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Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor While the title of the “world’s greenest music festival” may be impossible to determine with total accuracy, Norway’s long-running Øya is as close as it gets. The festival — which has featured Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Robyn, Lana Del Rey, the Cure and hundreds of Norwegian acts since it launched in 1999 — has been named an “Outstanding” honoree by the international non-profit A Greener Festival nine out of the last 10 years the awards were held, and is certified as an “Environmental Lighthouse” by the Norwegian foundation of the same name. In 2010, it even received an honorary award from Norway’s minister of agriculture for its work in promoting organic food. 

Eurovision runner-up Sam Ryder has announced that his debut album, There’s Nothing But Space, Man!, will be released this autumn.The British singer rose to fame after he came second behind Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, giving the UK its best result in more than 20 years.He achieved the success with his uplifting pop song Space Man and the track features on the new album, which is due to be released on November 18.‘This year for myself and our team has been one filled with so many blessings, opportunities and dreams coming to fruition,’ reflected Sam.‘To create a body of work throughout this time representing aspects of our journey feels like the highest honour and a beautiful way to redirect the flow of energy back to the people who are making this whirlwind possible – you.’He added: ‘Biggest thank yous, and I hope you enjoy it!’The 14-track offering will also include his single Somebody and his collaboration with David Guetta and Sigala, Living Without You.The singer has also announced a string of tour dates for 2023 which will see him play across the UK, including shows in London, Manchester, Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow.When the world went into lockdown in March 2020, the Essex native began uploading covers to TikTok and caught the attention of global stars including Justin Bieber and Alicia Keys.He later signed to the Parlophone record label, part of Warner Music Group, and released his debut EP, The Sun’s Gonna Rise, in 2021.He was selected to compete for the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest by the BBC and global music management company TaP Music, which counts Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding among its clients.His performance at the competition in Turin, Italy, in May won over

The latest trailer for The Idol - the new HBO show starring The Weeknd which he co-created with Euphoria showrunner Sam Levinson - has just been released, and it's promising to take us into the "gutters" of Hollywood. 

Father John Misty performed his track ‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (August 17) – you can watch his performance below.The song is taken from the US artist’s (real name Josh Tillman) fifth studio album as FJM, ‘Chloë and the Next 20th Century’, which arrived back in April.Tillman brought ‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’ to Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night for a special live performance, featuring his full live band and a string section.You can watch Father John Misty perform ‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’ below.The video for ‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’ was released back in June, starring Starcrawler singer Arrow De Wilde, along with a new version of the song featuring Lana Del Rey.Earlier this year, FJM launched ‘Chloë and the Next 20th Century’ with a special live show at the Barbican in London. The musician, who performed on the night with the Barbican Associate Ensemble Britten Sinfonia and conductor Jules Buckley, later made a livestream of the show available to watch online.Father John Misty will showcase his latest album on a run of UK and European headline dates in 2023, which includes gigs in London, Gateshead, Glasgow and Manchester.

Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock was seen glowing in photos taken as her one-month holiday in Greece with her family came to an end this week.The 30 year old, who recently left her other half in stitched over her "epic fail" video, had travelled to the country with her fiancé Andre Gray and their twin baby boys, who turn one soon, to enjoy some quality time together on an extended break away. Leigh-Anne looked naturally stunning in snaps posted on her social media page taken before jetting home to the UK, as she went make-up free in the shots.

Two Door Cinema Club have shared a new single, ‘Lucky’ – you can listen to it below.The track is the latest preview of the Northern Irish trio’s fifth studio album ‘Keep On Smiling’, which is due to arrive on September 2 (physical versions will come out on November 4).“‘Lucky’ is a reflection about how fast things change. Lamenting the loss of points and moments in culture,” the band explained of the shimmering, synth-heavy song in a statement.“We live in such a disposable society, we just need to take the time to think and reflect about why things are there in the first place.”Tune in here:An official video for ‘Lucky’ is set to premiere on YouTube at 7pm BST today (July 29) – you’ll be able to watch it here.Two Door Cinema Club have already previewed their upcoming record with the single ‘Wonderful Life’.Per a press release, ‘Keep On Smiling’ was written and produced by the TDCC both during and coming out of the COVID-enforced lockdowns. It features additional production from Jacknife Lee (The Killers, Taylor Swift, Bloc Party) and Dan Grech Marguerat (Halsey, Lana Del Rey, George Ezra).The full album tracklist is as follows:1. ‘Messenger AD’2. ‘Blue Light’ 3. ‘Everybody’s Cool’ 4. ‘Lucky’ 5. ‘Little Piggy’ 6. ‘Millionaire’ 7. ‘High’ 8. ‘Wonderful Life’ 9. ‘Feeling Strange’ 10.’Won’t Do Nothing’ 11. ‘Messenger HD’ 12. ‘Disappearer’Two Door Cinema Club are scheduled to preview their new material on a European headline tour this September/October.

