imed Irish international phenomenon Picture This return with a new single entitled “One Drink” via Island Records.

The song heralds the arrival of the bands eagerly anticipated new album, MDRN LV, which is out February 15, 2019 on Island Records. Produced by Jayson Dezuzio [Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors], the record represents a creative high watermark for the quartet as they expand their signature style and venture into uncharted sonic territory.

The band have announced a five-night residency in Dublin’s biggest indoor arena, 3Arena, for March 2019.

Picture This also play the following UK dates next year:
March
Tues 19th  London, O2 Kentish Town Forum
Thurs 21st  Birmingham, O2 Institute 2
Fri 22nd   Manchester, Gorilla
Sat 23rd   Glasgow, City Halls & Old Fruitmarket

Tickets for the Irish dates go on sale next Wednesday 24th October through https://PictureThis.lnk.to/iepresalePR
A pre-sale is available from 4pm through https://PictureThis.lnk.to/ukpresalePR

“One Drink” introduces the album with a funky guitar-driven strut, danceable beat, and slick, soaring, and swaggering hook. Front man Ryan Hennessy captivates with an undeniable and unbreakable chant. Be on the lookout for the music video’s imminent premiere.

The biggest act in Ireland and the nation’s hottest musical export in decades, Picture This arrived as a phenomenon with their self-titled 2017 full-length debut, Picture This. Certified triple-platinum in Ireland, it held the #1 spot in the Irish Album Chart for four weeks, while topping the Streaming Chart for seven weeks. Moreover, it remained in the Top 5 for 38 consecutive weeks.

Two years since their formation, they’ve impressively sold over 300K tickets, concluding 2017 with a sold-out UK and Ireland tour highlighted by gigs at O2 Shepherd’s Bush London, SSE Arena Belfast, and a two-night stand at 3Arena in Dublin. This summer marked their first stadium tour in Ireland, which capped off with a 35,000-person stadium show selling out over 3 months prior.

Picture This are Ryan Hennessey, Jimmy Rainsford, Owen Cardiff and Cliff Deane.

http://www.picturethismusic.com/

Olly Murs has released the music video for his new single ‘Moves’ Ft Snoop Dogg. The video sees Olly transform from preppy nerd to stylish heartthrob with a sip of his aptly named drink, winning over the girl with his moves and typical Olly swagger. Keep your eyes peeled for a special (undercover) barman….

Written by Ed Sheeran and Steve Mac, ‘Moves’ Ft Snoop Dogg is a massive slice of pure pop joy and features as the end credits track on the forthcoming Johnny English Strikes Again, in cinemas now through Universal Pictures. Watch the official video HERE

Olly, who joined the Voice as a judge last season and returns in the new year, is currently putting the finishing touches on his new album, his first since ’24 HRS’ in 2016 featuring the smash hit ‘You Don’t Know Love’. Olly toured the album last year, playing 24 sold out dates in the UK, selling over 600,000 tickets.

https://www.ollymurs.com/

Rod Stewart surprised lucky fans with very special thank you messages last night which appeared locally during ad breaks on ITV.
The fans were unknowingly nominated by loved ones to receive messages from the rock icon. The messages gave thanks for his fans’ support throughout his illustrious career which most recently saw his new album ‘Blood Red Roses’ hit the UK Number 1 spot-his ninth UK No.1.

The terms of the competition were to nominate the biggest Rod fan you know for Rod to show them his appreciation and, within a matter of minutes, the nominations flooded in with people commenting about their loved ones passion for and, at times, over-dedication for Rod.

One lucky fan was Rita Rickman whose sister Jackie Davies nominated her because ‘she has been a fan of Sir Rod since the early 1970s.

I KNOW that she would be over the moon to be in with a chance to win this’. See Rita’s wonderful reaction HERE

What a year it’s been for Paloma Faith!  Last November she released her acclaimed #1 album ‘The Architect’ featuring ‘Crybaby’, ‘Guilty’ and ‘Warrior’.  Her 14 date UK Arena tour this spring was an unqualified success while she spent much of the summer playing outdoor shows up and down the country.

