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From a daylight point of view, we still have about another six hours.

We're off to join the pagans celebrating the solstice down at Stonehenge.

Stonehenge / Where the demons dwell / Where the banshees live and they do live well

As Spinal Tap (above) once sang.

Scroll down for Years & Years singer Olly Alexander on double standards over "sexy" LGBTQ performances, Ariana Grande's boyfriend confirming their engagement and Janet Jackson on her love of motherhood and previous battle with depression.

Plus plenty of new music videos from the likes of Sir Paul McCartneym St Vincent and Alessia Cara, as well as a suspect arrested in the XXXTenacion murder case.

See you tomorrow for more MNL, including New Music Friday and 5 Things We've Leared This Week.

We'll leave you with a giant slice of new funk from Street Fighter man Kamasi Washington, who is awaiting his next challenger...

Think of him as a fruitier Bez, external.

The US rapper's new pal appears in the video to the track of the same name, which also features Gucci Mane and Quavo from Migos.

The lyrical juices are simply flowing on this one and you can sample a slice above.

So as well as being officially the longest day of the year it's also Selfie Day, today.

With that in mind we thought we'd use our #TBT to honour Selfie Kid, Ryan McKenna,- who shot to fame in January with a well-placed pic of Justin Timberlake during his Super Bowl half-time show.

Watch above as he talks Ellen DeGeneres through the "awesome" occasion and gets a surprise call from a certain someone.

Then check out a few more music stars posing for selfies below, including Stormzy and Sam Smith.

We're not sure Camila's strictly qualifies, though admittedly we can't see where her left hand is.

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The new video for Growing Pains see the Canadian singer move from being to a girl to a woman through a series of ill-fitting outfits.

We've all been there.

It's the first cut from her as-yet untitled second album.

Cara won the Grammy for best new artist this year, after having initially been one of a growing number of performers to have risen to stardom by uploading a humble bedroom recording to YouTube.

Check out the new video below.

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Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of US rapper XXXTentacion, US media say.

The suspect, named as Dedrick D Williams, 22 (above), is facing a charge of first-degree murder.

The 20-year-old rapper, real name Jahseh Onfroy, was shot as he left a motorcycle dealership in south Florida on Monday and died later in hospital.

Often described as one of rap's most controversial artists, he quickly rose to fame with two hit albums.

He was facing domestic violence charges.

It is not clear whether police are still looking for another suspect.

Mr Williams, who was arrested on Wednesday, has also been charged with a probation violation for theft of a motor vehicle and driving without a valid licence, the New York Daily News reports.

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The young grime star has told fans she "tried to end it all" two years ago.

She said she met "bad people" in her life who broke her "mentally and emotionally".

In a graphic post on Instagram, external, which featured a pictured of her lying on a hospital bed, Leshurr - whose real name is Melesha Ogarro - said she wasn't speaking out for "sympathy" but had written the post for "whoever's reading and can relate".

"Anxiety and depression exists.

"Let's stop shying away from these subjects and help our people," she added.

Read more.

Also check out how tooth brushing made LL a YouTube star.

Consequence of Sound
Consequence of Sound

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The Britpop guitar hero has been speaking to Consequence of Sound about the 20th anniversary of his solo debut album, his current conceptual music project, further unreleased solo work and the possibility of Blur recording again one day.

Coxon's last solo album came six years ago in the form of 2012's A & E, but his old band did return in 2015 with their eighth album, The Magic Whip and he's since produced the score for the new Channel 4 and Netflix dark comedy The End of the ... World.

Speaking on the Kyle Meredith With podcast (which you can find on CoS YouTube page), Coxon (pictured top left, with Blur) suggested that there was no Blur material on the horizon at the moment but that he wouldn't rule it out.

"I really don’t see why not and why there can’t be another Blur album,” he said.

“We’re all still alive and in reasonable control of our faculties.

"It’s just the time when that notion comes upon us all and the stars align and we go, ‘Yeah, why not?'"

Until that day, check out perhaps Coxon's finest moment on lead vocals with the band from 1999 and certainly the best piece of acting ever from a milk carton.

Blur bandmate Damon Albarn releases another new Gorillaz album, The Now Now, next week.

The singer and former Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui enter the ring in the new video for their lovelorn collaboration Strangers.

The song and video forms part of Halsey's Romeo and Juliet-themed album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom and, in the clip, the women appear as Luna and Rosa - from a pair of warring families.

Check it out above if you aren't offended by the sight of a rather bruised and bloodied encounter or a frankly obscene amount of product placement.

It was the rap boyband's first TV appearance since they ditched bandmember Ameer Vann after allegations of physical abuse made against him.by two women.

The remaining members gave a sombre sit down performance of new track Tonya - which references the ice skating biopic I,Tonya.

They also announced a new album, The Best Years of our Lives.

Earlier this year, the group had teased a new album called PUPPY to be released in June, which now looks to have been scrapped.

They released three albums last year.

Check out the new track above.

Fast Slow Disco is a re-working of the track from Annie Clark's critically-acclaimed 2017 album Masseduction.

As well as sounding a lot like the Eurythmics it's a pretty steamy affair.

Watch above.

Although if you were one of the people who were apparently offended by Olly Alexander's "too erotic" showing at the Biggest Weekend then you'll probably want to give it a miss.

