@MoTheComedian is your #BRITs 2022 host // Dream duo @MayaJama and Clara Amfo will be taking on presenting duties for The BRITs Are Coming nominations show + The BRITs 2022 red carpet pic.twitter.com/EjTlJ9qB9v

— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) November 22, 2021

The Brit Awards was previously known as The British Record Industry Britannia Awards and was used to mark the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977. There has been an annual ceremony since 1982 and the Classical Music Brt Awards is held in May annually. The name change from The British Record Industry Britannia Awards to the Brit Awards occurred in 1989. The 2022 Brit Award Ceremony will be making Brit history with the nominated categories now being made, gender-neutral to recognise equality, diversity and inclusion.

Organisers of the Brit Awards said at the time of the announcement that, “The change was to reward artists “solely for their music and work, rather than how they choose to identify or as others may see them, as part of The Brits’ commitment to evolving the show to be as inclusive and as relevant as possible”

Maya Indea Jama is an English television, radio presenter and DJ, who began her presenting career at the age of 18 in 2012. Jama’s presenting debut was for the weekly music video countdown on JumpOff TV. Jama also presented shows such as Cannonball, Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer and was also the radio host for #DriveWithMaya between 2014 and 2017. Maya previously presented the 2017 Pre-Brit Awards Party and hosted the Livestream Brit Award Red Carpet event in the same year. Jama has also been announced as the host for the December show Walk The Line.

Clara Amfo is a British radio, voice-over artist and television presenter, who is known for being a BBC Radio presenter. Amfo previously hosted the Brit Awards Backstage event in 2017 and 2020 with Jama as her co-host. Clara also interviewed singer Billie Eilish for the BBC One TV special entitled Up Close in July. The presenter was also announced as the new radio presenter for Annie MacManus aka Annie Mac’s show Future Sounds on, July 30th. Clara also appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox with her brother Andy in June.

Both Jama and Amfo are now set to co-present the Brits Are Coming in December. Jama and Amfo are delighted to be co-hosting together again with Jama saying “I am so excited to be back on presenting duties for the BRITs 2022″ and Amfo stating “It is such an honour and pleasure to be part of The BRITs presenting team for 2022″ 

The Brits Are Coming event aires on ITV, on December 18th at 5 pm local time and will showcase performances from Joel Corry, Anne-Marie, Glass Animals, Mimi Webb and Mabel. The nominees will also be announced in preparation for the main event where the winners will be announced on the night. Adele, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran are also set to perform, on February 8th for what is to be a truly historical night at the Brit Awards 2022.

it’s almost time to find out the #BRITs 2022 nominees don’t miss The BRITs Are Coming on @ITV and @WeAreSTV on Saturday 18 December, featuring performances from:@AnneMarie@GlassAnimals@JoelCorry & @Mabel@MimiWebb pic.twitter.com/7PRLx6uEuW — BRIT Awards (@BRITs) November 29, 2021

See the details of the Brit Awards Main event below and purchase tickets for The Brit Awards here

08/02/22 Brit Awards Main Event-The 02-London

See the categories for the Brit Awards below

Artist of the Year with YouTube Music
Group of the Year
Brit’s Rising Star supported by BBC Radio 1
Best New Artist
Song of the Year with Mastercard
Mastercard Album of the Year
International Artist of the Year
International Group of the Year
Alternative/Rock Act
Pop/R&B Act
Dance Act
Hip-Hop/Rap/Grime Act

@NevilleStaple #FromTheSpecials @twforum @RoyalTunbridge @SugaryStaple
16 December 2021. A fun, stomping, singalong party show. Don’t miss it! pic.twitter.com/El3qZl2p7e

— From THE SPECIALS Neville Staple (@NevilleStaple) November 15, 2021

Neville Eugenton Staple is a Jamaican-born English singer and is known as a co-vocalist from the 2 tone Ska group The Specials, as well as group Fun Boy Three and for his group the Neville Staple Band. Staple’s musical journey began as a co-vocalist with the band The Specials originally called the Coventry Automatics who were formed in 1977.

Staple’s joined the band in 1978 and Tim Strickland (Vocalist and guitarist) was replaced, by vocalist Terri Hall.

The band lineup also included co-vocalsit Lynval Golding, who also also played the guitar, guitarist Roddy (Radiation) Byers, bassist Horace Panter, keyboardist Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury (Replaced drummer Silverton Hutchinson), as well as Dick Cuthell and Rico Rodriguez both on horns.

The band are famed for their single “A Message to You Rudy” their 1980 UK number 1 single “Too Much Too Young” and single “Ghost Town” which also reached number 1 in the UK Official Charts.

The musician left the band in 2013 due to personal issues and ill health, he then kick started his solo career in 2014 with solo album Ska Crazy. The musicians follow up album Return of Judge Roughneck & Dub Specials was released in 2017 and his last album was Rude Rebels in 2018 with his wife Christine (Surgary) Staple and former bandmate Byers.

The musician is joined by his wife again for his new album. Staple’s revisits his musical career past on his new album and also teams up with reggae artist Clint Eastwood, actor Gary Shail, Derrick Morgan and founding Selector member Neol Davies for his new album From The Specials & Beyond. 

