Now, the star has officially confirmed that new music is on the way. In a post shared on her Instagram, which boasts up to 88 million followers, the “New Rules” musician shared the cover art for “Houdini.” The post, which has over a million likes, took fans and other stars by storm.

Former Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello wrote: “hot”, whilst Mexican starlet Eiza Gonzalez said: “Here she comes again!!” followed by a fire emoji. Popstars Normani, Tinashe and TikTok star Addison Rae, who released her debut EP in the summer, also shared their support by liking the post.

Fans of the “Levitating” star were also sharing their buzzing excitement over the news. One person commented: “She’s about to break the internet again, can’t wait!”, and another fan wrote: “BABY LET THE GAMES BEGINNNNNNN!” 

The star, who has mostly centered her music around disco and dance pop, spoke about what fans can expect from her up-coming album. In an interview with T Magazine, the star revealed that her latest record is inspired by “1970s-era psychedelia”. Meanwhile, in an interview with Vogue, the “Cold Heart” singer said: “I’ve definitely grown up. Overall, whether it’s sonically or in terms of the themes, I’ve matured. It’s like I’m coming into my power and not afraid to talk about things. It’s about understanding what I want.”  

Lipa’s upcoming third album will follow from the success of her 2020 record, Future Nostalgia. The album, which has more than 10 billion streams on Spotify, produced the hit singles “Physical”, “Break My Heart” and the lead track “Don’t Start Now.” The sophomore album received praise from critics and publications across the world and was ranked by GQ as the best album of 2020.

Listen to “Break My Heart.” 

Since then, the star has gone on to release droplet singles. In 2021, Lipa teamed up with Elton John and collaborated on the smash single “Cold Heart”, which won the Top Dance/Electronic Song at the Billboard Music Awards a year later. This year, Lipa released “Dance The Night” from the 2023 Barbie movie soundtrack, which also became another hit in the popstar’s discography.

Springsteen revealed the news on his Instagram. The 74-year-old megastar, who has earned 20 Grammy Awards and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, said in a caption: “Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band delivered “the greatest show on earth” (Billboard) across Europe this past summer, and they’ll make a triumphant return to the continent in 2024 with a just-announced 22-show stadium run.” 

Fans of the megastar flooded the comments with their buzzing excitement. One person wrote: “Great news! Thanks so much my musical father!”, and another person said in tongue and cheek: “The hope I needed in my life but I also have no money.”  

Last month, Springsteen revealed that he was recovering from ulcer disease, forcing him and the E Street Band to postpone and reschedule certain dates of the tour. Springsteen said: “Thanks to all my friends and fans for your good wishes, encouragement, and support. I’m on the mend and can’t wait to see you all next year.” 

The world tour sees the rock band and Springsteen perform various hit songs, including “Because the Night” and “Glory Days”, whilst also performing tracks from the 2020 album Letter to You and 2022 record Only the Strong Survive.  

The 2020 LP is Springsteen’s twentieth studio album and became an instant success among the masses and critics. The album topped the charts in over 14 countries, including the UK, which ended on the 2020 year-end chart performance at number 31. The record, which features hit singles “Ghosts” and the album title, received rave reviews from numerous publications such as The Independent, who gave the album five stars and said that it “comes as close to the electricity of live music as it gets.”  

Listen to “Ghosts.”

Meanwhile, the 2022 album, Only the Strong Survive, was also a smash success, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart and entering the top 10 on the US Billboard 200. The album went on to sell over 60 thousand copies in the UK, certifying the record as Silver.

Tour dates

05/05/24 – Principality Stadium – Cardiff
09/05 – Boucher Playing Fields – Belfast
22/05 – Stadium of Light – Sunderland
25/07 – Wembley Stadium – London

Lead singer of You Me At Six said in a press release about the event: “Looking forward to returning to Slam Dunk this year to headline the festival. Slam Dunk has given You Me At Six so much over our career & we’ve got a lot of special memories from performing there over the years. The line-up is stacked with great artists, so will be an elite one.”

