...to head off for the rest of the day.

But if you've only just arrived, then scroll back down for Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's first live performance, more awards for Bohemian Rhapsody, tributes to Michel Legrand and loads of gig and festival news from the likes of The Who and Tenacious D.

We'll leave you with this cover of Tom Petty's Free Fallin', courtesy of grown-up boyband Busted.

We challenge you not to sing along, you know the words...

Apparently just hearing himself back is enough to move the producer and musician to tweet.

And it's all down to his "severely annoying" accent.

Why it's taken him to the age of 43 to figure this one out is beyond us.

The tweet says it all, it's 11 years to the day since Adele released her debut album 19.

You can check out an early BBC interview with the then-precocious teen, as she said: "I really hope to be able to play on my own one day."

We think she'll be happy enough with how her career has progressed.

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Robbie Williams' musical version of David Walliams' best-selling book The Boy in the Dress will premiere this November.

The Royal Shakespeare Company is bringing the children's book to the stage after more than six years in the making.

It tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who loves football and dresses.

The author, and Britain's Got Talent judge, said it was written to encourage children "to recognise that difference can be celebrated, that it's OK to be yourself".

In a statement, Williams and Chambers said they had been working hard to capture the "freshness, cheekiness and heart" in Walliams' writing.

The Boy In The Dress will play for 18 weeks at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from November 2019 to March 2020.

They're not quite on The Who's level (scroll down for their gig news), but Jack Black and Kyle Gass, his partner-in-crime, have announced a show at the SSE Arena Wembley this summer.

The D will perform on 2 June – with tickets going on sale on Friday.

We bet they play Tribute (above), though we can't confirm whether Beelzebub will make an appearance.

With not one, but two documentaries telling the story of Fyre, the luxury music festival in the Bahamas which descended into chaos and ended up with the founder jailed for fraud, it seems people are eager to find out exactly what happened.

Writing for the BBC, T.R.Todd has shared his own behind the scenes story of what happened when an inexperienced team, led by convicted fraudster Billy MacFarland, attempted the impossible.

"With the right expectations, Fyre Festival could have been successful. But they needed at least six or eight months, maybe even a year, to prepare. At this point, they had three months.

"Despite all the warnings, McFarland couldn't be stopped. If it was going to happen anywhere, it was on Great Exuma."

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Looks like Kanye West is heading to court - though we can't really tell you why.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, external, the rap star has filed legal papers on two cases in Los Angeles. One against EMI, the song publisher which looked after the rights to his tracks since 2003, and the other against Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings, and Bravado International Group.

The legal papers are heavily redacted, but both actions reportedly focus on “the parties’ rights and obligations to one another under the Recording Agreement and Extensions.

In the suit filed against EMI, the Hollywood Reporter reports West is seeking declaratory relief and a transfer of property. West reportedly alleges unjust enrichment on EMI’s part.

Just what else he hopes to gain by suing two of the biggest labels in the music business remains to be seen.

But he does have a growing family to think about....

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This weekend saw the premiere of the controversial documentary Finding Neverland, which focuses on two men who claim Michael Jackson abused them as children.

The "disturbing" and "intense" two-part documentary had some viewers "wondering how Michael Jackson got acquitted", according to one critic's tweet after the screening at the Sundance Film Festival.

Wade Robson and James Safechuck say they were aged seven and 10 when the singer befriended them and their families. Now in their 30s ,they claim they were sexually abused by the star.

Jackson's estate deny the claims saying it's "an outrageous and pathetic attempt to exploit and cash in" on the singer, who died in 2009.

Michael Jackson always denied any abuse allegations while he was alive.

In 2003, Robson was the main witness for Mr Jackson, when he stood trial accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy. At the time, he said under oath that the singer never abused him.

Michael Jackson was acquitted of all charges in 2005.

Ten years later, in 2013, Wade Robson filed a lawsuit against Michael Jackson's estate claiming he had been sexually abused by the singer, but a judge ruled he'd waited too long to seek legal action.

Leaving Neverland, external, based on "gut-wrenching" interviews with Robson and Safechuck, claims to reveal "a portrait of sustained exploitation and deception".

US Weekly critic Mara Reinstein wrote: "Shaking. Wow. We were all wrong when we cheered for Michael Jackson."

