Lianne La-Havas: Celebs Rumors

Charli XCX, Paolo Nutini and Sleaford Mods among those due to perform.The Revive Live campaign was launched in the summer of 2020 in an effort to help UK grassroots venues survive post-COVID. Its first run of dates saw Wolf Alice, Sam Fender, Tom Jones and more play sets to intimate crowds.In January of this year the Revive Live Tour made a comeback with a series of winter dates that included special shows from Bastille, Enter Shikari and others.Today (June 16) it’s been confirmed that a further 200 Revive Live concerts will take place nationwide between June and September.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter a three-year hiatus, the Brooklyn edition of the Afropunk festival will return this fall, taking place over the weekend of September 10-11 at its traditional location of Commodore Barry Park in the New York City borough’s Fort Greene neighborhood.The lineup, announced Tuesday, (June 14th) includes  the Roots, Lucky Daye,m= Tierra Whack, Burna Boy, Freddie Gibbs, Isaiah Rashad, Earl Sweatshirt, Bartees Strange, Adekunle Gold, Fana Hues, Pink Siifu, Butcher Brown, Alex Mali, Mick Jenkins, and others.The festival is divided into two stages: the “Brooklyn Baby” stage and the “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” stage.See the full lineup below.The Afropunk franchise continues to expand, holding its first-ever Midwestern event this weekend at Minneapolis’ Sheridan Memorial Park. Titled Planet Afropunk Live: Minneapolis, the lineup will include Ari Lennox, Noname, and Mereba just to name a few performers who will make an appearance on both days.

Sons Of Kemet have announced that they’re set to break up after finishing up their 2022 touring schedule.The jazz quartet, led by saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings and featuring Tom Skinner of Radiohead side-project The Smile on drums, were nominated for the 2018 Mercury Prize for ‘Your Queen Is A Reptile’.The band are set to play a host of gigs across 2022, including a show in Barcelona for Primavera Sound next week (June 6), and have told fans in a statement that the shows will be their last “for the foreseeable future.”The statement read: “This year will be the last chance to see us in the form to which you’ve grown accustomed.“After 10 years we have decided that from the end of our scheduled 2022 shows we will be closing this chapter of the band’s life for the foreseeable future. We’re excited to play our remaining gigs for you and to make this summer a fitting send off.”See the post below.A post shared by Sons Of Kemet (@sonsofkemet)Sons Of Kemet released their third album, ‘Black To The Future’, back in May of 2021.

Naman Ramachandran A concert by Arcade Fire will headline the reopening of iconic London music venue KOKO on April 29. Arcade Fire last played London in 2018 and the KOKO show will celebrate the release of their sixth studio album “We,” out May 6. The historic live music venue, which first opened as the Camden Theatre in 1900, shut down in Jan.

Arcade Fire are set to headline the reopening night of London’s KOKO venue later this month.KOKO, which is located on 1A Camden High Street in north London, will reopen this month as a 50,000 square foot “state-of-the-art live music venue and broadcasting house” following a three-year, £70million restoration and redevelopment.The venue will open its doors once again on April 29, with the night featuring a special headline show from Arcade Fire – marking their first UK live performance since April 2018.The band will play in support of their forthcoming new album ‘We’, which is set for release on May 6 and has already been previewed by ‘The Lightning I, II’.A post shared by Arcade Fire (@arcadefire)Tickets for Arcade Fire’s KOKO show will go on sale at 12pm on Thursday (April 21) from here, while pre-sale access to tickets is available with pre-orders of ‘We’ on any format from the official Arcade Fire UK store.Fans around the world will also be able to tune in to the Amazon Music UK channel on Twitch on Friday to watch the KOKO gig from home, while they can also enjoy Arcade Fire on their [RE]DISCOVER playlist.KOKO’s reopening weekend will also feature the inaugural KOKO Electronic club night, which will see an extended set from deep house / techno DJ Luciano. Central Cee will then play two sets at the venue on May 1 at 4pm and 8pm.The likes of Lianne La Havas, Chase & Status and Pete Doherty are all set to perform at KOKO next month.

Kae Tempest has released a new track today (March 30) featuring Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten – listen to ‘I Saw Light’ below.The track is the final song to be released ahead of the arrival of Tempest’s upcoming new album, ‘The Line Is A Curve’, on April 8.‘The Line Is A Curve’ includes numerous guest spots from the likes of Kevin Abstract, Lianne La Havas, ássia and Confucius MC. Tempest also teams up with longtime collaborator Dan Carey, who takes on production duties once again.You can listen to the new track here:Speaking to NME recently, Tempest said of the album: “I feel like I learned what this album was about as I started to make it. For me, the album is about increasing resilience and raising your threshold for tolerance and acceptance.