Having sold over 330,000 copies so far, a deluxe version of ‘The Architect’ will be released next month on RCA Records.  The album, her fourth, spent 8 weeks in the top 10, and 32 weeks in the top 40.

This expanded edition will feature 6 new songs including the new single, ‘Loyal’, a powerhouse, emotionally charged anthem; ‘Make Your Own Kind Of Music’, the hit song that soundtracked Paloma’s iconic Skoda campaign and ‘Lullaby’ her summer smash hit with superstar DJ and producer Sigala.

Paloma Faith’s first 3 albums went double platinum, joining Adele as the only British female artist this decade to achieve that feat, putting Paloma on course to become the first ever British female artist to achieve four double platinum records.

‘The Architect – Zeitgeist Edition’ tracklisting:
Disc 1
1. Evolution ft. Samuel L. Jackson
2. The Architect
3. Guilty
4. Crybaby
5. I’ll Be Gentle ft. John Legend
6. Politics of Hope ft. Owen Jones
7. Kings and Queens
8. Surrender
9. Warrior
10. Til I’m Done
11. Lost and Lonely
12. Still Around
13. Pawns ft. Baby, Nym & Janelle
14. WW3
15. Love Me As I Am
16. Power to the Peaceful
17. Tonight’s Not The Only Night
18. My Body
19. Price of Fame

Disc 2
1. Loyal
2. Final Breath
3. Your Ex
4. Older
5. Make Your Own Kind Of Music
6. Lullaby

https://www.palomafaith.com/

Dave Keuning, founding member and guitarist from The Killers, releases his debut single “Restless Legs” under the moniker Keuning. Taken from Keuning’s debut album Prismism (released January 25th on Thirty Tigers) you can hear ‘Restless Legs’ via Rolling Stone [LINK] or Keuning’s official YouTube channel.

Burnt out from touring and wanting to spend more time with his 13-year-old son, Dave began taking musical ideas that he gathered over the years and worked on them in his home studio to turn each idea into a complete song.

Prismism is the result, a collection of 14 tracks – with all the instruments, save some drum parts, played by Keuning himself – which, like the title says, sees things from all sides, focusing on details without missing the big picture. The album examines our basic relationships and interactions, with family, friends and co-workers, how one can feel trapped by their surroundings, as well as those that rely on them, emotionally and/or professionally. The album is inspired by the very thing that brought him here in the first place – the music.

“The lyrics speak for themselves,” Dave says of the first single. “’Got restless legs/And a restless heart,’ that’s just what came pouring out of me. It was all I could think of… No other subjects came to mind. It was all I had. The beauty of the words is they’re open-ended enough that you can relate them to your own situation.”

Dave Keuning plays the following UK dates:

December
Sun 9th  Manchester, Night and Day
Mon 10th London, Dingwalls
Tickets go on sale on Tuesday 15th October.

More than 17 years have passed since Iowa transplant Dave Keuning placed an ad in the local Las Vegas Weekly looking to form a band, mentioning Oasis as one of his faves.  An eager 20-year-old named Brandon Flowers, who shared Keuning’s love of groups like New Order and the Cure, answered it, only to have Dave promptly hand him a TASCAM-recorded four-track demo of “Mr. Brightside.”

The result was the formation of The Killers, who have released five consecutive chart-topping albums and toured the world thanks to a songwriting partnership which molded such hits as “Somebody Told Me,” “When You Were Young,” “Read My Mind,” “A Dustland Fairy Tale,” “The World We Live In” and “Spaceman,” among others.

Combining both acoustic and electric guitars, as well as a longtime fascination with keyboards and electronic music – which he wasn’t able to explore as much as he would’ve liked in The Killers – Keuning has created a psychic diary that allows us to connect the dots and learn what brought him to a career crossroads. When he first began writing and recording, Keuning had no plans to sing, but finally decided to take the plunge.

“I never wanted to be the singer in The Killers,” he insists. “And I don’t care if people don’t believe me. I’ve definitely had those thoughts, but I can honestly tell you ever since I picked one up at 14, all I ever wanted to do was play the guitar.”

