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The UK's Eurovision hero Sam Ryder has just announced the details of his forthcoming debut album, There's Nothing But Space, Man!

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

Queen – lead guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor – joined the Foo Fighters to perform a five-song set of their own hits at the first Taylor Hawkins tribute concert.The special gig – which took place at Wembley Stadium last night (September 3) and was simulcast all over the web, TV and streaming platforms – honoured the late Foos drummer with performances from Liam Gallagher, Mark Ronson, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Supergrass, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, Kesha, and more.The Queen/Foos supergroup were introduced with archival footage of Hawkins himself, who welcomed Roger Taylor out at one of the Foos own shows before he passed. Hawkins was a noted superfan of the British rock icons, and Foos sets would often see the drummer take over from Dave Grohl to perform lead vocals on a cover of ‘Somebody To Love’.“When I was 10 years old, my older sister took me to go see Queen in concert – the first concert I ever saw – and I watched the fucking drummer, and I said, ‘I wanna fucking be him, I wanna do that’,” Hawkins says in the archival clip screened at last night’s concert, after hyping the crowd up with his imitation of Freddie Mercury’s famous “ay-oh” chant.The set itself began with a cover of Queen’s 1977 hit ‘We Will Rock You’, for which Taylor was joined on drums by his son Rufus, and Luke Spiller of The Struts sang lead vocals.

One thing has always been apparent about Sigala: the man knows his way around a bop.

Kalush Orchestra have marked Ukrainian Independence Day by sharing a message of hope and making a fresh appeal for donations.The rap group raised $900,000 (£739k) by auctioning off their Eurovision trophy after winning the contest in May. An additional $370,000 (£301k) was generated by raffling off the pink bucket hat that frontman Oleg Psyuk wore during their victorious performance.Speaking to NME ahead of the competition, Psyuk explained how Kalush Orchestra taking part felt like a “huge responsibility”, given their home country’s ongoing war with neighbouring Russia.Today (August 24), Psyuk posted the following statement to coincide with Ukrainian Independence Day: “Earlier this week, the entire Kalush Orchestra was together in Kyiv and witnessed a ‘parade’ of Russian equipment on the Maidan, Kyiv’s main square, which our Armed Forces turned into a pile of scrap metal.“It shows our strength, power and invincibility.

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Hollie RichardsonEllie Goulding, Sam Ryder, Chris McCausland, Poppy O’Toole and Fuse ODG join hosts Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu. Judi Love will also be grilling a guest on her bed, while Melvin Odoom and Harriet Rose have a sausage-eating contest. HRAnita Rani returns for a second season of this idyllic journey around the nation’s best seasides.

Sam Ryder has released his new single Somebody, his first since leading us to a record-breaking result in Eurovision earlier this year.

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Franz Ferdinand and Sam Ryder are among the artist ambassadors who have been announced for National Album Day 2022.The theme of the fifth annual edition of National Album Day will be Debut Albums, following previous focuses Women in Music and The 80s.“The Debut Albums theme will look to showcase a broad range of first album releases across multiple genres and decades – from debut recordings that have gone on to become classics to those that are perhaps only now being fully appreciated or which, years later, merit reappraisal,” according to a press release.National Album Day 2022 will take place on October 15, with Franz Ferdinand and Ryder being joined by KSI, The Mysterines and The Staves as ambassadors.A post shared by National Album Day (@albumdayuk)“What a glorious medium the album is,” Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos said in a statement. “On the most basic level it’s a bunch of songs that sound good together, but what I love is that it is a moment in time for the artist and the listener, a way to define a period of a lifetime.

This year's National Album Day 2022 has been confirmed to celebrate the art of the debut album, and its list of artist ambassadors has been announced. 

This year's National Album Day 2022 has been confirmed to celebrate the art of the debut album, and its list of artist ambassadors has been announced. 

Good Morning Britain viewers said they were 'genuinely baffled' as Lulu made an appearance on the show. Charlotte Hawkins and Adil Ray were back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Friday (August 12) when the shortlist for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 host city was revealed.

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 has been announced – check it out below.The UK’s entry Sam Ryder came in at second place to Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra in this year’s competition, scoring an impressive 466 points overall with his song ‘Space Man’.It was subsequently confirmed that the BBC would host next year’s event in the United Kingdom on behalf of Ukraine due to the ongoing war in the latter country.

The seven cities shortlisted to possibly host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in the UK have been revealed.

Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield have been unveiled as the seven shortlisted UK cities to battle it out to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurovision 2023 will be forced to cancel a number of other scheduled events at its chosen venue in order to make room for next year’s annual song contest.The UK, whose entrant Sam Ryder finished second to Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra in this year’s competition, will host Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine due to the ongoing war in the latter country.The shortlist of potential host cities is set to be announced tomorrow (August 12), with Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol, Sheffield and Birmingham all thought to be in contention.Any hopeful host city must have a 10,000-capacity arena “that should be within easy reach of an international airport and with ample hotel accommodation”, according to the guidelines that have been shared by host broadcaster the BBC and organisers the European Broadcasting Union.However, as BBC News reports, no large arena in the UK currently has enough of a gap in its listings to host Eurovision in May 2023.A number of council leaders have told the BBC that the competition’s organisers would need access to the selected venue six to eight weeks ahead of the contest, meaning that a number of already-scheduled live events at said venue would need to be scrapped or rescheduled in order to accommodate Eurovision.Artists including Elton John, Celine Dion and André Rieu are set to be touring in a number of the UK’s arena cities in April and May 2023.

A man sustained a serious facial injury in an "unprovoked attack" after he was punched at a popular Scots music festival. The serious assault happened at the Belladrum Tartan Music Festival near Inverness on Friday, July 29.

AJ Odudu has thrown her hat in the ring as a possible presenter for Eurovision 2023, which is set to be hosted in the UK on behalf of Ukraine. Earlier this week, the BBC confirmed it would be taking charge of next year’s contest after it was announced winners Ukraine had been ruled out amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

the honour falls to the UK and we have the opportunity to celebrate Sam Ryder coming second in this year’s event. The Eurovision host city will be decided in the coming months with London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and Sheffield joining Leeds in campaigning to be the competition’s venue. In order to be chosen to hold the competition, cities must demonstrate that they have a 10,000-seater venue and are located within close proximity to an international airport.

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