Right folks, that's your lot for another week.

Have a great weekend and Eid Mubarak if you're celebrating.

Scroll down for reaction to Robbie Williams' one-fingered World Cup salute, Miley Cyrus defending her pal Selena Gomez, a new Kanye listening party and some big Kylie news.

Plus lots of new music, as always on a Friday and 5 Things We've Learned This Week.

Seeing as it's also National Beer Day we'll leave you with a lager-themed mega banger from Underworld.

As we hurtle towards the weekend, let's pause for a moment to look back at some of the key things we've learned from around the music world in the past seven days.

We've had Rihanna showing off her new tattoo at the Ocean's 8 premiere, Shame taking gig abuse (but not themselves) seriously and Paris Jackson cleaning up the mess on [another] Michael Jackson's star.

But alas, they did not make it into our top five:

1) Robbie Williams is football crazy.

He's football mad.

Just ask Ozzy Osbourne and he'll confirm it (more from him later).

The former Take That star began the week by leading England to victory against a World XL in the latest edition of Soccer Aid.

Robbie didn't play this time, he was the manager but Olly Murs did and missed an absolute sitter. Not that it mattered though as they still got their hands on the shield and raised a lot of money for Unicef in the process.

Robbie then hot-footed it on a plane to Moscow where he performed tracks like Let Me Entertain You at Thusday's official opening ceremony ahead of Russia's first game win over Saudi Arabia.

By all accounts it was a flipping good show.

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2) Taylor Swift is a (fictional) home-wrecker

Following her big Manchester gig last weekend, where she praised the resilience of the city, the US singer then appeared in the role of the other woman in the dramatic new video for Babe, by country duo Sugarland.

The Mad Men-inspired video sees her as a flame-haired temptress who wrecks singer Jennifer Nettles' marriage.

It also stars Brendan Routh - he played Superman, remember, external? Here, he plays the unfaithful husband.

Nettles told People magazine, external, that Tay Tay - who also performs on the track - came up with the role for herself.

"She actually reached out to us and said, ‘I’ve got a great idea for the video'."

Here it is - but not for the faint of heart.

3) The Prince of Darkness suffers with the high pollen count just like the rest of us

The annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, external took place at the O2 in London on Monday evening.

It's fair to say the night belonged to one man, Ozzy Osbourne, who - fresh from headlining Download festival - collected the prestigious Golden God award.

Just before collecting the award, Ozzy told Music News LIVE what it meant to be recognised as godly two years running (having won it with his old band Black Sabbath the year before).

He also told us what his main issue was with playing Download... and it's not to be sniffed at.

Listen above.

4) Kanye West, Deadpool and Celine Dion enjoyed an online love-in

How's that for an unlikely trio.

The Chicago hip hop star is a fully-paid up member of the Deadpool fan club.

However, this week he politely pointed out that some of the tracks in the anti-superhero film series sounded a little familiar.

Deadpool aka Wade Winston Wilson himself - or at least the actor who plays him, Ryan Reynolds - responded saying he agreed and that he'd have a word with his pal Celine Dion.

Celine, who sings Ashes from the movie sequel, went a step further suggesting they get the rapper involved for a" Yeezy remix".

Can you imagine?...

I mean it's not like he hasn't got enough on at the moment (bar three new albums and listening parties all over America).

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5) Grenfell will not be forgotten

One year on from the tragedy that saw 72 people lose their lives in the tower block fire, music stars like Stormzy and Adele joined the many mourners at a special memorial service.

Adele was seen singing along with the gathered masses to the Bill Withers heartfelt ballad, Lean on Me.

Other singers, such as Dua Lipa, Pete Dohery, Lily Allen, Mabel and more also posted their love and support online.

Dua posted the below image of the Tower, clad in green, with the caption; "Forever in our hearts."

The pop punk band are postponing two Vegas shows while drummer Travis Barker recovers from blood clots.

They began their residency at the Palms Hotel and Casino in May.

Tonight's (June 15) show and Saturday night (June 16) are now off.

In a statement, the band said Barker is "suffering from blood clots in both arms and unfortunately cannot perform until cleared to do so by his medical team".

