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Right we are off home.

Scroll down for info on how to get your hands on (any remaining) tickets for the BBC's Biggest Weekend, plus Cardi B speaking candidly as ever about feminism, Posh Spice giving us the latest on the Spice Girls "reunion" and Jay-Z honouring the late Trayvon Martin.

There's also more festival line-up news from Latitude; and an Oscar-nominated actress making an inky confession about Ed Sheeran.

See you tomorrow, for more festival announcements, external (oh it'll soon be summer at this rate).

From the Biggest Weekend to The Big Apple, we'll leave you with US singer-songwriter Adam Green on why music is the currency of NYC from the 6 Music Loves New York series.

We hope you've wiped away those tears of joy/woe by now after the tickets for the Swansea leg of BBC Music's Biggest Weekend sold out in 35 minutes this morning.

Well done if you got in. And, if not, you can still get tickets to see a the Radio 2, Radio 3 and 6 Music shows elsewhere in this great nation of ours.

Tears for Fears - who recently performed live for Radio 2 - will now be ruling the part of the world known as Coventry on Sunday 27 May, while dance pioneers Underworld will be getting slippy in Belfast the day before.

Tickets cost £18 plus booking fee.

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There were demonstrations across America after unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was fatally shot in by neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, in Florida in 2012.

Zimmerman was found not guilty of murder and later put the gun used on the youngster up for auction.

The Miami teenager's shooting prompted the first use of the hashtag "Black Lives Matter."

This weekend, on the eve of the anniversary of Martin's death, Jay-Z stood alongside his family and delivered a speech to hundreds of marchers at the annual Peace Walk & Peace Talk in Miami.

"We want to make sure that we stand and support and never forget that Trayvon serves as a beacon of light to the people out here," said the rapper.

"So you guys will never have to go through the pain and hurt that these guys went through."

Watch footage of the speech below, in which Jay goes on to compare Trayvon's legacy to that of Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi, in the fight for peace and equality.

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When he's not worrying about shifting tickets for his Biggest Weekend gig, or one of his pals misspelling a tattoo on his arm (scroll down) Ed Sheeran is - like a lot us - stressed about his body image.

Or at least he was...

Those days are over now as Ed's says he's stopped worrying about his weight after feeling pressure to slim down early in his career. At one point, he started a strict diet after comparing his body image unfavourably to "people like Justin Bieber or the One Direction lot".

"I was like, 'they're so photogenic and they've got six packs... and I should look like that,'" he said.

"But should I actually care if I'm fat or not? No-one's bought my records based on me looking a certain way."

The star was speaking on a new podcast by fellow musician George Ezra, external.

"I had zero insecurities before I became a singer - and I was born with ginger hair," the Shape of You star joked.

"But as soon as you become in the public eye and people start picking holes in you, you start thinking things are bad for you. Like, 'Am I fat?'"

Read more.

Earlier we brought you a re-worked Imagine from the opening ceremony.

Well worth a scroll down for that beauty.

Some sports fans over the weekend were left querying some of the other musical selections in Pyeongchang.

The choice of Paul Anka's jazz/swing cover of Wonderwall by one figure skater in particular raised a few eye brows.

Presumably he couldn't clear the rights for either:

1. The Oasis original
2. Ryan Adams' bluesy version
3. Mike Flowers' infamous pop effort

Either way they are on thin ice, musically speaking.

Elsewhere viewers in the US have apparently grown weary of the excessive use of Coldplay to soundtrack events in South Korea.

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In the last couple of years, Migos, Gucci Mane and Wacka Flocka have all sought the services of one, 58-year-old dad who's become an indispensable figure in the world of Atlanta Rap.

His name is Drew Findling, and he's become known as the #billiondollarlawyer. Amongst his court victories, he secured Mane's early release from prison, and helped get weapons charges against Migos star Offset dropped.

Although he's not a rap fan, he's become a key part of the scene - and the New York Times ran a profile of the humble, often-Instagrammed lawyer over the weekend.

"He always tries to prevent me from doing dumb stuff - not even criminal stuff, but just in life,” Offset told the newspaper. “I really feel I can trust him.”

It's quite a remarkable story.

Read it here... , externalAnd check out Drew's Instagram, external for incongruous shots of a man in tweed jackets hanging out with rappers.

