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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLegendary songwriter, guitarist and singer Johnny Marr — formerly of the Smiths, the The, Electronic and Modest Mouse and a veteran solo artist as well — has signed a new worldwide album deal with BMG. The deal is an expansion of Marr’s relationship with BMG as a publisher, which includes his three U.K.

Johnny Marr has signed a new worldwide record deal with BMG, adding to his existing publishing contract with the company.“I’m very pleased to be working with the people at BMG on this new chapter”, says he. “It’s a good feeling”.BMG’s UK President Of Repertoire & Marketing UK, Alistair Norbury, adds: “BMG have proudly represented Johnny Marr as a songwriter for many years, including publishing his three consecutive top ten solo albums.

Johnny Marr has announced a new worldwide album deal with the music publisher BMG.The company has represented the former Smiths guitarist as a songwriter for a number of years, publishing his last three solo albums: 2013’s ‘The Messenger’, 2014’s ‘Playland’ and 2018’s ‘Call The Comet’.“I’m very pleased to be working with the people at BMG on this new chapter,” Marr said in a statement.

Johnny Marr will play a run of ultra-intimate shows across the UK this September, the iconic guitarist has announced.To warm up for a huge show with Courteeners at Manchester’s Old Trafford Ground on September 25, the former Smiths guitarist will perform three tiny shows in Leeds, Blackburn and London.Johnny Marr will play:SEPTEMBERMonday 20 – Leeds, StylusTuesday 21 – Blackburn, King George’s HallThursday 23 – London, Electric BallroomSaturday 25 – Manchester, Old Trafford Cricket Ground

Johnny Marr has reflected on his time in The Smiths in a new interview, discussing how the seminal Manchester band had a “blind spot” of being obsessed with media and notoriety.The Manchester icons became indie darlings at the height of their fame, before calling it a day in 1987.Speaking to Poet Laureate Simon Armitage for the new BBC Radio 4 series The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed, Marr said that the band could have done with “less” coverage at the height of their 1980s fame.Discussing

Blondie have given an update on the progress of their next studio album.The Debbie Harry-fronted band released their 11th full-length record, ‘Pollinator’, back in 2017.

Johnny Marr has responded to the possibility of returning to Modest Mouse, after the band’s Isaac Brock told NME “the option’s available” should the former Smiths guitarist wish to rejoin.Marr was part of the Modest Mouse set-up between 2006 and 2008, playing on the band’s album ‘We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank’ in 2007.Marr previously told NME in 2018 that he’d be open to reuniting with the band, saying: “I’ve got a feeling that Modest Mouse is a chapter that’s yet to be

Modest Mouse have said that “the option’s available” for Johnny Marr to return to the band one day.The former Smiths guitarist was part of the Modest Mouse set-up between 2006 and 2008, playing on the band’s ‘We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank’ album in 2007.Marr previously told NME in 2018 that he’d be open to reuniting with the band, saying: “I’ve got a feeling that Modest Mouse is a chapter that’s yet to be finished.”Speaking to NME for a new interview ahead of the release of their latest

Courteeners managed to sell out their huge homecoming Old Trafford show this morning, shifting 50,000 tickets in just 90 minutes.The Manchester band, who last played the 50,000 capacity home of the Lancashire County Cricket Club back in 2017 for a triumphant show shortly after the Manchester Arena bombing, announced details of the new September 25 show earlier this week.

Courteeners have announced their live return with a huge homecoming gig at Manchester Emirates Old Trafford this September.The hometown heroes, who last played the 50,000 capacity home of the Lancashire County Cricket Club back in 2017 for a triumphant show shortly after the Manchester Arena bombing, will be back again on September 25 – joined by special guests Johnny Marr, Blossoms and Zuzu.Tickets are on sale from 9am on Friday June 11 and will be available here.COURTEENERS @EmiratesOT

NME 100 for 2020, with ‘Get Bleak’ praised for “[echoing] the jangly glory days of Sarah Records and [bringing] to mind the likes of Belle & Sebastian and Johnny Marr”.It isn’t immediately clear why the duo changed their name slightly, but an Instagram post suggests a legal threat may have had something to do with it: “We’re called Ducks Ltd.

