The MNL hotel bar is about to close for the weekend but if you would like to make your way into the casino then I'm sure you can continue the fun in there.

Please bet responsibly.

While you wait for your friends to drink up, scroll down for lots of new Arctic Monkeys-flavoured goodness, Ariana Grande's tribute to her friend but now apparently ex-boyfriend Mac Miller and fresh music from the likes of Xtina Aguilera, Rita Ora and lots more besides, including 5 Things We Learned This Week.

We'll leave you with another clip of Alex Turner's chat with Annie Mac about the opening of his own musical Hotel + Casino.

He's really rolled the dice with this one.

Enjoy Eurovision this weekend and we'll re-open on Monday morning.

Frightened Rabbit say "there are no words to described the overwhelming sadness" following the death of singer Scott Hutchsion (above).

Police confirmed they found his body earlier today after he went missing near Edinburgh on Wednesday morning.

OK, more new music now from today.

How's this for a group of good time gals to call on.

Cardi B, Charli xcx and Bebe Rexha (scroll down for more Bebe news) all feature on Lovely Rita's new one.

The track is pretty explicit in parts but you can enjoy a little sample above.

Yesterday we told you how Rita is apparently worth £16m, so hopefully the drinks are on her.

While that song may be pretty dirty in parts Skepta's new track is Pure Water.

It's the underground grime star's first track of the year and you can find it in all the usual places now.

Skepta recently took a pilgirmage to his family's native Nigeria - alongside Naomi Campebll - where he was honoured by locals with the title of Chief.

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Pretty big then, yeah?

The duo are set to become the first UK country act to headline the historic music venue when they perform next weekend (18 May).

Crissie Rhodes and Ben Earle will perform tracks from their new album Accidentally on Purpose, like Guilty (below), and Ed Sheeran co-write Stay the Night.

Despite the gravity of the occasion, the pair say they intend to perform the same as they would in a bar in Nashville.

"We were there a few days ago doing a workshop with some teenagers in the [other] Elgar Room and we peeked in and were like 'wow it's actually pretty massive!'," Ben told Music News LIVE.

"We can't believe we're doing it, it's going to be an amazing night, it's a real 'pinch me' moment.

"But I think it's like if you're a footballer playing at Wembley. Yeah, it's amazing but you don't do anything differently.

Sounds great in theory,

Crissie added: "They [the new songs] take on a completely different meaning when you go an tour with them.

"We write them in a tiny little room with the writers out in Nashville.

"Then we meet fans and they tell you what the songs mean to them."

Had the big gig come a few weeks earlier, it may well have been in doubt (not that Ben would admit it) as the guitarist's partner Vicki gave birth to their second child Tennessee.

A fine name for a kid of country pop/rock. And a child with impeccable timing.

Be honest now Ben, what if T man had hung in there until next week?

"I shudder to think!"

"I've no idea, my wife would never let me forget it.

"I don't believe in hypothetical situations so I'm glad it didn't happen and all worked out in the end."

If The Shires perform as skillfully as Ben avoided that question then they'll be just fine.

You can catch them on theirUK tour from tomorrow, external.

Earlier, police confirmed that the body of the Frightened Rabbit singer was found after he went missing on Wednesday (scroll down).

Musicians has been paying tribute to the 36-year-old with Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite calling him a "warm talented guy"

Frank Turner said; "He was my friend and today I am heartbroken. Talk to someone, don’t try to keep it all inside."

Last month Scott played with his new band Mastersystem - which included his Frightened Rabbit bandmate/brother Grant, as well as Editors guitarist Justin Lockey.

Watch above

Thanks to the bank holiday, it's been a fairly short week but we haven't been short of a thing or five to tell you about.

Our latest Newbie Tuesday Sam Fender told us why he's left his partying days behind... while on tour at least.

Jools Holland returned to BBC Two with performances from the likes of Snow Patrol.

And Queen are about to kick off a limited Vegas residency.

Here are some more...

1) Childish Gambino's controversial view of America captured the world

Rapper/actor/singer/writer Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, started a worldwide conversation with his music video for new track This Is America.

The song and video appear to address racial identity, entertainment, police brutality, gun control, social media and all those things that make up the 'ole US of A.

It's powerful stuff and quickly journalists and commentators , externalacross the world tried to unpick, external all the video's imagery and symbolism.

Glover, himself, wouldn't be drawn on the meaning telling TMZ: "It's not for me to say".

We bet he will. Eventually.

Read more.

2) Shame took on The Sun over its attack on their funding

South London punks Shame came under criticism from the tabloid for having taken a government music grant - to help with their US tour - despite having been critical of Prime Minister Theresa May in one of their songs.

Speaking to Music News LIVE, singer Charlie Steen described the tabloid attack as "disgraceful".

"We got a message from our manager saying 'heads up' The Sun might be slagging you off today," he said.