Blimey, is it getting hot in here?

Read more: A strange encounter with St Vincent.

JJ has opened up about her struggle to find happiness, saying she "fell easily into despair" but found contentment after becoming a mother.

In a candid letter for Essence magazine, external, the pop star said she had suffered low self-esteem and "intense" depression throughout her life.

"Depression is a tenacious and scary condition," she wrote. "Thankfully, I found my way way through it."

The 52-year-old thanked God and her infant son for helping her find peace.

"The height of happiness is holding my baby son in my arms and hearing him coo, or when I look into his smiling eyes and watch him respond to my tenderness," she wrote of one-year-old Eissa Al Mana.

Read more.

The Welsh actor, who is set to play the young Sir Elton in Rocketman - has posted the picture (above), apparently from the set.

It's captioned: "Here we go."

The film's expected to chart the singer and musician's career from the Royal Academy of Music to global superstar.

Looks like we'll get to see of those amazing 1970s stage costumes too...

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Leigh-Anne, Jesy, Jade and Perrie have a new track, Only You, out tomorrow.

They've uploaded an extended clip of the track, which finds them singing about following a lover from Paris, "right down the river where the ocean meets the sky."

Which by our calculations is over 200 kilometres down the Seine.

That's commitment.

Until tomorrow.

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Johnny Marr returned on Friday with "the third chapter" of his solo career, Call the Comet.

The record follows the current fashion for interstellar rock 'n' roll (Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher) and sees Johnny summon on some extraterrestrial beings from the near future - called The Tracers - who help him to address some pressing issues down here on Earth.

The ex-Smiths guitarist told Music News LIVE: "The first thing they do is say; 'OK then, what about the oxygen levels? They don't look too healthy and while we're at it, the sea levels could do with fixing. And what about these political characters? Let's stick them in the bin.

"Just those really obvious things, they seem just around the corner to me."

"It's also got a very good riff on it, which is very important."

We never doubted that for a second.

He went on to explain how the record is helping him to "escape from my own past."

Read more.

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We were all kept on tenterhooks yesterday afternoon with the promise of the first new material from the former Beatle in four years (bar a collab with Kanye/Rihanna) and now it's finally here.

Sir Paul's released the good old fashioned rocker, Come On To Me, and the confessional piano ballad, I Don't Know, which you can check out below.

The tracks will appear on his forthcoming 17th solo album Egypt Station which is out on 7 September.

Macca told 6 Music's Matt Everitt that he intends to tour the new record and sees no reason why he should consider stopping anytime soon.

"I'm like these footballers. People say, 'When are you gonna retire?' And they will nearly always say, 'Well, when I don't enjoy it, or when the legs give in,' or something like that. When there's a factor, that makes them retire. I don't think any of them want to retire particularly.

Read more and listen back to their full chat.

The famous bassist also told Radio 2's Jo Whiley and Simon Mayo the new record - which is inspired by Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon - does not contain any star guests as he's "not trying to be fashionable".

And he confirmed he would be up for headlining Glastonbury again, if asked.

Only then you might get to hear him with some of his star-studded pals after all.

Listen below.

Comedian Pete Davidson has confirmed he is engaged to singer Ariana Grande, adding: "I feel like I won a contest."

The couple started dating in May and there was speculation earlier this month they were planning to get married.

Speaking on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Pete - best known for his role on US comedy show SNL - confirmed they were engaged, adding: "It's lit."

He joked that one fan even came up to him and said: "You gave me hope".

Read more

The pair have been showing off their matching tattoos, external recently and what says true love more than some inky blots on healthy skin?

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Shortlist
Shortlist

The singer has taken umbrage at people who labelled his band's set at Swansea last month as “too erotic and too saucy”.

Speaking to Shortlist in a new interview, during Pride month, Olly said: "It’s no different to Demi Lovato or Stefflon Don (below) or Liam Payne.

"They all simulate sex on stage and they say things in their songs that are very erotic, they gyrate and wear revealing outfits."

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He added:

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The singer has announced he’s attempting to perform the most live shows in 12 hours across various small towns in England.

If he succeeds, it will earn him a place in for a Guinness World Records book.

On 11 July, Tom will perform the intimate show in small towns and, where there aren’t any venues, he’ll set up his own stage, sound and lighting.

The towns on the list (below) have a population of no more than 15,000 and at least 5,000.

• Little Lever, Bolton
• Knutsford
• Market Drayton
• Bridgnorth
• Pershore
• Monmouth
• Brockworth, Gloucester
• Faringdon
• Chipping Sodbury, Bristol
• Marlborough

Tickets are free but apparently limited to ten guests per gig - head to his website for more details.

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Morning all, welcome to the Summer Solstice aka the longest day of the year.

We'll attempt to make it fly by between now and 16:00, with news of:

• Sir Paul McCartney's new album, Egypt Station

• Ariana Grande's fiance confirming her engagement
• Janet Jackson talks about her depression and quest for happiness
• Johnny Marr on his other-worldly new album escaping from his own past
• Years & Years on the double-standards of being "too erotic"
• And much, much more

While we get up and running, listen to the sound of Stonehenge this morning as many make the annual pilgrimage to worship the sun while he's got his best hat on.