Cheers Craig.

And cheers to you all too as we career over the final midweek hump before Christmas.

Check out the UK garage star's stripped back piano rendition of a yuletide classic and while you're at it scroll down to read about a Christmas miracle in the Gallagher house, Lady Gaga's tour that won't tour and John Legend's role of a lifetime.

All that and much more besides.

See you tomorrow for a final Throwback Thursday of 2017.

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Boomtown Rat and activist Bob Geldof has donated the archive of Band Aid material to the National Library of Ireland in Dublin.

The archive contains letters, artwork, poetry and musical memorabilia from the 1984 famine relief fundraising gig.

"This then is our thanks and gratitude to Ireland and the Irish," said Bob, as The Irish Independent, external reports.

"We want you to use this gift for the benefit of those in whose name we too will continue to work."

The US rapper has made the economically wise move into the Latino market by appearing on Puerto Rico singer Ozuna's track La Modelo.

If the track does half as well as the last big hit by a singer from the Caribbean island then it will do alright.

Despacito, anyone? No?

Cardi also appears in G-Eazy's No Limit remix video and you can watch a snippet below.

Cardi's real life boyfriend Offset and Migos have released a new track too called Stir Fry.

You'll have to find that one for yourselves though as there's some rather offensive language in it.

The track has been produced by Pharrell Williams, fresh from releasing his own new album with his band N*E*R*D.

The devil makes work for idle hands.

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She loves to get a bit dressed up for a music video doesn't she, unless she is about to be eaten, of course.

Katy has shared some pictures from the forthcoming video to her next single Hey, Hey, Hey.

It may arrive after we shut up shop for the day but until we can show you the full thing, enjoy this lot.

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Fans of the US hip hop act Insane Clown Posse have failed in a legal challenge to an FBI report that listed them as a gang.

The fans, known by the term Juggalos, paint their faces and wear clothes in a similar manner to the Detroit-based duo.

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that the FBI's decision to list the Juggalos as a gang was not legally binding and could not be challenged in court.

The report referred to them as "a loosely-organized hybrid gang" that engages in "disorganized" crimes such as, "simple assault, personal drug use and possession, petty theft and vandalism."

In September, the band led around 1,500 of their fans on a peaceful demonstration to protest against the FBI's gang designation.

Members of the Juggalos say the label 'gang member' has cost them jobs, accommodation and even access to social services.

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The singer is currently embroiled in a legal dispute with his late friend and bandmate Walter Becker's family over the band's name and legacy.

Now, he's told Rolling Stone that, ideally, he would like to retire the band's name.

"I would actually prefer to call it Donald Fagen and the Steely Dan Band or something like that.

"To me, Steely Dan was just me and Walter, really - it was like a concept we had together."

Becker died in September.

On the ongoing legal battle, Fagen added: "Walter and I had a contract, and it was really a simple thing that a lot of bands have 0 if someone resigns or is fired or dies, they sell their rock & roll stock back to the company... and the idea was that if somebody dies the other guy would essentially run the band."

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Radio 1 DJ Charlie Sloth had a big star in the news game in the studio last night, in the form of the one and only Huw Edwards.

Despite having the respect of the nation, until last night, the BBC newsreader didn't have his own ad-lib.

Charlie fixed that problem and put Huw's new saying, 'happy', to the test over a suitable beat.

Noel Fielding, Prue Leith, Paul Hollywood and Sandi Toksvig don snow-white ski jackets for this festive promo for GBBO.

Its a pretty spot on parody, check out the original below for comparison.

Bake now...

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Even at the height of Oasis's success in the mid 90s, the Gallagher brothers - being brothers - were still always at one another's throats.

In fact, that tension or friction between the sparring siblings was part of what made Oasis so massively appealing as a rock 'n' roll band.

Now that the war is potentially over this Christmas (scroll down for why) let's have a quick look back at some of the major flash points.

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• In 1994 Liam reportedly hit his brother over the head with a tambourine during a gig in LA, after the guitarist got angry with him for changing the words to their track Live Forever.

• Noel's revenge came in 1995 when, according to reports, he hit his little bro with a cricket bat after the singer brought a gang of revellers back to the studio while they were recording (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

• A famous recording of an interview with The NME's John Harris from the same year descended into such explosive chaos that it was subsequently released as a single entitled Wibbling Rivalry.

*You can find that for yourselves online but be warned it's pretty much all swearing.

• Oasis came to an abrupt end in 2009 just minutes before the band were due to headline a Paris festival after Liam threw a plum at his brother backstage and then "nearly took my face off" [said Noel] by violently swinging a guitar in his direction.

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• After having referred to Noel's new solo outfit as 'The High Flying Turds', Liam filed a legal action against his brother after Noel claimed Oasis pulled out of performing at the 2009 V Festival due to the singer having a hangover.

In a statement, Liam said: “I am used to being called all sort of things by Noel and I have in the past said things about him, but what Noel has alleged this time went way beyond rock-and-roll banter and questioned my professionalism.”

He added: “This is not about money, all I want is a full apology from Noel.”

• The legal action was later dropped.

