Ezra Collective: Last News

All Points East and Field Day, two events which could get even bigger now the capacity for major events has gone up from 5,000 to 20,000. Medium sized events that can currently accommodate 500 people will also have their capacity raised to 5,000.On top of this, the number of events the East London park can host has now been increased from 10 per year to 12.Despite this, some locals have expressed opposition to the plans.

Ezra Collective brought out London youth club Kinetika Bloco for their performance at BBC 6 Music Festival. Check it out below.The moment took place during their headline performance on Thursday (March 27) night at the Manchester-based festival.“6 Music made it beautifully specific that they wanted the gig to feel different, to have a specific theme, and they gave us the planning permission to choose it ourselves,” Femi Koleoso told the crowd.

Ed Sheeran has written an open letter to the UK government calling for immediate and long-term funding for music education.The letter, who is co-signed by a number of big names including Elton John, Coldplay, Central Cee, Harry Styles, Dave, Stormzy and Robert Plant, urges Keir Starmer to commit £250million towards music education.Having launched the Ed Sheeran Foundation in January, the initiative highlights five areas that the government can focus on to improve standards: music funding in schools, training for music teachers, funding for grassroots venues and spaces, music apprenticeships and a diverse music curriculum.The letter contains signatures from hundreds of voices across the music industry, civil society and the education sector, and argues for a cross-departmental taskforce at government level, so that music education does not “fall through the cracks”.“Dear Sir Keir Starmer, we are writing collectively as artists, civil society and industry, appealing to your personal belief in music and the promise of opportunity for all under Labour,” the letter begins.It goes on to argue that the music industry brings £7.6billion into the UK economy each year, but says “the next generation is not there to take the reins” as many young people cannot afford to learn an instrument.“Last year was the first in over 20 years without a UK global top 10 single or album in the charts,” the letter continues. “The time to act is now.

Damiano David and Sparks are among the new names added to the Bilbao BBK 2025 line-up. Check out all the new additions below.In December, the Spanish festival announced the first wave of acts, including Pulp, Kylie Minogue and RAYE.The initial announcement also revealed that there will be performances from Michael Kiwanuka, Nathy Peluso, Bad Gyal, Alice Phoebe Lou, Amyl And The Sniffers, Jalen Ngonda, Jessica Pratt, English Teacher, L’impératrice, Makaya McCraven, Obongjayar, Sofie Royer, Wunderhorse and more.Now, they’ve unveiled the entire line-up, which includes the Måneskin frontman, Sparks, Kaytranada, Japanese Breakfast, Hinds and more.

The UK media watchdog Ofcom has received 825 complaints about last weekend’s televised music industry Brit Awards ceremony.

Charli XCX and Doechii are due to clash at Glastonbury, as the first stage details have been revealed.In a special episode of Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw‘s podcast Sidetracked, exclusive details of some of the stage breakdowns were shared with listeners.Charli XCX will be headlining the Other Stage on the Saturday night, which is at the same time as when Doechii is headlining the West Holts Stage. “That’s quite a big clash there,” Grimshaw said on the show.“That’s good, though,” Mac replied.

Pet Shop Boys, FKA Twigs, Jorja Smith, Father John Misty and more have been announced as performers for MEO Kalorama 2025.The upcoming edition of the festival will see the event return to Lisbon over the summer and will be held at the usual Parque da Bela Vista. A new change is that the festival will now take place between June 19, 20 and 21, rather than its usual end-of-summer slot.

English Teacher have looked back on how life has changed for them since their Mercury Prize win, and shared that they would love to collaborate with Fontaines D.C.Read the interview below, or watch it in full via the video above.The Leeds band spoke to NME while at the BRIT Awards 2025 this weekend. They were nominated in the Best New Artist category alongside Ezra Collective, Myles Smith, Rachel Chinouriri and The Last Dinner Party – with the latter ultimately taking home the trophy.On the red carpet, the band looked back at how life has changed for them since they won the prestigious Mercury Prize award in 2024 – beating off competition from Beth Gibbons, CMAT, Charli XCX and more.“Life has changed in so many ways.