But the Jackson estate has hit back: "The film takes uncorroborated allegations that supposedly happened 20 years ago and treats them as fact.

"The two accusers testified under oath that these events never occurred. They have provided no independent evidence and absolutely no proof in support of their accusations, which means the entire film hinges solely on the word of two perjurers."

The documentary will be shown on Channel 4 later this year.

For the next week, the music industry is celebrating indie music venues up and down the UK.

On 6 Music, Steve Lamacq will travel the length of the UK, kicking things off in Edinburgh and ending at London's legendary 100 Club, with a gig by The Specials.

Dutch band Pip Blom are going on stage at the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts in Stowmarket, Suffolk.

Their support will come from their dad's post-punk band whom singer Pip and her brother, Tender, once supported at the start of their own career.

They've been speaking to MNL's Paul Glynn about it.

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And it's wall-to-wall hip hop and grime across the entire weekend.

US artists Cardi B, A$AP Rocky and Travis Scott are set to top the bill in July, according to the London Evening Standard, external.

Organisers Live Nation faced a review of its licence following complaints from local residents in 2018.

So it agreed to a controversial set of conditions including performers avoiding “vulgar, obscene or banned songs”, “indecent acts” and “vulgar gestures, actions or remarks”.

Cardi B will headline the opening night on Friday 5 July, followed by Travis Scott on Saturday and A$AP Rocky on Sunday.

This year's event will also close at an earlier time of 9.30pm. after protests about noise.

Last year saw Drake step in for a half-hour set after DJ Khaled pulled out.

The veteran rockers have announced the massive gig on Saturday 6 July.

Support will come from Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and the Kaiser Chiefs, with tickets on general sale on Friday.

The band recently announced their first album of new songs in thirteen years to be released later this year.

Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend will be joined by other musicians on stage including drummer Zak Starkey, son of Sir Ringo Starr.

"Roger christened this tour Moving On!," said Pete, in a statement.

"I love it. It is what both of us want to do. Move on, with new music, classic Who music, all performed in new and exciting ways. Taking risks, nothing to lose. Looking forward to seeing you all. Are you ready?"

Born ready, Pete.

Mark Savage
Music reporter, BBC News

A clutch of new, unsigned bands will get the chance to record at London's Abbey Road - famed as the studio where the Beatles re-invented pop music in the 60s.

BBC Music Introducing has announced it will give four acts the opportunity to record in the world-renowned studios throughout this year.

Each artist will be chosen by a BBC Radio DJ - Huw Stephens for Radio 1, DJ Target for 1Xtra, Jo Whiley for Radio 2, and Steve Lamacq for 6 Music.

First up is Chappaqua Wrestling, as chosen by Huw Stephen. The pop duo, Charlie Woods and Jake MacLeod, said they were "overwhelmed" by the honour.

"There's not much possible to add to the great CV of this studio already, but we're ready to give it our best go."

Unsigned artists of any genre who'd like to follow in their footsteps can send music to the BBC Introducing website.

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A singer in one of Thailand's most popular girl bands has apologised, after wearing a T-shirt with a Nazi swastika on stage during a televised rehearsal.

Pichayapa "Namsai" Natha, one of the singers of BNK48, burst into tears as she apologised on stage on Saturday, after being confronted with her "mistake".

The 19-year-old also wrote an extensive apology on Instagram., external

"I really want to apologise for this situation... I promise I will not make it again," she wrote in Thai.

Apparently swastikas and images of Hitler are not uncommon in Thailand where many local people are unaware of the history of the Nazis in World War Two.

The Israeli Embassy in Bangkok took to Twitter to express "shock and dismay" at the outfit during the band's televised appearance on Friday, noting that the concert came on the same weekend as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

"Presenting Nazi symbols by the band's singer hurt the feelings of millions around the world, whose relatives were murdered by the Nazis," said Israel's deputy ambassador to Thailand Smadar Shapira.

Both Namsai and the manager of the band later met with Israeli ambassador Meir Shlomo to apologise for the incident, with the band agreeing to participate in an educational workshop on the Holocaust.

It is not the first time Nazi-related images have sparked an outcry in Thailand.

