The singer announced on his Instagram: “The CHAMPAGNE & ROSES TOUR is going overseas! Excited to be hitting Europe & the UK with my brother @marioworldwide in 2024! Tickets go on sale 11/24!”

Check out Ne-Yo’s tour announcement on Instagram below:

Ne-Yo, also known by his birth name Shaffer Chimere Smith, was born in Arkansas to two African-American parents. Both his parents were musicians, but was raised by his mother in Las Vegas, Nevada after she separated from his father. While he was at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, Ne-Yo joined an R&B group named Envy. However, the group disbanded in 2000.

The American songwriter began to gain recognition when he wrote Mario’s hit single “Let Me Love You”. According to the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade Chart in 2009, the song was the eighth most successful single of the decade. The song ranked number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and held that position for nine weeks. After the success of “Let Me Love You”, Ne-Yo had a meeting with the American multinational record label Def Jam. He was eventually signed by Jay-Z, the then-CEO of the label.

In 2006, Ne-Yo released his debut album titled In My Own Words. The album consisted of thirteen tracks including songs such as “So Sick”, “When You’re Mad”, “It Just Ain’t Right”, and “Sexy Love”. Ne-Yo worked with a number of musicians on the album inlcuding Ron “Nef-U” Feemster, Brandon Howard, Shea Taylor, and Curtis “Sauce” Wilson. Rappers Peedi Peedi and Ghostface Killah also feature on songs in the album.

The album was positively received and earned a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Contemporary R&B Album category. Furthermore, In My Own Words debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and became a platinum-seller in Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom. In August 2006, Ne-Yo went on tour with Chris Brown and Dem Franchize Boyz.

Listen to Ne-Yo’s 2006 song “So Sick” on YouTube below:

Last year, Ne-Yo released his ninth studio album Self Explanatory. The album debuted at number 184 on the US Billboard 200 which is his lowest charting album in the country. The album contains thirteen tracks with features from Jeremih, Trippie Redd, and Yung Bleu. Self Explanatory is available to listen on all platforms.

Listen to the album on Spotify below:

Champagne & Roses UK Tour Dates:

07/03/2024 – AO Arena – Manchester
08/03 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
09/03 – Utilita Arena – Cardiff
11/03 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
13/03 – The O2 – London
14/03 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham
15/03 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham
16/03 – The O2 – London
18/03 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
19/03 – AO Arena – Manchester

Tickets for the tour are available to purchase here

With thirteen tracks, The Good Fight features a variety of both US and UK underground artists including Freddie Gibbs, BONES, Eyedress, MAVI, and Greentea Peng. American producer Madlib also provides the beat for the title track “The Good Fight”. He has produced for other artists including MF Doom, J Dilla, and Freddie Gibbs.

On Instagram, Lord Apex thanked everyone for the support on his new album. He captioned the post: “THE GOOD FIGHT – album out now – thank you to all my fans & everybody that has been a part of making the album, you all made it possible to bring the vision of this album to life especially my brother zach on all the art. enjoy the album and let me know your fav songs and what songs u wanna see visuals for!!!”

Check out Lord Apex’s post on Instagram below:

Lord Apex first announced the drop of his album around this time last month, but he has revealed tracks from The Good Fight when he first dropped the song “Blessings”.

“Blessings” is available to listen to on his new album The Good Fight. The official music for “Blessings” is also available to watch on YouTube. Check out the music video below:

Most commonly known as Lord Apex, Shaeem Santino Wright released his first track in 2014 and has amassed around 63k subscribers on YouTube as of 2023.

Since then, the rapper was nominated for a UK Music Video Award in the Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video Newcomer category for his video titled “Different” along with KAM-BU, as well as featured in promotions releasing his own radio segment for the American apparel company Carhartt.

The official music video for “Different” by KAM-BU featuring Lord Apex is available to watch and listen to on YouTube below:

In addition to the drop of his album, Lord Apex announced a third headline tour earlier this year. However, the tour dates have been changed to next year as a result of the album being released in November. On Instagram, he announced the news captioning his post, “Due the album release date now being November 10 we changed the dates to next year to present The Good Fight Tour with a special 4/20 show for London!” He further mentioned that “All tickets remain valid.”

