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The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie have today (December 8) been unveiled as joint headliners for next year’s All Points East festival.The two acts will co-headline the Sunday evening at All Points East next year on August 25 at Victoria Park, London. They join previously announced headline acts Loyle Carner, who plays on August 17, and LCD Soundsystem, who appear on August 23.

LCD Soundsystem and Loyle Carner set to headline.The two-day event is due to take place at Clifton Downs in Bristol on Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1.Taking to the stage on the first date will be Four Tet, Maribou State, Floating Points, Romy, Greentea Peng, Yussef Dayes, Nubya Garcia, Hak Baker, MRCY and Jersey ahead of a bill-topping performance from Carner.The following day will feature sets from Jessie Ware, Yard Act, Baxter Dury, CMAT, Crazy P, Holysseus Fly, and Da Fuchaman & The Fire Blaze Band before LCD Soundsystem’s closing slot.LCD’s appearance at the festival will mark the band’s first Bristol performance in 14 years. James Muphy and co.

Nas and Ezra Collective have been announced in the first wave of acts set to perform at All Points East 2024 alongside headliner Loyle Carner.Also joining the previously announced Carner at the East London festival in Victoria Park on Saturday, August 17 are Sainté, Joe James, ENNY and Navy Blue.Many more headliners and acts are set to be announced for All Points East 2024, which takes place across two weekends from August 16 to 25.A post shared by Uber One presents All Points East (@allpointseastuk)Carner’s hometown show is set to be his biggest show ever and his only live London date for 2024.AMEX presale is now live until 9am BST on Thursday, November 23, before general sale start 10am BST on Thursday from here.This year’s edition of the festival saw The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Walkmen and more take to the stage.The Strokes’ set was described as “a brilliant balancing act” in a four-star NME review, despite battling sound issues. It added: “The New York indie icons bring big-hitters and less obvious choices to All Points East as they battle, once again, with volume levels.”Stormzy also performed a career-highlight headline performance as part of his ‘This Is What We Mean’ day.

Loyle Carner has been confirmed as the first headliner for London’s All Points East 2024.The festival organisers took to social media to announce the first act for next year’s edition of the annual London festival which will take place in its usual home of Victoria Park.To announce the South London artist and rapper as a headliner, All Points East shared a clip of two men playing chess on top of a car that was parked in the middle of Victoria Park in front of the main stage.“Your first 2024 APE headliner…@LoyleCarner is back in his hometown for his biggest show ever at Uber One presents All Points East on Saturday, August 17,” read the caption attached to the video announcement.Your first 2024 APE headliner…

Loyle Carner has announced four outdoor summer shows in the UK and Ireland for 2024 – check out the dates below and purchase tickets here.The south London artist and rapper will perform at Dublin’s Fairview Park on June 30, 2024, before stops in Halifax, Manchester and Glasgow.A pre-sale email will go out to fans today (October 24) at 6pm BST, with an artist pre-sale set to go live Wednesday (October 25) at 10am BST here. General sale tickets will then be available from this Friday (October 27) at 10am BST here.A press release has also teased a “hugely triumphant London live moment next summer too”, with more information due to be announced.JUNE 30 – Fairview Park, Dublin, IrelandJULY9 – The Piece Hall, Halifax, UK10 – Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, UK15 – SWG3 Galvanizers Yard, UKThe rapper’s newly announced dates follow a sold out show at London’s Royal Albert Hall earlier this month.

Ezra Collective have been experiencing a nearly 900 per cent increase in album sales and streams since winning the 2023 Mercury Prize.The London-based jazz group – consisting of drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso, bassist TJ Koleoso, keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones, trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi, and tenor saxophonist James Mollison – won the award with their second LP ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’, beating Loyle Carner, Olivia Dean, RAYE, Shygirl, Jockstrap and more.As The Line of Best Fit reports, according to BPI analysis of Official Charts Company data, ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’ has seen 859 per cent increase in its combined sales and streams. The jump occurred between September 8 -10.A post shared by Ezra Collective (@ezracollective)Physical album sales and downloads also saw an impressive jump with 6,012 per cent hike compared to the same three day period the week before and audio streams seeing a 1,960 per cent increase.Following the band’s win, Koleoso gave a passionate speech while accepting the award.“Most importantly, Ezra Collective represents something really special because we met in a youth club.

Loyle Carner has opened up about the importance of using his live shows to speak out against toxic masculinity, and recalled how he has grown since his debut album. Check out the full interview above.The British hip-hop singer and songwriter caught up with NME on the red carpet for this year’s Mercury Prize, and looked back on his huge set at Reading & Leeds earlier this year.Here, the shortlisted artist reflected on his performance on the main stage last month, and revealed why he devoted a large portion of the set towards counteracting harmful attitudes.“It’s magic, man,” he began, explaining what it felt like to generate such a positive response from his live set.

