George Ezra: Last News

As we head into the Jubilee bank holiday weekend, we’re adding to the excitement with a fantastic round-up of Manchester gigs planned for the summer and beyond.

George Ezra was the first act announced for the Queen’s Platinum Party at the Palace in front of an audience of 22,000 - and he can count on the support of one royal family member in particular.The award-winning singer has revealed the Duchess of Cambridge is a fan of his tunes and could be the reason he was so hot on the hitlist of artists to play the momentous occasion. Speaking ahead of Saturday's jubilee concert, he tells OK!: '“I’ve heard that Kate Middleton has one or two of my CDs! I haven’t met the Queen yet but if I do I’ll be on my best behaviour.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. It would be little surprise that George is on the Duchess of Cambridge’s radar.

Award-winning singer George Ezra is holed up in his Hertfordshire home trying to stay cool about performing at the Platinum Party At The Palace jubilee concert.The singer has played just three shows since 2019 and is feeling the pressure of entertaining the Queen. “I played my first gig in London two weeks ago and just stood at the side of the stage saying, ‘How the f**k am I going to do this?’ I have to remind myself pop music should be fun. With the jubilee, it’s easy to overwhelm myself and get nervous.

has been at the centre of engagement rumours with Calvin Harris, with the pair reportedly having been dating secretly for five months.Nothing is confirmed (although the couple were looking very cosy as they stepped out at the Chelsea Flower Show this week) but either way, the star smashed it as she hosted on the main stage.Donning a glittery crop top and denim shorts, Vick, 32, made the most of the gorgeous weather, also rocking a pair of sunnies. She chatted away to the crowd, and made sure to hang out with her Radio 1 pals, including Jordan North and Clara Amfo, and enjoy the show, including a spot of Ed Sheeran.The Perfect hitmaker put on an incredible show as always, with stars including KSI, Aitch, AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Sam Fender, and Yungblud also performing.Harry Styles is set to headline Sunday at the festival, with stars including George Ezra, Becky Hill, and Chase & Status still yet to perform.

As It Was is now officially the longest-running Number 1 single of 2022 in the UK so far. 

Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and we could not be more ready.Will we get a repeat of Brian May on the roof of Buckingham Palace? Only time will tell…The stars will join Alicia Keys and Andrea Bocelli with a pre-recorded performance from Sir Elton John at Buckingham Palace on Saturday June 4 for the big celebration, alongside non-musical guests including  Sir David Attenborough and Stephen Fry.The concert, named the Platinum Party, will last around two and a half hours, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, and will be broadcast on the BBC.Guitarist Brian, who previously teased the news of the band’s involvement, said: ’20 years after playing the Queen’s glorious Golden Jubilee we’re very happy to be invited again.‘Then there was a moment when I wondered… after Buckingham Palace roof where can you go? Well… you will see!’Queen and Adam Lambert will open the festival, which will see 22,000 people attend, including 10,000 tickets to be released to the general public (while thousands of key workers will also be invited).Alicia will then perform, along with Duran Duran, Hans Zimmer, Ella Eyre, Craig David, Mabel, Elbow, and George Ezra.Eurovision’s Sam Ryder, who made history at the song contest, will also perform.Diana will round out the evening, and said: ‘Her Majesty has and continues to be such an incredible inspiration to so many across the world and I was absolutely delighted to receive an invitation to perform on such a momentous and historic occasion.’Also set to make an appearance are British legends including Emma Raducanu, David Beckham, Stephen Fry, Dame Julie Andrews, The Royal Ballet and Paralympian swimmer Ellie Simmonds.Meanwhile, musical fans are in luck as Lin Manuel

The BBC’s Platinum Party At The Palace concert to mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne will see a huge range of musicians perform including rock band Queen with American pop star Adam Lambert opening. The performance comes 20 years after Queen guitarist Brian May performed God Save The Queen on Buckingham Palace’s roof during a show marking the Golden Jubilee in 2002.

Sam Ryder's SPACE MAN becomes the Number 1 Trending Song in the country today, following its record-breaking success at Eurovision. 

