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Years & Years spoke to NME backstage at Glastonbury 2022 and told us why he’s excited about the current revival of Kate Bush‘s music. Watch our interview above.Olly Alexander talked to us right before performing on the Other Stage on Sunday (June 26). The show marked his third time at Worthy Farm, and his first time taking to the stage solo as Years & Years.During our interview, we asked Alexander about a recent tweet, where he’d shared Bush’s name in all capital letters without any further comment.

A host of artists including Years & Years, SELF ESTEEM, MNEK, Calum Scott and Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears have recorded their own versions of some of George Michael's most-loved songs as part of new Apple Music playlist George Michael Covered.

Years & Years spoke to NME backstage at Glastonbury 2022 and told us his dream collabs, what it’s like to play ‘Night Call’ live for fans, and what message he has for fans during this “difficult” time.Olly Alexander talked to us right before performing on the Other Stage on Sunday (June 26). Today’s show marked his third time taking the stage at Worthy Farm, and his first time taking the stage solo as Years & Years.“It’s the best,” Alexander said when asked about playing new music live to fans after the pandemic. “It’s so good to be back out there because it’s such an exchange.

Years & Years‘ Olly Alexander joined Pet Shop Boys on stage at Glastonbury 2022 tonight (June 27) – take a look below.The singer and actor joined the iconic band to perform their hit ‘It’s A Sin’, after covering it as Years & Years and starring in the Channel 4 smash hit programme by the same name.While Alexander took to the same stage earlier in the afternoon and performed a cover of the song on his own, he teamed up with the song’s writers for their packed-out headline slot on the Other Stage.Take a look here:What a moment

Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party will be a two-hour broadcast honouring Pride and is set to feature a wide range of famous faces. Related: Heartstopper's Joe Locke and Kit Connor share advice for young LGBTQ+ peopleHollywood actor and director Rupert Everett will be joining Lycett as a celebrity guest at the star-studded event.

Fans of Channel 4’s It’s A Sin have been left furious as the the show failed to win a single award at Sunday’s BAFTA TV Awards, despite it picking up 11 nominations. The show follows the lives of a group of friends during the 1980s and early '90s HIV and AIDs crisis, with leading actor — Olly Alexander nominated for his role as Ritchie Tozer and leading actress — Lydia West nominated for her role as Jill Baxter. Omari Douglas, Callum Scott Howells and David Carlyle were also up for best supporting actor.

2022 BAFTA TV Awards viewers were left confused on Sunday after the show appeared to be experiencing some sound issues. Show watchers took to social media after the sound appeared to cut out several times during nomination clips, with it being unclear whether it was a technical issue or a deliberate sound cut due to swearing or pre-watershed content.

Coronation Street's Sally Dynevor and Charlie de Melo looked glamorous ahead of the BAFTA ceremony on Sunday evening, where Corrie received a nomination for Best Soap. Sally, 58, and Charlie, 32, posed for an adorable photo on the official Corrie Instagram ahead of the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall.

Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan commanded attention in a dramatic pink ball gown as she attended the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Despite not being nominated for an award, the 35 year old actress expertly worked the red carpet in her eye-catching dress, which featured three huge bows around the bust and shoulder.The gown, which was designed by Italian luxury fashion house, Valentino, was cinched in at the waist before it puffed out and flowed to the floor.

It's a Sin only aired its finale a few years ago but since then it has become an iconic piece of media in the LGBTQ+ space.The show portrayed the lives of a group of gay men living in the UK at the turn of the millennium when the country was experiencing what the media called a HIV/AIDS crisis. It was nominated for many awards, including the British Academy Television Awards, and had a significant cultural impact for many viewers. Furthermore, it was a debut for many of the young actors involved and brought them directly into the limelight We have broken down where a lot of the iconic actors in It's a Sin are now since the show aired its emotional finale.

Former Years & Years star Olly Alexander lives a colourful life in front of the camera from luxe parties to award-winning performances. In January 2021, he put on an incredible performance for BBC show It's A Sin as character Ritchie Tozer, which bagged him a BAFTA nomination.The show immediately won over its viewers for its impeccable cast and storytelling and true live portrayal of Russell Davies. Olly, 30, enjoys his success away from the camera and in the comfort of his stylish east London home – decorated to perfection.The handsome singer has often shared small glimpses of his chic London apartment in snippets with his 780,000+ followers.

