Way Out West 2015

The Way Out West festival which takes place in Gothenburg, between 13th-15th August 2015, has announced part of it's line up which will include Primary Talent artists:

...Alt-J
...Patti Smith

www.wayoutwest.se

The Wombats: New Album & Tour

The Wombats release a new album, their first since 2011, entitled 'Glitterbug' on 6th April, on 14th Floor / Warner Bros.
The band begin an extensive European tour in mid-March, see their artist page for details.

www.nme.com/news/the-wombats/81822

Songkick: The Hardest Working Bands Of 2014

Songkick have published their database of the 'Hardest Working Live Bands of 2014', based on KMs travelled, shows played and countries visited.

Way out in front are The 1975 having:
...Travelled 249,724 KM
...Played 195 Shows
...Visited 29 Countries
...Completed 6 Laps of the Earth

Also way up in the leaderboard are Metronomy having:
...Travelled 186,069 KM
...Played 123 Shows

www.blog.songkick.com/2014/12/17/the-hardest-working-bands-of-2014

NME Awards 2015: The Nominations

The NME Magazine has announced the nominations in it's shortlists for the NME Awards 2015, to be held at the Brixton Academy on 18th February next year. Many Primary Talent International artists have been put forward, to vote, please use the link below:

BEST BRITISH BAND
...Alt-J
...The Libertines

BEST LIVE BAND
...The Libertines

BEST NEW BAND
...Circa Waves

BEST SOLO ARTIST
...Lana Del Rey

BEST TRACK
...Noel Gallagher - 'In The Heat Of The Moment'

DANCEFLOOR FILLER
...Metronomy - 'Love Letters'

HERO OF THE YEAR
...Noel Gallagher

MUSIC MOMENT OF THE YEAR
...The Libertines Re-Unite

BOOK OF THE YEAR
...John Lydon (Public Image Ltd) - 'Anger Is An Energy'

REISSUE OF THE YEAR
...Oasis - 'Definitely Maybe'

www.nme.com/news/various-artists/81778

The Libertines, Metronomy, Circa Waves and

The Libertines: Sign New Deal With Virgin-EMI

The Libertines have released a short video, to celebrate signing their new Virgin-EMI record deal in Thailand.

www.nme.com/news/the-libertines/81607

Marika Hackman: New Track 'Drown'

Marika Hackman premieres a new track 'Drown', from her forthcoming album 'We Slept At Last'.

www.facebook.com/MarikaHackman

The Libertines: Sign A Record Deal With Virgin-EMI

The Libertines have just signed a new record deal with Virgin-EMI, to produce their first album since 2004. "I don't know what to say, I'm so happy. It was a beautiful day", said Peter Doherty. They signed the deal in Thailand, where he is currently attending re-hab.

www.pitchfork.com/news/57721-the-libertines-sign-to-virgin-emi-plan-first-album-since-2004

UK Festival Awards 2014

The UK Festival Awards took place at the Roundhouse in London, last night. Primary Talent International winners were.

Headline Performance of the Year
...The Libertines - British Summer Time at Hyde Park

Best Breakthough Artist
...Wolf Alice

www.festivalawards.com

BBC Sound Of 2015 Nominations

Both Wolf Alice and George The Poet, have been featured in the "longlist" of nominations for the BBC Sound of 2015 Award. The winner is to be announced on 9th January.

www.nme.com/news/various-artists/81438

Wolf Alice: DICE Live Award

At a ceremony at London's Old Blue Last, Wolf Alice were presented with the very first DICE Live Award, beating fellow nominees Royal Blood as "Best Emerging Live Band".
"We feel really honoured that people are enjoying our live shows, especially when we spent so long playing to nobody and wishing for a moment like this," said Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell.

www.diymag.com/2014/11/28/wolf-alice-win-first-ever-dice-live-award