Rachel Chinouriri has unveiled her new single ‘All I Ever Asked’ – watch the video below.The track, which is out via Atlas Artists Recordings/Parlophone, premiered as Clara Amfo’s Hottest Record In The World on BBC Radio 1 on March 8.Speaking of the single, Chinouriri said: “‘All I Ever Asked’ was inspired by a breakup my friend was going through and it made me reflect on a similar situation I was going through too.“The feeling of asking someone you love to respect you in the simplest form and realising it’s the bare minimum. It’s also about realising your own worth and not settling for someone who cannot be what you need.”The Super 8 style music video, shot in LA, shows Chinouriri out and about in glorious sunshine in various locations, from the front of a colourful motel to a hilltop location.‘All I Ever Asked’ follows Chinouriri’s 2021 EP ‘Four° In Winter’ and last year’s collaboration with Conducta ‘Right Together’.

Kae Tempest has shared a new single featuring Lianne La Havas – listen to ‘No Prizes’ below.The collaborative track is the latest preview of Tempest’s fourth studio album, ‘The Line Is A Curve’, which comes out on April 8 via Fiction Records. Earlier this month, the writer and musician dropped the song ‘Salt Coast’ after releasing ‘More Pressure’ in January.“Made a song with my good friend and mind-blowing artist Lianne La Havas,” Tempest explained of their latest offering in a statement.

Ethan Shanfeld Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Billie Eilish are set to headline England’s Glastonbury Festival, taking place June 22-26 at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset.McCartney and Lamar join previously announced headliners Eilish and Ross. McCartney will headline the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night, while Lamar will close out the festival on Sunday.

initially shut in 2019 for a planned one-year refurbishment, though those plans were scuppered after a fire broke out at the venue in January 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic and “colossal water damage” then further held up progress.KOKO’s restoration and redevelopment has now been completed, and it intends to relaunch next month as a “50,000-square foot state-of-the-art live music venue and broadcasting house”.New additions to KOKO include its 200-capacity Fly Tower ‘venue within a venue’, a new shop/DJ space (which will feature “exclusive merch drops and artist collaborations”) and a morning to late-night pizzeria and tap bar, with Café KOKO also set to host intimate live performances.After Lianne La Havas recently announced a trio of shows at KOKO in May, the venue has this morning (March 1) confirmed a host of names who will perform as part of its relaunch.The likes of Pete Doherty, Jorja Smith, Kim Gordon, Tems, Portico Quartet, Omar Apollo, Remi Wolf and more have all confirmed gigs at KOKO in the coming months. You can find the venue’s calendar of events here.A new club night, KOKO Electronic, will also take place on Friday and Saturday nights until 6am, with the likes of Todd Terje, Jayda G and 2ManyDJs booked to perform so far.“It’s been a seven-year journey to bring this project to life and now, on the cusp of opening, I’m so happy to be paying homage to the cultural legacy of the building with a diverse mix of artists and contributing to arts and culture at a time when British live music needs it most,” Olly Bengough, CEO/Founder of KOKO, said in a statement.

Lianne La Havas has announced a residency at the newly-restored London venue KOKO this spring.The singer-songwriter will play three dates at the venue, on May 9, 10 and 11. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am, and you can find them here.They will be La Havas’ first live shows since the release of her self-titled third album in July 2020, due to pandemic-related delays.The residency will also mark some of the first shows at KOKO for three years.

Kae Tempest has shared the second track from their upcoming fourth studio album ‘The Line Is A Curve’ – watch the video for ‘Salt Coast’ below.‘Salt Coast’ follows Tempest’s recent single ‘More Pressure’, which was released in January. The latter, which is the penultimate song on the album, features a guest appearance from Kevin Abstract of the LA hip-hop collective Brockhampton.“For me, it’s a song of upliftment, and it’s a switching of focus from some of the more heavy themes that come up in the record.

Ori And The Will Of The Wisps.Taking place last night (September 21), the 2021 Ivor Novello Awards celebrated Britain’s best songwriters and composers, which counted Harry Styles, Lianne La Havas and Dave amongst its winners.Ori And The Will Of The Wisps was the winner of Best Original Video Game Score category, which was in competition with Ghost Of Tsushima and Little Orpheus, a noticeably smaller shortlist compared to the other categories.

