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Download Festival have named their main stage 'The Lemmy Stage' in memory of the late Lemmy Kilmister.
Motörhead were due to perform at the festival - held at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England, - in June, but after the death of the frontman in December the band decided they could not go on without the iconic rock star, who died following a battle with an "aggressive cancer".
However, in honour of the metal legend, for 2016 only, the main stage take the rock legend's name.
And organisers of the festival are currently working out plans for a tribute set, which will go ahead at the time Motörhead would have performed.
A statement on the festival's website www.downloadfestival.co.uk, reads: "Whilst we're saddened to say Motörhead will no longer be performing at this year's Download Festival, we will honour a true rock 'n' roll icon who inspired so many others on the bill, Lemmy Kilmister. For one year only, Download Festival's Main Stage will be named 'The Lemmy Stage' in tribute to a much loved and missed legend. We are working with Motörhead's management on a tribute to the great man during the slot he would have performed on, more information to follow."
Meanwhile, a life-size statue of the 'Ace of Spades' hitmaker is to be placed in front of his favourite bar, The Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood.
The bronze artwork was designed by local artist Travis Moore and will be unveiled at the bar, which was visited by Lemmy regularly.
The artwork has been funded by fans through a crowdfunding campaign, which has currently raised $15,875.
Taking to Facebook, artist Travis said: "I'm so happy to be creating the Lemmy statue. This will be an amazing tribute to him and all the Motörhead family out there around the world, who are helping raise the cash."

Kanye West has teased his upcoming album 'Waves' has a "new secret title".
The 'Bound 2' rapper has taken to social media to give an update on his eagerly-anticipated studio album, which is expected to be released on February 11.
However, Yeezy still hasn't locked down a definite title for the record and hinted it will change again.
Taking to his Twitter account on Monday (08.02.16), he wrote: "There may be a new secret album title (sic)"
The LP started off life as 'Swish' and changed to 'Waves' and now after a recent Twitter poll, conducted by Kanye's wife Kim Kardashian West, another name in contention is 'So Help Me God', which was a fan favorite in the poll's results.
Previously speaking about his indecision over the album title, Kanye, 38, said: "We don't have a name yet. I wanted to get people's opinions on how they felt."
Kanye - whose last studio album was 2013's 'Yeezus' - has promised the record will have a "gospel" vibe, but with plenty swearing.
He said: "This is a gospel album with a lot of cursing on it."

Justin Bieber was signed by L.A. Reid because he is "beautiful like a woman".
The 59-year-old music mogul signed the 'Baby' hitmaker to Island Records in October of 2008 when Bieber was just 14 years old after being introduced to the Canadian pop star by Usher.
And in his new book 'Sing To Me', Reid recalls that first meeting with Bieber and admits he was as struck by his famous haircut and looks as he was his singing.
In the memoir, Reid reveals: "At four on the dot, Usher walked into my office with this adorable fourteen-year-old boy. This kid was beautiful, like a woman can be beautiful and men rarely are, and he turned it on as soon as he stepped into the room.
"I could see immediately that Justin's hair would be every bit as important as his songs, his voice his face, or his presence. Justin was simply beautiful - his superpower was his face."
Reid is not the only person who has commented on Bieber's androgynous beauty.
'Orange is the New Black' actress Ruby Rose has noted the 21-year-old singer has a similar face to her own.
She said: "I hear that Justin gets asked a lot if he is Ruby Rose. It must be very frustrating for him."

