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Gorillaz Release New Anti-trump Song 'Hallelujah Money', Their First Music In Six Years
Animated band Gorillaz have dropped their first new music in nearly six years with an anti-Donald Trump protest song featuring Benjamin Clementine, called ‘Hallelujah Money’, which serves as the first taster from the group’s upcoming...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 19 January 2017
Damon Albarn Tells Glastonbury "Democracy Has Failed Us"
Blur frontman Damon Albarn has said, “democracy has failed us”, after the results of the historic referendum came in, showing Britain had voted to leave the European Union. Albarn joins a host of celebrities who...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2016
Adele Named Songwriter Of The Year At The Ivor Novello Awards
Adele has been named as Songwriter of the Year at the 2016 Ivor Novello Awards, which recognise achievements of quality in songwriting, having been overlooked in all the other categories.The 27 year old British star...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 19 May 2016
Damon Albarn To Perform With Syrian National Orchestra For Arabic Music In Southbank Show
Blur singer Damon Albarn will perform live with the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music at a special concert at London’s Southbank Centre later this year.The multi-talented songwriter, plus a number of other special guests...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 22 January 2016
Idris Elba, Damon Albarn And Barbara Windsor Recognised In New Year's Honours List
Idris Elba, Barbara Windsor and Blur frontman Damon Albarn were among those recognised in this year’s New Year’s Honours List. ‘Luther’ actor Elba was recognised with an OBE for his services to drama and said...
By Stephanie Chase in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 January 2016
Damon Albarn Says That Alleged Feud With Adele Isn't True
Damon Albarn has rubbished recent talk of a feud with chart-topping star Adele, saying that it was “not even true” that they’d had disagreements.Albarn, the lead singer of Blur, told The Sun back in September...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 25 November 2015
Adele Regrets Working With Damon Albarn
The odd couple hit the studio together and tried to work on new material, but the union wasn't productive. Albarn and Adele didn't even complete one track and the Blur singer subsequently...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 November 2015
Damon Albarn Dreads Blur Gigs
The star formed the group in 1988 with Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, and they enjoyed a string of hits in the 1990s, including Song 2 and Country House. The bandmates...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 October 2015
Damon Albarn: Noel Gallagher Is 'Hilarious'
Damon Albarn thinks Noel Gallagher is ''hilarious''.The blur frontman had a vicious rivalry with the Oasis rocker and his bandmates during the 1990s but relations between the pair have now thawed and they now enjoy...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 October 2015
Gorillaz To Take Up Whole Of 2016 For Damon Albarn
Jamie Hewlett has promised ''2016 is going to be Gorillaz all year''.The comic creator has revealed he's once again teamed up with his collaborator Damon Albarn to revive the virtual band with the intention of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2015
Jamie Hewlett Confirms New Gorillaz Album And 2016 Plans
Jamie Hewlett has confirmed that Gorillaz will soon be returning with a new album. The artist who is preparing to host an exhibition at London's Saatchi Gallery, titled The Suggetionists, said the band are planning...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2015
Damon Albarn Makes Surprise Appearance At Dismaland
The gig took place in Weston-super-Mare, England on Friday (25Sep15), where the artist's Disney-inspired 'bemusement park' is based. The installation featured work from Banksy and other artists including Damien Hirst and Jenny Holzer....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 September 2015
Q Awards Nominations Renew Blur And Noel Gallagher Rivalry
An old mid-1990s Britpop battle has been reignited as Blur and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are up against each other in the Best Album category - Blur for The Magic Whip, and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 September 2015
Blur Didn't Want To Be The Biggest Band In The World
Blur have never wanted to be the ''biggest band in the world''.The 'Girls and Boys' hitmakers - who released their first album since 2003, 'The Magic Whip', earlier this year - think they have been...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 September 2015
Damon Albarn Slams Adele's New Album Tracks
The Blur frontman worked with the Rolling in the Deep hitmaker on five tracks for the much-delayed follow-up to her 2011 record 21, but he is certain they will be rejected from the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 September 2015
