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Frances Cronin, Paul Glynn and Kev Geoghegan

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  1. Thanks for coming. Be safe.

    So that's our Halloween themed music page at an end for the day.

    For a final bit of Halloween cuteness - here's one of our favourite costumes a baby Ziggy Stardust as tweeted by David Bowie's widow Iman. 

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    Scroll down for spooky news on Bruno Mars, The Weeknd and Anastacia plus terrifying music videos from Charli XCX and Muse.

    We'll see you tomorrow for more.

    That's if you make it through a night of terror...

  2. What scares Izzy Bizu, Blossoms and Zara Larsson?

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    Blossoms

    Why is Joe from Blossoms scared of milk? Why does snow make Izzy Bizu white with fear?

    Just mentioned the word snake, or for that matter worm, to Zara Larsson and she will run off (on her human legs) terrified.

    Read more about these Halloween phobias

  3. More stars dress up

    Yet more stars dressed up for Halloween for you now - enter Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato who have dressed up as Dorothy and the scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. 

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  4. Calvin Harris's new video - is it about Taylor?

    Calvin Harris has released the video to his track My Way and it has led to much speculation that it's all about his ex Taylor Swift. 

    Read here for Buzzfeed's dossier of "evidence" that it is. Probably. 

    Check out the video below and see what you think. 

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  5. What makes a great horror soundtrack?

    BBC Culture

    BBC Culture

    Jaws theme park ride

    Where would Jaws be without the duh duh, duh duh, duh duh soundtrack.

    All at sea we imagine.

    Arwa Haider has been looking at what makes a great score for an edge-of your seat horror film for BBC Culture.

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  6. Spooky tunes!

    BBC 6 Music

    What would Halloween be if it weren't for some great scary tunes and Craig Charles has a bunch of them on his Halloween special over on 6 Music right now.

    He's sitting in for Radcliffe and Maconie and you'd be a ghoul to miss it!

    Listen here until 4pm.

    Craig Charles

     And for more haunting sounds from 6 re-visit Jarvis Cocker's Halloween Sunday Service.  

  7. Muse get in the Halloween spirit

    You may have spotted this over the weekend but if not here's a Halloween treat from Muse

    They've dressed up as The Cramps to cover their track New Kind of Trick.

    They're all clad in leather and there's lots of special gyrating from Matt Bellamy. 

    Enjoy!

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  8. Was Debbie Harry abducted by a serial killer?

    Some more spooky stories for you now and here's quite a question about Debbie Harry with a fascinating story from BBC Music.

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    So was Debbie Harry abducted by a serial killer?    

    You can read the bizarre story here - also find out whether Keith Moon and Mama Cass died in the same flat, which happened to be owned by Harry Nilsson. 

    There's also some great true and false stories about Kiss. 

  9. Fans compete to record Amy Winehouse cover

    Amy Winehouse

    Amy Winehouse fans are being offered a chance to record their own versions of songs from Back to Black, which was released ten years ago. 

    Fans can now download the original instrumental backing tracks and lyric videos which they can then use to film and upload their own versions to YouTube. 

    Her friends and producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi will judge the entries and the winner will have their performance recorded and filmed in a studio and premiered on her record company Island Records' YouTube channel.

    The competition is raising money for the Amy Winehouse Foundation. 

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  10. Something for The Weeknd?

    The Weeknd performing on the Main Stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend, 2016.

    Well, the weekend may be over for most of us but it seems that The Weeknd himself will soon be back to work too.

    The Canadian singer and producer has announced the UK dates for the first stage of his Starboy: Legend of the Fall World Tour, which takes place in March next year, including two nights at the London O2 Arena.

    The album isn't out until 25 November 25 so, in the meantime, here's the Toronto-based artist in action in the Radio 1 Live Lounge last December.

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  11. Bill Wyman honoured at BluesFest

    Bill Wyman and Robert Plant on stage

    Another catch up from the weekend now and some of the biggest artists from the worlds of blues and rock paid tribute to Bill Wyman at The O2 to celebrate his 80th birthday.  

    As part of BluesFest the concert featured appearances from Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Mick Hucknall, Steven Van Zandt, Imelda May, Bob Geldof and Robert Plant.

    Before the concert, Bruce Springsteen guitarist and Sopranos star Van Zandt presented Wyman with the BluesFest Lifetime Achievement Award, which he was very pleased about. 

    Quote Message: Thanks very much to BluesFest for presenting me with this wonderful Lifetime Achievement award. It’s a real honour to join Bobby Womack and Van Morrison on the list of recipients and also to have had my good friend Stevie Van Zandt personally present it to me. BluesFest is doing great things to spread the word about this special music that I’ve spent my life performing and I hope the festival continues for many years to come.
  12. BRIT award designed by the late Zaha Hadid

    Zaha Hadid

    The statue for next year's BRIT Awards has been designed by the late Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid.

