Ellie Goulding announces fifth album ‘Higher Than Heaven’

Amazon Studios is developing Overcompensating, an ensemble comedy from comedian, actor and social media star Benito Skinner, English singer-songwriter Charli XCX, Jonah Hill’s Strong Baby productions and A24.

Drake and 21 Savage have announced the release date of their joint album, “Her Loss,” which will be on Friday, October 28.

DEALSWarner Music’s Atlantic Records and Andrew Watt‘s Gold Tooth Records have jointly signed Iggy Pop to a new record deal. “I’m the guy with no shirt who rocks”, says Pop. “Andrew and Gold Tooth get that, and we made a record together the old fashioned way.

Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National, have announced details of their self-titled debut album and shared its lead single.‘Complete Mountain Almanac’ was formed after Karijord set out to make an album “about climate change in 12 suites, representing the 12 months of the year,” and approached her friend of 15 years, Jessica – who works as a poet, dancer and multimedia artist based in Italy – to contribute “poetic and lyrical” elements to the project.The band and album’s title came from a book of poetry written by Jessica in the wake of her breast cancer diagnosis, as well as coming to reflect the environmental themes on the record. Watch the video for ‘May’, featuring a video directed by Olof Grind, below.The album was recorded at Paris’ St. Germain studios, and features instrumentation and co-production from both Aaron and Bryce Dessner.

Drain Gang member Thaiboy Digital has announced details of a new album. Back 2 Life, the Stockholm-born artist's third solo effort and his first since 2020's My Fantasy World, is due out November 18 on YEAR0001.

Duval Timothy, the pianist and producer who contributed to four tracks on Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, has announced details of a new solo album.

DMA’S have announced their fourth album ‘How Many Dreams?’ and shared new single ‘Everybody’s Saying Thursday’s The Weekend’. Check out all the details below alongside a chat with the band and exclusive photos from the album’s studio sessions.Out March 31, 2023 and now available for pre-order here, ‘How Many Dreams?’ will see DMA’S continue to branch out from the guitar-driven Britpop anthems of their first two records. “We were finding our feet with a more modern sound on [2019’s] ‘The Glow’,” Johnny Took told NME at Reading & Leeds, where they absolutely owned their main stage slot ahead of performances from Bastille and Halsey.“With ‘How Many Dreams’, we really nailed that down and experiments with a lot of different sounds and different genres.

Lewis Capaldi has announced full details of his new album ‘Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent’.The follow up to his 2019 debut, ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent’, will be released on May 19 2023 on EMI Records and can be pre-ordered/pre-saved here.It follows the release of his comeback single ‘Forget Me’, which was released last month and came complete with a music video that recreated Wham!’s ‘Club Tropicana’ video shot-for-shot.To celebrate the release of his new album, Capaldi has now shared an acoustic version of the Number One hit, which you can listen to below.The singer-songwriter said of the new record: “I felt like I was sounding better because I was just chilled out in my own gaff. Also, a lot of this record was made with most of the same people who I worked with on the first one: TMS, Phil Plested, Nick Atkinson and Edd Holloway.

Giovanni Pernice showcased his unwavering support for his former dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis on Monday.MORE: Strictly's Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice put on loving display at NTAsThe EastEnders actress took to Instagram to share a major career announcement, and true to form, Giovanni was among the first to react. In the social media post, Rose, 27, penned a lengthy message about her 'return to theatre'. WATCH: Rose Ayling-Ellis swims with manta rays during lavish Maldives getawayAlongside an eerie digital poster for Shakespeare's As You Like It, the actress penned: "So excited to finally share this news! I am thrilled to be going back to theatre with this talented group of people.READ: Rose Ayling-Ellis holds 'deep affection' for Strictly's Giovanni Pernice - expert discusses relationshipPHOTOS: 28 best dressed stars at the National Television Awards 2022: from Holly Willoughby to Maya Jama"Scary thought to be performing Shakespeare for the very first time playing Celia.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Grammy and Oscar winning singer-songwriter Sam Smith has announced their fourth studio album, “Gloria,” will be released on January 27, 2023 via Capitol Records. Made with longtime collaborators Jimmy Napes, Stargate and Max Martin stablemate Ilya, the album is described in the announcement as “not only a creative revelation but something of a personal revolution for the celebrated artist. Lyrically, the subjects dive deep and wide, into contemporary narratives around sex, lies, passion, self-expression and imperfection.” Smith says, “It feels like emotional, sexual and spiritual liberation. It was beautiful, with this album, to sing freely again. Oddly, it feels like my first-ever record. And it feels like a coming of age.”

BTS member Jin has announced his debut solo album and said that a new single will arrive “soon”.The K-pop star told fans towards the end of BTS’ World Expo 2030 Busan Korea concert on Saturday (October 15) that he has been working on his own material.“I have something to tell you… I’ve ended up becoming the second [BTS member] after J-Hope to release my own album. It’s not a huge album or anything, it’s just a single.“I was able to work together with someone that I’d always really liked, so I’ll be releasing a new song.

Mount Westmore have announced a new album called ‘Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort’.The West Coast rap supergroup comprising Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort will release their record on December 9 via Mount Westmore/MNRK Music Group.To build excitement the group have shared a teaser of the album’s upcoming single ‘Too Big’ featuring rapper P-Lo, which you can watch further below.Mount Westmore were expected to drop their debut album in 2021 after several hints. However, the group instead shared their debut collection of recordings ‘Bad MFs‘ as an NFT in June of this year via the blockchain platform Gala Music.‘Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort’ is a 16-track album that will be available across all digital platforms.To date, Mount Westmore have shared the singles ‘Big Subwoofer‘ and ‘Bad MF’s’, the latter of which arrived as a music video in March.Watch Mount Westmore’s teaser for ‘Too Big’ below.https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjlPt2OpNu4/In an interview with HotNewHipHop last year, Snoop said of the project: “You bring the legends of the West Coast together, something great will always happen.“Cube, 40, Short, and I have been running the game for years.

Stormzy, the U.K. rapper who began in the grime underground and became a global hip-hop star, has announced his third studio album, This Is What I Mean. The project is due out November 25 via 0207 Def Jam/Interscope Records.

Stormzy has shared details of his highly anticipated third album, ‘This Is What I Mean’, set for global release next month.Returning to social media after almost three years, Stormzy shared the new album’s artwork on Instagram today (October 12), depicting a letter sat on a doorstep with the album title printed on it.Described as “an intimate love letter to music” in a press statement and largely created at a “Stormzy music camp” in Osea Island, Stormzy spoke about praying every morning during the genesis of the new record.“When you hear about music camps they always sound intense and sombre,” Stormzy explained of how the new album came together. “People saying: ‘We need to make an album.’ ‘We need to make some hit records.’ But this felt beautifully free. We’re all musicians but we weren’t always doing music.

Calvin Harris' fiancée Vick Hope gushed how important "love" is in a relationship. The world-famous DJ popped the question at his home in sunny Spain earlier this year, following just five months of dating, and it's clear the BBC Radio 1 DJ has fallen head-over-heels in love with the hunky chart-topper. She told Closer UK: "Love is the most important thing to me in a relationship.

Jeezy has announced Snofall, the Atlanta trap icon’s first new project in two years. It’s out on October 21. The album, a collaboration with DJ Drama, was announced last night with a post on Instagram. Watch the teaser below:

Katy Perry detailed the moment she knew Dua Lipa would be the next big pop star. The 37-year-old singer revealed during a recent interview with Rolling Stone that she predicted Dua’s success at the start of her career.“I remember going in to watch her play at the Hollywood Palladium,” Katy said.