The Avalanches have today released their third studio album ‘We Will Always Love You’, and alongside it delivered a video for album cut ‘The Divine Chord’ alongside MGMT and Johnny Marr.The music video, like much of the album’s concepts, centres around space and planets, while also featuring a small child camping and wandering in a forest.It’s the sixth song from ‘We Will Always Love You’ to receive a music video, with the latest being ‘Interstellar Love‘ alongside Leon Bridges.Watch the video

Johnny Marr has praised New Order‘s synth player Gillian Gilbert, and said the appointment of a female musician was a monumental if not “overlooked” part of the band’s history.The former The Smiths guitarist, who last released a solo album in 2017, ‘Call The Comet‘, said that Gilbert was role model for young people – particularly girls – in the early ’80s when the Manchester band had formed from the ashes of Joy Division.Speaking on New Order’s new Transmissions podcast, Marr said people may

Bono has recalled his first meeting with the late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis during a guest appearance on the Joy Division and New Order podcast Transmissions: The Definitive Story.The U2 frontman features on the latest episode of the eight-part series, which includes interviews with members of the two bands and a number of special guests, such as Johnny Marr, Liam Gallagher and Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood.The new episode of Transmissions focuses largely on the writing and recording of Joy

The Avalanches have shared the star-studded tracklist for their forthcoming new album ‘We Will Always Love You’.Set for release on December 11 via Astralwerks, the record is the follow-up to the Australian duo’s 2016 comeback album ‘Wildflower’.The Avalanches have already shared a number of songs from ‘We Will Always Love You’ this year, including the Rivers Cuomo-featuring ‘Running Red Lights’, their Jamie xx and Neneh Cherry collaboration ‘Wherever You Go’ and the title track, which features

Damon Albarn has spoken of his love for Joy Division during a guest appearance on the new Joy Division and New Order podcast Transmissions: The Definitive Story.Launched late last month, the official podcast is an eight-part series which includes interviews with members of the two bands and a number of special guests, such as Bono, Johnny Marr, Liam Gallagher and Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood.Albarn is another one of the guests who features on the Transmissions podcast, during which he spoke about

Johnny Marr has praised Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, for leading legal action against the UK government over the detrimental impact that a local lockdown would have on the hospitality sector in the north of England.News of this legal challenge comes ahead of Boris Johnson’s expected announcement today (October 12) of a three-tier lockdown strategy for England in order to prevent a further rise in coronavirus cases.

Joy Division and New Order is launching later this month.Transmissions The Definitive Story will track the band’s origins, up to the release of their 1983 single ‘Blue Monday’, and will be narrated by Maxine Peake.Launching on October 29, the podcast will feature interviews with Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert and Peter Hook alongside famous fans including Bono, Damon Albarn, Johnny Marr, Liam Gallagher, Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood and more.Listen to the trailer for the new

website which offers alternative careers.Entitled “Discover your skills and careers”, the site asks people “to think about the type of work you want to do.

Liam Gallagher and Johnny Marr are among a host of musicians who have hit back at Chancellor’s Rishi Sunak’s suggestion that people should “adapt” their jobs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Sunak told ITV News that people “in all walks of life” will have to consider changing the jobs they do in certain industries.“I can’t pretend that everyone can do exactly the same job that they were doing at the beginning of this crisis,” he said.“That’s why we’ve put a lot of resource into trying to

Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in the band’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart‘ music video is going on auction.Curtis’ pentagonal-shaped Vox Phantom VI Special Guitar is expected to fetch between £60,000 and £80,000 at Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Sale on October 13.The guitar was given to Curtis’ daughter, Natalie, by Joy Division guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner (now in New Order) when she came of age.

Primal Scream‘s ‘Screamadelica’, has died aged 53.Johnson’s other credits include contributions to Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner’s supergroup Electronic, a number of collaborations with A Certain Ratio, and work on releases by New Order and I Am Kloot among many others.Johnson was preparing to release her debut acoustic solo album ‘Where Does It Go’ on September 25.

Radiohead, The Cure, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Johnny Marr, Dizzee Rascal, Primal Scream, Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, The Rolling Stones and Coldplay are among the huge list of artists who have signed an open letter to the government for the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign – demanding immediate action to prevent “catastrophic damage” to the music industry in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown.Last month, the Music Venue Trust have penned a letter signed by over 560 of their venues calling for a £50million

The Killers were taking to Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage for their headline set. Topping the festival for the second time in their career (the first in 2007 – a show that was plagued with sound problems), Brandon and co.

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Paloma Faith, Nick Cave, and Johnny Marr are among the stars who have put their names to a letter calling on the U.K. government to bail out arts organisations amid the Covid-19 crisis.

They're calling for "urgent" government support

By Tom Grater