See Lord Apex’s post on Instagram below:

The updated dates for Lord Apex’s tour are listed below:

Lord Apex UK and Ireland tour:

10/04/2023 – 24 Kitchen Street – Liverpool
11/04 – The Garage – Glasgow
12/04 – Canvas – Manchester
13/04 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
17/04 – The Button Factory – Dublin
18/04 – Thekla – Bristol
19/04 – Patterns – Brighton
20/04 – KOKO – London

Lord Apex Europe Tour

10/03/2024 – Bitterzoet – Amsterdam
12/03 – Le Flow – Lille
13/03 – Botanique – Brussels
17/03 – TBA – Oslo
18/03 – Bar Brooklyn – Stockholm
19/03 – Loppen – Copenhagen
20/03 – Turmzimmer – Hamburg
22/03 – Hydrozagadka – Warsaw
23/03 – Maschinehaus – Berlin
25/03 – Das Werk – Vienna
26/03 – Circolo Magnolia – Milan
27/03 – Komplex – Zurich
29/03 – Le FAT – Strasbourg
30/03 – La Place – Paris
31/03 – Le Rex – Toulouse
02/04 – Razzmatazz – Barcelona
03/04 – Café Berlin – Madrid

All tickets for Lord Apex’s 2024 tour are available to purchase here.

Announcing further dates on her Instagram, The Japanese House said “Last UK headline dates of ITEIAD. Pre-sale 10am Wednesday. Sign up on link in bio for exclusive early access.”

Check out The Japanese House’s announcement post on Instagram below:

Released on June 30, Bain dropped her second studio album In The End It Always Does which includes 12 tracks. Some of the songs in her new album include “Spot Dog”, “Over There”, “Indexical Reminder of a Morning Well Spent” and “One for Sorrow, Two for Joni Jones”. The album peaked at number 29 on the UK Albums Chart.

Listen to The Japanese House’s new album In The End It Always Does on Spotify below:

Amber Mary Bain, also known by her stage name The Japanese House, is a British indie pop musician who rose to fame through being introduced to The 1975’s Matty Healy. The singer was then signed to their label Dirty Hit.

She released her debut single “Still” in 2015, and went on her first tour as the opening act for The 1975 within the same year. Afterwards, she released three more singles “Pools to Bathe In”, “Teeth”, and “Sister”. Since then, she has released two studio albums titled Good at Falling and In The End It Always Does. In order to promote The 1975’s second album I Like It When You Fall Asleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It, The Japanese House supported the band on their 2016 North American tour.

In 2018, The Japanese House released the single “Lilo” then announced a North American tour in 2019.

Watch the music video for The Japanese House’s single “Lilo” on YouTube below:

Following this, The Japanese House’s debut album Good At Falling was released on March 1 2019. Like many of her other singles and album, Good At Falling was co-written by The 1975’s drummer George Daniel along with American record producer BJ Burton.

Tickets for The Japanese House’s tour is available to purchase here.

The tour dates for The Japanese House’s 2024 UK tour are seen below as follows.

The Japanese House 2024 Tour Dates:

07/05/24 – SWG3 – Glasgow

08/05 – O2 Institute – Birmingham

09/05 – Roundhouse – London

10/05 – Albert Hall – Manchester

Described as a “romantic stoner comedy”, the rapper is joined by Alhan Gencay and Talliah Storm. Not only does Nines take the starring role, but he also wrote and directed the 45 minute film which premiered at the Odeon Tottenham Court Road last week.

Check out Nines’ new short film Crop Circle 3 on YouTube below:

It isn’t the first time the rapper has released a movie at the same time as his music releases. Nines previously released his fourth studio album Crop Circle 2 this year as well as an accompanying short film. In 2018, he also directed Crop Circle which is the prequel to his new release. However, he dropped a 27-minute short film Crabs In A Bucket in 2020 followed by the release of an album with the same.

Crop Circle 3 consists of fifteen songs and includes features from multiple artists including Skrapz, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Tiggs Da Author, Tunde, Mugzz, Big Narstie, Miraa May, and many more.

Listen to Nines’ album Crop Circle 3 on Spotify below:

Before the drop of his album, he released “Daily Duppy” on the GRM YouTube channel which is the fifth song in the album. On September 15, Nines announced the release date for Crop Circle 3 with many fans expressing their shock for the rapper releasing another album so soon after the previous one.

See the announcement for Crop Circle 3 on Nines’ Instagram page below:

Listen to “Daily Duppy” on YouTube below:

Courtney Freckleton, most famously known as Nines, is a British rapper hailing from Harlesden, London. Nines gained popularity online through music videos for “Money on My Mind” and “Can’t Blame Me” as well as releasing mixtapes. He eventually rose to fame after signing with XL Recordings with the release of his debut studio album One Foot Out in 2017. The lead single for the album “High Roller” features fellow UK rapper J Hus. One Foot Out charted at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart.

In the last three years, the 33-year-old has featured in a few singles including KSI’s “Not Over Yet” remix. However, Crop Circle 2 and Crop Circle 3 is his first solo release since dropping Crabs In A Bucket in 2020.