Ezra Collective have won the 2023 Mercury Prize for their album ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’.The jazz collective were outsiders to clinch the prize going into tonight’s (September 7) ceremony beating off favourites Jockstap, Loyle Carner and Young Fathers at London’s Eventim Apollo.Jamz Supernova presented the collective with the prize and they were greeted with red confetti as they reached the stage.Accepting the trophy, Femi Koleoso, said: “Wow first of all let me thank God because if a jazz band winning the Mercury Prize doesn’t make you believe in God I don’t know what will.”He went on to thank the band’s manager and his mum and dad before adding: “Ezra Collective represents something very special because we met in a youth club. What we’re celebrating right is testimony to good special people, for putting in effort for young people to play music.“This is not just a result for Ezra Collective, for UK jazz but it’s a special moment for every organisation across the country ploughing their efforts and time into young people that play music.”The collective earlier played their track ‘Victory Dance’ and got up to perform the track for a second time after after accepting the award.All of the artists performed live on the night apart from Fred Again..

Mercury Prize ahead of this week’s ceremony have been released, with Loyle Carner, Young Fathers and Jockstrap among the favourites.The 12 albums that have been shortlisted for the Album Of The Year award were announced earlier this summer.Loyle Carner’s album ‘Hugo’ is currently favourite to clinch the prize on aggregate bookies website Oddschecker, with odds of 4-1.He is followed by Young Fathers’ ‘Heavy Heavy’ on 5-1, Jockstrap’s debut LP ‘I Love You Jennifer B’ on 6-1 and Fred Again.. for ‘Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)’, who has odds of 8-1.Irish folk band Lankum‘s fourth LP ‘False Lankum’ has odds of 10-1 while RAYE‘s ‘My 21st Century Blues’ comes in at 12-1.

Mercury Prize performers have been announced and will feature 10 live and two pre-recorded performances at the awards.The awards show, which is set to take place on September 7 at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, will feature live performances from Ezra Collective, J Hus, Jessie Ware, Jockstrap, Lankum, Loyle Carner, Olivia Dean, RAYE, Shygirl and Young Fathers who will each perform one track from their shortlisted album.Both Fred Again.. and the Arctic Monkeys will be on tour in September meaning that they will not be in attendance for the show.

The list of nominees for the 2023 Mercury Prize has been revealed with Shygirl, Arctic Monkeys, Jockstrap, J Hus, and Fred Again.. set to compete for this year's title.

Loyle Carner will be the first artist to perform at an upcoming live music series created by the organisers at Strawberries & Creem, it has been announced.The new series was developed by the festival in collaboration with HUGO – the younger of the two Hugo Boss brands.Titled ‘S&C Presents HUGO Nights’, the two brands have joined forces to co-host a series of unique parties throughout London, and unite music lovers by celebrating the best of music, fashion and youth culture in 2023.Set to take place at a variety of exclusive venues across the capital, the series looks to showcase cutting-edge acts from around the world, offer a platform for emerging new talent, and “generate its own unforgettable moments” in a way that is accessible to people of all backgrounds.The first instalment of ‘S&C Presents HUGO Nights’ — dubbed ‘Chapter One’ is set to kick off at a secret venue in the heart of the city Next Wednesday (May 24). Headlining the inaugural event will be the Mercury-nominated hip-hop artist Carner.Other artists set to perform on the night include Keyrah and Chris Jammer.

Lizzo, Latto and Loyle Carner to its huge 2023 line-up – see the full list below.The festival will return to Denmark between June 24-July 1 this year, with the list of headliners including Blur, Queens Of The Stone Age, Christine And The Queens, Rosalía and more.Alongside global superstars, the list of new names also include UK acts Caroline, Big Joanie, Sorry and Biig Piig.Roskilde Festivals head of programming, Anders Wahrén, said in a statement: ”Following last year’s huge celebration with the 50th edition of Roskilde Festival, we now kick off a new phase.“This year’s line-up is put together to show that positive change is possible, which makes Lizzo the perfect act to headline our festival and close down our main stage. There is a spiritual connection between her ultimate love party and all the nooks and nuances in our overall line-up, which is notoriously world-class and always exceeds expectations.”See the full Roskilde 2023 line-up below.A post shared by Roskilde Festival (@roskildefestival)The non-profit Danish event is due to return for “an eight-day exploration of music, art, activism and community” between June 24 and July 1 this year.

Enny has shared details of a new project and an intimate London show – find all the details below.Described by the south London artist as a “care package”, ‘We Go Again’ will be released on April 13 via FAMM. The six-track collection will include a guest feature from rapper Loyle Carner, and has been previewed by recent single ‘No More Naija Men’, which dropped last month.“After I dropped my first EP, I was so convinced I’d never drop another project again because I felt like I had said everything I wanted to say,” Enny said. “These songs weren’t made to be a project; they were created in random pockets of sessions throughout the past 18 months but life has turned them into a gift.

