Rylan Clark appeared to jokingly suggest that his dressing room had been 'stolen' as he returned to commentary duties for the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
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Chromeo have released their latest single ‘Replacements’ featuring La Roux –check it out below.The Canadian duo – made up of David “Dave 1” Macklovitch and Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel – performed the song live during their Coachella sets this year, bringing out the synthpop singer as a special guest. They also gave La Roux’s biggest hits ‘Bulletproof’ and ‘In For The Kill’ some Chromeo flare with electro-funk remixes of the songs.The new single is the second taster of a new record following on from recent single ‘Words With You’.“For our second single, we wanted to take a 90-degree turn,” said Macklovitch.
“The groove stays, but whereas ‘Words With You’ feels loose and organic, here we let the keyboards and drum machines do the talking.”He continued: “We’re an electro-funk band after all, and this record contains little nods to the 2000s indie dance sound that’s so dear to us (fuzzy bass = instant HypeMachine time warp).“The idea was to combine sweaty dancefloor energy with sincere emotions. It’s the duality in our name: Chrome, the shimmery electronics, and Romeo, the heartfelt romantics.”The duo rose to prominence with their 2007 second album ‘Fancy Footwork’, pioneering the ’80s electro-funk revival.
Their 2014 fourth album, ‘White Women’ peaked at Number One on the US Dance chart, and the duo’s most recent album is 2018’s ‘Head Over Heels‘.A post shared by CHROMEO (@chromeo) Earlier this year, Chromeo teamed up with singer and bassist Blu DeTiger on ‘Blutooth’ and ‘Enough 4 U’. On working with the duo, DeTiger shared: “I have always admired their musicianship and taste, both musically and aesthetically. They’re the experts of cool.”Last year saw La Roux return to the UK top 10 when UK drill rapper Tion Wayne sampled
.Rylan Clark appeared to jokingly suggest that his dressing room had been 'stolen' as he returned to commentary duties for the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Paige Turley has jetted off on a girl's trip to South Carolina, USA, with pal Liv Bentley, following both women's splits from their respective partners. Liv, 27, recently announced her "amicable" split from MIC boyfriend Tristan Phipps, also 27, after three years on and off, whilst Paige, 25, is believed to have parted ways with Finley Tapp, 23, although she has yet to confirm this.
Former One Direction singer, Liam Payne, has 'split' from his American girlfriend Kate Cassidy just one year after calling time on his engagement to fiancée Maya Henry. Reports suggest model Kate, 24, has headed back home to the USA after moving out of the London home she shared with For You singer Liam, 29.
Jords has released the heartfelt single ‘iPray’, which features grime legend Wretch 32, Mrs Chambers and MilesFromKinshasa.The single is released in celebration of the announcement of the Croydon rapper’s upcoming album, ‘Dirt In The Diamond’. Produced by UK rap heavyweight Kadiata, the single comes with an accompanying music video that sees the artists mournfully recite their verses at a funeral.The Renee Osubu-directed video serves as the second part of Jords’ film, which uses select songs from the album to narrate scenes.Speaking about the single, the 28-year-old said: “To me, ‘iPray’ is like Simba’s conversation with Mufasa.
Tom Grennan has shared a new track from his upcoming third album – listen to the upbeat ‘How Does It Feel’ below.The singer will release third studio album ‘What Ifs & Maybes’ on June 16, and it has since been previewed by the tracks ‘You Are Not Alone’, ‘Here’, ‘Remind Me’ and ‘All These Nights’.Of ‘How Does It Feel’, Grennan said: “This song is a reflection of a moment in my life when I realised I had let something unreal slip.“It’s a reflection on the excitement that comes when you know you have a chance to rebuild. It’s exciting, fun, and gives you the energy to want to get up and do what you believe in!”Listen to the new single below.Discussing his new album, Grennan said: “For this whole album, I’ve definitely made a conscious decision for it to be a record that people can just dance to.
While soccer has yet to fully be embraced by American culture, that hasn’t stopped famous Hollywood figures from going out there and literally investing in the sport… and turning it into a docuseries. Over on FX, there’s “Welcome to Wrexham,” which follows the aftermath of American Rob McElhenney and his business partner Ryan Reynolds as they purchase a UK soccer team and try to make it big.
Miguel has released impassioned new single ‘Give It To Me’. Check it out below.The Californian star, known for his sultry R&B, rose to fame on his 2012 Grammy Award-winning breakthrough single ‘Adorn’.‘Give It To Me’ calls back on the dark and astral sound explored on his third studio album ‘Wildheart‘, and features the singer pining for a love interest: “You’ve been so tied up in your mind these days, I know / A sweet distraction might be what you need to glow.”Before release, Miguel teased the new single with a video of him performing an acoustic version on his Instagram.
EXCLUSIVE: Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is working again with Pose co-creator Ryan Murphy on the 12th season of FX’s American Horror Story.
Acer has added to its eco-conscious range of technology with its brand new Chromebook Vero 514 which aims to save you stress with its unique design and features, while also saving the environment and your bank balance at the same time.
