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Having spent the last four years away from the limelight, James Morrison makes a welcome return with his new single ‘Demons’, released on September 10th through Island Records. The rousing track, written about resisting the little voices in your head trying to take you down, has Morrison’s signature soulful vocal over a high pitched loop that altogether makes for a rich, uplifting and contemporary sound. ‘Demons’ is the first single from James Morrison’s forthcoming fourth album, details of which are due to be announced on Friday this week. James was recently given an amazing welcome back when he played his first live shows since 2011 - all of which sold out in a matter of seconds. Two nights at Wilton’s Music Hall and one night at the Tabernacle in London where he debuted some of his forthcoming new tracks. The Evening Standard agreed that James was back and at his best, calling his return the “uplifting comeback of a spirited soul man”. When James broke onto the scen

James Morrison has been nominated for Best British Male at the 2012 BRIT awards, an accolade he has been nominated for twice before, and won in 2007. James said: “I’m really happy to be nominated for The Brits again this year, it’s going to be a great night. It’s always good to get that level of recognition for your work, and there are some great artists in there too. ‘The Awakening’ is such an intensely personal album to me, I’m just pleased people are sharing that and enjoying it so much, and the fans are giving me such incredible feedback and support.” His new single ‘Slave To The Music’ is released on February 20. The up tempo track is the third to be taken from his platinum selling album ‘The Awakening’. The song originally came to James in a dream, where he envisaged Michael Jackson singing the main hook. The Awakening was number one for two weeks when it was released last year. It also contains the singles ‘I Won’t Let You Go’ and the stunning duet with Jessie J ‘Up’ – which ha

James Morrison releases his amazing duet with Jessie J, ‘Up’ on December 4. The track is taken from the number 1 album ‘The Awakening’, which was released earlier this year. The album spent 2 weeks at the top of the album chart upon release. Last Saturday night,  James performed his new single, Up, with Jessie J live from Wembley Arena, on BBC1's hit show, Strictly Come Dancing. If you missed it, you can watch on the BBC iPlayer until Sunday 27th - click here Up (feat. Jessie J) - EP - James Morrison - The Awakening - James Morrison T our Dates JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012 Saturday 28 Jan Belfast Ulster Hall Sunday 29 Jan Dublin Olympia Tuesday 31 Jan Manchester O2 Apollo Wednesday 1 Feb Manchester O2 Apollo Friday 3 Cambridge Corn Exchange Saturday 4 Southampton Guil

James Morrison, whose album ‘The Awakening’ is number 1 in the album chart this week, will play a headline UK tour in January and February 2012. The album features the single ‘I Won’t Let You Go’ which went into the UK singles chart at number 5. It also features James’s collaboration with Jessie J, ‘Up’ which will be the next single – released November 27. Tickets for the tour go on sale at 9am on Friday October 7, but fans will be able to order them via this pre-sale link from Wednesday October 5: http://tickets.jamesmorrisonmusic.com UK Tour dates  as follows JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012 Sunday 29 Jan  - Dublin Olympia Wednesday 1 Feb - Manchester O2 Apollo Friday 3 - Cambridge Corn Exchange Saturday 4 - Southampton Guildhall Monday 6 - Leicester De Montford Hall Tuesday 7 - Birmingham O2 Academy Thursday 9 - London Hammersmith Apollo Sunday 12 - Southend Cliff Pavilion            Monday 13 - Bristol Colston Hall Wednesday 15 - Glasgow O2 Academy Friday 17 - Leeds O2 Acad