Kasabian mastermind Serge Pizzorno takes a break from his day job with an incredibly exciting new track featuring Little Simz. ‘Favourites’ is an explosive, song that is dangerously addictive.

With music by Serge and lyrics by Serge and Little Simz, ‘Favourites’ is a breath of fresh air and the good news is, it’s just the first taste of a new side project destined to please fans old and new. ‘Favourites’ had its world premiere last night on Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record.

The S.L.P – as it is called – is a new project by Serge Lorenzo Pizzorno, Kasabian’s guitarist and songwriter. This debut solo album created during a one year hiatus from Kasabian, sees Pizzorno channel his artistic instinct to create an exciting and unexpected updated self-portrait.

“’Favourites’ is about identity in the digital age,” Serge says. “I was interested in how online dating is a sort of snapshot of this identity crisis. Through the speed and structure of the song, I wanted to capture the feeling of the real you inside your head trying to get out and escape during a first date. It’s a dialogue between two people who are coming to terms with their true selves through their digital interaction becoming a physical one.”

As for Little Simz, Serge admits this hot UK rapper “completely blew me away”.  He continues: “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, make music with hip hop or grime artists.”

Stay tuned for more music and some live action shortly.

Listen to ‘Favourites’ HERE

Following last week’s heralded announcement that Madonna will perform a series of rare and intimate performances exclusively in theatres, Madonna, Live Nation and Maverick today unveiled the dates for her appearances at the iconic London Palladium giving fans the opportunity to see her like never before with shows confirmed on 26, 27, 29, 30 January and 1 and 2 February 2020.

The Madame X Tourwill kick off September 12^that the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in New York andwill feature multiple nights of shows in each city including performances at the Chicago Theatre, The Wiltern in Los Angeles, the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston, The Met Philadelphia and at theFillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in 2019. The Madame X Tour will then resume in early 2020 with performances at the Coliseum in Lisbon, The London Palladium and at the Grand Rex in Paris. Here is a link to a video from Madonna about the Tour: https://madonna.lnk.to/TourVid.

Madonna is the best-selling female solo touring artist of all time and has the highest-grossing concert tour ever by a female artist with herSticky & SweetTour(2008-2009) at $408 million.

Influenced creatively by living in Lisbon, Portugal over the past several years, Madame X is a collection of 15 new songs that celebrate Madonna’s career-long affair with Latin music and culture as well as other global influences. Madonna is releasing 5 songs before her highly-anticipated new studio album Madame X debuts globally on June 14^th. Following Friday’s release of the infectious pop gem “Crave” featuring Swae Lee and produced by Mike Dean, the empowering ballad “I Rise” and the critically-acclaimed “Medellín,” additional songs to be shared with fans include the Jamaican dancehall vibes of “Future” featuring Quavo on May 17, as well as the sonically innovative “Dark Ballet” on June 7.

Madonna’s long-time promoter Arthur Fogel, President – Global Touring and Chairman – Global Music, Live Nation said: “The chance for fans to see Madonna at these venues is incredibly special. We are proud and excited to be able to deliver this ultimate opportunity for her fans.”

To ensure fans have the best access, Verified Fan is in effect for Madonna’s Madame X tickets at the London Palladium. Fans may unlock ticket access by registering today through Thursday, 16 May (4pm BST) at ticketmaster.co.uk/Madonna.  With Verified Fan, a simple registration is all it takes to get verified for the opportunity to access tickets when they become available to Verified Fans on Friday, 24-May at 9am BST. Verified Fan does not guarantee a ticket but does enable all fans an equal chance to access on a first come, first-served basis. Tickets will be limited to 4 tickets per person.

ICON is Madonna’s official fan club. Lifetime Legacy members of ICON may register from Monday, 13 May (6AM BST) through Thursday, 16 May (4PM BST) to become a Verified Fan and receive first access to tickets when they become available to Verified ICON members on Monday, 20 May at 9AM BST. Icon presale runs through Tuesday, 21 May (4PM BST).Complete details at: www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Madonna.

