That's all folks.

Scroll down for the latest from Taylor's court case, Kendrick's views on Trump, The Boss on Broadway and a bit of new Liam G.

You'll also find out the names of the top 10 richest DJs in the game. We really should buy some mixers...and a turntable...oh, and some records...

How hard can it be?

There are tributes as well from some musical legends to that man above Glen Campbell, who certainly made music look and sound easy.

Here he is speaking to Radio 2's Steve Wright back in 2008 about playing bass for the Beach Boys, guitar for Frank Sinatra and "talking in tune" on the Wichita Lineman.

What a life.

BBC Radio 1

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Donald Glover has told the BBC he has been inspired to write new music by living in the UK.

“You guys have been very instrumental in my music. London has been very inspirational," he told a BBC Radio 1’s Clara Amfo.

He also addressed what people should call him now that Childish Gambino is coming to an end. “Yeah but it’s not yet”, he said, “you still have a lot more time of calling me that if you want”.

Glover has a pretty hectic schedule at the minute.

As well as writing new music, he has a role in the new Star Wars film as Lando Calrissian... not to mention his part in the new remake of The Lion King.

Don't forget to have a rest, Donald.

Listen above as Donald talks to Clara about his toughest critics; namely his mum and the women in the salon.

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Not your boss - unless you're in Bruce Springsteen's band that is.

The 67-year-old New Jersey rocker has announced an eight week run of Springsteen on Broadway gigs at the 1,000 seater Walter Kerr Theater, beginning in October.

Bruce, who will perform songs and read excerpts from his 2016 autobiography Born to Run, said: “I chose Broadway for this project because it has the beautiful old theaters which seemed like the right setting for what I have in mind.

“In fact, with one or two exceptions, the 960 seats of the Walter Kerr Theater is probably the smallest venue I’ve played in the last 40 years.”

You can imagine the clamour for tickets and so in a bid to beat the touts (or scalpers in American lingo) the show will make use of Ticketmaster’s new Verified Fan technology.

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"The greatest rapper alive" as they are calling him has given an in depth interview to Rolling Stone magazine in the States.

In it, Kendrick outlines his obsession with his craft, the temptations of stardom and what he learnt from visiting Nelson Mandela's prison, and working with Bono.

He was also asked why, on the whole, he's been quiet about US president Donald Trump.

He said: "I mean, it's like beating a dead horse. We already know what it is. Are we gonna keep talking about it or are we gonna take action?

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He added: "So, on and off the album, I took it upon myself to take action in my own community. On the record, I made an action to not speak about what's going on in the world or the places they put us in. Speak on self; reflection of self first. That's where the initial change will start from."

The rapper is nominated for eight awards at the upcoming MTV MVAs.

One of them is for the Taylor Swift Bad Blood remix he rapped on, which is allegedly about her feud with fellow singer and presenter on the night Katy Perry.

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Shame no-one told Ken.

"No, I wasn't aware of that, bro.. On the record, no.

"Which makes it even more funny now, for sure. That's far beyond my concern. I have to stay away from that, for sure. That's some real beef."

It's likely that all three will be there at the Forum in California later this month.

Let's hope it'll be alright on the night.

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Time for some live music now, to help you wash down all that news below.

Chelmsford slacker rocker Rat Boy and his band played a session last night for Phil Taggart, who's filling in for Annie Mac while she's larging it in Ibiza.

They played new single Laid Back and you can check it above.

Also check out that Union Jack guitar. Proper retro.

Bath five piece Bad Sounds had the honour of Hottest Record bestowed on them for a second time last night... or was it third?

There seems to be some confusion but you can check the track out above.

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A Norwegian pop star says she's received death threats after using a black actor to play her love interest in a music video.

Sophie Elise told Radio 1 Newsbeat: "There's been so much hate, it's the most brutal thing I've seen in my life."

"The video was supposed to be about love. It just shows that it's 2017 but we haven't gone very far."

The singer says she's afraid to leave her house.

She's closed her Instagram account over the unwanted attention.

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Now we're used to hearing him making a racket with his guitar in Kentish punk band Slaves but now Laurie Vincent is showing his more delicate side with an exhibition of his own artwork.

Loose with Laurie Vincent, external will be on display at Hoxton Arches Gallery in London from 10-15 August courtesy of Loose London.

