That's all we have for you today.

Scroll back down to hear what Tears for Fears would do if they actually ruled the world for realsies, Drake enjoys his second Bar Mitzvah, Eminem teases a new album in bizarre style and Nicki Minaj calls out music industry sexism.

Also Cher spills the beans on Mamma Mia! 2 (well enough not to get herself fired...)

As it's National Pumpkin Day, external, we'll leave you with this Smashing song from 1995 which still sounds as good today as it did 22 years ago.

BBC One's new flagship weekend live music show kicks off tomorrow night at 19:30 BST.

Sounds Like Friday Night will be hosted by Radio 1/1xtra DJs Greg James and Dotty and will feature performances by special co-host Jason Derulo, as well as Charlie Puth and Jessie Ware.

But what does Friday night sound like?

Here's Lorde, Derulo himself and Rita Ora explaining what it sounds like for them (above) and Gary Barlow with a surprising suggestion below.

He might have to re-consider his answer for the next six weeks.

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Following on from yesterday's story about singer Kate Nash taking Buzzfeed to task over a listicle suggesting she only existed in the minds of millennials, entertainment reporter Annabel Rackham has been having a look at the other names mentioned in said listicle.

They include Ms Dynamite, Blazin' Squad, and Diana Vickers.

Scots punk rocker with a flower in her hair Sandy Thom (pictured above) told the BBC: "I couldn't care less what a journalist writes about me and my career.

"Making music is a privilege and if you can continue to do so throughout your career like all of the artists have been doing that were mentioned in the article, you're one lucky person!"

Read more.

Fans of the alternative fab four (Mercury, May, Taylor, Deacon) will need no reminding that this Saturday marks 40 years since the release of their classic rock album News of the World.

Their 1977 sixth studio album features the hits We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions, to name but two.

With this in mind, Marvel will re-issuing the record on vinyl but with special X Men style artwork (see below).

You can read more, external about that if comic book heroes are your thing but I'm afraid we simply must insist that you stop what you are doing right now - yes, you - and join the band in declaring yourself an official champion (above).

For three minutes at least...for this week's #TBT.

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She made US chart history earlier this year, external, passing Aretha Franklin for the most appearances among female artists in the chart's 58-year history but Nicki Minaj has been tweeting about how she has suffered sexism within the hip-hop industry.

The 34-year-old star made the comments after rapper Russ said people needed to respect her more.

Nicki tweeted that women must work twice as hard to get half the respect that men get and asked: "When will this stop?"

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Selena Gomez and masked producer Marshmello have teamed up on new track Wolves, which you can hear above.

Apparently its all about the thrill of the chase.

"I've been running through the jungle, I've been running with the wolves / To get to you," she sings over the DJ's EDM beats.

Marsh - or maybe even Mello - to his friends, was in the Radio 1 studio earlier this week to 'chat' to Scott Mills.

No mean feat when you don't actually speak...

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The singer has joined a London-based musical tech company as their new Chief Creative Officer.

But will Pharrel's involvement yield Happy results for both artist and firm?

Technology reporter Rory Cellan-Jones has been having a look.

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Nick Grimshaw has recorded the lowest listening figures for BBC Radio 1's breakfast show since he took over the reigns of the show.

The DJ, who replaced Chris Moyles in 2012, saw his audience drop below five million listeners per week in the third quarter of this year.

The show recorded 4.93 million weekly listeners between July and September - down from 5.5 million last quarter.

Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper said it was still "the most relevant youth brand in the UK today".

By contrast, A.Dot - who co-presents the BBC's new music TV show Sounds Like Friday Night - gave 1Xtra its highest ever audience for its breakfast show, with 390,000 listeners, up 33,000 on the previous three months.

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The Radio 2 In Concert series kicks off later with British 80s electro pop pioneers Tears for Fears performing to a live studio audience in the intimate setting of the historic BBC Radio Theatre.

Tears enjoyed a triumphant return to the UK this summer at the BST Festival at Hyde Park and will now perform on Radio 2 tonight before playing London's Royal Albert Hall tomorrow.

The gigs are in support of their new greatest hits collection, which arrives next month, ahead of the release of forthcoming seventh studio album Tipping Point, which we can expect "at some point next year."

It's fair to say the Bath band don't do things by halves.

"We're not sneaking in and doing a club date under a pseudonym. We're coming back all guns blazing," said a rather jet-lagged singer Curt Smith, while apologising for his now "slight mid-Atlantic accent" acquired after ten years living in LA and the previous 20 in New York.

"We just hadn't played here for so long, Hyde Park was fantastic. I'm sure tonight will be fun and the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow, which I'm really looking forward to.

The timing of the release of the new best of, entitled Rule the World, is apparently the record company's way of "re-introducing us to the public."

But if the title one day came true and Curt did in fact rule the world, what would be the first thing he would change?

"Well there's two things. Being the holder of two passports a British one and an American one; Trump and Brexit would be two things I'd change!

The Mad World stars will kick the down the Radio 2 door tonight (not literally) for the likes of Deep Purple, Paloma Faith, Liam Gallagher and Chic to follow over the coming weeks.

Be sure to tune in this evening Tears fans, as Curt also hinted there could be more big gig announcements for next year on the way from him and fellow frontman Roland Orzabal.

Announcements plural...nudge, wink.

You can hear it all unfold on Radio 2 or watch via the Red Button from 20:00 BST.

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The Mozfather has his miserablist dial turned up to 11 on the second cut from his forthcoming album.

I Wish You Lonely, follows first single Spent the Day in Bed and contains the lyrics:

Tombs are full of fools who gave their life upon command // of romance gone wrong

It's cheery stuff and you can check it below. The track will feature on new LP Low in High School which is released on 17 November.