Citi is the official presale credit card of the Madame X tour. As such, Citi credit and debit cardholders can take advantage of a special Citi Presale powered by Verified Fan opportunity for tour dates in the United Kingdom. Citi cardholders can register now through Thursday, May 16 at 4PM to unlock access to tickets and use their Citi card to complete the ticket purchase if verified. The Citi Presale begins Tuesday May 21 at 9AM and will continue through Thursday, May 23 ant 4PM. To register for the Citi Presale powered by Verified Fan visit Citibank.co.uk.

Tickets for these very special Madame X performances will be scaled between £60.00 – £480.00 (plus applicable service fees). Additionally, fans will have the opportunity to enter to purchase tickets at £10.00 at Madonna.com. There will be 10 tickets available per show and fans will be notified on show date if they have been selected for this unique opportunity.

Madame X VIP & Hotel Packages will be available for all Verified Fans. VIP packages may include great seat locations, exclusive backstage tour, photo opportunity on stage, VIP pre-show reception, limited edition Madonna gift item, photo opportunity at the VIP red carpet and more! Additionally, fans can access Ticket & Hotel packages which include great ticket locations, exclusive merchandise, hotel accommodations and more.  All fans wishing to access VIP & Hotel Packages may register now through Thursday, 16-May (4PM BST) and find full details more info at ticketmaster.co.uk/Madonna

The tour is presented by Live Nation Global Touring. 

MADONNA MADAME X 2020 TOUR DATES

Sunday 26 January                 London, U.K.                The London Palladium

Monday 27 January                London, U.K.                The London Palladium

Wednesday 29 January          London, U.K.                The London Palladium

Thursday 30 January               London, U.K.                The London Palladium

Saturday 1 February                London, U.K.                The London Palladium

Sunday 2 February                  London U.K.                 The London Palladium

The Madame X Tour will also visit Lisbon, and Paris in 2020.   Show information to follow.

MADONNA MADAME X 2019 TOUR DATES

 Sept. 12            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Sept. 14            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Sept. 15            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Sept. 17            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Sept. 19            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Sept. 21            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Sept. 22            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Sept. 24            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Sept. 25            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Sept. 26            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Sept. 28            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Oct. 01            New York, NY              BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Oct. 15             Chicago, IL                   Chicago Theatre

Oct. 16             Chicago, IL                   Chicago Theatre

Oct. 17             Chicago, IL                   Chicago Theatre

Oct. 21             Chicago, IL                   Chicago Theatre

Nov. 12             Los Angeles, CA           The Wiltern

Nov. 13             Los Angeles, CA           The Wiltern

Nov. 14             Los Angeles, CA           The Wiltern

Nov. 16             Los Angeles, CA           The Wiltern

Nov. 17             Los Angeles, CA           The Wiltern

Nov. 21             Los Angeles, CA           The Wiltern

Nov. 23             Los Angeles, CA           The Wiltern

Nov. 24             Los Angeles, CA           The Wiltern

Nov. 25             Los Angeles, CA           The Wiltern

The Madame X Tour will also visit Las Vegas, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami in 2019 .

Show information to follow.

For complete ticket information, VIP and Travel Packages visit.

www.madonna.com

It’s been another exciting month at MBC towers, and we’ve got even more to be shouting from the rooftops about as we look to dive head first into the summer!

We welcome back Madonna as she globally unveiled the video for her poptastic new track ‘Medellin’ ft. Columbian superstar Maluma, on MTV this week. It’s the first taste of her new album Madame X out June 14th. More Madonna news to follow so watch this space!!!!

We also give a big warm welcome back to Mark Ronson, who announced his new album, ‘Late Night Feelings’ for June 21st. This collection of ‘sad bangers’ features collabs with Miley Cyrus, Camila Cabello, Lykke Li, Alicia Keys & more. Last night Mark took his Club Heartbreak to Ladbroke Grove for a DJ set with Romy (xx). Lily Allen was among the crowd. Mark and Lykke Li perform new single ‘Late Night Feelings’ tomorrow night on the Jonathan Ross Show.

