The conflict between Israel and Gaza has been ongoing for decades, however the latest escalation occurred recently on October 7th, when Hamas, an Islamic Resistance Movement governing the Gaza strip of the Palestinian territories, launched an unprecedented attack on Israel killing 1,400 people and taking more than 200 hostages. Israel retaliated by launching air strikes, and as it stands, the United Nations have reported 4,200 deaths in Gaza over the last 10 days.

The MTV EMAs, which were set to be held in Paris on November 5th, have now been cancelled “out of an abundance of caution”, according to a BBC statement from the event’s organisers Paramount.

Paramount describes the annual event as “an annual celebration of global music”, but said as “events in Israel and Gaza continue to unfold, this does not feel like a moment for a global celebration. With thousands of lives already lost, it is a moment of mourning”.

In a social media post from Paramount, the event organisers issued a declaration saying “Given the volatility of world events, we have decided not to move forward with the 2023 MTV EMAs out of an abundance of caution for the thousands of employees, crew members, artists, fans, and partners who travel from all corners of the world to bring the show to life.”

Given the volatility of world events, we have decided not to move forward with the 2023 MTV EMAs out of an abundance of caution for the thousands of employees, crew members, artists, fans, and partners who travel from all corners of the world to bring the show to life.

— MTV EMA (@mtvema) October 19, 2023

MTV announced the list of performers for the awards show previously this week. Acts on the line up include the likes of Anne Marie, David Guetta and Thirty Seconds To Mars, all of which are also 2023 MTV EMA nominees. You can view the full list of performers and nominees here. The EMAs were set to broadcast on MTV in more than 150 countries, as well as stream on Pluto TV and Paramount+.

Paramount have announced that voting for the awards show will continue, and the event will be rescheduled to November 2024 with all the original performers.

Voting is continuing and the winning artists will receive their MTV EMA Awards.

We look forward to hosting the MTV EMAs again in November of 2024.

— MTV EMA (@mtvema) October 19, 2023

The upcoming Nu King world tour will mark the “Talk Dirty To Me” singer’s first appearance in the UK in 5 years, following his 2Sides world tour in 2018.

Derulo has not released a studio album since 2015’s Everything Is 4, however, this year the Florida born singer excited fans by releasing two solo singles, “Glad U Came” and “Slow Low”. In addition to this, Derulo has recently collaborated with Dido on the track “When Love Sucks” and DJ David Guetta on the track “Saturday/Sunday”.

The 33-year-old pop star shared earlier this year in a conversation with The Sun‘s Bizarre column, as quoted by Yahoo that he is working on his first studio album in 8 years, and will be pleasing fans by releasing new music every month.

“I finally see eye to eye, there’s gonna be more music than ever. I’m actually going to be releasing a song every single month. I’ve got some really, really exciting material as well as a really cool project which is an audio experience that has never been accomplished before.”

I addition to actively releasing music, Derulo has been busy with his new BBC Three talent show Project Icon, which launched in March. The singer created the show alongside his manager Frank Harris, and the pair starred as judges on the talent show alongside pop star Becky Hill. The show follows 10 aspiring artists competing for a single deal on Derulo and Harris’ own music label, Future History Records.

Ahead of the show’s release, Jason Derulo told NME “We are searching for tomorrow’s next superstar, and hopefully making someone’s dreams come true.”

Tickets for the upcoming Nu King tour will go on sale on Friday 22nd September, and will be available here. There will also presale tickets for select dates of the tour available on Wednesday 20th September at 10am.

The mobile network Three will have its own presale available for subscribers to their company. Gigs In Scotland will also have a presale available for Derulo’s concert in Glasgow, which you can sign up for here. Additionally, the OVO company are offering a presale, which you can sign up for here.

