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  1. Wrap up warm now...

    ...or maybe not if you are where we are. It's pretty scorchio for September, and for that reason we're out of here to catch the last remaining rays.

    Scroll down for loads of reaction to London's Fabric nightclub shutting its doors for the last time, news from Kylie and Chrissie Hynde, the AIM Awards winners, the line-up for this year's 6 Music Live plus new music from Slaves and Corinne Bailey Rae.

    See you all tomorrow. 

  2. Slaves share new song Take Control

    Slaves have given fans another taster of their forthcoming second album Take Control, which is due on 30 September.

    They've shared title track Take Control and it's lo-fi, 80s-style video, which sees the pair cycling tandem around a park with a old school ghetto blaster.

    The song's billed as "a slab of uncompromising hardcore" which "perfectly reflects the harder edge of the new album."

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  3. Slade's Noddy Holder: Bands can get too serious with themselves

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    While the likes of Stormzy, Roisin Murphy and Christine and The Queens took the main trophies at last night's AIM Awards (scroll down for more from them), there was a slightly more retro winner in the form of Noddy Holder. 

    He was there to pick up Slade's award for special catalogue release of the year for When Slade Rocked The World 1971 – 1975. 

    "In those days, not for a minute did you think 45 years down the line people would be buying the albums and listening to them... it's incredible," he told Newsbeat in the winners' room.

    He said the music business was "a whole different ball game" now.

    "There were no videos being made in those days, you just churned out records, you wrote songs, you did shows all around the world. You couldn't send a video out to your brand new single, you had to physically go out and do the TV show and the tours year in year out."

    So how does he think Slade would cope if they were just starting out now? 

    Quote Message: I think we'd be dynamite now I really do. I don't think there's a band like us... I think we'd be quite a breath of fresh air. Bands and artists can get too serious with themselves, we were never like that. I think if a band came along like us they'd clean up.
  4. Corrine Bailey Rae unveils new music video

    Corrine Bailey Rae continues her musical comeback with a new single The Skies Will Break and has unveiled an otherworldly looking music video for it, in which she models some pretty funky sun goddess style robes and headgear.

    She is currently on tour in the US.

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  5. Lady Gaga confirms new single due this week

    Lady Gaga has confirmed that her new single Perfect Illusion will be released this Friday 9 September, tweeting a photo of the single's artwork...

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    The track was recorded with Mark Ronson, Tame Impala's Kevin Parker and Justin Bieber producer BloodPop and will be the first track to come from her forthcoming album. 

    Gaga also shared some of the lyrics...

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    Meanwhile fan groups on Twitter are also getting super excited at the prospect of Gaga being in Europe this weekend, tweeting rumours about shows in Berlin and London...

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  6. More artists react to closure of Fabric nightclub

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    Yet more DJs and musicians have been reacting to today's news that the famous Fabric nightclub in London's Clerkenwell has been closed by Islington Council.

    It described a "culture of drugs" at the venue.

    The club was closed temporarily earlier this year after the deaths of two teenagers.

    According to a tweet by London mayor Sadiq Khan: "Over the last 8 years London has lost 50% of its nightclubs and 40% of its live music venues. This decline must stop." 

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  7. The Chainsmokers will record an album if their fans want one

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    If you're a fan of The Chainsmokers & Halsey's track Closer (and quite a few people are as the lyric video's had more than 168m views on YouTube, and it's topped the UK and US charts), and you want to hear an album from them, you might want to "make some noise". 

    In a series of tweets, the American DJ duo has put their future in the hands of the public, revealing that they have no immediate plans to make an album "but it's up to our fans if they want one."

    They add: "An album is a big deal, not just a compilation of random singles... but if you all start making some noise for one... Well."

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  8. Kylie confirms a new song with Robbie

    Kylie Minogue has said in an interview that she has recorded a new duet with Robbie Williams.

    Speaking to an Australian website she said: "Where it’s going to go I couldn’t tell you, but it’s very good."

    The duet has apparently been tipped to feature on Williams’ new album, due out later this year.

    The pair recorded the song Kids in 2000. And it was awesome, despite Robbie's sub-par rapping below....

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  9. Haçienda Classical album announced

    Peter Hook at a Hacienda Classical performance

    A new Haçienda Classical album has been announced following sell-out shows at the likes of Royal Albert Hall, Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl and the Brighton Dome.

    Produced by Joy Division and New Order co-founder Peter Hook (pictured above), the event put a classical spin on dance classics and mainstays of the legendary Manchester club like Ride On Time and You've Got the Love. 

    Due for release on 21 October, the album also features the Manchester Camerata Orchestra, vocals from the AMC Choir and guests including Hook and Happy Mondays backing singer Rowetta.

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    Other tracks spun by original Haçienda DJs Graeme Park and Mike Pickering in harmony with the orchestra include Blue Monday, Voodoo Ray, Good Life and Move Your Body.

    “This is one of the most challenging journeys I’ve ever undertaken in my musical career, both the live shows and putting the album together," said Hook. 