Dave is still actively sending in song ideas for the next Killers album, but also wonders if perhaps some of his new music will catch their ear. “But there’s no stopping me now. I’m going to pump out new music for the rest of my life, for audiences big or small, Killers or no Killers. Now that I’ve got a taste of how enjoyable this is.”

Prismism: it’s all how you look at it and listen to it, but one thing’s certain: Keuning’s here to stay.

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Hotly tipped Irish favourite Áine Cahill releases her brand new single ‘Water Into Wine’ on East West Records, the followup to her sassy indictment of social media ‘Beauty Is A Lie’.

‘Water Into Wine’ sees Áine stepping in a new sonic direction, with rich, layered production driving forward her unique and powerful voice. The new track is accompanied by a brooding, stylish music video directed by Charlie Targett-Adams.

‘Water Into Wine’ is Aine’s second single since signing to East West Records earlier this year, and follows a stellar 2017 – from the breakthrough success of sultry indie single ‘Plastic’ through to the massive ‘Blood Diamonds’, being tipped by everyone from The Line Of Best Fit to The Sunday Times Culture along the way. The 23 year old also spent the year playing a host of acclaimed shows ranging from a sold out St Pancras Church, a sold-out Irish Tour, festival sets at Glastonbury, Latitude, Field Day, Secret Garden Party, Great Escape and more, followed by huge support tours for JP Cooper and Kodaline.

So far 2018 has seen Áine working on new music as well as playing two special intimate shows in London and Dublin and a star turn at this years Great Escape Festival. She played Manchester’s Neighbourhood Festival last weekend and has announced a run of live dates in venues across her native Ireland in December, with UK dates to be announced shortly.

www.ainecahill.com/

Last October Simply Red played three very special shows at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome accompanied by a 40-piece orchestra. The set list beautifully showcased their remarkable career including the classic hits ‘Holding Back The Years’, ‘Stars’, ‘Fairground’ and ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’.

This November 23rd the CD/DVD of those shows ‘Symphonica in Rosso’ will be released on BMG. Ahead of that release on November 12th – for one night only – fans will have a unique opportunity to experience the concert in cinemas across the globe on the big screen in stunning 5.1 surround sound. For a list of participating cinemas click here (link to simplyredinrosso.com)

Without doubt Mick Hucknall is one of the country’s most gifted singers with a voice like no other. His band Simply Red have had an incredible career so far with 5 UK number one albums and selling over 60 million albums.

‘Symphonica In Rosso’ is an annual event in Holland where a prestigious artist is invited to perform over three nights with a full orchestra, with Simply Red’s 2017 series marking its 10th anniversary. Previous artists to play ‘Symphonica In Rosso’ include Diana Ross, Sting, and Lionel Ritchie.

The physical release includes a hard back Deluxe 3 x disc book format exclusive to the band’s official store, with 20 tracks across a double live album and live concert DVD. The standard 2 x CD offering, available in all good retailers, includes 16 tracks on CD plus live concert DVD, and the digital release includes all 20 live audio tracks from the night with the Concert Film also being available to buy and download. See the DVD trailer here.

CD + DVD Tracklisting:
CD
1. All or Nothing at All
2. For You Babies
3. So Beautiful
4. Say You Love Me
5. Big Love
6. Home
7. Picture Book
8. Holding Back The Years
9. Stars
10. A New Flame
11. It’s Only Love
12. Sunrise
13. Something Got Me Started
14. Fairground
15. My Way
16. If You Don’t Know Me By Now

DVD
1. All or Nothing at All
2. Your Mirror
3. For You Babies
4. Someday in My Life
5. So Beautiful
6. Say You Love Me
7. Home
8. You Make Me Smile
9. It Was a Very Good Year
10. Picture book
11. Holding Back the Years
12. Stars
13. A New Flame
14. It’s Only Love
15. Sunrise
16. Something Got Me Started
17. Fairground
18. My Way
19. If You Don’t Know Me by Now

