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Underground rap duo Armand Hammer have a new album called BLK LBL on the way, but there are a couple of catches: the follow-up to last year’s We Buy Diabetic Test Strips will be a vinyl exclusive for the foreseeable future and available for sale at Armand Hammer’s upcoming 2024 tour dates and pop-ups. News of the new album was posted yesterday by the X account of Armand Hammer’s label Backwoodz Studioz.

Marks & Spencer has become the first major retailer to unveil its big Christmas TV advert - and this year it stars some famous faces. The new TV advert also contains a briliant cover version that will get viewers singing along.

A former adviser to Boris Johnson has become the youngest peer in the House of Lords after taking her seat in the unelected chamber.

Scotland's biggest electronic music festival, Terminal V, is back with another vast indoor and outdoor festival across Easter weekend.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Raven-Symoné will receive the Icon Award at this year’s Better Brothers LA Truth Awards. Broadcasting on Fox Soul, the gala, which is co-presented by Sheryl Lee Ralph and her The DIVA Foundation, will also honor Netflix’s The Upshaws (Cultural Affirmation Award), Judge Greg Mathis, Greg Mathis Jr. and “Mathis Family Matters” (Family Award), Starz #TakeTheLead (Corporate Leadership & Diversity Award), Tabitha Brown (Ally Award), Byron Perkins (Courage Award), Dr. Darnell Hunt (Excellence in Education Award), Dr. David Malebranche (Advocate Award) and the Unique Woman’s Coalition (Advocate Award). Better Brothers Los Angeles (BBLA) is a networking and social organization for members of the Black LGBTQ+ community.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are stepping out for a healthy drink.

A young boy has tragically died in a hot car after being mistakenly left for up to three hours by his mother, it is claimed.

EXCLUSIVE: Ellen, the upcoming TV series thriller from New Regency and QCode, has added  Liz Caribel (God’s Time), Karan Gill (I May Destroy You), Craig Tate (Reprisal), Ty Olsson (Supernatural), and Hart Bochner (Die Hard).

National Album Day has announced its four ambassadors for this year’s event, which will take place in October. They are Sharleen Spiteri, Laura Mvula, Ray BLK and Joy Crookes.“With albums, you go on a journey with the writer”, reckons Spiteri.

Juvenile and Mannie Fresh advocate for COVID-19 vaccinations the best way they know how.

Ray BLK has announced her debut studio album ‘Access Denied’ – you can listen to her new single ‘MIA’, which features Kaash Paige, below.The south London artist will release the 14-track LP on September 17 via Island.‘Access Denied’ will feature guest appearances from the likes of Giggs, Stefflon Don, Kojey Radical and Suburban Plaza.Written and recorded during lockdown, the album is, as Ray explained in a press release, “for those who, like myself, know disappointment too well and have learned

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Music Group and Spotify have entered into a new partnership that will see the two companies develop a series of original podcasts built around WMG’s extensive and diverse artists’ and songwriters’ catalogs.“The most impactful podcasts share with music the key component of storytelling and personal experience.

Ray BLK has spoken out about her frustrations dealing with a “sizeist, ageist, racist, homophobic” music industry.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, the BBC Sound of 2017 winner opened up about how “a lot of people made me feel like, ‘Oh, as a black woman, these opportunities seldom come, so I’d better not make a mistake, better not saying anything’” early in her career.BLK – whose real name is Rita Ekwere – said that Black artists were constantly being confronted with “this

Ray BLK has dropped a new track called ‘Games’ featuring Giggs – watch the song’s video below.Taken from Ray BLK’s forthcoming debut album, due in the summer via Island Records, it hears the R&B singer-songwriter highlight the complexities that romantic relationships can bring.“You do things I don’t like/ Let’s talk about you and I/ I’m way too drunk too high/ To think about the consequences/ I don’t mind just tell me what it is/ You say you’ll text me back/ Why you send mixed messages?” she