That's us for another day

Scroll down for Marilyn Manson defending using a prop gun, Lilly Allen on her new memoirs, news of Taylor Swift's first UK gig in over two years, some more gig news from Morrissey (both good and bad), Liam Gallagher's words for any Brits returning from the US with a mid-Atlantic twang and our brand new weekly feature Newbie Tuesday which will introduce you to some of the best new artists.

Remember the name Tobi Sunmola.

It's also Lorde's 21st birthday so we hope she behaves responsibly. Just for her and even though it's not #TBT, below is the UK's number one when she entered this little old world.

You might recognise one of these blokes now wearing a beard and swinging a sword as Bronn in Game of Thrones. While the other one is pretty good at fishing...

Goodnight y'all (Just for you Liam ;) )

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Concert promoters are selling some tickets to see the second richest man in hip hop for as little as $6 (£4.50) in a bid to cut out touts.

It's led to some fans asking whether deals to see the US tour promoting Jay's 4:44 album on primary and resale sites are real.

Concert promoter Live Nation is using the best seats, such as front row and VIP tickets, to make more money so that resellers are priced out, leaving secondary ticket sites and touts with cheaper tickets.

The Weeknd, One Direction, Radiohead, Tool, U2 and Coldplay have all used similar strategies to try to cut out expensive resale tickets.

Head to Newsbeat to find out how.

Fans of The X Factor might remember this lady Saara Aalto.

She finished second only to eventual winner Matt Terry in last year's competition.

Now, she will represent her native Finland in next year's Eurovision song contest.

Here she is below making then-judge Nicole Scherzinger want to twerk in her first ever audition for the ITV show on her first visit to the UK.

Good luck Saara.

Onnea...as they say up there.

Despite having lived in London for more than 20 years and touring the world Liam Gallagher is still as Manc as they come.

Probably more so.

So it gets his goat when rock stars move to LA and start adopting an American lilt.

Enter: Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys fame.

Liam told Radio 1's Greg James: "The singing’s alright for me, you know what I mean?”

“It’s when they do an interview and that later on down the line and they’ve been to America once and they come back."

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He added: “They start speaking American. You know what I mean? They’re the ones. Like the geezer from the Arctic Monkeys. He did it, didn’t he? He started getting his hair in a quiff and biker leather jackets on.”

Watch Liam's chat with Greg James in full now on the iPlayer.

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Annie Mac's Hottest Record In The World last night was the new one from the 'godfather of grime' Wiley.

Call The Shots, which features JME, is the first cut from Wiley's forthcoming 12th studio album Godfather II, which drops in January.

The 38-year-old rapper told Annie all about the new jungle grime track and his forthcoming book too.

"I feel like someone's pressed the reset button and I'm back in rhythm division...

"I'm back doing what I'm meant to do and nothing can make me crack at this point."

He also spoke about his regrets about losing touch with "brother" Dizzee Rascal.

The show went out after the watershed and does contain a swear word but if you don't mind that you can listen here.

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Electro goth wizard Gary Numan made some interesting revelations last night while answering 6 Music DJ Marc Riley's Manic Q & A.

As well as admitting to his love of Hank Marvin and having worn a silver spaceman outfit made of boiler cladding, Gary confesses that he actually stole his entire act from Ultravox.

"I really love them. They were doing what I was doing electronically but they did it first and they were better than I am."

Listen above.

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The rap mogul has called a two year jail sentence for fellow rapper Meek Mill unjust and heavy handed".

Meek's been jailed for two to four years in prison for violating his probation having been jailed in 2008 on drug dealing and gun charges.

He was arrested in March after a fight in an airport and again in August for reckless driving, but both charges were dropped.

However, a judge said both arrests were a breach of his probation.

He has also failed recent drugs tests.

Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation company represents Meek Mill, said he would "stand by and support" him.

Read more.

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Bryan Adams took five minutes out from his European tour to chat to Radio 2 breakfast show host Chris Evans about the release of his greatest hits album Ultimate.

The Canadian singer spoke to Chris from Paris, revealing his British parentage and his intention to "make hay while the sun shines" (in a touring sense).

He's also keeping busy on the road by writing the musical score for the new Pretty Woman musical which is set to hit Broadway next year.

Listen above.

Sorry, well this is embarrassing.

We didn't actually get you anything.

But we did love your live lounge performance earlier in the year.

Sorry again but have a great day!

Kev Geoghegan
Music News LIVE reporter

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Welcome to the first of a new weekly feature here at Music News LIVE, entitled Newbie Tuesday (see what we did there, external?)

First up today we're having a look at young Manchester rapper/singer Tobi Sunmola.

The 23-year-old, who spent the first 16 years of his life in his native Nigeria before moving to the north-west of England, mixes hip hop/grime/gospel/electronica and released his captivating self-produced debut EP Childhood Culture earlier this year.

He's been championed by BBC Introducing in Manchester and counts Radio 1's Huw Stephens as a fan.

Inspired by the US hip hop and Afrobeat he grew up listening to, alongside the likes of Sade and gospel music played by his churchgoing mum, his sound blends elements of electronic artists like Tricky and Massive attack with a vocal delivery that has shades of Young Fathers, Ghostpoet and Roots Manuva.

His songs explore issues like identity and culture.

"Moving to Manchester was where I found myself, musically, and being a part of the culture opened my mind to new sounds and new music," he says.

"Every Sunday there was gospel on in the house because my mum is a Christian, my dad used to DJ back in the day and had loads of vinyl, like Tracey Chapman, Sade, a bit of Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson and I had that around me.

Equally fascinated by movies, Sunmola says he is invested in the visual aspect of his music or "the willingness to out yourself in another character or body and be able to make people believe it".

His aspirations include a visual album, in the same vein as Beyonce's Lemonade or Frank Ocean's Endless.

"For me, I want to be able to put my music in a different space so people can appreciate the visuals and I'm hoping to keep pushing and one day make a film to music."

Tobi is on the lineup for Thursday night's BBC Introducing gig at the Deaf Institute in Manchester, which comes just three days ahead of 1Xtra Live in Manchester.

The gig sees the likes of Travis Scott, Bryson Tiller and Mercury-nominee J Hus share the stage with and fellow Manc act Bugzy Malone.

"It's a massive thing for Manchester, Bugzy is flying the flag and pushing boundaries for us and we just need to keep pushing as musicians and keep trying because Manchester is the home of music and some of the greatest music comes from here, so we are the children of some of the great musicians."

For more new music check out the BBC Introducing website.

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Look what you made her do, guys... she's coming over!

Taylor will appear alongside the likes of Liam Payne, The Script and Stefflon Don at London's O2 Arena on 10 December, for the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball (tickets go on sale on Thursday).

The 27-year-old singer last graced a stage on these shores in June 2015 when she headlined BST in Hyde Park.

But her new album is on the way this Friday, so she will have a new Reputation to uphold.

Quite Literally.

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Lana Del Rey performed alongside Leonard Cohen's son at the Bell Centre in the late singer's hometown Monetreal, Canada last night, precisely one year on from his death.

The night also included performances from Feist, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Damien Rice, Sting, and more.

Watch the fan-shot footage of the LA songstress and Adam Cohen performing his father's classic ode to lust Chelsea Hotel No.2 above.

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Lana recorded an official cover, external version of the song back in 2013.

The 32-year-old New York singer also posted the below video of her hero, who died aged 82 on this day last year, performing his track A Thousand Kisses Deep.

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Lily Allen is planning a memoir in time for Christmas 2018.

The new tome will detail her showbiz upbringing, as the daughter of actor Keith and film producer Alison Owen, the highs and lows of fame, "the rebellion of her youth", plus money, co-dependency, drug and alcohol dependency, eating disorders, marriage, separation, recovery, motherhood and "moving forward with her life".

Phew, his might be the first volume of several works.

She told the Bookseller, external: “Some of it I think might be uncomfortable and shocking and brutal. There will be good stuff in there too; happy times. I will try and make it funny.

"I know it’s about me but I hope that a lot of it will ring true with anyone who reads it. It won’t be written with shame. It will be true.”

It's a long way from a rented room in Whalley Range but now mid-California's weather is apparently too cold for Mozza to perform in.

The singer's gig in Paso Robles was postponed at the very last minute on Sunday night - with a packed-crowd awaiting the singer's imminent arrival - after a stage heating failure prevented him from performing.

Check out some fan-shot images of now former Moz enthusiasts walking away from the Vina Robles Amphitheatre broken-hearted.

Fair to say many were not impressed.

One fan posted the below picture online alongside the following lament:

"An amphitheater full of upset, sad, and angry people. Morrissey decided to “postpone” the show after the crowd waited for almost an hour. I can’t say I’m surprised because of his history of spontaneously canceling shows, but I am disappointed. All I can do is hope I can get a refund and that Steven Morrissey's health is well."

The 58-year-old singer has just added another date to his UK tour, at the London Palladium on 10 March.

Let's just pray the room temperature is to his tastes.

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Sia has beaten paps to the punch by sharing a nude photo of herself after learning that some unscrupulous snappers were trying to sell them to the highest bidder.

Tweeting one of the pictures, which looks to have been taken with a telescopic lens.

The singer-songwriter put the picture on her Twitter feed, external, but don't click it if you are offended by the sight of a bare bottom.

Sia captioned the picture: "Someone is apparently trying to sell naked photos of me to my fans.

"Save your money, here it is for free. Everyday is Christmas!"

Kudos to you Sia.

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A Lithuanian shopping mall partly owned by the U2 singer is under investigation for potential tax avoidance, following a probe prompted by the Paradise Papers.

The mall in the city of Utena allegedly avoided paying 47,000 euros (£41,500) in local taxes using an unlawful accounting technique.

The company running the mall, in the city of Utena, denies any wrongdoing.

Leaked documents show Bono owned a stake in a Maltese holding company that bought the mall in 2007.

In a statement, Bono, said he had been "assured by those running the company that it is fully tax compliant".

Read more.

The Irish band are due to play a free concert in London on Saturday night and accept MTV's Global Icon trophy at the MTV European Music Awards on Sunday night.

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The shock rock singer has defended pointing a prop gun into his audience at a gig in California just hours after the mass shooting at a church in Texas, which left 26 people dead.

The stunt apparently happened, external during his song We Know Where You **** Live, when he pointed the fake gun at fans in San Bernadino while singing into a microphone that was attached to it.

Manson has now released a statement explaining that it was an “act of theatre” and that the use of the prop weapon had been approved by police.

"In an era where mass shootings have become a nearly daily occurrence," said Manson, "this was an act of theatre in an attempt to make a statement about how easily accessible semi-automatic weapons are.

"My art has always been a reaction to popular culture and my way to make people think about the horrible things that happen in this world.

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Meanwhile, Lauren Mayberry of Scottish electro-poppers Chvrches has shared en emotional video reacting to the shooting near San Antonio, during which Devin Patrick Kelley killed 26 people and fled the scene.

He was later found dead in his car.

She drew parallels with the 1996 Dunblane shootings in Scotland, when gunman Thomas Hamilton killed 16 schoolchildren.

The murders led to a ban on handguns and a strict clamping down on gun ownership across the UK.

"My thoughts and sadness and outrage are with the people who've lost love ones," she said.

"But prayers are not what stopped more atrocities like Dunblane from happening in the United Kingdom,

"Gun control did."

Let's kick off today with a brand new music video shall we?

It comes courtesy of Sounds Like Friday Night star Liam Payne and his third solo single Bedroom Floor, which follows Strip That Down and Get Low and once again concerns the removal of clothes and lascivious behavior.

The video centres around your typical on/off young couple, who are clearly in love, but going through some relationship issues in a rather messy room.

Nothing unusual there.

The only difference being that the arguments play themselves out in the biggest and flashiest of inner city apartments with a pool.

And all their friends are incredibly beautiful.

Cheryl's boyfy watches on like the ghost at the feast as the story unfurls.

Just watch where the clothes end up...

Monday is out the way for another week.

In today's Music News LIVE, the stars come out in Canada for Leonard Cohen to mark exactly one year on from the crooner's death.

Marilyn Manson justifies his creative decision to turn a fake gun on a crowd in San Bernarndino, hours after a mass church shooting in Texas.

There's all kinds going on on the bedroom floor in Liam Payne's new music video, plus Mancunian singer Morrissey cancels a gig in California at the very last minute because it was too cold.

Stick with us today and who knows, you might even Sia revealing image or two.