Staple’s said of his collaborators “The special guests were amazing to work with too, especially Derrick Morgan, one of my early inspirations” The musician also said “This is set to be a real ‘stand out’ one, that makes me proud of my career to date” The singer is set to release his new album The Specials & Beyond for his followers via Cleopatra Records, on December 10th and his followers can also enjoy seeing him perform at Tunbridge Wells on, December 16th.

See the tracklist for Neville Staple’s new album The Specials & Beyond below and pre-order the album here

Right from Wrong
Celebrate with You
Can’t Take No More
Don’t Let It Pass You By
Stand By Me
Something’s Wrong
Housewives Choice (Featuring Derrick Morgan)
Please Don’t Leave Me Lonely
What’s Really Going On (Featuring Gary Shail)
Miss Dis N Dat (DJ Mix) (Featuring Clint Eastwood)
Way of Life (Pandemic Mix) (Featuring Neol Davies)
World Turned Upside Down

See the details for Neville Staple’s upcoming concert date below and purchase tickets here

16/12/21 The Forum- Royal Tunbridge Wells- London

Our new album Wild Dreams is out everywhere now, can’t wait to hear what you think! Available on CD, cassette and on streaming services worldwide https://t.co/1hKE3VFfaN pic.twitter.com/t8AjWxnUfZ

— Westlife (@westlifemusic) November 26, 2021

Westlife was originally called Westside and changed their name due to another band already using the name. The band were formed in Sligo in Ireland and came to the attention of the music world in 1998. The original band lineup consisted of singer and songwriter, Shane Filan, singer, songwriter and television presenter, Brian McFadden, singer and songwriter, Markus Feehily, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Kian Egan, and singer, songwriter, radio presenter, dancer, television presenter and former professional footballer, Nicky Byrne.

McFadden departed from the group in 2004, leaving Filan, Feehily, Egan and Bryne as a four-piece. The four-piece disbanded in 2012, reunited in 2018 and have released 13 studio albums to date. As a five-piece, the group released 4 albums and released 9 albums as a four-piece. The band’s self-entitled 1999 debut album Westlife provided the band with five, UK number 1 singles, “If I Let You”, “Swear It Again”, “I Have A Dream”/”Sessions in The Sun”, “Fool Again” and their signature single “Flying Without Wings”. The band released the lead single “Starlight” from their new album Wild Dreams last month when announcing their new album. The single was released on October 14th and set the tone for the band’s new album release.

Watch the video for the band’s single “Starlight” here

The band’s new album was to be released on November 19 and the band decided to push back their new album until today, November 26th on October 13th. The album will also include live versions of the band’s 1999 hit single “Flying Without Wings” and their 2002 hit single “World of Our Own”.

The band said of the new album “This album means more to us than anything we have done before and has been inspired by the challenges we’ve all overcome over the last 18 months.” The band further said that the album represents “New beginnings” and “hope” The band also released their second single from the album, “My Hero” this month following their performance of the single at The Pride of Britain Awards, where they were joined on stage by the winners of the night. The single “My Hero” was co-written by Ed Sheeran and DJ Steve Mac. 

The album was penned during the Covid 19 Pandemic Lockdown and the band said of their Covid 19 Lockdown experience and their creative process “The maze of emotions we all experienced during the pandemic drew us to songwriting and has helped us create a really special album that we have everything we love in music” 

At the time of announcing their new album, the band also announced that they will be embarking on their The Wild Dreams: All The Hits Tour in July. The band’s tour kicks off in Dublin on July 8th and ends in Cardiff on December 12th 2022. The band will also be performing their first sold-out date at Wembley Stadium on August 6th during their tour.

The band appeared on the ITV programme Loose Women at 12.30 pm today November 26th, as part of a Westlife Takeover called Looselife to discuss personal related issues and to promote their new album. Tickets for the band’s tour are now on general sale and extra dates have also been added to the band’s tour. The band’s followers can enjoy their new album Wild Dreams via a standard or deluxe edition in CD, Vinyl or cassette format in the interim, of their 2022 The Wild Dreams: All The Hits UK Tour, which is set to kick off next Summer.

Wild Dreams is out now! Your love and support over the last 22 years has been incredible, we hope you love this album like we do https://t.co/1hKE3VFfaN pic.twitter.com/xxQ4LYHbdl — Westlife (@westlifemusic) November 26, 2021

See the tracklist for the Deluxe Edition of Westlife’s Wild Dreams album below, listen to and buy a Standard or Deluxe Edition of the album here

Starlight
Alone Together
Wild Dreams
Lifeline
Alive
Rewind
Do You Ever Think Of Me
My Hero
End Of Time
Magic
Always With Me
World of Our Own (Live at Ulster Hall)
Uptown Girl (Live at Ulster Hall)
Flying Without Wings (Live at Ulster Hall)
You Raise Me Up (Live at Ulster Hall)

See the tour dates for Westlife’s The Wild Dreams: All The Hits UK Tour below and purchase tickets here

