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Channel 4 has announced a new digital series about trainspotting that will be hosted by Francis Bourgeois.The five-part series, titled Trainspotting With Francis Bourgeois, will see the TikTok star being joined by various celebrities to take part in the pastime across five different locations across the UK.Bourgeois will be joined by a different celebrity in each episode, including comedian Aisling Bea, Eurovision’s Sam Ryder, AJ Tracey, footballer Jesse Lingard and former Love Island contestant Chloe Burrows.Speaking about the series, Bourgeois said: “Trainspotting With Francis Bourgeois has been an absolute whirlwind. When I started making videos about my hobby I never thought anything like this would happen.

Channel 4 earlier this week, titled The Gathering.Created by the team behind Line Of Duty, the series follows a group of teenagers from different backgrounds who all become suspects in an assault case after a girl is attacked at a Merseyside rave.The drama, which aired on Tuesday (May 14) stars Saltburn’s Sadie Soverall, newcomer Eva Morgan, Vinette Robinson of Sherlock and Boiling Point fame, and Richard Coyle, best known for playing Aberforth Dumbledore in 2022’s Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore.The six-episode series was executive produced by Line Of Duty’s Simon Heath, and was directed by Gareth Bryn, known for directing episodes of Last Tango In Halifax, Line Of Duty and Hidden, and The Windsors director Amanda Blue.The series has received critical acclaim upon its release, with The Guardian praising “some fine performances – especially from Morgan as Kelly, with her poignant blend of brashness and vulnerability, and Soverall, who never lets Jess descend into spoiled-little-rich-girl territory.”The Standard, which also praised the “killer performances” and called it a “deftly-told exploration of being a teen in the digital era” praised the series’ soundtrack.

Radio 1’s Big Weekend has announced some more acts for this year’s event, including London Grammar and AJ Tracey. See the full line-up below.The 2024 edition of the BBC station’s annual festival is set to take place at Stockwood Park in Luton between May 24-26.It’ll boast headline performances from Coldplay, Raye and Chase & Status, as well as sets from the likes of Vampire Weekend, Charli XCX, Declan McKenna, Sabrina Carpenter and Olly Alexander.Today (May 14), Radio 1 has confirmed six additional names for the bill: London Grammar, AJ Tracey, Jax Jones, Nathan Dawe, Remi Wolf and Wilkinson.London Grammar – who returned with the single ‘House’ last month ahead of their upcoming new album, ‘The Greatest Love’ – are scheduled to play on the Radio 1 Main Stage on Sunday May 26, as is AJ Tracey.See the revised line-up in full below, and find more information here.New names added to the #BigWeekend Luton Lineup ✨@ajtracey @JaxJones @londongrammar @NathanDawe @remiwolf @WilkinsonUKWatch the festival live on @BBCiPlayer or listen on @BBCSounds.

AJ Tracey, Craig David and Annie Lennox are among those to have joined the new #Justice4Windrush campaign.The campaign aims to ensure that more of the 15,000 people eligible for compensation after historical wrongful deportation from the UK are able to claim their money.Under 14 per cent of these people have accessed their compensation so far, with just £73.58million of an allocated £200-500million being paid out to victims. While waiting for compensation, over 40 Windrush victims have died.The campaign group have written an open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer which can be signed here.Of her involvement in the campaign, which launches with a new video set to an alternate version of her song ‘Why?’, Lennox said: “With #Justice4Windrush, we want to put the issue of Windrush front and centre, to ensure that the Windrush generation are seen, heard and healed.“Bigotry, hatred and racism have pervaded the British establishment for too long.

AJ Tracey has returned with his first new solo music of the year in the form of ‘Wifey Riddim 4’. Check out the video below.The track is the latest instalment in the West London rapper’s ‘Wifey Riddim’ series, which began in 2015, and also arrives with a techno-futurist video shot in Tokyo.At the end of 2022, Tracey said that he was going into “album mode” for 2023, hinting that he would be spending the year working on his third studio record.

