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CHVRCHES have announced details of a huge new North American tour for 2022 – check out the new list of dates below.The Scottish trio are fresh off a three-song performance at this week’s (March 2) BandLab NME Awards 2022 in London, where they performed with The Cure‘s Robert Smith.After a UK tour that begins next week (March 10), the band will head to the US and Mexico from the end of April, playing a host of shows that take them up until the end of June. The new headline dates begin in late May.See the band’s full list of tour dates below.MARCH 202210 – Dundee, Fat Sam’s12 – Glasgow, SWG3 Poetry Club14 – Edinburgh, O2 Academy15 – Newcastle, City Hall16 – London, Brixton Academy18 – Birmingham, O2 Academy19 – Manchester, AcademyAPRIL 202229 – Atlanta, Shaky Knees FestivalMAY 202213 – Mexico City, Tecate Emblema18 – Monterrey, Showcenter21 – Guadalajara, Corona Capital27 – Napa, BottleRock Festival30 – Tampa, Jannus31 – Miami, Revolution LiveJUNE 20221 – Orlando, House of Blues2 – Raleigh, The Ritz4 – Charlotte, The Fillmore5 – Washington, DC, 9:30 Club9 – Buffalo, Artpark10 – Grand Rapids, 20 Monroe Live11 – Indianapolis, WonderRoad Music Festival13 – Madison, The Sylvee15 – Omaha, The Admiral16 – Kansas City, Uptown Theater18 – Manchester, Bonnaroo FestivalDuring their set at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, the band performed their track ‘Asking For A Friend’ from 2021 album ‘Screen Violence’ and then teamed up with Smith for a world exclusive live premiere of ‘How Not To Drown’.

Feel Good have reflected on their win at last night’s BandLab NME Awards 2022, and said how they “all wish we were musicians”.The Netflix show won Best TV Series Supported By 19 Crimes at the London ceremony last night (March 2).After winning the award, Martin and co-star Charlotte Ritchie, writer Joe Hampson and director Luke Snellin headed to the winners’ room backstage at the O2 Academy Brixton to chat to NME.Speaking of the award, Hampson said: “It feels nice to be given an award by the music industry, not TV. I don’t know what that means, but it feels nice.”Martin added “I think we all kind of wish we were musicians,” with Hampson saying musicians are “so much cooler than us”.“There’s music in the show, as well,” director Snellin clarified.After it was announced that Feel Good won’t be returning for a third season, the cast were asked whether this makes their award win feel like a nice ending to the story.“That’s a really nice way to think about it!” co-star Charlotte Ritchie responded.

Holly Humberstone has reflected on the “bizarre and really cool” experience of being nominated at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 several years after she first started collecting NME CDs with her family.The Grantham singer-songwriter went on to prevail in the Best Mixtape category at last night’s O2 Academy Brixton ceremony (March 2) for her 2021 release ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’.Speaking to NME on the red carpet prior to her triumphant moment, Humberstone said that she was honoured to be in attendance at the BandLab NME Awards for the first time.“It’s so cool, it’s such an honour,” she said. “My family used to collect the NME demo CDs when I was young, so I discovered loads of my favourite music through those CDs.

Olivia Dean has told NME that she’s currently finishing up work on her highly anticipated debut album, and that it should be out before the end of this year.The singer-songwriter, who released her EP ‘Growth’ last year, was speaking on the red carpet at the O2 Academy Brixton in London last night (March 2) ahead of the BandLab NME Awards 2022. Watch the full interview above.Asked about her future plans, Dean said: “I’m just finishing my debut album at the moment.

Griff and Sigrid have spoken to NME about their award-winning collaborative single and the “genuine” friendship that has blossomed because of it.The pair chatted to NME on the red carpet at the start of last night’s (March 2) BandLab NME Awards 2022, where they went on to win Best Collaboration for their song ‘Head On Fire’ and then serve up its electrifying live debut.After telling NME at the exact same time that they were “excited” for the night to follow, Griff laughed to Sigrid: “We’re just going to start saying things together, aren’t we?”“We’re literally the same,” Sigrid responded, with Griff adding that the pair were sharing a dressing room at the O2 Brixton Academy, commenting: “We can’t get away from each other!”“It’s the two of us now,” Sigrid smiled in response.Asked why they think their collaboration ‘Head On Fire’ has been such a success, Griff reasoned: “I think we’re genuinely friends.