Digital / MFiT Track listing:
1. All or Nothing at All
2. Your Mirror
3. For You Babies
4. Someday in My Life
5. So Beautiful
6. Say You Love Me
7. Big Love
8. Home
9. You Make Me Smile
10. It Was a Very Good Year
11. Picture book
12. Holding Back the Years
13. Stars
14. A New Flame
15. It’s Only Love
16. Sunrise
17. Something Got Me Started
18. Fairground
19. My Way
20. If You Don’t Know Me by Now

www.simplyred.com

Interpol have shared a new remix by electronic duo DJDS of ‘The Rover’, the first in a set of remixes of their critically acclaimed, Top Ten new album Marauder. The infectious rework sees Balearic synth stabs and undulating rhythm serve as the backdrop to Paul Banks’ haunting vocals and lyrics of an elusive cult leader.

Having just played a triumphant show at LA’s legendary Hollywood Bowl as part of the North American leg of their worldwide tour, Interpol will touch down in the UK in November, including two consecutive nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall on the 14th and 15th. The band recently announced further worldwide tour dates for early 2019, which will see them appearing at venues including Madison Square Garden and Sydney Opera House. The full list of dates can be found below.

Interpol recently performed BBC 6 Music A-listed new single ‘If You Really Love Nothing’ on Late Night with Seth Myers. Watch the performance here and the Kristen Stewart- starring official video here.

Interpol worldwide tour dates are below

November 2018
Tues 6th  Tokyo, Japan – Akasaka Blitz
Fri 9th  Hong Kong – Clockenflap
Sat 10th  Singapore – Neon Lights
Weds 14th London, UK – Royal Albert Hall w/ Nilüfer Yanya
Thurs 15th London, UK – Royal Albert Hall w/ Nilüfer Yanya
Fri 16th  Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
Sun 18th Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
Mon 19th Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
Tues 20th Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
Fri 23rd  Hamburg, Germany – Mehr! Theater – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
Sat 24th  Copenhagen, Denmark – TAP1 – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
Sun 25th Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
Tues 27th Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli Vredenburg – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
Weds 28th Brussels, Belgium – Forest National – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
Thurs 29th Paris, France – La Salle Pleyel w/ Nilüfer Yanya

December 2018
Sun 30th Lorne, VIC – Falls Festival
Mon 31st Marion Bay, SA – Falls Festival

January 2019
Weds 2nd Byron Bay, NSW – Falls Festival
Fri 4th  Melbourne, VIC – Palais Theatre
Sat 5th  Sydney, NSW – Sydney Opera House
Sun 6th  Fremantle, WA – Falls Festival
Thurs 31st Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre

February 2019
Fri 1st  Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium
Sat 2nd  Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre
Tues 5th  St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
Thurs 7th Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
Fri 8th  Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
Sat 9th  St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Mon 11th Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
Thurs 14th Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
Fri 15th  Washington, DC – The Anthem
Sat 16th  New York, NY – Madison Square Garden – w/ Car Seat Headrest, Snail Mail

http://interpolnyc.com/

After the release of ‘I Want You To Freak’, a bassy, bouncing dancehall track full of their signature energy and charm, X Factor winners Rak-Su are set to join Olly Murs, on his 2019 UK May arena tour as his special guests!

Ever since the four-piece from Watford dominated our TV screens last autumn on X factor, we knew they were different. Each week Ashley, Jamaal, Myles and Mustafa sang and danced their way to the winner’s crown on the back of their own songs, becoming the only act in the show’s history to win performing their own original music.