Without doubt, 2019 has been a breakout year for Lewis Capaldi. After celebrating a whopping 7 weeks atop the charts, the UK’s biggest single this year has propelled him to become one of the first artists to ever sell out a UK arena tour before the release of a debut album, out next month.

Jack Savoretti  has so far sold 70,000 copies of his #1 album ‘Singing to Strangers’ Jack kicks off his UK tour next month ending at London’s Wembley Arena on May 31st. We also can’t not mention his exquisite volley into the top bins on Soccer AM. Baggio-esque!

Meanwhile Tom Walker has sold 140,000 copies of his debut album ‘What A Time To Be Alive’. Tom kicked off his UK tour in Nottingham earlier this week and lands at the Roundhouse next Wednesday May 1st. ‘Just You & I’ still top ten.

Dido kicks off her first tour in 15 years early next month in Prague before starting the UK leg in Glasgow May 26th. She plays two nights at the Roundhouse May 30th and 31st before going to the USA for a string of shows. We can’t wait!!

A big MBC “hello” to shey baba whose debut album ‘Requiem’ is out May 10th on Virgin EMI. The exciting new LA songwriter, who’s just joined our family, is doing the ‘release thing’ a little differently with stunning double A-sides and an utterly captivating 15-minute film with cinematography from James Laxton – Academy Award nominated for his work on Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk.

Winning Voice coach and all round superstar Olly Murs kicks off his massive UK tour next Wednesday in Aberdeen. He plays two eagerly anticipated nights at London’s 02 May 17th and 18th. All the hits and more!!

If you’re not watching Liverpool v Huddersfield tonight, try and catch alt country star Ryan Bingham at the Union Chapel. Back of the net!

Rickie Lee Jones releases her newest collection of songs from the great American songbook, ‘Kicks’, June 7th on her own label, OSOD through Thirty Tigers. The album spans two decades (50s-70s) of pop, rock and jazz, presenting her unique and sophisticated interpretations of these classic songs.

The infectious lead track ‘Lonely People’, was originally a 1974 Top Five Billboard hit and is available as an instant grat with the purchase of the pre-release of the album.

2019 continues to be the year of Lewis Capaldi. Breaking records and capturing the nation, his eagerly awaited debut album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent is out May 17th on Virgin EMI. Lewis will also embark on his biggest ever UK headline tour which sold out in under a minute, including a night at London’s O2 Academy Brixton, as well as festival dates and support shows across the summer with Ed Sheeran and The Killers.

Recorded over an 18 month period across London, New York & L.A., Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent is an ironically titled, but charismatically defining album that’s lyrically candid and an accurate snapshot into the ups and downs of growing up. Consisting of recordings that capture the charm & feeling of how they were originally written, including hit UK singles ‘Grace’, Bruises’ & ‘Someone You Loved’, Lewis’ stunningly identifiable voice, coupled with its turbulent themes of love, loss and heartache, make it a debut record that is unequivocally relatable.

Since debut track ‘Bruises’ exploded online in 2017, Capaldi has been able to boast incredibly rare markers in his still fledgling career. The young Scot, whose incredible humour sets him apart from fellow heartbreak songwriters, has already bagged a UK Number 1 platinum-selling  single with ‘Someone You Loved’, which has sat at #1 for six weeks, making it the biggest UK single of the year and one of the longest running #1 singles of the past 25 years. An extraordinary feat for an artist who continues to smash through boundaries at an alarming rate.

Lewis has also achieved successive Radio 1 A-List tracks, sold over 150,000 headline show tickets, enlisted the music video acting services of ex-Dr Who star Peter Capaldi, amassed over 600 million plays across streaming services & has sold out no less than three back-to-back headline tours, with demand outstripping supply at every turn. This all underlined with critical praise, being shortlisted for the 2019 Brits Critics’ Choice award, TV performances on The Jonathan Ross Show & Top Of The Pops, and making both the BBC’s Sound Of 2018 longlist and BBC Radio 1’s Brit List.

His personal achievements haven’t gone unnoticed by his musician peers either, with Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, The Killers, Rag’n’ Bone Man, Bastille & Niall Horan all offering Capaldi support shows to audiences on a gigantic scale. The young 22 year old who only 18 months previous had been plugging-in night-after-night into the local pub gig circuit of Glasgow, will now head out on the road in November to headline some of the countries most notable venues, including London’s O2 Academy Brixton.

