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Alt-J have shared a dreamy new single today (February 7) – listen to ‘The Actor’.It’s the final song to be released from the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Dream’, which arrives this Friday (February 11) via Infectious Music/BMG. It’s available to pre-order now.Describing the inspiration behind ‘The Actor’, the group said: “Hollywood, 1982.

Jessie Ware has rescheduled her UK tour and announced some new dates.The ‘What’s Your Pleasure?‘ singer pulled four shows last December including two nights at the O2 Brixton Academy in London after her crew members contracted COVID.“I’m completely devastated to announce that sadly, we have to reschedule the remaining shows of the ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ tour,” she said at the timeThe jaunt was previously moved from April 2021 to December due to ongoing concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.She has now rescheduled her dates to May with the first of those cancelled at Bristol’s Marble Factory now going ahead on the May 26, while two new shows in Halifax and Edinburgh have been added to the jaunt on June 19 and 22. Tickets for the shows go on sale this Friday (February 11) and can be purchased here.Announcing her return, the singer said: “Finally, I am so pleased to tell you that the ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ Live will resume in May! And we have added some extra dates.

Liam Gallagher has shared a teaser of his upcoming new single ‘Everything’s Electric’ – listen to it below.Gallagher shared the post on TikTok and wrote: “‘Everything’s Electric’ Midnight Tonight, C’mon You Know.”Gallagher previously announced details of the new single last month. After teasing some “fucking massive” news on Twitter on January 19, the former Oasis frontman confirmed a day later that the track will arrive tomorrow (February 4).It’ll be the first preview of his third solo album ‘C’mon You Know’, which is out on May 22.You can listen to the clip here, which Gallagher shared along with a short video.EVERYTHING’S ELECTRIC MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

While Valentine’s Day is seen as a couples’ celebration, we meet two long-term unattached women who will be spending the day of romance alone and they are happy about it. ‘I’ve frozen my eggs so I don’t have to worry about rushing to settle down’ Events planner Liz, 40, lives in London and has been single for nine years. She documents her life on podcast Diary, She Wrote.

New Order to release a second collaborative line.The Manchester sports brand has joined forces with the Manchester-based band for new items that celebrate the synth-pop legends’ influence on uniting indie, dance and football fans in the early ’90s.A football shirt featuring Umbro’s iconic all-over jacquard pattern is included, which features an England ’90 woven tape along the sleeves. The £50 football shirt is emblazoned with an Umbro logo as well as the New Order logo.There is also a ‘World In Motion’ globes motif on the chest, referencing the fact that New Order’s song, ‘World In Motion’, was often sung by English fans at the 1990 World Cup.Also available is a New Order training-top (priced at £55), a New Order Celebration Jacket (£65) and a New Order Bobble Beanie (£20).

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Bright Eyes have announced plans to reissue their entire back catalogue.The band – comprised of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcot – will reissue all nine of their studio albums along with a Companion EP for each LP featuring new recordings of songs from the original release plus a cover version from an artist they found particularly inspiring at the time.They will kick off the campaign on May 27, with their first three albums – ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, 1998’s ‘Letting Off The Happiness’ and 2000 LP ‘Fevers And Mirrors’. You can view a trailer for their reissues below.The band have also shared new recordings of ‘Falling Out Of Love At This Volume’, ‘Contrast And Compare’ featuring Waxahatchee and ‘Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh’ with Phoebe Bridgers, from the six track Companion EPS all of which you can listen to below.“It’s a meaningful way to connect with the past that doesn’t feel totally nostalgic and self-indulgent,” says Oberst of the series.

Top Boy on Twitter.The hit series first aired in 2011 until 2013 on Channel 4, before being resurrected by Netflix for a third series in 2019.Walters, who has played Dushane Hill in the show since its inception, shared a photo on Twitter earlier today (January 30) of what looks to be a new poster for the series being put up in London. The actor’s headshot takes up most of the advert, while the word “before” seems to be written over his face.Beneath him, the word “TOP” is visible, with the rest of the poster not plastered up when the photo was taken. “Tomorrow,” Walters captioned the tweet.

Rex Orange County has unveiled details of a huge show in London this summer.The musician will play Gunnersbury Park on August 13 as part of his new ‘The Who Cares? Tour’.Tickets for the outdoor, 20,000 capacity show go on sale at 9am on February 4 and can be purchased here.Earlier this week (January 26), Rex Orange County announced details of his new album ‘Who Cares?’ and shared the first track from it in ‘Keep It Up’, which you can listen to below.The artist last released a record with his 2020 ‘Live At Radio City Music Hall’ EP, which was recorded at his pair of sold-out shows at the New York venue that same year.Rex’s fourth album, ‘Who Cares?’ will be released on March 11 via Sony. It was made in Amsterdam in collaboration with Benny Sings, whom the musician previously worked with on his 2017 platinum-selling breakout single ‘Loving Is Easy’.The record will also feature a new collaboration with Tyler, The Creator in ‘Open A Window’ – the first time the British artist and US rapper have worked together since the latter’s 2017 album ‘Flower Boy’.The tracklist for ‘Who Cares?’ is as follows:‘Keep It Up’‘Open A Window’ (feat. Tyler, The Creator)‘Worth It’‘Amazing’‘One In A Million’‘If You Want It’‘7 AM’ ‘The Shade’‘Making Time’‘Shoot Me Down’‘Who Cares?’ The musician’s last album ‘Pony’ was released in 2019.