08/07/22 Aviva Stadium- Dublin, Ireland
09/07 Aviva Stadium- Dublin, Ireland (Newly added date)
23/07 Scarborough Open Air Theatre – Scarborough
06/08 Wembley Stadium – London
12/08 Páirc Uí Chaoimh – Cork, Ireland
13/08 Páirc Uí Chaoimh – Cork, Ireland
17/11 P&J Live – Aberdeen
19/11 Ovo Hydro – Glasgow
20/11 Ovo Hydro- Glasgow (Newly added date)
22/11 First Direct Arena- Leeds
24/11 AO Arena- Manchester
25/11 Utilita Arena- Newcastle (Newly added date)
26/11 Utilita Arena- Newcastle
28/11 Utilita Arena- Sheffield
30/11 M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
03/12 Utilita Arena- Birmingham
04/12 Utilita Arena- Birmingham (Newly added date)
07/12 The O2- London
09/12 Motorpoint Arena- Nottingham
11/12 Motorpoint Arena- Cardiff
12/12 Motorpoint Arena- Cardiff (Newly added date)

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock is a multi-platinum English singer and songwriter who now makes up one-third of the band Little Mix following the departure of singer Jesy Nelson, due to her mental health on December 14th 2020. The band’s new lineup consists of Pinnock, as well as singer’s Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall.

The group’s path to fame began when they won the X-Factor series in 2011. The band have released six studio albums to date and released their 10th Anniversary album Between Us on November 12th. The last single Nelson featured on was the group’s number 1 hit single“Sweet Melody” and her last album with the group was Confetti. Pinnock, Edwards and Thirlwall’s first single release as a trio was their single “Confetti” and their postponed Confetti Tour is due to kick off in April. Pinnock and Edward’s became first-time mother’s recently and whilst Edwards has released images and details of her baby son’s name, Pinnock released an image of her twin’s feet following their birth and has made a decision, to keep further details of her twins private at this time.

Pinnock’s documentary, Race, Pop and Power aired in May and she won an Ethnicity Award for her documentary this month. The singer is set to make her acting debut with actor Aml Ameen in the Warner Brothers Christmas film Boxing Day, which is set for release on December 3rd. Pinnock is also set to release an original song for the film.

Watch the trailer for Pinnock’s upcoming film Boxing Day here.

Munyaradzi Chawawa is a British-Zimbabwean comedian and musician, who is known professionally as Munya Chawawa. Chawawa is known for his parody news sketches and credits John Oliver, Andy Zaltzman and Sacha Cohen Baron as his comedic influences. The comedian released his single “Piers Morgan” in November 2020 and his second single “Pain Au Chocolat” in August.

The Mobo Awards began in 1996 and will see both Pinnock and Chawawa, co-hosting this year’s Mobo Awards from Coventry on December 5th. The event will also be streamed live via YouTube on December 5th at 8 pm local time. The BBC will air an additional programme entitled 2021 Mobo Awards Access All Areas. 1Xtra’s DJ Target has been announced as the host and the event will be aired on BBC One on December 8th at 10.35 pm local time. Viewers will be able to enjoy exclusive backstage content, artists interviews and performances.

CBE, Founder and CEO of MOBO Group, Kanya King, said of this years Mobo Awards in light of the Covid 19 Pandemic, “The past 20 months have been extremely challenging for artists everywhere but as always we are seeing creatives rise up and adapt, even in a global pandemic”

As well as co-hosting the 2021 Mobo Awards, Chawawa has been nominated for, the Best Media Personality Award for the second time. The comedian will be joining  British rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor, Dave who is leading with the most award nominations for Best Album, Best Song and Video of the year, as well as Best Male Act and Best Hip-Hop Act.

Other nominations also include rapper, Central Cee who has been nominated for four awards alongside rap stars Ghetts and Little Simz, soul star Cleo Sol, and Mercury Prize-winner Arlo Parks, who have been nominated for three awards each, There are plenty of other artists who will also be battling it out for a Mobo Award on the night.

Pinnock said of her upcoming co-hosting role “Make sure you tune in, December 5th, 8pm, live! Don’t miss it guys, it’s gonna be amazing” Chawawa also said “I’ve been told we’ve got big performances, magical moments [and] it’s just gonna be a whole lot of fun” Chawawa expressed further excitement of his upcoming co-hosting opportunity with Pinnock in his tweet below. Pinnock and Chawawa look set for a musical treat when co-hosting this year’s Mobo Awards.  

MOBO AWARDS BABY Ticking off one of my presenting dreams alongside @LittleMix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Sunday 5th December – can’t believe it man ⁣ ⁣⁣ Google: find eyebrow threaders in my area… ⁣@MOBOAwards #MOBOAwards pic.twitter.com/ocL7KrxOJa — Munya Chawawa (@munyachawawa) November 24, 2021

See details for the 2021 Mobo Awards below and buy tickets here

05/12/21 Coventry Building Society (CBS) Arena- Coventry.

