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Romy has been joined by Shygirl and her bandmate from The xx, Oliver Sim, at shows at London’s Roundhouse this week – check out the footage below.The collaborations came about during Romy’s two ‘Club Mid Air’ nights at the Camden Town venue in the capital on April 10 and 11.On the first of the shows, there was a mini-xx reunion between Romy and Sim, who performed a mashup of the latter’s song ‘Fruit’ and the former’s ‘Enjoy Your Life’.A post shared by Romy (@romyromyromy)“Last night Club Mid Air in London was extra special to me because I was joined by an extra special guest Oliver!” Romy wrote in an Instagram post after the show.“My love, I’ve missed singing with you, I love you and thank you,” she added. “Thank you to everyone who came and made it such an incredible night.”On last night’s second show, Romy was joined by Shygirl, where they performed a mashup of Romy’s ‘The Sea’ and Shygirl’s recent single ‘4eva’.

Glastonbury‘s dance music area Silver Hayes has announced the lineup of its four stages including Charli XCX, Romy, Kelly Lee Owens, Shygirl and more.Silver Hayes, which will host four stages across four days, will “unite future-facing design with musical talent” with the field’s first indoor venue.It will see over 150 artists take to the stage, with the likes of Charli XCX, Romy, Kelly Lee Owens and Shygirl set to make an appearance. They will be joined by acts such as Bonobo, Joy Orbison, I.

Charli XCX has announced details of a UK arena tour to take place in November this year – read on for all of the details.The singer will play four headline shows, the biggest ever in her home country, and she will be joined by Shygirl on all of the dates.Kicking off at Manchester’s Co-op Live on November 27, Charli will move on to London’s The O2 on November 28 and Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena on November 29, before wrapping in Glasgow’s OVO Hydro Arena on December 2.Fans who pre-order upcoming album ‘BRAT’ before 3pm on April 9 will receive early access to tickets, the pre-sale for which starts at 9am on April 10. Tickets then go on general sale at 9am on April 12 and will be available here.A post shared by Charli (@charli_xcx)Sharing the news on her Instagram page, Charli wrote: “UK LET’S RAVE!!! Pre-order BRAT for early access to UK tour presale.

BBC Radio One’s Big Weekend 2024, with RAYE, Charli XCX and The Last Dinner Party leading the way.This year’s edition of the festival is set to run between Friday, May 24 and Sunday, May 26, and will be held at Stockwood Park in Luton.Yesterday (March 18), the first run of artists, set to perform on the opening night, was revealed, and now organisers have also shared those lined up for the Saturday slots.RAYE has been announced as headlining the Main Stage on the night – following on from her record-breaking number of wins at the BRITs earlier this month – while pop icon Charli XCX will be headlining the New Music Stage. The slot comes ahead of her announcing details of her new album ‘Brat’, and dropping the huge lead single ‘Von Dutch’.Others set to perform on the Main Stage on Saturday include Aitch, Griff, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, Mabel and Joel Corry, while BRIT Rising Star winners and former NME cover stars The Last Dinner Party will be performing at the New Music Stage.Both The Last Dinner Party and Charli XCX will be joined by Alfie Templeman, Caity Baser, Cat Burns, Dylan, Tems and Shygirl,Saturday at #BigWeekend Luton is gonna be veRAYE special ♥️For more details and info on tickets, visit https://t.co/BGPOsfilea pic.twitter.com/OB6xc2VFAC— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) March 19, 2024Tickets, priced at £29.50 (plus a £4.50 booking fee per ticket), will go on sale at 5pm GMT on Thursday (March 21) and can be purchased here.

Shygirl, Bar Italia, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Joy (Anonymous) and more have been announced as performers for Iceland Airwaves 2024.The festival will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and will take place from November 7 through 9 in downtown Reykjavik. Other acts set to perform at the music fest include Saya Gray, Magdalena Bay, Anish Kumar, Inspector Spacetime, Úlfur Úlfur, Klemens Hannigan and more.“We are incredibly proud to be celebrating not only 25 years of Iceland Airwaves, but 25 years of playing a key part in the careers of some of the world’s most talented artists,” said Ísleifur Þórhallsson, Festival Manager for Iceland Airwaves in a Press release.He continued: “Over the years we have seen many of our Airwaves alumni grow from strength to strength, often developing into some of the industry’s most acclaimed artists.

Shygirl has shared the details of an upcoming EP. Titled Club Shy, the six-track EP will be released on February 9 via Because Music and features production and appearances from Kingdom, Empress Of, Boys Noize, Cosha, Lolo Zouaï, SG Lewis, Karma Kid, and Sega Bodega.

Shygirl has announced a new EP called ‘Club Shy’ and released a single featuring Boys Noize – listen to ‘tell me’ below.The London DJ, rapper and singer-songwriter is due to release the six-track project on February 9 via Because Music. A pink vinyl edition will follow on March 29.

