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Chas Hodges, one half of much-loved cockney rock 'n' rollers Chas 'n' Dave has contracted cancer of the oesophagus. 

The 73-year-old will begin treatment "immediately" after the illness was caught "at an early stage", the band said in a Facebook post. 

The duo, famed for sing-alongs such as Ain't No Pleasing You, Gertcha and Rabbit, added: "Chas recently underwent hospital tests which revealed cancer of the oesophagus.

Quote Message: Luckily this has been spotted at an early stage and he'll be undergoing treatment immediately."

Luckily this has been spotted at an early stage and he'll be undergoing treatment immediately."

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Chas "expects to be back out on the road with Dave" soon but the duo have been forced to postpone several gigs, including ones this month in Norwich and Milton Keynes on 17,18 and 19.

Best contact the venues for advice on refunds/ rescheduling if you were planning on attending any of those.

But this one's for you Chas, get well soon.

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So the weekend is over.  There's no denying it by now.

Monday evening often brings with it the return of domestic chores, homework or the gym. Or perhaps all of the above?

With that in mind here's 6 happy playlists to make you feel good while you're doing any/all of the above.

This includes Radio 1's Artist Takeover with Sigala, Radio 2's Upbeat Playlist and a Party Playlist from The xx.  And to think we always thought of them as more of a soiree sort of band.

Either way there's plenty more new music compiled for you here too.

Enjoy.

According to his dog anyway.

The comedian spoke to Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw and told him all about his passion for singing to his cannine friend.

However the German shepherd alsatian is clearly not a big fan.

And here's the proof below. No further questions your honour.

Maybe he's more of a hip hop dog? Perhaps try a Lil Bow Wow track featuring Snoop next time Russ.

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It's an album that has been 20 years in the making.

A duets album between rapper Notorious BIG and his widow Faith Evans is set to be released this spring. 

The humbly-titled The King and I will feature newly recorded vocals from Grammy award-winning R&S singer Evans and familiar and previously unheard rhymes from Biggie.

There will also be cameos from artists such as Lil’ Kim, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss and Snoop Dogg. 

This March will mark two decades since the rapper was killed in an-yet unsolved drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. 

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Over at Noisey you can hear a couple of those tracks.

Mary Anne Hobbs has caught up with the iconic US rapper Missy Elliott, just days after the release of her new single I'm Better.

Missy opens up about themes of empowerment in her music, her passion for music videos and whether or not we can expect a new album...

..as well as some sage words from her dear old granny.

If you want to hear more from Missy you can listen back to the whole show below.

Did you ever sit at home and wonder what the Fresh Prince of Bel Air would be like if it had been Nicki Minaj in the title role? Or what it would be like if Lorde sang your kids to sleep?

Well your wish is about to be granted, almost.

Alessia Cara busted out her best musical impersonations for US chat show host Jimmy Fallon at the weekend.

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We shouldn't be too surprised at her spot on Lorde impression though as she's being doing her stuff for a while now...

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The name David Axelrod - who has died aged 83 - may not mean much to you but his music was sampled in some of the all-time biggest hip hop records.

Dr Dre's The Next Episode? Wouldn't have happened without Axelrod's The Edge.  

Lil' Wayne's Dr Carter? Thanks to Axelrod's Holy Thursday.  Mos Def's Hip Hop? Axelrod's The Warnings (Part II.).

Eminem, Dj Shadow, Wu-Tang Clan, Pete Rock... well, you get the picture...

Here's some tributes from just a few of his famous fans.

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Here is Canadian teenage sensation Shawn Mendes covering Chance the Rapper's All We Got.

Well it's lunchtime after all, so grab yourself a snack and have a listen...

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When you've lost your keys, they're always the last place you look right?

Well now, on what would have been Bob Marley's 72nd birthday, lost recordings of his shows in Paris and London - found in a damp hotel basement in London after more than 40 years and have been restored.

The live recordings from between 1974 and 1978, which were at first believed to be beyond repair due to water damage, include versions of No Woman No Cry, Jamming and Exodus.

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The soundtrack to Hollywood musical La La Land, sang by actors Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, ended legendary Ibiza DJ Pete Tong's reign at the top of the album charts on Friday.

It's further musical success for the film which has also been nominated for two Oscars, including best score and best song twice for City of Stars (below), which re-occurs in various forms and tempos throughout the movie, and Audition (The Fools Who Dream).

Bury's finest Elbow look set to knock them off top spot on Friday though, according to the midweek charts, with what would be their second number one album Little Fictions.

Ed Sheeran remained at No.1 and 2 of the singles charts for a fourth week in a row with Castle on the Hill and Shape of You.

Meanwhile BBC Introducing star Izzy Bizu's debut album A Moment Of Madness has re-entered the charts in its highest position yet (23), after her performance on the Graham Norton Show.

Over in America the rise of Atlanta rappers Migos (below) continued after they secured their first number one album with Culture.

American website Billboard reports the trio's second studio album sold 131,000 equivalent album units in the first week of its release (with 77,000 of those stemming from streaming).

Track four off the album Bad and Boujee, featuring Lil Uzi Vert, gave them their first number one single earlier in the year so the *Georgian hip hop stars are on fire right now.

