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With just a week (and a bit) to go until Laura Marling 's new album, she has shared the fourth and final preview track from her Semper Femina, which is due out on 10 March.

Laura kicks off her UK and North America/Canada tour in Leeds next week.

The new song Nothing, Not Nearly follows her new single Next Time and two other tracks Soothing and Wild Fire.

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His new album is out tomorrow and you can check out the second part of our online exclusive interview by scrolling down.

Now here's a reminder of how far he's come, as a fresh-faced Ed plays one of his own personal favourites while sat aboard a boat travelling down Regents Canal almost six years ago.

A much simpler time was 2011, when he wasn't bogged down in mathematical symbols.

What were you up to while Ed was doing this?

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Pop trio M.O were in Radio 1's Live Lounge earlier this week and performed their song Not In Love and a cover of JP Cooper's September Song.

If you didn't hear it, then lucky you because now, you can watch it.  

We've already heard from Maggie Rogers today (scroll down for her interview with Jo Whiley) but here she is in action for Huw Stephen's Piano Sessions.

She performs her single On + Off, which you can hear below and also covered The Sunday's Here's Where the Story Ends .

Both are gorgeous.

Singer songwriter Lucy Rose  has teamed up with sibling trio The Staves for her latest single Floral dresses.

It's her first new music in two years.

Lucy said: "I always think that some of the best songs are the ones which can stand on their own with just one instrument. 

"The message is pretty clear and I hope other people will find comfort in it, and realise they are different but also the same as many people." 

The singer will be playing this year's Latitude festival.

Get ready some seriously gorgeous harmonies. 

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He could have one massive reason to be cheerful on Friday - if his debut album Gang Signs and Prayer goes straight in at number - but grime star Stormzy admits that he has battled with depression.

In a frank interview with Channel Four News, the rapper said it was important for him to finally confront mental issues which he "used to dismiss" on the new record.

He said: “For me, it was a realisation of how fragile we are as humans... in the most beautiful way possible.

"In the sense where I always saw myself as this strong person who just deals with life, I get on with it - and if something gets me low, I pick myself back up. That’s always been my philosophy...

Quote Message: For a long time I used to think ‘soldiers don’t go through that’, you know? Strong people in life, the bravest, most courageous people, they don’t go through that... they just get on with it... and that’s not the case, a lot of the people I look up to - I don’t know what they’ve dealt with."

For a long time I used to think ‘soldiers don’t go through that’, you know? Strong people in life, the bravest, most courageous people, they don’t go through that... they just get on with it... and that’s not the case, a lot of the people I look up to - I don’t know what they’ve dealt with."

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The 23-year-old South Londoner said he hopes that opening up about his demons will inspire others to confront their own problems.

He added: “I feel like I always come across confidently and happy and I’ve always made sure that I don’t promote the negative… I just present myself in a positive way so I can spread that.

Quote Message: So people will be looking at me, thinking I don’t go through nothing... so for me to just let people know, ‘no, I do. I do go through that’. I thought that was important for people to know that."

So people will be looking at me, thinking I don’t go through nothing... so for me to just let people know, ‘no, I do. I do go through that’. I thought that was important for people to know that."

Check out the candid interview below.

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More from Ed Sheeran now who, lest we forget, releases his new album ÷ (Divide) tomorrow. 

He's been urging motorists in his native Suffolk to drive safely, after one of his lyrics prompted a safety warning from police.

The singer was  pulled up by a roads sergeant on Twitter  after singing about "driving at 90" in Castle on the Hill.

Ed said the "drive safe" poster ads for ÷ will be placed around parts of his home county.

"I'm not encouraging speeding at all, I'm just singing it in a song."

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Goldfrapp are one of the bands on the line-up for this month's 6 Music Festival in Glasgow.

Which is timely as the duo are also on the verge of releasing their seventh album Silver Eye.

Speaking to Lauren Laverne on 6 Music, singer Alison Goldfrapp said of her partner in crime Will Gregory: "I don't think we ever really know what we're doing."

"We're so used to each other now. We're telepathic," she claims.

She also revealed that she loves vinyl but "can't bear CDs". .

Check out the video for their latest track Anymore below.

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So the party is nearly over...

While the 15th year at Green Man (scroll down) is shaping up nicely, the same anniversary at another festival this summer will mark the end of an era.

The founder of the much-loved boutique festival The Secret Garden Party in Cambridgeshire has announced that this year will be the last.

This year's festival takes place from 20-23 July and the line-up includes Crystal Fighters (pictured below), Metronomy, Toots and the Maytals and BBC Sound of 2017 winner Ray BLK.

But festival boss Freddie Fellowes has decided to bring the event to a close. 

He told 6 Music that he was "proud" and "privileged" to have played a part in the changing UK festival circuit and that the party spirit of SGP will live on.

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No, this isn't a new age musical therapy suggestion.

