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At just 21 years old, Dave has established himself as one of Britain's most exciting talents, and as an award-winning lyricist / producer and a newly established actor, he shows no sign of slowing down.
2019 has seen Dave release his debut album 'Psychodrama', which reached the No.1 spot in the official UK charts, first week. At the time of release, the album was the most streamed debut album in British history, and has since gone on to sell over 130,000 copies in just six months.
The album also received much critical acclaim, with Dave winning the GQ
Breakthrough Music Act Award 2019 and the prestigious 2019 Mercury
Award, as one of the youngest winners in Mercury Award history.
'Psychodrama' is also the first nominated album in seven years to have
already sold over 100,000 copies prior to winning the award.
Dave's meteoric rise has indeed been characterised by a series of boundary-breaking moments; from Drake remixing early single 'Wanna Know' in 2016, to becoming the youngest recipient of an Ivor Novello Award for the 7-minute politically charged 'Question Time.' Last year his street anthem 'Funky Friday' debuted at No.1, the only British artist to do so in 2018, while his 2019 Glastonbury set became one of the most-talked about moments of the festival.
In 2019, Dave embarked on the sold-out 'Psychodrama' UK Tour, selling over 40,000 tickets and playing two Brixton Academy shows, which were met with a slew of outstanding reviews. He also made his acting debut, joining the cast of the much-anticipated cult Netflix series 'Top Boy' as Modie, rival to the series' protagonist Sully. Dave also featured on the accompanying album inspired by the series and curated by Drake, with his track 'Professor X' becoming the stand-out single.
By continuing to boldly defy convention and refusing to compromise, Dave is constantly redefining the model of success within contemporary British culture, and while the success of 'Psychodrama' has firmly underlined this, it is just the beginning. Following his sold-out European album tour, Dave is currently embarking on a sold-out US/CAN tour.
Dave
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19 Feb, 2020
Dave: BRIT Awards Winner 2020
Congratulations to Dave for winning the Mastercard Album of the Year award for 'Psychodrama', at last night's BRIT Awards.
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18 Feb, 2020
Dave: BRIT Awards Nominations
Dave has been nominated for 4 BRIT Awards at tonight's event in London.
Album of the Year: 'Psychodrama'
Male Solo Artist
Best New Artist
Song of the Year: 'Location' ft. Burna Boy
The BRITs will be broadcast live on ITV tonight from 8.00pm GMT.
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18 Feb, 2020
Brit Awards 2020: The Nominations
The winners of the 40th Brit Awards will be announced tonight at a ceremony at London's O2, which will be broadcast live on ITV.
Primary Talent International nominees include.BEST GROUP
...D-Block Europe
MALE SOLO ARTIST
...Dave
...StormzyBEST NEW ARTIST
...Aitch
...DaveSONG OF THE YEAR
...Dave (ft. Burna Boy): 'Location'
...Stormzy: 'Vossi Bop'INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
...Lana Del Rey
MASTERCARD ALBUM OF THE YEAR
...Stormzy: 'Heavy Is The Head'
...Dave: 'Psychodrama'RISING STAR AWARD
...Joy Crookes
...Beabadoobee
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13 Dec, 2019
Gigwise: 'Best Tracks Of 2019'
Gigwise's list of 'Best Tracks of 2019' features:
...#01 Dave: 'Black'
...#03 Lana Del Rey: 'Hope Is A Dangerous Thing...'
...#04 Just Mustard: 'Frank'
...#07 Talk Show: 'Fast and Loud'
...#09 Blaenavon: 'I Want You'
...#12 Spector: 'I Won't Wait'www.gigwise.com/features/3367524/gigwise-101-best-tracks-of-2019-part-five
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19 Nov, 2019
Dork: 'Albums Of The Year 2019'
Dork's list of their 'Albums of the Year 2019' includes many Primary Talent International artists.
#2: Marika Hackman 'Any Human Friend'
#7: Blaenavon 'Everything That Makes You Happy'
#9: Lana Del Rey 'Norman Fucking Rockwell'
#12: The Japanese House 'Good At Falling'
#13: Dave 'Psychodrama'
#18: Sundara Karma 'Ulfilas Alphabet'
#25: Self Esteem 'Compliments Please'
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13 Sep, 2019
Shortlist For Q Awards 2019 Announced!
Q Magazine have announced their shortlist of nominations for this year's Q Awards, which features a whole host of Primary Talent International artists across all categories.
The winners will be announced at an event at London's Roundhouse on Wednesday 16th October.Primary Talent nominees are as follows:
Q BEST BREAKTHROUGH ACT
...Self Esteem
...Pale WavesQ BEST TRACK
...The 1975: 'People'
...Stormzy: 'Vossi Bop'Q BEST ALBUM
...The 1975: 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships'
...Lana Del Rey: 'Norman Fucking Rockwell'
...Dave: 'Psychodrama'Q BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE
...The 1975: Reading Festival
...Stormzy: Glastonbury Festival
...The Streets: Brixton AcademyQ BEST SOLO ARTIST
...Stormzy
...Loyle Carner
...Dave
...Kate Tempest
...KanoQ BEST ACT IN THE WORLD TODAY
...Stormzy
...The 1975
...Lana Del ReyVote Now! From the link below.
www.qthemusic.com/articles/shortlist-for-the-q-awards-2019-announced
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04 Sep, 2019
Dave: 'Best Breakthrough' At GQ Awards
Dave has won the 'Best Breakthrough Artist' prize at last night's GQ Awards.
www.gq-magazine.co.uk/men-of-the-year/article/dave-gq-awards-speech-2019
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28 Aug, 2019
Dave: Full Set From Reading & Leeds
Dave's full set from Reading & Leeds festivals, is available to stream on the BBC iPlayer, from the link below.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07k95l3
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28 Aug, 2019
Dave: 'Hangman' At Reading & Leeds
Hangman performed 'Hangman' at last weekend's Reading & Leeds festivals.
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24 Aug, 2019
Saturday 24th August: Reading & Leeds Festivals
The second day of the Reading and Leeds festivals, will feature The 1975 headlining in Leeds, and many other Primary Talent International artists at both sites.
Reading Festival: Saturday
...Counterfeit
...Bad Nerves
...Sports Team
...The Japanese House
...Sons of Raphael
...D-Block Europe
...Bexey
...Aitch
...Belako
...Alfie TemplemanLeeds Festival: Saturday
...The 1975
...The Wombats
...You Me At Six
...Twin Atlantic
...Kawala
...Dave
...Fredo
...Circa Waves
...Pale Waves
...The Night Café
...BLOXX
...Bowling For Soup
...Puppy
...Patent Pending
...Ten Tonnes
...No Rome
...Zuzu
...DigDat
...Tiffany Calver
...Deno
...Just Banco
...Swimming Girls