"I think that the article choosing to focus on our politics and singling us out as a band, like; 'any creatives that don't support the Conservative party shouldn’t have funding', is disgraceful."

He added: "Although we definitely have strong opinions on political and social matters, I think we just found it hilarious how they could print something on that matter."

Read more.

3) Mel B restarted speculation on whether the Spice Girls will tour

It's about time the Spice Ladies got their stories straight.

Just a few weeks after Posh told Vogue magazine: "I’m not going on tour. The girls aren’t going on tour", bandmate Mel B got tongues wagging again.

Speaking to Loose Women, she said the reunited girls may indeed hit the rod.

"It's going to be a bit of everything, if it were me, we'd go on tour immediately.

"Maybe we will soon."

Ooh Mel, you tease...

Read more.

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4) Blackpool is the new home of pop music

Maybe that's an overstatement but Mariah Carey is following in the footsteps of Will Smith and Britney Spears by announcing a show in the Lancashire seaside resort on 24 August.

She has been added to the line-up of the Livewire festival for her only 2018 festival appearance in the UK.

Mariah will headline the Friday night slot of the festival.

Hope Mariah's lambs wont be put off attending for fear of ending up in a hotpot.

Read more.

5) Everybody has Eurovision fever

In case it escaped your notice, it's that time of year again.

Lisbon plays host to the Eurovision finals on Saturday night and people are already going gaga.

Check out Bjorn from Abba - who won in 1974 with Waterloo - and his tips for success (above).

The British entrant SuRie will be hoping to avoid nul points with her track Storm - on her thrid appearance at the event - and has laid out the reasons why she loves it so much.

The favourite, at the time of writings is Israel's Netta and her 'chicken-esque' ditty Toy.

She spoke to the BBC about the song which touches on the Me Too movement.

It's all on BBC One from 20:00 BST and you can follow BBC Entertainment's live page from 1900.

If you want to join in with the chicken dance then that's fine too.

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Singers Bebe Rexha (pictured above) Jessie Reyez have both accused, external record producer Noel "Detail" Fisher of sexual misconduct after two women reportedly filed restraining orders against him.

Fisher won a Grammy for Beyonce's Drunk in Love.

TMZ, external reported two women alleged he had raped and beaten them and forced them to have sex with him in front of other people.

Now the two singers have come out and claimed they witnessed similar behaviour, with Reyez adding: "The girls that came out are brave as hell."

Noel Fisher has not commented on the reports.

SuRie is representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest final this Saturday so don't forget to cheer her on via BBC One from 20:00 BST.

Did you know it's not her first time taking part though?

Watch above to find out which nation she was once a backing singer for.

Good luck SuRie we're sure you will go down a storm.

The BBC News website (Entertainment) will also run a special live page from around 19:00, so you can check in while putting up your bunting.

In the meantime, new research shows that sadder songs have a better chance of winning the contest.

Eurovision songs have been apparently been getting more melancholy, and this year's entries are a full 30% sadder than in 2006.

Do we feel 30% sadder? We're about 50% split that we are 25% sure but we're making room for a 10% margin.

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Some awful news now as the body found on the banks of the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh has been confirmed as missing Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison.

The 36-year-old singer went missing in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

His family said they were "utterly devastated with the tragic loss of our beloved Scott".

Hours before he disappeared, he had tweeted: "Be so good to everyone you love. It's not a given. I'm so annoyed that it's not. I didn't live by that standard and it kills me. Please, hug your loved ones."

Shortly afterwards, he added: "I'm away now. Thanks."

In a statement his family said there had been "recent concerns over his mental health".

But they said they had "remained positive and hopeful that he would walk back through the door, having taken some time away to compose himself".

The statement added: "Scott, like many artists, wore his heart on his sleeve and that was evident in the lyrics of his music and the content of many of his social media posts.

"He was passionate, articulate and charismatic, as well as being one of the funniest and kindest people we knew. Friends and family would all agree that he had a brilliant sense of humour and was a great person to be around".

Read more

A singing balloon Sia, cartoon tigers, dancing in LA car parks, animated planets in tunnels...

The marvelously named new supergroup LSD (Labrinth, Sia and Diplo) have shared their second track in as many weeks.

Check out the video for Audio above, British producer Lab called it his "favourite video" to date.

The official early reviews were pretty mixed, to say the least.

Earlier, we opened it out to our extended BBC Music family on social media.

Here's what you guys made of it.

On Instagram babi.h, external wrote "I'm extremely disappointed!"

Sneaky fionnmckeever, external somehow got hold of a copy/stream early and he's a fan.

"It was a very good transition of music which complements AM superbly and I listened to it a day early hehe."

No-one likes a show-off Fionn.

Another fan, taylerssecond, external "prefer[s] the old Arctic Monkeys" but begs the question; "doesn't everyone prefer bands when they first originated."