AJ Tracey has announced the launch of a limited edition t-shirt, with proceeds going to Turkey and Syria earthquake relief.The rapper shared a post on his social media, writing that all proceeds from sales would go to Islamic Relief. The charity is providing aid to those affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6.“Special t-shirt drop to help with the aid in Türkiye and Syria,” he wrote on Twitter and Instagram.

AJ Tracey has launched a new fund to help Black students studying at Oxford University.The AJ Tracey Fund will aim to address “historic underrepresentation” of Black students at Oxford, and will provide students with financial assistances, mentorship schemes and more.Speaking to The Guardian about the new scheme, the West London rapper said: “I think, in general, for anyone who doesn’t understand why Black people who have managed to become successful want to help Black kids, it should be self-explanatory. The whole country is catered towards white people and we’re just trying to level the playing field by helping Black kids.”Discussing the barriers he faced in his own education, Tracey added: “I truly believe that I had the potential to go [to Oxford or Cambridge].

Dave was joined by special guests Stormzy and AJ Tracey during his Reading Festival headline set last night (August 26) – see the full setlist, footage and reaction below.The rapper was co-headlining the festival’s first evening alongside Megan Thee Stallion, and played a career-spanning set featuring tracks from both his studio albums.Alongside a cover of Headie One’s ’18HUNNA’, Dave was joined by AJ Tracey to perform ‘Thiago Silva’, while later on in the set, Stormzy came on stage to perform ‘Clash’, returning the favour Dave paid him last summer by coming on during Stormzy’s headline set at the festival.See footage of the special guest appearances and Dave’s full setlist below.A post shared by Reading & Leeds Festival (@officialrandl)#randl22 #readingfestival #fyp ♬ original sound – postaccountt ‘We’re All Alone’‘Professor X’‘Funky Friday’‘Wanna Know’‘No Words’‘Heart Attack’‘Thiago Silva’ (with AJ Tracey)’18HUNNA’‘System’‘Location’‘Twenty To One’‘Both Sides Of A Smile’‘Clash’ (with Stormzy)‘Starlight’Elsewhere on Friday at Reading, Megan Thee Stallion invited two groups of fans on stage to dance with her. At the start of the set, Stallion said security wouldn’t let any fans on stage.

Charli XCX and AJ Tracey have been announced by Reading & Leeds Festival as replacements for Måneskin and Jack Harlow.Earlier this week, the festival organisers released a statement saying they were “saddened” after it emerged that Måneskin and Harlow had pulled out of this year’s festival in order to attend the MTV VMAs.Harlow had been due to perform alongside Arctic Monkeys on Leeds Festival’s final day, with Måneskin appearing before Rage Against The Machine on Reading’s closing day (August 28) – the same day as this year’s VMAs in Newark, New Jersey.“We are working on some exciting replacements to join Arctic Monkeys, Dave, Bring Me The Horizon, The 1975, Halsey, Megan Thee Stallion, D-Block Europe, PinkPantheress, Joy Crookes, Fontaines DC, Bastille, Willow, Wolf Alice, Glass Animals, Hybrid Minds and many others at Reading & Leeds Festivals this August Bank Holiday weekend, watch this space!” R&L organisers said in their statement.The festival organisers have now announced that Charli XCX and AJ Tracey will be the acts replacing Jack Harlow and Måneskin on the line-up.You can see the amended line-up here:6 DAYS TO GO

AJ Tracey has joined the packed line-up for Open’er Festival 2022.The Polish festival, which is held at Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport in Gdynia, kicks off today (June 29) and will run until the early hours of Sunday (July 3).Headliners at the 2022 festival include A$AP Rocky, The Killers, Dua Lipa, Playboi Carti and Twenty One Pilots.AJ Tracey has now joined the line-up, with his performance at Open’er Festival set to take place on the Tent Stage at 1:15am on the final day of the festival.The likes of Måneskin, Imagine Dragons, Clairo, The Smile, Little Simz, Inhaler and Jehnny Beth are all set to perform at Open’er Festival later today, with A$AP Rocky topping the bill later this evening.A post shared by Open'er Festival (@opener_festival)Tomorrow at Open’er will feature live performances from Royal Blood, Glass Animals, Tove Lo, Years & Years, BadBadNotGood and Don Toliver.You can find out more information about this year’s Open’er Festival by heading here.Earlier this month, AJ Tracey officially released ‘Seoul’, a track he first debuted during a freestyle for the New York rap show On The Radar.You can see Tracey’s upcoming tour dates below and find UK tickets here.July1 – Wknd Fest, Helsinki, Finland2 – Forbidden Forest, East Midlands7 – Rolling Loud, Portimão, Portugal9 – Crystal Palace Park, London10 – Nass, Bath24 – Solnaro, Braga, Portugal31 – Loosefest, NewcastleAugust6 – Sunny Hill, Kosovo12 – Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden13 – Øya, Oslo, NorwaySeptember3 – Sundown, Norwich11 – Rolling Loud, Toronto, Canada