In 2013, Chulalongkorn University students painted a mural that showed Hitler alongside superheroes such as Batman.

In November, the management of K-pop stars BTS apologised after a photo emerged of a band member wearing a hat with a badge resembling Nazi insignia.

It came immediately after a furore over a different band member wearing a T-shirt with a picture of an atomic bomb on it.

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The girlfriend of the late US rapper XXXTentacion, Jenesis Sanchez, has given birth to a boy - seven months after the artist's death.

"We're happy to confirm that Baby and Mother are healthy," a joint statement from Sanchez and the rapper's mother, Cleopatra Bernard, said on Saturday.

They said they were "thrilled" at the arrival of Gekyume Onfroy.

The statement says the late musician, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, "specifically chose" the name Gekyume "for his first born son".

The pregnancy was revealed last June, days after XXXTentacion was shot and killed in Florida at the age of 20.

XXXTentacion's personal life was plagued by allegations of domestic violence. At the time of his death, he was facing 15 felony charges including domestic battery by strangulation and witness tampering.

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For the first time.

Gaga brought her co-star and director for A Star Is Born out of the crowd at her show in Las Vegas at the weekend to perform the chart-topping (and Oscar-nominated) song from their movie.

Check out some fan-shot footage above.

She may have missed out on best actress at the SAG awards in Los Angeles (scroll down), but she still has the Oscars and Baftas coming up.

And this duet could bag Gaga her first wee gold man, having been previously nominated in 2016 for best original song for documentary The Hunting Ground.

The Rize Festival, held in Chelmsford, Essex last summer as a replacement to V - which itself came to an end in 2017 - has been cancelled for 2019, with reports it may not be held again.

The line up included Liam Gallagher, Rita Ora, The Stereophonics and Years & Years.

According to a report in Essex Live, external, it under-performed financially and Chelmsford City Council lost around £500,000 in expected revenue.

BBC Essex suggests the figure could be a high as £760,000.

Rami Malek has picked up yet another award for his portrayal of iconic rock frontman Freddie Mercury in the box office-smashing Queen biopic.

In suitably humble fashion, the US actor praised the other actors in his category at the Screen Actors Guild awards and said he got "some power" from Freddie - who died in 1991 - "about stepping up and living your best life and being exactly who you want to be".

Lady Gaga missed out on repeating her Golden Globe and Critics Circle successes in the 2018 remake A Star Is Born.

It was also a big night for superhero film Black Panther as it won the ceremony's top prize: best ensemble cast award in a motion picture.

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The French Oscar-winning composer and jazz pianist Michel Legrand died in Paris aged 86, at the weekend.

During a career spanning more than 50 years, Legrand wrote more than 200 film and TV scores, as well as songs.

In 1968, he won his first Oscar for the song The Windmills of Your Mind, external from The Thomas Crown Affair film.

That version was sung by British singer Noel Harrison

Two more Oscars followed in 1971 and 1983 for the best original film score, for Summer of '42 and Yentl respectively.

US producer Quincy Jones called him "one of the greatest composers to ever put pen to paper".

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An artwork by Banksy painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 terror attack at the Bataclan music hall in Paris was stolen over the weekend.

The work, which depicted a young female figure with a mournful expression, was cut out and removed from one of the emergency doors at the venue.

"We are today filled with a deep sense of indignation," the Bataclan tweeted.

In November 2015, 90 people were killed when armed militants targeted the venue during a rock concert.

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Mark Savage
Music reporter, BBC News

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"I wouldn't say I'm completely zen now, but it's something I aim for," Boy George told BBC Music's Mark Savage, in a conversation that covered everything from Primark t-shirts to his eclectic birthday twins Donald Trump and Che Guevara.

The 57-year-old is back with a new Culture Club album, Life, the title track of which captures one of the most vulnerable, revealing moments of his career: no hat, no make-up, shedding tears as he sings about hope and redemption.

"When I was 19, I wanted everyone to like me, because fame is about seeking approval, and that means you're always at the mercy of what people think," says the self-styled 'national wreckage', whose past includes heroin addiction and stint in jail.

"But I think I've learned in the last 10 years to protect myself a bit more from my own reactions.

"Having the last word isn't necessarily such a great thing."

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