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That's your nutritious helping of music news for Wednesday.

Can we interest you in a coffee or liqueur perhaps? Or an after-dinner mint?

While you decide, scroll back for new music from Foo Fighters and 30 Seconds to Mar plus Stormzy takes on the met police on social media, Billy Joel makes a protest at anti-Semitism, Kasbian explain why they cancelled a gig last minute.

Oh, and Sesame Street cover Despacito... in a manner of speaking.

Next stop... Thursday.

Luckily they didn't, and even luckier, the whole thing was caught on film.

The pair teamed up for a quick rendition of Suddenly Seymour from the musical Little Shop of Horrors when Seth got a little distracted by the moment.

Watch above, and warning, there is a bleeped out swearword from Ariana.

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This year's Mercury Prize show is set to feature live performances from the shortlisted artists including Alt-j, Blossoms, Dinosaur, Glass Animals, J Hus, Kate Tempest, Loyle Carner, Sampha, Stormzy, The Big Moon and The xx.

Notice anyone missing?

We suppose that we can't really blame Ed as he'll be somewhere between Nebraska and Illinois on his North American tour during the award on 14 September in London.

Look back at the nominations.

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Guitarist, radio presenter and artist Ronnie Wood has been speaking to BBC 5 live about a new book of his paintings.

His famous subjects include his Rolling Stones bandmates.

But one musician is missing from the book, despite his best efforts, as he told presenter Nihal above.

Foo Fighters are keeping it in the family with their newly-released video for The Sky Is A Neighborhood.

Singer Dave Grohl directs his own children in the video for the track, which is taken from the band's forthcoming album Concrete and Gold.

The video features Dave's 11-year-old daughter Violet and 8-year-old daughter Harper reading a songbook while the group, complete with scary lights for eyes, play on their roof.

We hope Dave doesn't show this to the girls pre-bedtime. Nightmares for weeks...

Concrete and Gold is out in September.

BBC Radio 1

Ahead of this weekend's Reading and Leeds festivals, Lynn and Alex from US rockers Pvris (that's Paris btw) did a stripped back set for Annie Mac on Radio 1 on Tuesday night.

You can listen above for their "official warm-up" gig.

And you can up to date throughout the weekend at BBC Music's festival pages.

When he isn't busy winning Oscars or being the Joker, actor Jared Leto is also the singer in a band.

That band, 30 Seconds to Mars, have just shared Walk on Water, their first new track in four years.

Check out the politicised lyric video below, which features lots of footage of Donald Trump and US protests.

The song opens with: Can you even see what you're fighting for? / Bloodlust and a holy war / Listen up, hear the patriots shout: "Times are changing"

Those loveable characters from Sesame Street, external have had a crack at a new remix of Despacito, featuring Ernie singing about his pal Rubber Duckie: El Patito.*

*That's Spanish for rubber duckie**

**that seems pretty obvious***

***we'll stop now

Singer-songwriter Billy Joel took a stand against the rise of neo-Nazism in the at his gig at Madison Square Garden in New York by pinning the Star of David to his coat.

The singer also mocked the Trump administration during a perfomace of "Goodbye to You" in front of images of former Trump officials including Sean Spicer and Anthony Scaramucci.

Its follows the white supremacists marches in Virginia which descended into bloody violence earlier this month.

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Kasabian have apologised to fans in Northern Ireland after their show in Belfast was cancelled at the last minute on Tuesday.

The band were due to play at Customs House Belfast but pulled the gig after singer Tom Meighan was struck down with a mystery illness.

Read their tweet below.

Luckily their fans on the night were very understanding as the singalong below attests...

Rolling Stone magazine

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Demi Lovato will sing the US national anthem at the upcoming clash between loudmouthed boxer Floyd Mayweather and loudmouthed MMA fighter Conor McGregor.

The bout in Las Vegas will taken place this Saturday night and Demi will perform The Star-Spangled Banner at a boxing match for the first time.

She has previously sung the song at baseball and Amrican football games.

Here's the interesting bit - Demi is apparently a huge fan of mixed martial arts fan.

She said: "I think it's really cool to learn something that helps you with self-defence.

"That's why I like to train MMA, because it keeps it exciting."

Wonder which corner she will be in for the match?

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Thomas Meehan, the three-time Tony Award-winner best known for the hit musical Annie, has died at age 88.

He also wrote the books for The Producers and Hairspray.

Collaborator Martin Charnin said: "There's a hole in my heart.

"It's a gigantic loss, not only to the industry but also to us. We've been together and so close since the 1950s."

Social media has been flooded with tributes have poured in on social media, including from Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who called Meehan "one of the best around".

And of course with Thomas, we wouldn't have this, external.

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More on the KLF and their reemergence after 23 years.

The BBC's Colin Paterson was there and managed to get his book signed, though his request for an interview was denied he did get a few words out of Bill Drummond.

Watch above for a some footage of the band's famous money burning video.

And if you want to learn more about KLF, there will be a special 6 Music documentary on the band this Sunday, featuring insights from people who worked with them and knew them from 1300-1400 BST.

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Linkin Park are planning a public memorial for their late singer Chester Bennington who killed himself last month.

The band have revealed on social media the "special public event" would take place in Los Angeles.

They also thanked fans for the "tremendous outpouring of love, which has strengthened our spirit during this incredibly difficult time".

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Chester Bennington was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on 20 July.

The 41-year-old had struggled with drug and alcohol abuse.

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Stormzy has criticised the Met police in London for a tweet in which the police serice linked a drug seizure in Catford, in south-east London with this weekend's Notting Hill Carnival in west London.

The annual event has been running in London since 1966 and is a massive celebration of West Indian culture, food and music.

It regularly attracts around a million people to the streets of Notting Hill

In response to the Met tweet: Stormzy asking whether this kind of tweet would have been sent by police ahead of Glastonbury, suggesting that festival attracts a predominantly white audience.

While his tweet drew some criticism for calling the carnival a "black event", his tweets were supported by the likes of producer Mnek and Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo.

The Met police defended the original tweet saying the operation targeted "individuals where we had intelligence to suggest that they were planning to commit crime at the Notting Hill Carnival".

"A total of 26 individuals were arrested yesterday morning, predominantly for possession with intent to supply drugs.

"Some of those arrested this week will have bail conditions imposed on them, prohibiting them from attending Carnival."

Last night saw the mysterious return of electronic band, the KLF who took part in a midnight signing (well, stamping) of their new book 2023.

The book came exactly 23 years to the day after the band famously burned a million pounds on a Scottish island and left the music industry.

If you are too young to remember them, the band record were one of the best-selling of the early 90s with hits like 3 a.m. Eternal and Last Train to Trancentral before they deleted their back catalogue and burnt the cash.

On Tuesday night, duo Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty showed up to a bookshop in Liverpool on board a battered old ice cream van to stamp, rather than sign, copies of a new dystopian novel they have worked on.

Rules for fans who show up were made clear.

Around 400 fans have also paid £100 to take part in a three-day event in the city, during which they will be asked to carry out instructions

Morning everyone. We hope you are well rested, especially if you stayed up till midnight and travelled to Liverpool for the return of the KLF.

Dance pioneers Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty returned as promised exactly 23 years to the day after bowing out of the music biz by burning £1m on a Scottish island.

Plus Linkin Park are planning a public memorial for frontman Chester Bennington, Stormzy has criticised a Met police tweet linking a London drug seizure to the forthcoming Notting Hill Carnival, there's new music from 30 Seconds To Mars and Sesame Street do Despacito.

Got all that? Great, lets go...