See the full list of the 2021 Mobo Award Nominee’s here

To vote for an artist of your choice visit voting.mobo.com

To Livestream the 2021 Mobo Awards on December 5th  at 8 pm local time visit youtube.com/mobotv

There’s still time to purchase your ticket to join us #InCoventry for the 2021 #MOBOAwards on Dec. 5

Set to be filled with unforgettable performances and memorable moments, you know it’s gonna be LIT: https://t.co/0QCXIeh1tg pic.twitter.com/L3p6mZBcqv

— MOBO (@MOBOAwards) November 25, 2021

Set your reminder for the 2021 #MOBOAwards on @YouTube on Dec. 5 at 8 pm, right here —–> https://t.co/gnPGRT4FR2 pic.twitter.com/K0NoicVz7B

— MOBO (@MOBOAwards) November 25, 2021

Nile Rodgers Is Recording Kaiser Chiefs https://t.co/GzZ3RqINjw

— Noise11.com (@Noise11Tweets) November 23, 2021

Kaiser Chiefs previously known as Parva were formed in 2000 and released just one studio album, 22 in 2003 before renaming the group Kaiser Chiefs. The band lineup consists of lead vocalist Charles Richard Wilson, guitarist Andrew White, bassist Simon Rix, keyboardist Nick Baines and drummer Vijay Mistry.

Mistry joined the band in 2013 and is the replacement drummer for founding member and drummer Nick Hodgson, who left the band in 2012. Following the band’s name change, they released their debut album as Kaiser Chiefs in 2005 entitled Employment. The band’s debut album reached number 2 in the UK Official Album Charts and has been certified Platinum 4 times. The band have released seven studio albums to date and are known for their popular number 1 hit single “Ruby” and popular single “I Predict A Riot” 

Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr, is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter record producer and music arranger. Rodgers is also the co-founder of Chic and has written, produced, and has performed on albums for music artists such as Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, Madonna, David Bowie, Duran Duran, INXS and many more. Nile Rodgers formed Chic with the late bassist Bernard Edwards who sadly passed away in 1986 from Pneumonia. Chic released their self entitled debut album Chic in 1977. Chic is known for their popular hit singles, “I Want Your Love”, “Everybody Dance“, “Good Times” and “Le Freak”.

Chic originally disbanded in the 1980s and have regrouped over the years with Rodgers continuing to collaborate and produce music artists. Rodger’s has also joined forces with Merck Mercuriadis for the company Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Wilson in announcing new music and his band collaborating with Rodgers said “You’ll probably hear something from those sessions in spring.” Wilson went on to describe his creative process and said “I’m most creative in my dreams” In the interim of new music, the group who played Pub In The Park 2021, enjoyed themselves so much that they are all set to perform at the 2022 event again, said this in their tweet this month.  

We really enjoyed our set at @Pubinthepark_, so we’re heading back next year! First tickets will go on sale tomorrow, 10am for anyone who signs up to the PITP newsletter until 11.59pm tonight. pic.twitter.com/T6QwfGDkKX — Kaiser Chiefs (@KaiserChiefs) November 11, 2021

The band are also set to play 3 UK dates next June, followers will have to wait a little longer to hear their new material, judging by Frontman Wilson’s declaration, that new music from the band will not be available until Spring 2022. Rodgers expressed his delight this month as he is set to perform at The Cambridge Club Festival with Chic, Diana Ross, Lionel Ritchie and other artists. The Cambridge Club Festival runs from June 10th- June 12th. Rodgers said this in his tweet.

Very excited to be a part of @cambridgeclubuk 2022. Grab your tickets now. See you all there! #cambridgeclubfestival #CC2022

GET TIX: https://t.co/sSFd69hldH pic.twitter.com/eUfuKBphPl

— Nile Rodgers (@nilerodgers) November 12, 2021

2022 Line-Up Revealed Sign up for pre-sale: https://t.co/LfLD6NUXcl

We’re so thrilled to share the first wave of amazing artists at CC 2022

We cannot WAIT to share the magic of @LionelRichie, @DianaRoss, @nilerodgers & Chic

Pre-sale access from 10th November pic.twitter.com/WiEjK8poEv

— The Cambridge Club Festival (@cambridgeclubuk) November 8, 2021

See the Kaiser Chiefs UK June 2022 dates below and buy tickets here

02/06/22 Trimsaran Ffos Las Racecourse
03/06 Doncaster Racecourse
23/06 Galway Festival Big Top

Buy Pub In The Park 2022 tickets here

See the date below for Nile Rodgers and Chic’s performance at The Cambridge Club Festival and buy tickets here

11/06/22 The Cambridge Club Festival.

slowly making my way around the and taking the girls with me @wiffygriffy @ToveLo @angele_vl!!! COME SEE US ON THE FUTURE NOSTALGIA TOUR – tickets on sale this Friday!!! pic.twitter.com/xWUeovmnmy

— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) November 22, 2021

Dua Lipa is an English singer, songwriter, model and soon to be actress, she has released two studio albums to date and her 2017 self-entitled debut album Dua Lipa cemented her musical career. The album also paved the way for Dua Lipa’s second 2020 album Future Nostalgia. The singer’s upcoming tour is named after her second Brit Award-winning album and is the album that provided the singer with her successful hit single’s “Don’t Start Now” and  “Levitating”. Sarah Faith Griffiths, known musically as Griff, is an English singer and songwriter. Griff’s musical journey began with her  2019 debut single, “Mirror Talk”. The singer has released her only EP to date entitled The Mirror Talk and is also set to embark on her own US and UK Tour next year. The singer released her single “One Night” in August and has also been announced as one of the artists set to perform for the BandLab NME Awards which is set to take place on March 2nd. 

