Summary

  • News updates for 10 May 2017

  • 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen chosen to direct new Tupac film

  • Tributes to DJ Robert Miles who has died aged 47

  • TLC perform first ever UK gig & Paul Weller talks Eurovision and Bond themes

  • Warning: Third party content may contain ads

  1. Pigs on the wing (of the BBC)published at 15:57 BST 10 May 2017

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    Yeah and pigs can f...oh

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

    You know it's time to go home when you see this outside of work.

    Scroll us down for a sneak peak inside Pink Floyd's new V & A exhibition (you may well find another flying pig within) and a review of TLC's first ever UK gig.

    Plus an interview with Eurovision and James Bond enthusiast Paul Weller, ahead of the release of his new album on Friday.

    And tributes to legendary trance DJ Robert Miles who has died aged 47.

    It's goodnight from us.

    To play us out, some Afrobeat electro funk courtesy of Ibibio Sound Machine from Later...with Jools last night.

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  2. Kasabian on tonight's One Showpublished at 15:40 BST 10 May 2017

    BBC One

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    Serge told us last week that playing Glastonbury was like completing Mario... so the only thing left to do after that surely is to play The One Show.

    The lads, who are challenging Ed Sheeran for the #1 album spot this week, are in the building for tonight's show on BBC One at 19:00 BST.

    They posted this after-party madness on their Instagram last night, so let's just hope there's no hangovers.

    Nobody needs that on peak time national TV.

  3. London Grammar announce UK tourpublished at 15:33 BST 10 May 2017

    Hannah Reid of London GrammarImage source, Getty Images

    The trio are back and will showcase tracks from their forthcoming record Truth Is A Beautiful Thing on the road in October.

    Don't worry, it will be out by then so you can all sing along.

    Their tour, external kicks off in Leeds on Wednesday 18 October and sees them take in Manchester, London, Birmingham, Nottingham and Bristol before concluding in Newcastle on 29 October.

    They're certainly not traversing the land in the most eco-friendly order there but it's bound to be a top tour.

  4. Robert Miles' Children - the hit written to save clubbers' livespublished at 15:23 BST 10 May 2017

    Robert Miles in 1996Image source, PA
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    Miles wanted his biggest hit to help stop Italy's "Saturday night slaughter"

    The story behind Italian DJ Robert Miles' biggest hit Children.

    The DJ, whose real name was Roberto Concino has died age 47. Scroll down for tributes from the likes of Pete Tong and Darude.

    Miles said he hoped his biggest track would help stop Italy's "Saturday night slaughter".

    Read more

  5. Childish Gambino to release virtual reality vinylpublished at 15:04 BST 10 May 2017

    Pitchfork

    Childish GambinoImage source, Getty Images

    Welcome to the distance future. The year 2017...

    ...where vinyl records now come with virtual reality goggles and exclusive aps allowing you to access virtual reality live performances.

    Rapper/writer/actor Childish Gambino’s 2016 album Awaken, My Love! is to be given this very treatment in a new release on 19 May.

    Gambino aka Donald Glover previously shared a virtual reality video for his track Me and Your Mama (below), as part of his PHAROS gig Experience.

    Time waits for no man or musical format.

    Non-believers try it out for yourself below.

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  6. Trent Reznor shares new track for Banksy hotelpublished at 14:45 BST 10 May 2017

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    Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails have shared a new song Green Lines, which was created for Banksy's latest project, the The Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem. 

    Film composer Hans Zimmer and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers have also pre-recorded gigs for the hotel which opened in March on the occupied West Bank and boasts “the worst view in the world”.

    Sir Elton John opened the hotel via a video link a few weeks ago.

    Trent and Atticus won an Oscar for their score for The Social Network.

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  7. A look around the V&A Pink Floyd exhibitionpublished at 14:22 BST 10 May 2017

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    You don't get to become (arguably) the biggest prog rock band of all time without putting a lot of thought into your visuals and for Pink Floyd, it was almost as important as the music.

    A new exhibition at the V&A, external in London, called Their Mortal Remains, takes a look at their five-decade history and how they turned music into a visual spectacle.

    The BBC's David Sillito has gone along for the ride...

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    David Silito has a look around the Pink Floyd exhibition at the V&A Museum

  8. Calvin Harris: Is this the biggest list of album cameos ever?published at 13:54 BST 10 May 2017

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    The Gorillaz record Humanz a few weeks back could've laid claim to this...but now Scottish DJ and friend to the stars Calvin Harris may have topped it.

    He posted the above Twitter video promising an album to come on 30 June, called Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 and featuring...(deep breath)...Katy Perry, John Legend, Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Frank Ocean and Migos...

    Want more? Ok (inhale again)...Young Thug, Pharrell Williams, Ariana Grande...oh you're just going to have to watch it for yourself to find out the rest or we'd be here all day.