Nova Twins have told NME about what to expect from their new album ‘Supernova’, describing it as “a journey of lockdown and coming out the other end a winner”.The pair performed with Bring Me The Horizon and presented BERWYN with the Best New Act From The UK Supported by the Music Venue Trust award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 in London last night (March 2). They were also nominated for Best Band In The World.Ahead of the ceremony, the duo talked to NME on the red carpet at the O2 Academy Brixton and looked ahead to the release of their second album, which is due out on June 17.Asked how the album pushes their sound forward, guitarist and vocalist Amy Love said it does so “in a lot of emotional, moody ways”.“It’s dark, but it’s also quite sinister.

The Vaccines, Holly Humberstone and The Snuts have all been announced for Live At Leeds: In The Park.The new outdoor festival is organised by the same team behind inner-city multi-venue festival Live At Leeds and is set to take place June 4.It was announced last year that the festival would be headlined by Bombay Bicycle Club and also feature appearances from Arlo Parks, Sea Girls and Easy Life.Nothing But Thieves were also announced but have had to cancel their set and will be replaced by The Vaccines.Also joining them at Temple Newsam Park in Leeds are Holly Humberstone, The Snuts and Sports Team.Alfie Templeman, Cassia, Lauran Hibberd, Tribes, The Pigeon Detectives and Dream Wife have also been confirmed alongside The Mysterines, Zuzu, Kid Kapichi and Coach Party.Check out the full lineup so far below and pick up tickets here.We’re over the moon to reveal our huge line-up announcement for Live at Leeds In The Park! @thevaccines, @TheSnuts, @SportsTeam_, @DreamWifeMusic & 2022 BRITS rising star @HolHumberstone are some of the amazing acts joining us this summer at Temple Newsam on Saturday 4th June pic.twitter.com/WU9oBOoDUa— Live at Leeds (@liveatleedsfest) March 3, 2022The traditional “in the city” edition of Live At Leeds takes place on October 15, 2022. No acts have been confirmed yet.

Jehnny Beth has told NME what to expect of her upcoming new music, teasing that it’s both “fun” and “punk”.The Savages vocalist was speaking on the red carpet at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 at London’s O2 Academy Brixton last night (March 2), where she presented CHVRCHES and Robert Smith with the award for Best Song By A UK Artist.Discussing her plans for the rest of 2022 and beyond, Beth said: “I’ve been acting in a few movies in France, so that’s carrying on, and films are coming out.”She added: “And then I’ve done some new music, and that will come out pretty soon, I hope.”Asked what we can expect in terms of the stylistic direction of the new music, Beth said: “It’s fun, it’s punk, but electronic as well.”Beth’s last new music came in the summer of 2021 when she released a collaborative album with Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie called ‘Utopian Ashes’.

Fontaines D.C. have reacted to winning Best Band In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: “About time!”The Irish band beat out Amyl & The Sniffers, Ben&Ben, Bring Me The Horizon, CHVRCHES, Glass Animals, HAIM, Måneskin, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice for the trophy.In their acceptance speech, they gave props to CHVRCHES and Robert Smith for their performance of The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’ earlier in the night, and poked fun at the government: “We’re gonna party like Number 10 tonight!”Speaking to NME in the winner’s room at the O2 Academy Brixton on March 2, frontman Grian Chatten had a succinct response to their win: “About time.”He added: “We’ve never really won an award before, so I don’t know, I’ve never seen people so elated in my whole life.”Carlos O’Connell quipped: “We had to keep telling ourselves we were the best band in the world from the moment we started.

BandLab NME Awards 2022, Robert Smith gave NME the lowdown of The Cure‘s next album and exclusively told us the title. Watch our full video interview with Smith above.Having long teased the band’s long-awaited “merciless” new record – having told us that two new albums were on the way back at the last NME Awards back in 2020 – Smith tonight revealed that one of them would be “real very soon”, as well as sharing more about its sister record and his anticipated solo album.“So I’ve been working on two Cure albums, and one of them is finished,” Smith told NME. “Unfortunately, it’s the second one that’s finished.

Life Is Beautiful returned last year with headliners Tame Impala, Green Day and Billie Eilish.During the festival, Eilish used her time on stage to debut three tracks from her album ‘Happier Than Ever’ for the first time, and told the crowd it felt like “a dream I’ve had many, many times in the last year… I can’t tell you how excited I am to be with you guys and to see all of your beautiful faces.”You can see NME’s photos from the 2021 festival here.

