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Taking some time away from her popular podcast ‘Mad, Sad & Bad’ to focus on her new album, she told The Sun: “It’s not just sad and happy — it’s the bit in between where you are tentatively happy. I am pulling in from everywhere. It’s my life experiences, sometimes I have a conversation and I write things down or it’s how I feel that day. Sometimes it can be something I’ve read about that’s really struck me. It’s always been like that. I feel like the most structured writing I’ve ever done is the last album as it was only an album about my breakup. Every other album I’ve always written about lots of other areas about my life and I’m sort of doing that again. I like the lighter experience at the moment.”

The ‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’ singer admitted that her latest album ‘The Glorification Of Sadness’ was some of her most structured work which inspired her to start writing about her own life once again. The album peaking at number 2 on the UK charts after its release.

Opening up last year to The Standard about her recent ADHD diagnosis, the songstress said: “I have spent my whole life struggling with certain things but didn’t get a diagnosis until a year ago which I found really helpful. Lots of things start to add up. When you go through the assessment process the questions you’re like ‘Oh my God, that’s part of it as well!’ They start asking you these questions and you’re like I didn’t even think that was part of it.”

There is no release date just yet for the artist’s next album.

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The lead single from the album ‘Up All Night’ is star studded as it sees contributions from American Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan as well as indie folk legends The Lumineers. The song sees the three take on an americana style for the track with them singing about their dreams and lives with the title lyrics recurring throughout the songs 3 minutes and 23 seconds.

According to NME James Bay talks about the meaning of ‘Up All Night': “‘Up All Night’ is all about navigating the great weight of all the stuff that plays on our minds and keeps us awake at night,” he explained. “I have some great history with Noah and The Lumineers. We manifested this collaboration for a while, and I feel proud we could make it happen!”

The upcoming album will be 11 tracks long and has been produced by Gabe Simon and also sees contributions from various stars including The Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers, Holly Humberstone, Dan Wilson from Semisonic, Natalie Hemby of The Highwomen, and Kevin Garrett.

Fans can pre-order a copy of ‘Changes All The Time’ here. You will be able to order the album on CD or Vinyl as well as there being an exclusive vinyl LP which will come with an art card signed by the Hertfordshire born singer.

The full tracklist and album artwork for ‘Changes All The Time’ is below:

1. Up All Night (with The Lumineers & Noah Kahan)
2. Everburn
3. Hope
4. Easy Distraction
5. Speed Limit
6. Talk
7. Hopeless Heart
8. Some People
9. Go On
10. Crystal Clear
11. Dogfight

In addition to releasing an album Bay is set to embark on a run UK and Ireland headline tour dates in February next year. The tour will be the first time Bay has toured the UK and Ireland since 2022 and will commence with a show at Glasgow’s O2 Academy before performances in Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Dublin. The tour will conclude at the OVO Wembley arena on the 13th of February 2025.

Tickets for these shows will go on general sale on the 26th of July at 10am BST. Pre-sale for the tour will start at the same time on the 24th of July and you can gain access by pre-ordering a copy of ‘Changes All The Time’ from Bay’s official website before 4pm BST on the 23rd of July. You can buy tickets here.

James Bay’s full list of 2025 UK and Ireland tour dates are below:

FEBRUARY
1 – Glasgow, O2 Academy
4 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
5 – Leeds, O2 Academy
7 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
8 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
10 – Dublin, 3Olympia
13 – London, OVO Arena Wembley

According to reports, Charli XCX spent time in the studio earlier this year, working on one of Britney’s new songs. With the guidance and support of the iconic pop star, Charli XCX crafted a powerful and captivating track that is likely to make it onto the album. A source for the sun revealed, “Charli has a proven track record of writing clever pop songs. She collaborated with Britney earlier this year, and they have created something truly remarkable.”

@fckyeahcharli Replying to @nicky @Charli XCX playing Mind Your Business by Britney Spears & Will.I.Am @Britney Spears #charlixcx #britneyspears #pcmusic #agcook #charli #britney #mindyourbusiness ♬ original sound – CHARLI XCX UPDATES

This exciting collaboration comes on the heels of Britney’s recent musical ventures. Last year, she featured in a song titled “Mind Your Business” with fellow superstars will.i.am and Elton John’s “Hold Me Closer.” Notably, Britney and will.i.am previously worked together in 2012 on the hit single “Scream & Shout,” which showcased Britney singing with a distinct British accent. The dance-pop track was a massive success, selling over 3 million copies in the USA alone and reaching number one on nearly 30 charts worldwide, including the UK.

Britney’s temporary hiatus from music was due to her legal battle to be released from a controversial 13-year conservatorship, which finally came to an end in November 2021. Now, with her freedom restored, Britney is ready to reclaim her rightful place in the music industry.