2018 was a remarkable year for Lewis Capaldi, and as 2019 rolls on, things continue to get bigger and better. Lewis has taken pairing sad songs with an incredible wit, and a rampant social media following to match, and made it his very own. The results are hilariously beautiful.

HEADLINE DATES (*all sold out*)

JUL 20 – Scarborough Open Air Theatre
AUG 30 – Scarborough Open Air Theatre

NOV 22 – Belfast, Ulster Hall

NOV 23 – Manchester, Academy

NOV 25 – Birmingham, O2 Academy

NOV 26 – Bristol, O2 Academy

NOV 28 – Southampton, O2 Guildhall

NOV 29 – London, O2 Academy Brixton

NOV 30 – Norwich, UEA

DEC 2 – Nottingham, Rock City

DEC 3 – Sheffield, O2 Academy

DEC 5 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall

DEC 7 – Glasgow, O2 Academy

DEC 8 – Glasgow, O2 Academy

SUPPORT DATES

JUN 25 – Ormeau Park, Belfast (supporting The Killers)

 AUG 16 – Leeds, Roundhay Park (supporting Ed Sheeran)

AUG 17 – Leeds, Roundhay Park (supporting Ed Sheeran)

AUG 25 – Ipswich, Chantry Park (supporting Ed Sheeran)

AUG 26 – Ipswich, Chantry Park (supporting Ed Sheeran)

UK FESTIVALS

MAY 4 – Free Radio Hits, Arena Birmingham

MAY 9 – Brighton Dome @ The Great Escape (SOLD OUT)

MAY 26 – This Is Tomorrow Festival, Newcastle Exhibition Park

 JUL 21 – Tramlines Festival, Hillsborough Park

JUL 26 – Truck Festival, Oxfordshire

JUL 27 – Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle

JUL 28 – Standon Calling, Hertfordshire

AUG 2 – Indiependence, Cork

AUG 3 – Belladrum, Inverness

AUG 11 – Boardmasters, Newquay

AUG 24 – Victorious Festival, Portsmouth

SEP 1 – Weekender Festival, Jersey

Follow Lewis Capaldi:

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Madonna’s highly-anticipated 14th studio album Madame X will be released on June 14th globally from Live Nation, Interscope Records and Maverick. The first track from the album “Medellín,” with Colombian superstar Maluma, will be Zane Lowe’s World Record today on Apple Music’s Beats 1. Madame X is now available for pre-order. Album pre-orders include a download of the first track which is available across Apple, Spotify (pre-save), Amazon and all DSPs. Select additional tracks will become available before the album release.

Madonna will exclusively unveil the world premiere of her video and single “Medellín” with Maluma, during a globally televised MTV music event, “MTV Presents Madonna Live & Exclusive: ‘Medellín’ Video World Premiere,” on Wednesday, April 24 at 9:00 pm BST / 4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT. Madonna will join British DJ Trevor Nelson and fans live from London for a conversation about the influences of her new album, and the creative forces behind her transcendent career.  “Medellín” collaborator and Colombian pop star Maluma will join live from Miami. Madonna will also take questions during the global event via satellite from MTV’s Sway Calloway and fans in New York City, with additional MTV-hosted events in Milan and São Paulo.

Influenced creatively by living in Lisbon, Portugal over the past several years, Madame X is a collection of 15 new songs that celebrate Madonna’s career-long affair with Latin music and culture as well as other global influences.  Singing in Portuguese, Spanish and English, highlights on the album include “Medellín,” which was co-produced by Mirwais and captures the spirit of Maluma’s hometown, the anthemic song “I Rise,” the Jamaican dancehall vibes of “Future” featuring Quavo, and co-produced by Diplo, as well as the sonically innovative Mirwais produced “Dark Ballet.” Recorded over 18 months in Portugal, London, New York and Los Angeles, Madonna collaborated on Madame X with longtime producer Mirwais, as well as with producers Mike Dean and Diplo, among others.