AJ Tracey has officially released ‘Seoul’, a track he first debuted during a freestyle for New York rap show On The Radar.The London rapper went viral last month when he stopped by On The Radar to visit host Gabe P, and the freestyle that ensued – produced by MDS X Larry – caught the attention of fans, many of whom urged Tracey to release it in full.“I told bro, ‘Let it go’ and I meant it/ I don’t care if this car gets dented/ I paid full price and this star ain’t rented,” Tracey raps on the song’s chorus.

In partnership with HennessyParked in the middle of one of the Capital’s most bustling water lanes, AJ Tracey performs live from a slick, jet-black basketball court in front of Tower Bridge. Flanked by Uber boats and tourist cruises, he’s taken to the barge-turned-court-turned-stage to kick off the opening ceremony for the unveiling of the UK’s first floating basketball court, which is travelling down the River Thames between Woolwich and The Houses of Parliament – a collaboration between Hennessy and the National Basketball Association (NBA), in a three-day celebration of the sport in London.The floating court is the latest launch in the ‘Courts Beyond Limits’ series, a global collaboration from Hennessy and the NBA that unveils first-of-their-kind basketball courts at iconic locations around the world, and has already hosted pop-ups in Sydney, Lagos, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

In partnership with HennessyTonight (June 9), AJ Tracey is set to play a special live streamed gig on the UK’s first floating basketball court for the Hennessy x NBA.The event is set to take place to begin three days of celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the NBA and the ongoing 2022 Finals. After the floating court docks at Butler’s Wharf this evening, Tracey will perform an exclusive set live streamed to fans around the world from 7.30pm BST.The rapper said: “It’s incredible getting NBA fans, like myself, to come together and celebrate the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Season this year.“Moments like this really put London’s love of the game on the map, and with the ongoing support from Hennessy, I’m excited to see the impact it has on basketball in the UK and the communities it’s giving back to.”Tune into the live stream via the link below.Across three days this weekend, Hennessy x NBA will take over London with a huge celebration of all things basketball as part of their Courts Beyond Limits series, which sees Hennessy and the NBA unveiling one-of-a-kind basketball courts in unique locations around the world.

In partnership with HennessyTonight (June 9), AJ Tracey is set to play a special live streamed gig on the UK’s first floating basketball court for the NBA x Hennessy.The event is set to take place to begin three days of celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the NBA and the ongoing 2022 Finals. After the floating court docks at Butler’s Wharf this evening, Tracey will perform an exclusive set live streamed to fans around the world from 7.30pm BST.The rapper said: “It’s incredible getting NBA fans, like myself, to come together and celebrate the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Season this year.“Moments like this really put London’s love of the game on the map, and with the ongoing support from Hennessy, I’m excited to see the impact it has on basketball in the UK and the communities it’s giving back to.”Tune into the live stream via the link below.Across three days this weekend, NBA x Hennessy will take over London with a huge celebration of all things basketball as part of their Courts Beyond Limits series, which sees Hennessy and the NBA unveiling one-of-a-kind basketball courts in unique locations around the world.

AJ Tracey has shared his new single ‘Reasonable’ – you can watch the Klo Vizionz-directed video for the song below.The track marks the London rapper’s first new solo music release of 2022, and follows on from his 2021 studio album ‘Flu Game’.‘Reasonable’ arrived today (May 6), and was produced by Rio Leyva, Manso and Taz Taylor of Internet Money.You can watch the video for AJ Tracey’s ‘Reasonable’, where he states “I don’t rap on these beats, I glide”, below.Tracey is set to play a host of live dates this summer, including a headline show in London for Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby X event.“My sets always brings the noise and I’m gassed to bring baseball culture to a new crowd,” Tracey said about the Crystal Palace gig in July. “It’ll be a clash of music, sports, big hits, mad catches.