Lana Del Rey has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man she alleged stole one of her cars.According to documents obtained by TMZ, the singer requested protection from Eric Everardo after he allegedly visited her home on at least two occasions. Del Rey claimed that he stole her Jaguar when he first turned up at her property this February.It is said that Everardo was eventually criminally charged for the theft of the vehicle.But the ‘Blue Banisters’ star accused the man of returning to her house earlier this month.

Thania Garcia Sony Music Publishing U.K. has signed Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, to a worldwide publishing agreement.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJohn Mayer — singer-songwriter, virtuoso guitarist, solo artist, member of Dead & Co and definitely the funniest speaker at Variety’s Hitmakers event last December — has signed with CAA in all areas globally.He has won seven Grammy Awards out of 19 nominations and since his 2001 debut album “Room for Squares”  has earned three No. 1 debuts on the Billboard Top 200, with the triple-platinum “Heavier Things” (2003), double-platinum “Battle Studies” (2009), and gold-certified “Born and Raised” (2012). He has sold an estimated 20 million-plus albums worldwide.

Westworld has premiered with a cover of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Video Games’ by composer Ramin Djawadi.Djawadi is known for providing instrumental arrangements of classic pop and rock songs for the show and has previously included versions of Soundgarden’s ‘Black Hole Sun’, The White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nation Army’ and Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’.The cover of ‘Video Games’, a track which originally came out in 2012, features strings and a piano providing a gentle, haunting rendition of the melody.The new series of Westworld is set seven years after the revolutionary climax of season three. Earlier this month, Tessa Thompson revealed more of what viewers can expect from the fourth season.“I’m anxious not to give anything away,” she told i09 (via Gizmodo), “but I think, as I understood it this season, [Hale’s] plan is sort of bigger than just a desire for power.

Two Door Cinema Club have released the music video for the single ‘Wonderful Life’ from their upcoming fifth studio album ‘Keep On Smiling’.The exuberant music video was released on June 24, featuring visuals inspired by Andy Warhol and British artist Alan Fears that match the energy of the trio’s new track. The anthemic chorus calls back to Two Door Cinema Club’s earlier output with the earworm-worthy lyrics “Take back your wonderful life / The more the life to love much better / We say it all of the time, the time is now / It’s now or never.”Watch the colourful video for Two Door Cinema Club’s ‘Wonderful Life’ below.‘Wonderful Life’ is taken from the band’s upcoming fifth album, ‘Keep On Smiling’, which is set for release digitally on September 2 and physically on November 4, via LOWER THIRD [PIAS], with pre-orders available now.Written and produced by the band both during and coming out of lockdown, the album boasts additional production from Jacknife Lee (Bloc Party, The Killers, Taylor Swift) and  Dan Grech Marguerat (Halsey, Lana Del Rey, George Ezra).The trio released ‘Wonderful Life’ as a single just last week, marking their first new material since the release of the 2019 album ‘False Alarm’, which NME lauded for “taking risks and prioritising fun and recklessness over form”, even if some results were mixed.Two Door Cinema Club have also announced a North America and EU tour in support of ‘Keep On Smiling’ that will kick off in Paris, France on September 28.

Taylor Swift's new song Carolina will be released tomorrow morning UK time, it's been announced.

Father John Misty has shared a new video for his latest single ‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’ – check it out below.The visual for the song, which appears on Josh Tillman’s recent album ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’, stars Starcrawler singer Arrow De Wilde.‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’ was recently covered by Lana Del Rey, with the version exclusively released on a seven-inch vinyl as part of a limited edition box set of Father John Misty’s new record.Watch the official video for ‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’ below:Father John Misty will showcase his latest album on a run of UK and European headline concerts in 2023, which includes a stop-off at the O2 Academy Brixton in London. You can find any remaining tickets here.See the full list of dates below:FEBRUARY 202325 – Oslo, Sentrum Scene28 – Stockholm, CirkusMARCH 20232 – Denmark, KB Hallen3 – Berlin, Columbiahalle4 – Amsterdam, AFAS Live6 – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique7 – Paris, Salle Pleyel9 – London, O2 Academy Brixton13 – Gateshead, Sage Gateshead15 – Glasgow, Barrowlands17 – Manchester, O2 Apollo ManchesterIn a five-star review of Father John Misty’s new album, NME wrote: “Besides its flirtations with big band-style instrumentals, ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’ serves as a gorgeously crafted highlight reel of the singer’s many previous styles and guises, rather than a complete reinvention.“Much of it is delivered with a wink, and is as dramatically brooding as his past work; every track is vivid yet still quietly dark as it conjures various kinds of lamentation.”Meanwhile, Arrow De Wilde and Starcrawler will release new album ‘She Said’, their first for major label Big Machine, later this year.The band’s new album will come out on September 16, and follows the release of new single

Lana Del Rey’s follow-up to last year’s ‘Blue Banisters’ is “coming soon”, according to her manager Ben Mawson.The star released ‘Blue Banisters’ in October 2021 and since then has only shared one new track – the Euphoria soundtrack contribution ‘Watercolor Eyes’.On Sunday (June 5), Mawson shared a screenshot of an article rounding up “20 unforgettable Hollywood Bowl concerts”, which included Del Rey’s 2019 show at the venue. “A true star,” he wrote in the caption. “one of the greatest living female songwriters that will influence for decades to come and a real performer that has inspired multiple generations.

June is Pride Month – a global celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and its culture – a reminder not only of how far we've come and the distance we must still travel on the road to true equality.

Cat Power has shared a cover of The Rolling Stones’ classic hit, ‘You Got The Silver’ – listen to it below.The song featured on The Stones’ 1969 album ‘Let It Bleed’ and was the band’s first song to feature Keith Richards on lead vocals. A Mick Jagger version was also recorded, but the band released Richards’ version on the album.Cat Power shared a new covers album earlier this year, but the Stones’ cover did not feature on that.Check out the song here:‘Covers’ was released on January 14 via Domino, and featured renditions of songs by the likes of Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, Billie Holiday and more.Power released a version of Frank Ocean’s 2012 track ‘Bad Religion’ to announce the album, which she also performed on The Late Late Show with James Corden last year.In a statement, the singer revealed that the ‘Bad Religion’ cover originated when she started pulling lyrics out from the track to incorporate into her own song ‘In Your Face’ while performing live, in order to distance herself from the pain of the track.“That song was bringing me down,” she said, “so I started pulling out lyrics from ‘Bad Religion’ and singing those instead of getting super depressed.“Performing covers is a very enjoyable way to do something that feels natural to me when it comes to making music.”In recent years, Cat Power has also covered Rihanna’s ‘Stay’, released a cover of Cassius‘ 2006 single ‘Toop Toop’ as a tribute to member Philippe Zdar on the first anniversary of his passing, and collaborated with Lana Del Rey.Reviewing ‘Covers’, NME said: “Often, cover records are dismissed as simply a bit of fun or as an indulgent aside to an artists’ original output, but when Cat Power does it, it’s nothing less than soul-nourishing.”

Lana Del Rey looked upbeat and light as she spent some time shopping in West Hollywood on Monday.The 36-year-old brunette beauty donned a white jacket and low-cut shirt with jeans and flip flops.She was joined by a female friend as she made a purchase atL'agence on Melrose Place. Happy: Lana Del Rey looked upbeat and light as she spent some time shopping in West Hollywood on MondayLana - real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant - wore a shirt with a deep neckline and wrap style.Her thin, spring-appropriate shirt jacket had bold gold buttons that she left unfastened.

Thania Garcia Wendy Ong brings an extraordinarily diverse background to her current role as president of TaP Music. Her career path has led her from Singapore to Hong Kong to New York to Los Angeles, working with Clive Davis, Diddy, New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Universal Music, Roc Nation, and beginning in 2018, at TaP, where she heads up the West Coast office and has worked closely with Lana Del Rey, Ellie Goulding, Caroline Polacheck and (previously) Dua Lipa.With vast experience in marketing and management — she was even head of classical at EMI Music — she finds all of her skills coming into play at the multifaceted TaP, which also includes a label and publishing and digital marketing divisions.

It seems that it's time once again to prepare ourselves for the release of a new Lana Del Rey record. 

Dakota Johnson and Jodie Turner-Smith wear some bold colors as they arrive for the Gucci Cosmogonie – Castel Del Monte fashion event held on Monday (May 16) in Andria, Italy.

Lana Del Rey has discussed the creative approach she’s taking to the new music she’s working on at the moment.In an interview with fashion magazine W, the singer-songwriter said she had been practicing “meditative automatic singing, where I don’t filter anything”, singing directly into her phone’s Voice Notes app. “It’s not perfect, obviously,” she said. “There are pauses, and I stumble.”Del Rey says she’s been sending these “really raw-sounding files” to producer and songwriter Drew Erickson, who Del Rey collaborated significantly with on last year’s ‘Blue Banisters’.