That's it for today guys.

Scroll down for news of the Arctic Monkeys outselling the rest of the Top 20 combined and more from frontman Alex Turner on their apparently Leonard Cohen inspired-new album, plus the first trailer for the new Queen film.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayo.

Plus The Rolling Stones reclaim one of their biggest songs from US President Donald Trump.

Keef says he had Donald's number all along.

We'll end today as we started with Dartford's finest ever blues covers band, who went on to do alright for themselves.

Sir Mick Jagger is warming up early for Thursday's big Croke Park gig, which will kick off their Ireland/UK tour.

Not bad moves for a 74-year-old, hey?

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In the nicest possible way.

Ellie Rowsell and the rest of Team Alice have covered the Cuban/US singer's track Never Be The Same.

You know, the one where CC compares her lover, external to a list of readily available (and some not so much) drugs.

Check it out and see if you agree with some of the comments below.

The full version will be on the Radio 1 YouTube Channel asap.

Mark Savage
Music reporter, BBC News

Ever wondered what that vinyl in your cellar is worth? Is that obscure remix of Baltimore's Tarzan Boy, external going to make you a fortune?

Probably not... But over at the World Vinyl Congress, we've been hearing about the sorts of records that do well on Discogs, external, one of the world's biggest second-hand marketplaces.

CEO Chad Dahlstrom says vinyl is still collector's favourite format, making up 79% of sales. People are losing interest in CDs, but there's been a surge in cassette sales.

"Most people hate the format [but] cassette may outlive the CD just on niche weirdness," he observed.

Other trends to look out for include "direct to vinyl" projects, where bands cut a live performance straight onto record.

"It does well because of how niche it is," said Chad.

Coloured vinyl and anniversary editions will continue to be sought after, he added, as will CDs from the 80s and 90s that aren't yet available on vinyl.

Just don't expect to make anything from your dog-eared Pink Floyd albums.

"I literally saw pallets filled with copies of Dark Side of the Moon recently."

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"I had a few opportunities and it never came though, which is fine, sometimes when it's someone you admire you just want to let it be about the music."

The singer, who is second on the bill at BBC Music's Biggest Weekend in Belfast later this month, has been talking to 6 Music about almost getting the chance to meet one of his musical heroes.

Beck was handed his Grammy for album of the year by Prince, at the Grammys in 2015 - before Kanye jokingly (ish) tried to interrupt him.

But aside from a festival, where they passed like ships (surrounded by tight security) in the night, he never had a proper chat with the Purple One.

Listen above for more.

After months of a smattering of images, the first trailer has been released for the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.

We get to see and hear Mr Robot actor Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury as he struts stages, starts fights in the studio and frustrates record execs with his artistic vision.

It's hard to tell from the trailer whether the end product will be any good, but the soundtrack is certain to be a kicker of asses.

Paul Glynn
Music News LIVE reporter

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The most hotly-tipped new musical acts will descend on Brighton this weekend for The Great Escape festival.

As will we, hosting a massive Great Escape special from the seaside on Friday.

With that in mind, this week's Newbie Tuesday comes straight from the resort town, where local indie band The Magic Gang have been slowly working their way up the bill.

This year they are set to perform their biggest TGE, external gig yet.

Let's just hope guitarist/singer Jack (above, second left) will be sleeping in the familiar surroundings of his own bedroom.

“I sleepwalk quite badly," he told Music News LIVE.

"And on one of the last gigs in Holland, I actually left the hotel room and woke up in the corridor just in my pants, with no glasses on so I couldn’t see.

“I had to walk down this massive corridor, down three flights of stairs into reception and go and ask for another key and explain to someone - who didn’t really speak English - what had happened."

“Covered in sudacream as well,” drummer Paeris, chips in [cheers mate].

“Yeah - that’s my wildest tour story” laughs Jack.

“That’s not wild" adds Paeris.

"I just find that really sad! The saddest tour story.”

