Hot off the heels of a glorious show at Glastonbury on Pride weekend, Years & Years now announce the 8th and final single to be taken from the record – ‘Worship’ – due for release next on Polydor. The release of popular album track and a long-standing live highlight, ‘Worship’ will mark yet another moment in the Years & Years ascent. In year since the release of their brilliant #1 debut album ‘Communion’, Olly Alexander has become one of the most important voices of his generation, most recently with his inspiring LBGT speech at Glastonbury, and the accompanying video for the new single sees him once again make a bold and powerful statement about sexuality. Directed by Matt Lambert, the video has been choreographed by Ryan Heffington (Sia, Florence & the Machine) who previously worked with Olly on the ‘King’ video. Of the intention behind the video, Olly says - "When we get the chance to make a video I start by asking myself a bunch of questions - what should it look like? How can we portray the songs meaning in the video? Is there a “statement” I want to express? What am I trying to say and what if it's misconstrued? I go round and round like this and recently I've been questioning nearly everything, asking myself I'm doing enough, if I'm helping at all and what use, if any, do I have as a singer in a band? Honestly, I don’t know the answers to these questions. I can’t pretend I haven’t felt, at times, profoundly discouraged and disheartened. I feel like I won’t ever be able to do enough. So, reality check, I make pop music. This is a video for a pop song. However, the visibility of queer people feels more important to me now than ever. I couldn't have been more excited and grateful to work with two artists I massively respect, Matt Lambert and Ryan Heffington. Their super charged magical queer creative energy was a real privilege to be a part of. This video is a collaboration between us and I am very proud of it. I want to stare down fear and intolerance with the queer eyes in my queer face. I want to try to not be afraid. I know I'll make mistakes, but I want to keep going. I've seen the incredible amount of support and love from our fans and I’ve learnt a lot from them. I can only hope that the dialogue continues and we trust each other enough to carry on. To keep making people sit up and think, to start the conversations that tackle identity, gender, gayness, queerness and the inter-sections between them all. I know that I’m not going to be quiet about it." www.facebook.com/YearsAndYears
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Shura has announced details of her much-anticipated debut album, ‘Nothing’s Real’, which will be released on Polydor Records on July 8th. The album is available to pre-order today, with ‘The Space Tapes’ (a psychedelic rework of some of the record’s highlights, laid down straight to tape) among the tracks available instantly. Having surpassed 30 million plays and become one of the most enduring blog successes of recent years, new single ‘Touch’ has also been made Track of the Day at Radio 1 from today. After teaming up with the legendary Talib Kweli on an alternative version, a brand new Four Tet remix of ‘Touch’ is additionally available to stream now. Shura will open for Chvrches around Europe later this month before playing a headline show at KOKO on the 1st June 2016: further headline dates and festival appearances will follow (with the likes of Primavera, End of the Road, Parklife and a main slot at Great Escape already announced). In many ways ‘Nothing's Real’ is the perfect title for Shura's debut album, which mixes the personal and the fantastical to beguiling, immersive effect. It features songs written and painstakingly recorded across two years in her Shepherds Bush bedroom - the site of which is blown up on the album’s striking artwork – but also reaches back further than that: into parents, childhood, past relationships and the possibilities of the future. All threaded together across the album’s often-affecting narrative, the record assimilates everything Shura loves – from early Madonna to Sci-fi, and War on Drugs to gaming – but is also the sound of an artist pushing themselves hard, further into the unknown. A phrase coined after a breakup, ‘Nothing’s Real’ confirms Shura as an important artist for the years ahead. Welcome – as the record was almost called – to her Shuniverse. ‘Nothing’s Real’ on iTunes ‘Nothing’s Real’ in Shura’s Shop http://weareshura.com/ https://www.facebook.com/shuramusic https://twitter.com/weareshura Grimes has revealed the new self-directed video for "California" filmed in Los Angeles and Paris (Watch it here). The video features cameos from singer Megan James of Purity Ring, musician Hana, model Eric Cheng, musician Born Gold, and rising star Mac Boucher. Last week Grimes performed 'Flesh Without Blood' on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. Grimes' recent coachella set turned fans and media into a frenzy, Noisey says she's "poised to take over the whole world" and Rolling Stone called her a "mad scientist behind the control panel." This spring, Grimes graced the covers of AnOther Magazine and Teen Vogue and currently stars in the campaign for Stella McCartney's Pop fragrance. Grimes recently finished a 20-date European tour, including a SOLD OUT show at London's Brixton Academy. The Guardian and The Observer reviewed the show with an incredible 5*, while Evening Standard, The Telegraph and Financial Times all gave the show 4*. She will perform at festivals including Glastonbury, Latitude, Lollapalooza and FYF amongst others and will open for Florence & The Machine in the U.S. this June. Upcoming Tour Dates:
24th June – 02 Academy, Birmingham UK 26th June – Glastonbury Festival UK 28th June – 02 Academy, Bristol UK 30th June – Roskilde Festival, Denmark 1st July – PITCH Festival, Amsterdam 2nd July – Open'er Festival, Poland 7th July – Festival Moderno, Milan Italy 8th July – Bilbao BBK Live, Bilbao Spain 9th July – NOS Alive, Lisbon Portugal 12th July – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Switzerland 14th July – Slottsfjell Festival, Tønsberg Norway 15th July – Latitude Festival, Suffolk UK 17th July – Positivus Festival, Salacgriva Latvia 30th July – Lollapalooza, Chicago US 5th August – Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, San Francisco US 27th August – FYF Festival, Los Angeles US New album 'Art Angels' out now and available for download HERE. https://www.facebook.com/actuallygrimes Shura has announced details of her much-anticipated debut album, ‘Nothing’s Real’, which will be released on Polydor Records on July 8th. The album is available to pre-order today, with ‘The Space Tapes’ (a psychedelic rework of some of the record’s highlights, laid down straight to tape) among the tracks available instantly.
