UB40 announce new lead singer following Duncan Campbell’s retirement

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James Blake has announced the release of a new album called ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ – listen to lead single, ‘Say What You Will’, below.The upcoming album, which is set to arrive on September 10, is the singer, songwriter and producer’s first since 2019’s ‘Assume Form’, and follows on from the two EPs he released last year, ‘Before’ and ‘Covers EP’.‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ includes features from SZA, JID, SwaVay and Monica Martin, and its artwork, which Blake worked on with artist

UK period drama Sanditon is rounding out cast for the upcoming second season following the exit of Theo James, who portrayed Sidney, earlier this year.

Immerse your senses in the colourful world of Van Gogh this autumn, as a spectacular new exhibition breathes new life into the legendary painter's work.

Brandi Carlile has announced the release of her seventh studio album, ‘In These Silent Days’ – you can watch the video for lead single ‘Right On Time’ below.The forthcoming album, which is her first since 2018’s much lauded ‘By The Way, I Forgive You’, was once again recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A with producers Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings.Due out October 1 via Low Country Sound/Elektra Records, ‘In These Silent Days’ is full of reflection, but “mostly it’s a celebration”,

Bob Dylan has announced the next edition of his ongoing bootleg series – Vol.

Video: Coronation Street's Helen Flanagan stuns fans in 'beautiful' red dress (Birmingham Mail)Eid Al-Adha 2021: What is it and when is it taking place?Boris is getting it 'perfectly wrong' on nightclubs, says Dr Hilary JonesTrailer For Dominic Cummings - The Interview on BBC TwoEid Celebrations Get Underway At Edgbaston Cricket GroundMet Office weather for the week ahead - Unusually hot weather as amber 'extreme heat' warning issuedBoris Johnson: All nightclubs and venues with large crowds will

The Justice Department formally announced new rules designed to greatly limit prosecutors ability to obtain phone and email records of journalists.

The War On Drugs have announced details of their long-awaited new album.‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’ is the band’s first album in four years, and will come out on October 29 via Atlantic.The band had been teasing the record this week, sharing a snippet of a new song on Instagram, and full details of the album have now arrived.‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’, which follows 2017’s ‘A Deeper Understanding’, was recorded across seven studios including New York’s Electric Lady and Los Angeles’ Sound

AT&T continued to tout its investments in 5G technology, convening a full-day event at the WarnerMedia Innovation Lab in New York, announcing new partnerships along with panels and demos.

RÜFÜS DU SOL just dropped their first new song in nearly three years, “Alive”!

Peaky Blinders since the 1890s, is set to reopen after four years this summer.The pub is set to undergo major building work next week ahead of a grand reopening, and will create 30 new jobs in the city centre thanks to a £750,000 grant.Ian Ward, leader of Birmingham City Council, recently shared his anticipation for the revival of the city’s “creative quarter” in which the Rainbow finds itself.“It is vitally important that the investment we generate through the arrival of HS2 at Curzon Street

PVRIS have announced that their “new era” is imminent, revealing they’ll be playing new songs on their forthcoming tour.On social media, the band shared their forthcoming US tour dates set for later this year, saying that the tour will see the band enter a new phase.“Welcome to the new era,” they wrote.“We are debuting three new songs on tour to give you an advanced preview of what’s to come.”welcome to the new era.

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Stephen Fretwell has announced details of a UK tour for November.The tour announcement comes ahead of the release next week of the singer/songwriter’s new album ‘Busy Guy’, which is set for release on July 16 via Speedy Wunderground.Fretwell will embark on a six-date UK headline tour in November in support of ‘Busy Guy’, kicking off with a live date at the Thekla in Bristol on November 2.A post shared by Stephen Fretwell (@stephenfretwellmusic)The tour will then call in Birmingham, London, Leeds

Courtney Barnett has announced the release of her new album, ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’, and has shared a brand new single – listen to ‘Rae Street’ below.According to a press release, the Australian singer-songwriter’s new album signals the arrival of ‘Courtney 2.0’ and “an exciting new chapter for a musician who is operating at the very peak of her powers”.Set to be released on November 12, ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’ was written over two years and recorded towards the end of 2020 and

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine have announced their new collaborative album ‘A Beginner’s Mind’ – you can hear two songs from the project below.The 14-track LP is set for release on September 24 via Asthmatic Kitty Records, and was written when the two labelmates decamped to a friend’s house in upstate New York for a month-long songwriting session.“Watching a movie to unwind after each day’s work, they soon found their songs reflecting the films and began investigating this connection in

Enter Shikari have announced plans for a new live film.‘Live At Vada’, was filmed recently at Vada Studios where the band recorded their last album ‘Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible‘ and features live tracks from that record and some rarities.It will be available to view for free on July 16 and there will be four different showings on the day depending on the location which include London, New York, Los Angeles & Sydney.You can view a trailer for the film below and tickets are available

UB40 have announced Kioko’s Matt Doyle as their new vocalist, following the departure of Duncan Campbell last week.A fellow Birmingham musician, Doyle has previously supported UB40 with Kioko, and he also provided lead vocals on the song ‘You Don’t Call Anymore’ on the band’s new collaborations album ‘Bigga Biggariddum’, which was released last month.“Matt has already demonstrated his ability and compatibility with the band on our latest album ‘Bigga Baggariddim’ with the track ‘You Don’t Call

Matt Maltese has announced the release of his third album ‘Good Morning It’s Now Tomorrow’ as well as sharing lead single ‘Shoe’.The laid-back track from the south London singer comes ahead of the album’s arrival on October 8 via via Nettwerk.Speaking about ‘Shoe’, Maltese said: “It’s a sincere, slightly warped march in the name of love.