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Speaking of Gucci M - the hip hop star's life is set to be the subject of a big screen biopic, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Paramount and Imagine Entertainment will apparently join forces to bring the rapper's autobiography - which details his struggles with addiction and time spent in prison - to the big screen.

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The Vegas rockers top the bill at the Henham Park event in Suffolk, alongside Beyonce's sister and the Leeds indie band once again.

Last year saw The 1975 rant their way through their first ever headline set.

Pink sheep aside, what on earth will this year's event bring?

Read our coverage of last year's Latitude including chats with Nadia Rose, Loyle Carner and The Lemon Twiggs and more.

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Here's a funny one for with your falafel this lunch time...

For reasons best known to themselves, Jimmy Fallon and Paul Rudd spent an entire day of their lives making a shot-by-shot remake of Go West's King Of Wishful Thinking video.

The original featured on the soundtrack to Julia Roberts' Pretty Woman, and became the UK duo's biggest hit in the US (in the UK, their debut single We Close Our Eyes was the bigger single).

It's become tradition for Rudd to remake old videos when he appears on Fallon's chat show - going as far as to re-record the original vocals.

Last time, the duo donned fulsome 80s moustaches to re-stage Styx's absurd clip for Too Much Time on My Hands, external - but the Go West video is possibly even more surreal.

"Do you think there were storyboards to that video?" Rudd asked. "They really went into a white empty space and said, 'We have hockey players. We got ballet dancers. We have a guy that kinda looks like Roy Orbison on a catamaran.'"

You can compare the two clips below. One thing you'll note is that Fallon's budget didn't stretch to hiring an elephant.

It's the survival of the fastest fingers in these situations.

We hope you secured your dream trip to Belfast/Perth/Swansea/Coventry (delete where applicable).

The Radio 1 leg in Wales is now sold out but you can still get your hands on tickets to the other three here.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

Just ask these lucky souls...

We know the tingly feeling.

But before doing your sit down dance, do spare a thought for those who were less fortunate...

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Quite literally.

The band's website, external is now carrying a countdown clock for something or other, saying 03 DAYS 04 HOURS 03 MINUTES 02 SECONDS.

Or at least it was 10 seconds ago when I wrote that.

Their last album, Monuments to an Elegy, was released in 2014 but Billy Corgan sparked re-union rumours earlier this year, by posting pictures, external of him in the studio alongside original Pumpkins James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin.

Bass player D’arcy Wretzky was missing from the picture and later apologised to fans, claiming she was not invited on the upcoming re-union tour.

I guess we don't have too long now to find out what it's all about.

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Paloma Faith is being sent to Coventry for the Radio 2 leg of BBC Music's Biggest Weekend and she's rather excited about it.

Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox started spreading rumours this morning about a possible live collab between Paloma and legendary R&B singer Billy Ocean.

Not that Paloma seemed to mind.

"It hasn't happened before" she said.

"But I'd be up for it. Let's make it happen!"

Get your tickets to see Paloma and more now.

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The rapper - who kicked off the UK leg of his tour this weekend in Birmingham, following rave reviews in Dublin, has been heavily involved in the soundtrack to the Marvel movie Black Panther

Now the video for Ken and SZA's lead track All The Stars has been accused of "stealing from African artists"

The New York Times, external writes that British-Liberian artist Lina Iris Viktor twice declined requests from Marvel to use her creations. Now her lawyer claims images bearing a distinct similarity to those from her "Constellations", external series appear in the video.

We can't bring you the video here due to a swear word but you can easily find it on YouTube and see for yourself.

Christopher Robinson, who was contacted the film's producers, told the US publication: "It’s an ethical issue, because what the whole film purports is that it’s about black empowerment, African excellence - that’s the whole concept of the story.

“And at the same time they’re stealing from African artists."

The Brit Awards take place at London's O2 Arena on Wednesday February 21.

To mark this fact British breakthrough act nominees Dave, Dua Lipa, J Hus, Loyle Carner and Sampha will all be in the Radio 1's Live Lounge this week.

First up is London rapper J Hus - any minute now in fact.

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Rapper, record-breaker and larger-than-life personality Cardi B is on the cover of the latest I-D magazine and, naturally, she has a few things to say.

The interview covers everything from her former career as a stripper to her upcoming wedding and racism in Trump's America.

