Thanks for joining us this week folks, we're off to the Brecon Beacons in Wales now for Green Man Festival.

More on that on Monday, same place, same time.

Scroll down today's page though for musical tributes to the late, great Aretha Franklin from the likes of new album star Ariana Grande and Alicia Keys.

Plus new music from London resident Janet Jackson (who loves the British rain), Jess Glynne, Kurt Vile, Slaves and more.

Plus, of course 5 Things We've Learned This Week.

We'll leave you with more tributes to the Queen of Soul, who died yesterday at 76, from 6 Music - who have a whole weekend of programmes planned in her honour.

Thanks for the music Aretha.

So it's Friday afternoon and we're all another week older and wiser.

Not quite as wise as the Queen of Pop, Madonna, who turned 60 on Thursday.

But we do now know that Prince's famous date with a prize winner is to be turned into a film and that Big Moon guitarist Soph Nathan is also now a fully-fledged frontwoman too with Our Girl.

Having said all that here's our top five music news stories from over the past seven days.

1) Aretha Franklin will be greatly missed

Reports emerged on Monday that the Queen of Soul was "seriously ill" at her home in Detroit.

Early tributes poured in from around the music world from the likes of Mariah Carey (above) and Beyonce and Jay dedicated their Motor City gig that night to the Respect singer.

A spokesman for the family later confirmed the reports, adding their thanks for the "love and support".

On Wednesday, it was revealed that an all-star tribute gig - arranged by music exec, Clive Davis - is already in the offing for November, while Aretha's own church prayed for "a miracle".

The Queen of Soul was announced to have died yesterday at the age of 76, with the likes of Carol King, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Annie Lennox, Alexander O'Neill and former US president Bill Clinton leading the tributes.

Read more.

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2) Liam Gallagher protects his fans from security

LG's busy summer took him to the Sonarama Ribera Festival in Burgos on Saturday, where he had to cut short a rendition of the Oasis classic Wonderwall in order to berate Spanish security guards for their treatment of some of his fans.

"They're having fun man, stop getting on their cases," he said.

You can check out some fan-shot footage above.

Watch from about 40 seconds in as Liam signals to his band to stop before singling out what he believed to be an over-zealous official.

What's Spanish for 'As You Were'?

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3) Stormzy is still the people's champ

While taking a load of fans on holiday on Merky Airways may have been a fun PR stunt, the south London rapper's latest move is set to change the lives of two young people for good.

On A-Level results day on Thursday, the rapper launched his new Stormzy Scholarship to help a couple of talented black students get to Cambridge University.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast, the star - who didn't do A-Levels despite his six A*s, three As and three Bs at GCSE - said: "I always said I wanted it to serve as a reminder that the opportunity is there.

"If you're academically brilliant, then don't think because you come from a certain community, that studying at one of the highest educational institute in the worlds isn't possible."

The grime MC will fund one scholarship this year, while the other will be funded by YouTube Music - who pledged support after hearing of Stormzy's plans.

Read more and discover how to apply

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4) Pearl Jam's dead Trump gig poster caused a stink in some quarters

The Seattle grunge pioneers were accused of producing a "blatant display of extremism" with the below image.

The poster - designed by bassist Jeff Ament and artist Bobby Brown - depicts a blazing White House on fire, with the tiny figure of US President Donald Trump being eaten by an eagle.

It was designed for a gig in Montana on Monday night, which also acted as a fundraiser to help re-elect Democrat senator Jon Tester. Republican Matt Rosendale - who is hoping to unseat Tester - described the poster as “disgusting and reprehensible”

Ament later explained the move in a letter to Rolling Stone magazine: "The role of artists is to make people think and feel, and the current administration has us thinking and feeling.

"I was the sole conceptualist of this poster, and I welcome all interpretations and discourse. Love, from the First Amendment, Jeff Ament.”

Read more.

Last but not least...