"God take me back to humbug era" cries moonandtheriver, external,

While soundout1, external writes:

Here are some more of your responses from the Twittersphere below.

Thanks a lot for sending those in guys.

We wonder if you'll all still feel the same after listen #2 and #3... assuming you get that far.

Arguably a better excuse than to watch some little football match...

The singer has pulled out of a show in north Wales supporting Paloma Faith on 14 July.

James said he hated "nothing more than disappointing my fans" but said he could not miss his best friend's wedding.

He will be replaced by Jack Savoretti, who will appear in the line-up alongside Llandudno singer Nia Wyn.

Read more and check out You Can Cry - his latest track with Marshmello below.

"Sometimes I wonder what is the meaning of this life?"

The 37-year-old American is looking for big answers, using her trademark vocal stylings on new single Twice.

As the singer herself (above) puts it; "I love the raw vocal quality on this..."

The track is taken from her upcoming eight studio album Liberation and you can check it out below.

Since it debuted at the weekend, theories have abounded over what the meanings are behind the shocking Childish Gambino video for This Is America.

Gun control, entertainment, the desensitisation of audiences to violence, social media culture, take your pick.

However, Donald Glover, the actor, writer and artist behind the track won't be drawn into the discussion... for now.

TMZ doorstepped Donald outside an LA Club and he seemed to give them short shrift (above).

We're sure we can expect a full answer from him, rather than a soundbite, in the fullness of time.

Are you loving the lounge music of the Tranquility Hotel?

Or would you rather get a taxi straight out of there to an indie bar playing their old stuff?

Let us know via BBC Music Twitter, external an/or our Instagram account, external and we'll post some of the best entries on here later.

Oh and we don't want to influence your view but Al's dad (and fellow piano player) has heard it and he thinks it's "alreet."

The rapper was one of the first people to meet Ariana from her plane when she returned howe to the US following the Manchester Arena attack last summer.

But now, following days of speculation online, the singer has apparently confirmed the couple have split.

She said: "I respect and adore him endlessly," adding she was "grateful to have him in my life in any form".

The pair performed together at the One Love Manchester show.

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So this one hasn't played out very well for the Bunnymen.

The Liverpool band have decided to reverse their decision to cancel a gig so they can all watch The Reds take on Real Madrid in the Champions League Final on 26 May.

On Weds they announced that their "heads wouldn't have been in the right place", and were therefore moving their Birmingham gig back by three nights.

But a fan backlash appears to have persuaded them to apologise and change their mind.

The match kicks off at 19:45 and gigs usually start around 21:15 ish, so that should give them a fighting chance, at least, to watch most of it backstage/in a Birmingham boozer.

If, like LFC's European victory in 2005, the match goes to extra time and penalties, however, then Bunnymen fans could be in for a long night.

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Police searching for missing Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison have found the body of a man near South Queensferry.

The discovery was made at Port Edgar at about 20:30 on Thursday.

Formal identification is yet to take place but Mr Hutchison's family have been informed.

The 36-year-old was reported missing in the early hours of Wednesday. He was last seen on CCTV footage after visiting the nearby Dakota Hotel.

Read more.

Limited edition gold vinyl records are being snapped up in Sheffield this morning at a special Arctic Monkeys "pop-up" shop to celebrate the release of the band's new album in their home city.

The long-awaited sixth album by the Sheffield band is called Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino and it's their first since the release of AM back in 2013.

The band's treating folk in their home city: There are only 2,044 of the gold records available - thus the queues:

The only other cities with the pop-up stores are in New York, Berlin, Sydney, Tokyo and Paris.

James (below) came to Sheffield from Cambridge yesterday and was out queuing from 04:00 this morning:

James says he's heading back home as soon as he's finished shopping because he has classes to get to later on. Dedication to the cause of Arctic Monkey's merch!

A peek through the doors is all the BBC could get until they opened at 08:00, with reporters held back until the shoppers had been through.

By about 08:30 satisfied fans were coming out with bags of merch:

And the first fans to get in emerged triumphant with the coveted gold vinyl version of the album, like Ashley from Preston:

There's a two-per-person limit on the vinyl - but that's about to drop to one per person as stocks reduce.

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Russia has suffered a shock elimination from Eurovision in Thursday's second semi-final in Portugal.

It's the first time the country has not qualified since 1998.

Australia, Denmark and Hungary are among the countries to have gone through to Saturday's grand final in Lisbon.

It's the send time that Russian artist Julia Samoylova has missed out.

She was supposed to take part in 2017 but Russia pulled out because the event was being held in Ukraine.

Read more.

Elsewhere,Chinese fans of the contest will be unable to watch this weekend's final, after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) barred one of the country's most popular TV channels from broadcasting it.

Mango TV censored LGBT elements of the first semi-final on Tuesday.

We'll have more from Eurovision in a bit.