King Krule announces new album ‘Space Heavy’ with dreamy lead single ‘Seaforth’

DEALSUniversal Music Publishing has signed Yahritza of sibling trio Yahritza Y Su Esencia to a worldwide publishing deal. “I feel very honoured and grateful to form part of the UMPG family”, she says. “Hoping to continue touching hearts with our music.

Time is running out for eligible pensioners to receive £301 from the UK Government’s 2023/24 cost of living support package, warns Independent Age, the national older person’s charity. The £900 cost of living payment announced last year will be made in three instalments and is for households on many means-tested benefits including Pension Credit, the income top-up for older people on a low income.

Thania Garcia Anitta anticipates her next album will encourage its listeners to get “very cultured” about her native Brazil. The Latin music star teased the project on the Met Gala carpet saying the collection will be a bilingual mix of English and Spanish that pays homage to the early beginnings of Brazillian music. The follow-up to her 2022 smash, “Versions of Me,” will arrive via Republic Records as her debut on the label. Variety broke the news of Anitta’s deal with Republic less than a month after she announced her split from longtime label Warner Music. “I think Brazillian funk is opening its room right now and I want to show more about where this was born and it’s my culture, my community, my place so I feel happy to have this in hands with Republic,” she said. Anitta also mentioned the record will include a “couple” of special guests that she says fans will definitely be happy with.

The Hives have announced their first new album in over a decade, ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’, and shared lead single ‘Bogus Operandi’ — check it out below.The Swedish rock band will release ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’ on August 11, 2023, via Fuga — you can pre-order the album here.The announcement arrives with the release of opening track ‘Bogus Operandi’, complete with a horror music video directed by Aube Perrie (Harry Styles, Megan Thee Stallion).Listen to the new track below.“There’s no maturity or anything like that bullshit, because who the fuck wants mature rock’n’roll?,” frontman Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist said of the new album in a press statement.“That’s always where people go wrong, I feel. ‘It’s like rock’n’roll but adult,’ nobody wants that! That’s literally taking the good shit out of it.

King Krule has announced an extensive tour in support of his upcoming album ‘Space Heavy’.The artist’s new album is due out on June 9 and is set to explore “the space between” two locations he considers home, London and Liverpool.To support the album, King Krule will be playing shows in the UK, Europe and North America. The artist – real name Archy Marshall – has already announced a string of release shows in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Kingston.

Take That are set to release their first new music in five years, with a special twist.

Jack Harlow has announced a surprise new album – find all the details below.Titled ‘Jackman’ (Harlow’s first name), the record is due to arrive this Friday (April 28) via Generation Now and Atlantic.The LP will serve as the rapper’s third full-length project, and follows on from his Grammy-nominated 2022 album ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’.A tracklist for ‘Jackman’ has not yet been revealed, but Harlow has shared its official cover artwork. “Jackman.

Do Nothing have shared details of their debut album, as well as unveiling new single ‘Amoeba’ – check it out below.‘Snake Sideways’ will be released on June 30 via The Orchard. To coincide with the announcement, the Nottingham band have released the horror film-inspired video for ‘Amoeba’, which was directed by Clump Collective.“As far as I remember ‘Amoeba’ is about my girlfriend leaving the house to go to work and be useful, and me laying on the sofa feeling dumb and watching annoying news on TV,” said lead vocalist Chris Bailey. “It muses about how the media decides what we all care about on a two week rotation.”He continued: “Sometimes it feels like we all get angry about something for a few weeks until the TV decides it’s time for us to think about something else.

Metallica achieve their fourth UK Number 1 album, and first in 15 years, with 72 Seasons.

The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney has spoken to NME about the band’s upcoming tour of the UK and Europe, their “epic” new album, working with Noel Gallagher and why they’ll never play Glastonbury.The blues rock duo are set to kick off their European tour in Paris on June 19 before playing their first UK headline tour in over 10 years.“We’re both excited to get over there but we don’t feel any pressure about playing,” drummer Carney told NME. “Our first show in London was at the Camden Barfly to maybe 30 people and for a decade, we played every single venue imaginable to get to Ally Pally and The O2.“When you’re coming up, it can often feel like competition and you’re constantly stressed.

Ben Howard has announced new album ‘Is It?’ with the launch of the lead single ‘Couldn’t Make It Up’. Check out the single below.Set for release on June 16 via Island, the album will mark the fifth full-length LP from the English singer-songwriter, and follows his 2021 release ‘Collections From The Whiteout’.According to the indie rocker, the ten-track album was recorded over the span of ten days in the Le Manoir de Léon studios, located in the south of France, and explores his time after experiencing two mini-strokes (TIAs).“I found it impossible not to dwell on the absurdity of it, that with one tiny clot, one can lose all faculties.

Rancid have announced plans to release new album ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’ this summer.The US punk-rock band’s 10th studio LP will come out on June 2 via Epitaph Records and is their first since 2017’s ‘Trouble Maker’.As a first taster, the band have shared the title track from their forthcoming album, the video for which you can view below.The record, which will feature 16 tracks, coincides with their forthcoming UK and European tour which kicks off in Italy at Slam Dunk on the same day the album is released.The tour was set to call at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on June 20, but it has now been upgraded to the OVO Arena Wembley on the same date.The band will also play a second gig at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester the following night (June 21).

Metallica are on track for their fourth UK Number 1 album – and first in nearly 15 years - with their 11th studio record, 72 Seasons.  

Gengahr have announced their upcoming fourth album ‘Red Sun Titans’ and shared new single ‘In The Moment’ along with details of a UK tour.‘In The Moment’ is the second single from the album, following the comeback track ‘The Ladder‘, which was released back in February.“‘In The Moment’ reflects upon the necessity to break away from our daily routine and create meaningful memories,” said frontman Felix Bushe. “As much as sunny days and laughter with friends, ‘In The Moment’ celebrates the late hours without inhibition, where dreams lead and tomorrow lingers.”Bushe also shared that new album ‘Red Sun Titans’ is a record “caught in between two worlds”, and “sits at that crossroads where the past is still in view and to be learned from, but the future is there for the taking.”‘Red Sun Titans’ is set for release on June 9 via Liberator Music. The album was produced by Matt Glasbey (alt-J, Coldplay) and Charlie Andrew (Wolf Alice, London Grammar, Bloc Party, all three alt-J albums).The LP follows 2020’s ‘Sanctuary’ which Bushe claimed to be their most intimate album yet sharing, “I got the chance to go down the rabbit hole and make my own experiences personal.”1. ‘Alkali’2. ‘Red Sun Titans’3. ‘From Beruit (Interlude)’4. ‘A Ladder’5. ‘In The Moment’6. ‘Heels To The Moon’7. ‘Floating In The Undercurrent (Interlude)’8. ‘White Lightning’9. ‘Suburbia’10. ‘In My Way’11. ‘The Interview’12. ‘Haunted Spaces (Interlude)’13. ‘Napoleon’14. ‘Collapse’The band will also embark on a UK headlining tour in support of the LP.

It appears that a new album from Frank Ocean is on the way, even if it didn't drop just after his Coachella headline set like the internet assumed.

Prince Harry has been confirmed to be attending his father King Charles III's Coronation next month. The Duke of Sussex, 38, will attend the King’s Coronation but the Duchess of Sussex, 41, will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Public Image Ltd have announced their first new album in eight years and an accompanying UK tour for later in the year.The album, titled ‘End Of World’, is set for release on August 11 and is dedicated to frontman John Lydon‘s late wife Nora Forster, who died last week at the age of 80. She had been living with Alzheimer’s disease for five years and Lydon had been her full-time carer.‘End Of World’ features the song ‘Hawaii’ as its closing track, which Lydon had written as a “love letter” to Forster. The band had used the song in their bid to represent Ireland at this year’s  Eurovision Song Contest, but they lost out to Dublin quarter Wild Youth.“Nora loved the album, she wouldn’t have wanted us to postpone it or change any of our plans,” Lydon said in a press release.

SZA has announced a string of new tour dates, spanning across the UK, Europe and North America.Having recently finished a series of sold-out tour dates, SZA has revived her ‘SOS’ tour with ten new performances in Europe and twenty-one dates in North America.The second leg of the tour will see the Grammy-winning R&B artist perform at arenas in Amsterdam, Paris, Zurich, Berlin and Cologne, before moving through the UK for four shows. This includes two consecutive nights at London’s O2 Arena.All European dates will take place throughout June and will end with one performance in Dublin’s 3Arena.

Taylor Swift may be going through a breakup, but she’s still serving as romantic inspiration for Millie Bobby Brown. The Stranger Things star appeared to announce her engagement to Jake Bongiovi via “Lover” lyrics on Tuesday, April 11.

New Order have announced details of a UK and European tour, with Confidence Man due to support – see full dates below.The new dates follow a run of shows in North America in March which included a performance and in conversation key-note speech with the band at the SXSW Festival.The band also performed earlier in the same week as part of Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater.New Order will begin their upcoming tour on September 21 at Copenhagen Royal Arena, before heading to Amsterdam, Paris, London, Dublin and Glasgow. They finish up in Leeds at the First Direct Arena on October 7.Tickets for the tour will be on sale this Friday, April 14 at 9.30am.