5) Nicki Minaj made a US TV show host blush

The US rapper did not hold back on her controversial-yet-playful new track, Barbie Dreams.

The song features on new album, Queen, and sees Nicki list and diss a number of big name stars - including Drake - that she would not, ahem, "get with", as US TV show presenter Stephen Colbert so chastely puts it.

Colbert has quick to notice, however, that his name was not on the banned list.

Watch above as Nicki responds with a freestyle rap that would almost make your computer screen blush, let alone the poor presenter.

Read more.

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Is there anyone left for Calvin Harris to collaborate with?

Sam Smith is the latest singer to fall into his clutches.

They've teamed up to create the track Promises, along with Jessie Reyez.

If you're wondering what they're up to at the mo, then Sam Smith is currently on his global headline tour in support of his album The Thrill Of It All.

Calvin is spending his summer playing a residency in Ibiza - but he's not taxing himself too much by only playing three dates at Pacha.

Easy money for the world's richest DJ.

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Fans of the purple one rejoice!

A huge batch of Prince catalogue titles have been made available online for the first time, alongside a new anthology.

An agreement struck between between Sony and the Prince Estate in June means the trove of 23 rare Prince titles - often hard-to-find or out-of-print - can now be streamed and bought online.

The releases - spanning 1995 to 2010 - include multiple albums, from Chaos and Disorder (1996) to LOtUSFLOW3R (2009), taken from Prince's time with The Revolution.

A number of live performances also feature, as well as online recordings from his own subscription service, NPG.

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The artist held a love-hate relationship with the digitalisation of music prior to his death in 2016.

Originally a willing digital innovator, he released his 1998 album Crystal Ball online, in addition to launching NPG.

But by 2010 he branded the internet "completely over" and limited the distribution of his material on streaming sites and services.

Following his death, investigators discovered that the star had been hoarding a secret vault of unreleased material in the basement of his Paisley Park estate that is yet to see the light of day.

Thankfully his estate have also curated a new compilation, Prince Anthology: 1995-2010, to posthumously bridge this gap.

It should be stressed that the material is not part of the 'Prince vault' of unreleased music discovered in the basement of the singer's Paisley Park home.

To celebrate, the rather raunchy video for Black Sweat is now available on YouTube and you can check it above.

The collection - separate from the stash of newly-released catalogue titles, brings together 37 key recordings from the era - chronicling his evolution into the new millennium and beyond with hits from Emancipation, Musicology and many, many more.

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You might have seen that airline advert where people are holding hands running across beaches to the sound of Jess Glynne's Hold My Hand (see what they did there) or even been lucky enough to go on one of their planes and hear the song played on loop throughout your flight.

To us that all sounds wonderful, but apparently some holiday goers are a bit annoyed by the whole thing and have decided to vent their frustrations on social media.

As they say there's no such thing as bad publicity and with her new single, All I Am out today, she has chosen the perfect time to apologise to all those disgruntled passengers.

Speaking to Kat Shoob from The Official Vodafone Big Top 40, she said she would like to say sorry to anyone who's sick of her song.

"I didn’t make them do it like that. I agreed to let them have my song and I apologise if it annoys you!”

“I haven’t been on a Jet2 flight you know, why haven’t they invited me? Take me away guys!,” she added.

See you on the 8.07 Gatwick to Mallorca flight then Jess?

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The raucous Kent duo released their third album, Acts of Fear and Love, today.

The album contains previously released Cut and Run, Photo Opportunity and Chokehold.

The video for the latter, external saw guitarist Laurie Vincent auditioning famous drummers - incuding the gorilla from the Cadbury's ad - after bandmate Isaac Holman had apparently quit the band to pursue a dancing career.

Thankfully it was all a simple lampoon and the band are are tight as ever ahead of their album launch party gig at the Old Blue Last pub in London tonight.

The NME, external give it 4/5 stars saying they've "reinvigorate[d] their sound to brilliant effect on album number three, expanding their breakneck tunes into arena territory."

