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Right that is your lot from us for today, but if you can't stand the thought then simply scroll back down to the bottom of the page and pretend it's morning again. Easy.

There you'll find news on a change of location for Bestival, new videos from Lady Gaga, Bastille and more, plus some Girls Aloud baby news (no, not Cheryl).

Also Patti Smith explains her Nobel stage fright.

It's New Music Friday tomorrow so let's hook up again - same time, same place - for more of the biggest and best music news.

In a bit.

Ps. We'll also let you in on The Five Things We've Learned This Week too.

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Simon Frith is stepping down from his role as chair Mercury Prize's judging panel after 25 years.

He revealed the news in a lengthy essay, saying he handed in his notice after Skepta won the award on 15 September.

The article then delves deep into the history of the award, describing how it has changed over the years. Most notably, Frith says the prize was created to lure lapsed music fans back into record shops. Nowadays, though, it tries to persuade young people to check out new music on streaming services.

Although Frith gives no explicit reason for his decision to quit, he does mention that the Prize was taken over by the music industry's trade body, the BPI, in 2013, after it lost its sponsor. 

"The starting principle of the prize was that it shouldn’t be run by the BPI," he says, explaining that the prize rewarded artistic merit rather than "marketing budgets".

However, he adds: "I can’t say, after serving two years under the new regime, that it has made any difference to the judging process or results, though the shift in power among the various institutions involved is clear (and I have no doubt that, as an event, the Prize will be marketed differently in the future)."

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Have you thought about your New Year's resolutions yet? Don't worry, there's still plenty of time to make (and then break) them yet.

If industry rumours are to be believed then a number of massive players may have already vowed to return to the musical arena in 2017.

We can't be sure yet - but here's five definitely maybes.

OK amigos - vamos!

There's something going on in Madrid. Something of a strictly garage rock flavour.

Last year saw lo-fi girl band Hinds become the first major Spanish act to play Glastonbury and now their good pals The Parrots are hot on their tails.

Check out the new video below for their incredibly catchy A Thousand Ways, off their debut album Los Ninos Sin Miedo.

You'd be forgiven for thinking this track was off the Nuggets collection and being beamed to you directly from the jukebox of some San Fran' bar in the late '60s. But don't be fooled. It's very much arriving via the internet, from the Spanish capital, in 2016...

...Y es muy bien.

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Did you enjoy Jamie T's efforts below? Good.

This year alone we've seen Usher, Christine and the Queens and Craig David, to name but a few, set Radio 1's Live Lounge on fire.

The 1975's cover of 1D was deemed the best of 2016 - but has the award been handed out prematurely? This afternoon's special guest is bound to stake a late claim for the title...

Who is he? We'll give you a clue. This man has played in toilets up and down the land with his long-suffering band Forgone Conclusion and even earned his stripes with a memorable impromptu acoustic set in his own office.

Got it?

That's right, this afternoon David Brent will be heading in to Radio 1 to talk to Greg James and to make his Live Lounge debut, where he will perform his own rendition of a well-known hit - before hitting the road again for a gig in Bournemouth this evening.

Brent released his debut album Life on The Road this summer and you can check out his vocal talents below in the video for first single Gypsy Lady.

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But what 'vibe' will he go for today? Another political reggae number perhaps? Or will it be foot down to the floor for a rock 'n' roll classic?

He's shown his credentials at covering other artists in the past, including Sting's Every Breath You Take and an, ahem, emotional rendition of If You Don't Know Me By Now, external?

Tune in to Greg James from 4pm to hear what goes down.

Oh and while you're waiting...go and get the guitar.

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What is it with rappers and cartoons today?

While his erstwhile Wu Tang bandmate RZA is appearing in none other than the Simpsons (scroll down), Method Man has put his writing skills to good use working on a Christmas holiday special comic book for Marvel.

He has co-written Ghost Rider X-Mas Special Infinite, which is described as a “feel-good, positive” story.

Co-writer and illustrator Anthony Piper said: "This was my first writing assignment with Marvel and I definitely wanted to interject some humour into the story. 

"The rapper Method Man came up with the story and I scripted the dialogue for it. 

"Taking my writing style and combining it with some of the elements already in the story felt kind of tricky, but also fun."

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On Monday, The 1975 picked up the BBC Music award for best Live Lounge performance for their version of One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful..

Singer Matty Healy acknowledged the oddness of accepting an award for a cover of a song you didn't write by a band who also didn't write it.

Now, his own band have been given a cover treatment by singer-songwriter Jamie T in the LIve Lounge - so sit back and watch if you have a few minutes spare.

And if you have more than a few minutes, you can then always relive the 1975's award-winning performance, external too.

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Check out Snoop Dogg as a Simpsons character!

He, along with the Wu Tang's RZA and Common are starring in the show's first hour-long episode which pays homage to The Great Gatsby - entitled The Great Phatsby.

Another guest on the roster is Empire star Taraji P. Henson.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the episode revolves around a doomed friendship between Mr. Burns and a hip-hop mogul named Jay G, with Homer narrating.

We'll be tuning in for shizzle.

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We asked for your best snaps with your musical heroes and you didn't disappoint.

Lizxbitz posts one of her with Matty Healy from The 1975 "when he was too cool for school".*

Tom Stephens goes further back to New Year's Eve 2005, with a shot of him and a pal with Chemical Brother Ed. Ed is either having the time of his life or has fallen a kip!

Keep 'em coming via @bbcmusic.

*Has anyone ever actually been kicked out of school for that?

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Country-singing legend Dolly Parton has helped to raise $9m (£7.2m) for those affected by deadly wildfires in her native Tennessee, with a star-studded telethon.

Last month's blaze killed 14 people and burned over 2,500 structures and 17,000 acres of land not far from the singer's estate.

