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That means we're off - we're not trying to hashtag the works of the great satirist E Fornow (we made him up).

Now that silliness is out of the way, feel free to scroll down for Morrissey's top 15 audiences of the year...if you're not on there then that face above probably shows what he thinks of you.

Plus news on BBC Music's artist of the year, The Maccabees, Guns N' Roses, Stravinsky, The Rolling Stones, The Weeknd and Little Mix. That's a real pre-xmas selection box for you, right there.

Plus Drake's actual dad gets his funk on with a new single. Suddenly it all makes sense.

Dennis Graham. Remember the name.

You might know him better as Drake's dad. And he has shared his own debut single Kinda Crazy - which is a massive understatement.

It's got a cool, R&B vibe and Dennis clearly comes from that classic soul singer model. Plus, he rocks an awesome silver throne...

But who's the better singer then? Father or son? We'll let you be the judge.

Apropos of nothing more than it's ruddy brilliant, 6 Music have shared the highlights from David Bowie's headlining set at Glastonbury 2000.

If you have a spare moment, sit back and have a listen.

That is all.

Swedish teen sensation Zara Larsson performed a mashup of her songs I Would Like and Lush Life, on The X Factor last night.

If you like the look of this performance then you can catch Zara again on BBC One at the BBC Music Awards 2016 next week.

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Some sad news from California where Cash Askew from dreampop band Them Are Us Too is among 33 people confirmed dead after an Oakland warehouse party fire on Friday.

Tributes for the 22-year-old have been paid including from the bands record label, who said: “Cash Askew was an absolutely loved and treasured member of the Dais Records family.

“We were in awe of her talent, her gentle kindness, and her creative momentum...her passing is an excruciating loss that we may never fully process or recover from.”

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Authorities fear the death toll could yet be higher as many people thought to be inside the club are still missing.

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Now it's been a long time coming, as The Delays once said. Or was it Bruce Springsteen?

It doesn't matter.

What does matter though, is that Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s lost piece Funeral Song has been recovered and performed for only the second time in 108 years.

Lost orchestral parts were recovered in a St Petersburg Conservatoire house last year and then the Conservatoire, the Stravinsky estate and his publisher, Boosey and Hawkes managed to pull together a score.

The Guardian reports that there was an "electric atmosphere" as Valery Gergiev conducted the only performance of the piece since 1909, at the Mariinsky Concert Hall in St Petersburg on Friday.

So good things do come to those who wait. And wait. And then wait some more.

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He may not being going, but the Nobel Prize organisers have revealed Bob Dylan has provided a speech to be read out at the Nobel banquet in Stockholm, Sweden on 10 December.

Last week, Dylan missed US President Obama’s meet-and-greet for American Nobel Prize winners. 

We hope Bob's speech gets delivered a little something like this...

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We know already that The Last Shadow Puppets have more than just a penchant for an over-the-top cover version.

Last we heard from the lads we had Alex Turner doing his impression, external of your A Level French teacher doing karaoke at the Christmas do.

This time it's the turn of fellow Puppet Miles Kane to take the lead on a similarly over-stated version of This Is Your Life, by Bristol post-punk rockers Glaxo Babies.

The song is off their new Dream Synopsis EP and confirms that, if nothing else, the Puppets are continuing to have the time of their lives.

I mean just look at the back-drop.

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Madonna has aimed both barrels at president-elect Donald Trump at a charity gala in Miami.

The benefit raised more than $7.5 million for her Raising Malawi charity.

During an auction and concert, Madonna revealed she'd "slept in Donald Trump's bed."

But, she added "Don’t go jumping to conclusions because he wasn't in that bed. He wasn't anywhere near that bed. He wasn’t even in the room. I was just doing a photo shoot."

The star - a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign - added: "I just want to mention that his sheets were not 100 percent Egyptian cotton."

Madge also performed a slowed-down version of Britney Spears' Toxic, external in front of images of Trump on a large screen.

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Guns N' Roses have announced dates for their new tour of Europe and America next year, including two massive UK and Ireland gigs.

Axl, Slash and co will bring their Not In This Lifetime tour to these shores next summer with a gig at Dublin's Slane Castle on 27 May, followed by one at the Olympic Park in London on 16 June.

The American rockers re-united their classic lineup earlier in the year and last week invited fans at a show in Mexico to come on stage to beat a Donald Trump pinata., external A popular move with many in the region.

A message on the band's Twitter page announced simply that "The machine is back...", leaving some of you, below, in total paradise (city).

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Ronnie Wood has revealed The Rolling Stones were actually working on brand new material when they decided to record their latest album (and possible chart topper, scroll down) Blues & Lonesome.

The guitarist also said that he was hoping to take the new covers album on the road - in a series of intimate clubs around the "provinces" of England.

But he told 6 Music's Matt Everitt that he hasn't spoken to the rest of the band about his plan just yet. Bearing in mind that The Stones have not played in the UK in nearly five years Ron, it might be worth mentioning it to Mick and Keith soon...

The 69-year old has been a busy man this year after having had twins with his wife Sally this summer, not long after the band had played to an audience of more than a million people in Cuba.

Where does he get the energy from?

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The Eagles and singer-songwiter James Taylor were among the artists presented with a Kennedy Center honour in Washington DC at the weekend.

At an event attended by outgoing US President Barack Obama, the surviving Eagles dedicated their award to Glenn Frey, who died earlier this year.

"I want to dedicate this evening to our brother Glenn,'' said member Don Henley.

