That's it for today folks, thanks for joining us.

Scroll down for news of Zayn covering a Bollywood film track in Hindi and Urdu, Pusha-T's gig in Drake's hometown erupting into violence and the 2019 Reading + Leeds headliners are announced.

Plus Nick Knowles - yes the very same - storms the streaming charts.

Before we go today, just a word for Scott English, the US songwriter and producer, who has died aged 81.

English is perhaps best known for writing Brandy, which later became Barry Manilow's 1974 hit, Mandy, and he also co-wrote other pop smashes including this one above, alongside Jeff Beck.

Thanks for the music Scott, listen above and we'll see you all back here tomorrow.

It's almost time for us to say goodbye but we should tell you it's World Hello Day today, whatever that means.

Radio 1 have taken the opportunity to remind us of the time that national treasure, Sir David Attenborough, narrated the music video to Adele's suitably-titled track.

We'll just leave it here for you...

David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, and Colombian Reggaeton star J Balvin, have teamed up for a totally tropical new music video, Say My Name.

The track appears on Guetta's new double LP, 7.

If you're looking for a bit of fluoro fun and memories of summer you can watch above.

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The Roots music guru has created a three-volume playlist for the former First Lady's Becoming book tour dates, to get audiences warmed up and in the mood.

The lists - dubbed The Michelle Obama Musiaqualogy - are now streaming on Spotify and Pandora, and feature tracks by Sam Cooke, Ella Fitzgerald and Stevie Wonder.

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In a statement to Billboard, external, Mrs Obama said:

"Like a lot of people, I connect many of my memories with the songs and melodies I was listening to at the time.

"From the jazz and Stevie Wonder of my childhood, to Prince and Earth, Wind and Fire, as I came into my own as an adult, to Beyonce, Janelle Monae, and so many others who provided the stirring backbeats of my time in the White House - music has always been a defining part of who I've become.

Obama has also announced she will make a special appearance on Questlove’s Supreme podcast on Pandora.

Looks like it's quite the Love-in!

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The Los Angeles indie band invited Kira Iaconetti to join them on stage after she sang their song, Island in the Sun, while undergoing brain surgery.

Nineteen-year-old Kira was suffering a form of epilepsy which triggered seizures when she listened to or performed music - which as a musical theatre enthusiast and guitar player, must have been especially horrible.

Doctors decided that she could be treated for her condition through a procedure called an awake craniotomy, in which she was put under anesthesia but kept awake during the surgery and asked to sing – so doctors could see which part of her brain was used by her when she sang.

We're pleased to relate that Kira's surgery was a success.

Weezer are dead chuffed with the news - so much so that they've invited her to join them on stage at one of their spring shows next year.

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Forbes has unveiled its annual Highest Paid Women in Music list for 2018, and Katy P has pipped Taylor Swift to the top spot by earning a whopping $83 million (£65 million) between June 2017 and June 2018.

Not bad for someone who hasn't even released an album this year.

Most of this dosh came from her 80 date Witness world tour.

Taylor came in second, grossing $80 million (£62.5 million) with her Reputation album and tour.

Beyonce takes the third spot, with earnings of $60 million (£47 million).

Check out the full list below:

1. Katy Perry ($83 million)
2. Taylor Swift ($80 million)
3. Beyoncé ($60 million)
4. Pink ($52 million)
5. Lady Gaga ($50 million)
6. Jennifer Lopez ($47 million)
7. Rihanna ($37.5 million)
8. Helene Fischer ($32 million)
9. Celine Dion ($31 million)
10. Britney Spears ($30 million)

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The US rapper's gig, in Drake's hometown, descended into a brawl after liquids were thrown from the crowd onto the stage.

Police in Toronto said there were injuries sustained during the fight and three people were reportedly treated in hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Pusha himself, however, confirmed that he wasn't attacked on stage.

Once the fight had been dealt with by the authorities at the Danforth Music Hall, Pusha-T returned to the stage and performed a provocative renditon of Infrared; a track which has a pop at Drizzy.