The band - or rather, gang - have been compared to 'US slacker rock' bands like Weezer and released their self-titled (and hook-laden) debut album in March, on former Maccabees man Felix White's new label Yala Records.

Check out The Cribs-esque lead single Getting Along above.

Alongside Kristian and Angus, Jack and Paeris make up a collective of four different songwriters, who all previously appeared in other bands on the healthy Brighton rock scene.

The communal approach goes some way to explaining the variety of melodies in their burgeoning repertoire, including The Beach Boys/Beatles-inspired Take Care below.

“We can get at each other a little," admits Jack.

"But when it comes to songwriting, we’re good at leaving our egos at the door and not being overly sensitive and tell each other that we don't like certain ideas and prefer other ideas."

It seems that, despite the 'slacker' tag, The Magic Gang have been working hard for quite some time to become an overnight success.

"The 'slacker' rock one is always a weird one for us as we don’t really hear it that way.

"We put so much energy and time into it, to us it doesn’t sound slacker - but I guess it's meant with nice intent.

“I think as well when a band comes out and they don’t sound overly-produced and some of it sounds a bit raw the 'slacker rock' thing gets attached to it and I guess there are some similarities between us and some of those US bands.”

Paeris adds; “Totally, I think that’s because some of our early recordings were quite sludgy and quite slow and we made a deliberate attempt when we were recording the album to speed everything up."

After hopefully smashing the festival scene this summer, the four-piece - who have been supported by BBC Music Introducing - will head out on their own UK tour (supported by another Newbie Tuesday favourite The Orielles) in September/October.

But the lads say they feel under no pressure to live by accepted rock 'n' roll excess wisdom of years gone by and enjoy using social media to let their growing fanbase into their magic little world.

“People are less scared to be themselves these days and it's not all about being this typical rock star," says Jack.

“This is why Twitter is great," adds Paeris.

"As we use it for our brand of humour which is quite self-deprecating and just trying to be as real as possible with people and we can get behind certain causes as well, so we can further a good message."

Jack continues: "With social media, it means certain barrers are broken down, for better or worse you do give people an insight into how you actually are, which means there is not much of a façade around you.

"So you can't get away with portraying this rock star image because people can see a little bit more of you and see that you’re a human being and maybe not this Godlike rock star.

Paeris: ”It's entertaining when people try, as some people still buy into that!"

Harmonies, hooks and melodies, it seems, are at least as important to The MG as sex, drugs and rock n' roll.

Less chance of getting into trouble in the next hotel lobby that way.

Isn't that right Jack?

"As long as you take care of yourself and sleep and don’t act like an idiot you’ll be alright"

Read more: Newbie Tuesday #26 - Sam Fender is the Geordie rocker who is finding/saving his voice

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Everybody's favourite psychedelic scousers have announced that they'll hit the road again in October, in support of their new album Move Through the Dawn.

Their ninth album is out in August and the band recently performed new tracks live at Wembley Stadium in support of the Manic Street Preachers.

Fellow Merseyside band She Drew the Gun will support James Skelly's mob and you can check out the full tour details below.

As well as a fine selection of Hawaiian shirts.

Last year James told us all about his dream of having "a holographic version of The Coral" and the importance of a well-crafted tune.

Read more.

The Japanese-American singer and songwriter Mitski has announced a new album; Be The Cowboy, is coming out in August and has shared Geyser, the first single from the record.

Her 2016 album Puberty 2, was listed by many music mags as one of the albums of the year.

“For this new record, I experimented in narrative and fiction,” she says.

Apparently she had in mind “a very controlled icy repressed woman who is starting to unravel."

Her live dates in the UK are:

• 19 Sep - Manchester @ Gorilla
• 20 Sep - Glasgow @ Saint Luke’s
• 22 Sep - Dublin @ Tivoli Theatre
• 24 Sep - Leeds @ Brudnell Social Club
• 25 Sep - Bristol @ Trinity Arts Centre
• 26 Sep - London @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Mark Savage
Music reporter, BBC News

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The revelation that "superfans" buy the majority of vinyl records in the UK comes as the music industry holds its first ever Vinyl World Congress in Brighton.