His album is available to stream on all platforms and the short film Crop Circle 3 is available to watch on YouTube.

Watch the music video for “Mosquito” on YouTube below:

During the video, the singer walks through the shops of Bond Street while wearing a Tiffany blue gown which is reminiscent of the 1961 American romcom Breakfast At Tiffany’s.

On Instagram, the 22 year old wrote: “omg i’m so scared but Mosquito is finally out! with a whole music video on youtube now! i was trying to give breakfast at tiffany’s lol but a big thank you is in order to Greg Kurstin who was the catalyst for this track and Sophie Muller who directed this amazing video with my darling angel girlfriendsxxxx”

Check out the PinkPantheress’ announcement post on Instagram below:

Her new song “Mosquito” follows her previous singles and collaborations including “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” featuring American rapper Ice Spice. The duo performed at Wireless this year to perform the track together for the first time. “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” is a remix of the original song by PinkPantheress “Boy’s a Liar” which was released in November 2022. The remix peaked at number three on the Billboard Global 200 and became the first top 10 for PinkPantheress and Ice Spice.

Recently, the singer songwriter collaborated with Destroy Lonely on a single titled “Turn Your Phone Off” which was released last July. She also joined Australian artist Troye Sivan on a remix of his song “Rush”. In addition to these collaborations, PinkPantheress has also contributed to the 2023 Greta Gerweg-directed film Barbie with her single “Angel”. The song was released on June 8 this year and was the album’s second promotional single.

As of this moment, the singer has released one mixtape, one extended play and fourteen singles. At the end of 2022, PinkPantheress released an EP titled Take Me Home which consisted of three tracks: “Boy’s a Liar”, “Do You Miss Me?”, and the title song “Take Me Home”.

Listen to PinkPantheress’ 2022 EP Take Me Home on Spotify below:

Furthermore, PinkPantheress has received the most nominations as a British female artist at the MTV EMAs 2023. These nominations include Best Collaboration and Best New Artist.

It was revealed that 80% of women in the UK have experienced sexual harassment in public spaces.

In order to combat these problems, L’Oreal Paris’ Stand Up Against Harassment programme emphasises the importance of empowering everyone to be active bystanders when seeing harassment take place.

Festival goers were able to receive free anti harassment and sign up to learn more about L’Oreal Paris’ Stand Up campaign. In addition to this, 500 employees working at the festival were also trained in Stand Up. This will allow them to identify and acknowledge all potential harassment at future events they may be employed at. All staff on site were given regular security briefings and implemented the Ask For Angela scheme in order to allow people to seek help from uncomfortable and unsafe situations discretely.

The annual festival All Points East was held in London’s Victoria Park and took place on six dates this year from August 18-19 and August 25-28.

Headliners for the festival this year included Stormzy, Jungle, Dermot Kennedy, and Haim.

Check out the full line up for All Points East Festival below:

August 18 – Stormzy

• Kehlani
• Sampha
• Knucks
• Lucky Dave
• WSTRN
• Ms Banks
• Elmiene
• Amaria BB
• Debbie
• Jayo
• Nippa
• Dexter in the Newsagent
• Rampage Sound
• Dankie Sounds
• The No Signal Stage

August 19

• Aphex Twin
• Bonobo
• Arca
• Fever Ray
• Jayda G
• Jon Hopkins
• Kelela
• Moderat
• SBTRKT
• Sudan Archives
• TSHA (live)
• Actress (live)
• Desire
• Giulia Tess

August 24 – The Strokes

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Amy and the Sniffers
• Angel Olsen
• Black Midi
• The Walkmen
• Warmduscher
• Be Your Own Pet
• The Lazt Eyes
• Julie
• Vacations
• Highschool
• Hotwax
• Hannah Grae
• BBY
• Picture Parlour
• Azure Ryder
• Feet

August 26 – Jungle

• Erykah Badu
• Raye
• Gabriels
• Nia Archives
• Folamour
• Badbadnotgood
• The Blessed Madonna
• 070 Shake
• Charlotte Day
• Wilson
• Lil Silva

August 27 – Dermot Kennedy

• Olivia Dean
• SG Lewis
• Aurora
• Chromeo
• Nick Nulvey
• James Vincent McMorrow
• Novo Amor
• Moncrieff
• Rachel Chinourir

August 28 – Haim

• Girl in Red
• FKJ
• Confidence Man
• Griff
• Tove Lo
• Joesel
• Snail Mail
• Tamino
• Romy
• Avalon
• Emerson & The Charm
• Paris Paloma

To find out more about the Stand Up Against Street Harassment Training, check out the website here

In an Instagram post with o2uk, Kylie Minogue announces that there is a chance to win “two free tickets to this intimate event” in a video. There are 700 pairs of tickets available to win if you are a Virgin Media Broadband or O2 customer.

