mxdwn.co.uk » KSI https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Sat, 02 May 2026 19:40:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Sam Ryder, KSI And Franz Ferdinand Confirmed As 2022 National Album Day Ambassadors https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/sam-ryder-ksi-and-franz-ferdinand-confirmed-as-2022-national-album-day-ambassadors/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/sam-ryder-ksi-and-franz-ferdinand-confirmed-as-2022-national-album-day-ambassadors/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:05:15 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=58149 The ambassadors for this year’s National Album Day have been announced, the acts confirmed include Eurovision Song Contest representation Sam Ryder, Indie rockers Franz Ferdinand, rapper KSI, and up-and-coming band The Mysterines and folk trio The Staves. A press release states that the day will “showcase a broad range of first album releases across multiple genres and decades – from debut recordings that have gone on to become classics to those that are perhaps only now being fully appreciated or which, years later, merit reappraisal.”

The annual event is held in celebration of the album format and the configuration’s over  70 years of history and critical influence across the music industry. This year the event will mark National Album Day’s fifth year and will be held on 15th October 2022, each year is allocated a theme. In previous years National Album Day has taken on the theme of Women in Music and the 80s, this year the annual celebration will hold the theme of Debuts. By adopting this theme, the event aims to honour a wide range of initial album releases from many variants of genres and eras.

Speaking on the event, Chief Executive BPI Geoff Taylor and Chief Executive ER Kim Bayley have issued a joint statement, “Artists love telling their stories through the artform of the album and fans love to listen, but in a world where there is more streaming of individual songs, we take the appeal of the album format for granted. National Album Day is about celebrating the continuing vitality and cultural relevance of the long player, in particular with the next generation of fans, and we invite everyone who loves the format to join in and enjoy this year’s National Album Day.“

Since its inception in 2018, National Album Day has put on and participated in a wide range of events. The long list of activities include The Record Club, Tim’s Twitter Listening Party, two exhibitions held with Network Rail and Classic Album Sundays. The annually held celebration of the beloved format is co-arranged with BPI, otherwise known as British Phonographic Industry, BPI is the trade association for British recorded music and is known for putting on the BRIT awards. National Album Day is also organised by ERA, The Digital Entertainment and Retail Association, ERA is a UK trade organisation known for its involvement in record store day.

Alex Kapranos, Franz Ferdinand frontman has also given a statement concerning the band’s ambassador status, “What a glorious medium the album is, On the most basic level it’s a bunch of songs that sound good together, but what I love is that it is a moment in time for the artist and the listener, a way to define a period of a lifetime. It’s the long form: a novel rather than a short story, a film rather than a trailer. Sure, you can get a panel of writers to construct a song to meet the criteria of the algorithm, and that’s a distinct skill, but it will never have the complexity or richness and deep reward of a good album.”

This year’s National Album Day will be conducted in association with Bowers and Wilkins, the event’s official audio partner. National Album Day is also presented alongside its official broadcast partner BBC Sounds. This year’s celebration will also include special broadcasts and exclusive releases, further details concerning these forthcoming events will be confirmed in due course.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/sam-ryder-ksi-and-franz-ferdinand-confirmed-as-2022-national-album-day-ambassadors/feed/ 0 Ed Sheeran Announced To Headline BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ed-sheeran-announced-to-headline-bbc-radio-1s-big-weekend-2022/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ed-sheeran-announced-to-headline-bbc-radio-1s-big-weekend-2022/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:22:04 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=53953 It has been confirmed that Ed Sheeran will join the line-up for Radio 1’s Big Weekend. The Coventry event will take place from Friday 27th May 2022 until Sunday 29th May 2022. This year marks a welcome return to the traditional live format, as due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held virtually last year and in 2020. Sheeran took to Twitter to announce his involvement.

Sheeran has spoken on his upcoming performance at Coventry’s War Memorial Park, “I can’t wait to kick off festival season and perform in front of a live audience at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 in Coventry. See you all there!”

The “Shape Of You” singer is amongst eight headlining acts who will take to the Main Stage on the second day of the festival. Saturday’s main stage acts also include Calvin Harris, Aitch, AJ Tracey, Anne Marie, Central Cee, Joel Corry and Yungblud. AJ Tracey and Anne Marie also joined Sheeran in last year’s event, where the three acts participated in a virtual event that was held in lieu of a live festival. BBC Radio 1 took to social media to share the headlining acts that will perform on the main stage on Saturday.

