The stars and the press (on the balcony above) have all been fed.

Hope no potential winners have spilt any gravy on themselves.

On with the show...

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Music producer Goldie is hopeful that Brexit will effect the music industry in "a good way".

Speaking on the red carpet at the Ivor Novellos awards, he said: "Where else can we get people lamenting for a better side of the day?

"It's gonna get worse before it gets better but that's good."

He added: "'It's good that people can get out of their comfort zone."

The jungle star - whose new album comes out next month, also spoke about his thoughts on the current state of chart music, which he labelled "very generic".

"It needs to get back to being personal," he said. "There's nothing better than the written word. It lasts forever."

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Police in Detroit are investigating Chris Cornell's death as a "possible suicide".

The 52-year-old singer was found unresponsive in his Detroit hotel room at midnight on Thursday.

Dan Donakowski of the Detroit Police Department's media relations department told the BBC officers had responded to a 911 call from the MGM Grand Casino.

"It is being investigated as a possible suicide, it occured at 12.05 in the morning," he said.

"He was found on the bathroom floor, our medi-unit were called and he was pronounced dead on scene."

"A family friend had went to check on him and observed him on the bathroom floor.

"The body was transferred to the medical examiner's office and the cause of death will be determined," he added.

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Music reporter at The Great Escape

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That's one of the facts revealed at The Great Escape festival, where a day-long conference on drugs and the music industry is taking place.

Duncan Dick, editor of Mixmag magazine, said 79% of clubbers took the drug, the primary ingredient of Ecstasy - known as 'molly', last year.

The figure has risen for the last five years, he added, citing the global drug survey.

"Ecstasy is more fashionable than it's ever been," said Dick, noting that the strength of pills was simultaneously on the increase.

Drug use is "inextricably linked to dance music," he added. "It's part of the culture. A lot of people would love it to go away. It's not going to go away."

Club owners at the conference said education was they key to tackling drug abuse.

Sacha Lord from Manchester's Warehouse Project, said clubs had a responsibility to warn customers when dangerous or doctored drugs were being sold in their city - either through flyers or social media.

But he warned that many clubs could not talk to customers about drug use, because that amounted to an admission that drug-taking occurred on their premises could jeopardise their licence.

One club that nearly did lose its licence was London's Fabric - which temporarily faced closure after the drug-related deaths of two 18-year-olds in June and August last year.

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The venue's Andy Blackett said that, since re-opening, it was taking as many precautions as it could to protect its customers.

That includes ID checks on the door, extra medics and barring customers under 19.

They also have floor-walkers to keep an eye on customers throughout the night. "If someone is looking a bit worse for wear, we take them into a welfare centre, which is like an amnesty room," he said.

Lord, who employs a similar system in Manchester, added: "If something goes wrong in our venue, that customer's got a fighting chance of surviving, because we've got all the facilities in the venue."

However, they criticised some of the measures that had been imposed upon them - including a licensing condition that requires the Warehouse Project to give clubbers a lollipop as they leave the venue, the theory being that this will prevent shouting and fights that disturb local residents.

Blackett noted that Fabric's customers had to "empty your pockets into a bowl because according to the police, everyone keeps their drugs in their pockets," prompting laughter from the audience.

Natalie Wainwright, who lost her brother to an ecstasy overdose in 1997, said "clubs like Fabric do more to protect clubbers than the police or government".

Like the club owners, she felt that efforts to impose an outright ban on drug-taking at music venues were unrealistic.

"You can line 20 kids up against an electric fence and say don't touch it," said Blackett. "I guarantee you, five of them will touch it."

And we will be broadcasting a special edition of Music News LIVE from The Great Escape on Friday, so tune in for all the news, gossip and tips on some of the bands to see this year.

Stars have been posing for pictures at the Ivor Novellos in central London, including the legendary Bill Withers (pictured above) and Florence and the Machine (below)

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The nominees for the prestigious awards include Coldplay, Adele Michael Kiwanuka and Laura Mvula (scroll down for the full list).

Mercury Prize-winners, Edinburgh hip-hop group Young Fathers (below) are also on the guestlist.

We'll be bringing you the winners as they are announced this afternoon.

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Chic guitar legend Nile Rodgers discovered the news about the death of Chris Cornell on the way from his hotel to the Ivor Novello awards in London.

"I just heard the news as I was leaving my hotel and it broke my heart.

"I was sort of hoping it was a joke. But my friend told me and was crying and I could tell by her state it was serious and real."

The songwriter said he knew Cornell "very, very, very well".

"Chris and I were friends for maybe 4 or 5 years," he said on the red carpet.

"Our friendship was probably based on mutual admiration of musicianship. But we would hang around with each other's crews and go to each other's concerts.

Watch Niles below

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Elton John described Chris Cornell as "the loveliest man" while Sebastian Bach said he has "tears in his eyes" (scroll down for more tributes).

Did you ever see Chris play with Soundgarden or Audioslave on even on his own?

Share with us your memories of the incredible frontman.

Tweet us at @BBCMusic or message us on https://www.facebook.com/BBCMusic/

Back now to the death of singer Chris Cornell, Paul Stanley of Kiss said it was music's loss whilst his bandmate Gene Simmons retweeted a tribute written by his son Nick Simmons, calling Cornell "my hero"., external

Rappers Chuck D and Cypress Hill, with whom Chris played recently as the Prophets of Rage, added their thoughts...

It's been five years since he released the album and directed the film Ill Manors, but now we can celebrate the return of Plan B.