It's A Sin broke new ground as a British show telling the story of a group of young gay men living their lives during the so-called AIDS/HIV crisis that swept the country in the 80s/90s. Filling a much-needed space in LGBTQ+ media, its dramatic and emotional story captured the hearts of many viewers which was helped in most part by its stellar cast which included the likes of Years & Years singer Olly Alexander.

TRNSMT Festival with Years & Years joining the bill as special guests – get tickets here.Olly Alexander will take to the Main Stage on 9 July before Fontaines D.C., The Snuts, Foals and The Strokes.Dylan has also been added to the same stage as TRNSMT completes its 2022 line-up. Check out the finalised poster below:Here’s your final additions to our @cinchuk presents TRNSMT lineup! Special Guest @yearsandyears and @dyl_an will be playing on the Main Stage on Saturday 9th and @TheSkinnerBros will be headlining the River Stage on Friday 8th!Tickets ~ https://t.co/P6LlXfxSOP pic.twitter.com/XF9Pfk6AuJ— TRNSMT Festival (@TRNSMTfest) April 28, 2022TRNSMT takes place July 8-10 and will be headlined by  The Strokes, Lewis Capaldi and Paolo Nutini with appearances from Wolf Alice, Beabadoobee, Sigrid and Jimmy Eat World.Sam Fender, Tom Grennan, The Regrettes, Self Esteem, Wet Leg, Kennyhoopla, Alfie Templeman and CMAT have also been confirmed to play.

The Bafta award nominations have been announced, with late comedian Sean Lock receiving a posthumous nomination. The comedy legend, who died from cancer last year, has received a nomination for Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, in the entertainment performance category.

Years & Years and BRITs nominee Regard have shared their new single ‘Hallucination’.The track, which you can listen to below, sees the Kosovo Albanian DJ and producer laying his beats over Olly Alexander‘s falsetto vocals.“Don’t be so fake, oh/ Your love is a hallucination,” Alexander cries over the disco pop anthem.Speaking about the track, Alexander said: “I wrote Hallucination with [producer] Joel Little back in 2019. I was inspired to write it when an ex lover attempted to re-enter my life.

Viewers of The Masked Singer were left stunned when an announcement was made at the end of the latest show.

The Masked Singer tonight. There was a double elimination during tonight's show, meaning two celebs had to reveal their true identity.

The Masked Singer UK unleashed a double elimination twist during tonight's (January 29) instalment. Presented, as always, by Joel Dommett, the judging panel of Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Rita Ora grew by one with the inclusion of a guest judge – Years and Years' lead singer Olly Alexander, who TV fans will recognise from It's a Sin.

Masked Singer fans have a new theory about who Panda is within seconds of tonight's show starting. Opening tonight's show (January 29) with her rendition of Blame It On The Boogie by the Jackson 5, Panda impressed the panel and the audience with a strong vocal performance.

Fans of The Masked Singer reckon panda's identity is 'blatantly obvious' following some major clues dropped on tonight's show (Saturday January 29).

There's been another two The Masked Singer unveilings! The judges this time around were joined by Years & Years singer Olly Alexander as they tried to guess who was behind the masks. And this episode saw actress Jaime Winstone unveiled as Firework.The judges were taken aback when they learnt it was actually Jaime beneath the mask, with Rita, who is friends with the star, especially shocked. "I said your name!" Rita shouted, adding: "I am so mad I didn't keep it." The 36 year old actress admitted she'd done the show for her five year old son Raymond.

Years & Years have scored their second UK Number One album with new LP ‘Night Call’.Olly Alexander‘s new record, which arrived last week (January 21), debuted at the top spot with 75 per cent of its total coming from physical copies.“I’m just really, really proud. Everybody who got this album and streamed it – I can’t believe it, thank you so, so, so much! We got Number 1 baby!!” the pop star said upon receiving news of his achievement.‘Night Call’ marks the third Top Five album for Years & Years, who began life as a three-piece.

Night Call by Years & Years is heading towards Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart. 

Years & Years’ Olly Alexander has praised Lil Nas X for “completely changing the game” for LGBTQ artists.Alexander was speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read when he praised the impact that the singer/rapper has had since his 2018 breakthrough with ‘Old Town Road’.Initially reflecting on how he’s personally become “much more relaxed and at ease with myself” in recent years, Alexander said that at the start of Years & Years’ career “I was really quite scared”.“Putting the word ‘boy’ into a song – it felt like there was quite a lot of jeopardy there,” he said. “Like, it felt risky in a way that it just doesn’t now.”Noting how “times have changed” since Years & Years dropped their 2015 debut album ‘Communion’, Alexander said that he believes that he and other LGBTQ artists are benefiting from Lil Nas X’s “fearless” rise to the top.“Even just a few years ago, I’d get comments about my show like: ‘It’s not really family-friendly; we can’t broadcast this [on TV] in the daytime,’” Alexander said.