In case you are new to all this, Pusha-T and Drake have had a long-running feud, which escalated in May when the former released another diss track, The Story of Adidon.

The track carried a cover which showed Drake in 'black face' and the lyrics appeared to reveal to the world that Drake was in fact the father of a child to an adult entertainment star.

There's no official suggestion that the fight was linked to Drake.

Check out the chaotic scenes below but do be warned about the violence.

Here's one for all the culture vultures out there...

Electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk have been named as the first headliners of the Cheshire fest next summer.

The science and culture event at the iconic Jodrell Bank Observatory - Hitchhikers' Guide fans will know the one - takes place on 18-21 July.

The influential German act will close the main Lovell Stage with a 3-D live performance. It's their first UK headline festival performance after a limited run of theatre shows and appearances at the Bilbao Guggenhein, New York's Museum of Modern Art and London's Tate Modern.

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am.

Festival director Ben Robinson told 6 Music that the "unique" show fits in nicely with next year's theme marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.

"There's some kind of synergy there, between how Kraftwerk took computers and how [they] took signals."

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Macclesfield indie band Spring King have announced their split.

The four-piece formed in 2013 and released two studio albums, the most recent in August.

Their track was the first ever song played on Apple Music's Beats 1 station.

They wrote in a message online: "We are thankful for everyone that has come to our shows, screamed at the top of their lungs, bought our music, wore our t-shirt and joined the spirit of the band in the pit.

"Your support was something we never took for granted and we are immeasurably grateful and will take that sense of positivity and energy forward into whatever we do next."

They've also cancelled their upcoming shows in London at the Kentish Town Forum and Manchester Ritz saying it felt like it would feel like a disservice to the music and the fans to do it without their "hearts fully in it".

Spring King are the second exciting young band to knock it on the head this month, following the news of Irish rockers The Strypes deciding to "call time", external last week.

RIP both bands.

The late rapper's official Insta account team released the above photo teasing an event to happen on Saturday.

It's likely to be connected to his posthumously released Greatest Hits as this weekend marks the 20th anniversary of its release.

The estate recently recovered unreleased material in a settlement - which suggests that new music might be on the horizon.

Check back in with us on Monday to find out what went down.

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From Bob Dylan, to Adele to... Nick Knowles.

The DIY:SOS host, who's currently in the I'm a Celeb jungle, has reached number 1 on iTunes with a cover of Make You Feel My Life, after a campaign kick-started by DJ Chris Moyles.

On last night's show, Nick spoke of his musical endeavours, revealing how a jamming session with Scottish band Biffy Clyro, landed him a record deal.

“I’ve always played... My brother’s a really good musician and I’ve always played along with him and a couple of years ago somebody heard me.

“Somebody from a record company saw me doing it and I got a phone call saying, ‘I’m from Universal, want to do an album?'"

This prompted Mr Moyles to call on listeners of his Radio X show to get one of Nick's songs in the charts.

Here's the proof.

And on the ITV show, host Dec said: “Biffy Clyro won’t be embarrassed by that! Good ol’ Biffy Clyro! In fact, let’s get this trending folks! Just tweet us using the hashtag #BiffyClyroNotEmbarrassedTheyJammedWithNickKnowles! Let’s do that!”

The hashtag started to trend, with Biffy Clyro themselves even taking part.

Biffy’s Wikipedia page has since been edited to claim they are Nick Knowles’ back-up band, and that the presenter and the band have released an album together entitled Nick Knowles And The Babes.

Can you imagine?

For more Knowles-related hijinks involving a mashup of his new BFF Harry Redknappy and The Streets (did we ever think we'd be writing that?) watch below.

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French star Christine and the Queens is en route to the place where pop dreams are made.

She follows Jax Jones into the Live Lounge today (scroll down for his cover of The XX).

As is tradition in the LL, Chris will perform one of her own tracks and a cover.

Listen live from Midday.

She's started the speculation over what that could be early and we really hope that Lydia (below) is correct.

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His wife Kim K revealed in a pre-recorded interview on the Ellen Show (airing later today) that her hubbie donated $500,000 (£390,000) to the relief efforts following the devastating wildfires in California.