He added: "Drumming is my life and it kills that i can’t perform for you guys this weekend."

In 2008, he was seriously injured in a plane crash which killed four.

We're finding it hard to keep up with Kanye of late:

1. First he had a famous Wyoming album playback party for his own new album Ye
2. Then a spate of subsequent events in random spots around the States to mark the release of his collab record with Kid Cudi.
3. Now he's thrown a party for the new Nas record that he produced, in his rapper pal's hometown of Queens in New York City.

Check out the vibes above and some pics from wife Kim Kardashian-West below.

She knows where the camera is at all points.

He'll be throwing another (digital) bash tonight when he streams the full album on YouTube - but you'll need to stay up late as its happening at approximately 0200.

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We love it when a star goes above and beyond for her fans and it looks like that's been the case for pop star Mabel.

She tweeted a thanks to fans for coming to see her play at a Spotify showcase in Birmingham, revealing in the process that she was run over earlier in the day.

Ouch.

All good things must and do come to an end.

The Irish 'boy'band have announced they are to split after releasing a "final" album and staging a farewell tour.

"We all feel that we should now call time on our lives together as Boyzone and go out on a real high," said the group in a statement.

Formed in 1993, they had UK number ones with such hits as Words, No Matter What and All That I Need.

In advance of their Thank You & Goodnight album, out in November, the band have released a new track called I Can Dream, which features vocals by much-loved band member Stephen Gately - who died in 2009.

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You've all read today's headlines so time for some more new music we think - starting with The Kooks.

Fractured and Dazed is taken from their forthcoming album, Let's Go Sunshine.

Singer Luke Pritchard said: ‘’The song is kind of a forlorn song about holding onto love when you probably know you should let go but you still hold on anyway’’.

Love has no safety net kids.

Another artist who is experiencing pain - this time of the growing variety - is Alessia Cara.

The US singer won best new artist at this year's Grammys, which caused a bit of a backlash as her debut album came out way back in 2015 and many thought that newer stars like Khalid and SZA were more deserving.

Never-the-less, you can't keep a good woman down and you can check out her new single below.

Next up DNCE surprised fans today with the release of their new EP People to People

TV in the Morning is a groovy little number that you will be able to hear the band perform while supporting Bruno Mars in the UK and Ireland in July.

Frontman Joe Jonas said: “These new songs represent the evolution that the band has gone through over the last couple of years.

"They’re a little more chill, sophisticated. We’ve matured together, and so has the music."

Glad to hear it.

Former Smiths man Johnny Marr released his third solo album Call the Comet today.

Much like the Arctic Monkeys new one, the album has inter-galactic other-worldy themes and you can listen to The Tracers above.

Johnny spoke to 6 Music DJ Lauren Laverne this week about the new record, which was recorded in a factory on the outskirts of Manchester.

He said: "The Smiths started out in the top floor of a clothes factory and that's where we found ourselves now."

Last but not least Irish band Kodaline are shedding a tear or two on their gosepl-tinged new track.

It's taken from their forthcoming album, Politics Of living which is out in August.

The album sees the Dublin band team up with songwriters including Steve Mac and Jonny McDaid, who co-wrote Ed Sheeran's smash hit Shape of You.

So fingers crossed for another one of them.

Listen above.

BBC Radio 1

The Bangster described his second Hottest Record as "a banger" and you can listen for yourself above.

Your Lovin' features Yxng Bane & MØ.

The British producer told Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac that he came up with the initial track while on tour with Drake and Future in the summer of 2016.

"Basically there was a three-band tour bus, Drake's tour bus and then a studio tour bus.

"I was on a studio tour bus which was following all the tour buses and i made the beats in Tampa."

We write Music News LIVE on the road in a very similar manner.

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That's right, Xtina is back today with her eighth album, Liberation.

The record contains the singles Accelerate, featuring Demi Lovato (below), and Fall in Line.

We've been asking you guys on BBC Music's Twitter page, external what you make of it and so far it's thumbs up all round.

Kev Geoghegan
Music News LIVE reporter

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Spot the odd one out (above).

Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo have been telling Music News LIVE about why they've ditched the pair of disembodied woman's legs which have been synonymous with the band for nearly 15 years and five albums.

The band release their latest effort, Head Over Heels, today, a "polyphonic love letter to funk music", according to singer and guitarist Dave 1.

"I shaved [my legs] in my bathtub," he says explaining the new cover (top-right - in case you hadn't spotted it).

"We were like, 'We don't want to use this image any more of female legs. No more putting forth a female body-type as part of some kind of iconic imagery, we want to take responsibility for a symbol that's been associated for us for ten years."

Dave says that in a post #MeToo world, Chromeo want to be part of the conversation rather than part of the problem.

"There is a sensitivity around a lyrics too, I just think we have the responsibility to be extra sensitive and extra aware.

The real question though, is how he managed to attain those pins.

"Contour make-up, there are apparently leg contourists that do a lot of actresses for red carpets and stuff. Who knew right? We know nothing."

The unabashed joyful funk of Head Over Heels features guests slots from the likes of rapper French Montana and Brit dancehall star Stefflon Don, newcomer Amber Mark and Gorillaz and Diplo collaborator D.R.A.M in Must've Been (above).

But it also features music and production from the likes of Rodney Jerkins, bassist Pino Palladino and The Time's Jessie Johnson.

It's an impressive line-up and one which helps the band sidestep thorny accusations of cultural appropriation, which has smeared other successful funk peddling artists like Grammy-winner Bruno Mars.

"We have all the co-signs, they're on this album from DJ Quick to Jessie Johnson, [Janet Jackson's producer] Jimmy Jam DMs us every week on Instagram.

"I don't think anyone can say we're appropriating anything, we're not re-appropriating a culture that's not ours, we're paying homage to a culture that changed our lives.

"I don't have an afro and a Rick James outfit, I dress how I dress, [bandmate P-Thugg] P dresses how he dresses. We're Chromeo but funk music changed our lives and left a mark.

Image source, Tom Saccenti

Songs like Bad Decision and Juice (You got the juice / That's why I keep pressin ya / Pressin ya), while bordering on obsession have enough goofy charm to not sound overly creepy.

It's that sense of self-deprecating humour and irreverence, which runs throughout the band's back catalogue, which could be make it hard to take Dave and P seriously.

But Dave insists he's happy to soak up any criticism as long as people are enjoying the music.

"That's fine, I come prepared.

"There's intelligent comedy and there's stupid comedy and we always wanted to do the highbrow, lowbrow stuff, like, I love the idea that a song like Juice has a goofy, silly chorus but at the same time it's got Pino Palladino playing bass.

"The humour in Chromeo is not just a punchline, it was an antidote for indie music that was trying to be too jaded and too cool and mainstream music that was just too boring and too vanilla.

The renowned Italian fashion designer Stefano Gabbana (as in Dolce and Gabbana) was hit with a backlash this week after leaving a nasty comment on the above Instagram picture gallery of the US singer.

Gabbana wrote, "È proprio bruta!!!", which translates as; "She's really ugly" on the image posted by The Catwalk Italia.

Her old Disney pal Miley responded by posting the below throwback picture of the two hugging on one of her fan sites, alongside some pretty harsh words for the Italian.

Fans responded by using the hashtag #saysorrytoselena

The singer-songwriter from Sussex releases his latest song If You Wanna Love Somebody today and has been talking to Radio 2 about his use of three pianos on the track.

"In the studio we kept adding voices to it, but I'm pleased with how it turned out," he said.

Check out the chat above and the song below,

First up today let's go straight back to Bed, with Nicki M, featuring Ariana G.

The raunchy video to the track shows the two singers frolicking in their bikinis in a pool.

The rapper, who uses the brilliant Street Fighter II name, Chun-Li, on Twitter praised Ariana for adding her "beautiful harmonies" to the track.

The singer sent her love right back:

It's a good day for fans of Nicki as she also another track, Rich Sex, out today too.

Given that the lyrics to Bed include the refrain: "Thousand dollar sheets / Waiting for you on some thousand dollar sheets", it seems there's a theme developing here.

