Lewis Capaldi releases new song after cancelling promo in wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death

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Lewis Capaldi has released his latest single Forget Me – his first new music in almost three years.The 25-year-old Scottish singer decided to halt his promo campaign yesterday evening after the death of Queen Elizabeth II aged 96, as he told followers the track would still drop at midnight but he wouldn’t be promoting it in the hours leading up to the launch.As midnight struck, Lewis took to Twitter with a clip of his new tune, and admitted he was ‘nervous’ to be releasing it into the world.He wrote: ‘this is it… my first new music in nearly 3 years.

couldn’t be more nervous! this is… “forget me”‘.A few hours earlier, he told his followers it didn’t feel right to ‘go overboard’ with the promotion tweets after the Queen’s sad death.He tweeted: ‘In light of the situation tonight I don’t think it’s the right time to go overboard on the promotion of my new single, but it’s still coming out at midnight wherever you are.

Speak soon x’Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the throne, with her death announced by Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022.

She died at the age of 96 at her home in Balmoral, with her son, the now King Charles, and daughter Princess Anne by her side.Follow Metro.co.uk's live blog for the latest updates.The Someone You Loved hitmaker had been heavily pushing the new track in the days leading up to the release, including posing in his underwear on billboards across the UK.Revealing the unique promotional adverts, Lewis, writing on Twitter, said: ‘Took my clothes off and traumatised the general public all in the name of shameless self promotion.‘Sex sells,’ he declared, adding: ‘New single FORGET ME out the 9th September.’He later sent another tweet nervously admitting he’d be.