That's it, we're getting our sunnies and lotion on and heading out into the blazing April sunshine (how often do we get to say that?).

We hope the sun is shining where you are.

Scroll down for a first listen to Prince's original take on a worldwide smash, Liam P talking about the chances of a One D reunion, Ariana Grande's new music video paying a low-key tribute to the people of Manchester, the Pixies announcing some anniversary gigs and Adele waxing lyrical about Rihanna.

Plus new music too from Kylie, The Coral and 5 Things We Learned This Week.

Have fun if you manage to find what you are looking for on Record Store Day this weekend, we'll leave with that tune mentioned in BBC Music's tweet above.

Fitting really, given this weather we've been having...

Last but not least today...

How on earth do you top having the fastest-selling UK country album ever [My Universe]?

That's the question that The Shires have been grappling with of late and you can find out what answers they came up with today as they've dropped follow-up LP Accidentally On Purpose,

Check out Guilty above.

The band set off on a UK tour in May, when they become the first British Country music act to headline London's Royal Albert Hall on 18 May.

Saddle up everybody.

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That's according to his former producer Susan Rogers who's been speaking to 6 Music about the newly released original version of the song (scroll down for that in all its glory).

Listen above to the interview.

6 Music also spoke to The Family vocalist St Paul Peterson, to whom Prince gave the song, before it was recorded again by Sinead O'Connor.

You'll definitely have heard that one.

And here's the lyric video to prove it.

It's called 2002 and it's slap bang in the middle of Ed's trademarked brand of rose-tinted nostalgia.

We were only 11 / But acting like grown ups / Like we are in the present / Drinking from plastic cups singing 'love is forever'

The pair head out on tour together in April - so maybe you can expect to see her perform this with a surprise* guest each night.

*not a surprise.

Now then.

We know you want it. You know we've got it. So let's do it - 5 things...

In the week that Zayn got dumped by his record label, Morrissey confirmed his right wing agenda and Newbie Tuesday act The Orielles revealed that they'll give you a lift to their gig (if there's room in the van).

Here's five of the best.

1) Cardi B may be pregnant but she can still twerk with the best of them

Cardi B went straight in at number one in the US charts with her debut album Invasion of Privacy.

The rapper also demonstrated at Coachella last weekend (where she claimed she was getting a cool $70,000 per performance) that being pregnant is no barrier to twerking.

We're not medically trained so can't advice on this one but one wag on Twitter thinks he knows what was going on inside the womb during Cardi's performance.

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2) Miles Kane is back in town and fully loaded

The Wirral Riddler and LA resident, Miles Kane, swung by the BBC studios to promote his first new solo single in five years.

Loaded is a Jamie T/Lana Del Rey co-write and the scouser told Annie Mac; "It just felt like the right tune to put out first.

"It's got the emotion and attitude that I want."

Check out Monday's hottest record above.

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3) The Queen might not like Craig David

That's according to celebrity friend of the Royals Gyles Brandreth, ahead of Her Majesty's 92nd birthday bash on Saturday.

Speaking about the lineup for the event, the former Tory MP told the Radio Times: “We know the Queen loves the Commonwealth and Shaggy’s Jamaican, Kylie’s Australian, Shawn’s Canadian, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo hail from South Africa, so that’s something.

Hip op - get it?

We think Gyles might be pulling our legs and we bet even the Queen loves to chill on a Sunday.

Tune into BBC One on Saturday at 20:00 to see the celebrations unfold.

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4) The Spice Women reunion won't include a tour or new music

Just when we were all daydreaming about a new album, world tour and royal wedding performance - following their meet-up at Geri's gaff in February - Victoria Beckham has gone and pulled the rug out from under us.

Posh told Grazia magazine that the main reason the 90s five piece are getting back together is to continue the message of 'girl power' for the youth of today.

She said: “There is no tour, no more music from the Spice Girls, but it was great getting together with them.

"We were just saying girl power is such an important message and how do we communicate that?

"How do we pass the baton on, how does that look to future generations?"

Apparently not in any way musical.

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5) Kanye West wrote a 'philosophy book' in tweets

We already knew it deep down but on Wednesday the Chicago hip hop star officially added the title of philosopher to his burgeoning CV.

After a lengthy absence from social media, Yeezy returned to Twitter and dropped an incredible impromptu series of Nietzsche-esque aphorisms.