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• In 2017 - following a relatively unsuccessful stint with new band Beady Eye and a lengthy break from music - Liam returned with his own debut solo record As You Were, which went straight to number one. Prior to the release he was critical of his brother for not performing at the One Love Manchester concert in the wake of the bomb attack and later called Noel's apparent tears on stage at the subsequent We Are Manchester gig a "PR stunt".

• Liam then also slated Noel's psychedelic third solo album Who Built The Moon?, which arrived just a month after his own record, regularly referred to his older bro as a 'potato' and confirmed to Graham Norton that the pair still "did not like each other."

• Last month Noel sarcastically thanked Liam for being "out there, doing my thing", in support of his new cosmic pop album.

• He then appeared to shatter all Oasis fans dreams by confirming to BBC Radio 4's Front Row that he would "never walk the stage" with Oasis again because Liam's behaviour on social media had "legitimized" threats towards his family.

• The 50-year-old seemed to have the final word though when his album also went to number one. He posted the below image - ironically on social media - alongside the message: "Spare a thought for this little fella..he’ll be having a bad day".

• Last week Noel told The One Show that he wouldn't be getting Liam a Christmas present as he's "been benefiting from my genius for a long time...I think he's gonna have to make do with that again this year."

But after last night's revelations from Liam about a potential Christmas truce today, we're sure they're laughing about all of this over a mince pie as we speak.

It's been a great ride but we're glad the war of the words is finally over...for now at least.

Have a great Xmas lads, don't look back in anger and go easy with the plums.

If you haven't already reached peak Gallagher for the year, the documentary film Supersonic, which chronicles the rise of Oasis, will be aired on BBC Two on 27 December at 22:00 GMT.

Lady Gaga has announced a two-year residency in Las Vegas, starting late in 2018.

"The rumours are true!" she wrote (above). "I will have my own residency at MGM's Park Theater. Get ready for a brand new show!

"It's been my lifelong dream to be a Las Vegas girl, I'm so overjoyed!"

The initial run of 74 dates could be extended and, according to Variety, external, Gaga is making more than $1 million (£750,000) per show.

In a statement, the Bad Romance star promised: "I'll leave my heart on the stage every single night."

That'll leave a stain.

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There were six years between the last two Gorillaz albums but it seems fans will only have to wait a matter of months to hear new material form the half human/half animated band.

Artist Jamie Hewlett, who along with Damon Albarn co-founded the band, has said in a new interview that a new album - which follows on from this year's chart-topping Humanz - will be out in 2018.

“We’re going straight into the album with no break. Usually we have a good five-year break between each album but we decided; ‘You know what? Let’s keep going’ because there’s ideas for a few more albums so we’re going to go straight into that.

"That will be all of next year and probably the year beyond that.”

Gorillaz also shared a 'thank you' video to their fans, external on YouTube saying 'stay tuned for more in 2018'.

The band have already shared new music since Humanz came out in April, releasing the track Garage Palace in November.

Jamie added he was "inventing a new [visual] style for the next album".

"So that in itself is exciting for me, because you say, ‘Alright, I’ve done that. How do I do it next time and how do I make it different?'"

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And not just any Superstar - it's not just that we're big fans of his silky tones, he is actually Jesus Christ Superstar in a new televised production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical about the son of God.

He tweeted the news saying it was "a good day".

John will play the title role in NBC’s upcoming live musical event.

He added, in a statement. “It’s such a powerful, meaningful musical and I’m humbled to be part of this performance.

John's wife, model, presenter and domestic goddess Chrissy Teigen couldn't resist making sure her husband's feet stayed firmly on the ground though.

She replied to the announcement, external, asking; "How are they gonna fit u in the manger?"

Answer...

Like the Gallaghers before him (scroll down) the Chicago hip hopper has sent out some seasonal goodwill in the form of an expanded new mixtape.

Chance and fellow rapper Jeremiah have got together and come up with the 19-track effort entitled Merry Christmas Lil' Mama: Re-Wrapped.

He's also sent us 19 Christmas trees; one for each track.

Top man Chance.

As you can see below the mixtape proudly contains some colourful language so be warned before you unwrap it.

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The estranged brothers have earned a glass of cherry this Christmas after having both delivered number one solo albums this year.

But it looks like for the first time since Oasis's acrimonious and pretty violent split back in 2009 that that drink could actually be together.

Last night Liam tweeted a "Happy Xmas to team NG" and pointed to a festive rendez-vous with his bro today.

This Christmas miracle seemed too good to be true for some Oasis fans online, who wrote back to Liam seeking further clarification.

The younger Gallagher wrote back and seemed to confirm that the eight and a half year war (which won't have done their recent record sales any harm) could be about to come to an end.

He also suggested that it was Noel that made the first move.

It's heart-warming news with which to kick off today's crimbo week live page.

But like a lot of you, we'll believe it when we see it with our own eyes.

It's not actually, it's freezing but who cares - only five more sleeps!

Christmas is a time for forgiveness and there's a lot of brotherly love coming up in today's Music News LIVE from two rather famous squabbling siblings.

No prizes for guessing who.

Plus is Lady Gaga settling into the Vegas residency stage of her career early?

Also John Legend is to play a religious superstar, there's a new Gorillaz album in the works and the GBBO team pay tribute to East 17.

Get yourselves a cuppa and we'll get this show on the road (well...online) beginning with Bono and the boys from U2 at the BBC last night.