They say: "Vincent’s work looks at social, global and personal events currently unfolding around him.

"Sometimes humorous, his hyper-colourful paintings reflect the noise and intensity of information inflicted on people every day in the social media age."

Amen to that. Apparently Laurie's work begs also the question “are you satisfied?”.

We think we may have heard him ask that same deep question before somewhere in a different form, external. Still a very valid one.

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Leeds Festival has delayed plans to provide drug testing tents at this year's event.

Organisers say the scheme failed to receive "sufficient support" from the city council.

A spokesman for Leeds City Council said no formal application had been made by organisers Festival Republic but discussions had taken place with the group, the council, police and third sector agencies.

He said a "wide range of views" on the idea had been heard but the final decision was ultimately taken by Festival Republic to not move ahead with the plan.

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Festival organiser Melvin Benn told the Press Association "without adequate testing people don't know what they are buying.

"They aren't going to stop buying it because the testing isn't there, the testing will just mean that they know what they've got."

The scheme, run by drugs safety charity The Loop, allows festival-goers to take their drugs for testing.

They are then told what is in the drugs before The Loop destroys whatever was handed over.

Earlier this year the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) said testing facilities should be "standard" at festivals so revellers can test the strength and content of drugs they are considering taking.

Camila Cabello has been speaking about her new singles and how the recording of them differed from being in Fifth Harmony.

The singer released two new songs on Friday, which followed on from her debut solo single Crying In The Club - a song which resolutely refuses to leave the top 20 months after its release.

Havana and OMG, which feature guest appearances from Young Thug and Quavo respectively, have already entered the trending chart top 20 and racked up nearly 10 mlilion views between them. Not bad for a week's work.

Camila has been talking about the differences between being in Fifth Harmony and recording solo material. She told Wonderland:, external

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He's getting the hang of this a cappella stuff having treated crowds to a special rendition of Live Forever and Don't Look Back In Anger recently.

Now after promising us new music this week, Liam has come through with (some of) the goods and shared an isolated vocal take from his new track For What It's Worth.

It looks set to be the third single from his forthcoming debut solo album As You Were and contains the following lyrics:

In my defence, my intentions were good / And heaven knows a place somewhere for the misunderstood...

He certainly qualifies for entry to that place.

Check it out below.

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Their new album V is out next month but The Horrors have given us a little Something To Remember Me By in the mean time.

Literally.

It has a filthy bass line, a wobbly new video and sounds a bit like a Cafe Mambo remix of an unwritten Pet Shop Boys song.

Have a listen below.

If the new track does half as well as Wichita Lineman then Faris (above) et al will be alright.

More now on Glen Campbell, the legendary US country star who has died aged 81.

BBC Music reporter Mark Savage has been a taking a closer look at the story behind one of Glen's most-loved and enduring songs from 1968, which game him his first top 10 hit.

"When I heard it I cried," Glen told BBC Radio 4 in 2011.

"It made me cry because I was homesick."

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Now...do you want to see REM's Michael Stipe and Patti Smith giving the song a crack?

Of course you do...

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The song has been so widely-covered that you find a version to suit almost anyone.

Scroll down for tributes to Glen from the likes of Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Sheryl Crow and Ringo Starr.

Talking about Carpool Karaoke (we were, scroll down), the first episode featuring rapper/actor Will Smith has streamed online.

Smith and 'Smithy' begin their ride with a duet of Gettin' Jiggy Wit It, before the former Fresh Prince confesses that he only pretended to recognise James the first time the two met.

Awwwkward.

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Second thoughts, mega-fans of the show might not want to read that review.

Rihanna did a bad thing. And she knows it.

All Diplo wanted to do was play her a track, and maybe get a fist-pump.

But no. RiRi's review was as brutal as they come.

It was, she said: "Airport reggae". Ouch, not a popular genre...

But it's OK. She Instagrammed an apology of sorts, with a hashtag, and Diplo is down in the doldrums no longer.

In an interview with GQ, the producer/rapper/singer/songwriter said he was a bit miffed by the Rihanna rebuff in front of big names like Future and The Weeknd.

Diplo said: "Future played her like, 700 songs. It was four in the morning.

"So I played her a song. And she was like, this sounds like a reggae song at an airport. I was like, I’m gonna go kill myself."

But thankfully everything is cool now since Rihanna made amends on social media.

And you all know how things fly when she takes to the socials. Like this...