She obviously doesn't shop in the same places we do.

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The LA metal rockers were handed the prestigious award by King Carl XVI Gustaf (above left), after some glowing words from British rock legends Deep Purple, at a ceremony in Stockholm.

Danish drummer Lars Ulrich and bassist Roberto Trujillo were on hand to accept the award

Lars (above centre) - with a nod to fellow winners Ahmad Sarmast and The Afghanistan Institute of Music - said: "Who would have thought, when Metallica started this musical journey 37 years ago, that one day we would be standing in front of both musical royalty and actual royalty, accepting one of the most prestigious prizes that can be bestowed upon musicians.

"The type of music that we play was not supposed to be acknowledged or embraced by the mainstream, the media, or even large audiences.

He added: "Receiving this prize solidifies the idea that no matter how alienated you feel, connecting to other people through music is not only possible but can be outright inspirational and life changing."

Inspiring stuff.

Swedish hard rockers Ghost also paid tribute to the band with a rather intense cover of their classic Enter Sandman.

Check it out below - but only if you like your music LOUD.

Mark Savage
Music reporter, BBC News

Pop star Kylie Minogue is to headline BBC Radio 2's "festival in a day" at Hyde Park this summer.

The singer, who recently turned 50, will mix songs from her new album Golden with some of her greatest hits.

"I've played at Hyde Park a few times and the vibes are always, always good," she told Radio 2's Chris Evans.

Kylie joins a line-up that includes All Saints, Rita Ora, Manic Street Preachers and Lenny Kravitz. The show takes place on Sunday, 9 September.

Country star Carrie Underwood will also give a rare UK performance at the event, a week before the release of her sixth album, Cry Pretty.

Tickets for the festival are on sale via the Radio 2 website.

Last year's event, which was headlined by Take That, sold out in less than an hour. The show saw a comeback performance by Shania Twain, as well as James Blunt crowd-surfing in a dinghy and Mark Owen splitting his trousers, external.

The annual event always comes a day after Radio 3's Proms In The Park, which coincides with the Last Night of the Proms.

This year's event will be hosted by Michael Ball and feature performances by Gladys Knight, Josh Groban and Lisa Stansfield.

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Fox has apologised to viewers after the Robster gave a one-finger salute directly into the camera during his performance during the World Cup's opening ceremony.

He made the offensive gesture during his last song, Rock DJ to a TV audience estimated to be in the hundreds of millions.

A spokesman for the Fox network - which broadcast the game in US - said: "As it was broadcast live, we did not know what would happen during Robbie Williams's performance and we apologise."

The Sun reports, external he could faces a fine over a ban which was introduced in Russia in 2014 prohibiting "foul language" in public performances.

After a similar televised one finger salute during Madonna's Super Bowl half-time show in 2012, British-Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A was sued for nearly $17m by the NFL.

The matter was settled out of court with the terms remaining private.

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Apparently it's down to "timing issues" - which is a new one for us.

Alexandra Burke has announced she has axed her 13-date The Truth Is... tour, which was due to start in September.

"The timing just wasn't right," she told her 700,000 followers on Twitter., external

"I'm really sorry to anyone who has been inconvenienced by this decision. I love performing more than anything and can't wait to reschedule more live shows in the future."

The 29-year-old Strictly Come Dancing finalist said on her website it was down to "scheduling issues".

Her latest solo album charted at number 16 on the UK albums chart in March.

She's currently starring in the musical Chess in the West End.

Entertain and inform we hope on this New Music Friday.

Coming up today we'll have:

• Adele, Stormzy and more gather to remember Grenfell victims
• New music from Nicki Minaj & Ariana Grande, Chromeo, Johnny Marr, David Guetta, DJ Marshmello and more
• A massive Radio 2 In the Park headliner announcement
• Rock legends Metallica have been awarded prize by the King of Sweden
• Alexandra Burke has cancelled her tour due to "timing issues".
• 5 Things We've Learned This Week

Before all that let's see the highlights of Robbie Williams World Cup 2018 opening performance in Moscow, minus the bird flipping (we'll explain in a bit).