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Yahoo
30-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Yungblud Storms to Third Consecutive U.K. No. 1 Album With ‘Idols'
Yungblud has scored his third consecutive No. 1 on the U.K.'s Official Albums Chart with his ambitious double LP Idols (June 27). The British rocker, real name Dominic Harrison, hit the top spot in 2020 with Weird! and again in 2022 with his self-titled third album. His 2019 EP The Underrated Youth peaked at No. 6. The record will be released in two parts, with the street date for the second part of Idols yet to be confirmed. More from Billboard Florence Pugh Stars in Yungblud's Emotional Video for New Single 'Zombie': Watch Paul Simon Cancels Philadelphia Concerts Due to Back Pain, Will Undergo 'Minor Medical Procedure' Olivia Rodrigo & Ed Sheeran Perform 'The A Team' in Surprise London Duet Following the release of Idols, Harrison headlined his Bludfest festival in Milton Keynes, England, last Saturday (June 21) for a second consecutive year. He was joined by Billy Idol during the headline set, with a supporting bill including Blackbear, Denzel Curry and more. Recent Billboard U.K. cover star Loyle Carner's hopefully ! ends the week at No. 2, his highest-ever spot. His previous peak was with 2022's hugo which landed at No. 3. On Friday evening, he headlined The Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival alongside Charli XCX and The Prodigy; Olivia Rodrigo, Neil Young and The 1975 will top the main Pyramid Stage. Haim's I Quit hits the top five, finishing the week at No. 3. I Quit follows their previous album releases, 2014's Days Are Gone (No. 1), 2017's Something To Tell You (No. 2) and 2020's Women In Music Pt III (No. 1). Benson Boone hits a new career peak with his second studio album, American Heart, closing at No. 4. His debut LP, Fireworks & Rollerblades (2023) — which features mega-hit 'Beautiful Things' — peaked at No. 16. Elsewhere in the top 40, there's debuts for Aitch's 4 (No. 7), and Sheffield heavy metal band Maleovolence's Where Only the Truth Is Spoken (No. 32). Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100
BBC News
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Bristol in Pictures: Bristol Sounds and Gromit Unleashed
While the eyes of the world may be on Glastonbury, the music has not stopped in our city, with Bristol Sounds welcoming large crowds to the harbourside this Unleashed 3 is almost here, and there is a glamorous new show at Bristol Old of music, there was a special Loyle Carner gig at the O2 academy on Wednesday night, and a Bristol orchestra has been given an award. Tuned in: Bristol Sounds has seen Supergrass, Kaiser Chiefs, Texas and Fratellis play on the harbourside. The annual week of concerts comes to an end with Olly Murs later. One more sleep: The 53 sculptures which will form the Gromit Unleashed 3 trail will be in place across the city on Monday. Aardman's Nick Park joined dozens of local school pupils to celebrate the imminent launch at an event on the Harbourside on Wednesday. "It's just going to light up Bristol for the summer," he said. Framed: Bristol Museum and Art Gallery staff took an empty frame up to the gorge to recreate the scene painted by JMW Turner when he was just 17 in 1792. A fundraising campaign is under way to raise the money needed to bring the artwork back to its home city. Midweek music: Loyle Carner performed a gig at the O2 Academy on Wednesday to O2 and Virgin Media customers. Here today, gone tomorrow: Bristol City Council says it will be removing the many "love locks" from Pero's Bridge before the harbour festival, saying they collectively weigh an estimated three tonnes. Sparkling: The family of Henry Cyril Paget, one of the world's wealthiest men, tried to destroy all traces of him after he died, erasing his diamond frocks, lilac-dyed poodles and unsuccessful plays from history. Luckily the show How to Win Against History, on at Bristol Old Vic until mid July, has revived his outrageous life story. Pilton pilgrims: Bristol feels the presence of the Glastonbury Festival, whether it be the many traders from the city who set up there, or the queue (above) to get the bus down to Pilton. Power of music: Bristol's own Dovetail Orchestra has been named the UK's first ever Orchestra of Sanctuary. The group was set up to be a welcoming place for asylum seekers and refugees, using music as a way of connecting people. Pretty in pink: Luke Jerram's latest eyecatching work saw the Bristol artist thread a 1km (0.6 miles) long piece of magenta ribbon around the exterior of the RWA for a piece called Negotiating Space. One team: Finance software company Xledger has announced it will once again support Bristol Bears Women as main and also front-of-shirt sponsor. It extends a relationship with Bristol Sport going back to 2019. Medical skills: A team of Ukrainian doctors has been visiting the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children this month, learning skills they can take back and use in their home country to help child victims of the ongoing conflict. Award winners: Bristol's St Peter's Hospice was named Outstanding Charity Retailer at the 2025 Charity Retail Association Awards. The hospice, which operates more than 40 shops across the city and wider area, was recognised for its strong community engagement and sustainable practices. It was all yellow: Pedestrians and cyclists have been celebrating as the crossing known as the Banana Bridge has reopened after more than £1.4m in repairs (and a nice new paint job).
