We're off to devour a couple of patties - and you should too, after all that exam results stress.

If you want to that is. Veggie burgers are available.

Scroll down for plenty of music news to whet your appetite such as Taylor's new album, Liam's Psy tribute, a top actress bidding to become a top singer and the latest about Kasabian's planned headline slot at Reading & Leeds.

Enjoy - but don't bite off more than you can chew.

See you tomorrow for New Music Friday with QOTSA. Oh and some lady called Taylor Swift, who apparently comes with a big Reputation.

Even Katy P above is licking her lips with excitement about that one. Honest.

FInally today our #TBT takes us back to 1989.

The album that is...which actually came out in October 2014.

It was Taylor's last full LP and track six contained some good advice for anyone who didn't quite get the results they desired today.

So, we know we've got a new song coming at midnight. We know that we have a new album coming in November.

But has Taylor Swift just given us a clue about a forthcoming tour too?

Perhaps she'll open it up to consul-Tay-tion? It could cause devas-Tay-tion if not.

Certainly room for some experimen-Tay-tion, surely.

After yesterday's news that everybody's favourite fictional late night regional radio DJ is set to return to our BBC TV screens, we thought it would be a good excuse to show Alan demonstrating his love of music and passion for singing.

Watch above as the Knowing Me, Knowing You host duets on a splendid Abba medley.

A-ha!

If you know, you know. And if you don't know what any of this means then trust us, you're in for a treat...

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Now, singers and performers have always been clothes horses for fashion designers - but more and more of them are turning to designing themselves.

Scroll down this page alone and you'll find Skepta's latest shoe design and a stylishly clad Liam G, who has his own mod fashion label Pretty Green.

They join a list of musicians-turned-designers that already includes names like Victoria Beckham, Kanye West and Rihanna above.

BBC Entertainment reporter Emma Saunders has been looking into exactly how one makes the leap from superstar singer/rapper to top fashionista.

Read more..

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So Kasabian are STILL confirmed to headline (scroll down).

But the rumours have been circling online (and possibly among your gang) that California desert rockers Queens of the Stone Age are to play a sneaky set at Reading/Leeds festivals this weekend too.

Singer Josh Homme told 6 Music's Lauren Laverne this afternoon that he doesn't even know where Reading is, and asks why would he do a secret gig?

He says the band, whose new album Villains is out tomorrow, are apparently already playing 'Gary's seventh birthday party' this weekend instead.

We're not sure we believe him. Decide for yourself above.

So far they're unconfirmed on the line-up. Speaking of line-ups, was this the greatest ever Reading one?..

Australian actress Danielle McDonald portrays an aspiring female rapper in a new film called PattiCake$ which has apparenly been compoared by critics to Eminem's 8 Mile movie.

Watch her talk about the new film, which is in cinemas now.

Noisey

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The Killers singer Brandon Flowers has pulled no punches in a new interview in which he bemoans the lack of quality new bands.

Speaking to music blog Noisey, external, he said, in response to a question on whether any new bands were likely to break through:

"There hasn’t been anybody good enough. If there was a band like the Strokes, or Interpol, people would talk.

"If there were some kids out there right now playing [Interpol song] Obstacle 1 tonight, I would hear about it, you would hear about it.

"But there isn’t."

Tell us what you really think Brand mate.

Anyway, his band have also shared some new music and a video, which we presume he does feel is good enough.

BBC Introducing

This is all very cryptic from the people over at BBC Introducing.

Those guys have helped to break some pretty big acts down the years so worth keeping an eye on.

One such band is Kentish punk duo Slaves, who came through the ranks at BBC Kent.

Now, five years on from the release of debut EP Sugar Coated Bitter Truth, Isaac and Laurie are re-living their memories of misbehaving in Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells, as well playing a special gig at the Wells Forum in a new BBC short film.

Check it below.

BBC Radio 5 live

If you happen to be in Edinburgh tonight you might be lucky enough to catch the final performance this week of Room 29 by Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzalez.

The concept album is about a room at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles - home to the likes of famous occupants, including Jean Harlow, Howard Hughes and Marilyn Monroe.

The pair have been performing at the arts festival in the city.

Speaking to 5 Live's Nihal, above, they explained the thinking behind the record.

If you don't have a ticket for tonight then you can check out the pair performing Tearjerker from the album below.

BBC Newsbeat

So we hope you got the results that you wanted/needed.

Two years ago rock star Declan McKenna was opening his results, after having submitted the track Brazil as part of his music coursework.

Unusually for Year 11 coursework, it ended up being played on Radio 1. Not bad.

Speaking to Newsbeat, the 18-year-old singer joked: "It got 98%. What was 2% wrong?"

He added: "But I never got it remarked in case they realised it was too generic.

Declan started his A-levels but dropped out to pursue a career in music.

He says his career, thus far, shows "there's no set path" after getting your results.

Unless you get you Radio 1 play of course. Then it's the path straight to the top friends.

Read more.

