Arlo Parks calls for more accessible mental health support as UNICEF shares new ‘State of the World’ report

Doves have cancelled all their upcoming tour dates due to frontman Jimi Goodwin’s mental health.The shows, which include their UK and Ireland tour for early 2022, have all been axed and the band and Goodwin have both issued statements elaborating on their decision to end the jaunt.“I’m unfortunately unable to commit to forthcoming Doves live dates, meaning they have to be cancelled,” wrote Goodwin.“My decision to bow out, is believe me, not something I’ve taken lightly.

Candice Brown has said her mental health has declined in light of her ADHD diagnosis in January 2020. The 2016 Great British Bake Off winner had struggled with depression before she was told she had ADHD, and is now working with psychiatrists to help her.

Many British holidaymakers will be heading to popular long haul destinations this half-term thanks to relaxed travel rules and changes to the red list.

State Pension payment rates will increase for nearly 12.6 million people across the UK by 3.1% next April after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released new inflation figures for September on Wednesday morning.

Ant Anstead and Renée Zellweger have taken their love to New Orleans. The British TV presenter, 42, paid a visit to his Oscar winner girlfriend, 52, while she filmed her upcoming true crime limited series The Thing About Pam in Louisiana. Ant shared a snapshot with Renée on Instagram on October 18, calling his girlfriend of four months “magical.”

Adele was front and center in several video interviews on Friday, October 15 to discuss her emotional new song, “Easy on Me,” which is her first piece of music in six years. As the 33-year-old British superstar spoke to news outlets like BBC Radio 1, part of her $9.5 million mansion in Beverly Hills, California was full visible in the background, and that of course caught fans attention.

The New Yorker, the Beatles member called rival British rock band The Rolling Stones a “blues cover band.”Ouch.“I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are,” McCartney, 79, said. “I think our net was cast a bit wider than theirs.”It’s not the first time he took a dig at the band, either.

Mind and race equality think tank The Runnymede Trust partner with Sony Music UK to deliver important new findings.Sony Music UK and Mind’s ‘Young People and Racial Trauma’ will investigate the best mental health interventions for young people affected by racism.

mental health charities and musicians have spoken to NME about the pressures still facing young people as the UK exits lockdown, and the importance of reaching out for help.England lifted nearly all of its COVID-19 restrictions on July 19 this year, paving the way for live music and festivals to return to the country as the vaccination rollout continues.When a number of mental health charities spoke to NME back in March to mark one year since the first coronavirus lockdown was announced, they

Shawn Mendes is extending the tour!

The mental health support line run by Help Musicians has seen demand nearly double this year, the music charity has revealed, confirming the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the well-being of the music community.By the time full capacity shows returned in England in July, the UK live sector had been in virtual shutdown for nearly sixteen months, with only socially distanced shows possible during the slight relaxation of the rules in summer and autumn 2020.

Adele has spoken about her “sensitive” new album, saying that it is more personal to her than any of her previous records.In interviews published by Vogue and British Vogue today (October 7), the star opened up about her upcoming fourth album, which is rumoured to be called ’30’.

Bob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan has called for more diversity both on and off-stage in live music – as well as more local support bands and regional shows.Providing the opening speech at the Music Venue Trust’s NME-partnered Venues Day event in London earlier this week (October 5), the singer of the UK punk duo hailed the UK’s grassroots gig spaces for giving bands like his a “shelter” and fostering communities.Vylan also said that we should “never take that relationship between venue, artist and

The leading UK Film & TV Charity has launched a 12-month campaign to tackle mental health challenges facing the industry, almost two years after a shock survey found nine-in-10 screen sector workers had experienced mental health issues.