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That's all until next week charts fans.

*Georgia as in the US state, not the period of British history from 1714-1830.    

Father John Misty joined 6 Music's Lauren Laverne on Friday for a chat ahead of the release of his forthcoming album Pure Comedy.

The former Fleet Fox-come-solo-street-preacher performed Leaving LA, the 13 minute "centre piece" from the album, in which he lambasts the "phonies" from the City of Angels amongst lots of other things.

Have a listen below. While you do here's some tasty meals you could rustle up in that time for lunch.

Mr Misty proclaims: "of all the white men with acoustic guitars, that's got to take the cake."

At least he admits it.

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All good things must come to an end - and nearly 50 years is not bad, so no tears now metal heads.

Heavy metal music inventors Black Sabbath played their final ever concert last night in their home city of Birmingham.

The two-hour gig at the NEC Arena saw the rock veterans play 15 songs ending with their first hit, Paranoid.

Speaking to the BBC before the final show, 68-year-old singer Ozzy Osbourne said he was "a whirlwind of emotions".

"I remember playing the Crown pub in Birmingham and thinking, 'This'll be good for a couple of years - drink a few beers and have a jam'.

Quote Message: But it was the beginning of the most incredible adventure you could think of. I've had the best life out of it."

But it was the beginning of the most incredible adventure you could think of. I've had the best life out of it."

BBC music reporter Colin Paterson was lucky enough to be there and he spoke to fans from around the world who were in the house to say goodbye for a final time as The End tour came to exactly that.

One emotional soul told Colin: "It feels like I've broken up with a long term girlfriend".

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By way of consolation to the legions of broken-hearted fans, here's Daniel P Carter's Black Sabbath Special from the Sabbath of yesterday.

Let's have a little snippet of that Lady Gaga show now then shall we? Courtesy of the good people at BBC Sport, who like many of you will have pulled a bit of an American-themed all-nighter.

Warning: If you are allergic to sport then skip straight to 26 seconds in.  Oh and don't try Gaga's dive at home kids.

Ever the professional LG wasn't about to let the 'biggest show on earth' pass her by without a bit of shameless self-promotion...and why not?

Immediately after the show she tweeted that she's to take her latest album Joanne on a world tour.

So get saving your pennies Gaga fans.

What's the secret of successful tour plugging?...

...timing.

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Lady Gaga may have been the main event on Sunday, but the Super Bowl's undercard on Saturday night featured one of the biggest names in music as Taylor Swift played a comparatively 'intimate' (well, to 9,000 people) gig in Houston Texas.

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And the bad news, unless you were there, is that y'all might not get the chance to see Tay Tay for a while as she suggested the show might be her only live gig of the year.  

"As far as I know I'm only doing one show in 2017, " she said. "And as far as I know, this is that show".

"You are attending 100 percent of my tour dates."

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The 90-minute set was drawn largely from Grammy-winning 2014 album 1989, including Shake It Off and Bad Blood, plus We Are Never Getting Back Together from previous album Red.

Taylor also debuted the live performance of her 50 Shades duet with Zayn Malik I Don't Want to Live Forever, but sadly her Brit counterpart was absent - perhaps not surprising given his recent issues with anxiety.

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She also sang a cover of ex-boyfriend and Dumfries lad Calvin Harris's This Is What You Came For, which originally featured Rihanna's vocals.

So, the secret is out.

Though he may not be nominated for anything (that's what a year off earns you), Edward Christopher Sheeran is playing at this month's Brit awards.

And folk are excited - not least Ed himself, who appears to have done 'a Paul Pogba' (ask your football fan friend) and got his own emoji.

The Brits are a happy hunting ground for Ed, who has won four awards.

He picked up two in 2015 for his last album X.

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She jumped off the roof of Houston's NRG stadium and bathed in the light of hundreds of drones - but Lady Gaga's Super Bowl show was fairly restrained...by her standards.

The star only changed costume twice, letting her music do the talking in a 12-minute, hit-laden set.

She opened with Woody Guthrie's civil rights anthem This Land Is Your Land, a gentle but pointed rebuke to the Trump administration; which she reinforced by performing Born This Way - her hymn to acceptance and inclusion.

"No matter black, white or beige... I was born to be brave," she sang to an expected US TV audience of 110 million.

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Setlist

• This Land Is Your Land
• Just Dance (excerpt)
• Edge Of Glory (excerpt)
• Poker Face
• Born This Way
• Telephone
• Just Dance
• Million Reasons
• Bad Romance

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P.S. If you still have grid iron fever then re-live seven more surprising moments from Super Bowls of years gone by, from Michael Jackson doing nothing for a minute and a half to his own sister's 'nipplegate' - via Bruce Springsteen 'crotch slamming' a TV camera.

You really couldn't make this stuff up.

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P.P.S. You lot have been getting rather creative with your reactions on social media.  

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That's right, like Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl last night it's time for us all to dive back into another week of work.

Maybe not with the croptop shoulder pads and matching spangly pants and knee-high boots. But, y'know, otherwise that's us.

We'll have a look at how Gaga got in her big half-time show, plus get reaction to some exciting Ed Sheeran news.

While we gather all of that and more check out the 5 Things We Learned Last Week.