We're glad we spent it with you (music news).

That's all we have for Wednesday 8 November 2017.

Scroll down for details of Taylor Swift's new album and a Paris Hilton musical sequel... eek!...

Plus new music from The Wombats and Chromeo and videos from food fighting man Harry Styles and Nothing But Thieves. Also, a special award for Gregory Porter and a sense of humour fail from Diddy...we mean Brother Love...nope, definitely Diddy.

We'll leave you with this classic tune (above), 45 years old today and looking not a day over it.

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Chicago R & B/Soul singer Mavis Staples is back with a politically-charged new protest song Build a Bridge.

The track is set to appear on her forthcoming album If All I Was Was Black, which she has produced with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy

Mavis, who featured on Gorlliaz last album Humanz, sings:

"When I say my life matters // You can say yours does too // But I betcha never have to remind anyone // To look at it from your point of view"

Listen below.

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Liam took such a dim view of brother Noel's new scissor player live on Jools Holland, external that he's taken to suggesting comedy alternatives.

So far the highlights - both online and on the tv/radio - have included potentially having somebody sharpen a pencil, peel a banana and peel some spuds on stage for his own band.

In fact Liam put an official call out ahead of his gig in east London last night.

Naturally his fans did not let him down.

Watch this for unbelievable peeling technique down on the front row (below) as Liam brings new solo track Greedy Soul to an end.

We imagine both Gallaghers have seen the funny side of this ongoing scissor story. After all, Liam always was a chip off the old block...

Liam's since posted his thanks to the 'psychadelic' "little peeler who peeled his heart out"...

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Now, anybody seen throwing food while we watch this new music video for Harry's latest single (below) will be in big trouble.

Got it? Let's play together nicely.

The Styles Council (as we're now calling him) had to pause his London gig last week after being pelted with kiwis while playing the song of the same name.

Now the little scoundrels in his video obviously read about this in Music News LIVE and think that it's suitable behaviour around one of their pop idols.

But shouldn't been able to have their cake on eat it.

The impish grin at the camera says it's all for laughs.

It's all part of a spoof for his BBC special which airs tomorrow night at 20:00 GMT on BBC One.

The 25-year-old London singer, who follows bingo-caller Harry Styles in getting his own show, external, released his new album The Thrill of It All on Friday and is getting his thrills out of comedy capors like the one above.

We don't think the girls in the video above are in on the joke though.

Watch above, while we go get a round of almond milk teas in.

In many ways, we think it's probably how Kurt Cobain would have wanted to be remembered.

Sitting on top of a bookshelf, wobbling his head every time there's a stiff breeze.

Toy manufacturers Funko have announced their latest collection of figures for 2018, which include three Kurts.

And some Nirvana fans are not exactly loving it, it seems.

Radio 1Xtra presenter Logan Sama has been dropped by the station following "indefensible" social media comments made by the DJ on Twitter.

Sama confirmed he will no longer be presenting the Grime Show saying "it has been decided by the BBC that I am not suitable to join their network as a representative".

He said he made "a number of ignorant and offensive comments" during a heated discussion of grime music and a joke about violence against women.

The BBC added a short statement saying he would "no longer" be part of 1Xtra or sister station Radio 1.

Electrofunk duo Chromeo are back with a warm new tune to ease us into the cold winter months.

Juice sees a totally inappropriately-dressed Dave 1 and P-Thugg take a trip through what looks like a Californian orange grove.

It's tongue in cheek chorus; "You got the juice, that's why I keep pressing you, pressing you" tells you everything you need to know. It's funky and brilliant.

It's from their forthcoming fifth album Head Over Heels.

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Steven Van Zandt aka Little Steven aka Miami Steve aka Bruce Springsteen's guitarist in the E Street Band aka Silvio Dante from the Sopranos (okay aaaaand breathe...) is on his first solo UK tour in over 20 years.

He kicked off the tour in fine style introducing his hero Sir Paul McCartney on stage to perform with him and his band the Disciples of Soul in London.

Matt Everitt from 6 Music caught up with him afterwards and he claimed Macca was the musical equivalent of a Greek God.

"Honestly, it was one of the most important moments of my life, in the sense of you know being validated by somebody who you grew up just...I mean rock 'n' roll is my religion literally, okay? So he's Zeus!

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Stevie and the guys will be performing in Leeds tonight and Birmingham on Friday.

We don't know if any other Greek deities will be in attendance but you can check out his website, external for full tour details.

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Is Kanye taking on the might of Apple, Spotify and his old chum Jay Z's Tidal?

According to a new report in The Blast, Ye has filed an application to trademark 'Yeezy Sound'.

The application includes: "Streaming of music, audio, images, video and other multimedia content over the internet.”

