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This week on the Manchester music scene, it’s a real treat.

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals the winner of Season 20 of American Idol.

Thania Garcia This weekend’s season finale of “American Idol” is cooking up to be a star-studded event with performances by season four winner and current mentor on the program, Carrie Underwood, as well as Michael Bublé, Thomas Rhett and Sara Bareilles, among many others.The three-hour special will also welcome judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan to the stage with additional performances by Ben Platt; Earth, Wind & Fire; Deana Carter; Flo Rida; Melissa Etheridge; Tai Verdes; “Idol” alum Gabby Barrett and James Arthur.This season’s three finalists — Noah Thompson, HunterGirl and Leah Marlene — will perform for one last time in hopes of bringing home the winning title, with one round dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen. Sunday night’s (May 15) episode of “American Idol” included performances from Fritz Hager and Thompson — both of whom had tested positive for COVID-19 in the weeks prior.Although Thompson made it through, Hager and Nicola Bozzo were eliminated during the semi-finals.Marlene expressed the most shock with the results of the finalist lineup following her performances of Journey’s “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” and Underwood’s “I’ll Stand By You.” She fell to the floor as her name was revealed by host Ryan Seacrest.Sunday night’s episode also featured a performance from Finneas who sang his funky pop single “Naked.”Season 20 of “American Idol” will wrap on Sunday, May 22 starting at 8 p.m.

Dua Lipa, Craig David and One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson are among the well-known acts taking to stages across Manchester this April. And there are still limited tickets available for last-minute gig goers to snap up.

When Ella Henderson entered The X Factor back in 2012, she was just 16. She may have only finished sixth, but her debut album flew to the top of the charts in 2014 and brought Ella fame and success. Now, nearly eight years later, the 26-year-old explains to OK! why she took a step back from the limelight and chose not to release another album until she’d experienced more of life.

Former X Factor star Jahmene looks almost unrecognisable a decade on from appearing on the reality show. Jahmene Douglas, now 31, appeared on the ITV show in 2012 and ended the series in second place behind winner James Arthur. When the singer appeared in the show a decade ago, where he was mentored by Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger, he sported a clean shaven face and cropped hair.

James Arthur will detail his mental health struggles with ‘compelling honesty’ in an upcoming BBC Three documentary. The Say You Won’t Let Go singer, 33, has been open about his battle with anxiety following his triumphant win on series nine of The X Factor – which naturally put his personal life in the spotlight. The star’s latest feature-length titled, James Arthur: Out of Our Minds, will show the musician discussing issues with antidepressants and depression while speaking with others who have been through a similar experience.

James Arthur has dropped a punchy new single titled ‘Lose My Mind’, for which he’s teamed up with You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi.In a Tweet announcing the guitar-driven pop tune – the first shared from a deluxe edition of his recent fourth album, ‘It’ll All Make Sense In The End’ – Arthur said he was “so excited” to release it as he’s been a longtime fan of rock acts like You Me At Six.“As I grew up listening to rock bands, this song means a lot to me,” he wrote.Have a listen to ‘Lose My Mind’ below:‘It’ll All Make Sense In The End’ was released last November via Columbia. The forthcoming deluxe edition adds six new tracks, bringing it up to a hefty 20 songs in total.

It's hard to believe that this year marks a decade since James Arthur won The X Factor. In the ten years since, James has survived a transformative shift in music consumption, released 4 UK Top 10 albums and famously faced the trials and tribulations of life in the public eye.

Each week, we here at Official Charts compile the best and most exciting releases of New Music Friday, to give you a chance to hear the future hits on the Official Singles and Albums Chart. Let's dive in!

Calvin Harris, Napalm Death and Jax Jones lead a raft of new acts who have been announced for EXIT Festival 2022.Honey Dijon, Maceo Plex, ZHU, James Arthur and Marky Ramone are also among the 60 new additions to the bash, which is set to take place at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Serbia from July 7-10.They join the previously announced headliners Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, with more headliners expected to be unveiled in the coming weeks. You can view the full line-up so far below.Tickets are on sale now and can purchased here.

With Christmas next week (already!), there's no doubt you're looking forward to the occasion. And before you know it, the new year will be here.

Former X Factor contestant James Arthur has revealed his ex-girlfriend Jessica Grist was pregnant with his child, but that they sadly lost the baby. James and Jessica reportedly split earlier this year after dating on-and-off for almost a decade.