Here's some of the best quotes:

On feminism

“Being a feminist is such a great thing and some people feel like someone like me can’t be as great as that. They think feminism is great and only a woman that can speak properly, that has a degree, who is a boss, a businessperson… they think only Michelle Obama can be a feminist. But being a feminist is real simple... Anything a man can do, I can do."

On racism

"If you’re a little scrawny man raised in a trailer in Alabama somewhere, of course you’re scared right now. That’s why they own guns! They’re scared of the intelligence of the minority. We are controlling the music industry. We control the fashion world. When you see the Olympics, who always wins? Coloured folks. We win everything."

On stripping

"The first time I stripped I was really embarrassed. I felt like I could hear my parents in the back of my mind.

"Sometimes a man would caress me on my arm and I would hear them breathe so heavy in my ear. It just disgusted me."

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Cardi was also seen checking out some new styles this weekend at New York Fashion Week, where she found herself sat next to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

Good job she dressed up for the occasion then, though we still prefer her '90s Spike Island look from The Grammys.

The internet went crazy for this meeting of sartorial minds and Buzz Feed, external challenged us all to name a more "iconic duo"...

Confirming that the word iconic is now void of all of its original meaning.

She just rolled out of bed to announce it.

The Tell Me You Love Me singer has announced the European dates of her world tour, which means you can see her in London on 10 June and then Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester later that month (or just go to one gig if you'd rather).

So if you do truly love Demi, now you know how and where you can tell her.

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Jóhann Jóhannsson, the Oscar-nominated composer for The Theory of Everything, Sicario and Arrival, has died at the age of 48.

The Icelandic musician was found dead at his apartment in Berlin, his manager confirmed to Variety magazine, external.

His music redefined the way we think of film scores - employing atmospheric sound textures as often as traditional instruments. On Arrival, for example, a lot of the percussion is played by hitting timber with mallets - evoking the primitive nature of human language, which is one the film's main themes.

You can hear him explain his approach to that film in this fascinating episode of Song Exploder.

Fellow film composers Nils Frahm and Clint Mansell were among those paying tribute at the weekend.

The long, drawn-out saga of the Spice Girls reunion continues... Here are the weekend's exhausting developments.

1. Top drawer PR firm DawBell (Elton John, Take That, Paul McCartney) announced they'd been hired to publicise all things Spice, with "exciting news" coming soon.
2. Victoria Beckham denied the band were setting up live dates. “I’m not going on tour. The girls aren’t going on tour,” she told Vogue, external.
3. But The Sun says they will play live, external - with a few select dates in cities around the world. That's all "according to sources," mind you.
4. The same sources reckon the band are considering a TV talent show (yawn) and a high street fashion range.

So that's as clear as mud.

To borrow a line from one of the band's own songs, "Stop right now, thankyouverymuch."

BBC 6 Music

So tickets went on sale this morning for BBC Music's Biggest Weekend; tge massive one-off music festival broadcast across TV, radio and online taking place over the May bank holiday weekend.

6 Music's leg of the event is taking place at the Titanic Slipways Centre in Belfast on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 May, with Beck headlining the opening night.

Obviously being a busy man in LA, it's not easy to track Beck down, so the station's Matt Everitt wrote to him.

And he responded with some of his top musical and culinary tips. You can hear the responses above.

The Irish actress, whose film Ladybird is up for an Oscar or two next month, has been telling Graham Norton all about the evening that ended with Ed Sheeran receiving a silly bit of ink work.

The video for the track Galway Girl, external, from his smash hit album Divide, was filmed on an actual boozy night out in the city.

"He's huge everywhere but he's beloved in Ireland," said Saoirse, whose hand-writing is now probably eternally etched on Ed's arm forever.

"So all of Galway just followed us around from place to place.

Galway Grill?

Mischievous at best / terrible spelling at worst.

Funny story for the grandkids though eh Ed. Ed?...

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Justin Timberlake only played one song from his new album at last Sunday's Super Bowl, but that was enough to pique fans' interest: Man of the Woods has entered the US charts at number one.

It's the star's fourth US number one album. Ironically his first and best record, Justified, is the only one to miss out on the top spot, peaking at number two back in 2002.

According to Billboard, external, Man Of The Woods sold 293,000 copies last week - including 242,000 traditional copies, and 51,000 "streaming equivalent albums".

Justin's done OK for himself in the UK, too. The album debuted at number two on Friday, shifting 19,302 copies, but lagging behind The Greatest Showman soundtrack, which has lodged at number one for the last five weeks.