Having surpassed 30 million plays and become one of the most enduring blog successes of recent years, new single ‘Touch’ has also been made Track of the Day at Radio 1 from today. After teaming up with the legendary Talib Kweli on an alternative version, a brand new Four Tet remix of ‘Touch’ is additionally available to stream now. Shura will open for Chvrches around Europe later this month before playing a homecoming headline show at Shepherds Bush Empire on May 26th: further headline dates and festival appearances will follow (with the likes of Primavera, End of the Road, Parklife and a main slot at Great Escape already announced). In many ways ‘Nothing's Real’ is the perfect title for Shura's debut album, which mixes the personal and the fantastical to beguiling, immersive effect. It features songs written and painstakingly recorded across two years in her Shepherds Bush bedroom - the site of which is blown up on the album’s striking artwork – but also reaches back further than that: into parents, childhood, past relationships and the possibilities of the future. All threaded together across the album’s often-affecting narrative, the record assimilates everything Shura loves – from early Madonna to Sci-fi, and War on Drugs to gaming – but is also the sound of an artist pushing themselves hard, further into the unknown. A phrase coined after a breakup, ‘Nothing’s Real’ confirms Shura as an important artist for the years ahead. Welcome – as the record was almost called – to her Shuniverse. ‘Nothing’s Real’ on iTunes: http://po.st/p7HNyY ‘Nothing’s Real’ in Shura’s Shop: http://po.st/peTMcf http://weareshura.com/ https://www.facebook.com/shuramusic https://twitter.com/weareshura Heralding one of 2016’s most eagerly awaited releases, Meghan Trainor’s brand new single “NO” makes its world premiere today. This is the very first release from the GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum pop superstar’s mega-anticipated second full-length album, Thank You [Epic Records]— available everywhere on Friday, May 13th, 2016. The album’s online pre-order goes live today and will grant an immediate download of “NO.” Pre-order it HERE. “NO” shows a different side of the singer altogether, illuminating the expanse and confidence inherent in her powerhouse voice while showing off her songwriting prowess. Strutting between a nineties-style hip-hop bounce and an untouchable and unshakable chorus, it’s a feisty, fiery, and fun anthem that’ll get everybody singing, “NO.” She teamed up with producer Ricky Reed [Jason Derulo, Pitbull, Twenty One Pilots] for the track. Thank You is executive produced by Meghan Trainor and Ricky Reed. The premiere of “NO” happens just weeks after Meghan’s win at the 2016 GRAMMY® Awards. She received the prestigious “Best New Artist” award, making for her first victory at the ceremony. She was also nominated for Best International Female at this year’s BRIT Awards. On the horizon, she’s nominated for a string of 2016 awards. At the iHeartRadio Music Awards where she will also perform, Meghan is up for “Female Artist of the Year” and “Best Collaboration” for “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” with John Legend. At the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, she received nods for “Favorite Female Singer” and “Favorite Collaboration” for “Like I’m Gonna Lose You.” Meghan continues to break records, make history, inspire countless fans, and change the landscape of pop music and culture. She began 2016 by winning “Favourite Album” for her chart-dominating RIAA platinum full-length debut, Title [Epic Records], at the 2016 People’s Choice Awards. Last year, Title not only went platinum in the UK, it also yielded four multiplatinum Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 smashes—“All About That Bass” (9x-platinum), “Lips Are Movin” (4x-platinum), “Dear Future Husband” (2x-platinum), and “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” [featuring John Legend] (2x-platinum). Title was the #5 most streamed album globally in 2015 and currently has over 900 million streams worldwide. Meghan also has over 2 billion video views on VEVO. Get “NO” on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Pre-order "Thank You" HERE. www.meghan-trainor.com www.facebook.com/meghantrainorsongs www.twitter.com/meghan_trainor www.instagram.com/meghan_trainor |
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