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We're off.

Scroll down for a new music video from The Killers, news of Eminem / Kendrick's musical tributes to one of their rapping idols and Ed Sheeran's newly-announced Stadium tour and much much more besides.

Wembley Stadium is on Ed's list...

...as it is for all you lucky Adele fans tonight. Have a great time, hope the Sky(doesn't)fall on you and we'll see how it went same time, same place tomorrow.

Bye bye

So Brandon and the boys sneaked into Worthy Farm last week for a not-so-secret set on the John Peel Stage.

Last week their new track The Man was Annie Mac's Hottest Record.

Now there's a hot new video to go with it.

So hot in fact that the Vegas band's frontman can only bare to wear a vest for the most part.

Check it above.

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The school choir that moved the nation with an emotional performance alongside Ariana Grande, external at the One Love Manchester concert are to appear on a new charity album.

The Parrs Wood High School Harmony Group from Didsbury, Manchester will appear on Stand Together; an album by Choirs With Purpose.

Also featuring on the record will be Britain’s Got Talent finalists, the Missing People Choir and the Games Maker Choir, made up of over 150 volunteers from London 2012, amongst others.

The young superstars have already recorded their own charity cover version, external of the song they sang on the night to an audience of millions around the world and you can check it below.

Radio 1 favourite Rat Boy has shared the video for his latest track Laidback and it sees him both in front of and behind the camera.

It's pretty lo-fi and we're not sure we can condone the wanton pyromania but we are digging the four-seater bicycle and tiny motorbike.

Check it out above.

Ps. Fancy going on a hot-yet-thrifty date with Rat Boy in McDonalds? Well now you can thanks to Vice magazine's music blog Noisey., external

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We're absolutely buzzing about this next news item.

Their latest album is called Pollinator and rather fittingly, Blondie are doing their bit for the plights of the world's bees.

The band have launched the BEE Connected campaign, external with the intention raising awareness of the decline in the world's bee population.

Debbie Harry, the band's singer (posing in front of giant bee above) said: “Basically, my motives for supporting pollinators is survival; survival of us all, survival of the human race."

Guitarist Chris Stein added: “You can thank a honey bee for one-third of your diet."

The campaign will work in collaboration with organisations such as Pollinator Partnership, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace.

BBC Newsbeat

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The actor who plays Tupac Shakur in a biopic about the late rapper has defended the film from its critics.

In yesterday's Music News LIVE, we told you about filmmaker John Singleton - who was twice attached to direct the film, and had called it "a debacle".

Actor Demetrius Shipp Jr - who plays the rapper in All Eyez On Me - said: "More importantly for me are the people who walked with Tupac and lived with him, who were actually family members.

"They've seen the movie, the people who were close, and they love the movie."

He added: "I can't say I don't care about someone else's opinion who doesn't necessarily know him but I just say those people [the ones who knew him] mean more to me."

Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith - a childhood friend of Tupac - has also criticized inaccuracies about their relationship in the film.

Read more.

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Ozzy Osbourne has been speaking to Rolling Stone about his ten all-time favourite hard rock albums.

It coincides with the magazine's 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time, external.

Ozzy holds five spots, as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath - including the number one spot for Sabbath's Paranoid.

"To me, a band hasn't made it until they have their own anthem," he said of one of his selections.

Find out who's made the cut, external...

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As well as reportedly watching his wife Beyonce (above) give birth to twins, Jay Z has been busy teasing us all with a series of trails ahead of the release of his forthcoming album 4:44.

The latest one comes in the form of an intense new video called Kill Jay Z and shows a young man in a 'stay black' T-shirt running away from something out of view as an instrumental track plays.

Fair to say it doesn't give much away.

The album is out on 30 June and we can't wait (well actually, we'll have to...)

For now check out the trail below.

Billboard magazine

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Here's a musical treat for you now for over lunch.

Madonna’s Like a Prayer has been turned into a moving ballad by its co-writer and co-producer Patrick Leonard.

The musician has teamed up with singer Dana Williams - whose father played on the album of the same name.

Check it out below.

BBC Radio 2

'Farewell' is always the hardest word isn't it?

(Well it's 'sorry' if you ask Elton John - but we think 'farewell' often trumps it)

Brighton indie band The Maccabees know all about it as they are currently in the middle of an emotional farewell tour.

Felix from the band spoke to Radio 2's Jo Wiley (above) and said it is a relief to finally play their greatest hits and acknowledge to one another that "we're a really great band".

'We're' is soon to become 'were' Felix.

The band will play Manchester for a second night tonight, before bringing down the curtain on their glittering career with three nights at London's Ally Pally.

Felix also told Radio 1's Annie Mac (below) that the band "all want different things from life now" and that he expects there will be tears come the end.

All the best in your future endeavours chaps and thanks for the music.

NME

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Australian rapper Iggy Azalea has responded to a serious diss from Glasto debutant Halsey calling it "a bit weird".

Speaking to the Guardian, external, the American singer told the paper: “There’s a lot of people I wouldn’t put on my record…Iggy Azalea: Absolutely not.

"She had a complete disregard for black culture".

She went on to call Iggy a "moron".

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Now, talking on Australian radio, the Fancy rapper has responded, saying: "It’s a bit weird to bring someone up in an interview that you weren’t asked about.