    He's not left much room to manoeuvre if he decides to do a Vol. 2 

    Sequels are usually pants anyway.

    Read more.

    It's fair to say Radio 1's breakfast team of Grimmy, Sinead and special guest Rylan are pretty excited about the names on this list.

    Listen below.

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    The list of big names featuring on his new record is long.

  9. More acts & highbrow chat added to Glasto lineuppublished at 13:27 BST 10 May 2017

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    It's getting close now festival season isn't. Have you chosen your weapon yet?

    We're off to The Great Escape, external in Brighton and will be doing a special Music News LIVE page from the seaside city on Friday 19 May.

    If you're off to Glastonbury, external, then the line-up for Billy Bragg's Left Field stage has just been announced.

    Joining Billy will be Dreadzone and Alison Moyet, as well BBC Introducing favourites Cabbage and Declan McKenna.

    Left Field is also the destination for some light-hearted discussions about Brexit, fake news and whether or not democracy is broken and if culture can save us?

    Check out the full lineup below.

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  10. TLC treat their UK fans with a 'joyous' stage debutpublished at 12:57 BST 10 May 2017

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    We know that many of you will have waited a lifetime for this one, so we hope you got in.

    The US girl band's first ever gig on these shores took place at Koko in Camden, London last night.

    You can also see a video of the performance on the band's Facebook page, external, but really the next best thing to actually being there is being guided through it by our music reporter Mark Savage.

    He described it as "25 years of anticipation translated into one of the most joyous and affectionate shows in living memory".

    Beat that.

    Read more.

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    TLC on performing again and playing in the UK for the first time

    He also spoke to the girls before the show at soundcheck and they blamed their record label for their lack of UK shows to date and confirmed that the spirit of late band-mate and rapper Lisa Left Eye Lopes lived on in them.

    Check it above.

  11. Sigrid, 10CC and more perform on Later... with Joolspublished at 12:35 BST 10 May 2017

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    Okay, it's nearly food time so here's a little musical treat for you for with your cheese butties.

    Series 50 of Jools Holland's show rolled on last night with the 20 year-old Norwegian catching the eye with a powerful performance of her track Don't Kill My Vibe.

    We're sure she doesn't mind us sharing her vibe though and you can check it out above.

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    If your vibe is more 70s rock from Stockport, then 10CC were also in the house.

    They brought up the average age but also brought down the house with a rendition of their 1973 track Rubber Bullets.

    New Orleans garage soul rocker Benjamin Booker was also on the show along with African funk disco band Ibibio Sound Machine, while there were debuts from Kentucky singer-songwriter Joan Shelley and Vancouver punk rock duo Japandroids.

    Catch the full show on BBC Two on Friday night from 23:05 BST.

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  12. Apple Music to stream Harry Styles album documentarypublished at 12:10 BST 10 May 2017

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    There are still two days to go until Harry Styles releases his debut self-titled album but here is another taster for you.

    He sang the aptly-named Ever Since New York on US breakfast show Today, wearing a rather fetching pink suit...though we rather fancy we have seen it before.

    Shakin' Stevens

    For anyone under the age of 30, that's Wales' answer to Elvis Presley, Shakin' Stevens.

    Fans will also get a better look into how Harry's album came together with a new documentary exclusive to Apple Music.

    Harry Styles: Behind the Album, which premieres on 15 May, will have behind the scenes footage and, in addition to clips of our 'Arry recording in the studio, the film will also feature live performances and shots of the singer scuba diving and getting his famous locks cut.

    Because we know how instrumental that can be to the creative process....

  13. Road geek identifies location of Radiohead album coverpublished at 11:26 BST 10 May 2017

    OK Computer albumImage source, Radiohead/Parlophone

    Demonstrating a new level of uber-geekery, one Radiohead fan claims to have managed to find the actual highway that formed the basis for the cover art on Radiohead's OK Computer album.

    Reddit user Jordan 117's quest began when he came across the concept album from the cover and wrote "you can tell that the area is urban, hilly, and probably American going by the signage and right-driving traffic". 

    He then headed to an online forum "a haven for 'road geeks' who love discussing interstates, construction, road trips, etc."

    After just six short hours, he had his answer, as apparently the cover shows the eastbound junction of I-84 with I-91 in Hartford, Connecticut.

    Read more, external about his groundbreaking theory.

    And here's a graphic, external which purports to prove the location.

    Over to you Thom, any comment?

    Thom YorkeImage source, Getty Images
  14. Rave reviews for Madchester classical orchestrapublished at 10:59 BST 10 May 2017

    The Happy Mondays' dancer Bez with the Manchester Camerata at a Hacienda Classical gigImage source, GOODMAN/LNP/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK

    God bless this acid house indeed (as Kasabian would say, external)...

    An orchestra that has tripled its audience by playing less Beethoven and Mozart and more New Order and 808 State has won a major classical music award.

    The Manchester Camerata was named best ensemble at the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Awards on Tuesday.