Yahoo
27-06-2025
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Everything We Really Know About Cardi B's ‘Am I the Drama?'
After teasing her sophomore album nearly every year since her groundbreaking 2018 debut, Invasion of Privacy, Cardi B finally announced that it will drop on Sept. 19. This week, she revealed the cover art for her next body of work, aptly titled Am I the Drama?, after serving as high-profile gossip fodder for just about as long as she's been making hits (to be fair, she did get her mainstream start on VH1's reality TV drama factory, Love & Hip-Hop). Surrounded by foreboding ravens on the ominous album artwork she shared, Cardi B is happy to play the villain this time around – she's even selling merch that says so. (Avian fun fact: A rep for Cardi B confirms to Rolling Stone that those birds are in fact ravens, not crows, as has been erroneously reported.) In anticipation of Am I the Drama?, we're running down everything we know about this album and the long road that led to it. For her June 2024 Rolling Stone cover story, Cardi B let us watch her work on the long-anticipated album in studios across the country, including Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, and New York's iconic Jungle City Studios. She was anxious – and, in New York, feeling sick – but relentless about making the best music she could. 'I take my music so fucking seriously that that's why I don't put it out,' she told us at the time. 'Because if it's not perfect to my ear, if every fucking word doesn't sound like it's pronounced right, if the beat is overpowering the words or the words is overpowering the beat, I don't want to put it out.' More from Rolling Stone Loyle Carner on How Fatherhood and Guitars Opened Up His Musical World Cardi B Finally Announces New Album 'Am I the Drama?,' Shares Release Date and Cover Art Karol G, Cardi B, Lorde, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week It seems that was true for her latest single, 'Outside,' the first new song of Cardi's set to be featured on Am I the Drama? per an incomplete tracklist on Apple Music. It's both a celebration of her independence and a no-holds-barred diss where she says, 'Next time you see your mama, tell her how she raised a bitch.' On Instagram Live, she admitted that she didn't want to release the song after it leaked around the top of the month, but fans clamored for it and her label, Atlantic Records, implored her to put it out. She publicly apologized to Atlantic for being 'very bratty, very mean, very nasty' about this – via a since-deleted post on X, she had even threatened to put the label on blast before the song came out. Here's what else we know: Since the wait for this album has now stretched on for nearly seven years, let's just focus on the last 12 months or so, shall we? Last March on Instagram, Cardi B promised that her sophomore album would be released sometime in 2024, but by mid-May, she backpedaled in a heated online exchange with her followers. 'Anyway NO album this year I don't care I'm relaxing,' she wrote on X. Soon after, she deleted the post and her rep confirmed to Rolling Stone that an album in 2024 was still the plan. Atlantic even reposted Cardi's Rolling Stone cover on X, writing, 'Cardi B's upcoming album is one of the most anticipated this year. We can't wait [to] put it out, even if we have to sneak into her studio and take it! 👀' Meanwhile, Cardi did let us know she was dealing with real-life changes and challenges, though it's not clear what impact those may have had on her shifting release date. Unbeknownst to the public, Cardi was pregnant with her third child with her husband Offset, a daughter named Blossom, whose birth she announced last September. That spring, her marriage was on the rocks, with Cardi telling us she wasn't sure about the future. 'I think it through,' she said. 'We think it through, because we do love each other. It's not even about love. We're best friends. And it's like, 'OK. Well, there was a time that I didn't have a best friend, or I didn't have a support system.' It's not even about 'How do you leave a partner?' How do you stop talking to your best friend?' However, by the end of July, Cardi filed for divorce — which she had done before in 2020 — and the couple appear to still be deeply estranged amidst the proceedings. Working hard while pregnant or with a newborn on her hip isn't new to Cardi, nor is pushing her career forward in the midst of romantic turmoil. If you remember, Cardi's first daughter, Kulture, was born just months after the release of Invasion of Privacy. By May of this year, Cardi was claiming that her album would have been ready if not for delayed features from her collaborators. 