Glastonbury Festival 2023 have revealed the line-up for the West Holts Stage at this year’s event – see it in full below.As has become customary for the legendary event, after the full line-up drops they then announce new names stage-by-stage.In 2023, the West Holts Stage will be headlined by Kelis, Loyle Carner and Rudimental, all of whom were previously announced for the festival. The first 2023 line-up poster landed last week, confirming that Arctic Monkeys and Guns N’ Roses will join the previously announced Elton John as the festival’s final two headliners.Others including Young Fathers, Mahalia and Joey Bada$$ were also previously announcement, but now have had their stage confirmed.Alongside the existing names, the West Holts announcement also welcomes a number of new names to the Glastonbury line-up, including with other names including Black Country, New Road and Gabriels.See the full West Holts line-up for Glastonbury 2023 below.For the first of our Glastonbury 2023 area announcements, here's the amazing @WestHoltsGlasto line-up for this year's Festival! pic.twitter.com/8Vvs0zLMpj— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) March 14, 2023Other confirmed acts for Glastonbury 2023 include Lizzo, Lewis Capaldi, The War On Drugs, Chvrches, Christine And The Queens, Thundercat, Carly Rae Jepsen and Manic Street Preachers.Fifty-two per cent of the 54 names on the initial line-up are male.

Loyle Carner has announced that his Wembley Arena headline show will be available to stream for those who can’t attend in person.The south London artist is currently on the sold-out UK and European leg the tour for his latest album ‘Hugo‘, with support acts Wesley Joseph, Kofi Stone and Olivia Dean.On the last day of the tour (March 16), fans from around the world can watch the “once-in-a-lifetime spectacle” of the livestream produced by UpTheGame – an award-winning creative agency behind Liam Gallagher‘s Knebworth ’22 documentary.Tickets will are on sale via DOORS for £18, and are available here.The tour celebrates the success of his critically-acclaimed third album ‘Hugo’, which earned a four-star rating from NME, crediting Carner as “an honest, unflashy storyteller”.On the red carpet at the 2023 BRIT Awards, Carner noted that he’d “been very moved by the response” to his album.“I feel like it’s already done its job. It seems to have – and it continues to do so – lift people [up and] support people in a place they need it.

Loyle Carner has spoken to NME about the response to his recent album, as well as revealing he’s working on new music. Watch our video interview with him above.Carner was talking to NME on the red carpet of the The BRIT Awards 2023 where he discussed the reaction to his third studio album ‘Hugo’, which was released last October.“I’ve been very moved by the response actually,” he said.

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Loyle Carner has announced his third album is on its way, sharing a release date and tracklist for the forthcoming ‘Hugo’.The English-Guyanese rapper shared the news yesterday (August 19) with a teaser video, in which he spraypaints the release date — October 21, 2022 — on a ‘Hugo’ poster.The ten-track record will feature his recently released singles ‘Hate’ and ‘Georgetown’, the latter of which was produced by Madlib and samples a performance by the Guyanese poet John Agard of his acclaimed poem Half-caste. “John Agard’s poem Half-caste had a heavy impact on me,” Carner said in a press statement. “To see someone who was older, that looked like me, sharing a reflection of a similar lived experience made me feel comfortable/proud to not fit in. It kinda gave me the permission to finally write explicitly about being mixed.”See the full ‘Hugo’ tracklist below:1. ‘Hate’ 2. ‘Nobody Knows (Ladas Road)’ 3. ‘Georgetown’ (feat. John Agard) 4. ‘Speed Of Plight’ 5. ‘Homerton’ (feat. JNR Williams & Olivia Dean) 6. ‘Blood On My Nikes’ (feat. Wesley Joseph & Athian Akec) 7. ‘Plastic’ 8. ‘A Lasting Place’ 9. ‘Pollyfilla’ 10. ‘HGU’Speaking to the Guardian about the forthcoming album last month, Carner — real name Ben Coyle-Larner — said: “There’s a whole other side to me that’s darker.

Loyle Carner has shared his latest single ‘Georgetown’ – you can watch the new video for the track below.The song follows on from the July-released single ‘Hate’, which marked the south Londoner’s first new material since November 2020’s ‘Yesterday’.Produced by Madlib, ‘Georgetown’ samples a performance by the Guyanese poet John Agard of his acclaimed poem Half-caste.“John Agard’s poem Half-caste had a heavy impact on me,” Carner explained about its significance. “To see someone who was older, that looked like me, sharing a reflection of a similar lived experience made me feel comfortable/proud to not fit in.

The Mercury Prize shortlist for 2022 will be announced tomorrow, but here today we have the really important Mercury Prize related lists that you’ve all been looking for. Two of them!First, it’s the list of the judges who have put together the 2022 shortlist.