“Lisbon is where my record was born,” Madonna says. “I found my tribe there and a magical world of incredible musicians that reinforced my belief that music across the world is truly all connected and is the soul of the universe.”

Madame X will come in a standard and deluxe version of the album. A variety of special bundles of Madame X with one-of-a-kind limited merchandise, as well as special vinyl and cassette versions of the album, are available now for pre-order as well HERE. Further details regarding the album, videos and appearances will be announced in the coming weeks.

The full track listing for Madame X standard and deluxe versions are:

1.     Medellín with Maluma  

2.     Dark Ballet

3.     God Control

4.     Future ft. Quavo  

5.     Batuka

6.     Killers Who Are Partying

7.     Crave ft. Swae Lee  

8.     Crazy

9.     Come Alive

10.  Extreme Occident **deluxe version only

11.  Faz Gostoso ft. Anitta

12.  Bitch I’m Loca ft.  Maluma

13.  I Don’t Search I Find  

14.  Looking for Mercy **deluxe version only

15.  I Rise  

For more information, please visit:

www.madonna.com

Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning artist and producer, Mark Ronson, announced that his highly-anticipated fifth studio album, Late Night Feelings, will be released on June 21^st via Columbia Records. The title track single “Late Night Feelings” feat. Lykke Li is available now.

Late Night Feelings will feature collaborations with a diverse range of artists including Miley Cyrus, Camila Cabello, Alicia Keys, YEBBA, Angel Olson, King Princess, The Last Artful, Dodgr, Diana Gordon, and Ilsey.

Mark has described this album as a collection of “sad bangers,” and the single, like much of the album, is emotionally complex and personal.  “Late Night Feelings” feat. Lykke Li boasts an addictive chorus and was written by Mark Ronson, Ilsey Juber, Lykke Li and Stephen Kozmeniuk. The single was produced by Mark and co-produced by the Picard Brothers at Zelig Studios in LA.

‘The second single is a follow up to 2018’s global smash “Nothing Breaks Like A Heart” feat. Miley Cyrus, the platinum certified track has garnered 250 million streams worldwide and 100 million video views.

The new album comes after a landmark year for Ronson, winning an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award for his work with Lady Gaga on “Shallow” from A Star Is Born.

Coinciding with the release of new music, Mark has been DJing at pop-up parties, dubbed Club Heartbreak, a reflection of the new music to come.

On album release Mark Ronson will make history by becoming the first artist to release his album on 5 iconic formats simultaneously.  Late Night Feelings will be available on CD, vinyl, cassette, and limited editions of 8 track and mini disc – the latter two available only on Mark’s website.  Visit http://ron.sn/store for all versions of Late Night Feelings.

Track Listing

1. Late Night Prelude
2. Late Night Feelings (feat. Lykke Li)
3. Find U Again (feat. Camila Cabello)
4. Piece of Us (feat. King Princess)
5. Knock Knock Knock (feat. YEBBA)
6. Don’t Leave Me Lonely (feat. YEBBA)
7. When U Went Away (feat. YEBBA)
8. Truth (feat. Alicia Keys & The Last Artful, Dodgr)
9. Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (feat. Miley Cyrus)
10. True Blue (feat. Angel Olsen)
11. Why Hide (feat. Diana Gordon)
12. 2 AM (feat. Lykke Li)
13. Spinning (feat. Ilsey)

About Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson is an internationally renowned DJ and Academy-Award, seven-time-Grammy-Award-winning and Golden Globe-winning artist and producer.

Ronson spent the first eight years of his life growing up in London, England before moving with his family to New York City.  Already a keen student of music, and a huge fan of hip hop, he was 16 when he first began creating mixtapes and trying his hand at DJing. That early passion set him on a path to music production, recording and songwriting that has resulted in a career highlighted by work on a multi Grammy-winning album by Amy Winehouse, as well as his own Grammy-winning, global smash hit with Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk.”  Along with releasing four successful albums under his own name, his resume includes production work for some of music’s biggest names, including Adele, Paul McCartney, Duran Duran and Lily Allen. More recently, he helmed Lady Gaga’s acclaimed fifth album, Joanne and Queens Of The Stone Age’s lauded Villains. This year he released a string of singles with Diplo under the name Silk City, including the current world wide hit “Electricity” with Dua Lipa, which earned him a Grammy Award for “Best Dance Recording” in 2019.