Phoenix Gulzar-Brown and Rebecca Sarker accused teammates of "cheating" during heated row on new ITV game show, The Games. Phoenix is the 23 year old daughter of former Spice Girls band member Melanie ‘Mel B’ Brown, and Rebecca, 47, is the actress best known for playing Nita Desai in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1999 to 2000. Phoenix and Rebecca got into a heated exchange with Paddy McGuinness' wife Christine after the cycle race, in which Christine said to Phoenix: "I was coming off.

Harry Styles makes it to a mammoth six consecutive weeks at Number 1 in the UK with As It Was. 

Dermot Kennedy returns this week and nabs the highest new entry on the Irish Singles Chart with his new single Something To Someone. 

The Chase stars looked worlds away from their usual TV alter egos as they attended the 2022 TV BAFTA Awards.The show won Best Daytime show at this year's ceremony and to celebrate its stars – Paul Sinha, Anne Hegerty, Jenny Ryan and Mark Labbett – were on the red carpet, looking remarkably different from the characters we best know them as on TV. While the famous men of the show opted for smart suits, Anne and Jenny opted for similar style sequinned gowns.

Coronation Street's Sally Dynevor and Charlie de Melo looked glamorous ahead of the BAFTA ceremony on Sunday evening, where Corrie received a nomination for Best Soap. Sally, 58, and Charlie, 32, posed for an adorable photo on the official Corrie Instagram ahead of the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall.

Michelle Keegan and Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood have been announced among the presenters for the Bafta TV awards on Sunday. IT Crowd's Richard Ayoade will be hosting the awards for the third year in a row along with Vick Hope, reality TV star Sam Thompson and TV presenter Zeze Millz will hosting the red carpet show from 2pm.

Potter Payper ascends to Number 1 on the UK's Official Trending Chart with Gangsteritus. 

Harry Styles is set to make a lot of fans very happy, as he has been announced to headline Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022, as well as Capital FM’s Summertime Ball.The As It Was star, 28, has been confirmed to perform a full headline set on Sunday, May 29 at the Big Weekend in Coventry. He was also announced to play at Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard on June 12 at London’s Wembley Stadium with KSI, Anne-Marie, George Ezra, Becky Hill, Sigala, Gayle, ArrDee and Eddie Benjamin also confirmed.The One Direction star is fresh off his headline performance at Coachella in the US, where he had special guests Shania Twain and Lizzo join him on stage. He has now been confirmed to headline the first Big Weekend to take place in person since 2019, after 2020 and 2021’s events had to take place online due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. BBC Radio 1 tweeted: ‘Our final #BigWeekend Sunday headliner is @Harry_Styles. This is going to be SO special.

Your favourite gig round-up is back - and bursting at the seams with news of lots of great shows happening in Manchester over the next few months.

DEALSMojo Music & Media has acquired a 50% interest in the songs catalogue of songwriter Bob Morrison. It has also acquired a bunch of extra royalty rights from Jerry Reed, whose songs catalogue it already owned.

George Ezra and YouTube have made a donation to the National Trust to plant around 17,000 trees across the UK. The 28-year-old singer-songwriter, whose hits include Shotgun and Budapest, said he hoped to play a part in tackling the climate crisis and environmental decline.

George Ezra has shared his new single ‘Green Green Grass’ and announced details of a UK arena tour.The singer/songwriter is set to release his third studio album ‘Gold Rush Kid’ on June 10 via Columbia Records, marking the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Staying At Tamara’s’.After previously sharing the single ‘Anyone For You (Tiger Lily)’ back in January, Ezra has now previewed ‘Gold Rush Kid’ with the release of the track ‘Green Green Grass’.“I was on holiday in St Lucia with a few friends at Christmas 2018, with two of my closest mates from home,” Ezra explained about the track in a press release. “We were in this beach bar, drinking homemade rum punch and Piton, the local lager, flip-flopping between the two, pissing about with three local guys who worked there.

George Ezra has returned to the top of the Official Trending Chart with Anyone For You.