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Alison Moyet has revealed that her signature vocal style came from the singer having to be “voluminous to be heard”.The former Yazoo member said her vocals developed over time as a result of her having to compete to be heard at home.She told Record Collector: “Because there was all this shouting, I had to be voluminous to be heard, and because of my family, I had no inhibition about showing emotion because everyone wore everything on their skin. It was all out on show.”Moyet went on to say that her father’s background in occupied France impacted her own upbringing, where everyone was “screaming and shouting” at home, which gave her a sense of courage.“He was a young lad in occupied France, and he would earn his extra vitamin biscuits by street fighting,” she added.

Latitude 2025 line-up, including Air, Kaiser Chiefs, Reggie Watts and more.This year’s instalment will see the festival return to Henham Park in Suffolk between July 24 and July 27. Back in October, organisers confirmed the first three headliners for the main stage – Sting, Snow Patrol and Fatboy Slim.

The line-up for this year’s award-winning Summer Nights at the Bandstand in Glasgow will include punk rockers Public Image Ltd, Teenage Fanclub and Billy Ocean as part of a raft of acts playing the famous venue.

Supergrass, Busted and more. Find out more below.The annual event is due to take place from June 19 to 22 at Seaclose Park, and back in September it was confirmed that Justin Timberlake, Sting and Stereophonics would be joining as headliners.Other artists included in the initial announcement were Faithless, Example, The Script, Clean Bandit, James, Paul Heaton, Olly Murs, The Lottery Winners, The Lathums, Alison Moyet and Dean Lewis.Sting is set to kick off festivities on Friday night (20) as part of his ‘STING 3.0’ world tour, with Stereophonics topping the bill on Saturday (21), before Timberlake closes the festival on Sunday night (22).Now, even more artists have been added to the bill, including Jess Glynne, who is set to perform her numerous chart-toppers including ‘Rather Be’ and ‘My Love’ at the site.

New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Garbage are among the names leading the Cruel World Festival 2025 line-up.Next year’s edition is set to kick off on May 17 at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Also on the line-up are The Go-Gos, Devo, Madness, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, ‘Til Tuesday, Alison Moyet, Death Cult, Mareux, She Wants Revenge, and Chelsea Wolfe.Tickets for Cruel World Festival will go on sale on Friday, October 25, at 11am PT, but fans can register now for early access.A post shared by Cruel World Festival (@cruelworldfest)Since its debut in 2022, previous editions of the rock, new wave and post-punk festival have included performances by Morrissey, Blondie, Iggy Pop and Billy Idol.The 2025 festival will be the final stop of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ North American Wild God Tour, celebrating their critically acclaimed 18th studio album of the same name.Meanwhile, earlier this year, Garbage were forced to cancel their remaining shows for 2024 due to an injury sustained by frontwoman Shirley Manson.Although details at the time were sparse, the statement shared at the time did say that the NME Icon Award-winner would “require surgery and rehabilitation to correct” her injury, and that the decision to cancel shows was not “taken lightly”.Manson recently took to social media and told fans that she has undergone a successful surgical procedure, and is on the road to recovery.In other New Order news, the band have marked World Mental Health Day by joining forces with CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) for a new suicide prevention video.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Dig out the fishnets and lace up the Docs: The Cruel World Festival is set to return to Pasadena on May 17, featuring headliners Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and New Order. Goldenvoice’s one-day event will again take place at Brookside at the Rose Bowl. Also on the bill of new wave icons, post-punk, dark wave, alternative and adjacent acts are Devo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Garbage, the Go-Gos, Death Cult, ‘Til Tuesday, Madness, Buzzcocks, She Wants Revenge and Alison Moyet.

Isle of Wight Festival organisers have revealed the first part of the 2025 line-up - and if you're a fan of music from the 90s there are a trio of rock-solid performers who are going to be playing.Topping the bill so far are Sting, Stereophonics and Justin Timberlake, who will headline Friday, Saturday and Sunday night respectively. The festival, which is being held from 19-22 June at Seaclose Park on the Isle of Wight, have also confirmed other acts performing over the weekend including Irish rockers The Script, dance-pop group Clean Bandit, rapper and musician Example, rock bands James and Texas, pop star Olly Murs and music legend Alison Moyet.

