Easy Life: Last News

the party swept hundreds of seats across the country and ended 14 years of Conservative rule.Sir Keir Starmer is set to be appointed Prime Minister later today (July 5) and promised “national renewal” in a victory speech. Now, the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) has said it looks forward to working with “a new influx of MPs” following today’s landslide win.The FAC is the trade union body representing the needs of musicians and artists in the UK, and its CEO, David Martin, has said it’s crucial to “pick up on unfinished business from the previous Parliament, and quickly deliver the much-anticipated reforms to music streaming alongside greater support for the live music ecosystem”.In a bid to support live music earlier this year, MPs recommended a ticket levy on arenas and stadiums to save grassroots venues and artists.

Hard Life – formerly known as Easy Life‘s – new single ‘Tears’ is “disparaging and defamatory”.The Leicester indie band announced that they would be surrendering their band name after being sued by the conglomerate in October and being described as “brand thieves”, thereby avoiding a costly legal battle they said they could not afford. They played a London farewell gig under that moniker (which saw the sold-out KOKO crowd lead chants of “fuck EasyJet“) and released a final single, ‘Trust Exercises’.Their comeback single ‘Tears’ addresses the legal battle – “It’s a hard life, I can’t lie,” frontman Murray Matravers sings, “it’s been a rush, in the hard times, lucky I got friends that I trust. It was easy in my 20s now I gotta lawyer up, gimme air miles or a fair trial Stelios.”EasyGroup’s lawyers have taken issue with the lyric referencing owner Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, labelling it “disparaging and defamatory” and claiming it is a breach of the settlement made with the band.

Hard-Fi have responded to Easy Life‘s announcement that they have changed their name to Hard Life.The indie group spearheaded by frontman Murray Matravers said they were embroiled in a legal battle with the company (who owns easyJet) in October last year, finally conceding defeat a month later.After playing their final gig as Easy Life in London, which saw the sold-out KOKO crowd chant “fuck easyJet” in protest, the band have just unveiled their new name as Hard Life yesterday (June 11).Now, Hard-Fi have responded to the news on social media. Quoting NME‘s own interview with Matravers about the name change today (June 12), they’ve responded in jest: “Er… lads….”In our interview with Matravers, NME jokingly asked what Hard Life might do should they be sued by Hard-Fi, to which he responded: “Oh god.

Easy Life have emerged from their legal battle with easyGroup under the new name of Hard Life with their comeback single ‘Tears’. Check it out below along with our interview with frontman Murray Matravers.Last year saw Easy Life play their final show under that name, having conceded defeat in a legal battle over the moniker against easyGroup (the brand owner of easyJet airlines) and that “sadly, it seems that justice is only available to those who can afford it” without “the funds to access a fair trial in the High Court”.

Easy Life frontman Murray Matravers has spoken to NME about the upside of their legal battle with EasyGroup, current situation and plans for the future.Last year saw saw Easy Life play their final show under that name, having conceded defeat in a legal battle over the moniker against easyGroup (the brand owner of easyJet airlines) and that “sadly, it seems that justice is only available to those who can afford it” without “the funds to access a fair trial in the High Court.”Despite this, frontman Murray Matravers said that 2023 was “a good year in general” – as he told us at the recent Featured Artists Coalition AGM, supported by NME.“We had our first ever profitable festival season after six years of doing it, so we worked that out,” he told the NME-chaired panel. “We’re still here.

NME recently supported the Featured Artist Coalition’s 2023 End of Year Party and AGM at Walthamstow’s Signature Brew in London. Following on from 2021 and 2022, NME returned to support the event as well as chairing an artist-led ‘Year in Music’ panel discussion featuring Murray Matravers of the band formerly known as Easy Life, Sam Duckworth of Get Cape.

