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As macabre souvenirs go, it's hard to top the car in which Tupac Shakur was fatally shot, which has gone up for sale on a US auction website.

The BMW 7 series has been listed at $1.5m (£1.2m).

It was covered in bullet holes, which have since been repaired, following the shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996.

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Selfish; a generous duet between heavily-auto-tuned US number one rapper Future and Barbadian pop princess  Rihanna was crowned Mistajam's Hottest Record on Radio 1 last night.

Whatcha reckon?

She may have missed out on the breakthrough award at the Brits last week but singer Anne Marie won't let a little thing like a trophy (or lack of it) get in her way.

Listen to her session with Jo Whiley below, where she covers Clean Bandit's massive chart-topper Rockabye, on which she was a featured vocalist.

Not sure why Jo is trying a throttle move on her though in Anne Marie's tweet pic below - does she not know that the singer is a karate world champion?

Risky move.

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Then read on dear friend.

You'd be forgiven for not knowing his name until now but Max Martin has written some of the biggest hits of the last 20 years, helping to deliver countless No.1s for the likes of The Weeknd , Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, P!nk and NSYNC.

Now in an interview with Swedish magazine Di Weekend , the #1 hitmaker has revealed for the first time the secrets to writing a pop classic.

And guess what?..

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..there are no secrets! It's all about "the feeling", man.

The 46-year-old LA-based Swedish songwriter said: "Well, I can only say what I think. 

"I think that a great pop song should be felt when you hear it. 

"You can hear songs that are technically great, songs that tick all the boxes. But for a song to be felt, you need something else.

Quote Message: It’s incredibly important to me that you remember a song right after the first or second time you hear it. That something sticks to you, something that makes you feel: 'I need to hear that song again'.

It’s incredibly important to me that you remember a song right after the first or second time you hear it. That something sticks to you, something that makes you feel: 'I need to hear that song again'.

"That’s fundamental. Something you want again. And again."

You ran read the full interview above but the gist is that aspiring writers should aim to be familiar and mix it up a bit every now and then.  Oh, and don't overwhelm people.  

Good advice for life generally, we'd say.

Now we reckon these girls might have had one or two TLC records back in the day.

Annie, Frankee and Nadine aka M.O have been in the Live Lounge making us all reminisce about long mis-spent summers and lost loves, thanks to their cover of JP Cooper 's September Song.

The full version will be on the iPlayer soon but there's a snippet above for now.

The new version of the song has clearly given the original writer added spring in his step this afternoon, while pancake shopping (possibly).

He says it's "sounding DOPE!" and we'd tend to agree.

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Has Kanye West gone prog?

The rapper has released a new 17 minute (yes that is correct) version of Bed by The-Dream.

The track, which was originally written for J Holiday, premiered during Kanye’s Yeezy Season 5 fashion show, where it played on a loop.

Kanye's vocals don't appear to be on the track...but then we did both fall asleep a wee bit while taking it turns to listen to sections.

He could well be in there somewhere.

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Fresh from nearly winning a best picture Oscar with the rest of the La La Land team (scroll down to see the funny side of that mad moment) singer/actor John Legend has given a full and frank interview with Fault Magazine.

In the interview, John speaks about the musical that he co-executive produced and acted in and how his wife Chrissy Teigen and their baby daughter Luna influence his music.

Also what he thinks of bringing her up in Donald Trump’s America.

Legend, whose new album Darkness and Light is out now, said: "Trump promised to do things which are really bad for the country and some which are good and the hope is he’ll just do the good parts but I don’t have a lot of faith in him. 

"I’m just hoping for the best and when we need to resist and speak out, we need to hit the streets and do it."

He added:

Quote Message: For now, I’m more worried about the people less fortunate than my daughter, people who might lose their healthcare or get excluded because of the colour of their skin, their religion and country of origin."

For now, I’m more worried about the people less fortunate than my daughter, people who might lose their healthcare or get excluded because of the colour of their skin, their religion and country of origin."

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Drum and bass legend Goldie has lifted the lid on his relationship with Mercury Prize-winner Skepta .

Apparently it goes beyond his contributing to one of he younger artists tracks (which he has done) and involves a bit of well-placed advice here and there as well.

Goldie has also voiced his growing concerns about London's nightlife being squeezed by property developers, particularly when it comes to noise complaints. 

"We have to make sound-proof clubs, we have to have rental policies where if you move into an area where you know clubs are and you're living in this trendy area, part of the clause should be, 'Hey don't mind about the loud music'."

One man who enjoyed 1994 as much as anyone, musically speaking, is Brett Anderson.

His band Suede released their seminal album Dog Man Star that year.

Now he's just unveiled a beautiful, previously unreleased track Forest Lullaby from his own Collected Solo Work.

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So, 6 Music Celebrates 1994 on Friday and you're going to need to dig out your coolest cagoule for the occasion.

American country-rocker Ryan Adams is a self-confessed mid-90s-ophile. He famously re-worked the Oasis classic Wonderwall.

Now he's performed an exclusive cover of the Bruce Springsteen's 1994 classic Streets Of Philadelphia from the Oscar-winning film, for Lauren Laverne.

