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Scroll back down for all the action from last night's Q Awards, from the bromantic love-triangle of Liam Gallagher, Skepta and Stormzy to Ed Sheeran appearing in The Simpsons.

Plus it could be the end of the road for the Manics but Sleaford Mods are going from strength to strength judging by singer Jason Williamson's expression (above).

Our reporter Mark Savage has also compiled an alternative list of six other things we learned at London's Roundhouse, from Liam's rock 'n' roll bananas to Paloma Faith (below) sacking a sexist drummer.

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Plus Tom Jones talks about the abuse of power in the music industry, the Canadian PM mourns a lost musical star and Beth Ditto covers the Arctic Monkeys.

Before we go, if opera is your thing, head over to the Opera Passion Day live page where eight opera companies around the country are streaming live performances and letting us behind the scenes.

You can watch live until 1900 BST.

See you tomorrow for New Music Friday...

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Lauren Laverne could not have been happier with the guests who arrived at the 6 Music live room today.

US alt rockers - and personal heroes of the DJ - The Breeders popped in for a chinwag and to perform two songs, including new single Wait in the Car.

The band were formed in 1989 by Kim Deal (above) of the Pixies and went on to inspire Lauren to start her own outfit Kenickie.

"I only formed a band because I liked your band!" she confessed.

Listen to the full session via the 6 Music website.

Last week, one of the many things we learned was that Dolly Parton was set to follow in the footsteps of QOTSA's Josh Homme by joining the CBeebies team to read a Bedtime Story.

Remember?

Well, now we can bring you a preview of coming attractions. Watch above as Dolly seamlessly shoehorns one of her song titles into the pre-bedtime ramble.

This one makes us feel all warm and tingly.

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Despite having the official backing of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Wolf Alice narrowly lost their great chart battle with Shania Twain a few weeks back.

But only just.

Singer Ellie Rowsell told BBC Music reporter Mark Savage she didn't mind having a #2 album in Visions of a Life.

She was more concerned about some of Shania's uber-fans.

Ellie, who was there to present an award, joked: "It was an interesting week...

"I did fear my life a little bit as she's got some very loyal and angry fans.

"But respect to them and Shania."

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Beth Ditto has wrapped her impressive set of pipes around the AC's thundering opening track from their 2013 album AM.

But it's for a tastefully stripped down acoustic version, rather than the monster bassline of the original

"I just love it," Beth told Jo Whiley. "I think its really beautiful, the production, the words and everything."

Listen above and hear her whisper, "I'm nervous" before she starts.

You can still listen to the full programme and hear Beth sing In and Out from her own album Fake Sugar.

Former member of The Dubliners Eamonn Campbell has died aged 70.

Mr Campbell, who was from Drogheda in the Republic of Ireland, joined some of the surviving members in forming The Dublin Legends.

He died following a short illness and is thought to have been surrounded by his wife and family.

Mr Campbell began playing music professionally in the 1960s and became a full-time member of the Dubliners in the 1980s.

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He was described as a "true, true icon" by Skepta and "my G" by Stormzy at last night's Q Awards (scroll down) so our #TBT today focuses on Mr L Gallagher.

Cast your minds back all the way to June this year when Liam duetted with Coldplay (whoever thought that would happen?)on the Oasis classic Live Forever at the One Love Manchester gig in aid of the victims of the Manchester Arena attack.

The singer threw on one of his finest cagouls and rocked up as a late VIP special guest to the joy of thousands at Old Trafford Cricket Ground and many millions of others watching live on the Beeb.

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The Pussycat Dolls have issued a joint statement denying allegations the pop group was a front for a "prostitution ring".

Kaya Jones, who left the group before they became famous, has claimed she and other members were regularly subjected to sexual abuse.

"We are all abused," she said on Twitter, claiming the group were made to "sleep with whoever they say".

The Dolls, led by Nicole Scherzinger, said they "were not aware of Kaya's experiences" and offered her support.

However, they firmly denied the remaining members had been abused.

"We cannot stand behind false allegations towards other group members partaking in activities that simply did not take place," they said in a statement.

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Like Wiley, the Leicester band's frontman Tom Meighan thanked his folks but also his "new lady partner" after the band were given the award for best track.

The track in question is You're in Love With a Psycho, taken off their latest album For Crying Out Loud and it goes a little something like this above.

Damon Albarn and James Hewlett of Gorillaz were next up to collect their award for best album Humanz, from Benjamin Clementine, who appeared on the record.

He also appeared to be dazed and confused about how to read out the names of the nominees and host Christian O'Connell had to step in.

"That was a bit awkward Benjamin," said Damon, before laughing and giving his collaborator a loving squeeze.