Ezra Collective told NME why they think giving back to the community is vital in preserving their legacy. Read the interview below, or watch it in full via the video above.The London jazz group caught up with NME while on the red carpet for the 2025 BRIT Awards at The O2 in London, shortly before they bagged the trophy for Group Of The Year and took to the stage for a closing performance with Jorja Smith.The Mercury Prize winners are no strangers to arenas, after recently becoming the first jazz act to headline Wembley Arena – an experience they wanted to feel as intimate as possible for fans.“We took every second and made it count so when we finished, we were just proud [and] excited for what the next thing is,” drummer Femi Koleoso told NME.

JADE has spoken to NME following her winning her first BRIT Award as a solo artist. Check out what she had to say below.The soloist and former Little Mix star received a nod at the 2025 edition of the BRITs, taking home the trophy for Best Pop Act.With the victory, she secured her first BRIT Award as a solo act, and beat off competition from Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Lola Young and Miles Smith.

Doechii, Barry Can’t Swim, Ezra Collective, Jorja Smith, The Last Dinner Party and more have been announced as performers for Bristol’s FORWARDS festival 2025.The two-day event is due to take place at Clifton Downs in Bristol on Saturday August 23 and Sunday August 24.Now, the first wave of acts and headliners have been announced, with Barry Can’t Swim, Ezra Collective, Confidence Man, Orbital, Mount Kimbie, English Teacher, Happy Mondays, Katy J Pearson, Ishmael Ensemble and the Rituals Orchestra and Mermaid Chunky all set to take to the stage on the first day.The following day will see performances from Doechii, Jorja Smith, The Last Dinner Party, Olivia Dean, Fabio & Grooverider Orchestra and the Outlook Orchestra, Moonchild Sannelly, The Silhouettes Project, Almeda and Snapped Ankles.Described in a press release as a “future-thinking festival”, FORWARDS also features “major social initiatives” and “timely debate” alongside music acts from across the world.Pre-sale will begin at 10am GMT on Wednesday (March 5), followed by general sale on Thursday (March 6) at 10am. You can find all ticket details here.Tom Paine, Co-founder of Team Love said: “FORWARDS is back for its fourth year, and we couldn’t be prouder.

The Cure walked away from the BRIT Awards empty handed last night, with fans of the band saying they “should have won by miles”.Robert Smith and co received their first BRIT nominations in over three decades for Group of the Year, Best Alternative/Rock Act, and Album of the Year for ‘Songs of A Lost World‘ at this year’s ceremony. Last night (March 1), they were beaten for the prestigious Album of the Year award by Charli XCX, whose culture-defining ‘Brat‘ won out.Likewise, Best Alternative/Rock Act went to Sam Fender, and Group of the Year to Ezra Collective.

JADE gave an episodic performance of her single ‘Angel Of My Dreams‘ at the BRIT Awards – see the footage below.The former Little Mix singer arrived at the ceremony last night (March 2) wearing a full wedding dress and joined by her ‘music manager husband’ – the ghoulish, industry exec character that rules over her in the music video for her debut solo single.Later in the show, she took to the stage to perform ‘Angel Of My Dreams’ in a staggering, theatrical performance that spanned five ‘Acts’, opening with her wedding to the evil manager and descending into multiple costume changes and detailed choreography.The performance culminates in a dramatic death, before she returns as an angel, flying above the stage. Check it out below.JADE also picked up the award for Best Pop Act – her first BRIT Award as a solo act – and thanked her “Little Mix sisters” during her speech.After her win, she told NME that “the night couldn’t have gone any better”, and hinted that more music is coming “very soon”.A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)Dua Lipa, The Last Dinner Party and Ezra Collective were each up for four awards, while Myles Smith received nods in three categories, and he was previously announced as the winner of the 2025 Rising Star award.Among the other performers on the night were Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Fender, Teddy Swims, The Last Dinner Party, Myles Smith, Lola Young, Ezra Collective and Jorja Smith.

The Brits have gone brat as Charli XCX takes the top honor at the 45th Brit Awards.