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Forget album sales, awards, live shows or killer merch, you're not really a hip hop/grime star until you've designed your own pair of trainers.

Luckily, Mercury Prize and Ivor Novello-winner Skepta is in that position having just designed a new pair of shoes for a well-know sporting brand (the logo is pretty obvious).

They were apparently inspired by a trip to the Moroccan city of Essaouira.

In a statement, external, Skepta said: Morocco was "perfect".

"Everything I wanted to feel about peace, I found it there," he added "I like the architecture, the pastel colours, the taxis, the way that you could just go into a small little souq, open a door and it brings you into a big, massive, beautiful new world that you never would have expected."

Check out the... um... unique sneakers below.

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Fresh from curating the Meltdown festival M.I.A is back with some banging new beats featuring reggae dance hall star Dexter Daps.

You can check out a snippet on her Instagram account , externalor the whole thing over on Vimeo, external, but be warned there is a bit of swearing.

We think it bares more than just a passing resemblance to a certain Chaka Demus & Pliers, external song.

What do you think?

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So Kasabian and the Allah-Las (scroll down) aren't the only acts who have been forced to cancel gigs this week.

Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman tour show at the Quân khu 7 Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam last night was pulled on doctors orders due to the 24-year-old singer's "health problems".

According to a fan account, Ariana apologized via Instagram stories from "the bottom of my heart" and promised to "make it up to you in the future".

There was bit of panic amongst Kasian fans after this week when the Leicester rockers were forced to cancel a gig at Custom House Square in Belfast late on Tuesday, after vomiting singer Tom Meighan was taken to hospital and put on a drip.

The band released a statement, saying they were "absolutely gutted" adding the gig will be rescheduled in due course.

Now officials at Reading & Leeds have confirmed on Twitter the band are still scheduled to headline the Bank Holiday bonanza alongside Eminem and Muse.

So nobody panic.

BBC Radio 2

Beige-knitwear clad rocker Rod Stewart (above) has collaborated with hot young things DNCE on a 21st Century reboot of one of his biggest hits Do Ya Think I'm Sexy.

They will perform the track at the MTV awards, external on Sunday night, alongside the likes of Pink, Kendrick Lamar, Miley Cyrus, Ed Sheeran and host Katy Perry.

Speaking to Sara Cox on Radio 2, Sir Rod said: "They've updated it, they've twisted it about, they've just made it different, so why not? I love it."

Check out a teaser of the song below.

The game of one-upmanship between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry continues at pace.

It started with Bad Blood, then Taylor put her music back on Spotify the day Katy's album was released.

Now, Taylor announces a new album (scroll down) and Katy releases her latest video for her song Swish Swish (reputedly about Tay Tay).

It's got actors from Stranger Things, Glee, Game of Thrones and Brooklyn 99 and sees Katy captain a hapless basketball team.

Go tigers.

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Award-laden actress Sheridan Smith is to release her debut album this year.

Sheridan, who won a National Television Award for playing Cilla Black in a 2014 ITV biopic said on Twitter: "It has been an ambition since a child to record my own album so I'm incredibly excited to be recording some of my favourite songs."

Dan Chalmers of East West Records - which will release the record - called Sheridan "a genuine talent".

Last year's biggest selling debut artist was game show host and actor Bradley Walsh.

Only a fool would bet against Sheridan taking a run at that title this year.

With any luck her Estelle/Kanye West cover will make it on to the tracklist...

Or as he put it, in the caption to the above Instagram picture: "Oppa Gallagher Style. LG x".

While on tour, the Wall of Glass singer stopped for a quick dance and a pic under a metal sculpture built in honour of Psy in the Korean city Seoul.

It shows two fists overlapping in homage to the singer's signature horse-riding dance move in his smash hit ear-wormy tune below.

Liam is famed for his motionless stance while snarling into the microphone.

But perhaps after his trip the East, festival goers at Leeds and Reading this weekend could see a newly-inspired dancing Liam.

Or an a cappella cover maybe? That would be pretty emotional.

Also today, the ex Oasis frontman has just released a live studio video of him and his band performing new track For What It's Worth.

Check it below.

No sign of any crazy dance moves yet but then this one is a power ballad after all.

BBC Newsbeat

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After finding herself embroiled in a groping court case, which she won, US singer Taylor Swift will soon be back doing what she does best, having announced a new album Reputation will be with us on 10 November.

The singer broke her one week (one whole week!) social media blackout yesterday to break the news that the follow up to her last album 1989 - released three years ago - would arrive shortly after bonfire night.

We do hope that Ryan Adams resists the urge to cover this one in its entirety, external...

It's Tay Tay's sixth studio album, which explains why the hashtag #TS6 was trending last night.

The first single is due out...(drum roll)...

...tonight.

So New Music Friday on Music News LIVE should get off to a flyer tomorrow.

For now all we have to go off is a mysterious video of an angry CGI reptile.

Which reminds us to catch up on Game of Thrones this weekend.

After a Swift spin of the new track of course.

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