Nia Archives has won Best Producer Supported By BandLab at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The producer, on the rise for her fresh and vibrant jungle sound, beat out Arca, Fred Again.., India Jordan, and Travis Barker for this year’s award.“It’s an enormous role, but one thing all of tonight’s nominees have in common is they are all dedicated to their craft,” presenter Tiffany Calver said of the job of a producer.“I fucking love jungle music,” Archives said while accepting the award at London’s O2 Academy Brixton, adding that she dedicates the win to her little brother.“It doesn’t matter who you are, it doesn’t matter where you come from, you can do whatever you like and you can make something of yourself,” she added.Nia Archives was born in Bradford and raised in Manchester on a steady diet of reggae, rocksteady and old-school jungle. She made the cut for the NME 100 2022, which lists a hundred essential emerging artists to keep an eye on this year, for her “dancefloor-ready nu-jazz” that packs in “every one of her diverse influences.”The DJ and vocalist’s innovative take on drum ’n’ bass can be heard on her remix of fellow nominee PinkPantheress’ track ‘Nineteen’, which was featured on her ‘To Hell With It’ remix album.

Burna Boy has been honoured at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 with the title of Best Solo Act In The World.The Nigerian star beat Arlo Parks, Billie Eilish, Dave, Little Simz, Pyra, Rina Sawayama, Sam Fender, Tkay Maidza and The Weeknd to pick up the accolade.Aitch and Big Zuu presented the award to Burna Boy, who accepted the trophy virtually. “Thank you guys very much for this.

CHVRCHES and Robert Smith treated the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2) to a stunning performance of ‘Asking For A Friend’, their collaboration ‘How Not To Drown’ and The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’.The Scottish trio and Smith’s performance on the O2 Academy Brixton stage midway through the Awards marked the first time that they had all performed ‘How Not To Drown’ live together, which earlier in the night won the Best Song By A UK Artist prize.The collaboration appeared on CHVRCHES’ 2021 album ‘Screen Violence’, as did the band’s set opener ‘Asking For A Friend’.After performing ‘Asking For A Friend’, frontwoman Lauren Mayberry then introduced Smith on stage. Smith displayed a sticker of the Ukrainian flag on his guitar in a show of support to the nation as they then delivered a storming rendition of ‘How Not To Drown’.“The NME were really nice to us and gave us a miniature gig during their ceremony,” Mayberry said of their performance, before introducing ‘Just Like Heaven’ by saying: “I’m sure you’ll know this one.” Mayberry and Smith then shared vocals on the Cure classic.Also performing at the ongoing BandLab NME Awards 2022 are BERWYN, Rina Sawayama and Bring Me The Horizon.

Holly Humberstone has won Best Mixtape at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for her intimate project ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’.BERWYN (‘Tape 2/Fomalhaut’), Central Cee (‘Wild West’), FKA twigs (‘Caprisongs’) and PinkPantheress (‘To hell with it’) were also up for this year’s award.“I’m really nervous,” Humberstone said while accepting her Best Mixtape gong, before talking about how NME had an impact on her growing up.“I used to listen to the NME demo CDs with my family when I was a kid,” she went on to say that’s how she “discovered so many of my favorite artists when I was a kid.”She added: “Thank you so much NME.”The Grantham singer-songwriter released ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’ last November. In a four-star review, NME said the EP had “a sense of warmth and levity” with “more adventurous” production than Humberstone’s 2020 debut, ‘Falling Asleep At The Wheel’.Speaking to NME at this year’s BRIT Awards red carpet, she opened up about the “scary” task of writing her debut album.“For some reason, the idea of an album is so intense, quite scary, and quite official,” Humberstone said.

Bring Me The Horizon have won Best Band From The UK Supported by Pizza Express at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The Sheffield band were up against CHVRCHES, Glass Animals, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice for the title.While collecting the award on stage from Ivorian Doll and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon, Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes said: “We didn’t think we were gonna win owt, so I don’t know what to say!He added: “Our first album got two out of 10 in NME, so… follow your dreams!”Bring Me The Horizon are also up for two other categories tonight at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: Best Band In The World and Best Live Act Supported by Grolsch.BMTH are also expected to close out the ceremony with a multi-song set, which follows on from their memorable outing at the NME Awards in 2016 when they smashed through Coldplay’s table during their performance.Speaking to NME earlier about their return to the Awards, frontman Oli Sykes said: “To be honest we’re surprised we’ve even been asked back at all! What a huge honour it is to be asked to close the prestigious NME Awards show, we’re literally buzzing.”Taking place now (March 2) at the O2 Academy Brixton and co-hosted by Daisy May Cooper and Lady Leshurr, the BandLab NME Awards 2022 opened with a performance by Sam Fender and also saw joint performances by Griff and Sigrid, and CHVRCHES and Robert Smith.Check back for the latest news, interviews, winners and more from the BandLab NME Awards 2022.

