OK people, do your talking while you're walking.

That's all we have for Monday's MNL

Scroll down for Missy's massive honour, Bros (second) big comeback and some super acts added to the Super Bowl half-time show lineup.

Plus reaction to the Brit Award nominations, The Weeknd gets slammed over allegedly homophobic lyrics and award-winning actor/singer Lady Gaga pays tribute to her dying horse

We'll end today with a tribute of our own to Foo Fighter Dave Grohl, who turns the big 5-0 today.

Take it away Dave.

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Finally today, following the news Travis Scott has agreed to be part of next month's NFL Super Bowl half-time show, the rapper may be not be egg-static with this next piece of "news".

A photo of an egg has surpassed a picture of the his baby girl, Stormi as the most liked Instagram post of all time.

No yoke.

The egg portrait (above) which gathered popularity via a campaign to get it to the top, has received more than 28 million likes after surpassing Stormi's 18 and a half million on Sunday.

The egg's account owner claims to be Henrietta, from the UK countryside, who began the challenge after seeing Buzzfeed publish a list of Instagram's most liked images.

"I saw this as a challenge to beat it," Henrietta told the publication.

"It was nothing personal."

Feel free to interpret this cracking story anyway you like.

Here's Stormi's mum - model Kylie Jenner's eggs-ellent reaction below.

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Rapper Lil Uzi Vert is apparently calling it quits on his music career.

He made the announcement on his Instagram page, external (which someone screen-grabbed below), writing "I wanna take the time out to say I thank each and every one of my supports but I'm done with music."

"I deleted everything I wanna be normal... I wanna wake up in 2013," he continued, before adding, "You are free."

It comes as fans were awaiting the 24-year-old's second album, Eternal Atake.

His debut Luv Is Rage 2, topped the US chart and was also a top 15 album in the UK.

He is perhaps known best over here for helping to boost the wool trade in Shetland.

Albeit inadvertently.

John Legend's 40th birthday celebrations took place at the weekend and found the crooner pulling off a passable James Bond impersonation.

We can't confirm whether he drank Vodka Martinis - shaken not stirred - all night but check out the glamorous-looking images of the white suit and bow-tied birthday boy and his wife Chrissy Teigen (above), posing beneath some expensive chandeliers alongside their celeb pals Kanye West and Kim K-W.

Just your average 40th scenes in social clubs up and down the land.

Rolling Stone magazine

The British rock legends have announced a new US tour and, to go with it, they've also pledged new music.

It will be their first since 2006 album, Endless Wire.

Speaking to Rolling Stone about the band's 29-date North American tour, guitarist Pete Townshend said: “I said I was not going to sign any contracts unless we have new material.

“This has nothing to do with wanting a hit album. It has nothing to do with the fact that The Who need a new album. It’s purely personal. It’s about my pride, my sense of self-worth and self-dignity as a writer.”

Apparently he hoped Roger Daltrey will record vocals later this year for a 2019 release.

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The singer has certainly changed physically since releasing his massive 2016 hit,I Took A Pill in Ibiza, external, and he wants you all to know that he's changed as a person too.

Disguised behind a head of curly hair and lumberjack beard, the singer addresses the deaths of his father and best pal, Swedish DJ Avicii, in the video for his new track, Move On.

He also tells fans he's planning to spend the next year walking across the Unites States.

Check out the video above.

Mike's new album A Real Good Kid is out on Friday.

The rapper has appeared to backtrack over a short interview at the weekend where he appeared to brush off the sexual abuse allegations made against the R&B singer.

"They don't let nobody have their legendary moments, he told website TMZ (above).

"I feel like they did Michael Jackson like that. They did R. Kelly like that. All the greats went down like that.

"Whatever happened, happened."

Now, in a further tweet, he has said his "heart is with the victims".

"I never thought the people I looked up to as a kid, who sang and danced and gave me hope to become a superstar would become drug addicts, child molestors and rapists. I am hoping we as a culture create better leaders. We need them."

R. Kelly has denied the claims made against him.

The singer has paid tribute to her new husband and longtime partner, Liam Hemsworth, to mark his 29th birthday.

In a Twitter post, external, captioned "HBD 2 Da Hubz", Miley made a list of the many things she loves about the Australian actor, including how he'll "sit and listen to me pluck out a new tune on the guitar for hours," how "hot" he is and how he even chips in with the laundry.

#ModernMan

Plenty of fans online have been getting all up in their feelings about the slushy post and in particular Miley's similarly laundry-themed line; “I love your dirty socks on the floor 'cause that means you’re HOME," appears to have almost sent some over the emotional edge.

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Classical music was the fastest-growing genre in 2018, figures released by the recording industry show.

Buoyed by the likes of Andrea Bocelli, Katherine Jenkins and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, sales and streams increased by 10.2% compared to 2017.