Commenting on the exclusive gig, Kylie said “I’m thrilled to be returning to London to play such an intimate venue. It’s going to be a really special evening playing some favourites from throughout my career and of course from my new album out that week. I can’t wait to see some of you there!”

Check out Kylie’s announcement on Instagram below:

On September 22, Kylie will be releasing her sixteenth studio album Tension. The upcoming album was announced in May and will be her most recent album since her 2020 disco album Disco. The singer has already released two singles from Tension. The lead single of the album “Padam Padam” was released on May 18 and “Tension” was released on August 31.

A total of eleven songs are to be included in the Tension standard edition of the album with songs titled “Hold On to Now”, “You Still Get Me High”, and “10 Out of 10” featuring Dutch DJ and electronic music producer Olivier Heldens.

Watch the official music video for Kylie Minogue’s “Padam Padam” on YouTube below:

The 55-year-old pop sensation is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time with over 80 million records sold worldwide. She released her debut studio album Kylie in 1988 which peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and became the fifth best-selling album of the decade.

Since then, the musician has released fifteen albums and has received a variety of accolades including a Grammy Award, three Brit Awards, seventeen ARIA Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and six MO Awards.

In addition to her music career, Kylie has been heavily involved in philanthropy. She contributed to a recording of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in order to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia. She is also a sponsor and ambassador for breast cancer cause since her diagnosis in 2005.

To enter the ballot for a chance to win tickets to see Kylie Minogue at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, enter on the website here.

The ballot is live and will end on Thursday 14 September 2023.

Kylie Minogue UK Gig Date:

22/09/2023 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush – London

On the S Club official Instagram, the band shared the news of their latest single along with a video montage of their “favourite moments”. They wrote, “These Are The Days’ is finally out now! We hope you love the track as much as we do, and get to reminisce with us on all your favourite moments with friends and loved ones. This was a true labour of love and the experience of creating it together was so special. This one’s for you, Paul.

Check out S Club’s announcement for “These Are The Days” and watch their video montage on Instagram below:

On July 26, 2023, S Club released the official music video for “These Are The Days” on YouTube. In the video, the remaining members of S Club can be seen reminiscing their prime days with some flashback clips inserted as well.

Watch the official music video for “These Are The Days” on YouTube below:

A few weeks before the death of bandmate Paul Cattermole, S Club announced a reunion tour for this year. The band confirmed, however, that they will still be going ahead with tour. However, Hannah Spearritt will not be joining the other members on the tour. The 15-date UK tour has been renamed as the S Club: The Good Times Tour in tribute to Paul Cattermole as he sang the lead vocals on the song “Good Times”.

Listen to S Club’s song “Good Times” on Spotify below:

Formed by the Spice Girls’ former manager Simon Fuller, S Club 7 had their own BBC television sitcom Miami 7 to which sparked their rise to fame. The television sitcom was aimed at a younger audience lasting for four seasons and was watched by over 90 million viewers at home.

Over the course of the band’s career, S Club 7 recorded four studio albums and have released 11 singles. In 2000, they won the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act, and won Best British Single in 2002.

After the departure of Paul Cattermole in 2002 to join a metal band, the group renamed themselves as S Club, removing the 7 from their name. Ultimately, they disbanded in 2003.

S Club’s Good Times Tour will begin on October 12 in Manchester and have concerts in cities including Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham, and London.

S Club: The Good Times 2023 Tour Dates:
12/10/2023 – AO Arena – Manchester
13/10 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
14/10 – Utilita Arena – Sheffield
16/10 – 3Arena – Dublin
18/10 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
19/10 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
20/10 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
21/10 – AO Arena – Manchester
23/10 – International Arena – Cardiff
24/10 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
26/10 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
27/10 – The O2 – London
28/10 – The O2 – London
29/10 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham

Purchase tickets for S Club’s tour here

Check out the tour poster for the Antagonist Tour on Ken Carson’s Twitter below:

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— (@kencarson) July 12, 2023

Playboi Carti founded Opium, a record label based in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2019 where he signed Ken Carson to his label. Both Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang were then signed to Opium in 2021. The Antagonist Tour will be the first the four acts go on tour together as an Opium collective. Currently, the label has officially released six studio albums including Ken Carson’s Project X (2019) and Destroy Lonely’s If Looks Could Kill (2023) which debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200.