NME will return for a third year to support the Featured Artists Coalition’s annual AGM, with a panel of artists looking back on 2023 and what challenges and opportunities lie in the year ahead.The FAC’s 2023 End of Year Party and AGM, in association with PPL, will take place at Signature Brew in Walthamstow on Wednesday, November 29. Following on from 2021 and 2022, NME will return to support the event with News Editor Andrew Trendell leading an artist-led ‘Year in Music’ panel discussion featuring FAC board member Joff Oddie of Wolf Alice, Murray Matravers of the band formerly known as Easy Life, LVRA and Cherise.LVRA and Cherise have both been recipients of the FAC’s Step Up Fund powered by Amazon Music, while TBFKA easy life will be recognised for their outspoken advocacy at the upcoming Artist & Manager Awards last night (November 23).The FAC’s Artist in Residence, Blur drummer Dave Rowntree will also deliver an opening statement.Much of the event will focus on the major issues that the FAC continues to tackle, such as streaming reform, the application of AI in music, the 100 Per Cent Venues campaign to end punitive commissions on merchandise sales, and the #LetTheMusicMove campaign to encourage friction-free international touring.“With 2023 coming to a close, I’m really proud of what the FAC team has accomplished, and particularly our campaigning work with 100 Per Cent Venues, #LetTheMusicMove and continuing push to reform the economics of streaming,” said FAC CEO David Martin.“Our end of year party is a perfect opportunity to hear the views and perspectives of artists on all these issues, to find out about the work we do, and for our community to come together in unison.

Easy Life‘s last gig under their current band name in London tonight (October 13) following a legal battle with the airline’s licensing company EasyGroup.The band performed their sold-out farewell show at London’s KOKO today, following a goodbye date at the O2 Academy in their Leicester hometown last night (October 12).Both shows were performed in light of the recent legal action the members faced from EasyGroup over their band name.Frontman Murray Matravers told the London crowd that they hadn’t quite worked out what to say at the farewell shows, which was met by supportive cheers from fans before an impassioned chant of “fuck EasyJet” erupted.Matravers quipped in response: “Your words, not mine.

Easy Life have shared a new single called ‘Trust Exercises’ – their last release under their current band name. Check it out below.Shared this morning (October 13), the track is available now via Island Records and marks the final part of new music that the Leicester five-piece will release under the name Easy Life.It also arrives ahead of their sold-out farewell show at London’s Koko venue later this evening, following a goodbye date at the O2 Academy in their Leicester hometown last night (October 12).

Easy Life have announced that they will be releasing their final single ‘Trust Exercises’ under their current band name after losing the EasyGroup battle.The band – comprised of Murray Matravers, Oliver Cassidy, Sam Hewitt, Lewis Berry and Jordan Birtles, took to their official Instagram page and posted a snippet of what will be their final track as a band under the name Easy Life. It is set to release this Friday, October 13.“‘Trust Exercises’.

Easy Life have today (October 10) taken to social media to say that they’re having to surrender their band name following a “David and Goliath” legal battle with EasyGroup.Earlier this week, the band revealed that they were being sued by the conglomerate and claimed the company was “forcing” them to change their name or they risked facing a costly legal battle.Easygroup are the Cayman Islands-registered company owned by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou built to expand the “easy” brand from EasyJet’s airlines into the fields of hotels, supermarkets, financial services and more – licensing out the “easy” name.Now, in a new post on the website, the band have updated fans to say that despite “having explored literally every possible angle,” the band have “realised that there are no good options available” and that they have to subsequently “change our name to move forward.”In the statement, the band wrote: “Sadly, it seems that justice is only available to those who can afford it. We simply don’t have the funds to access a fair trial in the high court.

Easy Life.Earlier this week, the group revealed that they were being sued by the conglomerate owning easyJet and claimed the company was “forcing” them to change their name or they risked facing a costly legal battle.In response, an EasyGroup spokesperson told NME: “Stelios and easyGroup founded and (now) own the right to the easy brand name.“Other companies (including easyLife) pay annual royalties for its use as part of their business strategy. We cannot allow unauthorised third parties to simply use it free, gratis and for nothing.

Easy Life have refuted EasyGroup’s suggestion that they are “brand thieves”, arguing that they came up with their name long before the conglomerate licensed the name of the online retailer EasyLife.Easylife is an independent website and licenses its name from easyGroup for an annual fee. The easyJet owner has no financial interest in the business.The group revealed yesterday (October 2) that they were being sued by easyJet and claimed the company was “forcing” them to change their name or they risked facing a costly legal battle.In response, an EasyGroup spokesperson told NME: “Stelios and easyGroup founded and (now) own the right to the easy brand name.“Other companies (including easyLife) pay annual royalties for its use as part of their business strategy.

Easy Life have said that EasyJet are suing them because their names are apparently too similar.The band shared a statement to their social media accounts, in which they claimed the airline was “forcing” them to change their name or they risked facing a costly legal battle.“okay… never imagined having to do this but we’ve no choice but to address the situation we find ourselves in,” they began. “as some of you have already discovered, we are being sued, easy jet are suing us for being called easy life.“they’re forcing us to change our name or take up a costly legal battle which we could never afford.

Easy Life‘s Murray Matravers has reflected on the band’s rapid rise so far and their definitions of success.Speaking to NME at Reading Festival 2023 this weekend, the frontman looked back on what the band have achieved in recent years – including performances on much bigger stages and a rapidly growing fan base – and said they’ve been asking themselves what success looks like.“If you had of asked me two or three years ago, I would have said, ‘Huge gigs and international critical acclaim and being famous’. But I think, now, it’s definitely not that, and I don’t want that.”He added that “if you’re happy in what you do, then you’ve smashed it”, and that “if you’re enjoying it, and you’re healthy, and you’re healthy in your mind as well, that for me is success.

Easy Life and Mahalia have been announced as headliners for a new event titled Corona Sunsets Festival, set to take place in Hertfordshire.Taking place in Hatfield Park on Saturday, September 2, the one-day event will see Franc Moody, Newton Faulkner, Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn and Elder Island along with the headliners. A line-up of DJs are set to be announced in the coming weeks.The festival will also feature live art installations and culinary experiences all inspired but the sunset which are designed to connect attendees with nature during golden hour.Tickets for the event will go on sale on June 14 at 10am.

Reading & Leeds Festival have added 80 new names to their 2023 line-up including Rina Sawayama, Sleep Token and Yard Act – see the full list below.As announced in December, the festivals will return for 2023 on the weekend of August 25-27, and be headlined by Lewis Capaldi, Foals, Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender and Imagine Dragons.

NME about the “crippling” damage that will be done to international touring if a 260 per cent price hike for US visas is allowed to go through – and encouraged music fans to have their say and help stop it.Earlier this month, it was revealed that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was planning to raise touring visa fees for foreign acts by more than 250 per cent – laying out that the cost of acts arriving in the US to perform temporarily, would increase from the current rate of $460 (£375.23) to $1,615 (£1,317), with a longer term work visa jumping from $460 (£375.23) to $1,655 (£1,349).The news was met with widespread uproar from the international music scene – with the new measures proving preventative for both new and established artists – and now more have come forward to call for action. This could also lead to an increase in the cost of gigs and tickets for international acts playing in the US.Music fans and industry workers have until March 6 to oppose the move on the Federal Register website here, with those in the industry also invited to fill in this survey from the Featured Artists Coalition.This month also saw Leicester band Easy Life scrap their upcoming US tour due to “some insane costs“.

Easy Life have shared the final single from their forthcoming album ‘Maybe In Another Life’, which is out later this week.The downbeat track, ‘Fortune Cookie’, which you can listen to below, follows previous singles ‘Antifreeze’, ‘OTT’ (feat. BENEE), ‘Dear Miss Holloway’ (feat. Kevin Abstract) and ‘BEESWAX’.“‘FORTUNE COOKIE‘ is the last song on our new album and was written as a message to the band,” they said. “Over the last few years, we’ve had a lot of ups and downs and sometimes we all need reminding of what’s important.

easy life is the latest band to take part in DHL’s FAST-TRACK programme, where fans can win the chance to see the band live at Abbey Road Studios, London.DHL FAST-TRACK connects music fans across the world with their favourite artists while spotlighting exceptional new talent and fast-tracking their rise to global stardom.Ahead of the release of their upcoming second album, ‘MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE…’, easy life has teamed up with the series to offer fans a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Taking over Studio Two at the iconic Abbey Roads Studios on the day of the album’s release, Friday, October 7, fans will experience an immersive visual world inspired by the new album, as well as a live performance from the band.One lucky winner will win the Dream House model and attendance to the event with a +1, and 14 runners-up will receive an invite to the event with a +1.“We’re so excited to be part of DHL FAST-TRACK, the collaboration allows us to get closer to our fans and share our music across the world,” said easy life frontman Murray Matravers.

Easy Life have shared a new single called ‘Antifreeze’ – you can listen to it below.The song serves as the latest preview of the Leicester band’s second studio album ‘Maybe In Another Life’, which is due for release on October 7 via Island (pre-order/pre-save here).‘Antifreeze’ was written during the COVID lockdown by frontman Murray Matravers and US bedroom pop artist Gus Dapperton.“[I’ve] been meaning to write a song with [Dapperton] since we met,” Easy Life wrote on social media upon the track premiering as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record last night (September 14).“It’s inspired by the winter and all its icy emotions. We shot the video together on the coldest day I can remember.