Olly Murs has led the birthday tributes to Caroline Flack on what would have been her 42nd birthday. Former Love Island host Caroline tragically took her own life at the age of 40 in February 2020.

James Arthur's newest album It'll All Makes Sense In The End (out Friday November 5) is, as he will tell you, his most personal work to date. 

Måneskin‘s Damiano David has said that the first act he fell in love with growing up was James Arthur.The frontman of the Italian rock band revealed to NME that the British pop star was the first act that he connected most strongly with.“Wanna get surprised? It’s James Arthur,” David said in an NME Firsts video interview.“I am surprised, I don’t know why,” responded his bandmate, drummer Ethan Torchio, who later clarified that he was “joking”.

Brian Austin Green performed alongside girlfriend Sharna Burgess for the second time during week two of Dancing With the Stars and their performance was inspired by a recent date night!

Brian Austin Green and Sharna Burgess are bringing their relationship to the “Dancing With The Stars” floor.

It goes without saying that James Arthur knows his way around a ballad - just look at his track record on the Official Chart. In fact, so enduring are his ballads that last year saw his 2016 album track Train Wreck enter the Top 20 after going viral on TikTok. 

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Warner Chappell has signed a worldwide administrative deal with Travis Barker, best known – of course – as the drummer in Blink 182.Aside from work with his own bands, Barker has also written and/or produced songs for the likes of Machine Gun Kelly, Dirty Heads, Frank Carter and James Arthur.

Sir Tom Jones, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, Mahalia, James Arthur, Frank Turner, Sam Fender and Fontaines D.C. will also take place at grassroots music venues to mark the return of live music.Sir Tom Jones said: “Musicians can record in their bedrooms, but they can’t learn to perform in public without a place to play.

Rylan Clark-Neal has reportedly split from his husband of six years Dan Clark-Neal. The 32 year old presenter sparked concern after taking a break from his BBC Radio 2 show and pulling out of hosting the Eurovision 2021 semi-final coverage last month due to illness.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Lorde officially returned from her musical hiatus with her first new song in three years, kicking off the era with the item's titular track, a boppy summer jam. Migos reteamed to give us a third serving of, with features from Cardi B, Drake, Future and more.

James Arthur has split from his girlfriend of almost a decade, Jessica Grist, according to reports.The 33 year old, who shot to fame when he won The X Factor in 2012, met Jessica on the singing competition show when she was working as a backing dancer. But it is believed the pair have decided to call it quits almost nine years after meeting, with it being reported they have "grown apart" over recent months during lockdown.

James Arthur has come a long way since winning X Factor in 2012.The singer-songwriter was living in a one-room bedsit when he auditioned for the talent show and now lives in his own fully decked out mansion.The luxury property consists of multiple living areas, each featuring huge flat-screen TVs along with his own recording studio.The 33 year old isn’t shy about sharing his home with fans and often posts photos showing off the incredible home on his social media channels.

James Argent was not recognised by security during an appearance at a charity football match. Arg has recently lost over two stone in weight thanks to a gastric band operation, and it was this new slimline look that confused security when he was running late for a soundcheck with his group, The Arg Band.

James Argent has shown off his weight loss so far. The reality star, who enjoyed a day out with Dan Osborne recently, was pictured arriving at a celebrity charity football match as he continued his weight-loss journey with some exercise.

Just one month after undergoing life-changing gastric surgery, James Argent has shown off his weight loss so far.The reality star, who enjoyed a day out with Dan Osborne recently, was pictured arriving at a celebrity charity football match as he continued his weight-loss journey with some exercise.The 33 year old opted for an all-black outfit as he headed inside the venue, where he was joined by the likes of Danny Dyer, James Arthur and Jake Wood.

Channel 4 programme by introducing their guests, Katherine Parkinson, Rick Edwards, Nish Kumar and James Arthur. As the hosts were briefly chatting to the star-studded lineup, it didn't take long for things to get a tad heated between Nish and Rick as they spoke about football.

Bradley Sinclair was among those wowing the coaches on Tuesday’s episode of “The Voice”.

James Arthur has revealed how a tumultuous year of health scares that impacted his physical and mental health inspired his new album and its lead single Medicine.

James Arthur has signed a new record deal and will release his new album in 2021.

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This week’s longlist of #NewMusicFriday single and album releases appears at the bottom of the page, but first, a few highlights…