Fans of You Me At Six, who released their eighth studio album earlier this year titled Truth Decay, shared their excitement over the news on X. One person said: “Already my favorite slam dunk”, whilst another person commented: “favorite band headlining my favorite festival.” The group first performed at the festival in 2007 alongside Paramore, Reel Big Fish and Mad Caddies.

Already my favourite slam dunk.

— Benjamin Franklin (@benmeatsix) October 25, 2023

Since 2006, the Slam Dunk Festival has celebrated rock and punk artists from all over the world. This year, the festival treated the audience to performances by legendary punk group The Offspring, British band Enter Shikari and Billy Talent. However, the festival received criticism over issues of health and safety concerns – including overflowing toilets.

In a report, Slam Dunk Festival organizers said: “Thank you for giving us the time to fully investigate the events of the Slam Dunk Festival 2023.  We have taken that time to work with our internal team and many external partners, firstly to work out why things went wrong and then find solutions and improvements for next year. Please let us be clear that we are not trying to pass the blame of anything to other people, we are simply telling the truth about what caused those issues, so you can be assured we have identified the problem and therefore are able to fix it.”

“We would like to stress that we take full accountability for everything that happened on the day, and we are so sorry that some people didn’t have the experience that they should have. We hope you give us the chance to change that.”

Organizers of the event have promised a change for next year’s show, including 25% extra toilets and additional taps at all waterpoints.

Confirmed line-up

You Me At Six
The All American Rejects
Prevail
Artio
Asking Alexandria
Bob Vylan
Boys Like Girls
Funeral For A Friend
Goldfinger
Head Automatica
La Dispute
L.S. Dunes
Mad Caddies
Mom Jeans
One Step Closer
Palaye Royale
Pale Waves
Pennywise
Røry
Set It Off
The Bouncing Souls
The Interrupters
The Selecter
The Skints
The Wonder Years
Waterparks
We The Kings

Fans who can’t wait to see the star in glittering action have a chance to snag tickets now, if they pre-order the new album by 31 October. The general sale for the tour will open just a few days later, on the 3 November.

Venus has already become a promising record. The album, which will be released by Larsson’s own label Sommer House and Black Butter/Sony, includes hits such as the lead single “Can’t Tame Her” and “On My Love”. The first single from the new album has become an international success – charting in multiple countries, including number one in Bulgaria and number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. The track, which has over 100 million streams on Spotify, was also certified Silver in the UK for selling over 200 thousand copies and hit Platinum in the star’s home country.

Watch “Can’t Tame Her.”

“On My Love”, which features global hit-maker David Guetta, has also been a commercial success. The song, which is a Dance-pop style track, peaked at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 23 on the UK Dance Chart.

The “Lush Life” singer excited fans with the news of the new album and tour, which will kick-start for her UK supporters in Manchester on 16 February. Larsson took to X to share the announcement: “VENUS, FEBRUARY 9TH, 2024 https://zaralarssonofficial.com” 

VENUS, FEBRUARY 9TH, 2024 https://t.co/BhPJ380Oze pic.twitter.com/Bact7duWvo

— Zara Larsson (@zaralarsson) October 26, 2023

One person commented: “ZARAAA ARE YOU GOING TO TRANSPORT ME TO VENUS?? CAUSE I WANT THAT”, whilst another person wrote: “IM SO EXCITED OMG OMG OMG THANK YOU.” 

Watch “On My Love.” 

The new LP will follow up from Larsson’s third studio album titled Poster Girl. The 2021 record was a great success for the popstar who burst onto the scene a few years ago with the anthem “Lush Life”. Poster Girl was described by Emma Swann from DIY as “pure pop escapism.” Nick Levine from NME said: “The singer’s third album, veering from elegant electro-pop to grittier R&B, was well worth the wait. When she sings “this girl’s having fun”, you believe her” and gave the record 4 out of 5 stars.  

