Music News LIVE: Tuesday 18 October

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The list of nominees for the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has just been released, and it's a genre-spanning smorgasbord of musical royalty. 

Chaka Khan, Chic, Kraftwerk and Janet Jackson are amongst the returning nominees, who failed to make cut at last year's ceremony.

First-timers include pop pioneers the Electric Light Orchestra, soft rock lynchpins Journey, British synth group Depeche Mode, and folk singer Joan Baez.

Pearl Jam and Tupac Shakur also make the longlist on their first attempt, having only just qualified for eligibility (nominees must have released their first album no later than 25 years ago).

Ballots will now be sent out to the jury, who decide the five acts worthy of induction to the Hall of Fame next year.

The full list of nominees is:

• Bad Brains
• Chaka Khan
• Chic
• Depeche Mode
• Electric Light Orchestra
• J. Geils Band
• Jane’s Addiction
• Janet Jackson
• Joan Baez
• Joe Tex
• Journey
• Kraftwerk
• MC5
• Pearl Jam
• Steppenwolf
• The Cars
• The Zombies
• Tupac Shakur
• Yes

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Noel Gallagher turned down the opportunity to appear on the Trainspotting soundtrack because he thought the film was about railway enthusiasts, it has emerged.

The revelation was made during a question and answer session with film producer Andrew Macdonald and costume designer Rachel Fleming at a 20th anniversary screening of the film.

"Danny is from near Manchester and he was very keen to have Noel Gallagher do something but there was a reason why he didn't do it," said Macdonald.

"He came to the launch party in Cannes, but I don't know why he didn't do a piece of music."

Fleming then added: "I met Noel at a thing the other week and he said to me: 'I would have done something, but honestly I thought it was about trainspotters. I didn't know.' That's what he actually said."

Maybe he'll make it onto the soundtrack for the sequel - which was shot this summer for release next year.

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Rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry celebrates his 90th birthday today by announcing a new album - his first in 38 years.

Titled Chuck, it is very much a family affair. His children Charles Berry Jr and Ingrid Berry play in the band (as they have in his live show for years) and the record is dedicated to his wife Thermetta Berry, who he married in 1948.

"This record is dedicated to my beloved Toddy," Berry said in a statement. "My darlin', I'm growing old! I've worked on this record for a long time. Now I can hang up my shoes!"  

Here's a reminder of the star in his prime.

Chuck's debut single, Maybellene, is arguably the first rock and roll record ever released. 

Issued in the summer of 1955 by Chess Records, it's a song about a girl, a car and cheating, and it comes with a guitar solo - all elements that would become central themes in rock. 

Perhaps more importantly, the song - which was based on the hillbilly tune Ida Red - dispensed with the "clippity-clop" rhythms of country and in favour of a strict 4/4 beat, that would become the backbone of modern music.

He followed it with hits including Roll Over Beethoven, Thirty Days, Little Queenie and Johnny B Goode; and was cited as an influence by everyone from Bob Dylan to The Beatles.

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US dance act Far East Movement are still best-known for their 2010 single Like A G6 - or, perhaps, for Adam Buxton's numerous parodies of the song.

But they've been making music ever since - and were perhaps the first band to latch on to Justin Bieber's potential to graduate beyond his teenybopper roots, with the 2012 single Live My Life.

Recently, though, the band have turned their attentions towards Asia, collaborating with South Korean rapper Park Chanyeol and Tiffany, of K-Pop superstars Girls' Generation; alongside US star Tinashe and Britain's MNEK.

The east-meets-west concept forms the basis of their new album, Identity, which is out this week. They explained the album's origins to Billboard.

"When we were first starting in the music industry people would telling us to wear glasses and change our name from Far East movement because it's 'too Asian'," they said.

"It was a different time, but that type of stuff stays with you and affects your perspective...we decided to disconnect, work on building our production and writing skills [and] spend time travelling around Asia learning the music scene, the business culture and proper customs. 

"The trips gave us some real clarity on our own identity and what we want to do next in our own lives.

"Identity is a Far East Movement, in a sense, bridging artists from the east with artists from the west while fusing different genres we love."

The latest single from the album is Umbrella, a short-but-catchy song fronted by Hyolyn, singer from Korean girl group Sistar. Check it out below.

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Singer Becky Hill is undoubtedly the most successful graduate of The Voice UK, recording and touring with Rudimental, as well as scoring a number one as the featured vocalist on Oliver Heldens' Gecko (Overdrive).

She's currently working on her debut solo album - and the lead single, Warm, was unveiled as Annie Mac's Hottest Record last night.

A dramatic take on the deep house popularised by Disclosure and AlunaGeorge, it acts as a showcase for her soaring vocals.

"We wrote it a couple of years ago," the singer said. "I didn't really know what to write about. I was only 19. I'd been on a plane for the first time... and I always thought the clouds went up all the way - and I couldn't believe that when you got through the clouds it was a really nice day.

"It's a really simple thing, but I didn't know... So I was like, 'I'm going to write a song about it.'"

Amazing.

Listen to the song, and Becky's chat, below.