The outlook here is buoyantly optimistic."We’ve got records planned for the next three to five years," says Christine Gough, head of production at Universal Music.

"From our perspective, we don’t see a decrease in vinyl sales at all."

She characterises the rise in vinyl consumption as a "backlash" against instant-access, always-on internet culture.

"People don’t just want music on the go," she says. "People are taking time out from those busy lives. You want to sit back, put that vinyl on and listen."

Reinforcing that idea, Simon Shields of Sony Music noted that very few consumers redeem the "free download" vouchers that come with a lot of LPs.

On some releases, especially classic albums, just 5% of consumers download an MP3 version of the album. On newer releases, however, the figure can be as high as 40%.

Simon added that records will become "more personalised" in coming years, with "bespoke" packaging tailored to the consumer, including holographic vinyl.

For ten years it's been the place to find new music in the BBC and now BBC Music Introducing has announced a new three-day event combining live music, masterclasses and talks.

BBC Music Introducing LIVE 18 will take place on 8-10 November at London’s Tobacco Dock.

Details on who will be taking part will be coming in a few weeks.

Fingers crossed Slaves (above) who played Introducing's 10th birthday party last year will involved.

After all, they've just finished recording, external their new album.

This is your five minute warning,Wolf Alice fans, to get the digital dial tuned to Radio 1.

Colin Paterson
Entertainment Correspondent, BBC Radio 5 live

Rolling Stones star Keith Richards says he can't be bothered to get angry any more - but the last time he did was nearly 30 years ago with Donald Trump.

"He [Trump] was the promoter for us in Atlantic City [during 1989's Steel Wheels Tour]," he told the BBC.

"[It was billed as] 'Donald Trump presents the Rolling Stones' [with the band's name written in miniature]."

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He joked: "Now America has to get rid of him. Don't say I didn't warn you!"

And he wasn't the only one talking politics.

Ahead of the band's No Filter Tour, frontman Mick Jagger spoke about Brexit.

"I'm not really happy with the status quo. In the UK I think we're going through a difficult moment. It's very hard to understand all the difficulties we're having with Brexit.

"The current government seems to be having a very hard time to navigate through it. Everyone would like to see a fast resolution and a united front rather than a split."

Read more.

Listen above to the BBC radio interview in full, as Mick also questions the Donald's choice of using their "doomy ballad" You Can't Always Get What You Want (scroll down) as his walk-on music.

The Stone's UK and Ireland tour kicks off on 17 May in Dublin before taking in several UK dates followed by concerts in France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland.

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After being given the Radio 1 Annie Mac treatment last week, 6 Music's Steve Lamacq was next in line for a chat with Alex Turner about the Arctic Monkeys' controversial new musical direction.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino (or TBHC for short) is currently outselling the rest of the entire top 20 combined and it's safe to say it looks like it will give the band their sixth number one on Friday.

They shifted nearly 70,000 combined sales (including streaming) after just three days on sale, 67% of which is made of physical copies on CD and vinyl.

Alex has been elaborating on his new-found piano skills and how they relate to his long-established position as a singing guitar hero.

He told Steve: "I remember when I first picked up an electric guitar... there was such a place I was taken to by holding an electric guitar and amplifying it and I started writing lyrics as a result of that experience.

"The piano opened up my imagination again, I think, so like in the same way when I was a 16-year-old and jumped around my back garden."

He must have had understanding neighbours at his mum's house in Sheffield.

Listen above.

The singer went on to explain how reading about one of his favourite songwriters talk about the craft had inspired some of the more obscure lyrics on the new record.

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“Hearing him talk about that idea of pulling one thing out and it not making much sense is definitely something that spurred me on to approaching this record in that way and not be so concerned with making the thing be about whatever it’s about."

Listen back to the full interview.

Finally check out the new-look Monkeys performing the Jack White-esque She Looks Like Fun for James Corden on his Late Late Show in the US (below).