Tour dates  

16/02/24 – Manchester Academy – Manchester 
17/02 -O2 Academy – Glasgow 
18/02- O2 Academy – Birmingham 
21/02 -Roundhouse – London  

Cantona, who released his debut song “The Friends We Lost” back in June, spoke to the BBC’s Colin Paterson about this surprising new career route. He said: “I always had this dream to go on stage and to be in front of people, because the show is something that we make together.”  

Watch Cantona in Liam Gallagher’s hit single “Once.”

The star also confirmed that his debut record will be a live album, which will be recorded during his tour shows. He said: “The audience, if they are in a good mood, a bad mood, we all use the energy of each other. These 20 tracks were built to be on stage. It’s why I wanted to do a live album first. It will be finished like the last touch on a painting.” 

The 57-year-old icon also sees himself in high regard and would want legendary band The Rolling Stones to support him. When asked who he would consider to be a supporting act to, Cantona jokingly said: “I am a headliner. It’s why I cannot understand you. Maybe The [Rolling] Stones can support me.” 

Cantona also spoke about his passion for music. He said: “When I was a kid, I had two passions: for art and sport. So I started with football, better I think. Now I can sing until the end of my life. I have a deep need of expressing myself.” The French-born star explained that it was during lockdown that he began to learn how to play guitar, which led him to write songs in both English and French. The star continued: “English is a really musical language. French not so musical.”  

When asked what his musical ambition is, Cantona had one clear answer. He said: “My only goal is a moment with the fans, this live moment. We will create something special. That’s it. I don’t want to be famous. I’m famous since I was born,” he chuckled.

Cantona released his debut EP earlier this week. The record features four songs, which includes his singles “The Friends We Lost” and the album title.

Listen to the EP.

Tour Dates

26/10/23 – Manchester Stoller Hall – Manchester
27/10 – Manchester Stoller Hall – Manchester
28/10 – Bloomsbury Theatre – London
29/10 – Bloomsbury Theatre – London

He said on X: “1,000,000,000 streams of my version of “Dancing On My Own” on @Spotify – a ‘thank you’ just doesn’t seem grateful enough but trust me, I am.”  

1,000,000,000 streams of my version of ‘Dancing On My Own’ on @Spotify – a ‘thank you’ just doesn’t seem grateful enough but trust me, I am. pic.twitter.com/sCcbaBs7jp

— Calum Scott (@calumscott) October 18, 2023

The star, who released his sophomore album last year titled Bridges, also posted a short video alongside the caption.

He said in the video: “Thank you so much to everybody who has contributed to me being able to sit here very proudly with one of these plaques to commemorate the billion streams of my version of “Dancing On My Own.”

He continued: “A massive thank you to Robyn as always, to Tiesto [producer] and to everybody who has made this song what it is. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you guys… but I am very, very proud to be sat here with this bad boy.” The singer ended the video by blowing a kiss to the camera. 

 Scott also thanked American baseball team Philadelphia Phillies for making the track their postseason anthem two years in a row. He said: “A HUGE thank you has to go to @Phillies also, for making this song their anthem two years running. It’s an honour boys and I’m incredibly grateful to the players, the club and most importantly the fans. X”    

your version of this song got me into singing and will forever hold such a special space in my heart! so so happy for you

— Andrea Russett (@AndreaRussett) October 19, 2023

Internet personality Andrea Russett, who released music for the first time in 2020, congratulated Scott for the achievement. The star, who has more than 6 million followers on X, said: “your version of this song got me into singing and will forever hold such a special space in my heart! so so happy for you.”  

Scott, who placed sixth in Britain’s Got Talent in 2015, performed the smash hit on the show which earned him a Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell. The following year, the track was released as his version and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and became Britain’s best-selling single of summer 2016.

Watch Scott’s version of the song.

The singer now joins an exclusive Billions Club on Spotify, a playlist that features all the songs that hit one billion on the platform. Other artists that hold this achievement include the likes of Ed Sheeran, who earned a Gold Brit Billion Award earlier this month, Harry Styles and the Princess of Pop Britney Spears – whose 2004 single “Toxic” hit over a billion earlier this year.