Naa naa naa naa naaaaa.

Now that you're all feeling like a total boss, here's BBC Music's Sound of 1994 playlist  to soundtrack your lunch break.

Top, sorted, mad for it...

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You know when you try to make amends but just end up digging yourself deeper into trouble in the process?

Well yeah - that.

Rapper/actor  Lauryn Hill  is not a woman who can be rushed. 

After starting a gig more than three hours late last month in Pittsburgh, she has now postponed the re-arranged 'make-up' concert.

The  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust  says tonight's show at the Byham Theater has been moved to 2 June, "due to a scheduling conflict."

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Some fans are still not over the Hill (fiasco).

Literally.

The chart-topping Brit was in New York playing for the US Tonight Show host and joined the presenter and his house band, hop hop group The Roots to perform an acoustic cover of his number one song Shape of You.

They all seem to be enjoying this one.

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Also, Ed has dropped a hint that he might be planning a special performance for his pals at SBTV, watch this space...

South London rapper Stormzy is looking good for a debut number one album this Friday, according to the midweek charts.

And while his Gangs Signs and Prayer is going down a treat, it seems he might soon have some real competition from another London rapper - namely Ray Pizzy AKA former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour.

Check out the lyrical flow on his elegy to the Arsenal 'Invincibles', who went an entire Premier League season without defeat in 2003/04.

"Thierry Henry that man merky" spits Pizzy. "He could roast teams like a turkey."

And on another team-mate Patrick Viera:"Pat wasn't just a hard thing. His game was penting".

Stormzy, who joined him on the TalkSport breakfast show was certainly digging it.

Rappers beware. The (Parlour) game just changed.

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A British musician is taking U2 to court claiming the Irish rockers stole a riff from one of his songs for their track The Fly from their 1991 album Achtung Baby, according to reports from the US.

In a legal action filed at in Manhattan federal court, Paul Rose says the band lifted parts of his song Nae Slappin.

He claims Bono and the boys must have heard his song after they signed with Island Records in 1989 as it was the same year he provided a demo to studio execs and is asking for a songwriting credit on The Fly and $5m in damages and fees.

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Here are the two songs, for a side by side comparison. What do you reckon?

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"When I'm not in the studio or touring and playing shows, I get fidgety," says Steve Aoki .

Let's spare a thought for the DJ and producer who has been talking to us about his grueling 350 plus shows a year.

He takes less than an average working week off as a holiday.

"I've got to take a break sometime, so I'm spending the days snowboarding and enjoying myself with my friends," he adds.

"I do that once a year and this is my four days off."

Read more about his hectic lifestyle, his fashion line, his thoughts on the new US president and his travelling 'eye bra' .

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This one goes out to the ones who stream.

Music website Soundcloud has added a new "robust" £5.99 mid-price tier to its subscription service SoundCloud Go.

The new service will allow users to listen to a library of user-uploaded content offline and without ads, both on desktop and via mobile app.

Chief revenue officer Alison Moore said: "We’re now giving users who haven’t made the jump into a music subscription plan, a robust, fully on-demand option at an accessible price.”

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Sooooo... La La land had one of the shortest ever Oscar reigns as best picture.

The Hollywood musical reigned supreme for less than a minute before the title was cruelly taken away...  it had all been a terrible mistake.

We all saw it. But if you can't laugh what can you do?

And that's exactly what Late Late Show presenter James Corden did on Monday night, aping Emma Stone's Audition song scene.

In the film Emma - who incidentally did win a best actress Oscar for the film - dedicated her song to "the ones who dream"...but this one goes out instead to "the ones who lose." 

Take it away James.

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R&B legends TLC are finally set to release their fan-funded final album this summer.

Their manager Bill Diggins announced the news Monday in a post on the album's Kickstarter page.

The album's official release date is tentatively scheduled for the end of June, so that's good news for anyone who dug deep for a little more TLC.

It's been two years since Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins, and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas announced plans for a fifth and final album.

The fan-fund campaign in 2015 surpassed its goal of $150,000 within the first week.

Their fourth studio album, 3D, was released in November 2002 seven months after the death of member Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes.

Diggins said the two-year delay was due to the fact that: "T-Boz & Chilli were inspired to make a record they could be proud of and would not settle for less - and sometimes you just cannot rush art.”

True dat.

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Here's a reminder of the band at their very peak with a 90s classic.

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The festival announcements are coming thick and fast this week and summer is so close you can almost taste it.

All you have to do now is pick one and then hang in there - it'll soon come around. 

As part of a summer of festivals, BBC Music will now be hosting artists such as Grace Jones , Two Door Cinema Club , Bonobo and First Aid Kit on the main stage at Wilderness Festival in Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire from 3-6 August.    

The Wilderness Main Stage with BBC Music will also host the likes of Michael Kiwanuka, Aurora, Toots and the Maytals and many more and you'll be able to find special interviews across 6 Music and Radio 2.

Like this one with First Aid Kit, who told 6 Music presenter Matt Everitt they've been enjoying some time off after music "stopped being fun" for a bit.

The Swedish sisters are set to release a new album soon and choose to play at Wilderness Festival as it "looked gorgeous" and "felt like the right fit".