    "But now looking back and listening to the recording, all the hard work has paid off.”

    Last month DJ Pete Tong announced his own Classic House album, a spin-off of 2015's hugely popular Radio 1 Ibiza Prom.

  10. Wretch 32: UK urban acts 'hard to ignore'

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    Wretch 32 says the success of artists like himself, Skepta, Stormzy and Kano is making British urban artists "hard to ignore".  

    The rapper is one of the many artists reaping the benefits of grime and hip-hop being accepted into the mainstream and, according to Monday's midweek chart, his new album Growing Over Life looks set to repeat the success of his album Black and White, which charted at number four five years ago.

    Earlier this summer, grime took over an entire stage at Glastonbury plus there were Mercury nominations for Skepta and Kano. Wretch says it's a win for all urban artists. 

    "It was amazing, it's such a big deal because I know how hard the boys have worked and I know where they started and how hard it is to get to that position.

    "But now, I feel like we are ending up in the place where it's hard to ignore us. When you're doing the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury or the main stage at Wireless or playing Jools Holland, it's hard to not see us - so we've made so much noise that you have to hear us, which is beautiful because we are being heard."

    We'll have more from Wretch on Friday's Music News LIVE.   

  11. Pixies, Wild Beasts, Kiwanuka & more announced for 6 Music Live

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    The line-up for 2016's 6 Music Live has been announced, with this year's event seeing two special days of performances from 10 artists broadcast from London and Manchester. 

    Pixies, Michael Kiwanuka, The Pretenders, Super Furry Animals and Wild Beasts will all perform from the BBC's legendary Maida Vale studios across the day on Monday 3 October. 

    Then on Monday 10 October Slow Club, Kate Tempest, John Cooper Clarke & Hugh Cornwell, Jamie T and Parquet Courts will be live from 6 Music’s Live Rooms in both the London and Salford studios.

    All the performances will be broadcast live on 6 Music throughout the day and filmed for online, with the Maida Vale performances available to view on the Red Button too.   

    Presenter Lauren Laverne announced the line-up on her show this morning and said it represented the "incredible range" of 6 Music artists from "newer, emerging talents to more established and legendary names who’ve shaped the music we hear today.”

    Pixies' Maida Vale set will be broadcast during Shaun Keaveney's breakfast show on 3 October, with Kiwanuka performing on Lauren's show, The Pretenders on Radcliffe and Maconie, Super Furry Animals on Steve Lamacq and Wild Beasts (pictured below) on Marc Riley in the evening.

    Catch up on the full line-up and register for tickets on the website between Friday 9 and Friday 18 September.    

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  12. Roisin Murphy: Fabric closure is 'sign of things going downhill'

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    Fresh off the back off her outstanding contribution to music honour at the AIM awards last night (scroll down for more winners) Roisin Murphy added her voice to the chorus of people bemoaning the closure of Fabric in London.

    Scroll down the page to read more on Islington Council's decision to revoke the club's licence following the recent deaths of two clubbers.    

    Speaking to Newsbeat at the AIM awards, Roisin said: "I don’t know the ins and outs, I just know that this has been a very important part of my musical upbringing. Club culture is a massive part of what I do.

    "For London, maybe, it is a bit of a sign of things going downhill. Just for London being a fun place."

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    Roisin, who is celebrating 21 years in the industry, said she hopes to make as many albums as possible, having released two in two years.

    "Music is less precious to me now more than ever, I'm very serious about the music that I put out and making sure it's as brilliant as it can possibly be, but I'm more louche about just going in there and getting on with it. 

    "I'm very keen to be as prolific as possible."

  13. Chrissie Hynde recorded vocals for new album 'in two days'

    The Pretenders are set to release their first album in nearly a decade and singer Chrissie Hynde was on with Chris Evans on Radio 2 this morning for the first play of their new single Holy Commotion.

    The new album, Alone, was produced by Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys and recorded at his Easy Eye Studio in Nashville. 

    "The album took two weeks to record and I did the vocals in two days," said Chrissie who is also celebrating her 64th birthday today.

    Alone is due out in October, listen to her chat below...

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  14. Zayn working on new boyband TV drama

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    Last week we brought you Zayn Malik's collaboration with M.I.A, but today we have news of a different kind of collaboration for Zayn - with Hollywood TV producer Dick Wolf. 

    The former One Direction star has joined forces with Law & Order creator Wolf to work on an hour long boyband drama for NBC, titled Boys. 

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, it centres on the formation of a hugely successful boy band and "captures all the excitement, competition and fun, but also takes an inside look at the pressure that comes with the success."

    Sounds familiar...

    Zayn will be one of several executive producers on the project.

    “It’s exciting to be diving into this project with such passionate and prolific producers,” said NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke in a statement.

    “Zayn certainly brings an authentic point of view to this world where kids are catapulted into fame at a dizzying speed."

    Meanwhile Zayn himself said: “Dick Wolf is a legend and the opportunity to work with him and NBC to create a compelling drama series is awesome."