The newly-chiselled star told Mistajam that he has taken some time to live life, having been working solidly for several years

"I lost a lot of weight," he said of his attempts to go incognito. "People would kind of recognise me, like, they would say, 'Is that Plan B? Naah, he's fat."

Weight issues aside, he brought in his new track In The Name of Man, as the day's Hottest Record in the World.

Listen above.

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More now on Chris Cornell, the Soundgarden singer who has died in Detriot, following a gig at the age of 52.

A statement from his representative called the death "sudden and unexpected".

His added Chris family "would like to thank his fans for their continuous love and loyalty".

The singer was a leading light of the 90s Seattle grunge scene along with bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana.

Music reporter Mark Savage has been looking at his life and career.

Read more about the story.

Sir Elton John is another of the musical greats who have taken the time to pay their condolences to Chris Cornell, calling him "a great singer".

Chris was a supporter of Sir Elton's Aids Foundation and attended his 70th birthday party.

The music world is still staggering from the sudden death of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell at the age of 52.

The singer formed the band in Seattle in 1984.

He spoke to 6 Music's Matt Everitt about the band's early shows.

"My first gig at a lead singer, I got sick, I had a fever of like 103 so I was sort of delirious and I don't remember much of it but I spent a lot of time crawling around the stage and jumping on people, very little standing and singing normally."

Listen below:

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Led Zeppelin guitar legend Jimmy Page has called Chris Cornell "incredibly talented" in a moving tribute to the singer, who has died aged 52.

All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth called him simply "one of the best".

The Hollywood Reporter

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Some other news now and James Corden is back... as the host of next year's Grammys.

The British Late Late Show host took the reins at the biggest night in US music for the first time three months ago.

CBS has announced he will be invited back to lead the ceremony in 2018 as it returns to New York City, external for the first time since 2003, at Madison Square Garden on Sunday 28 January.

Way to go James...

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The Viper Room nightclub in Sunset Strip, Hollywood have paid the above tribute to the former Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman.

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Music News LIVE reporter

Over the past few years we've seen a flurry of top Aussie guitar talent explode all over the psych rock scene, with Tame Impala leading the charge and Pond and the ludicrously-named King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard not far behind.

Now a new name for that list: Flyying Colours.

The Melbourne band boast all the relevant shoegaze credentials from dreamy perfect psych pop melodies to a purposefully mis-spelt name.

The spirit of the early Verve was alive and well in support band, Portsmouth psych rockers Is Bliss, external.

Then, lashings of feedback were poured over the Aussie band's hypnotic pop/rock tunes like Running Late, Long Holiday and Wavy Gravy - creating a warm fuzzy feeling inside The Islington pub in North London, on an otherwise miserable spring evening.

Fans of Slowdive, Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana and the Jesus and Mary chain will love this lot.

Go and see them and stare at your shoes or just lie on your bed and be hypothesized.

Whatever you do remember the name - even if they can't spell it.

The Royal Albert Hall in London joined the list of organisations and people paying tribute to Chris Cornell.

The singer played a sold-out acoustic gig at the venue last year.

Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach said he had "tears in his eyes" while fans at the singer's final gig in Detroit have also taken to social media to share their thoughts.

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More tributes are being added to social media after the shock announcement of the death of Soundgarden's Chris Cornell on Wednesday night at the age of 52.

No cause of death yet but the band had just played a gig in Detroit.

The singer fronted the rock supergroup Audioslave too, alongside Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk.

He also recorded the theme to Casino Royale, Daniel Craig's first outing as James Bond.

Listen below to 6 Music breakfast DJ Shaun Keaveny speaking to Chris about his career in 2012.

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If you're a pop, rock or rap star then you probably want a Grammy, Brit or Mercury award to your name.

If you want to be considered a serous songwriter or composer however, then the Ivor Novello Award is the one you really need on your mantle piece.

London's Grosvenor House hosts the swanky lunchtime event today and we'll bring you updates from the red carpet later and tell you who won what and what they had to say.

Coldplay's dominance of UK radio is highlighted by the fact they are nominated twice in the most performed work category, alongside Adele.

For now check out the nominations below and see who you think is most deserving of the respect of the industry.

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Ivor Novello 2017 nominations

Best song musically and lyrically

• Black Man in a White World - Michael Kiwanuka
• Overcome - Laura Mvula
• Telomere - Mystery Jets

Best contemporary song

• Lovesick - Mura Masa ft A$AP Rocky
• Man - Skepta
• Sexual - Neiked ft Dyo

Most performed work

• Adventure of a Lifetime - Coldplay
• Hymn for the Weekend - Coldplay
• When We Were Young - Adele

Best album

• Love and Hate - Michael Kiwanuka
• Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• The Dreaming Room - Laura Mvula

Best film score

• High Rise - Clint Mansell
• Kubo and the Two Strings - Dario Marianelli
• My Scientology Movie - Dan Jones

Best television soundtrack

• The Collection - Dominik Scherrer
• Witness for the Prosecution - Paul Englishby
• War and Peace - Martin Phipps

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Morning everybody.

We start today with the sad news that Sound Garden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell has died aged 52.

In a statement to CNN, his representative Brian Bumbery said he died on Wednesday calling his death "sudden and unexpected".

He added: "His wife Vicky and family were shocked to learn of his sudden and unexpected passing, and they will be working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause.

"They would like to thank his fans for their continuous love and loyalty and ask that their privacy be respected at this time."

Soundgarden were a much-loved and highly-influential band on the Seattle music scene, alongside the likes of Pearl Jam and Nirvana.

Dave Navarro of fellow US rockers Jane's Addiction leads the tributes below.

We'll have more throughout the day.