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The Last Dinner Party Crowned Winners Of Brits Rising Star Award: ‘It’S An Honour!’
The Last Dinner Party are the winners of the BRITs Rising Star award. Their victory was revealed by Clara Amfo on her BBC Radio 1 Future Sounds show, and the band said in a statement:...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 December 2023
Flo Lead Nme's 100 List For 2023
Flo have been tipped among the top acts of 2023 after being named in the NME 100 list.The girl group take pride of place in the publication's cover feature after landing in the list of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 January 2023
Spiritualized And Kae Tempest Join Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' Ape Bill
Spiritualized and Kae Tempest are among the new batch of artists announced to join Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds at Luno presents All Points East 2022.The Smile, Michael Kiwanuka, Sleaford Mods, Aldous Harding, Anna...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 31 May 2022
Adele's Producer Inflo To Receive Produce Of The Year Brit
Adele's producer Inflo is set to be honoured with the Producer of the Year BRIT Award.The studio wizard, of the music collective Sault, has become the first Black winner of the prize.Inflo - whose real...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 January 2022
Liam Gallagher To Release New Album, C'mon You Know, And Play Knebworth In 2022
Liam Gallagher will release his new album, 'C'mon You Know', next May, and is set to return to Knebworth Park a month later to mark 25 years since Oasis' record-breaking gigs at the Hertfordshire venue.The...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 October 2021
Annie Mac To Present The Hyundai Mercury Prize To 2021 Winner
Annie Mac is set to announce the winner of the 2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize.The former BBC Radio 1 DJ - who is also a member of the judging panel - will be appearing on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 September 2021
2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize Shortlist Includes Laura Mvula, Celeste, And Arlo Parks
Laura Mvula, Celeste, Arlo Parks and Wolf Alice are among the acts shortlisted for the 2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize.The 12 albums in contention for the prestigious accolade were unveiled at a launch event hosted by...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 July 2021
Michael Kiwanuka Joins 2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize Judging Panel
Michael Kiwanuka has joined the judging panel for the 2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize.The 34-year-old British singer/songwriter beat the likes of Dua Lipa, Charli XCX and Stormzy to be crowned the winner of the prestigious accolade...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 July 2021
Michael Kiwanuka Reveals What He Learnt From Supporting Adele
Michael Kiwanuka says Adele showed him you can be "shy" and still "sound good" on stage.The Mercury Prize-winner was a support act for the 'Hello' hitmaker when he started out in 2011, and he's explained...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2021
Michael Kiwanuka To Open Studio With Mercury Prize Winnings
Michael Kiwanuka wants to use some of the money from his Hyundai Mercury Prize win to create a studio where young people can come and make music.The 33-year-old British singer/songwriter beat the likes of Dua...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 September 2020
Michael Kiwanuka Wins The 2020 Hyundai Mercury Prize
Michael Kiwanuka has won the 2020 Hyundai Mercury Prize.The 33-year-old musician was announced as the winner of the prestigious annual music accolade for his third album, 'Kiwanuka', which was released to critical acclaim in November...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2020
Dua Lipa And Charli Xcx Lead 2020 Hyundai Mercury Prize Shortlist
Dua Lipa, Stormzy and Charli XCX lead the 12 albums shortlisted for the 2020 Hyundai Mercury Prize.The pop superstar's second album 'Future Nostalgia' is among the records in contention for the prestigious Album of the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 July 2020
Andy Peterson's Top Ten Albums Of 2016
2016 certainly wasn't a renaissance one for British guitar songs, as another 12 months slipped by without the much longed for Oasis reunion, but whilst the brothers feuded theatrically solo artists of one persuasion or...
By Andy Peterson in Music / Festivals on 25 December 2016
Jon Kean's Top Ten Albums Of 2016
Those from across the pond, will probably write it off as the year they ended up hiring a billionaire, tiny-handed, Shredded-Wheat-haired fanny-grabber as Commander-in-Chief. Oh, brave new world, that has such people in it...Praise be,...
By Jon Kean in Music / Festivals on 25 December 2016
David Bowie, Radiohead And Skepta Included On 2016 Mercury Music Prize Shortlist
Radiohead, Skepta, The 1975 and the late David Bowie are the big names to have been shortlisted for the 2016 Hyundai Mercury Music Prize, with Adele and previous winner James Blake the notable absences.The 12-strong...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 04 August 2016
Jack White Produces Michael Kiwanuka Song
Jack White has produced a single for London singer Michael Kiwanuka. The former White Stripes frontman has worked on the 'Home Again' hitmaker's new song 'You've Got Nothing to Lose', which is part of Jack's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 February 2014
Haim Named Bbc Sound Of 2013
Haim have been named the BBC's Sound Of 2013.The Californian trio of sisters beat AlunaGeorge, Angel Haze, and twelve other acts to claim the top spot in the broadcaster's annual list of bands to watch.the...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 January 2013
Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize 2012: Our Predictions
As the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize 2012 draws near, we have a look at the shortlist and the likelihood of each act actually walking away with the prize. There’s no such thing as a done...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 01 November 2012
A Brief Run Down Of The Mercury Prize Favourites
The Mercury Prize is set to be awarded tomorrow (1st Nov. 2012), and true to form and tradition, many of the artists in the nomination lists are ones that you may never have heard, or...
By Lorna Greville in Music / Festivals on 31 October 2012
Is It A Sign? Spotify Users Vote Alt-j Favourites For Mercury Music Prize
This Thursday (November 1, 2012), the winner of the Mercury Music will be announced. As a precursor to the official event, Spotify have taken a look at the streaming figures for all of the nominees,...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2012
Plan B And Emeli Sande Lead Nominations For Mobo Awards 2012
Plan B and Emeli Sande have both received 5 nominations for the 2012 Mobo awards, making them the joint leading nominees, reports The Telegraph. Having already been nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize for...
By Jack de Aguilar on 19 September 2012
Rihanna Leads Mtv Ema Nominations
Rihanna leads the 2012 MTV European Music Awards (EMA) nominations with six nods. The 'We Found Love' hitmaker is up for a host of top accolades, including Best Pop Act, Best Look, Biggest Fans and...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 September 2012
Lollapalooza Day 1 Round Up: Sabbath And Keys Paint It Black
Day one of Lollapalooza went by yesterday and was a massive success as the headline slots on the Bud Light and Red Bull Soundstage stages were black as night, with veteran rockers Black Sabbath and...
By WENN on 04 August 2012
Paul Weller Wants Damon Albarn Collaboration
Paul Weller wants to collaborate with Damon Albarn.The 'That Dangerous Age' singer is a big fan of the Blur singer and after hearing his latest work - an opera, 'Dr Dee' - he is eyeing...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 August 2012
Military Wives Topple Bruce Springsteen To Land No.1 Album
The debut album from the Military Wives' Choir has gone straight to number one in the UK. According to the Official Charts Company, their album In My Dreams beat last week's chart topper, Bruce Springsteen's...
By Lew Irwin on 19 March 2012
Latitude Festival 2012: Bon Iver To Play Only UK Festival Date At Latitude
Latitude Festival has announced its initial line-up for 2012. Due to headline will be Bon Iver; Elbow and Paul Weller. This year, the seventh Latitude Festival will take place from 12-15th July, at Henham Park...
By Lew Irwin on 08 March 2012
Elbow, Paul Weller And Bon Iver To Headline Latitude
Elbow, Paul Weller and Bon Iver will headline Latitude Festival 2012.The Grammy award-winning folk band will take to the stage for their only UK festival appearance this year on Friday July 13, with the 'One...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 March 2012
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On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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