You can see the boys support Olly on the following UK arena dates:
May 2019
Weds 1st ABERDEEN, BHGE Arena
Fri 3rd  GLASGOW, The SSE Hydro
Mon 6th  NOTTINGHAM, Motorpoint Arena
Thurs 9th BOURNEMOUTH, International Centre
Fri 10th  BIRMINGHAM, Genting Arena
Mon 13th DUBLIN, 3Arena
Tues 14th BELFAST, SSE Arena
Thurs 16th LONDON, The O2
Fri 17th  LONDON, The O2
Mon 20th NEWCASTLE, Metro Radio Arena
Thurs 23rd LEEDS, First Direct Arena
Fri 24th  SHEFFIELD, Sheffield FlyDSA Arena
Tues 28th CARDIFF, Motorpoint Arena
Thurs 30th LIVERPOOL, Echo Arena
Fri 31st  MANCHESTER, Manchester Arena

June 2019
Fri 7th   GLOUCESTER, Kingsholm Stadium

Tickets go on sale Friday October 12th at 930am and are available from www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

Olly Murs celebrates a decade at the top with ‘You Know I Know’, his sixth album, two discs that feature a brand new album and a sparkling hits collection of songs everyone knows. Highlights include the glorious ‘Love Me Again’, ‘Feel The Same’ featuring Nile Rogers on guitar, and the title track featuring Shaggy. Once again Olly has worked closely with Steve Mac, Steve Robson and Wayne Hector.

Rak-Su are currently holed up in the studio working hard on their debut album with a host of A list producing and writing talent including Wayne Hector (Nicki Minaj), Rykeyz (Wiz Khalifa), Jamie Scott (Ed Sheeran), MNEK, Ali Tamposi (Justin Bieber) and Grammy Award Winning Stephen ‘Di Genius’ McGregor (Drake). Hold onto something tightly, Rak-Su are about to blow your socks off.

https://www.raksu-official.com/

“Canary” and “The Trouble With Wanting”—two new songs from four-time Grammy Award winning artist Joy Williams—are out today. Listen HERE. In addition to the official audio, live performance versions of both tracks—filmed at a recent show at The Franklin Theatre—can be viewed here: “Canary” and “The Trouble With Wanting.”

Both songs are from Williams’ highly anticipated new album, ‘Front Porch’, to be released in 2019 via Sensibility/Thirty Tigers. Produced by Kenneth Pattengale of The Milk Carton Kids and engineered by Matt Ross-Spang, ‘Front Porch’ represents a new chapter in Williams’ career, who recorded the album in Nashville during the pregnancy of her second child. She reflects, “There is an energy that is very creative in having a baby. It gives a sense of urgency on top of all the creative energy. Cellularly, your body is experiencing something really different.

Everything you are feeling is elevated. And you have a time-stamped sense of urgency.” Already receiving critical acclaim, Rolling Stone states the new music, “…is both familiar and new, and explicitly clear that there’s nothing missing when she goes it alone.”

“So much of this is about coming home,” says Williams. “Whether to a physical place or to yourself. The lines on my face, I can see them more clearly now. But a lot of them are laugh lines. This record feels like breathing more deeply into who I am. Come what may.”

Joy Williams is the winner of four Grammy Awards. She has released four solo albums and four EPs since her self-titled debut in 2001. She was half of The Civil Wars from 2009 until 2014, after which she released her solo LP, 2015’s VENUS, which was praised by NPR Music for it’s “new, more adventurous pop sound,” furthering, “Williams takes on this material without shirking its heaviness, but her gift for melodies that rise up like warm winds brings a climate of grace to even the most difficult subject matter.”

In celebration of the new music, Williams will embark on a series of US tour dates this fall. These performances follow a string of sold-out summer shows—her first live performances since 2015.

Rising UK stars Ward Thomas (24 year old twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy), release their jubilant new single ‘Never Know’ (available on all platforms from today), taken from their eagerly anticipated forthcoming album ‘Restless Minds’ out February 1st on WTW Music/Sony Music. The girls will also tour the UK in the new year.

Written by Ward Thomas alongside Rebekah Powell and Jessica Sharman (who also co-wrote recent single ‘Lie Like Me’) and produced by Joe Rubel (Ed Sheeran, Tom Grennan), ‘Never Know’, is an empowering, arms-aloft pop anthem that they call their ‘ranty song’ and if you listen carefully, secretly features a reversed sample of a dog growl!

“Never Know” is a song we have always wanted to write” say the girls; “It’s for anyone who has been rejected in a friendship, relationship or in work. But out of that rejection comes empowerment and a sense of freedom and release which gives you the courage to do what you believe in and be yourself.”

Ward Thomas play the following UK dates with tickets on sale at 9am Friday 12th October with a special fan pre-sale starting at 9am on Wednesday 10th October. For more info visit www.wardthomasmusic.com.

February 2019
Sun 24th   BEXHILL, De La Warr Pavilion
Mon 25th  YORK, Barbican
Tues 26th  GUILDFORD, G-Live
Wed 28th  BRISTOL, O2 Academy
March 2019
Fri 1st   CAMBRIDGE, Junction
Sat 2nd   NORWICH, Open
Mon 4th   CARDIFF, St David’s
Tues 5th   LEICESTER, De Montfort Hall
Wed 6th   MANCHESTER, Albert Hall
April 2019
Mon 1st   BIRMINGHAM Institute
Tues 2nd   SOUTHAMPTON, O2 Guildhall
Wed 3rd   LONDON, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Fri 5th   GLASGOW, SWG3
Sat 6th   GATESHEAD, Sage

Lyrically the twins have tackled issues close to their hearts on ‘Restless Minds’, including pertinent observations on social media, the women’s movement, what ‘the truth’ means in 2018 and mental health. “We couldn’t help but address social media and the subconscious competition it creates,” says Lizzy. “There’s a fake reality that everyone our age is falling for right now. Scroll down, see my page, look at my perfect life!”

Catherine and Lizzy will also feature in the forthcoming BBC Radio 1 documentary “Beyond Nashville”, presented by Scott Mills, exploring Country Music’s extraordinary success in the UK charts this year. The doc explores how the genre has changed and grown on both sides of the pond. Along the way Scott speaks to some of the biggest artists on today’s scene including Ward Thomas. “Beyond Nashville” and will be out on BBC Radio1’s iPlayer channel on 19th October and also on BBC red button.

Restless Minds is the follow up to their 2016 No.1 charting major label debut ‘Cartwheels’ and firmly establishes Ward Thomas as leading exponents of new wave country tinged pop. ‘Restless Minds’ is available to pre-order now.

Not content with having a summer smash hit with the glorious ‘Rise’ Ft Jack & Jack, unstoppable hit-maker Jonas Blue returns with an even bigger single, ‘Polaroid’, featuring Liam Payne and Nashville star Lennon Stella out now on Positiva via Virgin EMI. It is taken from his debut album which will be released in November.

Listen to ‘Polaroid (feat. Liam Payne and Lennon Stella) https://jonasblue.lnk.to/Polaroid

It’s been quite a summer for Jonas Blue, who enjoyed a hugely successful Ibiza residency at Hi that ended last month.

Produced by Jonas Blue and written by Jonas, JP Cooper, Sam Romans and Ed Drewett, ‘Polaroid’ is a heaven sent slice of R&B pop replete with a truly anthemic chorus and an irresistible groove. The official lyric video shows a flurry of Polaroid snaps of Jonas, Liam and Lennon set against a Manhattan backdrop.  Watch here: https://JonasBlue.lnk.to/PolaroidLyricVideo

With ‘Rise’ fast becoming one of the biggest hits of the year (with over 500 million global streams already), ‘Polaroid’ looks set to continue Jonas’ hot streak that has seen him accrue over 5 billion streams worldwide and 30 million single sales globally. Jonas also has 4 BRIT award nominations and across his past singles (Fast Car, Perfect Strangers, Mama) has been certified platinum over 85 times around the world, with Rise looking set to hit platinum imminently.

Former One Direction alum Liam Payne needs no introduction while rising pop star and actress Lennon Stella is best known for her breakout role in the popular TV show Nashville.

In addition to his Ibiza residency, Jonas Blue has recently launched a record label Blue Future, as well as spending the summer playing festivals around the world. Having worked on remixes and collaborations for the likes of Ellie Goulding, Becky Hill, MK, James Bay and Sabrina Carpenter, he is quickly establishing himself as a producer, writer, DJ and fast becoming the UK’s biggest breakout star this year.