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THE WEEKND ANNOUNCES HIS RETURN TO THE GLOBAL STAGE WITH AFTER HOURS WORLD TOUR AHEAD OF ‘THE HIGHLIGHTS’ ALBUM & HEADLINING SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCE The 104-date global tour will kick off on January 14th in Vancouver at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena with stops in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Paris, Berlin and more, before wrapping November 16th in London at The O2. The Weeknd’s FULL Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime ShowWATCH HERE The worldwide tour announcement comes just days ahead of the multi-platinum singer’s headlining Super Bowl performance, and also includes a handful of rescheduled dates shifting from 2021 to be a part of the After Hours World Tour in 2022. With the addition of 39 new tour dates, The Weeknd will also release  The Highlights  on Friday, February 5th.  The Highlights  is a way to present some of The Weeknd’s most notable works in one place.  While this isn’t a “Greatest Hits” album it does provide a new listener a rich foray into some of the ico

Rising pop / R&B singer bshp releases her captivating acoustic version of her debut Island single 'NEVER MIND' accompanied by a retro pop art style video. The new stripped backed version which focusses on bshp's sultry and enchanting voice along with colourful lighting projections in keeping with the playful pop elements of the song, is enough to hypnotise her fans as she sings blissfully but powerfully about not wanting a crush to waste her time – a familiar feeling most of us have had at some point in our lives! bshp says: 'I'm so grateful for the support and love so far on 'Never Mind'. I can't believe I was able to hear my song on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast show! I'm excited to put out this acoustic version too, it's a nice change from the original, I hope you guys like it. Being able to shoot this during lockdown was a lot more fun than my weekly food shop. Big up everyone involved, thank you ❤️' This follows her debut track release f

The Weeknd has just released the official music video for the latest focus track from After Hours, “Save Your Tears” Check it out here xxxxx   

As the year's celebrations commemorating the legendary Bob Marley's 75 th birthday continue, yet more incredible collector edition items and activations have been announced and released for December and January 2021 On January 29, 2021, the highly acclaimed Songs of Freedom: The Island Years, an extraordinary 6LP set, as well as a 3CD set, will be re-released worldwide. A limited-edition color 6LP set featuring two red, two green, and two gold vinyl LPs will also be available. Streamlined to the period of Bob Marley's emergence and stardom, with rare tracks on vinyl for the first time outside Jamaica,  Songs of Freedom: The Island Years is available to listen to or pre-order HERE . In addition to Songs Of Freedom, twelve limited-edition Bob Marley vinyl LP's pressed exclusively at the legendary Tuff Gong International headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, will be available on January 22, 2021. The Jamaican pressings will include nine original studio albums, two origina

Part 2 of Kid Cudi's short film featuring music from "Man On The Moon III: The Chosen" is out now! Click here to Watch "Heaven On Earth - The Rager, The Menace Part 2" Click here to Watch "She Knows This – The Rager, The Menace Part 1" (released Friday, December 11th) - >Read all about Kid Cudi here

Kid Cudi just announced that his highly anticipated Man on the Moon III: The Chosen, his eagerly awaited seventh full-length studio album and the third instalment of his legendary Man On The Moon series will release this Friday, December 11th! Cudi returns with 18 new songs, inviting a cast of A-list collaborators to join him in space. These include anthems such as “Show Out” [feat. Pop Smoke and Skepta], “Lovin’ Me” [feat. Phoebe Bridgers], and “Rockstar Knights” [feat. Trippie Redd]. Not to mention, acclaimed director Nabil [Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean] has directed the music videos for “She Knows This” and “Heaven On Earth”—set to be unveiled soon. Check out the full track-listing below. In other big news, Cudi recently co-founded his own production and music management company Mad Solar backed by none other than Bron. Cudi blasted off into history with Man on the Moon: The End of Day in 2009. It has since gone double-platinum, garnered three GRAMMY® Award nomination

Ray Blk who has established herself as one of the UK’s most challenging and important female voices, drops the remix to her recent Island single “Lovesick” by Madara Beatz (DigDat, Headie One), featuring the British Queen of Drill, Ivorian Doll. The icy video featuring them both, also premiered on GRM Daily and is available to  WATCH HERE , while the track is available to stream/purchase HERE . “Lovesick” comes hot on the heels of Ray’s track “Warriors”, the lead song from the universally acclaimed girlhood drama ROCKS and first release from the South London artist’s eagerly awaited debut album. Ray wrote the powerful anthem specifically for the film and both these new tracks show an artist at the height of her creative powers and bode well for the album which will be released in 2021. “Love Sick” has gained wide support since its release including the likes of the BBC Radio 1Xtra, Capital Xtra and Kiss Fresh playlist. Speaking about the video, Ray says: “I wanted to get another stro