Shygirl knows Christmas is a time for partying and has dropped a new club banger for the season. "f@k€" is a collaboration with Kingdom and is built around the idea of chasing synthetic experiences in life.

Shygirl has dropped a rave-inspired new single titled ‘f@k€’. Check it out below.The track comes as Shygirl’s last release of 2023, and sees her close out the year with a bang, as she channels the classic club anthems of the ‘00s.It also sees the English rapper join forces with the LA-based DJ and producer, Kingdom, and deliver a sultry, upbeat single that is wrapped up in less than two minutes.“Who needs to be real?/ I want it fake, bitch/ Give me sex appeal/ I want it fake, bitch,” she sings.

Bonobo, Shygirl, Eliza Rose and more.The upcoming instalment will mark the third edition of the Lisbon-based festival and will be taking place between March 22 and March 24 next year.As ever, the three-day event will be returning to Parque Eduardo VII in the heart of the Portuguese capital for the 2024 edition, and is set to host two days and two nights of music, creativity and technology. Now, organisers for Sónar Lisboa have announced the first wave of names set to appear at next year’s event.These include DJ sets from Bonobo, Eliza Rose and CC:DISCO, as well as a never-before-seen set from Belgian duo 2manydjs, featuring special guests Éclair Fifi and Erol Alkan.Other artists performing at Sónar Lisboa ‘24 include Sevdaliza, Oneohtrix Point Never, Tommy Cash and Wata Igarashi.

Shygirl and Tinashe have announced they will be cancelling their co-headline tour.The pair were due to embark on a tour next week in the US, supported by Jersey club pioneer UNIIQU3. However, the duo have had to cancel, citing Shygirl’s ongoing respiratory illness.In a statement, the London pop experimentalist Shygirl wrote: “Devastated to share that due to an ongoing respiratory condition I’ve been forced to make the difficult decision to cancel my appearances on the upcoming US tour on the advice of my doctor that I can no longer delay surgery.“My thoughts also go to Tinashe and Uniiqu3 as we were all so looking forward to this tour together,” she continued.

Ezra Collective have won the 2023 Mercury Prize for their album ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’.The jazz collective were outsiders to clinch the prize going into tonight’s (September 7) ceremony beating off favourites Jockstap, Loyle Carner and Young Fathers at London’s Eventim Apollo.Jamz Supernova presented the collective with the prize and they were greeted with red confetti as they reached the stage.Accepting the trophy, Femi Koleoso, said: “Wow first of all let me thank God because if a jazz band winning the Mercury Prize doesn’t make you believe in God I don’t know what will.”He went on to thank the band’s manager and his mum and dad before adding: “Ezra Collective represents something very special because we met in a youth club. What we’re celebrating right is testimony to good special people, for putting in effort for young people to play music.“This is not just a result for Ezra Collective, for UK jazz but it’s a special moment for every organisation across the country ploughing their efforts and time into young people that play music.”The collective earlier played their track ‘Victory Dance’ and got up to perform the track for a second time after after accepting the award.All of the artists performed live on the night apart from Fred Again..

Shygirl and Tinashe are going on tour together. Their co-headline tour of North America will take place in October and November, with tickets going on sale at 10 a.m.

Shygirl has spoken to NME about having a friend, fan and collaborator in Björk, her Mercury Prize nod, and how “falling in love” is shaping her next album. Watch our video interview above.The London experimentalist was speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize 2023, where her acclaimed 2022 debut ‘Nymph‘ was shortlisted alongside albums by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, J Hus, RAYE, Jockstrap, Young Fathers, Jessie Ware, Fred Again.. and more.Asked about how she was feeling to be among the shortlist, she replied: “I’m so torn, because half of me is like, ‘You totally deserve this’ and the other half is like, ‘I’m so grateful!’ That’s why Shygirl is like a juxtaposition in itself.

Meo Kalorama Festival as well as each day’s line-up.The newly revealed acts include The Hives, Baxter Dury, Tiga, James Holden and Shygirl. Set to take on the PANORAMA stage are Chima Isaaro and Saint Caboclo.

Shygirl has shared a new version of ‘Woe’ featuring Björk.The track is taken from the deluxe edition of the artist’s debut album ‘Nymph’. Titled ‘Nymph_o’, the LP reissue contains the album’s original songs, now featuring a variety of remixes and new guest features.

Shygirl has announced details of a deluxe edition of her debut album Nymph, released last year. The new version of the album is titled Nymph_o and is out on April 14. The album features a new version of Nymph track "Heaven" featuring Tinashe.

Shygirl will end September with the release of her debut LP, Nymph, on the 30th. And today, the multi-talented South London artist has kicked the month off by the premiering the forthcoming records fourth single, “Nike,” via COLORS.

