Gorillaz secure second Number 1 album with Cracker Island as Gracie Abrams' Good Riddance debuts

Ed Sheeran has a very nice problem for his upcoming album, - (Subtract)...he thinks the critics might actually like this one.

Iceland shoppers have been left buzzing about a recent announcement regarding an exciting collaboration with a much-loved food brand. The budget supermarket, along with its sister store The Food Warehouse, is known for its affordable deals on frozen goods as well as bakery items and cupboard essentials.

Daði Freyr, Iceland’s 2021 representative in the Eurovision Song Contestant, has announced his debut album and shared four songs from it.‘I Made An Album’ will be released in late summer, and today (March 17) Freyr has released the tracks ‘I’m Fine’, ‘Limit To Love’, ‘Shut Up’ and ‘Thank You’.Of the upcoming release, he said: “Good vibes only. Love who you are, unless you’re a horrible person, then change! I’m making an album. I started making it in 2021 and I’m almost done with it.

Sigur Rós have confirmed the upcoming release of a new album and announced a limited run of dates across Europe and North America – find tickets here.The band will release their first studio record in 10 years this June, with the upcoming shows coinciding with the release.Sigur Rós will kick off their tour at Meltdown Festival in the UK, where the band will perform with the London Contemporary Orchestra. The LCO will also accompany them on their following European tour dates.They will be then accompanied by the Wordless Music Orchestra in North America.

Frozen food supermarket Iceland has closed a number of stores in the last few weeks - and now, a further three are set to shut within the next two weeks.

Shoppers can get £10 off a food shop this month as part of a supermarket cashback deal. The offer, which runs for a month, could be a lifeline for those struggling in the cost of living crisis.

Alissa Simon Film Critic Icelandic writer-director Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson (“Under the Tree”) makes a smooth transition to English-language directing with the high-concept comedy “Northern Comfort,” co-written with longtime collaborators Halldór Laxness Halldórsson and Tobias Munthe. It centers on a disparate group of people who share a disabling fear of air travel, which they are trying to overcome through a high-end fearless flyers course. As a final challenge, the class is scheduled for a short, roundtrip “exposure” flight during which they should face and conquer their phobias. But this practical plan soon runs into some literal and figurative turbulence. Combining human drama and absurdist comedy, “Northern Comfort” should fly into other festivals before making a comfortable landing at a boutique art-house distributor or streamer.

The Lathums have landed their second UK Number One with their new album ‘From Nothing To A Little Bit More’.The Wigan band released ‘From Nothing To A Little Bit More’ on March 3 via Island Records (delayed from a planned February release), and they have officially reached the Number One slot today (March 10).Their debut ‘How Beautiful Life Can Be’ previously debuted at Number One in the UK albums chart in 2021, beating Drake and more to achieve the accolade. This time round, they beat Slowthai and his third studio album ‘UGLY’ in a photo finish, by only 700 chart units.Speaking to OfficialCharts.com, The Lathums said: “Hello loves! This is a group effort, but it’s mostly come from [the fans]. We write the songs, but they wouldn’t have the place that they have in the world without you lot.

The Lathums secure their second Official Number 1 album with Nothing to a Little Bit More, in a photo finish against rapper slowthai. 

Laufey has released ‘A Night At The Symphony’, a new live album from her shows at Reykjavik’s Harpa Concert Hall last year. Check it out below.The sold-out gigs took place in October as part of a world tour in support of the Icelandic-Chinese artist’s debut album, ‘Everything I Know About Love’.

Listening to Gracie Abrams' debut album, Good Riddance, sometimes feels like you're eavesdropping on a conversation.

Many people dream of the perfect proposal and spend months planning out every last detail in order to create a magical memory they will never forget. It’s rarely smooth sailing to achieve a dreamy proposal without encountering any bumps in the road along the way - and for one man from Cheshire it was no different.

Courteney Cox finally has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The "Friends" actress spoke to Fox News Digital about the monumental moment, revealing that she never thought she would see this kind of success in her career.

Last Friday, Gorillaz shared their eighth studio album Cracker Island. An album written as the animated band's co-founders continued production on a now-shelved animated film, Cracker Island saw Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett enlist a range of legends and modern stars like Stevie Nicks, Bad Bunny, Thundercat, and Beck.

Gorillaz are on course to claim their second Number 1 album, and their first in 17 years, with Cracker Island.

Gorillaz have released a deluxe edition of new album ‘Cracker Island’ featuring an additional five tracks – listen below.The band’s star-studded new album came out last week (February 24), and Sunday (February 27) saw the band expand the record with a number of bonus tracks.Included in the extra songs are all-new tracks ‘Captain Chicken’ (featuring Del The Funky Homosapien), ‘Controllah’ (featuring MC Bin Laden) and ‘Crockadillaz’ (featuring De La Soul and Dawn Penn), along with a ‘2D Piano Version’ of ‘Silent Running’ (featuring Adeleye Omotayo), and a Dom Dolla remix of Tame Impala and Bootie Brown collaboration ‘New Gold’.‘Cracker Island’ is the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Song Machine, Season One – Strange Timez‘. The virtual band, headed up by Damon Albarn, has a host of collaborators on their eighth studio album including Stevie Nicks, Bad Bunny, Beck, Thundercat, Adeleye Omotayond and more.Listen to the expanded version of ‘Cracker Island’ below.Reviewing ‘Cracker Island’, NME wrote: “Albarn and his team appear unburdened by living up to a concept, and instead turn in a consistently enjoyable record that shows why they remain relevant so far into their career.“A band that was once considered mucking about on the periphery of pop are now very much defining the present and inspiring the future.

Gracie Abrams has celebrated the release of debut album ‘Good Riddance’ by performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live – watch her play ‘I Know It Won’t Work’ below.Abrams’ debut album was released on Friday (February 24) and the same day, she took to the late night TV show to perform the haunting ‘I Know It Won’t Work’.Speaking about the track to Billboard, Abrams said: “The ease at which a lot of the words came out was the painful part, because a lot of what was said in the song wasn’t said directly to the person [they’re about].“I do worry about some people thinking a song is about them when it isn’t,” she added. “I don’t know how to navigate my personal life and job being intertwined so seriously yet.”For the live performance, Abrams was joined by a three-piece band.

American musician P!nk has had her fourth UK number one album with Trustfall, according to Official Charts.The 43-year-old singer, who has been bringing rock music energy to pop tunes since the 1990s, is tied since Friday with other female solo artists like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Adele and Beyonce, who are also on four. Madonna still leads the female pack with 12 chart-topper records to her name including Like A Virgin, Confessions On A Dancefloor and Hard Candy as Sir Paul McCartney is the overall individual record holder with 23 number ones for his solo, The Beatles and Wings albums. P!nk previously topped the charts with 2008’s Funhouse, 2017’s Beautiful Trauma and 2019’s Hurts 2B Human.

Those who undertake the valiant task of the weekly food shop will have noticed the rising cost of food in recent months. And as the cost of living continues to bite, many will be looking for ways to save a few bob here and there to help out.

Iceland is popular among shoppers for their eclectic range of frozen and fresh products and the latest item fans are raving about costs just £1 and rivals a famous fast food chain.