Justin Timberlake, Sting and Stereophonics have been announced as the first headliners at Isle Of Wight Festival 2025.The annual event is due to take place from June 19 to 22 at Seaclose park, where artists including Faithless, Example, Teddy Swims, The Script and more will also perform alongside Clean Bandit, James, Paul Heaton – featuring special guest singer Rianne Downey – Olly Murs, The Lottery Winners, The Lathums, Alison Moyet and Dean Lewis. Many more acts are due to be announced ahead of the event.Early bird tickets for the Isle Of Wight Festival 2025 have already sold out, and general sale tickets go live this Wednesday (September 25) from 8am BST.

He was a successful comedian who holds a huge place in Strictly Come Dancing history, but Jason Wood's career came to a tragic end when he died aged only 38. Jason was chosen as one of the star names to take part in the first series of Strictly Come Dancing – which celebrates its 20th birthday this year – back in 2004, where he competed against famous faces including newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky, actress Claire Sweeney and opera star Lesley Garrett.The show chose Jason as he was a rising star in comedy at the time.

David Bowie‘s ‘Absolute Beginners’ for BBC Radio 2.The former Yazoo member appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 2’s piano room on June 20 where she sang a bright rendition of Bowie’s 1986 track from the film of the same name. She also performed her latest single ‘Such Small Ale’ from her forthcoming album ‘Key’ and her 1984 hit ‘All Cried Out’.

The Smile headlined the third night of the BBC 6 Music Festival last night (March 9), alongside the London Contemporary Orchestra – check out the video below. The COVID-formed, loose experimental band, comprised of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, alongside Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, played a lengthy set at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse, the main body of which saw them joined by the classical orchestra.

CMAT was joined on stage by John Grant in Manchester last night (March 8) for a version of their collaborative song ‘Where Are Your Kids Tonight?’ – check it out below. The performance came as part of BBC’s 6 Music Festival, which is currently taking place across Greater Manchester this weekend. CMAT was playing the O2 Victoria Warehouse, in the slot immediately before headliner Gossip.

Gossip have teamed up with Alison Moyet to perform a cover of Yazoo‘s ‘Situation’.The Arkansas band were headlining BBC’s 6 Music Festival, which is currently taking place across Greater Manchester until Sunday, March 10.Midway through their set, Gossip began performing Yazoo’s ‘Situation’, with vocalist Beth Ditto introducing Alison Moyet on stage: “Please put your hands together for one of the icons of my life!”It is Moyet’s first live performance in over a year, as Moyet recently graduated from the University of Brighton in 2023 with a degree in Fine Art.Watch Gossip and Moyet perform ‘Situation’ here at around 44 minutes 20 seconds.NME spoke to Gossip in January, where Ditto opened up about Gossip’s reunion: “Well, I was doing a record with Rick Rubin in Hawaii.“I really wanted Nathan to play on that record because I was going to do a solo record. There was one day Nathan was playing something.

Much-loved comedian Dawn French has opened up about her incredible weight loss journey over the years after she was forced to change her lifestyle in 2011.

Paul Heaton. The former Beautiful South frontman, famed for marrying earworm hooks to barbed lyrics, released Still, a heartfelt ballad about a stillbirth. The poignant lyrics reference a child’s car seat that is left unused and the bereaved parents’ journey from blame and pain to acceptance.

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Hayes, who was an agent with ICM Partners for nearly 17 years, has joined APA as Senior Vice-President, Global Music.

Annie Zaleski A new Tears for Fears album would be cause for celebration for fans under any circumstance, but especially so with “The Tipping Point” being their full-length in 18 years — a gap that has seen a lot of personal and professional tipping points come and go for Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith and their off-again, on-again teaming.Much has changed for Tears and Fears in the nearly two decades since 2004’s “Everybody Loves a Happy Ending” and their just-released seventh album. For starters, they’ve become increasingly popular touchstones for younger musicians and fans, thanks to TikTok popularity and an abundance of samples and covers.

Skunk Anansie‘s Skin, Lulu, Alison Moyet and more are among the musical stars to receive honours from The Queen in the 2021 Birthday Honours list.The annual list of recipients was announced yesterday (June 11) to mark the monarch’s birthday, and also sees England footballers Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson nominated for their services to the game.1,129 people have been honoured in the list, with 50% of those nominated (567) being women.Alison Moyet and Engelbert Humperdinck both receive MBEs for their services to music, while Skin receives an OBE and Lulu a CBE.“The face you make when you get an OBE!!” Skin wrote on Instagram, celebrating the award.