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  1. Finito

    We're done for the day but will be back tomorrow with all the gossip from the red carpet at the Q awards at the Roundhouse in north London.

    Scroll down for news on Bono's unusual honour, 'icons' Green Day, Bruno Mars's shower habits, Taylor Swift's considerable fortune and Michael Buble in disguise as a South African shop assistant.

    You stay classy, San Diego... and thanks for stopping by.

  2. Francis and The Lights video is a slow build up

    The latest video form New York artist Francis and the Lights is something of a slow build, featuring singer Francis Farewell Starlight (that is his real name) walking through the streets of New York, before he suddenly makes a run for it and breaks out some impressive acrobatics.

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    The new track was co-produced by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon - who also appeared in his previous video, alongside Kanye West, called Friends.

    Friends cast

    No, not those ones.

  3. Swift 'is highest-paid woman in music'

    BBC Newsbeat

    Taylor Swift

    If you're looking to borrow a fiver, then Taylor Swift is your best bet as she has just been named as the highest-paid woman in music, according to Forbes' annual list.

    With earnings of $170m (£138m), she outpaced her nearest competitor, Adele, by more than two-to-one.

    The British singer came second on the list with $80.5m (£65.2m) in earnings.

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  4. From Dole to Soul

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    Video caption: Jazzie B reminisces about the London house scene for BBC's My Generation

    Now we've been back to post-war Kent with young Keith Richards and escaped suburbia with Boy George...

    Now it's the turn of Soul II Soul front man Jazzie B to walk down memory lane as the BBC Music My Generation series goes back to the 80s.

    Jazzie B’s 1980s: From Dole To Soulon BBC Two will tell the odds-against story of a successful young black British businessman and musician in a time of mass unemployment and recession.

    We'll have more details of when its on TV soon.

  5. Mary J Blige pours divorce heartache into live shows

    1Xtra

    Mark J Blige has been revealing how she has poured her turbulent recent history into the her live shows.

    Speaking to 1Xtra's Trevor Nelson, Mary said singing live was a way of dealing with things, such as the split with her husband or more than 10 years Kendu Isaacs. 

    "Its not just about pouring my heart on stage about the breakup, its about the past five years of my life being splattered all over the news and how hard it has been to stay afloat

    "Its just like en explosion of, 'I'm a human being'. It isn't about what happens to Mark J Blige but how i come through it it, not by panicking and going crazy but stopping to think, pray and just use it all."

    Listen to the interview below.

  6. More from last Jools of the series.

    We shared the beautiful harmonies of Joseph performing on the final series of Later... with Jools Holland earlier today (scroll down to watch), now here is another performance from Glass Animals

    Enjoy...

  7. Cheryl to be new face of childline

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    Pop star Cheryl has been announced as the new face of the charity Childline.

    The ex-Girls Aloud singer will front a campaign film which sees her voice replaced by young people talking about their problems and the charity hopes it will help them to connect with "a whole new audience".

    New Childline figures show a 22% increase over the last three years in the number of counselling sessions provided for girls aged 12-18 suffering from mental health and wellbeing issues.

    Quote Message: It doesn't matter whether you are at primary, secondary school or college, or how big or small your problem is, Childline is there for you." from Cheryl
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  8. Lady Leshurr's 'spooky' video

    We missed this one on Halloween but its worth a quick spin, Lady Leshurr, who is performing at this week's Mobo awards has released the latest in her Queens Speech series.

    She references Young MA, Big Brother, Usain Bolt, Pokemon, UFC, Donald Duck and Donald Trump.

    Also, Becky with the Good Hair.

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  9. No regrets for Lily after refugee row

    BBC Newsbeat

    Lily Allen

    Lily Allen says she was empowered by the backlash to her recent visit to the Calais migrant camp.

    She was heavily criticised for telling a young Syrian boy that she wanted to apologise "on behalf of my country".

    Speaking to Radio 1's Annie Mac, Lily said it is her "responsibility" to take action.  

    "It's sad that there are so many people within our society that are so fearful of minority groups or of vulnerable people."

    "When I talk openly about those things I'm not setting out to inspire people, it's because I'm usually talking about or trying to highlight a situation I believe in and usually where vulnerable people are concerned.

    "I knew full well there was going to be a fallout from the mainstream media but I feel empowered by it, rather than upset by it."

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  10. It's a legal matter baby

    The Hollywood Reporter

    Ennio Morricone

    Italian Composer Ennio Morricone wants a court to declare that he can reclaim the rights to three of his film scores.

    Morricone has filed a lawsuit against Bixio Music Group, according to the Hollywood Reporter, as the rights to the music from Cosi Come Sei (Stay As You Are), Il Giocattolo (A Dangerous Toy) and Un Sacco Bello (Fun Is Beautiful) all expired in 2012.

    The Copyright Act of 1976 enables authors to cancel a copyright grant 35 years after initial publication.