Dolly responded by establishing the My People Fund, vowing to donate $1,000 a month for six months to each of the families effected.

Now with a little help from her friends at the Smoky Mountains Rise event, including Cyndi Lauper, Don McLean (above) and Kenny Rogers, Dolly has helped to raise more funds for the victims.

Reports in America suggest the night even started with a $200,000 donation from Taylor Swift, followed by one of $100,000 from Paul Simon.

Good work team.

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Fifth Harmony singer Lauren Jauregui has reportedly been found with marijuana in her bags at a US airport.

According to US website TMZ, external, the 20 year old was stopped at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC on Tuesday night.

Police were called to the airport terminal, but her team is denying claims the singer was arrested.

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Earlier today (scroll down) we told you about Bestival's decision to move from its long-term home on the Isle of Wight to Dorset on the UK mainland.

There's been some reaction to that news now, both good and band.

Here are a selection:

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Annie Mac speaks to Solange about her album A Seat at the Table as part of her Albums Of The Year series on Radio 1.

Beyonce's lil sis has the unenviable task of following Radiohead's return with A Moon Shaped Pool.

Here in the Music News LIVE office we're still debating over our favourite from this list.

Things could heated.

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Not many music videos begin with a quote from German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

But that is exactly how Bastille gets things started on the new video for the song Blame from their latest album Wild World.

There's a pinch of religious imagery in there, a sprinkle of horror and a hefty splodge of pretentiousness.

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Punk poet Patti Smith has put her thoughts on the Nobel Prize night lyrics-gate fiasco down on paper in typically poetic style.

The singer stumbled over the lyrics to Bob Dylan's A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, during her tribute to the troubadour who won the Nobel Prize for literature.

Patti stopped singing during the performance at Stockholm's Concert Hall last week, asking the orchestra to begin again, saying "I apologize. I'm sorry, I'm so nervous."

Now in an essay to the New Yorker, Smith writes that she has known the track so well and for so long, "since I was a teen-ager", that it was the experience NOT the song that had got the better of her.

She said: "I hadn't forgotten the words that were now a part of me.

"I was simply unable to draw them out.

"I thought of my mother, who bought me my first Dylan album when I was barely sixteen.

"It occurred to me then that, although I did not live in the time of Arthur Rimbaud, I existed in the time of Bob Dylan.

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Patti, who turns 70 before in two weeks, said that guests at the ceremony told her that the performance "seemed a metaphor for our own struggles" and that the experience made her "come to terms with the truer nature of my duty."

She added: "Why do we commit our work? Why do we perform?

"It is above all for the entertainment and transformation of the people. It is all for them.

Now the high priestess of punk has spoken. And spoken well.

Let that be an end to the matter.

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Looks like there could be some trouble a-brewing in the G.O.O.D. Music camp as John Legend has accused his label boss Kanye West of being used by US president-elect Donald Trump in a "publicity stunt", when they met at Trump Tower earlier this week.

Kanye had defended the meeting saying he was there to discuss "multicultural issues" including "bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and violence in Chicago".

But, in an interview with French outlet Clique, external, the singer said: "I don't think it's impossible to talk to [Donald Trump] about issues, but I won't be used as a publicity stunt. I think Kanye was a publicity stunt.

Meanwhile, US website The Wrap - who reported earlier this week, external that Trump's team were struggling to find performers for his January inauguration has now said that two artist booking firms have claimed stars are now being offered 'ambassadorships', external if they perform at the event.

Donald Trump has yet to respond to the latest claims.

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Baby news is back everybody! And we know by now that it's one of your favourite features. Admit it.

Former Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh says she "couldn't be happier" after giving birth to a baby boy.

It's the 35-year-old's second child with husband Justin Scott and, a wee while ago, Kimbers told Hello! magazine about her plan to create a family 6 a-side team.

"When I first met Justin 14 years ago, I told him I wanted four children...We're both over the moon."

Oh well, half way there guys. Congrats.

Lady Gaga has shared the video for her country ballad Million Reasons and its a sequel (of sorts) to Perfect Illusion, picking up where that video left off.

Seeing her in her pink suit playing her guitar kinds of reminds us of this PJ Harvey video , externalfrom 2000.

But less obviously raunchy...

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Now then campers, we'll kick-off today with the news that fancy-dress themed music festival Bestival is to leave its traditional home on the Isle of Wight for a new one in Dorset.

The event, which was this year headlined byThe Cure, Major Lazer and Hot Chip has been held at Robin Hill County Park on the island since 2004.

However, organiser and DJ Rob Da Bank has confirmed it is time to move on.

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He said: “Hot off the press – yes Bestival is moving!.

“We can confirm we have submitted a licence application for a new site at the Lulworth Estate in Dorset and we’re super excited about our shiny new Bestival adventure.

He added: “We remain fully committed to supporting the Isle of Wight through music, charities and projects and will be giving Islanders an exclusive ticket offer for the new site. 

"Plus we’re working towards a new event for the Island. Watch this space…”

The site, n Dorset, is where the festival's sister-event Camp Bestial is currently held.

First Brexit, now Best-xit. This year is just too much to take man.

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'Til Christmas that is. Hence the picture of No-el. Geddit?

Stick with us today on Music News LIVE as Patti Smith discusses her Nobel Prize show stage freeze, John Legend is disappointed with Kanye West and Bestival is on the move from the Isle of Wight. Plus baby news from a certain Girl Aloud. 

Also as it's the penultimate Throwback Thursday before Crimbo, we want your finest photos of you alongside your musical heroes. The stranger the better.

For now check out yesterday's MNL as Lupe Fiasco quits music, Kanye goes into politics (kind of) and Gaga takes on Piers Morgan.

And get sending us those snaps, nnnnnnnnnnow!