Raleigh Ritchie has announced his first piece of new music since his You’re a Man Now, Boy debut with the smooth Unicron Loev, the lead track from his upcoming Mind The Gap project.
Grab a listen below:
Relive Pete Tong’s ‘Ibiza Classics’ O2 Arena takeover
Pete Tong reuinted with Jules Buckley’s 60-piece Heritage Orchestra once again earlier this evening, as they hit London’s O2 Arena for the second night of their sold-out Ibiza Classics UK tour.
Set as a follow-up to last year’s spellbinder at the capital’s Royal Albert Hall, the O2 Arena show certainly took things up a notch. With raving aplenty, the night also welcomed special guests Jessie Ware, John Newman and Ella Eyre, whilst Candi Staton additionally made a surprise appearance to perform You Got The Love (5 minutes of legendary bliss tbf!).
What’s more, the whole event was capture to replay online, so if you’re still on as much hype as we are, you can relive the full show below:
BRIT Awards 2017: Critics’ Choice nominees announced
Dua Lipa, Rag’n’Bone Man and Anne-Marie have been revealed as the nominees for 2017’s BRIT Awards Critics’ Choice.
Announced moments ago, the trio will follow in the footsteps of 2016 winner Jack Garratt alongside past successes Adele, Sam Smith, Florence and the Machine and more. 2017 will also be a poignant year for the winner, which marks a decade since the award was initially unveiled. Over 100 artists were initially considered for the 2017 shortlist.
All three nominees have already achieved great heights this year – Anne Marie recently hit the top spot in the UK’s Official Charts with her Clean Bandit and Sean Paul-collab Rockabye, whilst Dua Lipa has flipped her own YouTube success into radio-friendly waters too with the likes of Hotter Than Hell and her latest joint Blow Your Mind.
Rag’n’Bone Man meanwhile has been bubbling under the blog-sphere for a good couple of years now, and with his debut album set to drop in Q1 (with rumoured production from Two Inch Punch, Jonny Coffer and Mark Crew), there’s a lot to be excited for here too.
The 2017 Critics’ Choice Award winner will be announced next Thursday (8th December), whilst the BRIT Awards will itself return in February, hosted for the first time by Michael Buble.
J. Cole quietly announces new album ‘4 Your Eyez Only’
Two years on from his stellar Forest Hills Drive LP, J. Cole has announced his return to the scene with 4 Your Eyez Only after quietly dropped a pre-order on iTunes.
Set to be released next week (9th December), little is known about the project bar the artwork and the 10 un-named tracks.
Head over to iTunes now (below) to hit up the pre-order. This is stupidly exciting btw!
Reading & Leeds Festival 2017: First wave of names released
Major Lazer, Muse and Bastille are among the names revealed to perform at next summer’s Reading and Leeds Festival, organisers have confirmed.
Announced moments ago, the first batch of acts will see Major Lazer play a UK festival exclusive, and will follow on from their Bestival headline show back in September. Meanwhile, Andy C, Glass Animals, Danny Brown and Tory Lanez will also be joining the precedings which run from Friday 25 – Sunday 27 August 2017.
Tickets for Reading and Leeds are available now via Ticketmaster – hit the link below for more info, and check out the full list of first-wave names underneath:
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Video: Loyle Carner – ‘The Isle of Arran’
Ahead of the release of his hotly-anticipated Yesterday’s Gone debut, Loyle Carner has shared the official video for his excellent lead single, The Isle Of Arran.
Unveiled earlier today, the clip heralds against the stereotype of young men often portrayed as chipping at the first sign of manhood when they become a father. Whilst the song may well be one of the best tracks from any UK artist this year, the visual itself is a remarkable feat and one that’s absolutely up there against the best in the business.
In other Loyle news, alongside the album (which lands in January), the youngster will also be hitting an array of dates across the UK as part of his 2017 tour. Tickets are out now via the link below, whilst The Isle of Arran visual follows:
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Loyle Carner Yesterday’s Gone 2017 UK Tour Dates
Video: Justice – ‘Fire’
Justice have followed up their recent single Alakazam by sharing the new video for Fire, the latest excerpt from their third studio album Woman.
Unveiled earlier today, the video’s director Pascal Teixera explains the clip’s concept (which visual sees a starring role from Susan Sarandon btw) – “On a hot summer afternoon, Gaspard and I are in Xavier’s kitchen, collectively daydreaming about washing a car. The year we like for car design, the make, where that could take place, how much soap, the mood, the sun, and there should be a woman to go cruising with, an iconic mix of cool, allure and strength – Susan Sarandon of course!
And then a couple months later we’re in the desert, with the car and a lot of soap, and by some weird miracle there she is, even more amazing than we had fantasised her to be, ready to go for a drive.”
Right you are!
Anyhow catch the full visual below:
Video: Beyonce – ‘All Night’
Initially available as part of the whole Lemonade iTunes package (alongside viewable solely on TIDAL), Beyonce has now shared the video for All Night as a standalone clip on her official YouTube.
Watch below. In related-Beyonce news, it has recently been reported that Bey will join Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar as headliners for 2017’s Coachella Festival in California – you can read more here.
Primavera Sound 2017: Full line-up announced
Frank Ocean, The xx, Aphex Twin and Solange are to top the bill for next summer’s Primavera Sound in Barcelona, organisers have confirmed.
Revealing almost 200 names earlier today, next year’s Primavera (which runs from 31st May – 4th June) will also see appearances from Grace Jones, Arcade Fire, Miguel and Skepta, whilst Formation, Sampha and Glass Animals will be flying the flag from a UK perspective.
Check the full line-up below and head over to the Primavera Sound official website (here) for more info:
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Field Day 2017: Aphex Twin confirmed
Aphex Twin will play his first UK show in five years next summer, with a confirmed headline set at London’s Field Day.
Set to take over the festival’s new indoor stage The Barn on Saturday 3rd June, the producer will play a two hour show, and will mark his first UK appearance since sharing his surprise Syro LP two years ago.
Describing Aphex’s appointment as an “incredible honour”, Field Day co-founder Tom Baker said “It’s truly amazing to have Aphex Twin headline Field Day, I’ve been listening to him since I was 16, he played and curated some of the first ever Eat Your Own Ears nights (the most memorable being a warehouse on Brick Lane that got closed down by the police!). It will be a phenomenal, mind-blowing, mesmerisingly fantastic two hours of absolute genius.”
**UPDATE: Flying Lotus has now also been added to the bill, ahead of the official lineup announcement**
Tickets for Field Day 2017 are onsale now – hit the link below for more info:
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