The event has also announced Sunday’s main stage acts, George Ezra, Becky Hill, Dermot Kennedy, Jax Jones, Lorde and Mabel will headline the festival’s closing day. A long list of up-and-coming acts have also been confirmed to play the BBC Music introducing stage, the smaller stage aims to showcase emerging artists whilst providing a perfect platform in which to grow a fanbase and career and has remained a vital part of the event. Taking the stage this year are Alfie Indra, Crawlers, Danniella Dee, Hope Tala, Lizzie Esau, piri & tommy, Queen Millz and Sad Night Dynamite.

Two further stages have also been confirmed for Saturday, and both feature an impressive line-up of acts. Set to take the Future Sounds Stage are Sam Fender, Easy Life, Fontaines D.C., KSI, Mimi Webb, Sigrid and Tom Grennan. The BBC Music Introducing Stage features Artemas, Celina Sharma, Deyah, Jordan Mackampa, Tamera, Thomas Headon, USNA and Willow Kayne.

The British YouTube sensation, KSI, has spoken on his appearance at the three-day event, “Ya boy KSI is performing at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022. Cannot wait to get out and perform in front of you all in Coventry. Expect all the hits and maybe even a few surprises!”

Head of Radio 1, Aled Haydn Jones has provided the following statement concerning this year’s event, “We are kicking off the UK’s festival season in true Radio 1 style with an incredible line up of acts already on the bill, and more exciting names to be revealed this week. We can’t wait to bring our flagship live music event to Coventry for 2022.”

Ticket sales for Radio 1 Big Weekend 2022 go live on 18th March 2022. Tickets are limited to two per person and the availability has been divided into three sections. 60% of tickets are reserved for Coventry residences, 25% are for people who reside within the neighbouring towns, and the rest of the tickets will be released for general sale. A detailed step by step guide on how to get your ticket can be found here.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ed-sheeran-announced-to-headline-bbc-radio-1s-big-weekend-2022/feed/ 0 KSI New Album ‘All Over The Place’ Debuts At Number One https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ksi-new-album-all-over-the-place-debuts-at-number-one/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ksi-new-album-all-over-the-place-debuts-at-number-one/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:41:35 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=37878 British artist KSI has clinched the Number one spot this week with his new album, ‘All Over The Place’.

The rapper’s second studio album debuted at the top spot this week with over 34,000 chart sales and an impressive 20.9 million streams. The release has beaten out the previous number one act, Inhaler, who dropped to number nineteen this week. The majority of the number one album’s sales were on physical configurations, 54% of sales came from CDs, Vinyls and cassettes, making the release the best-selling album on wax this week.

In the artist’s acceptance speech KSI celebrates his win, whilst thanking his fans, record label and creative team who helped him achieve the award. Within the video, the artist also gives a glimpse into the beginnings of his career as a YouTuber.

The 28-year-old artist released his second studio album on 16th July 2021 via the independent record label, RBC Records and its partner BMG. The album has sired five singles with three released before the album’s release and complete inception. The lead single ‘Really Love’, featured guest artists, pop icon Craig David and British DJ Digital Farm Animals. The single was released on 23rd October 2020 and debuted in the singles charts at number three. All but one of the album’s singles landed within the top three positions within the UK Singles charts, ‘Don’t Play’ and ‘Holiday’ reached number two and the third single ‘Patience’ landed at number three. The album’s latest single ‘Swerve’ released 2nd July 2021 landed within the UK singles charts at number sixty nine.

In the following interview with OfficalCharts.com, KSI discusses the process taken to complete the album. Within the interview the artist also discusses his progression within his career, whilst providing an insight into his personal and professional journey to further grow his musical talents.

The artist’s number one album features many collaborations including artists, Lil Durk, Rico Love, Deno, Future, 21 Savage and British singer and actor Yungblud. Much like Yunglud, KSI is also a man of many talents. The Watford born artist, otherwise known as Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, began his career as a YouTuber and influencer and was named within the top 100 UK influencers by The Sunday Times in 2019. His YouTube career started at an early age in 2008-2009, in his teens, he would upload gaming commentary videos to his YouTube channel under his account name KSIOlajideBT. KSI would then go on to drop out of Sixth Form college to follow his passion and YouTube career. Despite his teacher’s disapproval and doubts, his channel went on to earn an income and eventually became an impressive revenue stream. After uploading more Vlogs and similar video game content to his channel, he reached a million subscribers in 2012.