That compares favourably to the 5.7% rise in music consumption across all genres.

In fact, sales of classical CDs actually increased by 6.9% - bucking the downward trend in pop and rock.

Streams also showed significant growth in 2018, rising 42% year-on-year, compared to a 33% rise in the overall market.

Streaming now accounts for a quarter of classical consumption, lagging far behind the rest of the market, where the figure is 63.6%.

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The Canadian R&B singer dropped his new collab with French techno producer Gesaffelstein last week.

One of the verses from Lost in the Fire has angered people and left him facing accusations of homophobia.

The verse, which we can't reprint here, due to graphic language is about dating a girl who said she “might be into girls” and he suggests she is “going through a phase”.

In response, he tells her she should “bring a friend” for a threesome, and that doing so will make her straight.

British indie star Marika Hackman: "Well done...for managing to deride, fetishise and dismiss lesbianism all in one verse."

Another Twiiter user Kaicey said the lyrics are "the reason LGBT people stay in the closet".

She added: "As a part of that community I just want to say that it’s not a phase for me. Don’t ever dismiss it as a phase."

Writer Jill Gutowitz called the lyrics "vile".

MNL has asked The Weeknd for comment.

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The rapper pulled out of headlining the Californian music festival just days before the line-up was announced earlier this month.

Now, according to a report in Billboard, external, Kanye - instead of performing on the main Coachella stage - demanded a giant, custom-built dome in the middle of the festival grounds.

Apparently, execs from Goldenvoice, which owns the event, explained the dome would be impossible to build in four months and would require a complete rearrangement of the festival site and Kanye hung up the phone on them.

In a wide-ranging interview with The Los Angeles Times, external, Coachella founder Paul Tollett said:

“He has some great [production] ideas, but we just weren’t able to pull them off right now,” Tollett said about Kanye. “I’d like to circle back with him and figure out a future plan of what to do with what’s in his head.

"Up until 1 Jan, we were making a poster with Kanye on it."

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Pop star-turned actress Lady Gaga won two gongs at Sunday's Critics' Choice Awards in the US but had to leave early to tend to her stricken horse.

Gaga shared best actress with Glenn Close for her portrayal of Ally Maine in the movie, A Star is Born, and best song for Shallow.

“I am so honoured and blessed to have won both Best Song and Best Actress alongside Glenn Close this evening,” wrote Gaga on Twitter.

“My heart is exploding with pride," she tweeted.

"But it saddens me to say that just after the show I learned that my dear angel of a horse, Arabella, is dying. I am rushing to her now to say goodbye.”

Arabella was pictured in the publicity images for her 2016 album, Joanne.

Before dashing off Lady G told the gathered press that she will “definitely continue acting," according to Deadline., external

The awards add to her recent Golden Globe win and her Bafta nomination and now all eyes turn to next month's Oscars.

We'll find out whether she's nominated for the big one next week.

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Robbie Williams is "blasting Black Sabbath music" to torment his rock star neighbour Jimmy Page over their bitter home extension row, according to a complaint to their local council.

The Take That singer won a five-year battle when he was granted conditional approval last year to build a basement swimming pool at his London home.

Page fears excavation work will damage his 1875 Grade-I listed mansion.

Williams is also said to be imitating Page's former bandmate Led Zeppelin Robert Plant.

A letter to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea states that as well as Sabbath, the singer has been playing Pink Floyd and Deep Purple songs at high volume, as "he knows this upsets" the 75-year-old Led Zeppelin guitarist, who has lived at Tower House for more than 46 years.

The two stars live next door to each other in Holland Park - Williams' Grade II-listed home used to belong to film director and restaurant critic Michael Winner.

It is not publicly known who wrote the complaint, which is signed "Johnny", external.

Johnny you say? Hmmm.

Talking about the row in the Telegraph on Friday, external, a spokesman for Williams said the claims in the complaint were "a complete fabrication and nonsense".

Regardless of whether it's true or not, press play above next to Ozzy Osbourne face and just imagine Robbie grinning in his dressing gown.

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Rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi have been confirmed to perform alongside headliners Maroon 5 at the 2019 Super Bowl half-time show.

It's billed as 'the greatest show on earth' and more than 100 million people watched Justin Timberlake's 2018 show.

But Maroon 5 and co's decisions to perform next month isn't without controversy.

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There have been calls for them to pull out because of the NFL's harsh stance over players refusing to stand when the US national anthem is played, in protest against the treatment of black people in the US.

The Super Bowl takes place on 3 February 2019 in Atlanta and it's been rumoured that stars including Rihanna and Cardi B have refused to perform at the show, external.

According to reports from the US, Scott signed on only after the NFL agreed to join him in donating to a cause for social justice.

He's apparently made a $500,000 donation in partnership with the NFL to "social justice accelerator" Dream Corps.

In a statement reported by Billboard, external, Scott said: “I back anyone who takes a stand for what they believe in.

"I know being an artist that it’s in my power to inspire. So before confirming the Super Bowl Halftime performance, I made sure to partner with the NFL on this important donation."

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Missy Elliott made history on Saturday by becoming the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Only the third rapper ever inducted, Missy tweeted that she was "so humbly grateful."

The announcement was made on CBS This Morning in the US and Hall of Fame chairman Nile Rodgers paid a glowing tribute to Missy, describing her as "one of my favourite writers of all time."

We bet Nile says that about all the nominees.

"To me, it's important to have equality," he added.

"I've written with a lot of women songwriters, but not nearly enough. That's sort of my secret goal - I want to have more women songwriters."

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Speaking to Music News LIVE at the Wilderness Festival last summer, Nile told us: "Songwriting is the only part of the business that is almost equally represented by women as it is men, I've never met someone who has said, 'I don't want to sing that song because it's been written by a women,' like that would never happen.

"It's always been a place of good opportunity for women but still not quite equal and I want to try and do something that's makes a difference."

Also going into that most-esteemed Hall, alongside Missy, are fellow songwriters Dallas Austin, Tom T. Hall and John Prine, as well as Jack Tempchin and Yusuf Islam - formerly Cat Stevens.

Riding high following the huge success of their documentary, After the Screaming Stops, brothers Matt and Luke Goss have announced a big show in London this summer.

Bros will play the O2 Academy Brixton on 5 July 2019, with tickets on sale this Friday.

They played two sold out O2 Arena shows in London in 2017 - the build up to which was documented in the new film, which became cult viewing over the festive period due to the brother's cod philosophical pronouncements and inadvertent one-liners.

Like this from Luke on his hometown: "I'm a Londoner. Embankment. Big Ben. Cab drivers."

Well, quite.

“After the phenomenal response to the Bros film we’re genuinely looking forward to a more intimate show in our home town," said Matt.

The lads made the announcement on Good Morning Britain (above), from different studios... naturally.

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The Brit Award nominations were revealed this weekend, with female artists dominating the shortlist for 2019's ceremony.

Dua Lipa is up for four awards, including best single for One Kiss; tying with pop star Anne-Marie as the year's most-nominated artist.

And for only the second time in Brit Awards history, more women than men are up for the night's biggest prize, album of the year.

Former winner Florence + The Machine is joined by newcomers Jorja Smith and Anne-Marie in that category; with singer-songwriter George Ezra and pop group The 1975 completing the shortlist.

The panel were clearly unimpressed with the Arctic Monkeys' "lounge singer shimmer", as their chart-topping-yet-fan-splitting album, Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino, got overlooked entirely despite its Mercury nomination and appearance on many end of year critics' lists of the best albums of 2018.

The Sheffield band however will be firm favourites for best group; where they square off against last year's winners Gorillaz, pop architects Years & Years, Matty Healy's The 1975 and Little Mix - who receive the ninth nomination of their career.

The girls performed live on ITV on Saturday afternoon (above), next to a book shelf, as the awards were announced.

Sam Fender (below) was given his Brits Critics' Choice award on the show too by presenter Clara Amfo and the Geordie described the early accolade as "absolutely crackers."

You can scroll down this page for a taste of his performance.

Check out the full list of nominees for this year's Brit Awards.

The 2019 Brits ceremony will take place on Wednesday 20 February at London's O2 Arena - hosted again by comedian Jack Whitehall - and we'll be running a special MNL page on the night from about 17:00 GMT, so join us then.

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The DJ kicked off her brand new show as BBC Radio 2's first female weekday breakfast host by playing Aretha's Respect.

"It had to be a dame on this occasion," she told listeners.

Zoe has taken over from Chris Evans in the most listened-to slot on the UK airwaves.

She began Monday's show with the words: "Hello, my name is Zoe. How's your belly off for spots?"

Nope, us neither.

Apparently the saying is an alternative way of asking: "How are you?"

Her predecessor was listened to by around nine million listeners every morning and as with every other established show which has a new presenter in place, response to Zoe on social media (below) has been been mixed.

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Morning everybody and welcome back to Music News LIVE.

We hope you had as good a weekend as Brits Critics' Choice winner Sam Fender.

Check out a snippet of his pre-Brit Awards performance below and we'll tell you all about the nominees later

Plus, coming up:

• Lady Gaga says she will “definitely continue acting” after her US Critics' Choice wins

• Missy Elliott to be the first female rapper into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
• The Weeknd is slammed for homophobic new lyrics
• A big Bros announcement

If you're all sitting comfortably, let's begin...