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Uncanny.

That's your lot but we'll be back tomorrow morning...

...not quite as early as 6 Music DJ Shaun Keaveny though. He's celebrating a decade of early starts broadcasting the 6 Music brekkie show.

Reckon you could do it?

Well here's his Top 10 Tips for Hosting a Breakfast Show. Coffee must be on there surely? Ah yes.

Scroll down for the return of Muse, Harry Styles' solo mission and the Chance for Mayor campaign really revs up. Plus *TLC want your help again. One last time.

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*No scrubs need apply.

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Like those famous star-crossed lovers above, the end is near for us two too...just for today though.

All that remains is for us to tell you that US singer Halsey has shared the music video for her latest track Now or Never and while we can't share it here due to graphic guns, drugs and language, you can find it on her YouTube channel.

It was Mistajam's Hottest Record last night and here she is is explaining the concept of the new song and album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.

"Two households, both alike in dignity..."

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Not meaning to blow his own trumpet but...tooot tooot.

Harry will co-host the Radio 1 breakfast show with Nick Grimshaw tomorrow from 08:00 GMT and he's described his forthcoming debut solo record as "my favourite album to listen to".

Young, talented and modest.

Asked whether he'd sought advice about the LP, he revealed that chart-slayer Ed Sheeran had been consulted for a few words of wisdom.

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Well, that's helpful.

Yesterday we showed you images of Harry being suspended above the sea while shooting the video for new single Sign of the Times (not the Prince one).

The song debuts on tomorrow morning's show and we reckon there's only one direction it will be heading in...

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The Clash 's seminal eponymous debut album turns 40 this week.

Steve Lamacq celebrated this fact by asking musicians and music industry types about how important the classic 1977 British punk album was to them.

Tattooed folk rocker Frank Turner was one of them.

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Time for a whip round maybe?

Like TLC (scroll down), London singer/songwriter-come-rock chick Kate Nash is the latest artist to to launch a Kickstarter, external campain to fund her new album.

She's after just over £56,000 to help fund mixing, mastering, distribution, PR, music video and artwork and she's already halfway there.

Kate says: “It’s been liberating and challenging. It’s brought me closer to my fans (and at times to tears!).

"It’s helped build real, tangible, community and given me the freedom to express myself, be opinionated and make the music I want to make.”

So there you go. If you've got the cash, Kate will even come and rock your house to its foundations.

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You've nearly made it. Just a few more hours to go now...dig in everybody.

So you may have heard that space rock trio Muse are back in the studio recording new material (No? Scroll down).

Our #TBT today therefore takes us back to 2007 when a fresh-faced Matt Bellamy and the boys performed a string of shows to an adoring Wembley Stadium crowd.

Here's Matt busting out his Megaphone for an epic cover of a Nina Simone classic.

You are welcome.

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Better known as Jack Steadman from Bombay Bicycle Club , Mr Jukes has shared another track from his forthcoming debut solo album.

The first taste of the album Angels/Your Love was Mistajam's Hottest Record and now comes Tears featuring Alexandria.

It's a more mournful R&B jam than the first offering but is an exciting sign of what to expect from the album God First which is due out on 14 July.

Here he is doing his best David Brent impersonation.

See what you think of the new track below.

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Yesterday we told you how he was getting ready to welcome "the littlest Weller" as he prepares to be a dad again for the eighth time.

Now we can bring you the new lyric video to Paul Weller 's lead single Long Long Road, which will feature on forthcoming 13th solo album A Kind of Revolution.

Here he is singing about how he's looking for his baby below...

...but by baby we assume he means wife.

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So you've all seen it by now right?

The one where Kendall Jenner defuses the tension at a rally by offering a certain brand of fizzy pop to a police officer?

Well if you haven't seen it by now you're not likely to as it's been pulled after the drinks company were accused of trivialising street protests across the US.

But for actress Rosario Dawson the scene is an all too familiar one.

She starred in the satirical Chems video for single Out of Control 15 years ago and says the controversial new ad is "eerily reminiscent'.

Spooky or what?

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Speaking of Katy Perry (scroll down)...here's a little funny now for y'all with your lunch. You've earned it.

The Late Late Show presenter in the US has turned some of KP's biggest hits into a mini soap opera, with a little help from actors Claire Danes, Christine Baranski and Jack McBrayer.

The saga unfolds after Londoner James wakes up to discover a cherry chapstick and mystery woman (Danes) in his bed after a wild night in Vegas.

What's brilliant is that they are all 100% committed to this sketch...

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Canadian singer-songwriter Leslie Feist, more commonly known simply by her surname , has shared a new track.

It's one of her first, in six years and it features none other than Pulp frontman and 6 Music presenter Jarvis Cocker.

The lanky Northern Britpop star recites a poem (about four minutes in) in which he ponders the length of a century.

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Feist recently announced a new album Pleasure which will be released at the end of the month.

Listen below for a taster of what's to come.

Feist will play the Oya Festival in Oslo, Norway this summer.

So if you're over that way...

Brooding troubadour John Mayer  has pulled the funk out of his pocket - if that isn't too disturbing a mental image for you, in his new music video.

Still Feel Like Your Man is a piece of Curtis Mayfield-inspired funk from the singer songwriter - who is arguably more famous for his colourful love life.