"He was so much a part of our success. He was the driving force in this band. He believed in the American dream."

Manager Irving Azoff added "2016 couldn't have had a harder beginning or a more appropriate ending."

The awards, which have been running since 1978, are an annual honour given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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Pharrell Williams is an exec-producer on the new movie Hidden Figures, so of course we expected some music from him for it - but two new tracks?

Good man.

Last month he shared Crave, from the movie about the African-American women scientists who played a role in the Nasa moon landings.

Now comes the song, Able, which has a definite gospel-tinged feel with the refrain 'Yes We Can'

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US rockers The Stone Temple Pilots have posted a statement in memory of their late singer Scott Weiland who died a year ago this weekend.

Writing on their official site, external, they said: "A year has passed since you’ve been gone.

"We often think of you and are reminded of you daily with many memories. Then there is the music the four of us carved out allowing us to listen and feel how brilliant you are."

The 48-year-old singer died of an accidental overdose and was found dead on his tour bus outside a hotel in Bloomington, Minneapolis, on 3 December.

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Now we know it's always a bit awkward when your friends owe you money. As Mark says in Peep Show, if it's less than a fiver you can't really ask for it back can you?

But what about $2.5 million?

That's what Wu Tang Clan's U-God will tell a court that he wants from his own bandmates, as he is unhappy with the way the New York City hip-hop group distribute royalties.

According to TMZ, the rapper claims he is owed his share of profits from 12 Wu-Tang albums and also wants his 2% share of merchandising rights.

He also wants his cut of the cash from the band's latest album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, which was sold to controversial pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli for $2 million in 2015.

So you can feel less guilty about that round of drinks you avoided paying for this weekend now.

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OK, chart news now and The Weeknd's latest album - the Daft Punk infused Starboy has debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.

The Canadian R&B superstar aka Abel Tesfaye sold 348,000 equivalent copies (including streams and downloads) of the album, the third largest first week sales of the year, behind Drake and Beyoncé.

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In the UK, Little Mix held off competition from The Weeknd (though Tesfaye was the most streamed album of the week), Kate Bush and a reunited/re-styled Busted to stay top of the album chart.

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And according to the Official Charts Company, The Rolling Stones took an early lead in the battle for this week's number one album with their covers record Blue & Lonesome.

It would be their 12 UK number one overall and first in 22 years ago, since 1994's Voodoo Lounge.

That's a long time to get no chart satisfaction.

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The late great David Bowie has been posthumously nominated for the British artist of the year prize at the BBC Music Awards.

The Ziggy Stardust star, who died in January aged 69, will go up against Adele, Calvin Harris, Coldplay and Jess Glynne for the award.

His final album Blackstar was released just two days before his death and reached number one in the both the UK and American charts and was Mercury Prize-nominated.

*Read the full list of nominees*

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Good news for fans of The Maccabees.

In August, we broke that sad news that the band were to split up having headlined Latitude and enjoying a number new album.

Tears were shed (and not just in this office) but now - news of a farewell present from the band who have confirmed three farewell shows next summer. 

They will play two nights in London and one in Manchester.

Felix White from the band said: "We're planning on these final shows being a huge celebration, thank you and goodbye to 14 years of writing, recording, playing and touring together." 

The dates are: 

• 28 June: Manchester O2 Apollo
• 30 June: Alexandra Palace, London
• 1 July Alexandra Palace

Tickets go on sale on Friday.

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Now if you managed to catch any of Morrissey's world tour this year then you - yes you! - have been judged by the man himself.

The ex-Smith has made the bold move on his own fansite, external of ranking this year's audiences in order of their "appreciation".

Mozza's hometown Manchester only manages a middling eighth position in the 15 strong league table of crowds.

The 57-year-old singer, who has now also cancelled his re-scheduled US tour, blaming his management, says: “This year, the mobilized strength of our ragingly loyal audiences were most appreciated, by me, at:

1. Philadelphia, USA.2. Brooklyn, USA.3. Hong Kong, CHINA.4. Adelaide, AUSTRALIA.5. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.6. Santa Barbara, USA.7. Helsinki, FINLAND.8. Manchester, ENGLAND.9. Goteborg, SWEDEN.10. Chicago, USA.11. Newcastle, AUSTRALIA.12. Berlin, GERMANY.13. Salt Lake City, USA.14. Tokyo, JAPAN (first night).15. Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL.

So if you went one of his other shows in the likes of San Francisco, Bergen or Tokyo (second night) - then tell us whatever did you do?

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On another note (quite literally) Morrissey is also unhappy about traces of tallow, animal fat being found in the new £5 note.

Again on his own site, he issued a statement attacking the Bank of England, entitled "United King-dumb", in which he asserts that people who do not have a problem with it should donate their own bodies for "decorative use in future five pound notes".

He wrote: "If it had been revealed by the Bank of England that the new British Five Pound note contained slices of cat or dog, the country would be in an uproar.

So your money, as well as your meat, is now murder.

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...but it never really began - the weekend that is. Feels like that doesn't it?

Oh well, what difference does it make moaning? We'd best crack on. Plenty of Music News LIVE to help you through today, including everbody's favourite miserablist who is back in the papers and be warned he is not happy with some of you lot out there.

For now check out Friday's MNL as the man who describes himself as "Morrissey with some strings" is bottled off stage, Izzy Bizu wins BBC Introducing's artist of the year and we reveal the 5 best things we learnt last week from the world of music.