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  11. Joseph make Jools Holland debut

    Right we're nearly halfway through the working week so don't hoist the white flag yet.  Listen to it instead, courtesy of the Closner sisters from Oregon, aka the band Joseph.

    They brought their sibling harmonies to Jools Holland show last night. 

    These are some beautiful harmonies.

  12. When Michael Buble wasn't Michael Buble... but was Dionne

    Michael Buble

    Here is Michael Buble as you have never seen him.

    It's for his BBC special, which is being shown on BBC One, on Thursday night.

    Following on from the success off Adele and her Jenny stunt ahead of her own BBC special, the Canadian crooner was transformed into a South African shop assistant and sent into a busy shop on London's Oxford Street.

    Michael's show is being presented by Strictly's Claudia Winkleman who said: "He wanted to take on a different role and work in audio/visual department of a department store.  

    "So he transformed into Dionne, a South African guy, whose first day was on the shop floor, unbeknownst to lots of his fans who’d been brought in by brothers and sisters, people who loved him. 

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    "And he started singing and it was unbelievably moving. And I don’t know how much of it you’ll actually see but there was one girl who didn’t stop crying for two hours." 

    And you'll be in on the joke from 2000 GMT tomorrow.

    Until then, here is Adele's turn as an Adele impersonator

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  13. Black lives don't matter? I'm young, black and rich!

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    Lil Wayne

    Lil Wayne has distanced himself from the Black Lives Matter campaign for social justice in the USA.

    In an interview with ABC News' Nightline, the New Orleans rapper says that he does not feel connected to the movement, pointing to his huge success as a black artist in America.

    Quote Message: I'm young, black and rich. If that don't let you know that America understand black lives matter these days...I don't know what it is. That man white, he filming me!

    We've had to paraphrase the hip hop star there as his actual response was a little too explosive for us to repeat before lunch.

    But if you don't mind some truly a-list swearing you can see the full interview here.  And it's provoked quite a reaction.

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  14. Ever wondered what Bruno Mars sings in the shower?

    BBC Radio 2

    One time Elvis impersonator and singer of Uptown Funk, the biggest-selling song of last year, Bruno Mars has been chatting to Chris Evans on Radio 2 about his time as a four-year-old, that's four-year-old 'The King' tribute act. 

    "My dad loved 1950s rock and roll and I watched VHS tapes and I saw girls scream for him, I remember thinking, 'I want to be him when I grow up'."

    He also revealed his shower song. Listen below.

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    Video caption: Bruno tells Chris about his musical background, Elvis impressions and shower singing!
  15. Madness has always been a mixture of 'happiness and sadness'

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Madness singer and 6 music presenter Suggs has admitted he has struggled with band's image saying "people just wanted us to be funny all the time".

    The band have released 12 albums since 1979 and have had more than 15 top ten hit singles.

    But being in the band was both "happiness and sadness", Suggs told 5 live.

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    Video caption: Suggs says Madness has always been a mixture of 'happiness and sadness'.
  16. Bono is a Man amongst Women

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    Glamour magazine are taking some stick on social media after announcing that U2 frontMANBono is to receive their first ever Man of the Year award at their annual event in Los Angeles celebrating Women of the Year.

    Cindi Leive, Glamour's editor-in-chief defended the decision saying: "We've talked for years about whether to honour a man at Women of the Year and we've always kind of put the kabash on it. 

    "You know, men get a lot of awards and aren't exactly hurting in the celebration and honors department. 

    "But it started to seem that that might be an outdated way of looking at things, and there are so many men who really are doing wonderful things for women these days. Some men get it and Bono is one of those guys".

    But the news hasn't gone down at all well.

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    For his part, Bono said: "I’m sure I don’t deserve it.

    "But I’m grateful for this award as a chance to say the battle for gender equality can’t be won unless men lead it along with women. We’re largely responsible for the problem, so we have to be involved in the solutions."

    Bono will be handed his trophy in Los Angeles on 14 November.

  17. Green Day to become MTV icons

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    Green Day have been added to the line up of this weekend's MTV European Music Awards in Rotterdam.

    The US punk survivors are set to receive the MTV Global Icon Award.

    The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are three-time winners of the MTV EMA for Best Rock and released their 12th studio album Revolution Radio last month.

    Past recipients of the Global Icon award include Duran Duran, Ozzy Osbourne, Eminem and Whitney Houston.

    The EMAs will be broadcast live from the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Sunday 6 November 6 from 2000 GMT.

  18. Morning everyone

    We are literally jam packed to rafters with music news for you today. We'll hear from Madness about why they not just a bunch of jokers,  Tove Lo has a raunchy new video taken down form YouTube, Bono is a Woman of the Year (yes, we're being serious) plus new David Bowie has inspired an emoji.

    Until then, check out Tuesday's Live page for news on Queen and Radiohead, plus we'll hear from Joan Armatrading, Rat Boy and Sting.

    Lets get cracking...