Years and Years: Last News

Olly Alexander has said he has “got a lot of music ready to go” following the news that he’ll be representing the UK at Eurovision 2024.Earlier this week, it was announced that the Years & Years singer is set to compete in the contest next year in Malmö, Sweden – the hometown of the 2023 winner Loreen. Alexander will succeed the UK’s previous contestant Mae Muller, who finished second to last.Speaking to Magic Breakfast yesterday (December 18), the artist explained (via Music News): “The song that I have for Eurovision I made with Danny L Harle, who’s a brilliant pop producer, and we made basically a whole album.“So I’ve got a lot of music ready to go so I’m so, so excited that it’s coming.”Alexander last released an album in the form of Years & Years’ third studio effort ‘Night Call’, which arrived in early 2022.

Olly Alexander has shared the new solo track ‘Dizzy’, which will also serve as the UK’s official entry for Eurovision 2024. Check it out below.Released today (March 1), the track was written by Alexander in collaboration with electronic producer Danny L Harle (Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Caroline Polachek), and looks to capture that same intoxicating rush felt when with someone new.Inspired by the club classics of the ‘00s, the song also comes alongside a new music video – capturing a head-spinning representation of the emotions described in the lyrics and blurring the line between fantasy and reality.“I wrote the song last summer with Danny L Harle, we started off with the word ‘Dizzy’ because it just popped into my head and I liked it.

Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed – you can check it out below.The 68th Eurovision will take place in Malmö, Sweden, with the Grand Final of the competition due to be held on Saturday, May 11, 2024. This week, it was announced that Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander will represent the UK.Today (December 19), Fredrik Stormby from Sweden-based design studio Green Wall Designs has been confirmed as the Lighting and Screen Content Designer for the 2024 contest.The designer will join the senior production team along with production designer FlorianWieder to help create, design and deliver “a large-scale and spectacular show to a global audience of over 160million”.Green Wall Designs, which was co-founded by Stormby, is one of the world’s leading creative studios renowned for creating captivating visual experiences in music and live entertainment.The company specialises in video, lighting and scenic elements, and worked on Loreen’s winning performance at Eurovision 2023 back in May.

Years & Years‘ Olly Alexander has become the latest artist to receive their own waxwork at Madame Tussauds.The singer and actor’s waxwork will debut at the London branch of the world famous attraction next month.“I’m completely overwhelmed and honestly in shock and disbelief to think I’ve been made into a figure for the iconic Madame Tussauds London!” Alexander said in a statement.“My brain simply cannot process it. Getting to be involved in the process was so cool and I feel very honoured to have been so lovingly sculpted into such a gorgeous figure – I’ve seen a sneak peek and I love it! I really can’t wait to hang out with the other figures especially Freddie Mercury, ET and Beyonce.”Tim Waters of Madame Tussauds added: “We are over the moon to be launching Olly Alexander’s first-ever Madame Tussauds figure.

Years & Years has released his cover of Lil Nas X‘s ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ – you can listen to it below.Olly Alexander recorded a stripped-back acoustic version of the US artist’s hit 2021 single last summer as part of a ‘Home Session’ for Apple Music, as well as a fresh take on his own song ‘Starstruck’.“A while back I made a lil cover of ‘Montero’ by king @LilNasX and it’s now available across all streaming platforms,” Alexander wrote on social media to announce a full release of Years & Years’ take on the track today (July 15).You can listen to ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ on Spotify below, or via your desired online music service here.a while back i made a lil cover of ‘Montero’ by king @LilNasX and it’s now available across all streaming platforms!!

Boris Johnson‘s imminent resignation as Prime Minister.Johnson is reportedly set to quit today (July 7) following the recent resignations of Health Secretary Sajid Javid, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and over 50 other MPs.It came after Johnson apologised for appointing Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip despite knowing about a 2019 investigation into inappropriate behaviour made against Pincher. The MP resigned last week after being accused of groping two men in a private members club.“In hindsight, it was the wrong thing to do,” Johnson said earlier this week (via Reuters).

TRNSMT Festival with Years & Years joining the bill as special guests – get tickets here.Olly Alexander will take to the Main Stage on 9 July before Fontaines D.C., The Snuts, Foals and The Strokes.Dylan has also been added to the same stage as TRNSMT completes its 2022 line-up. Check out the finalised poster below:Here’s your final additions to our @cinchuk presents TRNSMT lineup! Special Guest @yearsandyears and @dyl_an will be playing on the Main Stage on Saturday 9th and @TheSkinnerBros will be headlining the River Stage on Friday 8th!Tickets ~ https://t.co/P6LlXfxSOP pic.twitter.com/XF9Pfk6AuJ— TRNSMT Festival (@TRNSMTfest) April 28, 2022TRNSMT takes place July 8-10 and will be headlined by  The Strokes, Lewis Capaldi and Paolo Nutini with appearances from Wolf Alice, Beabadoobee, Sigrid and Jimmy Eat World.Sam Fender, Tom Grennan, The Regrettes, Self Esteem, Wet Leg, Kennyhoopla, Alfie Templeman and CMAT have also been confirmed to play.