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Pop star Lady Gaga is documenting the making of her new album Joanne in a film, it has emerged.

The details are scant... having been mentioned as an aside in a profile piece for the New York Times. Author Darryl Pinckney wrote: "A cameraman - she is making a documentary about the new project - filmed the whole time," during his meeting with the pop star.

Naturally, Gaga's fans have responded in a calm, non-hysterical fashion.

Meanwhile, Gaga is due to drop fan favourite A-Yo as her next single later this week. The artwork has emerged online. And it looks like this.

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London electro-pop quintet Nimmo have been gearing up for greatness for a while now. 

Formed by schoolfriends Sarah Nimmo and Reva Gauntlett they were signed - as Nimmo and the Gauntletts - in 2014, and toured with Years & Years last year.

Nominated for MTV's Brand New For 2016 award in January, they've spent most of the year working on their debut album... and now we have a single, Dancing Makes Us Brave.

A bubbling, ebullient synth-pop anthem, it was Annie Mac's Hottest Record back on 6 October. And now the video has premiered on Popjustice, alongside some effusive quotes from the band.

"This video is really special to us,” they said. "We wanted to work with a female director and use an all-female cast. The idea was imagined and developed with a very inspiring group of women from production and direction to the dancers and stylist. 

"It’s also the first time we’ve ever worked with a choreographer. Holly Blakey was someone we were both so keen to work with so it was such a buzz getting all the dancing right with her. It was a magical shoot."

Watch below.

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Ever walked into an open manhole cover while texting your mum? Probably not but, let's face it, it could happen to any of us.

That's one of the grim scenarios painted in the new video by Moby and his new band the Void Pacific Choir.

Animated by Steve Cutts, the black and white clip sees zombified citizens ignoring sexual assault because they're too absorbed by their phone screens and failing to stop a suicide because they'd rather live-stream it.

"For me the video is about our increasing dependence on technology and about human interaction today, or a certain lack of it," says Cutts. 

"It focuses on the way tech is changing us - how we have become desensitised."  

Watch below - or why not read our interview with Moby, in which he calls himself "an annoying, opinionated loudmouth".

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US public radio station WUFV - part of New York's Fordham University - has an enviable reputation as a source of new and inspiring music, regularly pulling in some of the world's best singer-songwriters for intimate, extended sessions.

Regina Spektor is the latest guest to grace the station's airwaves, performing a selection of songs from her seventh album, Remember Us To Life, solo on the piano.

Watch the highlights below. There's more on the station's YouTube channel, too.

Dame Fanny Waterman, the 96 year-old founder of the Leeds International Piano Competition, has spoken of her ambitions to get more young people engaged in classical music.

The musician retired from "The Leeds" last year, after discovering talents including  Andras Schiff, Radu Lupu and Artur Pizarro - but she says she has no plans to hang up her boots.

"I want to take young children, let them go to concerts in major concert halls, sit on the front rows, listen to the rehearsals," she told BBC Radio 3's In Tune.

"I feel very conscious that audiences are diminishing and if we don't do anything about it, we might only have a past in music, and not a future."

Dame Fanny spoke to Sean Rafferty shortly after receiving a Woman of the Year award at the Royal Festival Hall.

•  You can hear Dame Fanny's full chat with Sean Rafferty on the BBC Radio 3 website.  

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Pop star Olly Murs was photographed at a Manchester United game last night, just hours after cancelling an appearance at the Olympic and Paralympic homecoming parade.

A spokesman for Murs said the singer was unable to headline the event due to "extenuating circumstances" - so some were surprised to see him soaking up the atmosphere at Anfield,

Councillor Pat Karney, Manchester Council's city centre spokesman, was among those to express his displeasure.

A spokesman told the Manchester Evening News that Murs was "always planning to go" to the match after his performance. 

"It has got nothing to do with the reason why he didn’t perform."

Indie band The Kaiser Chiefs stepped in to play at the homecoming parade. Thousands of people lined the streets to see medallists including Jessica Ennis-Hill, Jonnie Peacock, Dame Sarah Storey, Max Whitlock, Jody Cundy and Jade Jones parade through the city. 

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The new Little Mix single has debuted at number 14 in the midweek charts, after less than 24 hours on sale.

Shout Out To My Ex was launched on the X Factor results show on Saturday, amid rumours the lyrics refer to singer Perrie Edwards' former fiance Zayn Malik.

The band have a passionate fanbase, so sales could slow down over the course of the week. If not, the song is on track to dethrone James Arthur from the top spot.

However, Arthur's single, Say You Won't Let Go, has momentum on streaming services - which play an increasingly big role in dictating the top spot - so this will be a tight race. 

Meanwhile, Kings of Leon's seventh album, Walls, is on course to debut at number one on Friday, selling 22,000 more copies than its nearest rival - the solo debut album by Keane's Tom Chaplin.

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Paolo Nutini's Hogmanay show in Edinburgh - his only UK show of 2016 - has proved so popular that organisers have announced an unprecedented second concert.