Charli XCX has also made a name for herself in the music industry since signing with Asylum Records in 2010. She gained prominence with her collaboration with Icona Pop on the international hit “I Love It.” The talented singer-songwriter has worked with renowned artists such as Selena Gomez, Raye, Blondie, Gwen Stefani, and notably, Shawn Mendes.

Fans of both Britney Spears and Charli XCX can look forward to an incredible musical collaboration that is sure to captivate audiences worldwide. With their combined talent and creativity, the upcoming album is bound to be a sensational success when it hits the airwaves in 2024.

The artist grew up in Illinois and states that a lot of the influences for the music she writes, which she labels as country, came from her midwestern-based childhood growing up on her “daddy and grandaddy’s farm.” She says “I spent my time in the woods, fields and rivers of Illinois. I grew up around cattle, horses, tractors, and radios that played old country, gospel, and classic rock and roll. I relate a lot to Loretta Lynn, even though I’m not from the South. She grew up in a rural area as well. She also had babies before she got her start. I may not be from the south, but I am country.”

The ‘Change of Heart’ singer earned nominations for Artist of The Year, Album of The Year and Song of The Year at the Americana Honors and Awards and tied for the most nominations of any single artist in 2023. 

Price held an enthralling performance at Lafayette back in August 2023. The Kings Cross, London venue opened and closed in 2020 due to the pandemic before reopening for good in 2021. It has a capacity of 600 and even though just two years old, has hosted big names such as The Pretenders, Loyle Carner and Charli XCX. 

Watch the official music video for ‘Change of Heart’

The singer Kicks off the tour in Manchester on the 26th of January at Gorilla before heading further north to Scotland. Carrying on to Vicar Street in Dublin, before playing her final date at KOKO in London on January 30th.

You may hear songs from the artist’s third studio album ‘That’s How Rumors Get Started’ which features collaborations with Sturgill Simpson and Chris Stapleton but definitely on the cards are songs from the fourth album ‘Strays’, released on January 13th 2023 and the singers’ latest suit =‘Strays II’, released on the 20th October 2023. 

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26/01/2024 – Gorilla, Manchester

27/01/01/2024 – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow

28/01/2024  – Vicar Street, Dublin

30/01/2024  – Koko, London

Tickets are on sale November 3rd HERE.

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 The Sheffield-born artist who now resides in London, describes their style in the following three words: “Androgyny, drama, prep” and their music has been classed under the genres of alternative R&B and indie-pop. The singers’ previous label Dirty Hit is home to some of Britain’s biggest new pop: Rina Sawayama, Beabadoobee and The 1975, although the singer has now moved on to indie label Chrysalis who have an impressive roster including Emeli Sande, Nick Drake, Laura Marling, The Waterboys and many more. 

 Recalling the meaning behind the song, Ford explains “This song is based on a story my friends told me about their dad and his late wife, and how for a while after her death, no one could replace her. He used to dress his new girlfriends in clothes like hers.” She continues “At first it sounds odd, and might make you feel uncomfortable. But really it’s a love song, just told in a different way.”

Inspired by the world of drag, Gia mentions how the subculture of the queer community (of which she is also part of) has been such an influence on her music, she references “the freedom of gender expression, the fantasy” and “the alter egos.”

Listen to the song here

“Falling in Love Again” follows the previous single drop “Aligator” which was released earlier this year and received accreditation in NME, Dork, Line of Best Fit and Clash Magazine. Speaking about “Alligator”, Gia states that it is “a song about a desperation to be seen and heard. I am being facetious by painting myself as multiple unbelievable creatures to garner attention. In the opening statement, I am an Alligator. Then, when that goes ignored, I am ten feet off of the ground, with feathers — a whole new creature, perhaps still the Alligator, perhaps something different.”

Ford was recently announced as an official artist for SXSW 2024. The Austin, Texas-based festival features conference sessions, film & TV festival screenings, music festival showcases comedy festival events, world-class exhibitions, tech competitions and award ceremonies. The event runs from 2024 from March 8-16!  

The musical magpie was also named as one of The Great Escape’s First Fifty for 2024. The festival will be hosting a night in collaboration with Clash at the East London venue, with Ford headlining at Paper Dress Vintage on the 15th of November. The lineup also includes Essex-based singer, songwriter and producer Erin LeCount and Scottish songwriting sensation, Jacob Alon. 

Grab tickets here

The soulful songwriter recognised for her “art of weaving narratively compelling lyrics into a melodically cathartic soundscape” trained as a classical vocalist before honing her skills in jazz at Trinity Laban, the top-class, Greenwich-based conservatoire home to  leading jazz and jazz fusion talent including bands Ezra Collective and Kokoroko, musician and saxophonist, Nubya Garcia and vocalist, Cherise.