Tom Parker is enjoying some "normality" since The Wanted split up.
The 27-year-old star insists it's been nice to do the simple things in life such as clearing up his dog's poo and going out with his girlfriend, actress Kelsey Hardwick, since the group disbanded in January 2014.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, he said: "I can't even tell you how good it feels to be able to wake up at 9am. Even picking up your dog's s**t up in the garden feels normal. It's little things like not being able to go for lunch with Kelsey. I can't express enough how it has been nice to get back to a bit of normality."
Parker has become a producer and DJ since the end of the boy band group - which also featured Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuiness, Max George and Siva Kaneswaran - and recently released his first solo single with his own vocals on it.
Asked why he felt 'Lost In Your Love' needed his voice on it, he said: "When I was writing it in the studio with John Reid from Nightcrawlers. John started vocalling it and I was like, 'Do you know what mate, I'll jump on.' It just felt right and sounded right. Sometimes you can over complete things. But it just seemed to fit. I am a singer so I may as well utilise it."
However, Tom wants to keep his producing separate from being a singer, which is why his previous tracks had guest vocalists.
He said: "I said from the start I wanted to separate myself as a vocalist and a producer. You have to do that for what you want to achieve. When you've been in a band, if you sing on all your records, you then just become a singer."

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Jess Glynne has never craved fame.
The 26-year-old singer has wanted to be a musician for the majority of her life, but Jess has claimed she has never been motivated by the idea of fame.
Jess - who recently changed her diet because she was "feeling overwhelmed by fame" - shared: "Good nutrition has made me feel I can handle life. What I learned from Amy Winehouse was that this industry is a lot [to handle].
"My mum never understood when I used to say, 'I want to be a successful musician, but I don't want to be famous.'"
The flame-haired singer has admitted to worrying about her appearance since becoming famous and she said this aspect of her success is something she's found difficult to cope with.
Jess told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "Of course, I worry about my body, but I would never let that stop me eating.
"Recently I've had terrible skin as a result of stress and travelling a lot, but if it shows my fans that I am human, and that we all suffer things like acne, it's a good thing."

Jess Glynne has reservations about TV talent contests.
The 26-year-old singer appeared on the most recent series of 'The X Factor' in Britain, but confessed she harbours some doubts about such programmes, having found her own success through a more traditional route.
She said: "I'd hate for young singers to think that's the only way and there's no hope if you don't win.
"My advice to someone entering the industry is to have a thick shell, as there's a lot of rejection, and to believe in what you do, because if you don't, no one else will.
"You need to be committed, too - success is not going to be handed to you on a plate."
Jess intends to write her next album some time in 2016, but she does not yet know how it will compare to her smash success 'I Cry When I Laugh'.
She told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "I won't know where I am going to go with it until I come up with a title. I knew when I was 19 that my first album would be called 'I Cry When I Laugh'."

Foxes saw a fan pull his tooth out for her to autograph.
The 26-year-old singer - whose real name is Louisa Rose Allen - admits some of her supporters have gone to extremes to impress her, even when she didn't want them to.
She said: "I was in Scotland once and a guy pulled his tooth out with pliers.
"He was like, 'Do you dare me to pull my tooth out?' and I was like, 'No, don't do it.' He said, 'I'm gonna do it.'
"He pulled his tooth out and got me to sign it."
Foxes will release her second album, 'All I Need', this month and admits it would likely have been finished earlier if she hadn't been asked to tour with Pharrell Williams.
She told NME magazine: "I was in the middle of writing it and I got a call.
"You don't really say no.
"Most of it got written when I was on tour."
And the 'Body Talk' singer was very impressed by Pharrell.
She said: "I was impressed because he was constantly making beats.
"Two seconds before he'd go on, he's be writing music. He doesn't stop."

Guy Garvey's solo material is "brasher" than his work with Elbow.
The 41-year-old singer admits there are some similarities between his own work and his group's, because of his distinctive voice, but they are also very different.
He said: "They are different entities.
"My record is simpler and a little brasher.
"Obviously, in places it sounds like Elbow because it's my voice. I'm really chuffed with it.
"Has there been any, 'You wouldn't have got that on an Elbow record' from the band? Oh aye!"
The 'Grounds For Divorce' hitmaker is delighted when fans tell him they had Elbow songs played at their weddings.
He told Q magazine: "Most nights out in town someone will say they've been to a wedding where 'One Day Like This' or 'Mirrorball' was played.
"It's always flattering though.
"I never expected it though I did always have the ambition to write a song to replace Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' because I hate it.
"That wasn't the intention of 'One Day Like This', but it's pushed out at weddings, which is great because his song is basically, 'I was a total t**t.' "