...Stay at work/school for a while longer... or get gone!

We've opted for the latter (with the permission of our boss of course) and will be back tomorrow morning with more Music News LIVE.

We'll leave you today with two other potentially-great UK Eurovision hopes.

Scroll down for more on that plus Elton's big decision is pending, The Smiths classical re-union isn't happening and Wireless Festival is currently rather women-less (well, three out of almost 40) as Lily Allen points out.

There's a new Suga-mummy down there too and 50 Cent has enough Bitcoins to head into the Bitbank and make a hefty Bitdrawal.

See you tomorrow for Throwback Thursday and more MNL.

The Wombats' psychedelically-titled Cheetah Tongue was featured by Annie Mac as one of her Hottest Record's last week.

Now, the band have shared the equally weird music video which features some ageing workout enthusiasts using tins of beans as weights.

Check out the single above that comes from their forthcoming album BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE, which is out next month.

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The US rocker, who recently paid for a fan's speeding ticket, after he was caught driving too fast to his music, was in with the 6 Music breakfast show team today.

He told presenter Shaun Keaveny about his new album You're Not Alone and how therapeutic an experience it has been to make it.

"I want to turn myself over to being something bigger than those bad feelings," he said.

Listen above.

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According to reports, Paul Gray's daughter has won a settlement in a legal action against health care providers over his treatment for drug addiction.

The bass player for the masked heavy rockers died of a fentanyl overdose in a hotel room in Iowa in May 2010 at the age of 38.

His wife, Brenna Gray, sued several medical care providers on behalf of their daughter, born three months after he died.

The legal action claimed Gray wasn’t properly monitored during drug addiction treatment.

The settlement has not been disclosed.

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Well that's all well and good Jack but if people don't film you at your gig and upload it then no-one will believe them when they say they went to see you.

I mean, what is this? The 1970s? We're not even 100% sure that there was such a thing as music back then, because no-one filmed any of it on their mobiles phones.

Imagine going to a gig and having to just watch it with your own eyes and ears?

That'll never catch on.

MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this week in Utah.

The documentary, made by the rapper's old Uni buddy Steve Loveridge, focuses on her journey from war-torn Sri Lanka to London, via India.

Watch the pair of former London's Central St Martin's Uni students discussing the film ahead of its first screening (above), before M.I.A had even seen it herself.

She said: "I don't know what's in the film.

"I just gave him loads of like, tour footage, and like, arty kind of things that I'd experimented with. But he didn't use a single bit of that!"

So if none of her work is in it, then what is it all about then Steve?

He added: "It certainly inspired me and I thought it was essential to get it out now, with the backdrop of the refugees crisis."

Look out for that one in about six months or so then folks.

If you were reading yesterday (and why not?) you'll know The Voidz are the new name for Julian Casablancas' band.

The ever-bashful Strokes singer dropped his own name from the start of the band's name and so now they shall be ever known thus.

Julian cries:

Trying to wake so early/ I get up in the morning, it just hurts

We know that feeling.

Get your lugholes around the track, which will feature on the band's second album, above.

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Singer John Gourley has been talking about the musical inspiration for his band's massive hit and Grammy nominated song Feel It Still.

Speaking to Chris Evans on Radio 2, he admitted he owed a debt of gratitude to a certain hit record by 1960s girl group The Marvellettes.

Listen above to find out which one.

And tune into Music News LIVE late on Sunday night for our live coverage of the biggest night in the American musical calendar to find out if they win the award for best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

Forget actual 2018 headliners The Weeknd, Beyoncé and Eminem.

This summer in the Californian desert it's all about Fanch, One of Pig and Lil Hack.

That's after new tech company Botnik got one of their computers, trained on thousands of band names, to randomly generate a potential alternative lineup.

Some great names in there, for anyone thinking about starting a band.

We can't wait to see Jacked Like a Man, Skin Clump and Smushy Twin.

Wonder what *Ben Sex has lined up for his set too?

*Nothing because he's not real - yet.

The final solo album by the member of K-Pop band SHINee was released this week and the now the singer's final video has been created using archive footage.

The young singer took is own life in December.

Featuring footage from throughout his career, the music video for Before Our Spring - the closing track on Jonghyun's album - serves as a four-minute memorial to the artist.

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So did anyone invest in Bitcoins yet? (Other crypto-currencies are available...)

Well despite being named after an old coin, rapper and shrewd investor 50 Cent did apparently - years before the man on the Clapham omnibus even knew it existed.

Seems, it's paid off big time for the hip hop star.

As TMZ reports, external, Fiddy accepted Bitcoins as payment for his work on 2014 album Animal Ambition, while the fledgling currency was then supposedly valued at around $662 (£470) per coin.

The record reportedly pulled in 700 bitcoin in sales, which Fiddy left in his account.

Now, the Bitcoins in his piggy bank are worth between $10k (£7,000) and $12k (£8,500) each, meaning he's sitting on a fortune of around $7m.

That's SEVEN MILLION dollars or five million of our British pounds.

