Topical Tuesday 20.12.16

It may be countdown to the festive break, but that means all things go for the music industry...

Whether it's a band split or artists fighting it out for the all important Christmas No.1 position, there's never a dull moment.

Fifth Harmony - Work from Home ft. Ty Dolla $ign

And then there were four. Camila Cabello has officially made her exit from the girl group, in the same year they found enormous success with this single. As these things often do, it's all turned ugly and the water is too murky to sort the truth out at this point.

The Black Keys - Tighten Up

The Black Keys have relented in an ongoing battle against free streaming on Spotify.

Drummer Patrick Carney wrote on Twitter he’d "rather people hear our music than not."

Drake - One Dance

Hold onto your hats folks, the charts are mixing things up in 2017. From January, 150 streams will count as one sale of a song (currently is stands at 100). This change will see more chart variety. This year Drake spent 15 weeks at NO.1 whereas by the new standards he would have only claimed the top spot for three weeks.

The Rolling Stones- Honky Tonk Woman

As we know, Mick Jagger became a dad for the eight time a few weeks ago at the age of 73. Well, now we have been blessed with the newborn's name. Brace yourself. Deveraux Octavian Basil.

Journey - Don't Stop Believing

Tupac Shakur, Joan Baez, Pearl Jam, Journey, and Electric Light Orchestra join three-time nominees Yes. Chic co-founder Nile Rodgers will also be presented with the Award for Musical Excellence, Billboard reported.