The Kooks have announced their sixth album ’10 Tracks To Echo In The Dark’ by sharing new EP ‘Connection –  Echo in the Dark Part 1’. Check out everything below, along with our interview with singer Luke Pritchard.Work on the album started in Berlin with local producer Tobias Kuhn before the pandemic, and features collaborations with German duo Milky Chance and Swedish EDM musician Neikid. Although the album was finished with Tobias in London, the European flavour was a deliberate response to the continuing problems for British musicians after Brexit.’10 Tracks To Echo In The Dark’ is the first album The Kooks have made since Luke got married to singer-songwriter Ellie Rose and the couple became parents to son Julian, who is now 10 weeks old.

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The Apprentice star Alex Short became the fourth casualty of the boardroom after he was fired by Lord Alan Sugar. The 27 year old, who lives in Hartford and owns a Commercial Cleaning Company, became the fourth male in a row to be fired on Thursday 29 January after he stepped up to the role of project manager for Team Infinity in a tense fish task.

The Smile, the side project of Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood with Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, have released their new single ‘The Smoke’ – you can hear the track below.The song is the follow-up to the trio’s debut single ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’, which arrived earlier this month.A lyric video for ‘The Smoke’ has been released today (January 27) to accompany the new track, with the clip being created by the BAFTA-winning writer and director Mark Jenkin.You can listen to The Smile’s ‘The Smoke’ below.The Smile’s three sold-out live shows in London this weekend (January 29-30) will be livestreamed online to a global audience.The livestreams, which will be directed by the award-winning Paul Dugdale and produced by Driift, will be available to watch at home and in select independent venues and cinemas across the UK, US and Europe.The Smoke (more on that later) at production rehearsals for this weekend… pic.twitter.com/WXJNhkLbsq— The Smile (@thesmiletheband) January 27, 2022You can find further information about the livestreams and screenings by heading here, and see this weekend’s broadcast schedule below.BROADCAST #1: London – 8pm Sat. / New York – 3pm Sat. / Los Angeles – 12pm Sat. / Sydney – 7am Sun. / Tokyo – 5am Sun.BROADCAST #2: London – 1am Sun. / New York – 8pm Sat. / Los Angeles – 5pm Sat. / Sydney – 12pm Sun. / Tokyo – 10am Sun.BROADCAST #3: London – 11am Sun. / New York – 6am Sun. / Los Angeles – 3am Sun. / Sydney – 10pm Sun. / Tokyo – 8pm Sun. Yorke performed The Smile’s ‘Free In The Knowledge’ at the Royal Albert Hall back in October as part of the Letters Live event, footage of which was released last month.

Peter Andre has teased a return to music and suggested a collaboration with former Love Island star Wes Nelson could be in the works.The Mysterious Girl singer posted a series of photos alongside Wes, who found fame on Love Island in 2018 but later launched a music career, to his Instagram Stories on Monday night. In the first photo, Peter, 48, is seen posing alongside Wes, 23, and producer Ayo Beatz from what looks to be a music studio.The dad-of-four captioned the image: “What a day…” In other photos, he also tagged director Fred Nwaka and recording engineer Aidan Cunningham at the Rebel Records recording studio, making it seem like a creative project is definitely in the works.

William Earl Sky Studios CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Variety International Achievement in Television Award, to be presented at global content market MipTV in Cannes in April. Frot-Coutaz was the Head of EMEA at YouTube and CEO of Fremantle before joining Sky Studios last year.The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated leadership and innovation in the international television marketplace.

Babeheaven have announced that they will release their second album, ‘Sink Into Me’, in March. They’ve also released new single ‘Make Me Wanna’, featuring rapper Navy Blue.“The verses and chorus from this song were taken from two really old demos”, says vocalist Nancy Andersen of the new single.

party tradition — an hourslong affair with infinite supply of seafood, pizza, dessert and Veuve Clicquot Champagne set to pulsing music known simply in this city-state as “Friday brunch.”But starting this year, the United Arab Emirates shifted its weekend from Friday and Saturday to Saturday and Sunday — a move to align with global markets and Western schedules.Now, Emirati government employees work a half day with time for worship and family gatherings on Islam's holy day. Most of the nation's expatriate-dominated private sector, however, works the full day.That has thrown Dubai’s beloved Friday brunch — a key revenue source for COVID-19-battered restaurants that revel in Instagram-worthy, booze-soaked buffets — into disarray.“The traditional 12 p.m.