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Ashton Irwin of 5 Seconds Of Summer has announced his second solo album.

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If you hear that the singer of a band you like is going to work on a solo project, it’s reasonable to react with a little bit of trepidation. Will it expand upon that established sound or reveal the limits of the artist’s (or group’s) talents? Perhaps most importantly…will it break up the band?

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Tove Lo and SG Lewis have announced a collaborative EP.

Babymetal have scheduled a North American tour for the fall.

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Jamie xx has announced his long-awaited second studio album.

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Cigarettes After Sex have dropped a third early single from their upcoming album. 

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Mercury Rev have returned with details of a new album.

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Los Bitchos have laid out plans for their second album.

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Divorce have released a new song called My Room.

Vince Staples has announced his Black In America Tour.

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Soft Play have shared a new single, Everything And Nothing.

Sabrina Carpenter has announced her sixth studio album.

The Waterboys will tour the UK next spring.

Go West have lined up a trio of special UK shows for next spring.

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Alfie Templeman has shared a new song, Just A Dance.

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Glastonbury festival organisers have revealed the full line-up and set times.

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Pixies have shared a new song, You're So Impatient.

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The first special guests have been announced for Kylie Minogue's BST Hyde Park show in London this summer.

Kurupt FM have announced a headline London show for the autumn.

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If you’re not familiar with the expression “frog in boiling water” then rest assured, it’s not something you’d want to experience. Except you are experiencing it right now – we all are – in a world that slowly crushes the life out of even the most optimistic souls. As the Verve once put it, “you’re a slave to money then you die”.