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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.

Katie Price has broken her silence and pleaded for compassion after she appeared in court today following a heartfelt message from her supportive friends, Jedward.The former glamour model, 46, appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice following her high-profile arrest at a London airport.The mum-of-five must attend a further hearing in relation to her bankruptcies later this month with "no ifs or buts, no going abroad, no holidays," a judge has told her.Then just hours after her court appearance, Katie broke her silence and took to her Instagram page to re-post a supportive message shared by Jedward who called Katie "a true icon" going through "a delicate situation". Katie appeared in front of a judge at the Royal Courts of Justice, just hours after she was arrested at Heathrow Airport for failing to appear at court following her latest jaunt abroad, and the 46-year-old was initially remanded in custody at a West London police station.

Katie Price must attend a further hearing in relation to her bankruptcies later this month with "no ifs or buts, no going abroad, no holidays," a judge has said.The mum-of-five, 46, appeared in front of a judge at the Royal Courts of Justice today, just hours after she was arrested at an airport in London last night.The TV star was arrested at Heathrow Airport for failing to appear at court following her latest jaunt abroad, and the 46-year-old was initially remanded in custody at a West London police station. She was then bailed by an out-of-hours magistrate on Thursday evening.

Katie Price arrived at court on Friday to face her bankruptcy hearing just hours after she was arrested at Heathrow Airport.

NME’s latest star of The Cover, Lava La Rue, has shared a playlist exclusively to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below.The West London artist is on this week’s (July 22) edition of The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read the profile of Lava La Rue here, written by Alex Rigotti and featuring photography by Jamie Waters.Accompanying the story is an exclusive playlist Lava La Rue has compiled, ‘Glitchy Space Grunge From Round the Planet’, featuring “glitchy grunge from Spain, Korea, The Middle East, Australia, England, Scandinavia, Africa, China, Brazil, Japan, France, America and beyond!”That includes tracks by Feeble Little Horse, Yves Tumor, Death Grips and many more.

AJ Tracey has teased that his forthcoming dancehall-inspired album will be “funky” and include “big features”.The West London rapper appeared as a special guest on Capital XTRA Breakfast with Robert Bruce and Shayna Marie last week (July 5). While on the morning talk show, Tracey confirmed that his third studio album will be released later this year.“One hundred per cent.

AJ Tracey has spoken to NME about his hopes for the upcoming General Election, as well as his plans for his “very British-sounding” new album.The West London rapper was speaking to NME backstage at BBC Radio One’s Big Weekend in Luton, when he shared his thoughts on Rishi Sunak’s recent snap election announcement for July 4.“Everyone is going to have their own opinions but, for me, anything but the Tories is ideal,” he told NME. “Nowadays, I feel like voting Green because I don’t really affiliate with the parties.”Tracey added that he doesn’t think the UK rap scene will get behind a party in a similar way to how grime artists showed their support for Jeremy Corbyn in 2020.“Obviously we’re all getting older now but many times the youth have got behind parties,” he said.

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..

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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.

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.

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.

Glastonbury has announced the 90 acts on their longlist for this year’s Emerging Talent Competition.The annual contest sees rising talent submitting their music in the hopes of winning a slot on one of the Worthy Farm festival’s main stages.Supported by PRS For Music and the PRS Foundation, the 2022 Emerging Talent Competition longlist has been selected by a panel of 30 music writers, with that group now set to be whittled down to a shortlist of eight by judges including members of the Glastonbury team.The winners will then be decided at a forthcoming live event in Pilton, the Somerset town where the festival is based. They’ll be awarded a £5,000 PRS for Music Foundation Talent Development prize, with two runners-up also receiving a £2,500 PRS for Music Foundation Talent Development prize.All of the 90 acts who are part of this year’s Emerging Talent Competition have been compiled into a single playlist, which you can listen to below.The last Emerging Talent Competition took place in 2020, with R.A.E being announced as the winner.

Tears For Fears are heading for their third UK Number 1 album this Friday with The Tipping Point.