After gaining traction within the industry, he was signed to Polaris, a subsidiary of American network Maker Studio in 2013 and was recruited to join British YouTube collective the Sidemen. The group would branch out from just video game commentaries and began to upload sketches and various challenges. KSI would publish his biography in 2015 titled ‘KSI: I Am a Bellend’, after he toured in support of his book, KSI published another book entitled ‘Sidemen: The Book’. His second book would go on to sell 26,436 copies and scored top billing within the hardback fiction charts. In 2017, KSI posted on social media notifying fans that he would be leaving Sidemen due to internal issues within the group.

Throughout his early YouTube career, KSI was also exploring his musical talent, this began with comedy rap songs in which he uploaded to his channel in 2011. He released his debut single on 23rd March 2015 entitled ‘Lamborghini’ which featured grime artist MC P Money, the single debuted in the singles charts at number thirty. KSI would start to achieve traction within the charts with his initial complete EP ’Keep Up’, released on 8th January 2016, the release charted at number thirteen within the UK album charts and debuted at number one within the UK R&B Album chart. Further releases would follow until his first studio album ‘Dissimulation’ was released on 22nd May 2020. The album was a critical and commercial success and was certified silver after achieving over 60,000 UK unit sales and charted at number two within the UK Album charts, giving the rapper his second-highest album chart position to date.

KSI is not just a YouTube star and musical artist, this talented individual has also held an amateur and professional career in boxing, where the star fought other YouTube personalities such as Joe Weller and Logan Paul. KSI has also tried his hand at acting professionally, he starred in the 2016 film ‘Laid In America’ alongside fellow YouTuber Casper Lee. A documentary about the multitalented star was also released in 2018 entitled ‘KST: Can’t Lose’, which charted his struggles and journey in the world of boxing.

Fans will be able to catch the vastly talented artist perform live at various events this year, including a UK tour this autumn and festival appearances. The rapper will be performing at this year’s Reading and Leeds festivals which was confirmed to be going ahead this Summer.

KSI UK Live Dates

26-29/08/2021 – Bramham Park – Leeds
26-29/08 – Reading Festival – Reading
10-12/09 – TRNSMT 2021 – Glasgow
01/10 – Glasgow Garage – Glasgow
02/10 – Riverside – Newcastle Upon Tyne
03/10 – Asylum Hull University Union – Hull
05/10 – O2 Institute Birmingham – Birmingham
06/10 – Old Fire Station Bournemouth – Bournemouth
07/10 – SWX – Bristol
08/10 – Brighton Concorde 2 – Brighton
10/10 – Waterfront – Norwich
11/10 – Cambridge Junction – Cambridge
12/10 – Manchester Academy 2 – Manchester
13/10 – O2 Forum Kentish Town – London
15/10 – O2 Academy Oxford – Oxford
16/10 – Liverpool Hangar 34 – Liverpool
25/02/2022 – SSE Arena Wembley – London

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ksi-new-album-all-over-the-place-debuts-at-number-one/feed/ 0 KSI Reveals Details of Album Release https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ksi-reveals-details-of-album-release/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ksi-reveals-details-of-album-release/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:06:13 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=34608 YouTube star and rapper KSI has shared details surrounding his second album ‘All Over The Place’. Olajide Olayinka “JJ” Williams started to build a following through his FIFA videogame commentaries in 2009 and has then since found success through expanded YouTube content, music, and boxing. KSI took to social media to announce the album release alongside the full tracklist.


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The album will feature collaborations with Future, 21 Savage, Bugzy Malone, and more. The LP will also include previous singles: Craig David collaboration “Really Love”, “Don’t Play” featuring Anne-Marie and Digital Farm Animals, and “Patience” with YUNGBLUD and Polo G. ‘All Over The Place’ follows KSI’s 2020 debut album’Dissimulation’, which saw him collaborate with the likes of Offset, Jeremih, Trippie Redd, Rick Ross, Lil Baby and more.

Watch the music video for KSI’s most recent release “Patience” below.

On the album, KSI said: “I’m super excited for the people to hear this album. I’ve improved on everything I did with Dissimulation.” He added that “The singing has improved. The writing has improved. The beats have more layers to it, I’m a lot more experimental, I’m way more comfortable on the mic, etc.” The star concluded, “This album is a reflection of a lot of hard work and passion combined and I’m really proud to be releasing it.”