Ever the trailblazer, he later confirmed that we were in fact witnessing the live publication of his philosophy book in real time.

Here's one of our faves (below) that we are going to get put on a t-shirt after work.

Before somebody else beats us to it...

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The alt-rockers will celebrate the 30th anniversaries of both their first mini release Come On Pilgrim and their acclaimed debut album Surfer Rosa.

The band, led by Black Francis, will play five nights from 30 October until 3 November.

Surfer Rosa is widely-considered as one of the definitive pre-grunge albums of the late 1980s and includes one of the band's best known songs Where Is My Mind?.

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Ms Minogue is on a date at the start of the video for her new track Stop Me Falling - taken from her no.1 album Golden - but she's slightly distracted by a handsome guitarist and then a waiter

And like any self-respecting pop song these days, it features a section sung in Spanish.

Isn't it a coincidence how everybody suddenly sings latino songs after Despacito was such a worldwide smash hit.

Hang on, wait a minute (uno momento)...

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The singer who, last week, released an incredible new video for her ode to the female anatomy, Pynk - has been telling the New York Times, external about how she struggled to come to terms with the death of her superstar confidant.

Prince died in April 2016 (scroll down for more on the investigation into his death and a brilliant new release from 'the vault').

Janelle has focused mostly on acting since her 2013 album The Electric Lady, on which Prince featured.

But she releases her new album Dirty Computer next week.

And, for the first time, she has not been able to run it by the purple man.

The 32-year-old told the US publication: “This was the person that I would literally call and talk to about sounds or ‘how should I say this? Is this saying too much?’

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The band's 20th anniversary re-release of their seminal 1997 album OK Computer, featuring tracks like the previously unreleased Lift (above) topped a chart of the top-selling albums since last year's Record Store Day.

More than 80% of the album's sales in independent record shops over the last year were on vinyl.

Another enhanced release in the shape of the special 50th anniversary edition of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, took second spot with Ed Sheeran's Divide in third.

Sadly just three women - Courtney Barnett, Jane Weaver and Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice and two black artists - Kendrick Lamar and Gregory Porter make the top 40.

While you decide on which newly-released records you simply must have in your collection this weekend, don't forget to tune into Sounds Like Friday Night on BBC One at 19:00 BST.

Craig David (above) will be warming up for his performance at the Queen's birthday bash tomorrow by singing his new single Magic.

It could be his big chance to impress friends of the Royals Gyles Brandreth.

Craig will be joined by the likes of The Vaccines, Shawn Mendes. Jorja Smith and Charlie Puth.

Oh and this guy who apparently is pretty handy on the guitar...

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The recording (below), which is accompanied by never-before-seen rehearsal footage of the star, is from 1984 and has just been shared by his estate.

The recording at a studio in Minnesota was six years before Sinead O'Connor's cover version became a worldwide hit.

Nothing Compares 2 U was originally released by the singer's side project The Family on their self-titled debut album.

While for many people Sinead recorded the definitive version, this one is pretty special.

Also, on Thursday, it was announced that no criminal charges will be brought over the Prince's death in April 2016.

The singer died from an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl.

Prosecutors in Minnesota said counterfeit pills containing the drug were found inside his home but they were unable to determine the source.

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Stay tuned and we'll bring you Prince's pal Janelle Monae on how she misses the purple man shortly.

After being the biggest band in the world for a while, One Direction all went their separate ways.

The band never officially split and as Liam P told Nick Grimshaw earlier (scroll down)and apparently they do plan to get back together to perform again one day... just not yet.

Now Liam, who has a new track out today with J Balvin, has been catching up with one of his old muckers this week.

"It's great," he said.

"We've had enough time away from each other now... and I think we've grown into different people."

Listen above and watch Liam and Balvinho getting a little bit mixed up about who is who below.

It's one helluva claim but that honour apparently goes to Spillers in Cardiff.

Wonder what their first few records were?

In the build-up to Record Store Day Lauren Laverne is broadcasting her 6 Music show from the historic shop in the Welsh capital right now.

Listen live.

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We all had a bit of a laugh a couple of weeks back when it as announced that the Grease star was acting in a new film, Moose, being directed by the Limp Bizkit frontman.

Well it seems that the unusual pairing hath borne fruit as Travolta has called working on the film - in which he plays a crazed stalker - "maybe my favourite experience I've had".