Listen to the playlist.

The 29-year-old singer took to her Instagram to share her excitement. She said: “NOTE TO SELF: you used to dream about the life you live now. I HAVE MY VERY OWN UK ARENA TOUR!!! 2024 will be about coming to as many cities in the UK & partying with thousands of you! not coming out for a song or two on someone else’s show, not on a line up with other artists, my very own show! make sure you sign-up to presale so you can get your tickets in early. I don’t want you disappointed! I’m gonna make this show MASSIVE, I can’t wait to see you all.”  

Supporters of the hit-maker took to the comment section to share their excitement over the news. One person said: “I am SOBBING. This is just something you have dreamed of for so long. This 11-year journey had been SO worth it. I am honestly sobbing. I cannot even express how proud I am of you. No words at all.”

Meanwhile, another person also wrote: “Hard work. Dedication. Perseverance. Every show, festival, and performance you have done is living proof you are an artist who is worthy of this and MORE! Beyond stoked for you and this mega accomplishment. Cannot wait to support you in this in every way possible my Queen!!”  

Earlier this week, Hill appeared on BBC’s Live Lounge series and performed her 2023 anthem “Disconnect” and covered “Shades of Love” by Blessed Madonna. Other stars who performed on the series this month include Jorja Smith, Madison Beer and Holly Humberstone – and will also see 2024 Halftime Superbowl performer Usher make his debut on the show in a few days time.

Watch Hill perform her song “Disconnect”. 

Tour dates

14/06/2024 – Musgrave Park – Cork
15/06 – Belsonic – Belfast
12/10 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
13/10 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
15/10 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
16/10 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
18/10 – Westpoint – Exeter
19/10 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
20/10 – AO Arena – Mancheshter
22/10 – Utilita Arena – Cardiff
24/10 – OVO Arena Wembley – London

The “Undrunk” singer shared the news on X. She said: “New tour dates for 2024 my loves. here is the rescheduled routing for Europe/UK & au/NZ + a few new shows on sale for you this Friday at 10AM local time as a thank you for being so understanding and supportive. see you next year.”  

new tour dates for 2024 my loves. here is the rescheduled routing for europe/uk & au/nz + a few new shows onsale for you this friday at 10AM local time as a thank you for being so understanding and supportive. see you next yearpic.twitter.com/mVUovcj18t

— FLETCHER (@findingfletcher) October 17, 2023

The rescheduled events came after Fletcher bravely shared that she was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Last month, the singer bravely took to her Instagram to let supporters know what she has been battling with over the past few months. In a series of posts shared on her gallery, the star said: “I have recently been diagnosed with Lyme disease. I started becoming increasingly ill over the last couple years and just kept pushing even though I knew there was something deeper going on. For the last few months, I’ve been receiving treatments, following doctor’s orders and doing my best to learn more about this invisible illness.”   

She continued: “Lyme has affected me in a variety of ways and while it has not only taken a tremendous toll on my physical body, it has also caused concern for my voice as well. This has won on my soul in a way that’s hard to even put words to as singing is the thing I love most in this world and my voice is my vessel for expression. I can’t wait to perform for you bigger and better… and most importantly, stronger than ever.” 

Fletcher’s breakthrough single, “Undrunk”, was the singer’s first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one on Spotify’s Viral Chart in the US. Since then, the singer has gone on to release two EPs and her debut album Girl of My Dreams. The record, which features hits such as “Sting” and “Becky’s So Hot”, peaked in multiple charts across the world. In the US, the LP peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 and hit number 44 on the UK Albums Chart.  

Listen to “Undrunk.”