According to Billboard, external , John has hinted the song is about ex-girlfriend Katy Perry however she is not directly referenced in the Kill Bill-esque video.

He told the New York Times, external the melody reminded him of “ancient Japanese R&B".

You know the kind that samurai warriors used to get down too.

The new song comes from his seventh album, The Search for Everything due out on 14 April.

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Well Drake apparently does.

Chance recently donated $1m to Chicago schools leading to a fans campaign, external to getthe rapper to run for Mayor in his hometown in 2019.

Now, US website TMZ has posted a video of his Toronto-born buddy telling paparazzi that he thinks Lil Chano from the 79th would make a good mayor of the windy city.

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Chance gave thanks to Drizzy for his recommendation.

Does this mean it's on? 

If so, we reckon another politically-charged Chicago rapper might have something to say about it.

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On what we're sure will be a very proud day indeed, Britney Spears is to be presented with the first ever Icon award at the Radio Disney Music Awards.

The award will apparently recognise 'an artist whose music is loved by Radio Disney fans of multiple generations'.

Lest we forget, the singer was a member of the Mickey Mouse Club, external , alongside Justin Timberlake, when she was a child.

Whatever happened to him?

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Folk music in all its guises was celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall in London last night at the annual Radio 2 Folk Awards.

The late US folk icon Woody Guthrie , author of such classics as I Ain't Got No Home, Pretty Boy Floyd and This Train Is Bound For Glory, was inducted into the hall of fame on the 50th anniversary of his death.

Other winners included Kris Drever and The Furrow Collective (pictured above).

DJ Tony Blackburn presented Al Stewart with a lifetime achievement, sharing the revelation that he had once been a band with the folk legend.

"He was a wonderful guitarist except that he was so loud that he drowned out my voice totally," Blackburn joked.

US guitar hero Ry Cooder, who has played with the likes of Rolling Stones also received a lifetime achievement award, taking to the stage to sing Jesus on the Mainline in a rare UK performance.

Read more and see the full list of winners .

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This man's work is never done.

Once he got tired of writing Britpop smashes with Blur, Damon Albarn turned himself into an animated future-rock hero with Gorillaz , before trying his hand at writing operas, musicals and a solo album.

Now although it would sustain many artists for an entire career, the prolific British songwriter says he has enough new material (40 to 45 songs) to "stay in the game for another 18 months".

Gorillaz's forthcoming album Humanz is out on 28 April and features 19 new tracks and collaborations, however in a new Beats 1 interview, Damon told Zane Lowe that he's not stopping there.

He said: 

Why not release them all together and own the entire top 40, Ed Sheeran stylee? Just a thought.

Gorillaz played Humanz in full, including We Got The Power (below) featuring Noel Gallagher, Jean Michel Jarre and Jehnny Beth from Savages at a secret gig in London just over a week ago and yesterday revealed how you can soon experience life in their Spirit House.

And we thought our diaries were full.

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Everybody's favourite 90s US R&B girl-group went cap in hand to their own fans a short while back by launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund their fifth and final album.

Their first record in 15 years now has the release date of 30 June but as yet no name.

Now, in an update on Kickstarter, external , manager Bill Diggins confirms the release date and adds: "ONE MORE THING..... We need your help...let’s hear your suggestions for the album title! Tionne and Chilli are still undecided so looking to you for inspiration.”

How about StillCrazySexyCool?

Over to you ladies.

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If Sir Elton John gives you some advice on how to listen to music, in all honesty, it's probably worth listening to a man who has sold 300 million records and won five Grammys and five Brits.

The 70-year-old rock star has said, officially, that vinyl albums provide a better listening experience than CDs or streaming music.

"It does sound better," insists Sir Elt, "I know people say it doesn't, but it does.

"I've been around long enough to know. I've been in so many studios, I've made so many records. It just sounds better."

In fairness, he does have a dog in this fight as he has just been named a ' Record Store Day, external Legend', honouring his support of record shops.

To mark this year's event, he will release a new version of his live album, 17-11-70, adding six further songs to the original tracklisting.

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Cue mass hysteria.

Frontman Matt Bellamy confirmed the news by posting the above video on Instagram where he lets us in on exactly how he makes his apocalyptic rock.

Basically whack the distortion and delay right up it seems. The hard part is writing the songs.

The video was accompanied by the caption: "Back in the studio. New song coming soon..."

The Devon space-rock trio will headline Reading and Leeds festival this summer and they're thought to be recording the follow up to 2015 album Drones.

No pressure lads but we're expecting something super-massive.

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After we left you yesterday US crooner Barry Manilow spoke for the first time about being gay.

The 73-year-old Copacabana star opened up for the first time about his sexuality, revealing he had kept it secret for years out of fear of disappointing his fans.

Manilow, who married his long-term partner Garry Kief in 2014, said he "never did anything" to address speculation about his private life.

When news of the wedding broke, though, he found the reaction heartening.

"When they found out Garry and I were together, they were so happy," he told People magazine, external .

"The reaction was so beautiful - strangers commenting, 'Great for you!' I'm just so grateful for it."

The singer was previously married to his high school sweetheart Susan Deixler but admits he was "too young" to be wed at the time.

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The singer has since been swamped with messages of support.