Angèle Van Laeken, known musically as Angèle is a Belgian singer-songwriter, musician, pianist, record producer and actress. The musician’s 2017 debut single “La Loi de Murphy”  was her introduction to the music world and received millions of YouTube views. The singer went on to release the 2018 singles “Je veux tes yeux” and La Thune”.

The singer also released her debut album Brol in 2018 and is set to release her second studio album entitled Nonante-Cinq in December. The singer released the collaborative single “Fever” in October 2020 with Dua Lipa. The single is featured on Lipa’s 2020 Future Nostalgia album and her upcoming tour will see both Lipa and Angèle team up again for Lipa’s Future Nostalgia tour. Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson, known musically as Tove Lo is a Swedish singer and songwriter. The singer began her music career with the Rock band Tremblebee in 2006 and worked with Warner Chappell Music as a songwriter in 2011 when her band disbanded. The musician has released four studio albums to date, her debut 2014 album Queen Of The Clouds saw the release of the singer’s hit single “Habits (Stay High)”. The musician then released her second album Lady Wood in 2016, her album Blue Lips in 2017 and her last album to date The Emigrants in 2019. The singer is now preparing to tour with Lipa.

Lipa’s Future Nostalgia tour was scheduled for May 2020 and was postponed until January this year due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. The tour was again rescheduled for September and October until another rescheduling moved the tour to next April. The singer has been busy in the interim of her postponed tour and collaborated with Sir Elton John for their September number 1 smash hit single “Cold Heart” from John’s album The Lockdown Sessions released in October.

Lipa will also star in the upcoming star-studded Matthew Vaughn directed spy film Argyle and has previously hinted that she is set to release her third album. To kickstart her tour Lipa is set to perform on April 15th in Manchester and has added 10 additional dates to the European leg of her Future Nostalgia tour.

Following the Brit Award announcement yesterday, November 22nd, where nominated categories have now been renamed gender-neutral categories, Lipa is now the last Best Female Solo Artist Brit Award winner in history from this year’s Brit Awards.  Tickets for the singer’s rescheduled Future Nostalgia tour goes on sale this Friday, November 26th.

Griff, Angele and Tove Lo have also confirmed Lipa’s tour announcement in their celebratory tweets.

getting ready to support @DUALIPA next year pic.twitter.com/AZa9aVTbzU — Griff (@wiffygriffy) November 23, 2021

See you London première partie with petit filou @DUALIPA les 2 et 3 mai 2022 pic.twitter.com/RICSpCb0jH

— Angèle Angèle (@angele_vl) November 22, 2021

CAN. NOT. WAIT. I’m gonna support my babe @DUALIPA on the #futurenostalgia tour next summer!!! Tickets on sale this Friday. June 21 – Kaunas, Lithuania – Zalgirio Arena June 23 – Helsinki, Finland – Hartwall Arena June 26 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum pic.twitter.com/kRnAfNIbiy — Tove Lo (@ToveLo) November 23, 2021

Listen to Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia (The Moonlight Edition) album here

See the UK and European tour dates for Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia Tour below and buy tickets here

UK Tour

15/04/22 AO Arena- Manchester
17/04 Utilita Arena- Birmingham
18/04 First Direct Arena- Leeds
20/04 3Arena- Dublin
21/04 3Arena- Dublin
23/04 Utilita Arena- Newcastle
24/04 SSE Hydro- Glasgow
26/04 Motorpoint Arena- Nottingham
29/04 M&S Bank Arena- Liverpool
02/05 The O2- London
03/05 The O2- London

European Tour

06/05 Antwerp, Sportpaleis
07/05 Antwerp, Sportpaleis (New date)
09/05 Hamburg Barclaycard Arena
10/05 Berlin, Mercedes Benz Arena
12/05 Cologne, Lanxess Arena
17/05 Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
18/05 Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome (New date)
20/05 Zurich, Hallenstadion (New date)
22/05 Munich, Olympiahalle (New date)
23/05 Vienna, Stadhalle (New date)
25/05 Milan, Mediolanum Forum
26/05 Milan, Mediolanum Forum (New date)
28/05 Bologna, Unipol Arena (New date)
30/05 Lyon, Halle Tony Garnier (New date)
01/06 Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi
03/06 Madrid, Wizink Center
05/06 Braga, Altice Forum (New date)
06/06 Lisbon, Altice Arena (New date)

So excited to announce that I’ll be playing the Royal Albert Hall in London on 2 May 2022!!

It’s for one night only & I’ll be joined by a bunch of friends…

Presale starts this Wednesday at 9am: https://t.co/o4cx1Pwxa7

LET’S GO!!!
x pic.twitter.com/2PvCDV1p4m

— Declan mckenna (@DeclanMcKenna) November 22, 2021

Declan Benedict McKenna is an English singer, songwriter, music producer, and political activist whose musical journey began with his self-released December 2014 debut single “Brazil”. The single is a protest song against both Fifa and the Fifa World Cup that was held in Brazil in 2014. At the time of penning the single, McKenna felt that the issue of poverty was ignored in Brazil when the Fifa World Cup was held there.