Thundercat has teamed up with Tame Impala to release the new one-off single ‘No More Lies’. Check out the track below.Released today (April 25) via Brainfeeder, the new single marks the first time that the two have collaborated, and also marks Thundercat’s first new music in over three years.As per a press release, ‘No More Lies’ sees the duo combine their two unique styles and explore the motif of a doomed relationship.
EXCLUSIVE: Eugene Levy is heading out on his travels again for Apple TV+.
Reliance Industries’ Indian content arm Jio Studios is teaming with Indian filmmaker Nagraj Manjule to make a Marathi-language film about India’s first Olympic medallist, freestyle wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (a.k.a. Khashaba).
Sleep Token have released a characteristically emotional new single, ‘DYWTYLM’ – check it out below.The track, whose title evidently stands for ‘Do You Wish That You Loved Me?’, is the sixth single from the mysterious masked collective’s upcoming sixth album ‘Take Me Back To Eden’, following ‘Chokehold’, ‘The Summoning’, ‘Granite’, ‘Aqua Regia’ and ‘Vore’.The song represents a hairpin turn for the band sonically, leaning much further into pop than any of the tracks from ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ so far. The album is due for release on May 19.Check out ‘DYWTYLM’ below:As per press release, ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ is promised to be “an hour-plus of music across 12 distinctive tracks”, serving as the third instalment of a trilogy comprised by their other two albums, 2019’s ‘Sundowning’ and 2021’s ‘This Place Will Become Your Tomb’.The anonymous band have also just announced their debut headline run of shows in the US, all of which sold out in a matter of days.
Dream Wife have released their new single ‘Orbit’ from their forthcoming third album ‘Social Lubrication’ – as well as announcing details of a UK and US tour.‘Orbit’, produced by Dream Wife guitarist Alice Go and mixed by Alan Moulder, is a defiant song which they say was “written through the joy of jamming together and locking into the groove like a multi-limbed space-age organism.”They continued: “‘Orbit’ has a dance rock edge from the early ’00s of bands like New Young Pony Club and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Lyrically, it was inspired by post-lockdown London coming back to life and sharing a space through friendship, community and how each day you never know what’s in store for you or how a stranger can become someone close to you – for a day, a heartbeat, a phase, or a lifetime.” The new single follows their previous releases ‘Hot (Don’t Date A Musician)’ and ‘Leech’, all from the trio’s upcoming third album ‘Social Lubrication’ which is set for release on June 9 via Lucky Number.‘Social Lubrication’ is an entirely self-written and self-produced album by the trio.
Lewis Capaldi is the Official Singles Chart champion as Wish You The Best debuts at Number 1.
Bloc Party have shared their new upbeat single, ‘High Life’ – released midway through their extensive tour with Paramore. Check out the track belowEarlier this month, the band teased fans by confirming that new music was on the way.
Florence + The Machine have shared the moody new track ‘Mermaids’, which explores the grey English weather and society’s darker side.The new single arrived today (April 21), and sees the band pair dark and dance-inspired instrumentals with the ethereal vocals of frontwoman, Florence Welch. It also captures the same essence as seen with their latest full-length effort, 2022’s Dance Fever.Produced by Dave Bayley, the densely layered song references mermaids with “sharp teeth” who appear late at night to drink, dance and “sacrifice a human heart”.With lines including: “I remember falling through these streets / Somewhat out of place, if not for the drunkenness /It makes my chest hurt to think of it,” and “shining under lights from shitty clubs and doing shitty drugs / And hugging girls that smelt like Britney Spears and coconuts,” it’s possible that the track hints at Welch’s nine years of sobriety, and explores a darker side of society.The single comes after several weeks of the band teasing new music on social media.
Britsh electronic music duo Ivy Lab have just released their first single of the year, “Profit.” The track is out on their own label, Twenty Twenty London. Known for their penchant to dabble in every genre — their catalog ranges from hip-hop beats to drum & bass — the venerated experimenters have also solidified themselves as revered tastemakers both through their imprint and live sets.
Noel Gallagher has shared the title track from his new album ‘Council Skies’ – you can listen to it below.The single is the fourth to be taken from his forthcoming new album with his High Flying Birds after ‘Dead To The World’, ‘Easy Now’ and ‘Pretty Boy’. ‘Council Skies’ is out on June 2 via Sour Mash (pre-order/pre-save here)A video for the track, which captures the band performing inside Manchester’s historic venue New Century Hall, is also set to drop at 6pm BST tonight (April 20).Earlier this year, it was revealed that the album title was inspired by Sheffield artist Pete McKee.
A.D. Amorosi The only thing America loves more than watching work imported from Great Britain is when that same British work goes wildly off the rails. What is “The Great British Bake Off” without toppling cakes, or romantic Ed Sheeran without goofy relationship misadventures, or “Dr. Who” without a confoundedly sputtering David Tennant? Targeting the dippier side of American Anglophilia are Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields — the co-founders and playwrights of Great Britain’s Mischief Theatre Company — and their imaginary Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society (Cornley U for the Yanks). Theirs is a team manically adept at creating adroitly bumbling, screwball comic twists on Anglo theatrical tropes. First they lampooned the Agatha Christie whodunnit with “The Play That Goes Wrong,” which was mounted in London in 2012 and has played Broadway and beyond.