'I really need these fucking features,' Cardi said on Instagram Live. 'I'm not really trying to press or go crazy on these artists because I love them down. But it's like come on now, I need that. I need that right now. Y'all don't want to miss this opportunity.' Well, that, we don't know for sure. She had previously teased that the album would have both new and old faces, and she told Rolling Stone the guests would run the gamut of both rappers and singers. One person she told us she's been obsessed with lately is fellow Bronxite Cash Cobain, whose star as both a producer and a rapper has been rising in the horny, laid-back movement known as sexy drill. In March 2024, Cash played Cardi about 30 tracks he had produced, many of which she loved. 'I was like, 'Damn, now I got to make a lot of choices because I don't want my whole album to sound like this,'' she said. After Cardi announced Am I the Drama?, SZA took to her Instagram comments to say, 'Lemme send this verse chile,' foreshadowing a feature on the album. Cardi has collaborated with SZA several times before, like on 'I Do,' from Invasion of Privacy, Flo Milli's 'Never Lose Me' remix, and Summer Walker's extended version of 'No Love.' Since 'WAP' is featured on the new album's 23-song tracklist, Megan Thee Stallion is already a guaranteed feature, but the rest are toss-ups. Rap veteran Busta Rhymes did make a public plea for Cardi B to call on him to collaborate, so it'll be interesting to see if that worked out for him here. Last year, Cardi told us that she was weighing how much of her personal life to share on the album. 'I really want to talk about the life changes that I've been dealing with the past six, seven years,' she said. 'But then it's just like, I feel like people don't deserve to know because people use my pain against me.' She did seem to channel some of that pain into 'Outside,' sharing on Instagram that 'I made this song a few months ago when I was very, very angry…I had to change some bars because I was angry, honey.' In the middle of recording last year (and in between our two interviews), Cardi B began therapy to help her cope with the life stressors that were distracting her. 'It was just too much going on,' Cardi said when I asked about her change of heart, as she had expressed skepticism about therapy prior. 'And when there's too much going on, it fucks up my work.' Her longtime recording engineer Evan LaRay Brunson told us making music involves a 'roller coaster of emotions' for Cardi. 'When we good, we knocking them out. Verse after verse, hook, ad-libs. I'm like, 'You're done quick. You sure?' But when she's going through it, it's going to be a long day.' At the time, she wanted the album to reflect every part of her. 'I'm a different person every single day,' she said. 'When I'm in a good mood and I'm with my friends, [I'm] like, 'Damn, I want my shit to be played in this club.' But then I might be mad with my man, so it's like now I want to do this song. But then I want to do a pop record. I want to do my sing-y shit.' While anything is possible, especially with songs as established as 'Up' and 'WAP' on the album, Cardi did play us some of the music she was hoping to include — just the beats, though. There was a sensual Afro-Caribbean number. There was a track she called 'Better Than You' which was reminiscent of UGK and OutKast's 'Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You),' with a pitched-up vocal sample, rich, violin-like synths, and rolling Southern drums. Cardi noted that its sound — courtesy of the producer Vinylz, whom she's known since her days as a dancer — was brand-new for her. 'I feel like the beat is not a beat you could get rowdy on,' she said. 'It's a real calm beat. And I had two choices, I could do more of an inspirational type of record — 'I used to grind all my life' — but then I decided to be like, 'No, I'm going to shit on you bitches.' ' She played a beat for a song she called 'Pick It Up,' 'meant for pop radio, with high-femme twinkles and chimes and keys that were distorted like a fun-house mirror. Then she played a drill beat in the sexy style of Cash Cobain, but produced by her regular collaborator SwanQo. It was called 'Don't Do Too Much,' and was glittery and animated, with a playful whistle as its through line. Cardi said she gets some jokes off on that track. 