Central Cee: Last News

A global takeover is much easier when people can understand what you're talking about. Central Cee is the West London rapper with a viral hit in "Doja," a Song You Need when it dropped back in July, and naturally, his raps rely a lot on slang from his homeland of the United Kingdom.

Central Cee has announced a world tour for later this year, which includes a London and Dublin show – tickets will be available here.The rapper, who released his second mixtape ’23’ in February, will hit the road for a run of North American headline shows in October before heading to Europe at the end of that month.His European leg includes stop-offs in cities such as Madrid (October 31), Barcelona (November 1), Paris (7), Amsterdam (10), Berlin (13) and Stockholm (17).On November 20, Central Cee will take to the stage at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin ahead of returning to the UK to play Alexandra Palace in London on November 22. The latter date is billed as a “UK headline exclusive”.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (August 5) – you’ll be able to purchase yours from here.

George Ezra could mount a challenge for Number 1 this week, with folk-pop track Green Green Grass so far up to a brand new peak of Number 2 on the Official Chart: First Look.

Artists like Central Cee, Wolf Alice, KSI and Wet Leg are at the forefront of an indie music surge, with independent labels' share of the UK music market having grown to just under 27% in 2021.

It was the near-obsolete format once destined to gather dust atop charity shop shelves; but the humble audio cassette's experiencing an unprecedented revival.

Tears For Fears are heading for their third UK Number 1 album this Friday with The Tipping Point.

Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott climb to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart with Where Are You Now.

Rising UK drill rapper Central Cee has shared "Khabib," the opening track of his upcoming mixtape 23. On "Khabib," the West London rapper makes his case for being one of the best out right now.

We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Encanto climbs to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.

The Family Madrigal lead an interesting and diverse Official Trending Chart, which also sees high new entries from Charli XCX & Rina Sawayama, George Ezra and big gains for tracks from Ella Henderson and Katy Perry & Alesso.

Central Cee has released a new single titled ‘Cold Shoulder’, the latest look into his sophomore mixtape release ‘23’.The track was released last Friday (January 28) with a music video. The MOBO-winning West London rapper is currently preparing the release of ‘23’, which arrives on February 25.‘Cold Shoulder’ unravels a sliver of Central Cee’s personal life and struggles. The rapper documents the gradual and sudden changes in his life over a melancholic drill beat.Outlining the duality of his modus operandi, he raps in its chorus: “God knows my intention, I sin for the sake of progress / Got a big heart when it comes to my family / But in the streets, my heart is the coldest / My personal life ain’t right but I’m putting this first so I won’t lose focus / ‘Member I needed a helping hand, reached out and I got cold shoulders”.Its music video forms a tour diary following Central Cee on the road.

West London rapper Central Cee was a buzzy artist in the U.K. music scene before his career blew open with "Obsessed With You," a romantic single featuring a pitched-up sample of "Just for me" by PinkPantheress, the pop star forged in the fires of TikTok.

GAYLE has secured her first Official UK Number 1 single with punchy breakout track abcdefu.

Fingers Crossed by Lauren Spencer-Smith rockets to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.

The nominations for next year’s BRIT Awards have been announced, and any fears that dropping gendered categories would lead to female artists missing out appear to have been unfounded. Although, of course, it remains to be seen who the overall winners in each category will be.While no category is 100% male-dominated – and a number of shortlists are almost entirely female – it’s a couple of the all new genre categories where we find the fewest women with nominations.

FKA Twigs wows in an eye-catching orange gown at the World Premiere screening of The King’s Man at Cineworld Leicester Square on Monday (December 06) in London, England.

FKA Twigs has unveiled a new video for recent single ‘Measure Of A Man’ featuring Central Cee – watch it below.First released earlier this month, the clip for ‘Measure Of A Man’ arrived on YouTube today (November 29), and features exclusive footage from the upcoming film, The King’s Man.The Diana Kunst-directed video sees FKA Twigs wield a sword against a demon-like figure while Central Cee raps against a red backdrop as FKA Twigs dances behind him.The track, which takes on a theatrical tone, posed a challenge for Twigs, who said in a prior statement: “This song has such a different sound, which is a challenge; you’ve got to really embody the song.

Dave, Ghetts, Little Simz and Arlo Parks leading the way.The annual celebration of Black music and culture will return on Sunday, December 5 at Coventry Building Society Arena, with the event set to be live-streamed on YouTube and air on the BBC.Dave is up for five awards in 2021 including Best Male Act, Album Of The Year (‘We’re All Alone in This Together’) and Best Hip Hop Act.

Ed Sheeran’s Shivers holds at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart for a fourth week, holding off a strong challenge from Elton John & Dua Lipa’s Cold Heart (Pnau Remix).

Dermot Kennedy returns to Number 1 on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart with Without Fear.