Listen to Destroy Lonely’s 2023 album If Looks Could Kill on Spotify below:

Carti’s most recent album Whole Lotta Red was released on December 25, 2020 debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200. It was also ranked number one on Rolling Stone’s 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2021 being described as “one of the most forward-thinking rap records since Kanye West’s Yeezus.” The album consists of 24 songs and features artists Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Future. Whole Lotta Red includes songs such as “Rockstar Made”, “Vamp Anthem”, “Sky”, and “ILoveUIHateU”.

Listen to Playboi Carti’s album Whole Lotta Red on Spotify below:

However, since the drop of Whole Lotta Red, Carti has been collaborating with other musicians. Recently, he featured on Canadian singer The Weeknd’s single “Popular” along with Madonna. The song was released on June 2, 2023 and peaked at number 11 in the UK. In addition to this, it charted within the top 20 in Canada, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Switzerland, Croatia, and India. A music visualiser accompanied the release of the single and was uploaded on YouTube.

Check out the music visualiser for “Popular” by The Weeknd, Madonna, and Playboi Carti on Youtube below:

The American rapper recently headlined this year’s Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park on Friday 7th July. Friday’s Wireless was dubbed as Opium Friday with Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang also performing that day. He surprised the UK audience with an unreleased track at the festival.

Watch Carti perform his unreleased track at Wireless Festival below:

Playboi Carti UK and Europe Antagonist tour dates:

19/11/2023 – 3Arena – Dublin
21/11 – AO Arena – Manchester
22/11 – The O2 – London
24/11 – Forest National – Manchester
25/11 – Ziggo Dome – Birmingham
27/11 – Mediolanum Forum – Milan
29/11 – Lanxess Arena – Cologne
30/11 – Mercedes-Benz Arena – Berlin
02/12 – Accorhotels Arena – Paris
04/12 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen

Tickets for the Antagonist tour are available to purchase here

Watch a video of Ice Spice and PinkPantheress performing “Boys a liar Pt.2” at Wireless Festival below:

| PinkPantheress and Ice Spice performing “Boys a liar” at Wireless Fest pic.twitter.com/5gPOlE6KSJ

— PinkPantheress Updates ☆ (@updatespinkp) July 7, 2023

“Boy’s a liar” was first released on January 2, 2023 as a single but then added to PinkPantheress’ EP Take Me Home. Soon after, “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2” was released on February 3, 2023 which debuted at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song reached number 4 on the chart which was the first top 10 entry for both artist Ice Spice and PinkPantheress. Watch the official video for “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2” on YouTube below: Recently, PinkPantheress released another collab with Opium-signed American rapper Destroy Lonely. The singer took to Twitter to announce the song“Turn Your Phone Off”. She wrote, “This song has been on my mind since I leaked it in 2021 – I was just waiting until the perfect opportunity to drop it. I’m privileged to share this track with lone, love his artistry, love a random collab.” The song “Turn Your Phone Off” was released on July 14 and is available to listen to on Spotify. See PinkPantheress’ announcement for “Turn Your Phone Off” below:

this song has been on my mind since I leaked it in 2021 – I was just waiting until the perfect opportunity to drop it. im privileged to share this track with lone, love his artistry, love a random collab lol

Turn your phone off – (feat Destroy Lonely) out now

mv next week

— pinkpantheress (@pinkpantheress2) July 13, 2023

Listen to PinkPantheress and Destroy Lonely’s new track “Turn Your Phone Off” below:

PinkPantheress has also teased her debut studio album. On May 24, the singer posted a song teaser where she and her friend are in a car park dancing to an unreleased song. It samples the track “Ku Lo Sa” by Oxlade and at the bottom of the video, PinkPantheress captioned “Album season is upon us.”

PINKPANTHERESS ALBUM INCOMING pic.twitter.com/GcvEoLJUU7

— mev (@toheavenwithit) May 24, 2023

The day after the album was teased, it was announced that PinkPantheress will feature on the upcoming Barbie movie soundtrack. The Barbie album soundtrack will also feature Ice Spice, as well as artists including Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Ava Max, Tame Impala and many more. The movie will be out in theatres on July 21, 2023. See the Barbie Album announcement on Twitter below:

EXCLUSIVE: @DUALIPA, @icespicee_, @charli_xcx, @lizzo, @NICKIMINAJ, @AvaMax, @pinkpantheress2, Ryan Gosling(!), @tameimpala, and more will appear on the @barbiethealbum soundtrack.

Details: https://t.co/qSJeh0cUaH pic.twitter.com/9tMj7GEEDy

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) May 25, 2023