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Songer has revealed details of his biggest UK tour to date, which will take place in April – check out all the dates below.The Reading-based rapper will kick off ‘The Price of Therapy’ tour on April 2 at Glasgow’s SWG3 Warehouse, before taking in Dublin, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham, before rounding things off with a date at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum on April 13.Support at all dates of the tour will come from the West London rapper KiLLOWEN. Tickets for the shows are available here.Songer released his third studio album ‘Skala’ last year, while his current single ‘Toxic’ has just delivered him his first ever entry in the UK Singles Chart, reaching Number 39 last Friday (January 12).Last March, Songer spoke to NME about tackling racism as a white rapper.

AJ Tracey has returned with his first new solo music of the year in the form of ‘Wifey Riddim 4’. Check out the video below.The track is the latest instalment in the West London rapper’s ‘Wifey Riddim’ series, which began in 2015, and also arrives with a techno-futurist video shot in Tokyo.At the end of 2022, Tracey said that he was going into “album mode” for 2023, hinting that he would be spending the year working on his third studio record.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Red-hot British rapper Central Cee has signed with Wasserman Music for worldwide agency representation, the company announced Monday. The deal comes on the heels of a bidding war that found the artist signing a joint venture agreement with Columbia Records in partnership with Sony Music U.K. The West London native — who became the first-ever British male rapper to be included in XXL magazine’s influential annual “Freshman Class” list, in June — has long been an established artist in the U.K..

Jill Dando was killed in a “professional hit”, a former career criminal claims.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Highly touted British rapper Central Cee has signed a joint venture agreement with Columbia Records in partnership with Sony Music U.K., Variety has confirmed. Known to fans as “Cench,” the rapper became the first-ever British male rapper to be included in XXL magazine’s influential annual “Freshman Class” list, which was unveiled on Wednesday. Central Cee will also perform at this week’s 2023 Glastonbury festival, the largest festival in the U.K. The deal was led by Columbia executive vice president Bu Thiam with Central Cee’s manager, Bello. The fiercely independent rapper was the object of a heated bidding war in recent weeks; while terms of the Columbia deal were not announced, the joint venture suggests that he is likely to retain ownership of his recordings, as he has to date.

Hayes, West London, went from surviving a horrific road accident in childhood to enjoying daredevil stunts like dangling off cranes with one hand. But on April 27, without any warning, he was found lying face down on his bedroom floor. Liam’s devastated mum Eve Hennessey, 46, told MyLondon they still do not know what caused him to pass away that day.

The Lottery Winners are leading the race to clinch their first UK Number 1 album. 

AJ Tracey has launched a new fund to help Black students studying at Oxford University.The AJ Tracey Fund will aim to address “historic underrepresentation” of Black students at Oxford, and will provide students with financial assistances, mentorship schemes and more.Speaking to The Guardian about the new scheme, the West London rapper said: “I think, in general, for anyone who doesn’t understand why Black people who have managed to become successful want to help Black kids, it should be self-explanatory. The whole country is catered towards white people and we’re just trying to level the playing field by helping Black kids.”Discussing the barriers he faced in his own education, Tracey added: “I truly believe that I had the potential to go [to Oxford or Cambridge].

Central Cee has dropped a surprise EP called ‘No More Leaks’. Check out the music video for his new track, ‘One Up’ below.The West London rapper’s new EP is made up of four tracks, opening with freestyle track, ‘Chapters’ and ‘One Up’ which he teased back in September, saying “[I’m] only dropping this cos they leaked it” at the time.

A global takeover is much easier when people can understand what you're talking about. Central Cee is the West London rapper with a viral hit in "Doja," a Song You Need when it dropped back in July, and naturally, his raps rely a lot on slang from his homeland of the United Kingdom.

LORRAINE Kelly and Tom Fletcher today led mourners in paying tribute to inspirational Sun columnist Dame Deborah James at her funeral. The mum-of-two - known as BowelBabe to her legions of Instagram fans - died of bowel cancer aged just 40 last month.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorRoberta Whiteman, a longtime editor for Variety who specialized in international coverage, died June 17 at a hospice facility near Vero Beach, Fla., where she lived. She was 62.Known as Bobbie, the British native was a skilled copy editor and news editor who was an unfailingly sunny presence in Variety‘s newsroom for nearly 13 years.

BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT has returned this evening for the fifth live semi-final of the week where eight more acts are battling it out to reach the final. Simon Cowell covered David in cake during the opening of tonight’s show. David has sent a lot of insults Simon’s way during the semi-final week and this could be Simon's way of seeking revenge.

BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT returns this evening for the fifth live semi-final of the week where eight more acts will battle it out to reach the final. Axel Blake will return this evening, the hilarious comedian from West London, who judge Simon Cowell awarded his golden buzzer to during the auditions.