"That’s for all the musicians we’ve lost and this is for all the ones who are here," he added, before thanking Benjamin for being on the record.

Luckily, he's much better at singing than he is at presenting awards and you check out his contribution to the winning album above.

Annie Mac picked the Manchester indie-rockers' opening track from their album A Fever Dream as her Hottest Record in the world for Wednesday.

Singer Jon Higgs said the band wanted Night of the Long Knives, which history buffs will know as a pivotal moment during the Nazi party's rise to power in Germany, "to be a frightening track about dark forces rising in the world over the last few years".

He added: "Everything's turning into this strange nightmare so we wanted it to have this dark feel."

Job done.

The band played BBC Introducing's 10th birthday party earlier this month and you can watch them and their matching outfits, below...

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We're sure those two great lyricists will appreciate the alliteration in that headline.

It was another good night for grime, as Stormzy was named best solo artist after the success of his debut album Gangs, Signs and Prayer and subsequent world tour - which truly peaked with him drinking booze from a shoe onstage in Australia to celebrate his birthday.

As ever, the big man was enjoying his night to the max.

"I definitely weren’t expecting to win anything tonight. I’ve been drinking.

"I'm honoured to be in room with so many legends. Wiley, Liam Gallagher, my G!"

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Speaking of Wiley, he was given the innovation in sound award by James Lavelle.

The man from Unkle credited him with being: "One of the founding creators of what we now called grime."

Wiley said: "I wanna thank my BKK (Boy Better Know) and Roll Deep family. My mum and dad.

After the awards Liam Gallagher fan (scroll down) Skepta told 6 Music's Abbie McCarthy that "Wiley is life."

He said: "He put his life on the line for everything that we are enjoying today so respect forever."

Earlier in the night on the red carpet, Wiley told our reporter Mark Savage he was glad to have come up with a new genre and credited pirate radio for "making us".

But who does the rapper think is going to viewed as the next true musical innovator?

"I don't know yet. There are a lot of artists coming out with good word play and stuff.

"But I haven't heard a new sound in England that I haven't before, for ages. I think we are looking for them."

He added: "It could be a band or a kid with a guitar and piano - but we're looking for him."

So if that's you out there, then Wiley will see you now.

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Frank Ocean's £11m ($14.5m) court battle against his estranged father Calvin Cooksey has ended in victory for the music star.

Cooksey had sued his son over a Tumblr post that Frank wrote in June 2016, following the mass shooting at Orlando's Pulse nightclub that killed 49 people.

The singer recalled a childhood memory of Cooksey calling a transgender waitress an anti-gay slur, before dragging him out of the restaurant.

But after a day-long trial - during which Frank, his mother Katonya Breaux and Cooksey took the stand, a judge ruled his father hadn’t provided sufficient evidence of defamation.

Cooksey's legal action claimed the article "ruined [Cooksey's] future financial opportunities in the film and music industries".

But any damages were "speculative," the judge said.

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Former Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams has spoken about suffering from depression whilst the band were at the height of their fame.

She told US chat show The Talk that being part of one of the biggest girl-groups of all time left her feeling "suicidal."

Michelle was a member of the group between 2000 and 2005, alongside Beyonce and Kelly Rowland.

"I was at that place where it got so dark and heavy because sometimes you feel like 'I'm the provider, I take care of people, I'm not supposed to be feeling this way - what do I do?'

"I wanted out," she said.

"It got really really bad to the point of being suicidal."

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While he didn't say much on stage last night on stage and may have struggled to get to grips with the pre-awards meal, Ed Sheeran did stop for a quick chat on the red carpet.

After basically winning music this year, he told 6 Music's Abbie McCarthy that he's set to appear in an upcoming episode of cult US TV cartoon series The Simpsons.

Ed will play Lisa's new love interest Brendan.

The singer, who also recently showcased his acting skills as a traveling troubadour in Game of Thrones, external, didn't know when it was due to go to air but did have a clear idea about which show he wants to be on next.

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Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minsiter of Canada paid a tearful tribute to his friend, The Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie, who died this week of brain cancer aged 53.

The gifted lyricist was dubbed the country's unofficial poet laureate.

"We are less as a country without Gord Downie in it. We all knew it was coming, but we hoped it was not," he told journalists.

Despite his diagnosis, Downie continued to tour with Tragically Hip and produce music in the last years of his life.

He recorded a solo double-album called Introduce Yerself in January 2017, which will be released on 27 October.

The band played a farewell concert last year which was watched by one in three Canadians, according to broadcasters.