Sabrina Carpenter opened the BRIT Awards with an eye-catching medley of two of her biggest hits – see the footage below.The performance opened with a version of 2024 megahit ‘Espresso’, where the singer was joined by a troop of dancing King’s Guards, with Carpenter incorporating strains of ‘Rule Britannia’ into the track. “Hello Brits!” she declared as she descended the steps onto The O2 stage.From there, she segued into a seductive performance of ‘Bed Chem’, as she danced on a giant pink bed, alongside a team of backing dancers on their own boudoirs.

BRIT Awards 2025 are taking place tonight (March 1) in London. See the rolling list of winners below, updated as the show goes on.The ceremony is being held at The O2, broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX, with comedian and actor Jack Whitehall returning to host the show for the first time since 2021 and the fifth time overall.Charli XCX goes into the night with the most nominations, receiving five nods including Artist Of The Year, Pop Act and Dance Act.

Ezra Collective and Jorja Smith are the final acts to be confirmed as performing at the BRIT Awards 2025.Smith and Ezra Collective are the final performers confirmed to take the stage at the upcoming awards ceremony, which will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1, and broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX.Ezra Collective – who were the recipients of the 2023 Mercury Prize – are one of the most nominated artists at this year’s event, with four nominations in the categories of Mastercard Album of the Year, Group of the Year, Best New Artist, and Alternative/Rock Act.Smith is also a previous BRITs winner, having earned the 2018 Rising Star award and the trophy for the 2019 British Female Solo Artist. She was also nominated in 2019 for Mastercard Album of the Year and Breakthrough Act.They join the likes of the previously announced Sam Fender and Lola Young as well as Sabrina Carpenter, who will also be awarded the prestigious Global Success award.

Central Cee, Bashy and Ayra Starr were among the big winners at the 2025 MOBO Awards – see the full list of winners below.The 27th edition of the annual awards ceremony, which celebrates music of Black origin, took place in Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on Tuesday night (February 18), hosted by comedian Eddie Kadi and Love Island star Indiyah Polack.The show was live streamed on YouTube from 8pm on the night, while an exclusive ‘Access All Areas’ broadcast is set to air on BBC One on Friday night (February 21) at 11:25pm.Bashy took home the prestigious Album Of The Year prize for his first record in 15 years, ‘Being Poor Is Expensive’, which was also named as one of the 50 best albums of 2024 by NME. He was also named the Best Hip Hop Act.Other multiple winners were Darkoo, who won Best Female Act as well as Song Of The Year for ‘Favourite Girl’ featuring Dess Dior, and Ayra Starr, who picked up gongs for Best African Music Act and Best International Act.

Gwenno is set to headline a launch event for Green Man Festival 2025 in London later this month.Green Man is Wales’ largest independent music, science and arts festival and will celebrate its 23rd year in 2025, running at its Glanusk Estate site in the Brecon Beacons from August 14 to 17. Tickets for the festival sold out in 60 minutes in September.

BRIT Awards 2025.The winners in five categories will be decided this year for the first time ever by fans in a BRITs WhatsApp chat, at the ceremony which will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1, and broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX.Beginning today (January 31), fans can start a chat and follow the prompts to cast votes in the categories for Alternative/Rock Act, Dance Act, Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Pop Act and R&B Act here. Voting is open until 11:59pm on Friday, February 14 and votes can be cast in each category once per day.A host of artists feature in Alternative/Rock Act including The Cure, who have received their first BRIT nominations in over three decades thanks to the critically-acclaimed album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’.They are up against Sam Fender, Beabadoobee, Ezra Collective and The Last Dinner Party.

Thania Garcia Charli xcx‘s “Brat” continues to dominate awards season, earning the Essex-bred singer the most Brit nominations for any artist this year: artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year and dance and pop act. Seven-time Brit winner Dua Lipa follows with four nominations, including pop act which she won in 2024, as well as artist of the year, album of the year for “Radical Optimism,” and song of the year for “Training Season.” Also up for album of the year are The Last Dinner Party, last year’s Brits rising star winners, who are also recognized in the group of the year, best new artist and alternative/rock act categories. British jazz quintet and 2023 Mercury Prize recipients, Ezra Collective, will make their Brits debut with four nominations in the same categories.

BRIT Awards 2025 has been announced. Check it out below.This year’s awards will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1, and broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX.