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Idris Elba has shared a new single, demanding the UK government to take more concrete action to ban ‘zombie knives’ and machetes.The new track, titled ‘Knives Down’, sees the actor put pressure on politicians in the UK to crack down on the number of knife-related crimes across the country, in a bid to reduce the number of young people losing their lives.Speaking with the BBC, he also accused politicians of not giving the issue “the focus it deserves”.Zombie knives are defined as weapons having “a cutting edge, a serrated edge and images or words suggesting they are used for violence”. They were added to a list of prohibited offensive weapons in 2016, but criticism still followed, as the sale of the knives still exists online.Featuring DB Maz and produced by Fraser T Smith and FaNaTiX, ‘Knives Down’ features hard-hitting lyrics which urge Parliament to take urgent action, more so than ever before.“My guy, you don’t look fly with the samurai and its blood dirty/ Eyes cry in the neighbourhood when the blood spills when they die early,” read the opening lyrics.

Tom Walker has today (November 3) unveiled details of his second album, ‘I Am’, and shared a new single from the upcoming project, ‘Freaking Out’ – listen to this below.Walker’s latest follows on from his debut album, 2019’s ‘What A Time To Be Alive’, and will arrive on May 31. You can pre-order the album here.According to a statement, his latest sees him “writing about his own personal struggles and anxieties, creative challenges, sadness and moments of despair.” It’s also described as “a sometimes visceral account of who Tom Walker is in 2023.”Speaking about the new record, Walker explained: “’I Am’ is a culmination of me trying to figure out who I am for the last four years.

All Points East has confirmed the final acts for its 2023 edition.The festival is due to take place in Victoria Park, east London between August 18 and August 28. Kicking off with Stormzy’s ‘This Is What We Mean Day’, the series will also feature the headliners The Strokes, Jungle, Dermot Kennedy and HAIM.Other previously announced names include Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Walkmen, BADBADNOTGOOD, Olivia Dean, Girl In Red, Confidence Man, Kehlani, Sampha, Knucks and Romy (The xx).Today (August 10), organisers have added the last batch of artists to the APE ’23 bill ahead of the festival starting next week.Joining Stormzy and co.

DEALSCTM Outlander has acquired a stack of music rights from producer/songwriter Fraser T Smith, including his interest in songs he worked on with the likes Tiësto, Rita Ora, Stormzy, Dave, Craig David and Raye. Says CTM Outlander CEO André de Raaff: “Fraser is a once in a generation songwriter and we look forward to shining a light on these compositions for years to come”.

Naman Ramachandran A reimagined version of Fleetwood Mac’s all-time classic song “Don’t Stop” is the soundtrack to environmental organization Greenpeace’s new call to action. Fleetwood Mac vocalist and keyboard player Christine McVie wrote the song, which featured in hit 1977 album “Rumours,” and she gave Greenpeace the rights to use the song before she died in 2022. Created by Grammy-winning producer Fraser T Smith, who has worked with Stormzy, Adele, Dave and Drake, and acclaimed British rapper Avelino (“God Save The Streets”), the song features instrumentation from jazz talent development organization Tomorrow’s Warriors and vocals from the House Gospel Choir. 

The UK’s Music Producers Guild presented its annual awards last week, with Kid Harpoon scoring a triple win. As well as being declared Producer Of The Year and Writer-Producer Of The Year, he shared the Album Of The Year prize with Oli Jacobs and Mark ‘Spike’ Stent for the Harry Styles album ‘Harry’s House’.Commenting on the winners, MPG Executive Director Eve Horne said: “It’s fantastic to see so many deserved winners! Every year we are blown away with the sheer talent that each of the nominees and winners display.

Producer Fraser T Smith has announced the launch of the Future Producer Academy, in partnership with collecting society PPL and the Music Producers Guild.The initiative was formally unveiled last night as Smith was presented with the Outstanding Contribution To UK Music prize at the MPG’s annual awards in London. The academy aims to boost the careers of emerging producers from under-represented backgrounds through a combination of financial and educational support.“I’ve had an unorthodox career journey and there have been many times when I’d loved to have a more experienced hand in the business sit down and help me understand how things work”, says Smith.“The idea of the Producer Academy is to do just that”, he explains.

DEALSWarner Chappell in the Philippines has announced a new worldwide publishing agreement with ABS-CBN Music, which – we are told – has one of the largest music catalogues in the country. Says the Warner music publisher’s MD for ASEAN, Jacqueline Chong: “ABS-CBN Music has been our key partner in the Philippines for many years. I am very excited for this new deal and can’t wait to evolve our partnership to a new level”.————————————————–RELEASESBabymetal have released new single ‘Metal Kingdom’.

Kasabian have announced details of their first new album since the departure of former frontman Tom Meighan. Check out new single ‘Scripture’ from ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’ below, along with our interview with Serge Pizzorno.Having dropped the first taster of their new direction with the single ‘ALYGATYR‘ last year, now the Leicester indie veterans – consisting of chief songwriter Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards, drummer Ian Matthews and guitarist Tim Carter following the departure of Meighan after he was convicted of assaulting his then-girlfriend-now-wife in 2020 – return with ‘Scripture’.Co-produced with Fraser T Smith (of Stormzy, Adele, Dave and Sam Smith fame), Pizzorno told NME how the track had “a cinematic elegance to it”,  but was driven by “a heartbeat of empowerment”.“It’s just those first eight bars, it’s all you need to know,” he said.

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Fraser T Smith has expressed his desire to write a James Bond theme song in the future, adding that “it’s time” the film franchise invited a rapper like Stormzy to perform such a track.The producer and songwriter was speaking on the new podcast series For Your Ears Only, which has been produced by the SPYSCAPE Podcast Network and features insights from influential musicians, composers, directors and actors into their favourite film and television music.Smith is one of a number of guests on the

Adele and Stormzy producer Fraser T Smith has released four new tracks with emerging artists as part of Amazon Music’s ‘Produced By’ series. All four tracks, featuring Avelino, Mysie, Joy Crookes and Easy Life, are available now as part of a wider playlist showcasing the producer’s work.“The Amazon Music ‘Produced By’ format is such a revolutionary gift, to be able to show people the process of making the record whilst making the best EP I could possibly make”, says Smith.

EDUCATION & EVENTSBrexit has turned out to be an almighty disaster. If only someone had given some kind of warning.

Niall Doherty In late 2019, British producer and songwriter Fraser T Smith travelled to New Orleans to meet Albert Woodfox, the former Black Panther who spent over 40 years in solitary confinement.

Fraser T Smith has shared a new single featuring Dave, taken from his new album ‘12 Questions’ under the banner Future Utopia.‘Children Of The Internet’, which also features a guest appearance from leading artist and stage designer Es Devlin, is the first material Dave has been involved in since 2019. You can listen to the track below.Speaking about the single, Fraser said: “Dave always comes with the best song titles.

The producer behind the lockdown cover of a Foo Fighters hit has revealed Dave Grohl joined the all-star line-up at “the 11th hour”.

Fraser T Smith — renowned for producing hit records and critically acclaimed albums by the likes of Adele, Stormzy and Dave — has made excellent use of his packed contacts book in assembling ’12 Questions’, the ambitious, expansive and challenging debut album under his Future Utopia moniker.Set for release on October 23 via Platoon and Smith’s own label 70Hz, ‘12 Questions’ was built around a series of thought-provoking and universal topics, ranging from the environmental crisis to the

Fraser T Smith has announced his new album ‘12 Questions’ under the banner Future Utopia, with the record set to feature guest contributions from the likes of Stormzy, Dave and Idris Elba.The producer, songwriter and musician will release ‘12 Questions’ on October 23 via Platoon/70Hz.Describing the record as “the most ambitious, exciting and terrifying thing I’ve ever done”, ‘12 Questions’ is based on a series of 12 universal, human and urgent questions, each of which is posed by Smith to a

Radio 1's all-star Live Lounge charity single, Times Like These, has been unveiled. 

Over 20 artists are coming together this Thursday (April 23) to cover Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These.” Among the participating musicians are Dua Lipa, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Ellie Goulding, AJ Tracey, Biffy Clyro, Sigrid, Sean Paul, Sam Fender, and Royal Blood, according to the BBC and The Guardian. The artists recorded their “Times Like These” portion at their homes; the whole’s segment’s produced by Fraser T. Smith.

The U.K.'s BBC Radio 1 will release a new charity single on Thursday. The cover of Foo Fighters' "Times Like These" will be released this Thursday, April 23. Dua Lipa, AJ Tracey, Sean Paul, and Coldplay's Chris Martin are among the 23 artists included on the single. The track was produced by Fraser T. Smith, best known for his work with Stormzy and Adele.

Several artists who won and/or performed at this year's BRIT Awards have seen a huge boost in sales and streams since this year's ceremony on Tuesday (Feb. 18). 

Spotify is expanding its database of song and album credits with a beta launch of dedicated pages for songwriters.