‘All Over The Place’ Tracklist:

1. The Moment
2. Number 2 (Feat. Future & 21 Savage)
3. Patience (Feat. YUNGBLUD & Polo G)
4. You
5. Don’t Play (with Anne-Marie & Digital Farm Animals)
6. Really Love (Feat. Craig David & Digital Farm Animals)
7. Gang Gang (Feat. Jay1 & Deno)
8. Rent Free (Feat. GRACEY)
9. Madness
10. Silly (Feat. Bugzy Malone)
11. Flash It (Feat. Rico Love)
12. No Time (Feat. Lil Durk)
13. No Pressure
14. Sleeping With The Enemy (Feat. S-X)

KSI’s ‘All Over The Place’ album will be released on 16 July. It is available to pre-order now here.

KSI is due to play London’s SSE Arena in Wembley on 25 February 2022. Tickets go on sale 1 May from 9am.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ksi-reveals-details-of-album-release/feed/ 0 Reading and Leeds Add Over 90 Names to Lineup https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/reading-and-leeds-festival-add-over-90-names-to-lineup/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/reading-and-leeds-festival-add-over-90-names-to-lineup/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:16:18 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=34562 Reading & Leeds have added a whole host of new names to their 2021 bill. There’s a real variety of names included, some absolute megastars, as well as indie legends and unknowns and some more questionable choices. As festival season creeps closer, lineups are getting released and updated almost every day but there have been numerous discussions regarding female representation (or lack of) in these lineups.

Away from questions over gender representation, fans are quick to jump on Reading & Leeds for moving away from it’s traditional rock roots and booking more hip-hop and pop acts. The addition of acts like AJ Tracey, KSI and Yungblud only add fuel to this fire. With each announcement or lineup drop artists, fans and journalists alike have expressed disappointment at the lack of diversity, especially with the amount of music released by women and non-binary artists this year alone.

 

For the fans who are more inclined to enjoy guitar music, Liam Gallagher is wheeled out again to belt out some Oasis classics, but some more exciting prospects are added. Wolf Alice will be fresh from the release of their third LP ‘Blue Weekend’, artists like Nothing But Thieves and Sam Fender will satisfy the bucket-hatted masses: Northampton rapper Slowthai has the capability of blurring the lines between rock and rap, and Easy Life or The Struts will tick some boxes for indie fans.

One of the more exciting additions is Bob Vylan, his unique blend of grime and punk is bound to attract the masses to The Pit Stage. Vylan’s 2020 debut, ‘We Live Here’ was a real standout – he rages at injustices of life and rallies against the Tories in a similar way to IDLES, but Bob does it with his soul via lived experience. Bob Vylan is without a doubt my one to watch for Reading & Leeds this year.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/reading-and-leeds-festival-add-over-90-names-to-lineup/feed/ 0 Anne-Marie Releases New Song ‘Don’t Play’ With KSI and Digital Farm Animals https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/anne-marie-releases-new-song-dont-play-with-ksi-and-digital-farm-animals/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/anne-marie-releases-new-song-dont-play-with-ksi-and-digital-farm-animals/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:19:39 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=29599 Anne-Marie has released her new song Don’t Play featuring KSI and Digital Farm Animals. KSI teased the track on the 4th of January with a clip of the instrumental saying; “What Female Artist do you think would work well for this?” The garage-infused electric pop song was accompanied by a video, which features KSI training Anne-Marie so she could fight her bullies. The video was directed by Troy Roscoe.


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This is Anne-Marie’s first track of the year, following a string of 2020 singles including, Birthday, Her, To Be Young featuring Doja Cat and Come Over with Rudimental and Tion Wayne. Anne-Marie has also had a busy year outside of music, she recently joined the judging panel on The Voice.

This single comes following the release of Anne-Marie’s YouTube original documentary called How To Be Anne-Marie. The documentary, which was filmed during the pandemic, tells the story of Anne-Marie’s journey from her tough school years to her current success and exploring her music and mental health. The documentary has been watched almost 900,000 times.

This isn’t the first time KSI and Digital Farm Animals have worked together. They released Really Love with Craig David in October, which hit number three in the UK charts. They also released the music video for the song, which featured the singers in a snowy mountain range, surrounded by party goers and different green screen tricks. KSI and Craig David also appeared on Celebrity GoggleBox in aid of Stand Up to Cancer.