'If it was up to me,' she said, 'my whole album would sound like drill.' According to her interviews last year, yes. She was adamant that touring is how she learned to leave an impact on her fans since her mixtape days. At the time, she said she wasn't performing live as much, simply because she didn't have new music. 'If I was doing things for money,' she said, 'I would put out music every month because nothing pays me more than shows. But I care about how my music sound. I care about my quality. I care about giving something special every single time.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
Yahoo
27-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Loyle Carner on How Fatherhood and Guitars Opened Up His Musical World
If you're not familiar with Loyle Carner on this side of the pond, it will only take a short listen to his introspective catalog to get familiar. The London-born artist has been making music for more than a decade, since quitting drama school and delving into rap in 2014. His debut album, 2017's Yesterday's Gone, was nominated for a Mercury Prize and two Brit Awards. Four albums later, he's become a respected artist known for existentialist expression. His latest project, Hopefully !, which came out on June 20, is still an unabashed personal excavation, but shows him trying new things creatively, including singing, which he does on lead single 'in my mind.' He crafted a five-piece band of friends for the project, which started with jam sessions that he eventually realized had taken the shape of an album. More from Rolling Stone Clipse Release Sleek, Cinematic Video for 'So Be It' Tyler, the Creator on Backlash to 'Cherry Bomb': One of 'the Greatest Things' That Happened to Him Rapper Silentó Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Cousin's Shooting Death The 30-year-old artist recently became a father for the second time, and says his children played a major part in the project: He became more comfortable singing on the project through their lullabies, and in the middle of recording sessions, he'd pick his son up from a nursery. (His son's scribbles also appear on the album's cover art.) Often, the songs that drew on Carner's darker, more cynical perspective were accentuated with the kind of buoyancy that only a child can stoke. 'In essence, [Honestly !] is a day in the life of a kid through the kid's eyes, but also it is not a kid's eyes, it's my eyes,' he says. 'I think it's about trying to give your inner child a little bit of space to breathe and to be.' He says he fell in love with the guitar while introducing his kids to new artists, and the instrument ended up playing a heavy part on the album. Throughout 11 songs full of meditative strings and grime-inspired drums, Carner goes deep. Nick Hakim (on 'don't fice it') and Navy Blue join him on the project, with the latter dropping a verse on 'purpose.' The result is an album where Carner is still not afraid to examine his shortcomings, like he does on 'Lyin,' but also one where he shows a renewed optimism about life. Carner spoke with Rolling Stone about his new project, fatherhood, and getting back into acting. This is your first project since in 2022. Where has life taken you since then?Good, man. I had my second child, my daughter. That was the most profound thing that happened. I've been able to spend so much time with them. I've been traveling the world and they've been able to come with me. To see the world through my kids' eyes has helped me see it for what it is, to see the wonder in it again and the joy of it, instead of being a bit more cynical, I guess, before I had kids. I think that's why we called it Hopefully !, because we could see some hope finally. What else have you learned from fatherhood? Learn how to be kind to myself, how to be critical of myself, how to be braver about confronting who I am. A kid is a complete reflection of who you are, and there's bits that you like and bits that you don't like, that maybe you didn't know were there. I think [fatherhood] forces you to wrestle with who