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The man with the current UK number one album suggested yesterday that he knew the Q Awards "had something" for him, but he seemed genuinely surprised on the night to discover it was not one, but two awards.

The 45-year-old was given the award for best live act by friend and fellow northern powerhouse singer Richard Ashcroft, who introduced him as "the legend, the mighty Liam Gallagher."

"Nice one. I didn’t expect this," replied Liam, after giving the shaven-headed Verve man a big hug.

"Nevermind best live act, I'd give it best live wire!"

Before the two headed backstage to reminisce about the glory days, Ashcroft pointed at his old rock 'n' roll pal and implored the room to "forget the music - this is the real deal."

Adding: "Controlled aggression. Economy of movement. I saw it 20 years ago in Wolverhampton and I still see it now".

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There was an awful lot of love in the room for Liam, especially from the grime scene, with Stormzy referring to the Mancunian as "my G" while picking up his award for best solo artist and Skepta calling him "a true, true icon" before handing the singer his second gong of the night, the icon award.

Skepta said: "He's taken his iconic place and no-one will take it until he passes away."

The crowd were treated to a VT of some of Liam's finest moments, including the Oasis ballad Songbird, which he wrote.

"Not bad, considering I only wrote one of the songs in that," he joked.

"But ain’t all about the music. It's about being proper cool."

He then sent the love back Skepta's way, saying: "I wanna thank him for keeping it interesting. And Richard Ashcroft for always being there.

"I also want to dedicate this to my mam - as you were".

The thing about a good music video, is that you can't afford to rush it.

Maybe that's why its taken a month for Craig to share the video for Heartline, which first appeared in September.

It sees a struggling artist and handyman falling for the daughter of the man he works for.

The song is taken from his upcoming studio album The Time Is Now, set for release next year.

He worked on the single with producer Jonas Blue.

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Back to the Q Awards and some potentially shocking news from the night's headliners and winners of the Inspiration award the Manic Street Preachers.

The band picked up the award, 25 years after releasing their debut album, Generation Terrorists.

Actor Michael Sheen introduced his compatriots, saying: “'Libraries gave us power', they told us.

"Well this band have been my library. They gave me music, history, politics...

"And they made me proud to be a Welshman!"

You might want to look away now Michael as, speaking to the BBC, bassist Nicky Wire admitted he "didn't know" whether the band would ever release another album.

"I'm in a funny place," he told our music reporter Mark Savage. "I've kind of given up listening to music."

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"There's lots of good music out there - St Vincent is great, Wolf Alice I really like - but I just listen to Radio 4.

"It's hard to see one coming out at the moment."

Say it ain't so Nicky...

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Sir Tom Jones has revealed he was subjected to unwanted sexual advances during his early career and said abuse and harassment is widespread in the music industry.

The singer was discussing the allegations surrounding Harvey Weinstein in an interview with BBC Radio 5 live's Afternoon Edition.

"Things have always happened in the music industry as well," he told presenter Colin Paterson.

"You avoid it. You just walk out... But what's tried on women is tried on men as well," he added.

Listen above for more.

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Despite nursing a broken elbow, wrist and rib, musical trooper Ed Sheeran still managed to somehow slip into his favourite red and black plaid shirt and stroll down to the Q Awards at the Roundhouse in Camden, London to collect his award for best act in the world today.

The singer-songwriter, who was knocked off his bicycle by a car on Monday, received his award from Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams - aka Arya Stark.

"Usually, I’d say let’s give a hand to our winner..." she joked.

Ed kept his award speech short and sweet with a humble thanks.

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Elsewhere on the night, returning rock 'n' roll hero Liam Gallagher picked up two awards for best live act and icon, while Stormzy was awarded best solo artist.

We'll have more on them later.

After the awards ceremony, the tables were cleared away for a gig by Sleaford Mods, whose film Bunch of Kunst also collected an award, and a career-spanning set from headliners the Manic Street Preachers, who won the inspiration award.

Anyone still at the bar/toilet when the Welsh rockers came on stage will have had to make a mad dash back for set opener and indie anthem Motorcycle Emptiness.

For now, here's the winners list in full.

• Best Breakthrough Act - Rag’n’Bone Man
• Best Live Act - Liam Gallagher
• Maverick - Viv Albertine
• Innovation In Sound - Wiley
• Best Film - Bunch Of Kunst (Sleaford Mods)
• Best Track - Kasabian - You're In Love With A Psycho
• Inspiration Award - Manic Street Preachers
• Best Album - Gorillaz – Humanz
• Best Solo Artist - Stormzy
• Gibson Les Paul Award - Kelley Deal
• Best Act In The World Today - Ed Sheeran
• Icon - Liam Gallagher

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