Of course, you can't celebrate Hogmanay twice, so the extra date is called "The Night Afore Concert with Paolo Nutini" - who, due to his tall stature and dark hair, would make an excellent first-footer.

Announcing the new date, Paolo confessed he'd escaped Scotland's cold, damp autumn when tickets went on sale.

"I was in the desert when I heard about the response to the first show," he said. "I was overwhelmed and am incredibly grateful for the support of all you great people. 

"I was then asked if we would do a preceding show on the 30th... I said I was up for it and I hope that we get to play to as many as we can that weekend. It will be a time to make some music, have a dance and celebrate a lot of the good that's been done this year and hopefully celebrate a lot of the [very rude word] being resigned to the past.   

"Also, there will be more acts to be announced as soon as possible. Happy Daze. Can't wait."

Kings Of Leon bassist Jared Followill has just announced a one-off Kings of Leon show in London, taking place tonight.

The band, who are used to playing stadiums and festivals, will cram themselves into the tiny 229 venue in central London, which has a capacity of just 600.

Tickets go on sale at the venue this lunchtime, on a first-come, first-served basis. Expect a crush.

Meanwhile, the group told the BBC they'd like to return to the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury next year.

"We love Glastonbury," said drummer Nathan Followill. "I think that was the first festival we ever played in Europe. Do they still do it where it's on one year, off one year to let the grass grow?"

After we told him 2018 was the next fallow year, Nathan replied. "OK, then we'll have to get on it in 2017. I'll have to text Mr Eavis."

Read the full interview.

Pop star Hailee Steinfeld has topped this week's official trending chart - which highlights the hottest new tracks making an impact in the UK.

Her dance track, Starving, has been slowly creeping up the Top 40 over the past few weeks, which has become a pattern for new releases since streaming figures were incorporated into the countdown. 

For example, Shawn Mendes' breakout single, Stitches, had a slow but steady four-month climb to the summit earlier this year. Steinfeld - an actress best known for True Grit and Pitch Perfect 2 - could be about to achieve the same feat.

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The Nobel Prize committee says it has stopped trying to reach Bob Dylan, who has neither made a public statement nor responded to the academy after it awarded him the Nobel Prize in Literature last week.

Sara Danius, the Swedish Academy’s permanent secretary said she had not heard from the star - but was satisfied that he knew of the prize.

“Right now we are doing nothing,” she told Swedish state radio. 

"I have called and sent emails to his closest collaborator and received very friendly replies. For now, that is certainly enough."

Dylan and award ceremonies generally don't mix. In 1963, he was given the Tom Paine award for civil rights, in which he delivered a rambling acceptance speech saying he sympathised with JFK’s assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. He later issued an apology.  

In 2007, he sent his regrets to the Crown Prince of Spain, who was due to award him the Prince of Asturias medal, deciding to play a show in Omaha instead. Three years later, he was a no-show at the White House, where he was due to collect the National Medal for the Arts.  

Since becoming the first singer to win the Nobel Prize, Dylan has even failed to acknowledge the award in concert.

It was left to the Rolling Stones to celebrate his achievement at the weekend's Desert Trip Festival - where they shared the bill.

"I want to thank Bob Dylan for an amazing set," said Sir Mick Jagger. "We have never shared the stage with a Nobel Prize winner before. Bob is like our own Walt Whitman."

Keith Richards added: "I can't think of anybody that deserved it better".

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Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, Blur, Daft Punk and Prince... They've all played the Manchester Academy - a university venue that holds 2,300 people.

To mark it's 25th anniversary, an online archive has been established, featuring memorabilia, photographs and reviews of some of the hall's unforgettable gigs.

Newspaper clippings include an interview with Jimi Hendrix for a student newspaper in 1967 and a rather unfavourable review in the Mancunion student newspaper of the "posing Pretenders" from 1980.  

Read more about the archive here, and see the treasure trove at the Manchester District Music Archive.

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Queen are about to unleash a box set of their BBC studio sessions, featuring music and interviews the band recorded at the Beeb between 1976 and 1992.

As you can see from the photo above, the settings were luxurious - from the beige curtains to that curiously barren pot plant.

But the music is much less boring. Among the tracks on the six-CD set is a rare, "fast" version of We Will Rock You - which the band often played in concert, but which has never been officially released before. 

To whet fans' appetite, the band uploaded the track to YouTube yesterday. 

It's an unusual twist on a familiar song - and shows you what might have happened if Queen had embraced punk. 

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Pop star Robbie Williams has released a sampler for his new album, The Heavy Entertainment Show, giving fans the first chance to listen to snippets of all 16 of the record's tracks.

Among them is Mixed Signals, a song written for the star by US rock band The Killers.

"The Killers' sound is unique and I think Brandon Flowers is one of the best songwriters on the planet," Williams recently told The Sun. 

"I was at [producer] Stuart Price's house and he'd just been working with Brandon and played me this song. He said, 'Have a listen to this.' And all the way through it I was thinking, 'I want this song'. 

"And unbelievably they let me have it and didn't have it for themselves."

You can hear the sampler on YouTube... But be warned, the language gets a bit fruity.