The Independent, external give it the same score, writing that the pair are "having more fun then ever before", adding that "they sing with a raw ferocity dripping in sarcasm".

The band, who recently supported Kasabian on tour, left the above message for "everyone who made this happen".

Don't mention it lads, keep up the good work.

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Radio 1's breakfast show will have a new presenter from Monday, in the shape of Greg James.

The 32-year-old takes over from Nick Grimshaw, who has hosted it since 2012.

BBC Entertainment reporter Steven McIntosh caught up with Greg ahead of his first show and found out how Taylor Swift's fans prepared him for his new higher profile, and who will be replacing his previous sidekick Chris Smith as his newsreader on the show.

Read more.

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The frontwoman for California heavy metal band Huntress has died age 43.

A statement from the band on their Facebook page , externalsaid Jill Janus took her own life on Tuesday.

The band said she was "a long-time sufferer of mental illness" and "spoke publicly about these challenges in hopes of guiding others to address and overcome their mental illness".

"She will be missed more than she could have ever known," they said.

Read more.

'Iconic' Janet Jackson - as latest collaborator Daddy Yankee calls her - is back today with a new music video for Made For Now.

The pair are seen partying in the streets of Brooklyn, New York.

Listen closely and you might even learn some Spanish from the Puerto Rican star. We caught "manana" and "uno, dos, tres" but the rest was a little bit too "rapido" to be honest.

Janet has been speaking to Radio 1Xtra breakfast show host and JJ mega-fan Dotty this morning about the new release, her upcoming musical project and being a mother for the first time at 50 (with some advice for fellow new baby momma Cardi B).

She also told Dotty what she loves most about living in London these days and it's not exactly what you'd expect.

Listen below.

"I love the rain and the people have been very sweet" she said.

"I'm not crazy about the cold but I love those overcast days.

"If you listen to a lot of the music you'll hear the thunder and the lightning and the rain."

Maybe Janet should try Carlisle next, or maybe Glasgow or Cardiff.

Listen back to the show here.

Loading Zones is the first new solo music from Kurt since 2015’s b’lieve i’m goin down.

In the meantime he put out a joint album with his guitar buddy Courtney Barnett last year.

The new song and video is an ode to Kurt's native city of Philadelphia despite it's apparently expensive parking situation.

Watch above and see how Kurt calmly deals with those pesky parking attendants.

Kurt tours the UK with his band the Violators in November.

Next up, sporting an impressive pair of white cowboy boots and some 1980s Premier League short-shorts, Maggie Rogers gets her groove on in a drained out swimming pool with her pals for the video Give A Little.

"Shoutout to my college pals... these badass sk8r ladies, and the crew that helped make it happen. had so much fun making this," she tweeted., external

The 24-year-old is due to play at the Reading and Leeds festivals over the August bank holiday weekend.

Last but by no means least in this new music trilogy is Mancunian grime star Bugzy Malone.

His long-awaited debut studio album is out today, featuring the likes of Rag 'n' Bone Man, JP Cooper and Not3s.

We brought you Bugzy's track with the bearded soul singer a few weeks back when it was Annie Mac's Hottest Record but you can check it out again now (above), ahead of his big support slot with Liam Gallagher at Old Trafford Cricket Ground tomorrow.

Ariana Grande wasn't the only modern singing star to pay a musical tribute to Aretha Franklin after the news broke last night.

Alicia Keys honored her too with with her own rendition of "one of my favourite songs", (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, during an episode of Nicki Minaj’s Queen Radio show on Beats 1 on Apple Music.

It's a more stripped down keyboard version that Ariana's full band setup but equally moving - especially for DJ Nicki - and you can check it above.

"I was listening to her music while I was driving in," said Alicia.

"She’s so special. I feel sad, but really inspired and celebratory.

Alicia went on to recall the time she got to perform alongside the late Queen of Soul.