It's the name of the brand new "non-single" track that the lads have just dropped this morning, in time for Chris Martin's 40th birthday,

What a gift.

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The song will be on new five-track EP called Kaleidoscope, which will be released on 2 June.

Before blowing out the candles on his cake, Chris Martin went to the trouble of bashing out a quick tracklist and message on his phone...

And it confirms that the EP will include Something Just Like This; the band's collaboration with US EDM DJ duo The Chainsmokers, which they performed live at the Brit Awards.

BBC's Sound of 2017 contender  Maggie Rogers has been in session with Radio 2.

The singer-songwriter was discovered by Pharrell Williams during a masterclass at New York University.

The video went viral and Maggie told Jo Whiley about the magical moment the surprise special guest mentor fell in love with her musical 'homework' assignment.

Life lesson there: Always do your homework - you just never know what could happen.

Maggie also produced a killer cover of Gwen Stefani's Cool, which you can enjoy below.

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Another day, another bit of big summer festival news.

Also on the bill at the 15th Green Man  this year will be The Shins, Kate Tempest and Sleaford Mods, as well as Thee Oh Sees, Michael Kiwanuka, Conor Oberst, Daniel Johnston and Shirley Collins.

The festival takes place in the Brecon Beacons in South Wales from 17-20 August.

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Like fellow festies, Latitude and Wilderness, which we told you about earlier in the week, BBC Music will be also be at Green Man this year and 6 Music's Tom Ravenscroft will be in tow gathering special interviews and features.

You can't say we aren't giving you all options this week. Now you just have to choose one.

Whatever you do though, take slightly longer than Ryan here in selecting your summer sunnies...

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We hope you've had some brekkie as that's not really a question you can answer on an empty stomach is it?

But it's what the former Pink Floyd singer, songwriter and bass player is asking on his new album.

Roger spoke exclusively to 6 Music's Matt Everitt about his new solo record and his old band's retrospective exhibition at the V&A Museum in London.

Roger also talks about working with long-term Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, the title and inspiration behind the new album and how old BBC radio transmissions have made their way onto the record.

He also confirms that "would happily" play Pink Floyd's The Wall at Donald Trump's proposed structure on the Mexico/US border.

Yes, but who would pay for the show Roger?

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Bruno Mars throws on his dancing shoes for his latest music video for That’s What I Like.

That's the song that he performed at the Brit awards last week ( you can still check out our full coverage).

The singer's best moves are aided by simple animations in the promo. 

That's what we like.

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Adele has banned a firework display from her debut live shows in down under after her son was apparently injured by falling debris.

The singer played in Perth's Domain Stadium on Wednesday night and told the crowd that her song Set Fire To The Rain was going to finish with a firework display.

But the visual spectacle was cancelled at the last minute.

"My son was watching (soundcheck) in the crowd…a bit of debris went in his eye so we got rid of them" she told the crowd.

Later in the gig she suggested they might return in another show on the extensive tour asking fans: "Let's get a cheer for fireworks if you want them.

"Alright, we'll do it next time," she said.

Ok...so everyone remember their places now.

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She's been teasing us all week with the promise of new music, now Lorde has finally copped to the fact that a new song is coming out at around 1900 GMT.

In a series of tweets, the 20-year-old singer called Green Light "complex and funny and sad and joyous".

A series of green-themed art installations appeared all over Auckland in her native New Zealand earlier in the week .

She even got some love from none other than The Fonz himself, Henry Winkler - who is apparently a big fan...

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We hate it when that happens!

Yesterday we brought you the  first part of our exclusive interview with Ed Sheeran  ahead of the release of his DIVISIVE ( Warning: there are more mathematics references ahead ) third album ÷(Divide) on Friday.

We can't TAKE THAT AWAY from you and in today's second part, our man Mark Savage ADDS some further insight by using the album's song titles as the jumping off point for a series of random, but revealing questions.

So if you want to hear Ed on - in no particular order - Taylor Swift, kittens, David Attenborough, TIMES spent with his missus and those pesky volcanoes... then read more here.

Oh... and if Ed Sheeran is releasing his album on Friday and you set off from your house to buy it at 9am with £10 in your pocket but the bus takes 45 minutes, then how long exactly will it take you to complete our Ed Sheeran Maths quiz above?

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Morning all and Happy World Book Day!

What do you make of 6 Music's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone playlist?

It's magic isn't it?

Today we're back at our type-writers and ready to write another chapter in the story of Music News LIVE.

We'll be aiming to cut through the writers block with part two of our online exclusive Ed Sheeran interview, festival news from Green Man and Secret Garden Party, Lorde finally confirms her new single, plus we'll hear from Maggie Rogers and Alison Goldfrapp.  

For now you can borrow  yesterday's blog  from our library for free and read news of Lady Gaga filling Beyonce's big boots, the Latitude lineup reveal and the first ever Welshman with a UK No.1 to release one more song.

Plus part one of the big Ed interview.