Tour dates

01/05/2024 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
02/05 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
03/05 – O2 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow
09/05 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle
10/05 – O2 Academy – Bristol
12/05 – Eventim Apollo – London
13/05 – Eventim Apollo – London

However, fans of the “Speed Drive” star were left displeased with the decision to include Smith on the record. In a TikTok that was posted a few days ago by XCX, which confirmed the duo’s collaboration, many expressed that the “Unholy” singer should not be featured in the song. One user wrote: “Charli I want the version just yours”, whilst another person commented: “In The City ft Charli XCX and Charli XCX only please.”

@charlixcx this one is really cute and fun and i’m so lucky to have @Sam Smith ♬ In The City – Charli XCX & Sam Smith

Despite the negativity, XCX has hit back against those who were unimpressed with the choice to include Smith. The 35-year-old musician has now defended Smith in a new TikTok post. She said: “I’m about to release a song with Sam Smith and the experience so far has been really interesting because never in my life have, I seen somebody receive so many hateful comments. It’s been really disheartening, but at the same time I’m so proud of Sam’s ability to withstand that – because I know I certainly couldn’t.”  

@charlixcx♬ original sound – Charli XCX

The star continued: “So I just want to say Sam, I love you. I love our song together and I’m in awe of your strength.”  

The sweet message to Smith, who featured in XCX’s “Speed Drive” video in the summer, led to an array of fans to also leave kind words. One person wrote: “I love Sam Smith more than I can express. Their existence and persistence in this world is a guiding light for my own”. Meanwhile another person said: “The hate is so unnecessary, so excited for this new track from you guys!” 

Listen to “Speed Drive.”

“In The City” will mark the first collaboration between the two artists. Smith, who released his fourth studio album Gloria earlier this year, has been at the centere of public scrutiny over the past year. This has come because of a change in Smith’s evolution as an artist and performer. At the 2023 Brit Awards, the star received backlash over his performance of his smash hit “Unholy”, which featured singer Kim Petras. The performance, which received over 100 Ofcom complaints, faced a similar reception when the duo performed at the Grammys a week prior. The Grammy performance has led to many conservative US politicians branding the two as “satanic” and “evil”.  

Watch the “Unholy” performance at the Grammys.

However, this outrage did not affect the song’s commercial success. The track has gone on to receive multiple Platinum certifications across the world and was certified Diamond in France.

Charli XCX shared a preview of the track on her official TikTok page. The “Beg for You” singer captioned the post: “This one is really cute and fun and I’m so lucky to have Sam Smith on it with me.” Fans can pre-save the song here. 

@charlixcx this one is really cute and fun and i’m so lucky to have @Sam Smith ♬ In The City – Charli XCX & Sam Smith

The new song, which will be released next week, will mark the first collaboration for Charli XCX and Smith. Smith, who released his fourth studio album Gloria earlier this year, appeared in Charli XCX’s music video “Speed Drive” for the 2023 Barbie movie. The video, which has just under four million views on YouTube, received a positive reception. One person wrote: “The fact that she keeps her hyper pop/car aesthetic intact whilst adapting her music to her audience is actual talent”, whilst another person commented: “Charli XCX does it again. Seems like she’s never had a bad song release. Speed Drive doesn’t feel overwhelming nor underwhelming to listen to. It’s a bop that’ll continue sticking around with you for a long time. Kinda had this on repeat many times at this point.” 

Watch the “Speed Drive” video.

Charli XCX, who had teased the song last week on her Instagram, is gearing up for her next album. The “Fancy” singer, who earned the star the 2015 NME Award for Dancefloor Filler, released her last studio LP in 2022. Crash, the singer’s fifth album, became the star’s first album to top the UK Albums Chart with over 16 thousand copies sold in its first week. Across the pond, the album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 with over 31 thousand copies sold – becoming the 31-year-old “Boom Clap” singer’s highest charting album in the US. 

Listen to Crash on Spotify.

Whilst it remains to be seen if the star will top the success of her fifth studio album, the singer has been working on her next album. Last month, the star had shared several photos and a video on her Instagram in a gallery – and captioned the post “album 6 I guess.” The post, which received over 241 thousand likes, had fans buzzing with anticipation over her next project.