you actually are. I learned that … and it's a bit more hard to be present and hard to sleep in any scenario. One thing that strikes me about your catalog is your introspection. Where did your comfort with vulnerability as a writer come from? Was that ever a challenge for you? Probably from my mom. My mom is a teacher of literacy and educational needs. She read to me a lot. So I guess when I started writing, I was thinking about it more as something that would be anonymous. What I knew, to be an author of books or to be an author of plays and scripts and movies, the writer is never in front of you. You don't see who's writing it. And I was approaching my writing in the same way. But with music, you end up being at the forefront as well. So I guess that was kind of by accident. What was some of your earliest writing? I was at school and I looked the way I did, and people assumed that if I had an interest in writing that I should try poetry or rap music, but there wasn't much space at the time to really…. I didn't feel like people were helping me push my way into the world of literacy to be into literature. It was more about writing music or poetry. So yeah, I guess it is hard to be it if you can't see it. I didn't see many people standing up for the things I wanted to do. I fell into poetry and through that started to put it to music and that's where I ended up. You've said that Langston Hughes is an influence for you. What makes his work special to you, and how do you feel like it reflects in your work? The reason why his poetry is so important to me is because it was some of the first poetry that I heard instead of read. 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' and some of the pieces from Weary Blues. I'd heard his voice, and I think that poetry is meant to be heard, not read in a way. To hear it spoken helped me unlock in my brain how it was meant to be digested, or it helped me appreciate it. I think he's the first poet I heard speak their own poetry, way before I heard Gil Scott-Heron or anyone like that. Would you say you're an avid reader? I'm an avid audiobook reader, if that counts. I'm so dyslexic, man, it takes me so long. I've been rereading a book that my mom read to me when I was young called Life of Pi, and it's written so beautifully, one of the best books to my mind. Just the ideas bursting out of the book [are] very special. I try and digest as many words as I can when I'm driving mostly. What are some of your favorite genres or types of books to digest? I rarely read fiction, actually. So Life of Pi reminded me how special it can be. I read a lot of books on, I wouldn't say self-help, but books that are exploring something about humanity. I read a book called Humankind, which was about human nature and if human beings are kind or not, which is a really beautiful book actually, and really hopeful and quite a big inspiration for this album. I try and read things that interest me, things that are either about food or about a band that I love, an autobiography or something. I read a lot of things that are nonfiction. I guess that's kind of my space. I find it easier to digest. You said the book is called ? Yeah. It's by a guy called Rutger Bregman. He's from the Netherlands. He's basically looking at, if people are so great, why does bad shit happen? And it's really interesting. It starts off talking about us as a community, that we're nomadic and we're traveling so much and you were meeting so many people — whereas now we're surrounded by people, but because we don't move, we don't necessarily need them in the same way. And so you can be living in a block, but all the people are strangers to you. Whereas before, if there was people close to you, you'd be like, 'What can I trade? What do you have to eat? Is this very safe? Have you tried it?' So yeah, we're closer than ever, but further away I guess. How do you feel like reading that influenced your songwriting? When I came into the book, I was pessimistic. It's easier to be pessimistic or cynical and tough on myself in a way. I think what it did was helped me see that human nature at its core is very beautiful, and that it's not that good people do good things and bad people do bad things, but people do things and they're a product of their environment and what they've grown through and what they've experienced. I think to lead with empathy