EastEnders actress Katie Jarvis has "ruined" Michelle Antonio's life, the devastated mum has claimed.Michelle, 49, claims she has since become too stressed to work and is suffering from panic attacks and flashbacks to the racial abuse she endured as a child.During a day out in July 2020, Michelle visited a cafe in Southend, Essex, just two months after the murder of George Floyd in the US and the Black Lives Matter movement.Michelle and Katie came to blows when the 30-year-old actress who played Hayley Slater branded Michelle a "black c**t," before exclaiming "black lives don't matter", before explaining "I'm a celebrity". Speaking to the Sunday Mirror, the single mum said: "How can racism like this still be going on in the 2020s? You think things have changed, but nothing has."Michelle from West London says she is now seeking therapy, has since left her job as a college assistant, demanding an apology from Katie and believes she received a "slap on the wrist".She has also called on TV bosses and believes Katie mustn't appear on television again.Katie faced being jailed for six months but was subsequently handed a two-year community order but Michelle feels as though she has been "wasting her time".Katie admitted to racially-aggravated harassment of Michelle and common assault on a club bouncer she spat at two hours later.At the time of their incident, Michelle and her family were sat outside an eatery when Katie and her two pals approached.She told the publication: "Katie shouted 'black lives don't matter, I'm a celebrity – on and on and on, she called me and my daughter black c***s."I was so shaken up and angry, frustrated, upset, embarrassed.

Manchester United welcome Brentford to Old Trafford on Monday night for their final home game of the season. The last time the two sides met in a league match at Old Trafford was in 1946, a game in which Joe Rowley scored a hat-trick as United won 4-1.

Comedian Axel Blake is the latest contestant to receive a golden buzzer on Britain's Got Talent, with Simon Cowell branding his performance "amazing" on Sunday night's show.The 33 year old also received high praise from judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams, with the entire judging panel and the audience giving the comedian a standing ovation. David, 50, called Axel a "comedy superstar", before Simon, 62, pressed the coveted golden buzzer.

Met Office has said that a mini weekend heatwave is set to bring potentially record-breaking temperatures to the UK today and tomorrow. In their latest video weather forecast meteorologist Helen Roberts said: "For central and eastern areas there will be some bright and sunny spells, and in that sunshine [it will be] feeling really quite warm."For this afternoon (Friday April 15) they predict that temperatures in and around London will hit 22C.

UK's Easter heatwave is set to bring our hottest temperature of the year so far for one hour tomorrow, according to one weather forecaster.The current highest temperature recorded this year was 20.5C in Northolt, West London back in March, but that soon should be blown out of the water.For the past few weeks forecasters have been teasing an Easter weekend scorcher which looks set to start tomorrow afternoon.According to Netweather, Brits will be basking in a glorious 22C heat on Friday (April 15) at around 4pm.Luckily, given the absence of any severe winds, Netweather say that it will really feel like 22C.That reading is just for London, but other forecasters say the mercury will also be soaring elsewhere in the UK.Met Office meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth said the East of England will see the best of the weather with temperatures climbing up to 22C today and tomorrow. Agreeing with those predictions Jim Dale, a meteorologist for British Weather Services, told The Sun: "The trend is for temperatures to rise.

Weather maps from independent forecaster WXCharts show a band of heavy rain and thunder sweeping in over the north of Scotland in the early hours of Wednesday (April 13), reaching precipitation levels of 6mm per hour in some areas. Patches of rain will then move through Wales and the south of England throughout the rest of the day.However, Netweather predicts that some areas could then see balmy temperatures of 21C between Thursday and Saturday, which would beat 2022's current record of 20.5C recorded in Northolt, West London back in March.The Met Office meanwhile expects a sharp north-south weather divide to appear for the Bank Holiday, with changeable conditions in the north contrasting with a more settled warm period in the south.Dan Rudman, Deputy Chief Meteorologist, said: “It’s bit of a mixed picture as far as weather is concerned over the long Easter weekend, although feeling warm in places, at least early in the weekend.

UK could be heading for the hottest day of the year this weekend, with a mini-heatwave set to arrive just in time for the Easter bank holiday weekend.Netweather predicts that some areas could see balmy temperatures of 21C between Thursday and Saturday, which would beat 2022's current record of 20.5C recorded in Northolt, West London back in March.Expert Ian Simpson from the forecasting website said the change is down to a new front coming up from the south and replacing "chilly north-westerly winds", resulting in "dry and settled" weather.Describing the nationwide picture for the upcoming bank holiday weather, he added : "It may not be sunny everywhere: western Scotland and Northern Ireland will be more prone to cloudier weather at times with occasional light rain, and eastern counties may see some low cloud come in off the North Sea, depending on where the high pressure area ends up."However, for most of the UK the holiday period looks likely to be dry with plenty of sunshine."The Met Office also expects a sharp north-south weather divide to appear for the Bank Holiday, with changeable conditions in the north contrasting with a more settled warm period in the south.Their long range forecast for Saturday April 16 to Monday April 25 reads: "A northwest-southeast split is likely, with the northwest remaining more changeable with strong winds and rain at times. "The southeast is likely to be dry and generally more settled, though perhaps rather cloudy, with mist and fog likely in the mornings and lighter winds through to the end of this period.