    That was partly thanks to its successful Hacienda Classical gigs, where it covers acid house anthems.

    The judges said the orchestra had "blazed a brilliant trail for what a 21st Century orchestra can do".

    The orchestra have even landed the opening slot on the Pyramid Stage at this year's Glastonbury.

    Read more.

  15. Listen: Kate Nash covers Britney Spearspublished at 10:56 BST 10 May 2017

    BBC Radio 2

    Wanna see one of the most quintessentially British acts performing a US pop classic?

    Sure you do.

    Here's Kate Nash (above) doing her best Britney and reminiscing about almost obsolete musical formats with Jo Whiley and the Radio 2 team.

    She also told the tale (below) of how a chat in Annie Lennox's kitchen helped her to navigate her career and how her fans helped her overcome being dropped by her record label.

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    Kate Nash talks about getting advice from Annie Lennox and getting dropped by her label.

  16. Brit director Steve McQueen to take on Tupac's story in new docpublished at 10:33 BST 10 May 2017

    Variety

    Tupac Shakur hologram at CoachellaImage source, Getty Images

    Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen has been chosen by the estate of the late rapper Tupac Shakur to direct a new documentary on his life.

    The announcement was made by trustee Tom Whalley and Amaru Entertainment, the company created by Tupac's mum Afeni Shakur.

    "I am extremely moved and excited to be exploring the life and times of this legendary artist,” said Steve.

    "I attended NYU film school in 1993 and can remember the unfolding hip-hop world and mine overlapping with Tupac’s through a mutual friend in a small way. Few, if any shined brighter than Tupac Shakur.

    "I look forward to working closely with his family to tell the unvarnished story of this talented man."

    The rapper's murder in 1996 remains unsolved and he was the subject of another documentary, Biggie and Tupac, by British filmmaker Nick Broomfield in 2002.

    His life is also being dramatised in the new movie All Eyez on Me (below).

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  17. Paul Weller on new album, Bond theme, babies & Eurovisionpublished at 10:09 BST 10 May 2017

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    The Modfather's Kind Revolution is coming people...so look busy.

    Weller's 13th studio album arrives on Friday so we had a chat with him to find out:

    1. What The Kind Revolution is all about? 

    and...

    2. What else could there be left on his bucket list, after nearly 40 years in the biz?

    Turns out.. 

    1. It's about peace and love, man...and 

    2. Well, quite a lot still and a few surprises...

    Like it transpires he's in the market to soundtrack a new film by a certain British super spy.

    "I want to write a James Bond theme tune," he told us.

    "I've got this half a song that me and Noel Gallagher worked on and I think it would be great for a Bond theme. There's a bit of minor key going on. That would be an ambition definitely."

    Read more.

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  18. Eurovision Song Contest: Australia through to finalpublished at 09:48 BST 10 May 2017

    Isaiah Firebrace scored Australia a place in the finalImage source, Reuters

    Despite being on the other side of the planet, Australia will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday for the third year running after making it through last night's first semi-final in Kiev.

    If you're still confused as to why the Aussies have been included, here's a quick reminder...

    Poland, Sweden and hotly-tipped Portugal also made it through but the dream is over already for Finland's Norma John and seven other acts.

    So that's one of us out of the work sweep already before the final has even begun.

    Anyway, our entertainment reporter Neil Smith watched the action unfold.

    Read more.

    You can re-live last night's drama via the iPlayer.

  19. Tributes to DJ Robert Miles who has died aged 47published at 09:29 BST 10 May 2017

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    Starting with sad news this morning with news Italian DJ Robert Miles, best known for his 1996 hit Children (above) has died at the age of 47.

    The news was announced by the Italian edition of music magazine DJ Mag , externalearlier, quoting his friend Joe T Vanelli, who posted the news on social media.

    In the post, translated from Italian, he called him "a great talent and artist of our time," adding he would miss "quarrels, jokes, criticisms... but above all your talent in finding unrivaled sounds and melodies".

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    Tributes to the DJ, whose real name was Robert Concina, have been led by Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong.

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    Pete Tong and the Heritage Orchestra paid tribute to his famous trance track, which was originally written by Robert on the acoustic guitar, at the Ibiza Prom in 2015.

    Watch below from 11'20.

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  20. FanMailpublished at 09:08 BST 10 May 2017

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    TLC at Koko, London

    Yo.

    We get lots of it here on Music News LIVE but not as much as TLC who performed their first ever UK gig last night and we'll tell you all about it today.

    Eurovision kicked off in Kiev last night too so we'll also tell you who will now join the UK in Saturday's final. Give you a clue one of them is not actually in Europe.

    We also spoke to Paul Weller ahead of the release of his new album a Kind Revolution this week and he told us that one of the tracks on it is a potential Eurovision winner.

    Wellervision eh - who knew?

    Find out which one and much more throughout today.