Don't worry folks, Alex may have taken to tinkling the ivories but here he demonstrates he's still got those killer guitar moves.

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It's a tough for a British act and only a select group of artists like The Beatles, The Stones, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and Adele have ever managed it.

Never the less, following five years of success in the UK, Independent Venue Week will make its US debut 9-15 July in venues across the country.

From Austin to Washington DC - via Chicago, LA, New York and more - a series of events will attempt to bring big acts into small venues across the States.

IVW founder, Sybil Bell, says of the US debut: "It’s so exciting to see the first edition of Independent Venue Week in the US come together.

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"The list of founding venues announced so far is so strong. It feels like this is the perfect foundation to celebrate these spaces all across the US, with more amazing venues to be announced.”

Check out the Independent Venue Week's website, external for full details.

Launched in the UK in 2014, th event highlights the plight of small clubs - many of which have faced closure and rising rents over the past decade.

More than 170 clubs and concert halls took part in February.

Read our chatswith some artists recalling their early gigs in those venues.

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Singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett releases her new album Tell Me What You Really Feel on Friday.

The album deals with self-doubt and how you can turn it to your advantage.

"Your vulnerability [is] stronger than it seems," sings Barnett on Hopefulessness, a low and dirty dirge that's effectively her personal motto.

"I have always been a more... not negative, but more melancholic person," explains the singer.

"I was just making an effort to try to be aware of it, and to turn those first thoughts that come in to [point] the other way."

Courtney is heading to Belfast for BBC Music's Biggest Weekend on 25 May.

Read more.

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The singer's Los Angeles home was broken into by suspected stalker Eduardo Leon, who allegedly spent 12 hours inside the house after hopping over a fence.

The 27-year-old has been charged with stalking, first-degree residential burglary, vandalism and resisting arrest.

Rihanna wasn't at home at the time of the alleged break-in on 9 May.

Leon was arrested after being discovered by the singer's assistant and, if convicted, could face up to six years in prison.

Read more.

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A hardcore group of "superfans" buy more than two-thirds of all the vinyl records sold in the UK, according to new data shared by entertainment retailers.

They fork out more than £400 every year, accounting for 72% of the 4.1m vinyls sold in 2017.

With the average LP costing £20.31, the so-called superfans are each purchasing at least 19 albums.

The figure illustrates how niche the "vinyl revival" is, despite record-breaking sales over the last few years.

In 2015, a BBC/ICM poll found almost half (48%) of those vinyls never even get played.

What the poll probably didn't say was that they do look cool hung on the wall though.

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On Friday in MNL we told you about the new single from the all conquering pop quartet of Rita, Cardi B, Charlie XCX and Bebe Rexha.

Since its release their new track, Girls, has come in for criticism from people around the music world for allegedly "exploiting bisexuality".

The chorus goes: Sometimes I just want to kiss girls, girls, girls.

Some, including Kehlani, have questioned whether that was actually the case with these particular artists.

Now, Rita has defended the song, saying that it "was written to represent my truth", adding that it is "an accurate account of a very real and honest experience in my life."

Rita wrote: "I have had romantic relationships with women and men throughout my life and this is my personal journey."

You can read the full statement below, which includes an apology to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community who has been "hurt" by the track, which seems a little redundant if she is indeed singing her truth.

Which was a big lie-in, if we're being honest.

But what we really NEED is another fix of music news and we'll certainly have that today.

Including Rolling Stone Keith Richards on how he wanted rid of Donald Trump (who uses the above track as his new entrance music) 30 years ago.

"Don't say I didn't warn you!"

Elsewhere, Rita Ora says sorry for her song which is accused of exploiting bisexuality and Wolf Alice get geared up for their Live Lounge performance later, while Dua Lipa is busy chillaxing in a vineyard.

Plus ahead of this weekend's Great Escape festival we'll have a Newbie Tuesday artist from sunny Brighton.

OK, let's rock...