Later in the show, Kim sat on the sofa as Ellen interviewed a firefighter and his wife who lost their home in the blaze, and then revealed Kanye, and brands Yeezy and Adidas were going to give them $100,000 (£78,000) to help "pick up the pieces" and rebuild their house.

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Kim and Kanye hit the headlines earlier in the month, when it was revealed that they'd enlisted the help of private firefighters to help protect their California mansion.

She and Ye have yet to move back into the house with their kids because of the "intense smoke smell" that's still lingering.

"We have these machines everywhere trying to blow out the smoke smell."

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The David Bowie Is…, external exhibition - first curated by the V&A gallery in London - is coming back as an augmented reality phone app.

It's based on the popular touring exhibition, which closed its doors for good back in July.

The AR app has now been green-lit for a launch on 8 January, to mark what would've been Bowie's 72nd birthday.

It will be available in iOS and Android, and will grant fans access to the show's hundreds of costumes, videos, handwritten lyrics, original works of art and much more.

Dozens of exclusive items not featured in the original exhibition will also be included.

Sneak a silent peak below.

We always knew that Bowie would continue to be a star man even from beyond the grave.

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In a Heatworld interview (watch below), Ed responded to a tweet which said: "I want BTS x Ed Sheeran but when will they ever."

He replied:

This is not the first time Ed's praised BTS.

Back in August, he used his Instagram story to congratulate the group on their successful comeback with IDOL and their album Love Yourself: Answer.

At the time Ed wrote, "Congrats to BTS who are about to have an incredible week. Cool album x."

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The returning singer says she's faced "relentless abuse" over her performance on Sunday night's X Factor show, where she performed her comeback single, Love Made Me Do It.

Chezza posted a statement on Twitter addressing the situation.

The former Girls Aloud star appears to address one particular article, which suggested she'd watched the performance on repeat afterwards because she couldn't "work out why everyone hated it".

The statement has caused a storm online, with many fans leaping to her defence.

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So the big festival news of the day was revealed earlier this morning on Greg James's Radio 1 brekkie show.

Foo Fighters will top the bill at next summer's R + L, alongside The 1975, Post Malone and Twenty One Pilots.

The festival will take place in Richfield Park and Bramham Park respectively over the August Bank Holiday weekend in 2019.

Tickets go on sale on Friday at 09:00 GMT.

Until then you'll have to make do with a few fancy graphics made by the festival and the headliners below.

Read more.

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In one of the most unlikely collabs of the day, US rocker Jack White has joined forces with Cards Against Humanity.

For those who are not yet familiar with the card game it's described on its own website as "a party game for horrible people."

So think 'I have never' but more sinister.

White, who released his third solo album, Boarding House Reach, in March has teamed up with the game to commemorate Monday's gig at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom.

Check out some of the posters from the gig below and count yourselves lucky that the answer is provided... they're not all that easy if you're playing over Christmas.

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Zayn has dropped a cover of the famous Bollywood song, Allah Duhai Hai, from the film franchise Race 3 and the old internet is going wild.

Shared on Twitter and captioned 'for the fans', in one day it's already clocked up over two million views.

Yorkshireman Zayn, whose father hails from Pakistan, sings the song in Hindi and Urdu.

Some fans have criticised his pronunciation but others - who can and can't speak the languages - are still loving the tune.

After all, now is the time for foreign language hits.

Morning all and welcome back to Music News LIVE.

This week so far the stars of the MNL show/page have included Snoop Dogg, Mel B, Little Mix and Metallica.

Who will be the star names today?

Here's a clue - coming up:

• Pusha-T's concert in Drake's hometown erupts into on stage fight
• Reading + Leeds announce festival headliners
• Zayn Malik covers a Bollywood number
• Cheryl hits back at 'abuse' over her X Factor performance
• Jack White joins forces with Cards Against Humanity
• The David Bowie Is… exhibition returns as a phone app

Before all that though, get a hot drink in your belly and a hot new Live Lounge cover in your ears, courtesy of Jax Jones and Raye getting their xx on above.