Don’t Play is available on all platforms now, you can watch the video down below.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/anne-marie-releases-new-song-dont-play-with-ksi-and-digital-farm-animals/feed/ 0 Craig David is Confirmed to Perform on ‘Top Of The Pops’ Christmas Special https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/craig-david-is-confirmed-to-perform-on-top-of-the-pops-christmas-special/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/craig-david-is-confirmed-to-perform-on-top-of-the-pops-christmas-special/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2020 09:30:48 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=27511 The garage legend, Craig David is confirmed to perform on this years ‘Top Of The Pops’ Christmas special along with Dua Lipa and MNEK who are also set to star on the pre recorded show which will air at 11.45am, Christmas day on BBC1. He is set to perform his latest hit with rapper KSI ‘Really Love’ on the annual festive chart programme. Although BBC have not yet confirmed the full line up, the singer will headline this year’s festive show.

The Sun newspaper reported an insider for the BBC to of said, “The BBC has gone all out with securing talent for this year’s Top Of The Pops Christmas special and they want it to be bigger and better than ever. Getting Craig to join the line-up was a real coup as he’s such a legend. He’ll be performing his song Really Love with KSI but everyone would love it if there was time for him to throw in one of his classics. It’s been a tough year for the industry so the Beeb is going to make this year’s one-off episode as ­celebratory as possible.”

Craig rose to fame in 1999 having featured on the single, ‘Re-Rewind,’ by Artful Dodger. His debut solo album ‘Born To Do It’ was released in 2000 from which he had four Top 10 singles, which sold more than 8 million copies worldwide and earnt multi platinum selling status in more than 20 countries. Since then he released another six albums and has not only had success as a singer, but as a rapper, DJ, record producer and song writer, proving he’s an all rounder when it comes to music talent.


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Craig released his latest album ‘The Time Is Now’ in 2018, which reached Number 2 in the UK album charts and last month he announced he’s been working on his comeback. The Sun reported him saying, “I’ve been recording loads of music through lockdown. I love to think I can keep singing for ever and I will sing for as long as I can. And I hope the fans welcome that.” His latest track ‘Really Love’ currently sits at number 11 in the Official UK Charts, after it’s 5th week of being released.

BBC have also announced a New Years Eve Special ‘Top Of The Pops’ show for this year. Both shows will be hosted by Ferne Cotton and Clara Amfo who took over from Regi Yates in 2017. Fern admitted to The List that she was worried the show maybe cancelled this year due to the Coronavirus. She said, “I have my fingers crossed that they will find some sort of socially distanced way to make it happen. It’s such a tradition now that you sit down to watch it as a family, and your parents complain how awful pop music is today and then you all go and have your lunch.”

There is no doubt people will be looking forward to the popular iconic music chart show on the festive day to add some Christmas cheer. With the current line up in place, the festive programme will surely not disappoint.

  

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/craig-david-is-confirmed-to-perform-on-top-of-the-pops-christmas-special/feed/ 0 KSI Teams Up With Craig David And Digital Farm Animals For New Track ‘Really Love’ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ksi-teams-up-with-craig-david-and-digital-farm-animals-for-new-track-really-love/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ksi-teams-up-with-craig-david-and-digital-farm-animals-for-new-track-really-love/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:59:57 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=25134 KSI has just dropped his new song Really Love, with Craig David and Digital Farm Animals. They also released the music video for the song, which featured the singers in a snowy mountain range, surrounded by party goers and different green screen tricks.

The YouTube star announced the single a couple of weeks ago on his social media channels saying; “When you hear this tune fam…Madness. Legit so crazy that I have a song with Craig.”He went on to talk about Craig David’s impact on him, saying; “From bangers like 7 days to Walking away to Rise and Fall, this man was a BIG part of my childhood. He’s an absolute legend and I can’t wait for you to hear the song we’ve created together. Shoutout to DFA for making the beat and absolutely killing it too.”

Craig David will also be joining KSI on tonight’s episode of Celebrity Gogglebox for Stand Up To Cancer. The show invites celebrities to sit on their couches and react to the biggest thing on television that week. Other celebrities on the line-up are Mo Gilligan, David Mitchell, Victoria Coren Mitchell, John Bishop and Babatúndé Aléshé.

Stand Up To Cancer is a charity that speeds up life-saving cancer research by taking developments in the lab and accelerating them into new tests and treatments for cancer patients who need them. Stand Up To Cancer works with Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 to create a range of shows like Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off and The Last Leg: A Stand Up To Cancer Special.

This announcement comes following the recent release of KSI’s song with Nathan Dawe Lighter. The song has reached number four in the UK charts. The music video has gained 13 million views in just two months. They also released an acoustic version with Ella Henderson. KSI also recently announced a five date UK tour in May 2021 to support his album Dissimulation.