"I don’t know her, I’ve never met her or interacted with her in any capacity, so I thought it was a bit of a strange thing to kind of throw that out there.

"But she’s young and you know I hope that she kind of learns maybe to be a bit less judgmental when she’s kind of in the same shoes."

We should point out that Iggy is a whole four years older than Halsey.

Increase the peace ladies.

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If your ears are still ringing from Foo Fighters Glasto headline slot then you might need some cotton wool balls for this next entry.

That's because Seattle's finest (and there are a few contenders) are coming back to these shores for a one off stadium gig to mark the 10th anniversary of The O2 Arena in London on 19 September.

We reckon at least some of these guys below will be there.

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Frontman Dave Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins announced the gig with a special video via the band's Twitter account this morning but Taylor really let the side down by swearing so we can't bring that to you here.

But it's out there and contains a story about one half of Queen joining them on stage last time they played the London venue.

Tickets are available from 16:00 BST today.

They played an awesome set at Glastonbury at the weekend (did they ever catch that flight we wonder?) and now Haim have announced a new documentary about the recording of their forthcoming album Something to Tell You which is due out in July.

You can watch the trailer below.

Well Ed might be playing Wembley Stadium next year but the staff at the historic London venue can't worry themselves about that just yet as they've got the small matter of London pop queen Adele arriving today for the first of her four night residency.

The home of English football has announced enhanced security measures, external at the gigs and is therefore urging fans to arrive in good time.

The stage is nearly set as you can see above and Adele looks prepared for whatever weather the north London skies throw at her this evening.

She's even brought her brolly, look...

So Adele is ready and so are her fans by the looks of it.

Too much perhaps? Naaaaah.

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Last week we brought you the sad news that Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy had died at the age of 42.

Now some of the greatest hip hoppers in the game have paid tribute by having a crack at some of their favourite verses by the late rapper - whose real name was Albert Johnson.

Eminem spat out some lines from the 1995 Mobb Deep track Survival of the Fittest on Hot 97’s Real Late show, while Kendrick delivered a rap from Prodigy’s 2000 solo cut Genesis.

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US publication Billboard reports that a public memorial will be held for the late rapper at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in New York City tomorrow.

You can listen to Eminem and Kendrick pay tribute to Prodigy (below) in musical form over at Spin now., external

Eminem said after finishing his verse: “I just want to say rest in peace to Prodigy.

"We love you, homie. Hip Hop loves you. You will forever be missed.”

Big Boi gave this tribute to MTV , externaltoo on what made Prodigy so special.

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Just days after delighting their fans by smashing a high pressure pre-Radiohead Pyramid Stage slot at Glasto, The xx are now having to disappoint.

According to reports, the London indie-electro trio have been forced to cancel their upcoming three-day Night + Day festival at an epic waterfall in Iceland due to environmental issues.

Sampha, Robyn, Warpaint and others were also due to appear at the Skogafoss event from 14-16 July, but now the region of Skogafoss has been added to the country’s list of endangered areas.

A statement published in the Reykjavík Grapevine, external reads: “We regret to announce that Night + Day Iceland will not be going ahead.

"The location for the festival at Skógafoss has recently been added to the Environment Agency of Iceland’s list of endangered areas and there is simply not enough time for the promoters to ensure that the event will have no impact at all on the site.”

We have contacted the band for a statement.

If you have a festival ticket don't worry as full refunds will apparently be offered but if you've already booked your flight to Iceland then we're afraid to say you'll have to find something else to do out there.

Perhaps whale watching (below), or a dip in a hot spring or geyser.

Anything but watching The xx sadly.

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He teased it yesterday with a rather inappropriate picture involving a cake in his own image and now Ed Sheeran has announced a stadium tour of the UK, Ireland and Europe.

He'll be taking his show to cities including Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle and London in May next year.

So plenty of time to plan.

Rolling Stone magazine

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Britney Spears has defended her live shows after she was accused of lip synching.

It follows a fan shot video , externalfrom a recent gig which showed her struggling to remove a mic which had caught in her hair, while her singing mysteriously continued.

But speaking to an Israeli television station ahead of a show in Tel Aviv in July, she said: "Because I'm dancing so much I do have a little bit of playback, but there's a mixture of my voice and the playback.

"It really pisses me off because I am busting my ass out there and singing at the same time and nobody ever really gives me credit for it."

Read more, external.

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Last week, we told you about the return of Canadian singer (and part-time comedy actor) Drake.

His track Signs made its live debut during a Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris.

Now the track, his first new material since More Life has made it from the catwalk to Annie Mac's studio as her Hottest Record In The World last night.

The Radio 1 DJ thinks you're "gonna be playing it all summer long".

Yes - You.

And you.

Listen above.

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She's coming home, she's coming home, she's coming... Adele is coming home.

As the dust begins to settle on Glastonbury's green fields, the attention of the music world turns to Wembley Stadium as the London singer begins her whopping four-night stay at the home of English football.

Lucky you, if you've got a ticket.

Unlucky you, if you have a ticket for The xx gig next to an Icelandic waterfall as the show's been cancelled and we'll tell you why shortly, plus a hottest record from Drake, a new doc from Haim and some high emotions from Felix from the Maccabees.

Anyway while many of you are preparing to go Chasing Pavements we're about to start chasing stories.

Let's go.