Camille spoke with Mxdwn about the inspiration for the song stating “This tune focuses on the transition from lovers to friends.… but with the addition of all the emotional baggage and painfully precious memories”. The track’s introspective lyrics are beautifully told with Rose’s clean and melancholy vocals, encapsulating happy memories of a lost relationship. This is further enhanced by the grooving rhythm section, deeply felt horn lines and lush, layered backing vocals.

Regarding how the song came about, Rose mentions that “the track was spontaneously recorded during a 7-piece band session and reworked in production, resulting in that warm, generous, more-ish sound.” This easy-going writing style seems to be a pattern for the South London songbird whose previous work has been described as a “mellifluously rich soundscape that flows with such ease and finesse”.

Hear the latest single on Spotify:

The artist explores nuances in jazz, soul, R&B, funk and blues and takes influence from huge musical icons such as Amy Winehouse, Nina Simone and Stevie Wonders. Once listening to the new single, it is clear to see the impression these classic vocalists have had on the up-and-coming singer.

After the release of her debut mini-EP “Raining in July” two years ago, the emerging singer has been featured on BBC Sounds, played at Priory Live Festival and performed as both band-leader and frontwoman at dynamic new community-based jazz venues such as MAP Studio Cafe and Avalon Cafe as well as within jazz ensembles and small bands as an improviser.

Watch Camille’s live session of “Raining in July” here:

Camille now performs regularly all over London hosting a weekly jazz residency on Saturday nights with guitarist Ed Coma at Cable Cafe, Oval. Other notable venues include Pasta Nostra, Old Street and BeBeMe, Mayfair. She speaks to Mxdwn about her experience with performing live: “I feel lucky that I can make people happy with my voice – get them to stop in the street, enter a bar or cafe, get them to smile, get them to kiss their partner or dance with their friends- and that’s such a blessing and validation for me and my work”. 

Lots more is on the way for this jazz songbird. You can buy Camille’s music on Bandcamp here.

The Scandinavian songstress rose to popularity after garnering support from fellow Bergen creative and art-pop artist, Aurora. Storm joined the singer in Mexico for ‘The Gods We Can Touch’ tour, live at Pepsi Centre in April this year. Both musicians were discovered by one of Norway’s leading music management companies ‘MADE’ which has bases in Bergen, Oslo and London, and has an impressive roster of artists including pop sensation, Sigrid.

Watch her perform in The Diana Theatre, Guadalajara, Mexico on “The Gods We Can Touch” Tour

With an eclectic mix of influences, the artist takes inspiration from both classic and contemporary sounds citing household names such as Frank Sinatra, Amy Winehouse and The Beatles as well as current female singer-songwriter and producer, Susanne Sundfør.

A treat for the ears, the singer produces an organic, melancholic tone that melds beautifully with the driving instruments and production beneath her – creating a wall of indie-pop lushness. With her natural musical talent combined with a stratosphere of influences flitting from old to new, it’s no wonder her sound has been described as “timeless and immediate”.

Storm started crafting songs at the prime age of seven. Surrounded by music in both the choir and within her family home, the Oslo-born composer was driven to study music and went on to hone her skills at LIMPI (Lillehammer Institute of Music Production and Industries) as well as within the jazz department at Toneheim Folkehøgskole. 

In autumn 2022, she made strides in her career: signing with Petroleum Records and playing widely known festivals Vill Vill Fest and By: Larm where she amazed critics and audiences alike. This led to being booked for one of Norway’s biggest and most important music festivals based in Oslo: Øya. 

The singer is ready to follow in the footsteps of her Scandi contemporaries. Showering London with her catchy melodies and smoky vocals, she commits to her promising career as a recording artist stating “As long as I can keep making lots of music and live the life I am living now, it will be the best I could have imagined.” 

The unmissable event will be held at 7 p.m. on the 25th of October at The Blue Basement, Third Man Records in the bustling streets of Soho, London. Head to thirdmanstore.co.uk for tickets.

Following analysis by the Official Charts Company – whose data additionally revealed that more than one billion of the singer-songwriter’s streams had been garnered in the last 12 months – Sheeran was presented with the prestigious award by Rizzle Kicks member Jordan Stephens on behalf of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

The Suffolk superstar, who claimed his trophy in a record store, was quick to express gratitude to fans in an Instagram video, saying: “Thank you so much for all the streams. It’s a pleasure, I love being British.”

Later on, he added in a statement: “It’s wonderful to receive the first-ever BRIT Billion Award in the UK for 10 billion streams. I want say a big thank you to my fans. None of this is possible without you guys.”

Meanwhile, BPI Chief Executive Dr. Jo Twist applauded the singer for his new milestone:

“We congratulate Ed Sheeran and his team on this landmark achievement. Ed may represent the pinnacle of streaming success, but he is also among the thousands of artists who are being streamed in the tens and hundreds of millions in the UK each year and who are thriving thanks to streaming and label support. We look forward to honouring many more artists, including future talent, with a BRIT Billion award.”