    Hadid, who would have have been 66 today, accepted and began work on the design in January but passed away in Miami in March after suffering a heart attack.

    Maha Kutay, director at Zaha Hadid Design and Niamh Byrne from the The BRITs completed the design on the statue, which will be fully revealed later in the year.

    Although the final design is yet to be revealed, some sketches have been released

    Brit award sketches

    Previous designs have come from Sir Peter Blake, Tracey Emin,  Vivienne Westwood and Damien Hirst.

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  13. Beyonce goes old school for Halloween

    Some more music stars in their Halloween costumes for you and 10 out of 10 for Beyonce, her mum and daughter as Salt N Pep.  

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    Even Jay Z joined in too. Is he the Fresh Prince?

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  14. Charli XCX parties with zombies

    Something to get you in the Halloween mood now and Charli XCX has released a spooky new video for After The Afterparty feat. Lil Yachty.

    Be warned there are a few severed limbs but it's all very bubblegum horror rather than gory. 

    Charli revealed that they lived up to the song's title and filmed the video through the night for two days straight. 

    Quote Message: The song is about partying into the afterlife and nobody does that better than zombies – they’re the ultimate party monsters. We shot through the night for two days straight and I’m so pleased that some of my musical collaborators on the album turned into the undead and stepped into XCX world, especially for this video.

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  15. Tributes paid to Green Grass songwriter Curly Putman

    Curly putman

    A US senator has led tributes to songwriter Claude 'Curly' Putman, the man behind songs such as Green, Green Grass of Home -  a massive hit for singer Tom Jones and D-I-V-O-R-C-E.

    Jones' version was a UK number one for seven weeks in 1966 while Tammy Wynette's D-I-V-O-R-C-E was a number one on the US country chart in 1968. 

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  16. Anastacia moves on from Strictly

    Anastacia's run on Strictly came to an end last night as her jive to Bat Out of Hell landed her in the dance off and failed to win over the judges. 

    Can't believe they weren't won over by this part in particular.

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    Anastacia got quite choked up at the end of the show and she sounded like she'd loved her time on Strictly. 

    She also posted a message on Twitter echoing her speech. 

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    Handily in a bit of an amazing coincidence today it's been announced that Anastacia is heading out on a UK tour. 

    Phew that's a bit of lucky timing. 

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  17. ...but it all goes wrong for Hilary Duff

    Hilary Duff and Jason Walsh

    The singer and actress and her boyfriend have apologised for their controversial Halloween party costumes.

    Hilary unwisely wore a pilgrim top and hat with hot pants and fishnet tights, while Jason Walsh was dressed as a Native American.

    Duff tweeted that she was "so sorry" about the choice of outfit, which some found offensive.

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  18. Stars play dress up

    Katy Perry seemed to have spent the weekend dressing up. 

    First up was her Grease inspired birthday party and she dressed up as the principal - looking a little like the principal in Grease.

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    We're impressed with the dedication to detail at the party - they had a full classroom set up for pictures with guests included Kate Hudson.   

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    Then it was Kate Hudson's turn to host her annual Halloween party with Katy turning up as Hilary Clinton - yes that really is her under the prosthetics.

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  19. Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars facing legal action over Uptown Funk

    TMZ

    It was the biggest selling track of 2015 and has earned Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson a pile of cash but now they could be facing legal action in the US over Uptown Funk.

    In court papers filed by members of the music group, Collage, Bruno and Mark have been accused of copying the "rhythm, harmony, melody and structure" of the worldwide hit from their 1983 single Young Girls.

    They claim Uptown Funk is "an obvious, strikingly and/or substantially similar copy” of their earlier work.

    The complaint - on behalf of living Collage bandmember Larry White and the estates of Grady Wilkins and Lee Peters - has also noted the two stars talked about their influence of early 1980s Minneapolis electro-funk in interviews.

    The complaint, obtained by Pitchfork said Uptown Funk was "deliberately and clearly copied from “Young Girls,” including, but not limited to, the distinct funky specifically noted and timed consistent guitar riffs present throughout the compositions."

    Collage are seeking damages and profits from the single.

    Here is Collage's record and Uptown Funk for comparison.

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  20. Michael Buble: 'I was told my music wouldn't sell'

    Michael Buble

    Michael Buble has told how when he was starting out he was told his music wouldn't sell. 

    The Canadian singer told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs how a music executive told him he would only produce his music for $100,000 (£82,000) a track and only said that to get rid of him.

    He told presenter Kirsty Young that David Foster, who has worked with Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, told him: "You are talented but I see no record sales for this genre of music."

    However, an unpeturbed Buble revealed how he went from bank to bank to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars and returned to Foster's doorstep saying "I have the money".

    Bet that exec would admit to being happy he was wrong as Buble has since sold more than 50 million albums around the world.

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