Stormzy, Nick Cave and Kate Tempest among 2020 Ivor Novello award nominees

DEALSShirley Bassey has signed a new record deal with Universal Music’s Decca, with a new album set for release later this year. “My new album is a celebration of 70 years in showbiz”, she says.

Kate Tempest has announced that they have changed their name to Kae Tempest and declared themself as gender neutral.Sharing the news on Facebook, the spoken word artist said that they have been “struggling to accept” themself for a long time, and that these changes are “a first step towards knowing and respecting myself better.”“Hello old fans, new fans and passers by – I’m changing my name! And I’m changing my pronouns. From Kate to Kae.

Nick Cave has surprised fans with the launch of a new online store today (August 6).Called ‘Cave Things’, the shop contains lyric sheets, prints that Cave himself has designed as well as t-shirts, Warren Ellis plectrums and bags.Other items on the site include a ‘red hand’ keyring, a reference to his popular ‘Red Hand Files’ website where Cave answers fan questions, a signed polaroid taken by Cave along with wallpaper and a ‘Stranger Than Kindness’ bookmark.You can see some of the items in the

Nick Cave has opened up about how he deals with writer’s block in the latest instalment of his ‘Red Hand Letters’ page.In his latest letter, Cave explains how he deals with writer’s block when writing song lyrics. Cave explains that such block can “feel extraordinarily desperate for a songwriter” but that “in time, they emerge, leaping free of the unknown.”Cave said: “In my experience, lyrics are almost always seemingly just not coming.

The Emmy Awards 2020 nominations were announced last evening. HBO's Watchmen leads the list with 26 nominations, The Marvelous Mrs.

Nick Cave has recalled how he unsuccessfully tried to land the piano he played during his Idiot Prayer show for free.The Bad Seeds frontman played a Fazioli piano during the stunning gig – which was released last week and saw him performing to fans at home from an entirely empty Alexandra Palace.In the latest post on his The Red Hand Files blog, Cave recalled how he instantly fell in love with the instrument after sitting down to play it for the first time.“The moment I sat down at the Fazioli,

While this year hasn’t quite gone as planned, and the Emmys are being re-imagined at least partially as a virtual event like most everything else amid this endless pandemic, that hasn’t stopped us from getting super excited about them all the same!

After weeks of waiting, the 2020 Emmy Awards nominations are finally here!

via livestream on YouTube and the Television Academy’s Facebook page.Three-time Emmy nominee Leslie Jones will host the nomination reveal — which will also be streamed on Emmys.com — with an assist from Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany.“Television has played an integral role in navigating these unprecedented times and has brought us together as we remain apart,” said Frank Scherma, Television Academy chairman and CEO, on the official site.

Nick Cave and his crew secretly booked it out to film this spectacular one-man piano performance, a ticketed virtual gig which streamed for one-time only.

Nick Cave‘s upcoming Idiot Prayer livestream film has told NME about what fans can expect – claiming that it “satisfies the insatiable need of his following.”Tonight (Thursday July 23), The Bad Seeds‘ frontman special and intimate performance pre-recorded in an empty Alexandra Palace will be broadcast online. The set was performed with Cave sat a piano, and includes early rarities and songs from Grinderman, right up to his latest acclaimed album ‘Ghosteen‘.

Nick Cave has debuted a haunting rendition of ‘Galleon Ship’, taken from his forthcoming live-streamed performance from Alexandra Palace.Idiot Prayer, which will be streamed on Thursday (July 23), sees the Bad Seeds frontman deliver a unique performance of tracks from throughout his career, including early rarities and songs from Grinderman, right up to his acclaimed 2019 album ‘Ghosteen’.In the latest clip from the film, Cave is seen performing the ‘Ghosteen’ track on a grand piano, with the

The nominees for the 2020 CFDA Fashion Awards are here! The Council of Fashion Designers of America announced on Monday that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are among the designers up for an accolade this year. The stylish sisters have been nominated in two categories for their chic fashion label, The Row. Tom Ford, Gabriela Hearst and Dries Van Noten also received multiple nods.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are among the designers up for an accolade this year. The stylish sisters have been nominated in two categories for their chic fashion label, The Row.

2020 Ivor Novello songwriting awards are out, with Nick Cave, Storzmy, Kate Tempest and Little Simz leading the pack.

The nominations for this year's Ivors with Apple Music have been announced.

Kate Winslet is set to be honored with the Tribute Actor Award during the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.The actress will be recognized for her distinguished career during a virtual ceremony at the 45th edition of the festival in September (2020).

The short list for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize was announced on Wednesday (July 15), with DJ/Producer Kaytranada (Bubba), Caribou (Suddenly) and singer/songwriter Jessie Reyez (Before Love Came to Kill Us) among the artists nominated for the award celebrating the best Canadian album. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual show will not be held in person, but the winner will be announced during a "cinematic tribute" on Oct. 19.