“It was kind of scary to be in her presence, in a good way.

"When you just know you’re in the presence of greatness. I remember the first time Clive [Davis] asked me to perform with her. She’s one of the greatest of all time, one of the greatest voices.

"I remember her giving me a lot of love and said she played my songs during her shows. She performed You Don’t Know My Name."

Another US singer Janelle Monae also paid tribute to Aretha by posting a picture of the two of them (above) sharing an embrace..

Monae described her as a "genius", adding that she is "infinitely thankful" to the Detroit star.

Read more: Alicia, Beyonce and other global stars who worshipped Aretha Franklin

TMZ

The family of Aretha Franklin are planning a public viewing funeral at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, according to reports.

The US singer known as the Queen of Soul, died of cancer, yesterday at her home in Detroit, aged 76.

US publication TMZ reports, external that sources close to the family say the museum, which was also the site of US civil rights activist Rosa Parks' viewing in 2005, has been chosen to accommodate the thousands expected to show up.

They add that a traditional church service for her viewing will not be an option due to the expected turnout.

Rosa Parks was known as the 'first lady of civil rights' and 'mother of the freedom movement'.

Aretha was also heavily involved in the fight for equality and sang at the funeral of Martin Luther King Junior in 1968, as well as former US president Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009.

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Meanwhile WKRA, external radio in the States report that the Motown Museum will play the music of Aretha Franklin for three days straight this weekend.

Although never signed to the Detroit label, museum CEO Robin Terry says Aretha was “was a part of the Motown family.”

“Groups like the Four Tops and the Temptations and Smokey Robinson, they were like brothers," Terry said, "and she was a sister to them and they were like brothers to her.”

Read more: Tributes flow in for Queen of Soul

The 25-year-old US star brought the house down last night with a hastily-arranged and emotional rendition of Aretha's 1967 hit (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

The singer, who was booked on the show to promote her new fourth album, Sweetener, performed alongside Jimmy's house band, US hip hop legends The Roots.

Variety reports, external that Ariana initially said no to the request from the show's producers as she was too emotional to sing, due to Aretha being one of her heroes.

Thankfully Questlove from the band apparently persuaded her to go ahead with the powerful performance which you can check out below.

Speaking to the US chat show host afterwards, Ariana recalled meeting Aretha at the White House.

"She was so sweet and so cute and I was like 'how are you a real person?'

"It was an honour to have met her and we're going to celebrate her."

Ariana went on to say that she also received a memorable phone call from the late soul singer, who wanted to send her some music by her nephew.

"She called me one time and she goes 'Hi it's Aretha" added Ariana.

"And I was like 'Franklin?!'

"There's only one Aretha."

Listen below to the heartwarming tale as Aretha struggles with Ariana's rather modern suggestion of emailing over some music, preferring instead the old fashioned method.

Miss Grande's new record Sweetener - her first since the Manchester bomb attack after one of her gigs last year - contains the singles God is a Woman and No More Tears Left to Cry and is out today.

Read more: Ariana Grande's Sweetener track by track - the stories behind the songs.

Hello again and welcome to Friday's edition of Music News LIVE.

Yesterday was "a sad day" for music lovers, as Rolling Stone Keith Richards puts it above, as news broke of the death of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul.

Tributes poured in from around the music world and we'll bring you more of those today.

Also coming up today, US pop star Ariana Grande gets a standing ovation for her musical tribute to Aretha ahead of the release of her fourth album, Kent punk rockers Slaves drop their third and Manc grime star Bugzy Malone puts out his first, following three top 10 EPs.

Singles wise, Janet Jackson teams up with Daddy Yankee, Calvin Harris collaborates with Sam Smith and Jess Glynne is back with another track.

Plus later we'll have 5 Things We've Learned This Week.

We're off to Green Man Festival in Wales just after lunch, so let's get started immediately, with Aretha performing (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.