Bonobo, Daphni and Shygirl are among the artists who have been announced on the line-up for Printworks London’s autumn/winter 2022 season.The Rotherhithe nightclub, which opened in 2017, is going ahead with its plans to host a series of events later this year, despite the recent news that it is set to close after the local council approved plans for a redevelopment.While no firm date has been set yet for the closure of Printworks, the club intends to hold a full programme of events from September 23 to December 17.This year’s Printworks programme represents, the club said in a statement, “many spheres of music, from electronic, techno, hip-hop, disco, Afrobeats and much more, accompanied by the peerless sound and lighting production and audience experience that the community has come to expect from this legendary and celebrated space”.A post shared by Printworks London (@printworkslondon)Among the artists to be announced for Printworks’ autumn/winter 2022 season today (August 9) are Bonobo, Daphni, Shygirl, DJ Snake, Charlotte de Witte and Gorgon City.

Shygirl has shared new song "Come For Me," the latest release ahead of the U.K. artist's debut album Nymph (due September 30).

Glastonbury 2022 – see the full bill below.Previously described by Glasto as “a 24-hour wonderland of heavyweight sound systems, underground nightclubs, huge artworks and extremely alternative performance,” Block9 return to the festival after a three-year wait in a brand new collaboration with Notting Hill Carnival.Fifteen years since the launch of queer nightlife institution NYC Downlow, Block9 are back at Worthy Farm with two fields: Block9 East and Block9 West.The packed line-up include names like Todd Edwards, Honey Dijon, Floorplan, Hercules And Love Affair, Overmono, Shygirl, Hot Chip, Floating Points, Sherelle and more.Block9 West sees the return of NYC Downlow and its backroom counterpart Meat Rack, with a one-off appearance from Genosys Sound System paying tribute to DIY rave counterculture, 30 years after the infamous Castlemorton.Block9 East will host IICON, the epic monument which debuted at Glastonbury in 2019, featuring a 65ft head as its centrepiece.The incredible @block9official are back at Glastonbury 2022 with highlights including the queer nightlife institution that is NYC Downlow, Genosys Sound System paying tribute to DIY rave counterculture, the epic IICON and a brand new collaboration with @NHCarnivalLDN. pic.twitter.com/hGACAlc0SK— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) May 27, 2022“It’s an alternative version of a big outdoor music arena.

Shygirl has shared details of a short UK and European tour that will take place later this year.The pop artist’s five-night run of shows kicks off on December 1 at London’s Printworks before wrapping at Paris’ Trianon venue on December 10. Buy tickets here.Shygirl’s tour will follow the release of her recently announced debut album ‘Nymph’, which drops on September 30.

Shygirl has announced the release of her debut album, sharing with the news a cut from it in the form of new single ‘Firefly’.Announced today (May 11), Shygirl is set to release ‘Nymph’ on September 30 via Because Music. The 12-track effort was created with a wealth of friends and previous collaborators, including Mura Masa, Sega Bodega, Karma Kid, Arca and Cosha.

FKA Twigs has shared the video for her track ‘Papi Bones’, which features Shygirl – watch below.‘Papi Bones’ appears on Twigs’ new mixtape, ‘Caprisongs’, which came out in January. The release is the follow-up to her 2019 album ‘Magdalene’, and was previewed in December by her collaboration with The Weeknd, ‘Tears In The Club’.In a four-star review of ‘Caprisongs’, NME wrote: “After pouring her darkest moments into ‘Magdalene’, this varied and playful mixtape represents a moment of release, though it remains to be seen whether Barnett will head further into this direction, or enter a new album era recharged.“You suspect, knowing twigs and her crew of chameleon-like collaborators, that she’ll probably continue to do both at once.”The Aidan Zamiri-directed video for ‘Papi Bones’ sees Twigs and Shygirl dressed in Burberry check, pushing goats around in strollers.

When Shygirl broke out in 2018 with her Cruel Practice EP, it was immediately apparent that the world needed her to collaborate with FKA twigs, another English artist weaving entrancing songs from threads of electronic music, albeit in quite different ways. That connection came this year in Caprisongs, a mixtape from FKA twigs that saw her work with loads of artists in a string of different genres like never before.

Shygirl has officially dropped her second new single for 2021, following up her racy Slowthai collab, ‘BDE’, with a silky new cut titled ‘Cleo’.The track opens with a luscious orchestral passage, simmering and swelling as Shygirl’s reverb-flourished vocal soars over the mix.

Shygirl and Slowthai have teamed up on a surprise release by the former, called ‘BDE’ –scroll down the page to listen to it now.The track is the first piece of new music from British rapper, singer and DJ Shygirl since she released her EP ‘ALIAS’ last year.‘BDE’ finds Shygirl rapping: “Read my lips, I need a big dick, boy.” In his verse, Slowthai counters: “Read my lips, I need a thicc chick toy.” The accompanying music video sees the London musician rapping from inside a clingfilm-wrapped car,