    Earlier this week Zayn told fans he had to cancel a gig in Dubai next month due to his "extreme anxiety". 

  15. Stormzy, Roisin Murphy & Christine and The Queens honoured at AIM Awards

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    The AIM Awards were handed out in London last night by the Association of Independent Music honouring artists from Stormzy to Roisin Murphy. 

    Grime star Stormzy (pictured above with album of the year winner Little Simz) was handed this year's Innovation Award and attended the ceremony with a group that included his mum.

    Other winners included Adele (track of the year for Hello), Daughter (difficult second album), Sigala (most played new independent act) and XL Recordings boss Richard Russell, who was handed his pioneer award by friend and collaborator Damon Albarn... 

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    Heloise Letissier AKA Christine and the Queens

    Christine and The Queens won independent breakthrough of the year following the success of her debut album Chaleur Humaine.

    Speaking to Newsbeat backstage Christine, otherwise known as French singer Heloise Letissier, admitted she was still "processing" her incredible year but said being honoured with an AIM award meant a lot...

    Quote Message: It's insane. It feels like it's really about passion in music here. It's related to the music and the artistry, so it feels good because you're rewarded for your craft. Some other awards can be a bit more commercial and related to the mainstream success, but here you can see really passionate people who've been working in the industry for years so it's actually more rewarding. Even more so because I'm not English! So I feel like this amazing outsider. There were so many other artists I respect and love so even to be nominated was huge and to actually have an award is even better.

    Roisin Murphy collected the outstanding contribution award - stay tuned for more from her later on today.  

    Get more from Stormzy with Newsbeat's report of the night

  16. Bat Out of Hell: The Musical

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    Meat Loaf's seminal 1977 album Bat Out Of Hell is to be turned into a new stage musical to mark its 40th anniversary.

    The script will be written by Jim Steinman, the man who wrote all the songs on the best-selling rock opera album.

    Steinman also worked on Meat Loaf's follow-up, Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell and contributed some tracks to the third and least successful volume, 2006's Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.

    Apparently classic songs like Bat Out Of Hell, Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad and, of course, I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) will make it into the show described as "a romantic adventure about rebellious youth and passionate love, set against the backdrop of a post-cataclysmic city adrift from the mainland."

    Previews begin on 17 February at Manchester Opera House.

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    Meat, whose real name is Marvin Lee Aday, meanwhile has been talking about his latest album Braver Than We Are.

    He spoke to Radio 2 about working with Steinman again on the record and has revealed a little known fact that the entire Bat Out of Hell album was sped up before its release to bring down its running time.

    "People would come to a show and say, 'He doesn't sound the same as on Bat', and I'd say 'You know what, you're absolutely right and I never will."

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  17. Bruce Springsteen 'crushed' by depression

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    Bruce Springsteen

    Bruce Springsteen has been speaking about his battle with depression, which he says left him "crushed" in his early 60s. 

    Now 66, the singer known affectionately as The Boss, has described his struggles in his new autobiography Born To Run, revealing his wife Patti Scialfa can "observe a freight train bearing down" during his bouts of mental illness. 

    While he first saw a psychotherapist more than 30 years ago, he describes battling depression at the time of his 2012 album Wrecking Ball, which includes the song The Depression. 

    "I was crushed between 60 and 62, good for a year, and out again from 63 to 64," he writes. 

    "Not a good record. Patti will observe a freight train bearing down, loaded with nitroglycerin and running quickly out of track... she gets me to the doctors and says, 'This man needs a pill'."

    In an interview with Vanity Fair ahead of the book's release he admitted he worried he would follow in the footsteps of his father, with whom he had a troubled relationship.

    "You don't know the illness's parameters. Can I get sick enough to where I become a lot more like my father than I thought I might?" 

    Born to Run is released on 27 September. 

  18. The dance world reacts to the closure of Fabric nightclub

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    DJs and dance music lovers have been reacting this morning to news iconic London nightclub Fabric will close permanently after having its licence revoked. 

    The decision was made by Islington Council in London, during a review lasting more than six hours, describing a "culture of drugs" that existed at the venue.

    It was closed temporarily earlier this year after the deaths of two teenagers.

    More than 150,000 people signed an online petition but the Metropolitan Police claimed keeping Fabric open would cause further drug-related deaths.

    The club's co-founder Cameron Leslie said he was "gutted" at the decision, and DJs and fans have been sharing their distress at the news on Twitter...

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  19. Happy Wednesday!

    Welcome to our midweek Music News LIVE. It was all going on last night so we have lots to catch you up on. 

    Coming up, the UK's dance music community shares its devastation at the news that London nightclub Fabric has been closed down, we've got all the winners from the AIM Awards including Stormzy and Roisin Murphy plus news on artists from Bruce Springsteen to Blossoms.

    Catch up on yesterday's page for a rare Guns N'Roses interview, Melanie C's first solo material in five years and Sia teaming up with Kendrick Lamar.