Ed Sheeran says that British awards ceremonies are just an excuse to get drunk and no one actually cares who wins. So pour yourself a large drink and occasionally glance at the rest of this story to make sure it’s still here.

Harry Styles, Lianne La Havas and Dave were among the winners at the 2021 Ivor Novello Awards, celebrating Britain’s best songwriters and composers during its ceremony last night (September 21).Nominated in the PRS for Music Most Performed Work category, Styles was awarded his first Ivor for ‘Adore You’, the second single from his Grammy-nominated album ‘Fine Line’.The two other big Ivor accolades – Best Album and Best Contemporary Song – were awarded to Lianne La Havas and Dave and Fraser T Smith, respectively.La Havas won in her category for her self-titled third studio album, released in July 2020.

The last 18 months may have decimated the live scene, but many people have sought comfort, distraction and even solace from recorded music - making the Ivor Novello Awards, which celebrate songwriting, arguably more important than ever. Harry Styles, Lianne La Havas, Celeste, Goldfrapp and Dave were among the winners at this year's ceremony, which was held in London.

Alaina Castillo‘s Just A Boy is so simple. Just a girl and her electric guitar played like an acoustic one.

coronavirus cases have been linked to this year’s Boardmasters Festival, it has been reported.According to health officials (via The Guardian), 4,700 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 confirmed they had attended the Cornish festival, which took place from August 11-15 and was attended by about 50,000 people, or had connections to it. About three-quarters of those who tested positive are aged 16-21 and about 800 live in the county.The Newquay-based festival, which featured performances from Foals, Gorillaz, Kano, Jorja Smith, Blossoms, Sam Fender, Lianne La Havas and more, required all ticket-holders aged 11 and over to demonstrate their coronavirus status through the NHS COVID app before being permitted entry.Festival-goers who

Harry Styles, Dave, MNEK and Celeste are among the acts nominated for this year's Ivor Novello Awards. 

After a gap of about three years since her last album, English singer-songwriter Nao has announced her third studio project And Then Life Was Beautiful with the project's title track, out today. She opens the song with a line so relateable it will ease almost every listener into her world: "Change came like a hurricane / 2020 hit us differently." The song's subsequent optimism — and Nao's carefully crafted psychedelic soul — is anything but trite, and has rhythm of a soothing meditation session.

Lianne La Havas has spoken about getting to work on her next album, which she says is already being characterised by a “fun” and “cheerful” vibe. Watch our video interview above.The London artist was speaking to NME last night (May 11) on the red carpet at the BRIT Awards 2021, where she was nominated for British Female Solo Artist.La Havas gave NME an update on the current status of her new material, which is being written at the moment following the release last year of her self-titled third album.“I’m already starting to work on new stuff because my album came out like a year ago now,” she said about her plans.

Best Original Song for “Hear My Voice” — from Best Picture contender “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — at the Academy Awards on April 25.“It’s still quite far-fetched,” Celeste Waite, 26, told The Post. “I just felt like I was the most unlikely candidate to be nominated for such a thing.”Really, though, Celeste should be getting used to accolades.

BRIT Awards 2021 – you can see the list so far below.This year’s ceremony was pushed back three months from its traditional February date due to the coronavirus crisis, and will now take place at London’s O2 Arena on May 11, 2021.

2021 Grammy nominations announced in November. Beyoncé, who already owns a staggering 24 gramophones, leads all contenders with nine nods, including Record and Song of the Year for “Black Parade.” Jhené Aiko and H.E.R.

Lianne La Havas has performed her track ‘Courage’ in a Christmas-themed show organised by Samsung.Following her performance, La Havas reflected on the year that was and said she would be working on new music and visuals in 2021.“This year, I’ve learned how precious time is,” she said.“I’ve released a lot of things in my life and what’s important to me and just how I want to be a better human. Hopefully, I can take those things I’ve learned this year into next year and beyond.”Watch the performance below:‘Courage’ is lifted from La Havas’ self-titled album, which arrived earlier this year.

Lianne La Havas, Nines and Aitch have been announced as the leading nominations at this year’s MOBO Awards.This year’s event will be held online on December 9 on YouTube from 7pm GMT while the main broadcast will go out on BBC One at 10.45pm GMT.Nines is up for five nominations including Best Male Act, Album Of The Year and Video Of The Year for ‘Clout’.Lianne La Havas, Mahalia and Tiana Major9 have also clocked up three nominations each including Best Female Act and Best R&B/Soul Act.Elsewhere, rising stars Ms Banks, Ivorian Doll, Shaybo and Bree Runway are all first-time nominees.Aitch meanwhile leads the nominations in the Best Newcomer category, while Burna Boy is up for Best African Act.