and understanding is essential. It gave me a bit more hope in myself that I know what I'm doing and I'm on the right track and I'm not a bad person. When you're raising a kid and you think about all the mad shit that's happening around the world. to think how people can get like that, I don't want my kids to end up in that situation. So try to understand why. Who's in the band you worked with to craft this project?It's a guy on drums called Richard Spaven, who's an incredible drummer, Finn Carter on the Keys, Yves Fernandez on the bass, Abby Barath on the synthesizers, and Raquel Martins on guitar. It was about being around friends, I think for so long when it comes to music, especially rap, the idea of being sent beats and then it's almost finished, but you've got to finish it with what you say…. The pressure of that sometimes could be a bit debilitating for me. And I think being in a room with people as the nucleus of an idea is forming for me is always much more special than being given a finished article. Sometimes with a rap producer, you can have that too, but it's rare. I also love the anonymity of a band, [where] it's not about me, it's about us as a collective. I really enjoy being able to slip into the background of the story. Were there times when you were sent beats and it took a while to finish?Yeah. I got sent the biggest pack of beats from Madlib, and that's my hero, probably my favorite producer that's alive for sure. He's been a soundtrack to a lot of my life, and it has touched a lot of the music that I'm a big fan of. It was in that process that I realized how hard I was finding it because it was so inspiring, so exciting, but still, there were times where I was like, 'Fuck, man, I wish I was in the room with him.' I don't know what his intentions were, what movie he was watching when he made it or whatever and all that. It's quite a lonely process. And at this point in my life, I made a lot of music. I've recorded to 20 or 30 of his beats and they're sitting there, who knows what I'll do with a lot of them. But that was probably the last time for me. I was like, 'You know what? I enjoyed this because of how special it was, but I don't think anyone could top those beats.' What time period were you writing to those beats?I was working on my last album and at one point I was like, 'Maybe I'll do a whole me and Madlib album.' Two of the songs that we made filtered onto my album. But yeah, I wanted to save the rest and see. [It's from] a tough time, that music. It's not always easy to revisit that shit. What kind of sounds did you have in your head for this album? I wasn't listening to a lot of rap music, really, and haven't been for a while. Not that I don't love it still, but it's only a part of what I listened to and what I grew up on. With my kids, I was listening to alternative music that I've always listened to. I was trying to give them a picture of the mix of stuff that you can listen to. And through that I was hearing a lot more guitar than I'd anticipated, and then it made me fall back in love with the guitar because a lot of my family play it. When I was a bit younger, I guess I rejected it. I found my way back to that. So I guess the sound of it, in essence, revolves around the guitar in all of its permutations. The idea of someone like Elliott Smith, just guitar and one person, or something as obvious as Red Hot Chili Peppers. Everything was centered around the guitar. You're singing on this project. Had you considered that before? What made now the time to try it?Never. If you'd have asked me last year, even when I've made some of this music, I'd have been like, 'There's not a way people are going to hear it.' I think it was being with my kids, man, again, it's so obvious to say, but I was singing to them, putting them to bed, and my son singing in the car. And it kind of made me realize that it wasn't so much about if you can sing, but if you're willing to sing, because I don't believe that I'm good at singing or that I have any chops. Really, it's not my intention. I wasn't thinking it through, to be honest. I was doing what felt right in the moment. But to articulate how I feel about them, I couldn't put it into words. I kept trying to write these elaborate verses about my love for my kids, and it was redundant because there's not enough words in the world. It became something that