Sheeran, who in June was named the UK’s most-played artist for the sixth time in eight years, has dominated the charts throughout most of his career – with all six of his studio albums peaking at number one. The seven-time Brit Award winner has made Official Charts history countless times, breaking records including becoming the first British solo artist to claim a full year at No.1.

Listen to Ed Sheeran’s most recent number one single, “Eyes Closed“, below:

He currently holds three of the 10 most-streamed songs of all time with “Shape Of You” in second place, “Perfect” at number three and “Bad Habits” claiming the ninth spot. As the recipient of the Gold BRIT Billion Award, Sheeran joins an exclusive club of similarly high-achieving acts including ABBA, Whitney Houston and most recently, Billie Eilish.

Last week, the songwriter released his latest studio effort, Autumn Variations, his second record this year following May’s chart-topping release Subtract. 

Listen to Autumn Variations here.

Check out the new song below:

Following a period of collaboration with Eddie Vedder, Cat Power and his old band The Frames, Hansard rediscovered the raw power of distorted guitars and group chemistry, a revelation which directly informed the songwriting and recording on his new album. Early last year, when the record was still in the early stages of conception, the singer explained:

“I’m kind of going back to stuff I thought I’d left behind. Big electric guitars. It’s actually more in the area of The Frames. I’ve just missed playing with a band so much over the past two years. It’s still raw as hell right now. It’s all one take, straight band stuff. I was touring with a big band for a long while, but now I’ve gone right back to bass, drums, guitar and piano. And I’m loving it. There’s always that classic irony, where the less people you have, the bigger it can sound – because you’re listening to every note, and every note means something.”

All That Was East Is West Of Me Now, however, only truly began taking shape through a series of word-of-moth gigs Hansard arranged at a small local pub in late 2022. Believing that songs only become what they are in the presence of an audience, the singer took to the stage to present new material and unfinished ideas, which ultimately helped piece the new record together.

In a press release, Hansard elaborates: “I told no one. We set up in the corner and played to the locals, some of whom were only half listening. A collection of farmers and workers, dart players, pool sharks. I played two hours of new songs each week, some songs finished, some half-baked. Through this process I realized what I had and what I had to work on further – which songs landed and which ones were only good in my imagination. It solidified my choices right away. It was as if the album appeared in that bar. And not before.”

While the album sees Hansard reconnect with his musical roots, the title, which the singer says stems from the “sudden realisation that there’s more behind than ahead”, also suggests a lyrically reflective body of work.

Pre-order All That Was East Is West Of Me Now here.

Catch Glen Hansard on tour:

30/10/2023 – The London Palladium – London
31/10 – RNCM Theatre – Manchester
13/12 – Vicar Street – Dublin
15/12 – Leisureland – Galway
16/12 – St. Columb’s Hall – Derry
18/12 – Ulster Hall – Belfast
19/12 – City Hall – Cork

Tickets available here.

The Scottish singer apologises to fans in an Instagram post saying he has been “struggling” for the past few months both “mentally and physically”.

Earlier this year, Capaldi shared his struggles with fame and how it impacted his mental health in the Netflix documentary, “Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now”.

Read his statement from Instagram below:

In the post, Capaldi begins by saying, “This is a really difficult message, and one that hurts me a lot to have to type. But I’m really sorry to say that I’m going to have to cancel all commitments from now until I play Glastonbury on June 24th. It’s been such an incredible time leading into this new album, and seeing all of the support from everyone has been beyond anything I could have ever dreamed of. That said, the last few months have been full on both mentally and physically, I haven’t been home properly since Christmas and at the moment I’m struggling to get to grips with it all.”

He continued: “I need to take a moment to rest and recover, to be at my best and ready for Glastonbury and all of the other incredible shows coming up so that I’m able to continue doing what I love for a long time to come. I need to take these three weeks to be Lewis from Glasgow for a bit, spend some time with my family and friends and do normal life things that are an important part of me feeling better. I hope everyone understands. The fact you’re willing to come out and spend your time, money and love on these shows is beyond comprehension and I feel incredibly lucky I’m getting all the help and support I need from the incredible people around me who I’m so grateful for. I take none of this for granted and can’t wait to be back doing it again. All my love, Lewis x”.

He has been scheduled to play concerts in Glasgow, Dublin, London, and Norway in June.

His recent album, “Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent”, was released on May 19th. The singer-songwriter’s second studio album became the fast-selling album of 2023. After the first week of its release, the album had more than 95,000 sales.

See his Instagram announcement for his album below:

“Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent” is available to listen on Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Music.

The singer is due to play the Glastonbury Festival along with performers including Arctic Monkeys, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Aitch, Royal Blood, and many more.

Tickets for Lewis Capaldi is available to buy here

Tickets for Glastonbury Festival is available to buy here