Really Love is out now on all platforms, you can watch the music video below, Celebrity Gogglebox is on tonight on Channel 4 at 9pm. You can get tickets to KSI’s tour here. The dates are as follows:
13/05/2021 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
19/05 – O2 Kentish Town Forum – London
21/05 – Academy 2 – Manchester
27/05 – Riverside – Newcastle
28/05 – The Garage – Glasgow

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ksi-teams-up-with-craig-david-and-digital-farm-animals-for-new-track-really-love/feed/ 0 KISS FM Reveals Line-Up for 2020 Haunted House Party Including Dizzee Rascal, Becky Hill and Joel Corry https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/kiss-fm-reveals-line-up-for-2020-haunted-house-party-including-dizzee-rascal-becky-hill-and-joel-corry/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/kiss-fm-reveals-line-up-for-2020-haunted-house-party-including-dizzee-rascal-becky-hill-and-joel-corry/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:59:03 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=24707 Today, UK radio station KISS FM announced the full line-up for the 2020 instalment of their annual Halloween Haunted House Party. The event will take place virtually on Saturday 31st October from 6pm BST – tune in on the official website.

KISS FM posted on Twitter to reveal the acts and other details, saying, “We’re throwing the UK’s BIGGEST Halloween party and you’re all invited!” There’s no need to purchase tickets as the live-stream is free, and will be the perfect way to spend the 31st this year, as Covid-19 has prevented people from going out to parties.

The line-up consists of rapper Dizzee Rascal, who was recently awarded an MBE, followed by Becky Hill, Joel Corry, KSI, Nathan Dawe, S1mba, Ashnikko, and 220 Kid. There will also be special guest appearances from featured artists Ella Henderson, MNEK, and Craig David. Joel Corry tweeted out to his followers about his appearance, saying that he will be bringing “a few special guests”, as did ‘Don’t Need Love’ singer 220 Kid. So perhaps there will be even more artists than have been announced so far.

Presenters of KISS Breakfast Show Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely discussed the line-up on this morning’s show, commenting, “A lot of Halloween parties may be off the cards right now, but fear not – KISS FM have got you. Bringing all the treats and maybe a few tricks, we’ve got some of the biggest KISS artists putting on a party just for you.”

Usually, the Haunted House Party is held at Wembley’s SSE Arena in London, but it has been altered to move online for the unique circumstances of 2020. In 2019, the incredible gig saw the likes of Stormzy, Sean Paul and Anne-Marie take to the stage.
]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/kiss-fm-reveals-line-up-for-2020-haunted-house-party-including-dizzee-rascal-becky-hill-and-joel-corry/feed/ 0 KSI Announces 2021 Tour Dates https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ksi-announces-2021-tour-dates/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/ksi-announces-2021-tour-dates/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:37:22 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=23497 KSI has announced he will be doing a five date UK tour in May 2021. The London rapper, known for his YouTube fame released his debut album Dissimulation in May. The album features multiple big rappers including Rick Ross, Lil Pump, and Offset. This tour is to support the release of the album but had to be held off because of the ongoing COVID-19 global health crisis.

KSI took to Twitter to announce the tour saying; “Hopefully by May next year, things will be much better. So here’s one of the things to look forward to.” The tour will kick off in Birmingham on May 13th and then continue on to London, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow.

Speaking about the tour, KSI shared his excitement, saying; “Finally fam. Ya boy cannot wait to finally perform for you guys. There are so many new songs that I have never performed before so I’m excited to have the chance to do so. Trust me, the shows are gonna be insane from the production to the special guests plus all the new music that I’ll be dropping will improve the experience even more. I am too ready. You better be too!”

This announcement comes following the recent release of KSI’s song with Nathan Dawe Lighter. The song has reached number four in the UK charts. The music video has gained 13 million views in just two months. They also released an acoustic version with Ella Henderson.

KSI gained fame initially as a YouTuber, he currently has 21.9 million subscribers. He is also a boxer, actor and author. He is also known for fighting YouTuber Logan Paul in 2019 which was known as the biggest amateur boxing match in history.

You can get tickets to KSI’s tour here. The dates are as follows:
13/05/2021 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
19/05 – O2 Kentish Town Forum – London
21/05 – Academy 2 – Manchester
27/05 – Riverside – Newcastle
28/05 – The Garage – Glasgow

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