Olly Alexander has opened up about Years & Years becoming a solo project, saying that “pop was like a dirty word” towards the end of the group’s run as a three-piece.The singer-songwriter/actor sat down with NME for this week’s Big Read cover interview in which he talked about Years & Years‘ 80s-inspired third album ‘Night Call’ (out today, January 21).Following on from 2018’s ‘Palo Santo’, the new record marks the first full-length from Alexander since he parted ways with his former Y&Y bandmates Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen.“We could never really agree on what we liked in the music and what direction we wanted to go in, so that made the songwriting process difficult,” the singer told NME of the experience of working as a trio.“It was never lyrics; [Goldsworthy and Türkmen] would never touch lyrics. It was just, like, general direction: how ‘poppy’ something was gonna be.

Years and Years: CraveSensual and sensuous, the alluring video for the single “Crave” features a cobalt blue Olly Alexander at his most exotic and erotic, as he contends with writhing boys, slithering snakes, and pleasureable torment. Read our in depth interview with Olly in this week’s issue and learn more about the new album Night Call at www.yearsandyears.com.Who Killed Teddy Bear: So WhatA musical “project” between partners Rich Morel and Doug Poplin, Who Killed Teddy Bear makes its debut with “So What,” a pile-driving rock number with an infectious guitar hook and vocals that sear the soul.

Since breaking through in 2014, Years & Years has become one of the UK's finest musical exports.

Years & Years lead singer, Olly Alexander interviewed the 53-year-old Aussie pop princess about her LGBTQI fans after the release of their recent track, A Second to Midnight.According to the interview in the UK’s Evening Standard, Minogue said inclusivity for her was “second nature,” and she always wanted to appeal to “all walks of life” as well as be “inclusive” with her music. “I didn’t set out to do that (be inclusive), it is just naturally how I feel.

Olly Alexander has said that Years & Years‘ upcoming new album was inspired by “hookups” and the clubbing scene, and served as an “escape” from the struggles of the past two years.Years & Years, which is now an Alexander solo project, will release their third record ‘Night Call’ on January 7, 2022 via Polydor.

Years & Years have shared a fantasy-themed new video for ‘Sweet Talker’ – watch it below.The song, which is a collaboration with Galantis, arrived in November and will appear on Years & Years’ upcoming new album, ‘Night Call’.The group, which now operates as a solo project under Olly Alexander, have followed on from previous releases ‘Crave’, ‘Starstruck‘ and Alexander’s most recent single collaboration, ‘A Second To Midnight‘, with Kylie Minogue.You can watch the video here:Speaking about the

Years & Years are set to headline a major new show for BBC One this New Year's Eve.

Years & Years singer Olly Alexander has admitted he is “flattered” by rumours he could be the next Doctor on Doctor Who, though shut down any speculation.The star, who won huge acclaim for his turn in Channel 4’s It’s A Sin earlier this year, has been heavily rumoured to take over the iconic sci-fi role when Jodie Whittaker steps away next year.However, responding to the speculation, Alexander confirmed to Metro: “I was so flattered and inspired by [the rumours] but I’m definitely not the next

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Russell T Davies delivered a powerful acceptance speech after winning a National Television Award for his groundbreaking miniseries, It's A Sin.The thought-provoking Channel 4 drama, which starred Years and Years frontman Olly Alexander as lead character Ritchie Tozer, scooped Best New Drama at the 2021 NTAs. Welsh TV producer and screenwriter Russell, 58, took to the stage to accept his award at London's O2, and gave a beautiful speech as he was joined on-stage by the show's cast and crew.

It’s A Sin receiving several nods.Russell T.

Olly Alexander‘s manager has dismissed rumours that the star is set to take over as the next Time Lord in Doctor Who.Over the weekend, reports surfaced that the Years & Years singer and star of It’s A Sin was in “advanced” negotiations to replace Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, becoming the first openly gay actor to play the role in the show’s history.However, Alexander’s manager Martha Kinn has denied the reports, taking to Instagram in a post laden with Doctor Who references.“Even though Olly