Dave surprises fans with new tracks ‘Titanium’ and ‘Mercury’

Dave has dropped off a pair of surprise new tracks – listen to ‘Titanium’ and ‘Mercury’ below. The artist, who released his Mercury Music Prize-winning debut ‘Psychodrama‘ in 2019, recorded the tracks in a moment of “pure inspiration”, according to a press release. ‘Titanium’ was teased by the rapper a couple of weeks ago on …

Watch Suede’s Brett Anderson and Nadine Shah perform a powerful cover of Mercury Rev’s ‘Holes’

Suede‘s Brett Anderson and Nadine Shah have teamed up with the Paraorchestra for a one off concert of covers including David Bowie, Echo & The Bunnymen and Mercury Rev. The nine-track gig, dubbed ‘Death Songbook’, which will be streamed by BBC Cymru as part of GŴYL 2021 this weekend, also features Portishead‘s Adrian Utley on …

Rina Sawayama scores major victory in getting rules changed for the BRITs and Mercury Prize

Rina Sawayama has scored a major victory in getting eligibility rules changed for the BRIT Awards and the Mercury Prize. The singer has campaigned heavily to have the rules changed for British solo artists at awards events and contacted the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). She wasn’t eligible to enter as a British artist under the current …