McKenna went on to win the Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition in 2015 and released his debut album What Do You Think About The Car? in 2017. The singer’s much-awaited second studio album Zeros was not released until September 4th 2020 following multiple delays, due to the Covid 19 Pandemic.

The singer’s announcement follows the release, of his live film from his Brixton Academy September concert date. The film was released on November 18th and was available for free viewing on the musician’s Vevo site. McKenna’s Zeros tour named after his second studio album was rescheduled in September when he tested positive for Covid 19 for the second time and had to reschedule his Manchester tour dates. The musician has added his Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester dates to the beginning of his rescheduled tour dates in May.

Rescheduled shows in Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester have been added to the front of our tour next year. For those who can’t make the new dates please head to point of purchase for returns etc, so excited to finish this tour off properly, thanks for your patience xx pic.twitter.com/tjK8TSRztA — Declan mckenna (@DeclanMcKenna) September 29, 2021

The singer will perform his Royal Albert Hall date on Bank Holiday on May 2nd, he has promised that the show will be huge and that he will be performing with friends. There were no further details announced in respect as to whom the singer’s friends will be. In expressing his delight to be performing at the Royal Albert Hall McKenna said “To be playing at the Royal Albert Hall is a dream come true, I’m bringing along some special guests and gearing up for what will be a completely unique night”

The remainder of McKenna’s rescheduled tour will continue after his Royal Albert date and will see him performing in Liverpool on May 4th. The musician will also be performing in Europe following his last date in Ireland on May 14th and will be seen for his first European date in France on May 16th and end the European leg of his tour in Poland on May 29th.

The singer’s recently announced collaboration with Sam Fender has been firmly placed on hold due to both Artists being busy with their own musical world’s. The duo performed McKenna’s hit single “Brazil” on August 28th during the Leeds Festival. The singer has now urged their followers to watch this space, as they are still set to release their collaboration in the future. Pre-sale tickets for McKenna’s Royal Albert Hall date go on sale on November 24th at 09.00 am.

Listen to Declan McKenna’s album Zeros here

See the UK and European Tour dates for Declan McKenna’s rescheduled Tour below and purchase tickets here

02/05/22 Royal Albert Hall- London
04/05 O2 Academy- Liverpool
05/05 Albert Hall- Manchester
06/05 Albert Hall- Manchester
09/05 Rock City- Nottingham
22/05 Olympia Theater, Dublin- Ireland
13/05 Cyprus Avenue, Cork- Ireland
16/05 Stereolux, Nantes- France
18/05 La Trabendo, Paris- France
19/05 Le Grand Mix, Tourcouring- France
20/05 Trix, Antwerp- Belgium
22/05 Maassilo, Rotterdam- The Netherlands
23/05 Melkweg, Amsterdam- The Netherlands
24/05 Mojo, Hamburg- Germany
25/05 LUXOR, Cologne- Germany
27/05 Columbia Theater, Berlin- Germany
28/05 Roxy, Prague- Czech Republic
29/05 Progress, Warsaw- Poland

My new album “The Bridge” will be out November 19.
Pre-order your copy here: https://t.co/GfJk8XjNLM

And stream the first single, “If It’s Love,” here: https://t.co/Qt27B3Gpbo pic.twitter.com/axr8Ow3KXI

— Sting (@OfficialSting) September 1, 2021

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE  is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor known musically as Sting. Sting’s musical career spans 44 years and he came to the attention of the music world as the frontman (Lead vocals and bass guitarist) of the popular group The Police in 1977. The Police’s band lineup also included Andy Summers (Guitar) and Stewart Copeland (Drums and percussion). The group released their debut album Outlandos d’Amour in 1978 and achieved success with popular singles from the album “Roxanne” and “Can’t Stand Losing You”.

The group went on to release number 1 singles “Message In A Bottle” and “Walking On The Moon” from their second studio album and first number one album Reggatta de Blanc released in 1979. The band also achieved critical and commercial success with their singles “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” and “Message In A Bottle”. The group disbanded in 1984 following their last studio album Synchronicity and achieved a UK number 1 single and only US number 1 single with their timeless classic “Every Breath You Take”. Throughout their career, The Police achieved 5 UK number 1 singles and 6 UK number 1 albums in the UK Official Charts.

The singer embarked on his solo career in 1985 following the disbandment of The Police and continued his musical success with his debut album The Dream of the Blue Turtles released in 1985.  The musician went on to release his popular singles “Nothing Like The Sun”, “We’ll Be Together”, “Be Still My Beating Heart”, “Fragile” and “Englishman In New York” at the beginning of his solo career.

The singer’s last album release was his album My Songs released in 2019, at the time of release the musician said “My Songs’ is my life in songs. Some of them reconstructed, some of them refitted, some of them reframed, but all of them with a contemporary focus”

Watch the video for the singer’s single “Shape Of My Heart” originally released in 1993 and featured on his 2019 album My Songs here.

In stark contrast, the singer’s new album The Bridge is said to focus on “Personal loss, separation, disruption, lockdown, and social and political turmoil” In preparation for his album release the singer launched his web series On The Bridge on September 28th, the web series details the musician’s everyday life and was made available exclusively on Sting.com for his followers every Tuesday at 09.00 am (Eastern Time/ET). Viewing for wider audiences was then made available on Wednesday’s at 09.00 am (Eastern Time/ET).  The web series On The Bridge’s series finale is today November 19th the same day as the singer’s album release.

*On The Bridge – Season Finale* Hope you’ve enjoyed Season One of “On The Bridge”. Be sure to check out ‘The Bridge’ this Friday, November 19! pic.twitter.com/SxemUuhHov — Sting (@OfficialSting) November 17, 2021

The singer produced his new album with Martin Kierszenbaum, except the single “Loving You” from the album, which was produced by the singer, Maya Jane Coles and Martin Kierszenbaum. The Bridge is available in standard cd format and vinyl as a 10 single album. There is also a deluxe edition of the album with 3 additional bonus singles and Japanese SHM-CD+DVD with 4 additional bonus tracks. As well as releasing the first single “If It’s Love” from the album on September 1st, the singer also released the second single “Rushing Water” from the album on September 30th and said that “The song ‘Rushing Water’ is a fitting start to an album that seeks to bridge all of the petty differences that can separate us”

The musician has recently returned to performing live and returned to the stage in Scilly on September 1st and also performed in the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens on both September 30th and October 1st. The singer started his My Songs: Las Vegas Residency on October 29 at the famous Caesars Palace and follows in the musical footsteps of UK artists Sir Elton John, Matt Goss and Sir Rod Stewart.

The singer will also be performing in the UK at the London Palladium in April for his postponed My Songs Tour and is set to perform from April 15th through to April 21st. The musician expressed his delight to be returning to UK soil by saying “Having travelled the world with the My Songs tour, I’m delighted to bring it home to the UK next year and to perform again at such a historic venue” The singer’s followers can also enjoy his new album release The Bridge out today November 19th.

See the tracklist for Sting’s new album The Bridge: Deluxe Edition below, listen to and order the album here 

Rushing Water
If It’s Love
The Book of Numbers
Loving You
Harmony Road
For Her Love
The Hills on the Border
Captain Bateman
The Bells of St. Thomas
The Bridge
Waters of Tyne (Deluxe bonus track)
Captain Bateman’s Basement (Deluxe bonus track)
(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay (Deluxe bonus track)
I Guess the Lord Must Be In New York City *(Japanese exclusive bonus track)

See the dates for Sting’s London Palladium dates for his My Songs Tour below and buy tickets here

15/04/22 The London Palladium
16/04 The London Palladium
17/04 The London Palladium
19/04 The London Palladium
20/04 The London Palladium
21/04 The London Palladium

measure of a man. 18th nov 2021. #centralcee @KingsmanMovie https://t.co/cj5TZBuyAL pic.twitter.com/28V3Bk1C4F

— FKA twigs (@FKAtwigs) November 11, 2021

FKA Twigs teased a clip for the duo’s new single “Measure Of A Man” in this Instagram post.  

 

 

 

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Tahliah Debrett Barnett known as FKA Twigs is an English singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. The singer-songwriter made her impact on the musical world with her debut EP EP1 in 2012 and received critical acclaim for her debut album LP1 released in 2014. The album was also nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2014 and the singer continued her musical journey with the release of another EP M3LL155X (Pronounced Melissa) and her last studio album to date Magdalene. FKA Twigs is also remembered for her debut single “Water Me” as well as singles “Two Weeks” and “Pendulum”.

Oakley Neil H T Caesar-Su known as Central Cee is a British rapper and songwriter whose musical journey began with his collaboration with J Hus and other artists for the single “Ain’t On Nuttin Remix” in 2015. Central Cee also released his single “StreetHeat Freestyle” in 2015 and went on to release album 17 in 2017 and the single “Next Up” in 2019.  Central Cee followed up his releases with breakout single “Day In The Life” and single “Loading” both released in 2020. The rapper’s debut mixtape Wild West released in March reached number 2 in the UK Official Albums Charts and was deemed the most-streamed album of the week. The rapper also released his single “6 for 6″ in March.

Wild West by @central_cee debuts at Number 2 on the Official Albums Chart – the most-streamed album of the week https://t.co/CSRVPVjBG1 pic.twitter.com/9i3iY7cr1z

— Official Charts (@officialcharts) March 19, 2021

Watch the video for Central Cee’s September single “Obsessed With You” here.

FKA Twigs and Central Cee have now merged their musical talents for their new single “Measure Of A Man”. The new single is from the soundtrack for the film The Kings Man and stars actors Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode and Tom Hollander. The film was pushed back from February 14th 2020 due to the Covid 19 Pandemic and is now set for release in the UK on December 22nd. The King’s Man is the prequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) from The Kingsman franchise.

Watch the official trailer for The Kings Man here.

The single “Measure Of A Man” is said to have been written by Jamie Hartman, John Hill, Amanda Ghost, Dominic Lewis, Jane Goldman and The King’s Man director Matthew Vaughn.  The single is to be released jointly with Parlophone and new joint venture Marv Music a British production company from both Marv and Warner Group. Twigs announced recently that she is set to release a mixtape that in her own words is “Really deep, emotional and honest but hopefully more golden tears than blue”. “I channelled my melancholy differently this time and it was so amazing” Central Cee also teamed up with Tion Wayne for the remix of Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits” single from his number 1 smash hit album Equals (=) released in October.

Central Cee has continued his collaborative streak with FKA Twigs for their new single “Measure Of A Man” and both look set to be busy in the music world in the immediate future.

Listen to FKA Twigs and Central Cee’s new single “Measure Of A Man” here

@bbcr1 #claraamfo #centralcee https://t.co/rgCmy2IvnX pic.twitter.com/tn2rpWhsGE

— FKA twigs (@FKAtwigs) November 18, 2021

The band achieved success with 12 UK number 1 hit singles, 28 top 40 singles, 17 top 5 singles and 8 UK number 1 albums in the UK Official Charts, with hit singles “It Only Takes a Minute”, “A Million Love Songs”, “Pray”, “Could It Be Magic”, “Relight My Fire”, “Babe”, “Never Forget Where You’re Coming From” and “Sure” from their many hits.

William’s left the group in 1995 to pursue his solo career and the remaining band members Barlow, Owen, Orange and Donald remained as a band until they disbanded in 1996. The quartet regrouped in 2005, went on tour in 2006 and released their first album for 11 years A Beautiful World. The album reached number 1 in the UK Official Album Charts and the band’s comeback single “Patience” from the album also provided them with a UK number 1 hit single.

The quartet became a trio when Orange decided to leave the group in 2014. Williams has reunited with the group throughout the years and the band have remained as a trio with Barlow, Owen and Donald now making up the group’s lineup. The trio went on to release studio albums III in 2014, Wonderland in 2017 and their greatest hits collection album Odyssey in 2018. Barlow is also a solo artist whilst remaining the band’s frontman and is set to release his first-ever solo Christmas album The Dream of Christmas on November 26th. The singer insists that although he is set to release his new album the band is his priority and said “It’s a different head I put on to be in Take That” “It’s my No1 thing”

The singer said that the band has not yet started recording any material and were unaware of the length of time that it would take them to return to the studio following their 2018 album Odyssey. Barlow in reminiscing of his time writing music with Owen and Donald said “I’d love to just sit in New York for two months and write with Mark and Howard”. “We wrote good songs together and that is always fun”

Both Owen and Donald have been quiet of late leaving frontman Barlow to fly the musical flag until their return to the studio next year. Barlow was set to embark on his Music Played By Humans Tour named after his 2020 solo album of the same name. The tour was postponed in June due to the Covid 19 Pandemic and the singer is now set to perform during his UK All The Hits Tour with 2006 X-Factor winner Leona Lewis as the singer’s special guest. Lewis announced recently that she is set to release her Christmas album Christmas With Love Always this Friday, November 19th.

The release of Barlow’s and Lewis’s Christmas albums will no doubt see them battle in the charts, for the Christmas number 1 album following their upcoming tour. Barlow’s All The Hits UK Tour kicks off the day after his Christmas album release, on November 27th in Belfast and ends in Newcastle on December 18th. Barlow has also been announced as head judge for the new upcoming show Walk The Line replacing Simon Cowell. Take That followers will have to wait a bit longer before hearing new material from the trio and can enjoy Barlow’s new music, tour and upcoming TV show until then.

More spoilers – I love it when you get to see your ideas for the first time. The amazing Misty Buckley designed our new show. We’re very excited to see it built and looking amazing next week – not long now folks https://t.co/XigETrItoM pic.twitter.com/pLXr7H0UQi

— Gary Barlow (@GaryBarlow) November 14, 2021

See the tracklist for Gary Barlow’s The Dream Of Christmas album below, listen to and pre-order the album here

The Dream of Christmas
Sleigh Ride
Wonderful Christmastime
How Christmas Is Supposed To Be (featuring Sheridan Smith)
This Christmas
Come On Christmas
My Dear Acquaintance
Winter Wonderland (featuring Puppini Sisters)
The Colder It Feels (featuring Sheku Kanneh-Mason)
Merry Christmas Everyone
A Child’s Christmas in Wales (featuring Aled Jones)

See the dates for Gary Barlow’s All The Hits UK Tour below and find tickets here

27/11/21 SSE Arena- Belfast
28/11 3Arena- Dublin
30/11 P&J Live Arena- Aberdeen
01/12 The SSE Hydro- Glasgow
02/12 Arena-Sheffield
05/12 Motorpoint Arena- Cardiff
06/12 Motorpoint Arena- Cardiff
07/12 Motorpoint Arena- Nottingham
09/12 AO Arena- Manchester
10/12 Resorts World Arena- Birmingham
11/12 First Direct Arena- Leeds
13/12 M&S Bank Arena- Liverpool
15/12 International Centre- Bournemouth (Extra date added)
16/12 The O2- London
17/12 The O2-London
18/12 Utilita Arena- Newcastle