He is a co-writer of the song “Shallow,” recorded by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper for the movie A Star Is Born, for which he earned an Academy Award for “Best Original Song,” a Golden Globe Award for “Best Song Written for a Motion Picture,” a Grammy Award for “Best Song Written for Visual Media,” and a Grammy nomination for “Song of the Year.”

Most recently Mark collaborated with Miley Cyrus on the hit song, “Nothing Breaks Like A Heart,” the first single  featured from Late Night Feelings set for release June 21^st. Since its release in late November, the platinum certified single has garnered 250 million streams worldwide and 100 million video views.

He is currently based in Los Angeles where he operates his record label, Zelig Records, home to fast rising star King Princess. To date, Ronson has 1 Academy Award, 7 Grammy Awards, 2 Brit Awards, 1 Golden Globe Award and 1 MTV VMA Award to his name.

https://www.markronson.co.uk/

Neil Hannon, one of the country’s foremost songwriters, releases a wonderful new Divine Comedy album ‘Office Politics’ on June 7th. It’s the follow-up to the acclaimed top ten 2016 album ‘Foreverland’.

“Office Politics” is a 16 track tour de force full of inventive, timeless music peopled with a typically irreverent cast of characters. “It has synthesizers. And songs about synthesizers,” Neil says. “But don’t panic. It also has guitars, orchestras, accordions, and songs about love and greed.” But ‘Office Politics’ central characters are the machines. Or ‘Infernal Machines’ as one track rages.

“I do try to make normal records,” Neil says with a smile. ”But it always seems to wander off into odd territories.”

And for that we should be thankful.

The Divine Comedy will play the following UK and Ireland headline tour dates. Tickets on sale from 9.00am on Friday 12th April. Ticket links can be found at www.thedivinecomedy.com

October 2019

Sun 6th                       Dublin, Bord Gais Energy Theatre

Mon 7th                       Belfast, Ulster Hall

Tue 8th                        Cork, Opera House

Thu 10th                       Glasgow, Old Fruitmarket

Fri 11th                        Birmingham, O2 Institute

Sat 12th                       Oxford, O2 Academy 1

Mon 14th                     Bristol, O2 Academy

Tue 15th                       Leeds, Metropolitan University (Leeds Beckett University)

Wed 16th                    Brighton, Dome

Thu 17th                       London, Eventim Apollo

Fri 18th                        Manchester, Albert Hall

‘Office Politics’ Tracklisting:

1. Queuejumper

2. Office Politics

3. Norman And Norma

4. Absolutely Obsolete

5. Infernal Machines

6. You’ll Never Work In This Town Again

7. Psychological Evaluation

8. The Synthesiser Service Centre Super Summer Sale

9. The Life and Soul Of The Party

10. A Feather In Your Cap

11. I’m A Stranger Here

12. Dark Days Are Here Again

13. Philip And Steve’s Furniture Removal Company

14. ‘Opportunity’ Knox

15. After The Lord Mayor’s Show

16. When The Working Day Is Done

The album was written, produced and arranged by Neil Hannon and recorded in Ireland and London. Additional guest vocals courtesy of Chris Difford, Cathy Davey & Pete Ruotolo.

Physical & Digital Release Format Info:

• 16 track ‘Office Politics’ album on 2 x heavyweight 180g vinyl in gatefold packaging.

• Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl LP. 16 track album on 2 x heavyweight 180g coloured vinyl in gatefold packaging

• Standard CD. 16 track ‘Office Politics’ album on 1 CD in gatefold packaging with 12 page booklet containing lyrics and credits.

• Limited Edition Deluxe CD. As per standard CD, with a second CD – ‘Swallows and Amazons – The Original Piano Demos.’ This 15 track album consists of Neil Hannon’s original demos for the stage musical adaptation of ‘Swallows and Amazons.’ The songs from the show have never before been released.
  

