 garage track by Shanks and Bigfoot, for her first single. 

Looks like she had a lovely time making the video on her holidays...

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While many were getting their DIY on or polishing their BBQ skills over the bank holiday weekend, 170,000 people flocked to Reading and Leeds festivals where this year's five headliners included Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foals, Disclosure, Biffy Clyro and Fall Out Boy. 

It was nine years since the Chili Peppers had played the festival and they drew the biggest crowd at both main stages over the weekend.

Here's their performance of Goodbye Angels...

You can watch their full set on the BBC's special Reading and Leeds website, where there are heaps more live performances, interviews, articles and photos to catch up on. Newsbeat were also in attendance - here are some of the highlights...

• Red Hot Chili Peppers return to R+L
• The best of the BBC Introducing stage
• The 7 least expected covers at Reading so far
• 50 greatest photos of Reading 2016
• Foals: From house parties to headliners in 10 years
• Biffy Clyro: Reading + Leeds are close to our hearts
• Reading + Leeds boss 'not worried' about future headliners
• Chvrches give their take on festival etiquette

But if you're short on time, here's a two-minute round-up of the biggest performances to get you started...

Lily Allen has played down a newspaper report on fears about her health. 

The Sun claimed she collapsed after drinking too much at the Notting Hill Carnival and showed photos of her being carried home. 

She tweeted her response to the story, including the email from the paper asking for a comment: "Truth is I'm just a lightweight, I had two cans of Strongbow on an empty stomach. I'm here now and I'm absolutely fine."

She then tweeted supportive tweets from fans about times they had been lightweights too...