Underworld, Years & Years and Jungle set to headline.The festival will take place at Cornbury Park near Charlbury, Oxfordshire between August 4 and August 7. Tickets go on general sale on Monday (March 14) at 10am GMT – you can purchase yours here.Today (March 10) organisers have confirmed that Underworld will top the bill as a UK festival exclusive, having last performed on these shores back in December 2019 (via Setlist.FM).Years & Years and Jungle will also appear as the remaining two headliners.

Olly Alexander has opened up about Years & Years becoming a solo project, saying that “pop was like a dirty word” towards the end of the group’s run as a three-piece.The singer-songwriter/actor sat down with NME for this week’s Big Read cover interview in which he talked about Years & Years‘ 80s-inspired third album ‘Night Call’ (out today, January 21).Following on from 2018’s ‘Palo Santo’, the new record marks the first full-length from Alexander since he parted ways with his former Y&Y bandmates Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen.“We could never really agree on what we liked in the music and what direction we wanted to go in, so that made the songwriting process difficult,” the singer told NME of the experience of working as a trio.“It was never lyrics; [Goldsworthy and Türkmen] would never touch lyrics. It was just, like, general direction: how ‘poppy’ something was gonna be.

Years and Years: CraveSensual and sensuous, the alluring video for the single “Crave” features a cobalt blue Olly Alexander at his most exotic and erotic, as he contends with writhing boys, slithering snakes, and pleasureable torment. Read our in depth interview with Olly in this week’s issue and learn more about the new album Night Call at www.yearsandyears.com.Who Killed Teddy Bear: So WhatA musical “project” between partners Rich Morel and Doug Poplin, Who Killed Teddy Bear makes its debut with “So What,” a pile-driving rock number with an infectious guitar hook and vocals that sear the soul.

Olly Alexander has said that Years & Years‘ upcoming new album was inspired by “hookups” and the clubbing scene, and served as an “escape” from the struggles of the past two years.Years & Years, which is now an Alexander solo project, will release their third record ‘Night Call’ on January 7, 2022 via Polydor. It’s been previewed by the singles ‘Starstruck’, ‘Sweet Talker’ and ‘Crave’.During a recent interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Alexander explained that becoming a solo artist and making an album throughout the coronavirus pandemic had “been challenging”.“But it was like my escape,” he continued.

Years & Years‘ Olly Alexander has teased a “sneaky” forthcoming collaboration, which he describes as being “in the dance music world”.The band, which now operates as a solo project for Alexander, will release new album ‘Night Call’ early next year, while Alexander recently collaborated with Kylie Minogue on the song ‘A Second To Midnight’.According to the singer and It’s A Sin star, another high-profile collaboration is now in the works following the Kylie link-up.Speaking at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball in London over the weekend (December 11), Alexander told BANG Showbiz: “I might have a sneaky collaboration lined up.

Years & Years have announced details of a new UK and Irish arena tour next year – see the full list of dates below.Olly Alexander’s new tour dates come in support of third album ‘Night Call’, which was announced last month and set to be released early next year.The forthcoming LP, which will be the first since Years & Years became the solo project of vocalist Olly Alexander earlier this year, will land on January 7, 2022 via Polydor.After the album’s release Alexander will tour the arenas of the UK and Ireland through May and June.The tour will begin at the Brighton Centre on May 19, taking in shows in Bournemouth, Manchester and more, before finishing up in Glasgow at Bellahouston Park on June 25.

Kylie Minogue has released a new collaborative track with Years & Years – listen to ‘A Second To Midnight’ below.The song, which was co-written by Olly Alexander, will appear on the recently-announced ‘Guest List Edition’ of Kylie’s 15th studio album, ‘Disco’ (out November 12).“Thank you Years & Years for joining me on this song! I had so much fun channeling my inner Olly in this video – felt like a KING,” Minogue wrote on Twitter upon the single’s release today (October 6).Alexander added: “Working with Kylie was a literal dream come true.

Olly Alexander is set to replace Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who‘s latest Time Lord, according to reports.The Years & Years frontman and star of last year’s critically acclaimed Aids drama It’s A Sin would become the first openly gay actor to play the Doctor in the show’s 58-year history.Whittaker, the first Time Lord to be played by a woman, will step aside after two specials in 2022, with The Sun now claiming that pay negotiations between Alexander and the BBC are “at an advanced stage”.Russell T.

Years & Years have shared a new video for recent comeback single ‘Starstruck’, which features two Olly Alexanders – watch it below.The new single, which is the first new material since the recent news that Years & Years will now operate as an Olly Alexander solo project, came out last week.Speaking of the new song, Alexander said: “‘Starstruck’ is about the rush you get when you’re with somebody you’re really into, it’s about holding onto a good feeling and not letting it go.“Like most of us I’ve spent the past year at home, and I wanted to create something super positive and fun for people (and myself) to bop along too.