Tour dates:

04/03/2024 – BIC – Bournemouth

05/03 – Cardiff Arena – Cardiff

06/03 – O2 Arena – London

08/03 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham

09/03 – First Direct Arena – Leeds

10/03 – AO Arena – Manchester

12/03 – OVO Hydro Arena – Glasgow

14/03 – 3Arena – Dublin

Taking place during the June Bank Holiday weekend, from the 2nd to the 4th, Creamfields South will align with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Other headliners include Andy C, Patrick Topping, Maya Jane Coles, Pete Tong, Charlotte de Witte, Jamie Jones and Amelie Lens.

Additionally, Creamfields South will host Eric Prydz’ HOLO show. His last show of this kind in London, EPIC 5.0, held at Victoria Park, was a dizzying array of visuals and lasers, which came with the promise that it would “blow your head off”. It is hard to argue that he didn’t deliver on this promise, considering the footage taken from that event. The HOLO show will surely try to 1up his already high standards.

Taking over Hylands Park, Creamfields South in Chelmsford will host over 50,000 people, despite being shorter than its Northern counterpart in Daresby. The steelyard stage alone will hold 15,000, a stage purpose-built for Creamfields flagship festival and has previously hosted another massive Eric Prydz show. Creamfields has also gone further afield than England, holding events in  Chile, Ibiza, Abu Dhabi, Malta, and Argentina, as well as numerous others.

From their wesbite, Creamfields say of the upcoming festival: “Creamfields, one of the world’s biggest electronic promoters, have revealed plans for an all-new 50,000 capacity two-day camping festival in 2022 which will see them bring their award-winning festival South, taking over the stunning Grade II listed Hylands Park for Creamfields Chelmsford.

“With the iconic Hylands villa as its backdrop, the multi-stage festival will also give fans the chance to experience the colossal 15,000 capacity Steel Yard superstructure is scheduled to take place on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th June Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend, which has been moved to a four-day weekend next year to celebrate her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

“Creamfields Chelmsford is an exciting new addition to the UK Festival calendar and for fans in particular who can expect an all-star line-up of dance music heavyweights to be announced.”

See ticket information here.

The festival has announced that Pearl Jam, Imagine Dragons, A$AP Rocky and David Guetta will headline the 2022 event. The festival will be held on 16th-17th July 2022 at Hippodrome De Longchamp.

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The festival’s fourth event in Paris boasts a line-up of over 50 further acts, all of which will perform across the festival’s four stages. Festival goers will also be able to take advantage of the French cuisine on offer, art exhibitions and an area in which provides education on how best to help the world. Other acts billed to play include Megan Thee Stallion, Jack Harlow, Anitta, Illenium, Turnstile, Phoebe Bridgers and Eurovision champions Måneskin. Ticketholders will be able to see headliners Imagine Dragons and famed DJ David Guetta on the festival’s first day, 16th July 2022. The second and final day includes headliners A$AP Rocky and rock icons Pearl Jam.

Lollapalooza was founded by Perry Farrell in 1991 and initially entertained the public as a touring festival. The festival has remained a staple in any music fan’s calendar and has led the way in live entertainment for over 30 years. The festival has now branched out all over the world and in 2005 made its home in Chicago. The recent expansion joins the long list of cities that host the annual event including Chile, Argentina, Germany, Brazil, France and Sweden.

The global festival is regarded a trailblazer within the live music and festival event fields. It was the first festival to intertwine musical genres in their lineups, include multiple dates, have a second stage and showcase electronic music acts on the main stage. Lollapalooza is considered a forerunner for holding festivals in cities and has spearheaded the city experience with locations across the globe. Outside of music, the festival has also made its mark on challenging the big issues. Lollapalooza was the first festival to combine the arts with activism and to counterbalance its carbon omissions.

The festival’s dedication to the planet is clearly evident and next year is no different. The festival’s website provides further information concerning their initiative, Lollaplanet. “At the heart of Lolla Paris’ commitment since day one, Lolla Planète is committed to the planet … and its inhabitants: alongside associations which each year raise awareness among festival-goers about sustainability and environmental issues, Lolla Planète will give a voice to those who fight for the rights of everyone. So you will find throughout the year a special program developed in collaboration with Label Emmaüs, a key player in the ecological and inclusive digital transition. Among the various activities of Lolla Planète to inform and learn in an interactive way, we will find in particular times of exchanges and workshops with Morgane Ortin, author and creator of Amours Solitaires who acts alongside the association En Avant All.”

