One Liners: Giggs, Southbank Centre, Loyle Carner, more

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DEALSDice has been named ticketing partner for Manchester’s New Century venue. “We’re delighted to be working with Dice”, says the venue’s Ruth Hemmingfield. “Like us, their aim is to deliver the best experience for fans; it’s easy to use and a great way to keep a track of your favourite artists and venues”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSAdem Holness has been named as the new Head Of Contemporary Music at London’s Southbank Centre.

He joins from Arts Council England. “I am beyond THRILLED to be joining the team at the Southbank Centre”, he says. “As a Londoner, the Southbank Centre has always felt like our hub for groundbreaking music and creativity.

So I feel deeply honoured to have the opportunity to help it continue to create space for contemporary music that reflects our city, country and international family”.Music marketing agency Blackstar has hired Rob Elton as Head of Social & Digital, as well as promoting Breyner Baptista to Head Of Campaign Marketing, Danielle Barnes to Head Of Creative, Evey Ong to Campaign Manager Lead, Rae Levine to Social Manager Lead and Holly Glanvill to Senior Social Manager Global Lead. “The journey we’ve been on since we launched in 2018 has been incredibly rewarding”, says founder Olivia Hobbs. “The evolution of our services and the development of a diverse and talented team, whose focus on quality and creativity is unwavering, are at the heart of what makes us successful”.————————————————–RELEASESGiggs has released new single ‘Da Maximum’.Tove Styrke has released new single ‘Another Broken Heart’. “A friend of mine got dumped and that was when I wrote it”, she says of the song. “I love the dramatic strings together with this beat.