The Bitcoin market tends to go up and down, so Fiddy might want to cash out now while the going is good and then come find us in Da Club.

Drinks are on you.

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Sir Elton John is set to make an announcement about his future career at a joint press conference in London and New York on Wednesday.

The star is expected to reveal plans for a new venture after his Las Vegas residency comes to an end in March after six years.

Media reports in the UK have speculated the 70-year-old will announce his final world tour.

Sir Elton has sold more than 300 million records over his career.

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Is it nearly that time already?

BBC Music has announced the six names hoping to represent our green and pleasant lands at this year's singing competition in Lisbon, external, Portugal, in May.

All six UK acts will battle it out at Eurovision: You Decide, which will be hosted by Mel Giedroyc and former Eurovision winner Mans Zelmerlow (above), on Wednesday 7 February.

The show will be broadcast live from Brighton Dome; the scene of ABBA’s 1974 Eurovision Song Contest win with Waterloo, on BBC Two at 19.30 GMT.

Radio 2 listeners can hear all six tracks on the Ken Bruce show throughout this week but now without further ado here are the names and songs (and some of the faces) to look out for.

• Asanda - Legends
• Goldstone I Feel the Love
• Jaz Ellington - You
• Liam Tamne - Astronaut
• RAYA - Crazy
• SuRie - Storm

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Last year's winner Salvador Sobral told us last week that he's hoping to perform on the night at the main event in his home country, after recovering from a heart transplant operation.

He fended off all comers in Kiev, including our girl Lucie Jones below.

The Glasgow post-rockers have become the shirt sponsors of a school football team in their hometown.

The band bought several sets of strips for youngsters at St Roch's Primary and Deaf School in Roystonhill.

The school tweeted a picture of the young players in their new kit with the message: "They look amazing. We can't thank you enough."

Mogwai guitarist and singer Stuart Braithwaite then replied he was: "So happy about this."

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Here's some music they can play out on the team bus for away games.

Let's have a bit of new music now, courtesy of Russian-German producer Zedd and Grammy award-winning country artist Maren Morris.

“We worked really hard on this record to get it just right and it feels great to be able to finally share it with everyone,” Zedd said of The Middle.

“It was super fun working with Maren because she is clearly an amazing singer and very talented musician."

Check it above.

Here's the story of Sally who is suing promoters LHG over the provision of sign language interpretation at a Little Mix show, she attended with her friend and their daughters,

"I wanted to share the same experience my daughter had - essentially I just wanted access to the songs," she told the BBC.

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I know it's over... but it never really began.

The Classically Smiths gig series has been cancelled only a day after it was announced.

For anyone who missed it, which you may have done by blinking, the plan was for former Smiths drummer Mike Joyce, bassist Andy Rourke and the lesser-known 'fifth Smith' Craig Gannon to perform classical re-workings of the cult Manchester band's songs alongside the Manchester Camerata Orchestra.

However, after being announced, Rourke immediately distanced himself from the arrangement, saying he had never given it the OK.

It was really nothing.

The unfortunately-named Bad Productions Ltd confirmed the cancellation in a statement.

“In response to recent comments in the press, the planned Classically Smiths events will now, no longer be taking place."

Drummer Joyce said it was "with much regret" that the show would not go ahead and that he entered into the venture "in good faith".

Quick bit of baby news because, well, why not?

Heidi Range of Sugababes fame has given birth to he first child - a little girl called Aurelia Honey.

The singer shared a picture of the newborn sleeping in her cot with the caption: "We're absolutely delighted to introduce you to our beautiful baby girl."

Altogether now, "Awww..."

Earlier this week we brought you Keychange's proposal at Eurosonic festival to make festival lineups a 50/50 split by 2022.

It seems there's still a long way to go in that regard after the Wireless festival lineup revealed only three leading ladies across its three days.

Here's the lineup...

Now here it is again with all the male acts removed...

Looks more like a gig than a festival doesn't it?

Thanks to Lily Allen, who incidentally has a new music video out today, featuring Giggs, for that one.

She captions the altered graphic with the words; "The struggle is real".

Singer MNEK could not quite believe his eyes either.

Others meanwhile continue to labour under the misapprehension that there just isn't enough female talent out there.

The Wireless organisers won't comment on the story but pointed Music News LIVE to a tweet from the BBC Sound of 2017 winner Ray BLK who said she had been asked to play but declined.

Morning all and welcome back to Music News LIVE on this fresh Wednesday.

Coming up today a deaf mum sues a Little Mix promoter, the 'Classically Smiths' gig series has been cancelled already and former Sugababes singer Heidi Range has given birth to her first child.

The six acts competing to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest revealed and reports suggest 50 Cent is a Bitcoin millionaire.

All that and more today, including Glasgow band Mogwai sponsoring the shirts of a primary school fitba* team.

*That's football btw, if you've never been north of the border.

Let's kick things off with a classic bit of Neil Diamond as he retires from touring and let's get our own show up and running.