Kanye has been locked in a dispute with Jay amid claims of unpaid advances and bonuses for his album The Life of Pablo.

He recently returned to the stage at a Kid Cudi concert after nearly a year away.

Read more, external.

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Jazz singer Gregory Porter has picked up a new accolade, being awarded the Mobo for his outstanding contribution to music.

The singer's latest album Nat King Cole & Me is his highest charting to date entering at number three on Friday.

Accepting the award, he said "Nat King Cole was my earliest musical inspiration so it seems fitting that I dedicate this award to him.”

• Gregory Porter: Glad far-right has 'shown its face'

He's about to launch a new BBC Four TV series Gregory Porter’s Popular Voices from 17 November, celebrating his favourite voices including Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson and Prince.

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Southend indie outfit Nothing But Thieves this week dropped the new video for their track Particles.

The track is taken from their #2 second album Broken Machine and you can check it below.

It sees the band encounter some interesting characters while traversing the highways of the United States on tour.

They're touring the UK, external currently and play Manchester tonight and Sheffield tomorrow before two big gigs at London's Roundhouse on 17-18 November.

Wonder which similarly wise old heads will meet them along the Snake Pass across the Pennines tonight/tomorrow morning?

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We don't know how you lot all celebrated your 21st birthdays but the Kiwi singer marked hers yesterday with a gig at Dunedin Town Hall in her native New Zealand.

For added excitement, Lorde left a little present for some of her lucky fans to find inside the city library close to the venue.

Looks like Em-J was the most fleet-footed fan in the area.

Well worth getting shushed for, we're sure.

She won't be forgetting Lorde's 21st in a hurry.

If you happen to reading this in Christchurch then the singer is at again today, look.

Rumours that she's planning a guerrilla gig later are unconfirmed...

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Merseyside indie trio The Wombats are back after a two year absence with their brilliantly-titled new track Lemon To A Knife Fight.

Surely inadvisable.

Murph and Dan from the band popped into the Radio 1 studios for a chat with DJ Annie Mac last night and said they'd been "touring like maniacs" in between working on their equally well-titled new album Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life, which they also revealed is out on 9 February.

Listen above.

Hey, remember in 2006 when Paris Hilton released an album?

No, well lots of Americans bought it for sure as it ended up at number six in the Billboard chart selling 77,000 copies.

The cod-reggae single Stars Are Blind (above) even reached number five in the UK chart, despite a legal battle with the owners of the Kingston Town who sued for plagiarism.

Since then, she's carved out a career as a DJ who can apparently make up to $1m per gig, which would make her the highest paid female DJ in the world..

Now, a short 11 years later, she's recording the follow-up that no-one asked for and described it to Time magazine, external as "deep house, techno-pop and electro-pop."

Consider yourselves warned.

There it is. It's written all over Taylor's face look.

Her 15-track new album Reputation is set for release on Friday and, as you can see, features cameos from Ed and US singer/rapper Future on track two End Game.

Taylor clearly a secret fan of the 20 century avant-garde Irish playwright Samuel Beckett., external

Ahead of the release BBC Music reporter Mark Savage has been investigating why the singer writes so many one-note melodies?

You can hear the proof below.

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You'll be able to hear for yourself whether she replicates that style on her sixth studio album later this week but only if you buy or download it,

According to a Bloomberg, external report, top execs at streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music did not expect the record to be available on their streaming services immediately.

Apparently you may have to wait for a further week. Yikes! Or else go old school and buy the CD.

Other CDs are available.

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On Monday the world awoke to the news that rap mogul Diddy had decided for the umpteenth time in his career to change his name... to Love.

Or Brother Love is you're a fan of honorifics.

"I know it's risky, cos it come off as corny to some people," he said amidst what looked like a boozy birthday celebration of his 48th birthday.

"I'm just not who I am before."

Well, in the cold light of day, he has now clarified that he was only joking with the world.

"Due to an overwhelming response from the media out there, and due to there not wanting to be any confusion, I was only joking. Okay?

"I didn’t change my name and it’s just part of one of my alter-egos."

Funny stuff Puff.

Diddy not understand how a joke works?

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Another day of music news that is?

We hope so, as today we'll bring you details of Taylor's new album, which features a certain flame-haired guitar star that everyone is loopy about.

But where will you actually be able to hear it come Friday?

Tay Tay's mate Lorde leaves a little gift for some fans in a library to mark her 21st (isn't she meant to receive gifts on her birthday?)

Plus Stevie Van Zandt - aka Bruce Springsteen's right hand man - on touring solo over here and playing with the 'zeus' of British rock 'n' roll.

All that and more today on Music News LIVE.