There's a pretty graphic image of the pair on set, external - so apologies to anyone with a sensitive disposition and remember that bloody eye that John is sporting is just make up.

The film star told TMZ: "He's so generous and he's such an artist and he allowed me to create a character that nobody else would allow, it felt very free."

Sounds like Fred just set the cameras up and told them to keep rollin', rollin, rollin'.

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Like Ariana and Courtney (scroll down) Wirral psych rockers The Coral are back with new music today.

Sweet Release is the first cut from their newly-announced ninth studio album Move Through The Dawn, which is out on 17 August.

According to the press release, the video - which you can check out below - includes a "synchronized routine by a boiler-suited, paper bag hat-wearing dance troupe".

How unoriginal of them.

James Skelly and the lads will support the Manic Street Preachers on their upcoming tour starting next week.

Barbadian pop badass Rihanna has made Time Magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people., external

The decision to include Ri Ri, alongside the likes of Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and rapper Cardi B has been validated by another pop superstar Adele writing an open love letter to the Umbrella star.

It seems even Glastonbury headliners and Brit/Grammy winners still gets starstruck.

The Londoner - who last weekend confirmed her status as a Beyonce mega-fan too - wrote: "I actually can’t remember the first time I met Rihanna; I was probably numb from the shock of it. She is one year older than me, but I feel like she’s been around forever."

She added: "...the first time it felt like she made everyone sit up was with Umbrella.

"It crossed her over to every platform and into everyone’s lives. It felt like she had truly arrived, and she hasn’t slowed down since.

"Whenever I’ve met her, she’s been the most gracious, loyal and funny goofball of an icon.

"She glows like when someone’s taken a picture with a flash and you’re dazed for a few minutes after."

As references go, that's not bad is it?

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With all his moves into fashion,fatherhood and philosophy, it's almost a relief that Kanye is finally turning back to music.

Two years after releasing The LIfe of Pablo, he has announced over a series of tweets not one but two new albums.

On 1 June, an album called 7 Songs will drop and be followed a week later by a collaboration with Kid Cudi, called Kids See Ghost.

He also revealed a new album by rapper Push T - who is signed to his GOOD label with be arriving on 25 May.

Don't worry though, his deep tweets continue unabated.

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Ariana Grande has returned with her first new music since the terrorist bombing that killed 22 people outside her Manchester Arena show in May 2017.

No Tears Left To Cry (above) alludes to the attack, while channelling the resilience and optimism of her One Love benefit concert, held just two weeks after the atrocity.

"Ain't got no tears left to cry," she sings in the single's soaring chorus.

"So I'm loving, I'm living, I'm picking it up."

• One Love Manchester: As it happened.

Produced by Max Martin, the song transforms from its sombre, gospel-inspired introduction into a summery pop banger - pairing Grande's emotional vocals with a light-footed dance beat.

Lyrically, Grande resolves to overcome fear and hatred "even when it's raining down".

"We're way too fly to partake in all this hate," she sings. "We out here vibin'."

At the end of the music video, a worker bee - the symbol of Manchester - flies towards the camera, in homage to the city.

The star's brother, Frankie Grande, also tweeted praise for his sister, saying:"Music was made to unite & with this brilliant masterpiece u have done just that."

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The latest single from her forthcoming album Tell Me How You Really Feel is ready for audio-visual pleasure (above).

City Looks Pretty, sees Courtney declare; "Your friends treat you like a stranger and strangers treat you like their best friend - oh well"

The Australian has obviously never tried to speak to anyone on the London Underground.

The physical Record Store Day, external special release also contains another album track Sunday Roast, so you'll have to visit your local music shop for that one.

CB's album is out on 18 May

Check out 10 of our reporter Mark Savage's top picks for RSD tomorrow.

Morning everyone.

Don't know about you but we've got that Friday feeling this morning.

All that stands between us and some fun in the sun (hopefully) is a glut of new music, including Ariana Grande's first new track since the Manchester attack, Courtney Barnett and Kylie Minogue.

Plus Janelle Monae on how she misses calling up her old pal Prince, Kanye has two albums coming and John Travolta praises working with his new director Fred Durst

Later on we'll look back at the 5 Things We Learned This Week, from twerking mammas to hip hip philosopher kings and everything in between.

While we get up and running check out Liam Payne and Radio 1 brekky show host Grimmy speculating over what a future One Direction gig might look like and we'll be right back with you.

Just don't hold your breath just yet.