had to transcend words. Do you feel like going forward you'll implement that in your craft more? Potentially? Yeah. I mean, it feels good. I'll see how people take it. If everyone hates it, then actually I'll probably still do it. On 'Lyin,' you say, 'Just a man trying to kill/To love you I never had the skill.' How do you resonate with that line? People teach you how to be tough, you know what I mean? People that I'm looking at for guidance or whatever — there [weren't] any men in my life [who] taught me how to love. All of my close relatives, my dad, my uncles and whatever, none of them are with their partners still. All I see is a lot of examples of how not to approach a relationship or to approach love in any capacity…. To love kids or your partner or your friends, it's a hard thing to do and takes constant work. And I don't think anyone really explained that to me. I felt like I was just a soldier, man, built for one thing, but it's not the thing I want to do. There's another line from' Time Ago' that I wanted to ask you about: 'Pressure on my brain/Killing the legend of my name/Wondering if I'll ever feel the same.' What's the process of killing the legend of your name? I guess it's more like the more you do, the more you can compromise what you have. And so you have to be so detailed in the things you do. I feel like I built up a persona of something that was hopeful and positive. And sometimes when I don't feel like that, it's like I'm living an opposite. So people come to me and they're like, 'Yo, you're such a positive guy, you're so optimistic and good to people and whatever.' And if I'm having a bad day or I'm going through it, I feel like I'm shattering the illusion of the idea that people have from me, I guess. And in a way, I kind of have it for myself. I'm a positive guy, but some days you don't feel like that. What does it do to other people? What does it do to yourself? The first two tracks you rolled out from this project were 'all I need' and 'in my mind.' What made those two the ones you wanted to go with? They were different to the stuff I had done before, and I was very proud of them. And I was also quite nervous about any of the songs that were melodic. I thought it made sense to put my scariest foot forward straight away — not apologize for it, but be confident. How are you feeling about going on tour? Excited, man. It feels like the right time. I felt quite lucky because the last time I was on tour, I was in a heavy spot and the music we were playing was quite dense and aggressive and it was nice, but it felt like a lot to do. And this album feels so weightless. The approach of it has been so weightless. It's quite nice to be getting a chance to go back to some cities in a gentle way, to play some tunes in more of a gentle setting. You're going to be acting in a new drama, . What made that the right project for you to pursue?I've turned down a lot of things, and there's so many things I wanted to do, but they haven't been right. This was the first thing I've seen where it wasn't a stereotype, where it wasn't someone who looked like me that was falling into the things that have been solidified over however long. I had no interest in playing a stereotype. I wanted to see someone reflected that was sensitive, and emotional and had dimensions to them. So yeah, [Charlotte Regan,] who wrote it, she's such a brilliant writer. Her approach was so creative and fantastical and childish in a way that I had no choice but to work on it with her. She's incredible. With acting, are there things that you can explore or express that you can't necessarily do with writing or rhyming? Yeah, I think one is that there's less pressure on me because I'm just a cog in the machine. Charlie, the director, she's the figurehead of that ship. So to come in and be able to play a part and to offer ideas, but for it not to live and die on the decision … I love that freedom. But also, in music you're selling yourself, but with this, I'm someone else. So at the end of the day, people like it, they don't like it, they like me, they don't like me — it's got nothing to do with me. It's got a lot to do with the character. I can hang it up at the end of the day and go home. Whereas with music, you take it home, take it to bed, you know what I mean? Take it in the shower, everywhere you go. Going forward, how frequently could you see yourself acting?I'm wrestling with that right now. It's brilliant, but I don't know if I can do it all the time. There's so many things that have to work out for it to make sense. So I think it'll be fleeting for now and I want to do it a lot, but I want to make sure I do the right things. I've almost got a second chance. So don't want to fuck it up. 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Daily Mirror