Damon Albarn Plays Elephant Song To Animal Inspiration
The Blur frontman wrote Mr. Tembo about an orphaned calf he met in the country during his travels and the song was included on his 2014 album Everyday Robots. He has now...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 September 2015
Damon Albarn Confirms New Gorillaz Record
Damon Albarn is planning a new Gorillaz album.The 47-year-old star has revealed he is set to start recording the group's new record in September as a follow-up to 2011's 'The Fall', scheduled for a 2016...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 July 2015
Blur's Alex James 'Proud' Of Damon Albarn's Five Hour Set
Blur's Alex James is ''proud'' of Damon Albarn for playing a five hour set.The frontman of the rock group had to be escorted off the stage by security when he refused to end the show...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 July 2015
Damon Albarn Carried Off Stage
Damon Albarn was carried off stage when he refused to finish a five-hour long show.The 47-year-old rocker was performing with his African Express project at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark when he got so into...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 July 2015
Blur's Damon Albarn Has To Be Carried Off Stage After Mammoth Five Hour Set
Blur frontman Damon Albarn just didn’t know when to call it a night on Saturday evening and ending up being carried from the stage after playing a five-hour set. Albarn embarked on the lengthly set...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 06 July 2015
Damon Albarn's Musical Hasn't Received A Positive Reception From Critics
Just days after Blur frontman Damon Albarn declared that his latest project wonder.land would be "a little controversial", critics have chosen to disagree and have instead branded the storybook inspired musical "disappointing".Directed by National Theatre’s...
By Charlotte Court in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 July 2015
Damon Albarn's Alice In Wonderland Musical Savaged By Critics
The Blur frontman unveiled his latest theatre project, titled wonder.land and based on Lewis Carroll's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, at the Manchester International Festival in England on Thursday (02Jul15). However, the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 July 2015
Damon Albarn Travelled To North Korea For Musical Research
The Blur frontman has written a new stage version of Lewis Carroll's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and he originally planned for the show to be set in the heavily militarised Asian country....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2015
Alex James: I'm Up For More Blur Music
Alex James is ''up for'' making more music with Blur.The bassist has teased the band could continue to work on more material together after they recently reformed to release their first studio album in 12...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2015
Blur Prove They're Well And Truly Back With Hit Packed Bst Hyde Park Set
Blur showed they haven't missed a beat since their BritPop heyday on Saturday night when they played a hit packed set at the BST festival in London’s Hyde Park. The gig began with singer Damon...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 22 June 2015
Blur's Damon Albarn Hands Out Ice Creams
Damon Albarn handed out ice creams to fans at Blur's headline performance at Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time in Hyde Park on Saturday night (20.06.15).The 'Song 2' hitmaker's dished out the tasty treat to those...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 June 2015
Blur's Alex James Loves 'Smoking Hot' Taylor Swift
Blur's Alex James thinks Taylor Swift is ''smoking hot''.The Britpop band's bassist has praised the 'Shake It Off' hitmaker saying she is ''bigger'' than ''anyone ever'' and Alex - who has children, Sable, Beatrix, Artemis,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 June 2015
Damon Albarn Recovers From Throat Problems To Headline U.k. Festival
The singer reportedly came close to cancelling the band's headline slot at the music event after he lost his voice on Friday (12Jun15), but decided to go ahead with the show at the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 June 2015
Noel Gallagher Eyes Damon Albarn Collaboration
The bands were formerly chart enemies and their fight was dubbed "The Battle of Britpop" in their 1990s heyday, but Gallagher has now insisted he is on board for a duet if the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 June 2015
Damon Albarn Backs Russell Brand On Politics
The Blur frontman agrees with the Get Him to the Greek star that the U.K.'s political system needs an overhaul and admits he was dismayed when more than one million people marching through...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 May 2015
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