Rolling Stone magazine

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See it isn't all about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.

Frontman Brandon Flowers says he wants to make "honest" music from now on in.

The singer told Rolling Stone that he wants the Vegas band's forthcoming fifth studio album Wonderful Wonderful to make his kids proud.

He said:

“I talked [to producer Jacknife Lee] about wanting to make a more grown-up record."

He added: “It’s a scary word - ‘adult’ - so we say ‘grown-up’.”

Brandon also admits that one new track Some Kind of Love made his wife sob when she first heard it.

In a good way, we think.

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Yesterday's MNL contained some alarming news regarding the well-being of Irish singer Sinead O'Connor.

In a Facebook video the Nothing Compares To You singer declared that she was feeling 'suicidal' and "living in a motel in New Jersey. I'm all by myself."

Now somebody has posted a message on the singer's Facebook page, external, apparently on her behalf, confirming that she is doing alright.

The message says:

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Chester Bennington's widow Talinda (above) has thanked James Corden for allowing the family of the late Linkin Park singer to decide whether his episode of Carpool Karaoke is aired.

The 41-year-old, who was found dead in LA in July, was due to appear in an upcoming episode of Carpool Karaoke: The Series.

But executive producer James Corden said they would "adhere to whatever wishes they want", in light of the "tragedy".

He told the Associated Press: "We will approach it in whichever manner his family or the people that were involved in that episode, however they would like it to be handled."

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Tay Tay is "absolutely certain" she was groped by a Colorado radio DJ, a court has heard.

The 27-year-old singer is accusing broadcaster David Mueller of slipping his hand under her dress while they posed backstage together at one of her 2013 concerts.

Her lawyer said in his opening statement at the court in Denver, Colorado, that Mr Mueller had "grabbed her rear end".

Mr Mueller sued the singer in September 2015, calling her allegation false.

He said she had cost him his $150,000-a-year job as a host at country station KYGO-FM.

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In case you've taken your finger off the pop world pulse in the last few days, here's what you what you need to know about the trial.

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It's a story often retold... and often refuted: Yoko Ono broke up The Beatles... and John Lennon's first marriage.

But according to a recently resurfaced letter Lennon wrote in 1976, it's not true. At all.

The letter, addressed to his first wife Cynthia, is one of two written by Lennon about the end of his first marriage up for auction.

It reads: "As you and I well know, our marriage was over long before the advent of LSD, or Yoko Ono... and that's reality!"

Lennon also recalls the time she asked him to remarry her and bring forth another child into the world: "I politely told you no" and suggested she "should try to avoid talking to and posing for magazines and newspapers!"

It does end on a cheerier note: "We did have some good years, so dwell on them for a change."

The second letter was an open letter to a magazine. It reads: "Dear sir or madam, I would appreciate this letter being printed in your magazine without any editing. I think it's only fair to me and your readers to present my side of the story. Thank you, John Lennon '76" with a sketch added to it.

It's thought to be in response to the News of the World publishing excerpts of Cynthia book.

If you've got a few grand to spare, they're all yours.

One person who might be interested is Holly Johnson (below). His mum knew John Lennon's mum, you know.

He told BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans all about his Liverpudlian childhood.

I wonder if little Johnny and Holly had play dates?

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Or Electronic Cash Kings 2017 as Forbes call them, which in itself would be a great name for a club night.

Unsurprisingly Calvin Harris, external (looking suitably chuffed below) heads the list for a FIFTH year running.

The lad from Dumfries has apparently pulled in $48.5 million - that's £37.4m in pound sterling, in the past 12 months.

Check out the top 10 list below.

Look at poor Zedd at the bottom there on a meagre $19m - or £14.61m in our money.

He'll be too ashamed to lift his head up from behind the decks.

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1. Calvin Harris ($48,500,000)

2. Tiesto ($39,000,000)

3. The Chainsmokers ($38,000,000)

4. Skrillex ($30,000,000)

5. Steve Aoki ($29,500,000)

6. Diplo ($28,500,000)

7. David Guetta ($25,000,000)

8. Marshmello ($21,000,000)

9. Martin Garrix ($19,500,000)

10. Zedd ($19,000,000)

In case you haven't seen it already here's Jim Morrison of The Doors predicting, external that electronic music would be become popular, way back in 1969.

We should've all listened to Jim...