Nao has released her first new music for the year, titled ‘Woman’, featuring Lianne La Havas.The track was premiered on BBC Radio 1 last night (August 24) before landing on streaming platforms. The cover art for ‘Woman’ features work by UK visual artist Tishk Barzanji.Listen to ‘Woman’ below:In a post on her Instagram, Nao said the song was a celebration of womanhood and women of colour.“This is a song Lianne and I are so happy to put out into the world.

Lianne La Havas‘ track, ‘Can’t Fight’, from her recent self-titled album. 1. ‘Sister’2. ‘Renegade (feat. Ell Murphy)’3. ‘Change (feat. Gabrielle Aplin)’4. ‘Demba (feat. Trio Da Kali)’

new podcast.The selection features tracks from recent NME cover stars Arlo Parks and Little Simz, as well as Jhené Aiko, Tierra Whack, and longtime friend of the Obamas, Beyoncé.The former FLOTUS captioned the Instagram post: “Excited to share with you a new @Spotify playlist inspired by the first season of my new podcast.“It’s filled with incredible new artists and a whole lot of #BlackGirlMagic. I hope you’ll give it a listen and follow some of these terrific musicians.”Other tracks chosen by Obama include ‘Can’t Fight’ by Lianne La Havas, ‘Freedom’ by Sampa The Great, and ‘Hair Down’ by SiR and Kendrick Lamar.See the full list below: Excited to share with you a new @Spotify playlist inspired by the first season of my new podcast.

Livestreaming continues to evolve throughout 2020 with artists bunkered down at home. Driift, a new livestream concert producer and promoter out of the U.K., is giving a lift to European indie acts looking to perform for their fans and participate in something close to a normal touring economy.

Lianne La Havas debuts at No. 10 on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart (dated Aug. 1), thanks to her new self-titled third studio album. The set, released on Nonesuch Records, ar

The FADER wasn't able to bring our annual FADER Fort showcase to SXSW in Austin this year, so in May we launched Digital FORT, an online-only event spanning two days and 120 artists that helped to raise over $25,000 for charity. It was such a success, we're bringing it back on Saturday, July 25 at 5 p.m.

NOTD & Nina Nesbitt, “Cry Dancing”Impressive Swedish production duo NOTD, plus talented indie-pop voice Nina Nesbitt, on a song titled “Cry Dancing”? The formula here was certainly winning, and in practice the song soars even higher than expected, with Nesbitt shimmying away her problems a decade after Robyn did the same with “Dancing On My Own.”Lianne La Havas, “Please Don’t Make Me Cry”The entirety of singer-songwriter-guitarist Lianne La Havas’ new self-titled album, so rich and soulfully rendered, is worth the five-year wait since her last project, but “Please Don’t Make Me Cry” makes for a haunting centerpiece, ghostly voices joining the fray midway through as the beats skitter around in search of some calm.Joan, “Brokenhearted”The

DJ Khaled and Drake to new albums from The Chicks, Ellie Goulding and more, Billboard wants to know which of this week's new releases you'll have on repeat to help beat the heat.Is The Chicks' long-awaited Gaslighter -- their first studio set since 2006's Taking the Long Way -- everything you wanted to hear from the country icons post-'Dixie'? Which side of Goulding's ambitious double album are you loving the most: the vulnerable Brightest Blue or empowering persona of EG.0?Perhaps the pop-driven vibes of The Aces' sophomore album Under My Influence, Lianne La Havas' soulful self-titled new LP or Pink Sweat$' stage-setting EP The Predule will be the soundtrack to the rest of your summer.

Prince protégée Lianne La Havas spent a very special day in Brooklyn: She performed at the Afropunk festival before her 30th birthday party later that night.This summer, though, any such celebrations are on a coronavirus pause, leaving her reflective.“I think I would’ve played longer if I had known,” said La Havas of her Afropunk main-stage set.

Lianne La Havas’ career has never quite felt like the perfect fit. Making the transition from a Paloma Faith backing singer to a Mercury-nominated soloist, her gentle guitar-work and quirky dress-sense quickly found her support slots opening for the indie bands of the 6 Music crowd; she was pitched as an inoffensive major-label songwriter with a nice voice.As La Havas’ career progressed – and the neo-soul movement emerged – it was easy enough for media outlets to shunt her over into that camp, playing up her jazz elements, mixed-race ethnicity and friendship with Prince as symbols of authenticity.