The Paris festival is produced by founder Perry Farrell, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Live Nation France and C3 Presents. This year the event would have celebrated its 30th anniversary. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the festival was postponed until next year.

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An array of football anthems found themselves in the Top 100 this week due to the EURO 2020 games, further escalated by the final on Sunday. But amid the anthems, Ed Sheeran’s 2021 single ‘Bad Habits’ has extended its top billing.

This week marks the second week at number one for the ‘Shape of You’ singer, ‘Bad Habits’ was teased on popular app TikTok in late June of this year where the singer debuted the single’s horror-esque look. Within the video, the artist also gave fans a glimpse into the aesthetic of the new single’s video. The single, released on 25th June 2021 through Asylum Records is the lead single off the 30-year-old singer’s upcoming fifth album. The track also marks the artist’s first solo release from a studio album in four years.

The artist took to his Instagram page to post an acoustic version of the hit single.

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The single has racked up an impressive sales count and has outsold its opening week, selling 103,000 chart sales including 10.9 million streams. The release outsold the six football anthems which entered the chart this week. Out of the newly introduced anthems, it is no surprise that ‘3 Lions’ by David Baddiel, The Lightning Seeds and Frank Skinner is the forerunner, climbing 18 spots to reach number 4.  Another popular football song that entered the charts this week, ‘Vindaloo’ by Fat Les came in at number 36, its highest position since 2010. The track was originally released in 1998 and was co-written by Alex James, bassist for Blur. Much like any other anthem, the track had a purpose, it was written and recorded for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The charts appeared to follow a theme this week as the pub classic ‘Sweet Caroline’ re-entered the charts at number 48, originally released in 1971 by Neil Diamond, the song has been adopted in recent years as an English classic.

Sheeran’s newest single also outsold Olivia Rodrigo’s hugely popular release ‘Good 4 U’ this week, which remains at number 2. Stealing the bronze this week is ‘Heartbreak Anthem’ by Swedish DJ Galantis, David Guetta and Little Mix. The collaboration is Little Mix’s first release since the single ‘Confetti’ on 30th April 2021, the newly made trio took part in this year’s record store day with a release of 2021 album ‘Confetti’ on Vinyl with a new decorated cover. Just below ‘3 Lions’ at number five is ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’ by Maneskin, the Italian band famously won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Zitti e Buoni’.

Unlike the 1990s a specific football anthem has not been written for this year’s games, although we have seen plenty of old-school favourites get their second chance in the charts. Perhaps ‘Bad Habits’ by Ed Sheeran is the unofficial anthem for the EURO game. However, this weekend’s game may provide a different answer, depending on the result we may see an anthem at number one next week.

It will feature over 25 DJ’s from around the world who will perform via 4 digital the platform ‘Naoz.’ Artists already confirmed to perform include, Tchami, Boyz Noize, David Guetta, Diplo, Martin Garrix, Charlotte de Witte, Duck Sauce, Snoop Dogg, Jack Black and many more to set the party alight.

Tomorrowland held their first digital festival in July due to the pandemic. The result was very successful with over 1 million fans paying to attend, which was an increase of more than %150 ticket holders than previous events.

Organizers have described the New Years Eve event to Billboard as, “a virtual entertainment world [that] will bring musicians, artists and communities across the globe together, offering people a spectacular way to experience digital concerts and performances with the world’s best technology in 3-D design, video production and special effects.”

The event will feature four different stages and will begin at 8.30pm and end at 3am in every time zone. The Melodia stage will feature artists such as Charlotte De Witte, David Guetta, Like Mike and Armin Van Buuren. The headliners for the Atmosphere stage, which is the main stage will feature Arbat, Meduza, Camelphat and Maceo Plex.

Michiel Beers, co-founder of the Tomorowland’s event said to Billboard about the event, “We believe that digital will exist next to live.  We also believe that we have to create moments that people really want to see [us] livestream in a special way, and really see it as a small event.”

David Guetta collaborated with Sia for another song ‘Let’s Love’ in September. Their previous hits included ‘Titanium,’ ‘She Wolf,’ ‘Flames,’ and more. NME reported him to of said during a press statement, “During this time of isolation, I’ve been incredibly inspired to release music that has an uplifting energy.” 

He Continued by saying,  “I love producing club tracks but at the same time, especially now, I feel like creating ‘feel-good’ music. ‘Let’s Love’ is a message of love, hope and bringing people together and once again, Sia has out done herself on the vocals.”

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— Tomorrowland (@tomorrowland) November 17, 2020

The pass is priced at 20 euros for a day pass, which will include access to all four stages, whilst a 25 euros NYE pass plus will allow ticket holders access to the performances from 1st-14th January. A 50 euros home celebration pass will include four on-demand passes. They will be available via the Tomorrowland Website.

The line-up Includes:

Atmosphere Stage

Artbat
Camelphat
Kölsch b2b Joris Voorn
Maceo Plex
Meduza

Melodia Stage

Armin van Buuren
Charlotte de Witte
David Guetta
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Jack Back
Lost Frequencies
Major Lazer
Martin Garrix

Planaxis

Boys Noize
Diplo
DJ Snoopadelic
Duck Sauce
Netsky
Tchami

Pulse Stage

Brennan Heart presents I AM HARDSTYLE feat. Villain, Ran-D and Wildstylez
Coone – Album Showcase
D-Block & S-te-Fan
Da Tweekaz
Sub Zero Project

Run DMC became the first rap artist to receive a Lifetime Achievement Grammy earlier this year, and while they have been officially broken up since the death of Jam-Master Jay in 2002, Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels have re-united for a handful of gigs between 2012 and 2014. Simmons, a founding member of the iconic hip-hop collective, sounded excited and paid tribute to UK music fans in a statement, via Metro, saying, ‘We absolutely love playing in the UK, it’s always such a great reception. You guys rock!  To be given the chance to play such an iconic UK festival is huge and we’re really looking forward to it!’

Guetta, meanwhile, has not released a album of wholly new material since 2014, but has still been heavily involved in remixes and has released a host of singles, including his latest ‘Shed A Light’ which features contributions from Robin Schulz and Cheat Codes.

Festival promoter John Giddings said of the line-up, ‘The Isle of Wight Festival has always been known for its variety in music and this year is no different. To have the world’s first and most inspiring hip hop group headlining alongside one of the world’s biggest electronic DJ’s is fantastic. I’m also really excited about George Ezra, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, Bastille and Jack Savoretti. Again there’s something for everyone. I know the crowds at the festival are going wild for all the acts, not just the headliners.’

Giddings must be delighted to have any line-up, let alone this stellar offering, to announce as there were fears the festival would not go ahead at all in 2017 due to concerns over costs and poor ticket sales. Music fans can definitely breathe a sigh of relief at this news, after an agreement was reached between festival organisers and the council. This would not have been the first time the festival was shelved, having begun in 1968 and running for three incarnations until 1970, the festival was brought back in 2002. In 2016, the festival packed in 58,000 fans who saw acts including Status Quo, Faithless, Stereophonics, The Who and Ocean Colour Scene.

Early Bird Tickets for the festival are available now and range in price: children go free; a Friday ticket will cost you £60; single day tickets for the weekend are £80; full priced weekend tickets go for £175 but students (£155) and Teens (£125) get a discount on what promises to be a spectacular event.

The co-headliners join a whole host of acts that have already been announced, a full list can be found below:

Arcade Fire

Rod Stewart

David Guetta

Run DMC

George Ezra

Bastille

Rag’n’Bone Man

Jack Savoretti