Griff and Sigrid have won Best Collaboration at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2) for their song ‘Head On Fire’.They beat out collabs from Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar (‘Family Ties’), Coldplay and BTS (‘My Universe’), FKA twigs and The Weeknd (‘Tears In The Club’), and Rina Sawayama and Elton John (‘Chosen Family’).“Thank you so, much this is an incredible honour,” Sigrid said on the podium while collecting the award from presenters Jessie and Lennie Ware.“I really love this collaboration because nowadays there’s a lot of competition and comparison especially in pop music and for girls in music,” added Griff.“I love that we could get together and do this, so this is to all my girls out there.”Griff and Sigrid also performed ‘Head On Fire’ live at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, which is ongoing at O2 Academy Brixton.Last year, before they released the single, Sigrid opened up about her admiration for Griff in an interview with NME.“I definitely see parts of myself in Griff a bit, it’s really nice to know there are other girls doing the same thing and we can talk about stuff whenever – it’s a supportive gang,” she said.She added: “Griff and I decided to meet up and write a little bit together recently, which was fun. Of course we wanted to be in the studio and see what happened there, but it was also really nice to hang out and chat about how things are going and how we’re feeling.”Griff also received this year’s NME Radar Award, an honour reserved for emerging acts making waves in music today.“NME have been there from day one supporting what I do and what I have to say and that’s always meant so so much,” Griff said of the honour.

BERWYN has won Best New Act From The UK Supported By Music Venue Trust at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2).The Romford rapper beat fellow nominees Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Bree Runway, Wet Leg and Yard Act for the gong, which was presented to him by the Nova Twins on behalf of the award’s supporter and the BandLab NME Awards 2022’s charity partner Music Venue Trust.BERWYN took to the podium accompanied by his mother. “I didn’t prepare a speech, so I’m going to let my mum talk,” he joked. “She’s scared!”“I’ve never won an award before, so thank you for an award.

Rina Sawayama has been honoured at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 with a win for Best Live Act Supported By Grolsch.INSERT GUEST PRESENTER INFO AND QUOTES HERE IF POSSIBLESawayama – who is also due to perform at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 – pipped fellow nominees Megan Thee Stallion, IDLES, Tomorrow x Together and more to the win.Presented the award by Monroe Bergdorf and Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Sawayama said “I can’t believe I’m getting a middle finger, this is so sick.” She went on to share “story time” telling the attendees, “when I was 15, I posted an ad in the back of NME trying to get some bandmates.”She went on to joke that she ended up with a drummer and guitarist she wasn’t exactly pleased with.She added: “It’s so fucking crazy that now I’m getting this. Thank you so much to anyone who helps me with live shows, thank you everyone here.

Griff has picked up the NME Radar Award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The award was presented by Griff’s ‘Head On Fire’ collaborator Sigrid, who said “I’ve got one more thing for you” before running to retrieve the trophy after the pair’s performance.“I count it as a privilege that every day I get to do this,” Griff said upon receiving the award.Griff was presented her trophy just after she and Sigrid performed their collaborative single ‘Head On Fire’ at London’s O2 Academy Brixton. The song is also nominated for Best Collaboration alongside Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, Coldplay and BTS, FKA Twigs and The Weeknd, and Rina Sawayama and Elton John. NME 100 alumnus Griff joins the likes of Beabadoobee, Pale Waves and Fat White Family as an NME Radar Award winner.Other winners at the ongoing BandLab NME Awards 2022 so far include Lorde (Best Song In The World for ‘Solar Power’) and CHVRCHES and Robert Smith (Best Song By A UK Artist for ‘How Now To Drown’).

Charli XCX has shared another new single from her forthcoming album ‘CRASH’.The disco pop track – Baby’, sees the singer accompanied by two backing dancers in a new video, which you can view below.The single, which follows her recent collaboration ‘Beg For You’ with Rina Sawayama, is “about great sex” according to the singer and it was one of the first she wrote for her new album.She told Zane Lowe on Apple Music: “It’s probably the most sexy song I’ve ever made. It’s about sex and sexuality and having good sex and just feeling yourself essentially.