Ellie Goulding announces 2023 UK and Ireland ‘Higher Than Heaven’ tour

Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding’s Miracle leads the race for a third consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart today, but they will have to put up a fight to defend its place.

She’s Higher Than Heaven – Ellie Goulding scores the coveted Official Chart Double for the first time in her career today. 

Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding are eyeing up a second week at the Official Singles Chart summit with Miracle.

Ellie Goulding is heading for her fourth Official UK Number 1 album this week with Higher Than Heaven.

Ellie Goulding has spoken to NME about new album ‘Higher Than Heaven’, her Calvin Harris-collab ‘Miracle’ riding high in the charts and the possibility of representing the United Kingdom in Eurovision.Goulding’s fifth album ‘Higher Than Heaven’ was released on Friday (April 7) – and was written intentionally as purely escapist pop.“My new thing is acknowledging the things I’m good at, and I’m good at writing pop songs,” Goulding told NME. “I’ve made a classical album, I’ve made electronic music and I regularly give my vocal away to producers like Four Tet.

Ellie Goulding – Higher Than HeavenReleased: April 7English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding pushed back the release of her new album Higher Than Heaven twice, but now it’s finally arrived.The set was heavily influenced by the pandemic and the emotional toll it took on the star, but it also sounds joyful. She began promoting the record in the summer of 2022, and since then, she has released five singles from the project.While the new title has not yet achieved the same commercial success as her previous efforts, it sounds like it might light up dance floors all summer long.Sarah and the Safe Word – The Book of Broken GlassReleased: April 7If you’re not already familiar with them, Sarah and the Safe Word is a captivating dark pop and alternative band from Atlanta.

Ellie Goulding has revealed that she wants to collaborate with Charli XCX, with the pair already “deciding” to write a track together.READ MORE: Ellie Goulding – ‘Higher Than Heaven’ review: playful antidote to personal-driven popEllie Goulding’s recent collaboration with Calvin Harris ‘Miracle’ went to Number One in the Official UK Singles Chart yesterday (April 7), beating out competition from Miley Cyrus and Ed Sheeran.She also released her fifth studio album ‘Higher Than Heaven’ yesterday, after claiming it was her “least personal” album.In a new interview with The Daily Beast, Goulding has said she wants to team up with Charli XCX on a future track.“I was chatting to Charli XCX last night and whenever I see her I make a point of saying I’m such a big fan, because I am. I just love that she’s just always been true to herself and completely authentic, and she’s a great songwriter and a great pop artist.

Boygenius have scored their first UK Number One album with their debut LP ‘The Record’.The trio – comprising Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus – beat off competition from DMA’S new album ‘How Many Dreams?’ to claim the top spot.They have also claimed the top spot on this week’s official UK vinyl albums chart, according to the Official Charts Company.‘The Record’ scored five stars and was described by NME as “the instant classic we were hoping for” and the “indie rock supergroup elevates their songwriting by combining the best parts of their artistry.”The review added: “This debut is a gorgeous testament to what can happen when you allow yourself to fully be seen.

There is nothing better than a big pop girl, and this list of the British female solo artists with the most Number 1s in UK chart history is more than proof of that. 

It’s a Miracle! Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding have risen to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.

Ellie Goulding is super proud of her new album Higher Than Heaven.

Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding have just pulled ahead in the race for the UK’s Official Number 1 single.  

Ellie Goulding has said she views her upcoming album, ‘Higher Than Heaven’, as her “least personal” release yet.The singer explained in an interview with Rolling Stone that she wanted her fifth album to be “completely different” from its predecessor, 2020’s ‘Brightest Blue’.“In the best possible way, this album wasn’t taken from personal experiences, and it was such a relief and really refreshing to not be sitting in the studio going through all the things that happened to me and affected me. Because I feel things very deeply. I always have,” she said.

After becoming Ed Sheeran’s 14th Number 1 single last week, Eyes Closed will have to defend its position at the top of the Official Singles Chart, as Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding fight to overtake it.

RELEASESTyler, The Creator has released another new track from the upcoming deluxe edition of his ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ album, titled ‘Sorry Not Sorry’.Django Django have released new single ‘Don’t Touch That Dial’, featuring Yuuko. It is taken from a second drop of tracks from the band’s ‘Off Planet’ album, which will be out in full on 16 Jun.Former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo has released new solo single ‘Separation From The Sacred’. The track is taken from his new drum album ‘Rites Of Percussion’, which is out on 5 May.

Christine & The Queens has announced a UK and European ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’ tour for 2023 – find the details below and purchase tickets here.The French singer-songwriter’s new album ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’ is due for release June 9 and will follow-up last year’s ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’.

The Chemical Brothers have announced a 2023 UK arena tour – find out the details below and purchase tickets here.The electronic music duo – comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons – will be performing six shows across the UK and Ireland, kicking off at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on October 26, with stops in Manchester, Leeds, Dublin and Birmingham, before wrapping up at London’s O2 on November 4.The announcement comes after The Chemical Brothers’ recently unveiled their new single ‘No Reason’, marking the first new material from the duo since their 2021 two-song release ‘The Darkness That You Fear’.The Chemical Brothers will be performing live in the UK this autumn! Tickets on sale Friday 31st March at 9:30 AM: https://t.co/jegOzYhAqr

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer. ET has you covered for everything in between.Ed Sheeran leads this week's releases with his new single, «Eyes Closed,» a first taste of his upcoming album, out May 5.

RELEASESEllie Goulding has released new single ‘By The End Of The Night’ from her upcoming fifth studio album ‘Higher Than Heaven’, which is out on 7 Apr. The track gives a “sense of euphoric, sensual escape”, says Goulding, adding that “we need music that uplifts us and makes us feel good”.Rina Sawayama, who is making her feature film debut in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’, has also contributed a new song to the movie’s soundtrack.