BBC Outside Source

After hearing tributes to the original rock 'n' roller yesterday, we can now bring you an interview with one of Fat's old family friends, as she shared her memories with BBC Outside Source.

Catherine Boveland, who grew up in the same Lower Ninth district of New Orleans said the singer was "extremely popular".

She said: "Weekends when Fats was in town he would buy ice cream for any kid in the neighbourhood."

She also recalled the time she got "a private concert" in her kitchen from the man himself.

Listen above.

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Lisa Maffia, the singer with early noughties grime crew outfit So Solid Crew has revealed their band's tale could be on its way to the big screen.

Their biggest hit 21 Seconds came in 2001 and since then Lisa has pursued a solo career with fellow crew members Harvey and Asher D aka actor Ashley Walters both enjoying successful careers in the media.

Speaking to Metro, external, Lisa said: "So Solid Crew aren’t over, we’ll never be over. We’re not done at all.

"And we’ve got a movie in the pipeline as well, we’ve got a So Solid Crew movie coming up and it’s all about the history of the group."

All 21 seconds of it...

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Marilyn Manson's former bass player has responded to claims by an ex-girlfriend that he raped her during their relationship, saying: "I do not condone non-consensual sex of any kind".

Twiggy - whose real name is Jeordie White (pictured above with Manson) - has been accused of abusive behaviour by Jack Off Jill singer Jessicka Addams.

On Wednesday, Manson tweeted Twiggy had left the band.

In a statement, the guitarist said “I have only recently been made aware of these allegations from over 20 years ago.

"I do not condone non-consensual sex of any kind. I will be taking some time to spend with my family and focus on maintaining my several years of sobriety. If I have caused anyone pain I apologise and truly regret it."

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Hannah Spearritt has joined the cast of EastEnders. The S Club 7 singer is to play Kandice, the sister of Karen Taylor and will appear in several episodes.

The 36-year-old starred in ITV's dinosaur drama Primeval for three years and had roles in Casualty and Death In Paradise.

She said: "I’m over the moon to be joining the show, it’s such a huge part of British telly. I’m really looking forward to getting started and I can’t wait to see the Square in the flesh.

"Walford here I come."

Well, you know what they say: There ain't no party like a Walford part-ay, ho, hey....

Liam Gallagher may have had a number one album with debut solo effort As You Were but another British rock 'n' roll icon is not blown away by it apparently.

Speaking to Northern Transmissions’ Records In My Life series, the former Jam man described the lyrics to the ex Oasis singer's new one as "pony" and "sub standard."

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To make things worse, Weller earlier spoke highly of his brother and #1 frenemy Noel's forthcoming album Who Built The Moon?, which he was "lucky enough to get a copy of".

"I really love that, it's a great record - I've been playing that loads." he said, before the interview turned to the subject of the younger Gallagher's best-selling effort.

"I'm just glad for him that he's got his own thing together and he's out there doing it," he added.

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"The lyrics are pretty *pony I though. A little bit sub-standard."

Needless to say we can't print Liam's Twitter response but let's just say he claims not to care what the modfather thinks and leave it at that.

*The Urban Dictionary's definition of 'Pony' is: Cockney rhyming slang; "pony-and-trap" - crap.

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The Glasgow art-rockers teased it this week by posting a short clip of an ascending synth sound and know suddenly it all makes sense.

Always Ascending was given its first play on Steve Lamacq's 6 Music show yesterday afternoon now you can listen to it in full below.

The track constitutes Franz Ferdinand's first new music as a band since 2013 album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.

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A somewhat sleepy Cher spoke to Radio 2 breakfast show presenter Chris Evans this morning about being in the sequel to the hit musical movie Mamma Mia!.

The 71-year-old singer and actress refused to reveal her actual role in the film, however, as "the studio would kill me!"

But she did make one shock confession:

"I have to tell you something, I'm not a huge Cher fan!", she joked, as Chris tried to coax her out of her morning slumber with a medley of her own hits.

Listen above.

The Toronto singer marked his 31st by throwing a 'Re-Bar Mitzvah’ party at Poppy nightclub in LA.

As the son of a Canadian Jewish woman, Drake had his Bar Mitzvah at age 13, so you can see what Drizzy has done - he's only gone and flipped it.

According to E! News, external attendees included the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Tobey Maguire, Kelly Rowland and Migos.

Check out some pictures of the party from the star's Instagram account below, including dad and fellow singing lothario Dennis Graham entertaining the masses.

Parties are always Kinda Crazy, external when Dennis is in the house.

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A mysterious advert, external for a fake drug called Revival has sparked rumours that its part of a complex marketing campaign for a new Eminem album.

The typeface for the drug's name has the letter E backwards, one of Em's signatures.

The website jokingly claims "You should discuss the potential benefits and risks of REVIVAL with your doctor or clergyman.

"REVIVAL is a non-narcotic medication intended for daily use that can be taken with or without food."

It adds: "Tell your doctor about all health conditions, including if you: Have a history of confusion or poor judgment."

But here's the biggest hint surely...

"With Revival, I won't waste my one shot," says an actor in a short film on the website, which is a clear reference to the hip hop star's Eight Mile classic Lose Yourself.

There's certainly a lot for Em to rap about, based on his incendiary freestyle attack on the politics of US President Donald Trump earlier this month.

His last album was 2013’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2.

On Tuesday, he was awarded more than £300,000 by a New Zealand a political party who ripped off Lose Yourself for an election advert, so we hope the, ahem, Revival drug company have had the references cleared.

Yesterday brought the sad news that rock 'n' roll legend Fats Domino had died at the age of 89.

One of the first rock 'n' roll stars, Antoine 'Fats' Domino Jr sold millions of record's and his influence stretches far and wide, but in later life he rarely left his native New Orleans.

Here's BBC News' five things you may not have known about The Fat Man, external below.