AJ Tracey has announced a huge outdoor show in London for this summer – tickets are available from here.The Brixton-born rapper, whose second album ‘Flu Game’ came out last year, will take to the stage for a headline performance at Crystal Palace Park on Saturday, July 9 as part of the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby X.“London never sleeps, I love it. I’m from here, I grew up here, it’s like performing in my back garden.

The pan-European organisation for the independent music community – IMPALA – has announced a new programme called 100 Artists To Watch, which will put the spotlight each spring on independent artists making music across Europe. The new scheme – supported by YouTube – replaces IMPALA’s previous album of the year award.The first 100 Artists To Watch list features music-makers from 30 different countries and more than 30 different genres, and includes UK artists like AJ Tracey, Arlo Parks and Little Simz, plus Kojaque, Noga Erez, Brodka and Whispering Sons. You can check the full list on the IMPALA website here.Launching the new programme, IMPALA Executive Chair Helen Smith says: “IMPALA’s remit is to boost diversity across Europe, so it’s great to be introducing this new programme with YouTube.

Sean Paul and AJ Tracey announced as headliners for this year’s edition of the Norwich festival.Following a sold-out edition last summer Sundown will return to the Norfolk Showground, four miles from the centre of Norwich, from September 2-4.As well as Paul and Tracey, the likes of Digga D, Sigala, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Yung Filly and BackRoad Gee will perform on the main stage.DJ sets will come across the weekend from Andy C, Charlie Sloth, DJ EZ, Jax Jones and more. You can find the full line-up below.Dropping your Sundown 2022 line up! Tag 3 mates you’d like to bring to Sundown!Tickets go on sale this FRIDAY at 8am pic.twitter.com/WxB6bAt3cc— Sundown Festival (@SundownUK) February 22, 2022Tickets for this year’s festival go on sale here this Friday (February 25), with a limited pre-sale an hour beforehand for subscribers to Sundown’s mailing list.For this year’s festival, Sundown is launching a brand new VIP ticket scheme, which will allow access to a premium camping area and exclusive afterparties, as well as fast-track queues.Sean Paul’s appearance will come after the dancehall star’s 2022 ‘Scorcha’ tour, which will see him perform across the UK this April in support of a new album.

Florence + The Machine have been announced as the next headliners of Øya Festival 2022.The Oslo, Norway festival will return this year from August 9-13, with Gorillaz, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Aurora also set to top the bill.Florence + The Machine have been joined on the Øya bill today (January 26) by Fontaines D.C., Parquet Courts and Porridge Radio.Those acts have all expanded the festival’s growing line-up, which already features the likes of AJ Tracey, Girl In Red, Pa Salieu, Michael Kiwanuka, Yard Act, Princess Nokia and Beabadoobee. The Øya bill is split 50/50 between male and female artists.A post shared by Øyafestivalen (@oyafestivalen)Weekend tickets for Øya Festival 2022 have sold out, but day tickets remain available from here.

Reading & Leeds 2022 has been revealed, with Arctic Monkeys, Bring Me The Horizon, Halsey, Dave, Megan Thee Stallion and Rage Against The Machine all confirmed to headline.

Gorillaz, AJ Tracey and Girl In Red are among a host of new names added to next year’s Øya Festival in Norway.They join First Aid Kit, Nubya Garcia, Margo Price, Sons Of Kemet, Kamaal Williams, Arif, Signe Marie Rusad, Myra, Karama, and Skarbø Skulekorps in the freshest set of additions.The festival, which runs between August 9 and 13, is so far set to be headlined by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on the Thursday (11) and Aurora on the Saturday (13).Michael Kiwanuka, Pa Salieu, Bikini Kill and Beabadoobee were also previously confirmed to play the festival, which is held at Oslo’s Tøyenparken.Lørdag 13.