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Glastonbury Festival 2025 Friday headliners, set times and how to watch
Glastonbury Festival 2025 is in full swing and the line-up for Friday has been revealed, with performances from The 1975, Biffy Clyro and Loyle Carner Glastonbury Festival 2025 has kicked off, with the legendary music event welcoming hundreds of thousands of music enthusiasts and festival attendees earlier this week. Individuals from across the globe have flocked to the Pilton-based festival to catch a glimpse of some of the world's most adored artists. This year's spectacle will be headlined by The 1975, Neil Young, and Olivia Rodrigo, with Rod Stewart gracing the stage during the Legend's Tea Time slot on Sunday, June 29. However, there's much more to discover beyond a few stages. The Pyramid Stage will see The 1975 as its main act. If you're celebrating from the comfort of your own home, you can still join in the fun with BBC's The Glastonbury Hits Channel, which has already been broadcasting classic hits and memorable performances. This can be accessed via iPlayer. BBC iPlayer is providing over 90 hours of performances with its live streams of the five main stages - Pyramid, Other, West Holts, Woodsies and The Park - enabling viewers to compile their own list of must-see acts and plan their way through the weekend. Pyramid Stage sets will be available to stream live in Ultra High Definition and in British Sign Language, reports Somerset Live. Alternatively, if you prefer listening via the radio, you can tune in across BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Interestingly, there are two 'TBA' slots, one on the Pyramid Stage for a mere 35 minutes, starting at 4.55pm. There's been chatter suggesting a comeback for Lewis Capaldi, who last graced the festival in 2023. The other slot is at 11.30pm on Woodsies. This is rumoured to be Lorde, whose new album 'Virgin' is set to release today (Friday, June 27). Below are the line-ups and set times for all the main stages, plus a few extra for good measure. Live feeds from the main five stages will be available. Pyramid Stage THE 1975 - 10.15pm - 11.45pm BIFFY CLYRO - 8.15pm - 9.15pm ALANIS MORISSETTE - 6.15pm - 7.15pm TBA - 4.55pm - 5.30pm BURNING SPEAR - 3pm - 4pm CMAT1.30pm - 2.30pm SUPERGRASS - 12pm - 1pm Other Stage LOYLE CARNER - 10.30pm - 11.45pm BUSTA RHYMES - 8.30pm - 9.30pm GRACIE ABRAMS - 6.45pm - 7.45pm FRANZ FERDINAND- 5.15pm - 6.15pm WET LEG - 3.45pm - 4.45pm INHALER - 2.15pm - 3.15pm RIZZLE KICKS - 1pm - 1.45pm FABIO & GROOVERIDER AND THE OUTLOOK ORCHESTRA - 11.30pm - 12.30pm West Holts Stage MARIBOU STATE - 10.15pm - 11.45pm BADBADNOTGOOD - 8.30pm - 9.30pm DENZEL CURRY - 7pm - 8pm EN VOGUE - 5.30pm - 6.30pm VIEUX FARKA TOURE - 4pm - 5pm GLASS BEAMS - 2.30pm - 3.25pm CA7RIEL & PACO AMOROSO - 1pm - 2pm 11.30am - 12.30pm Woodsies FOUR TET - 10.30pm - 11.45pm FLOATING POINTS - 9pm - 10pm PINKPANTHERESS - 7.30pm - 8.30pm BLOSSOMS - 6pm - 7pm LOLA YOUNG - 4.30pm - 5.30pm SHED SEVEN 3.15pm - 4pm FAT DOG - 2pm - 2.45pm MYLES SMITH - 12.45pm - 1.30pm TBA - 11.30pm - 12.15pm The Park Stage ANOHNI AND THE JOHNSONS - 11pm - 12.15am SELF ESTEEM - 9.15pm - 10.15pm WUNDERHORSE - 7.30pm - 8.30pm OSEES - 6pm - 7pm ENGLISH TEACHER- 4.30pm - 5.30pm FAYE WEBSTER - 3.15pm - 4pm JALEN NGONDA - 2pm - 2.45pm JOHN GLACIER - 12.45pm - 1.30pm HORSEGIRL - 11.30pm - 12.10pm Acoustic Stage ANI DIFRANCO - 9.30pm - 10.45pm THE SEARCHERS - 8pm - 9pm DHANI HARRISON - 6.30pm - 7.30pm BILLIE MARTEN - 5pm - 6pm SKERRYVORE - 4pm - 4.40pm HUGH CORNWELL - 3pm - 3.40pm GABRIELLE APLIN - 2pm - 2.40pm TIFT MERRITT - 1pm - 1.40pm NADIA REID - 12.10pm - 12.40pm OUR MAN IN THE FIELD - 11.30pm - 12pm Avalon THE FRATELLIS 11.05pm - 12.20pm TERRORVISION - 9.35pm - 10.35pm THE MAGIC NUMBERS - 8.05pm - 9.05pm ORLA GARTLAND - 6.35pm - 7.35pm ASH - 5.05pm - 6.05pm PARIS PALOMA - 3.35pm - 4.35pm RUMBA DE BODAS - 2.10pm - 3.05pm BEANS ON TOAST - 12.50pm - 1.40pm