• Digital. 16 track ‘Office Politics’ album as per Standard CD
  

• Deluxe Digital. As per Deluxe CD – 1st Volume is the 16 track ‘Office Politics’ album, 2nd Volume is the 15 track ‘Swallows and Amazons – The Original Piano Demos’

Sony Music Entertainment’s Depeche Mode 12″ vinyl singles project continues with the release of Black Celebration | The 12″ Singles and Music For The Masses | The 12″ Singles – out May 31st.

Each of these definitive box sets contains 12″ vinyl singles contemporaneous to either Black Celebration (1986) or Music For The Masses (1987). Both pivotal releases in the Depeche Mode canon, these albums advanced the band’s musical mission, moving the DM sound from industrial pop into darker atmospheric emotional territory.

Following its release in 1986, Black Celebration became the group’s then-highest charting album in both the UK and Germany, expanding their influence across pop culture while inspiring myriad young musicians to start bands of their own.

The next year, Music For The Masses furthered Depeche Mode’s international mass appeal, breaking open the United States and other markets with the record-setting Music For The Masses Tour. An electrifying and historic adventure for band and audiences worldwide, the tour included Depeche Mode concerts in then-communist East Berlin, Budapest, and Prague. The tour’s 101st show, a transcendent performance at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, was attended by more than sixty thousand fans and documented in 101, a concert film and an accompanying live album.

From their earliest days as a band, Depeche Mode championed 12″ vinyl, embracing the singular power of the format and the avenues of innovation it opened up. The 12″ single allowed the band to explore new sonic possibilities while the tactile physical beauty of the packaging gave Depeche Mode room to develop a sophisticated and commanding visual aesthetic. Depeche Mode used their singles discography as a means of offering left field remixes and other delights for their fans.

Both Black Celebration|The 12″ Singles and Music For The Masses|The 12″ Singles extended Depeche Mode’s increasingly mind-blowing run of 12″ singles and featured some of the band’s most sublime artwork to date.  Each of the albums showcased some of the most enduring singles in the DM catalog; Black Celebration featured “A Question of Lust” and “Stripped” while Music For The Masses contained “Never Let Me Down Again” and “Strangelove” (Depeche Mode’s first #1 US Dance chart hit).

Black Celebration | The 12″ Singles contains the four original 12″ releases from the album plus a 12″ vinyl version of the limited edition “A Question of Lust” cassette release, available for the first time internationally in this collection. Music For The Masses | The 12″ Singles includes the seven original and special edition 12″ vinyl singles from the album.

Sony Music Entertainment released the first two box sets in the series Speak & Spell | The Singles and A Broken Frame | The Singles on August 31st, 2018.  The second batch – Construction Time Again | The 12″ Singles and Some Great Reward | The 12″ Singles – arrived on December 14th, 2018.

Each box set in the series contains the singles from each Depeche Mode album on audiophile-quality 12″ vinyl, with audio mastered from the original tapes. The artwork for the exterior of each of the box sets draws on iconography inspired by the original releases, while the vinyl sleeves themselves feature the original single artwork.

The Depeche Mode 12″ Singles Series will continue over the coming years, with plans to release boxes containing the singles from each of the band’s albums in similar deluxe audiophile-grade collector’s editions.

In 2018, Depeche Mode completed their Global Spirit Tour, a worldwide concert itinerary that launched in May 2017 and crescendoed summer 2018 with a pair of shows at the Waldbühne in Berlin on July 23 and 25. The 15-month Global Spirit Tour saw the band play to more than 3 million fans across Europe, North America and South America.

