Wolf Alice score first Number 1 album with Blue Weekend: "We feel so lucky"

Yard Act has spoken out on the devastating impact that the post-Brexit touring mess is set to have on independent artists.Today sees the launch of the #LetTheMusicMove campaign, with the likes of Wolf Alice, IDLES, Poppy Ajudha, Radiohead among the 200 artists calling upon the UK government to urgently take action to resolve the ‘No Deal’ that has landed upon the British music when it comes to touring the continent after they to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for

Wolf Alice, IDLES, Poppy Ajudha, Radiohead and many other music industries have come together for the new #LetTheMusicMove campaign – calling upon the UK government to urgently take action on the post-Brexit touring fiasco.The row over the government’s failure to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew in their post-Brexit deal continues to rumble on with no visible end in sight.

Wolf Alice have shared a new video for their track ‘Safe From Heartbreak (If You Never Fall In Love)’ – you can watch it below.The song appears on the North London band’s new album ‘Blue Weekend’, which went to Number One in the UK charts following its release earlier this month.Having screened a special short film in London to accompany the record, the group have been releasing a series of Jordan Hemingway-helmed visuals for each of the 11 songs as separate chapters.Arriving tonight (June 22),

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Latitude Festival has announced a host of new acts to its 2021 lineup, after confirming that it will go ahead next month.Earlier this week, festivals boss Melvin Benn has said he’s “very confident” that the festival will go ahead this year, making it the first major UK festival to take place following the removal of all lockdown restrictions.The four-day event, which is set to be headlined by Bastille, Bombay Bicycle Club, Wolf Alice and The Chemical Brothers, is scheduled to take place at

Natalie Imbruglia is back in a big way, marking her return to music with the announcement of her first album in six years, titled ‘Firebird’.Imbruglia shared news of the forthcoming project on her social media along with the first single ‘Build It Better’, two years after signing with Sony BMG and hinting at new material.An uplifting taste of what’s to come, the piano-led ‘Build It Better’ feels quintessentially Imbruglia, driving home a message of perseverance as she sings: “When it all falls

Diana Ross has announced her first studio album in 15 years. The soul star, 77, will release Thank You, a collection of 13 songs recorded in her home studio, in the autumn.

Diana Ross has announced her first new solo album in 15 years.The forthcoming record, which follows on from 2006’s ‘I Love You’, will also be the singer’s first new album of original material in 22 years, with the last being 1999’s ‘Every Day Is a New Day’.Ross’ new album, ‘Thank You’, was written during lockdown with the likes of Jack Antonoff, Jimmy Napes, Tayla Parx and Spike Stent, and is now set for release on September 10 via Decca.“This collection of songs is my gift to you with

Wolf Alice have shared the latest instalment of the visual accompaniment to their most recent studio album, ‘Blue Weekend’.The music video for ‘Lipstick on the Glass’ is presented as ‘Chapter III’ in its introductory sequence, alluding to its place as track three on the albumIn the video, the band exits a taxi – which directly follows the video for ‘Delicious Things’ – and walks through an otherwise empty street.

Wolf Alice have announced details of a European tour that will take place early next year.The band will head to the continent in February 2022 for a number of live dates in support of their recently released third album ‘Blue Weekend’.Set to be Wolf Alice’s first European tour since 2018, the band will visit France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Spain and more next year.

Wolf Alice have scored their first UK Number One album with ‘Blue Weekend’ and have claimed the biggest opening week for a British group in 2021.The London band’s new album, which arrived last week (June 4), debuted at the top spot with over 36,000 chart sales – 14,700 of which were vinyl copies.In addition, the four-piece – who knocked Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ down to Number Two – overtook Royal Blood to claim the biggest opening week for a British group in 2021 so far.‘Blue Weekend’ was one of

Wolf Alice have continued to share videos from their latest album ‘Blue Weekend’, dropping a cinematic clip for ‘Delicious Things’.The video for ‘Delicious Things’ comes just days after the band shared dramatic visuals for album track ‘The Beach’, starring singer and guitarist Ellie Rowsell.The ‘Delicious Things’ clip sees Rowsell sitting in a cab as a revolving cast of characters argue, passionately kiss, cry and more, as the vision becomes increasingly blurry.

Lindsay Buckingham has announced the release of his first solo album since leaving Fleetwood Mac.The band’s former lead guitarist took to social media earlier today (June 8) to reveal that he will be releasing his self-titled seventh studio album later this year.“My new self-titled album is one I’ve been intending to get out for a couple of years now, but on more than one occasion, unforeseen circumstances necessitated a postponement of plans,” Buckingham tweeted.“Now that we’re back in gear,

RELEASESNoel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have released new single ‘Flying On The Ground’. It is “literally the best thing I’ve released since the last thing I released”, says Gallagher.

Wolf Alice have shared a new video for their song ‘The Beach’ – you can watch the dramatic clip below.The track is the latest to be taken from the four-piece’s new album ‘Blue Weekend’, which was released last Friday (June 4).‘The Beach’ video, which was released last night (June 7), features singer and guitarist Ellie Rowsell in the starring role, with the clip following the musician at home.After taking a bath, a distressed Rowsell collapses onto a bed as water from the bath seeps over the

BBC reported. “Today’s musicians receive very little income from their performances — most featured artists receive tiny fractions of a US cent per stream and session musicians receive nothing at all,” the letter — which is also signed by Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Jessie Ware, the estate of Joe Strummer, rapper Kano and the rock band Wolf Alice — goes on. A fix to the situation would be simple, they write: “Only two words needs to change” in the 988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act to

Wolf Alice are on course for a UK Number One album this week after outselling all of their top five rivals combined.According to an update from the Official Charts, Wolf Alice’s critically acclaimed new album, Blue Weekend, has garnered the most physical and download sales across the first three days of the chart tracking period.Wolf Alice’s debut My Love Is Cool and follow up Visions Of A Life both reached Number Two in the Official Album’s Chart.Elsewhere in the charts, James are on course for

Wolf Alice are heading for Number 1 on this Friday’s Official Albums Chart with their third studio album Blue Weekend.

Bat For Lashes has shared her first ever live album, titled ‘Livestream at Home. Los Angeles, 2021’.Natasha Khan’s recording of an intimate set filmed at home in April is now available to listen to in full via a digital release exclusive to Bandcamp.