Black Celebration | The 12” Singles

Stripped (12BONG 10)

A Stripped (Highland Mix)

A But Not Tonight (Extended Remix)

B Breathing In Fumes

B Fly On The Windscreen (Quiet Mix)

B Black Day

A Question Of Lust (12BONG 11)

A A Question Of Lust

A Christmas Island (Extended)

B People Are People (Live)

B It Doesn’t Matter Two (Instrumental)

B A Question Of Lust (Minimal)

A Question Of Lust (L12BONG 11)

A A Question Of Lust (Flood Mix)

A Christmas Island

B If You Want (Live)

B Shame (Live)

B Blasphemous Rumours (Live)

A Question Of Time (12BONG 12)

A A Question Of Time (Extended Remix)

B Black Celebration (Live)

B Something To Do (Live)

B Stripped (Live)

A Question Of Time (L12BONG 12)

A A Question Of Time (New Town Mix)

A A Question Of Time (Live Remix)

B Black Celebration (Black Tulip Mix)

B More Than A Party (Live Remix)

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Strangelove (12BONG 13)

A Strangelove (Maxi Mix)

B Strangelove (Midi Mix)

B Fpmip 5.20

Strangelove (L12BONG 13)

A Strangelove (Blind Mix)

A Pimpf

B Strangelove (Pain Mix)

B Agent Orange

Never Let Me Down Again (12BONG 14)

A Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix)

B Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix)

B Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)

Never Let Me Down Again (L12BONG 14)

A Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix)

B Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix)

B To Have And To Hold (Spanish Taster)

Behind The Wheel (12BONG 15)

A Behind The Wheel (Remixed By Shep Pettibone)

B Route 66 (Remixed By The Beatmasters)

Behind The Wheel (L12BONG 15)

A Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Mix)

B Route 66 (Casualty Mix)

Little 15 (12LITTLE 15)

A Little 15

B Stjarna

B Sonata No. 14 in C#m (Moonlight Sonata)

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Cage The Elephant today releases a brand new song ‘Night Running’, with Beck. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming fifth studio album, ‘Social Cues’, out April 19th on Columbia Records.

Cage The Elephant have also recently announced The Night Running Tour in the States, where they will be co-headlining with Beck throughout the summer and will be playing a run of sold-out UK shows this June.

Cage The Elephant play the following UK shows –

June

Fri14^th              London, Heaven                              Sold Out

Mon 17^th         Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms                 Sold Out

Tues 18^th         Birmingham, Institute 2                    Sold Out

Social Cues was produced by John Hill (Santigold, Florence + The Machine, Portugal. The Man, tUnE-yArDs), recorded at Battle Tapes Recording, Blackbird Studio and Sound Emporium in Nashville and The Village Recording Studio in Los Angeles, and mixed by Tom Elmhirst and mastered by Randy Merrill in New York City.

The majority of the material on Social Cues was written during the unravelling of Shultz’s relationship. He explains, “it can be a vehicle to act out things that are hard to confront.” He went on to say, “I let images just arise in my mind and wait for it to evoke an emotional response and then when it does, I know I’m on to something. One listen to ‘Social Cues’ and you’ll agree!

Cage The Elephant is vocalist Matt Shultz, rhythm guitarist Brad Shultz, drummer Jared Champion, bassist Daniel Tichenor, lead guitarist Nick Bockrath and keyboardist Matthan Minster.

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Keane, one of Britain’s best and most beloved bands, are currently putting the finishing touches to a brand new studio album, their first since ‘Strangeland’ in 2012, set for release later this year.

A stunning recent appearance on the BBC’s Comic Relief, performing ‘Somewhere Only We Know’, sent fans on social media into overdrive. It was like they’d never been away.

After releasing two highly successful solo albums during Keane’s hiatus, frontman Tom Chaplin found himself meeting up with Tim Rice-Oxley, Keane’s songwriter and pianist, and listening to songs that Tim had planned on releasing as part of a solo project. Tom was incredibly moved by the honesty of the writing and knew immediately that he wanted to help bring these emotional songs to life.

“I thought it was the most personal, most vulnerable set of songs that I’d ever heard,” says Tom Chaplin, “and I was very drawn to that. It felt like a story that I could help articulate.”

Tom and Tim soon found themselves in the studio with their old mates, drummer Richard Hughes and bassist Jesse Quin, working on an album that they’re all extremely proud of.

Keane have already announced European festival appearances for the summer including a headlining appearance at Cornbury Festival July 6th and British Summer Time Hyde Park as special guests to Robbie Williams July 14th. Full festival dates below: