ESNS Festival 2020

The Eurosonic Noorderslag festival begins today in Groningen, Netherlands and features many artists from the Primary Talent International roster.

Wednesday 15th January
...Sorcha Richardson
...I SEE RIVERS
...Alfie Templeman

Thursday 16th January
...I See Rivers
...Sorcha Richardson
...Siverbacks
...Korantemaa
...Just Mustard
...Bad Nerves

Friday 17th January
...Charlotte Adigéry

www.esns.nl

Humanist: New Single & Video 'Shock Collar'

Humanist shares the video for his new single 'Shock Collar', featuring Dave Gahan on vocals.
Taken from the forthcoming debut album 'Humanist', released on 21st February.

www.humanistuk.com

Humanist: UK Tour

Humanist will tour the UK throughout March 2020. The debut album is released on 21st February.

www.humanistuk.com

Corbridge Festival 2020

Corbridge Festival takes place on 3rd/4th July, and will feature Primary Talent International artists:

...The Bootleg Beatles
...Cattle & Cane

www.corbridge-festival.co.uk

Cattle & Cane: At Sofar Middlesborough

Cattle & Cane performing 'Neighbourhood' at Sofar Middlesbrough on September 5, 2019.

www.cattleandcane.co.uk

62nd Grammy Award Nominations

The nominations for the 62nd Grammy Awards have been announced, and they feature several Primary Talent International and Decked Out artists. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Sunday 26th January.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
...Lana Del Rey: 'Norman Fucking Rockwell'

SONG OF THE YEAR
...Lana Del Rey: 'Norman Fucking Rockwell'

BEST ROCK SONG
...The 1975: 'Give Yourself A Try'

BEST DANCE RECORDING
...Boys Noize with Skrillex & Ty Dolla $ign: 'Midnight Hour'

BEST REMIXED RECORDING
...High Contrast: 'The One' (Jorja Smith)

BEST MUSICAL THEATRE ALBUM
...Imogen Heap: 'Harry Potter & The Cursed Child'

www.grammy.com/

HONEYMOAN: Paper Dress Vintage

HONEYMOAN's show at Paper Dress Vintage, London on 20th November is now SOLD OUT!.

www.facebook.com/honeymoanband

Carson McHone: The Felice Brothers Tour

Carson McHone is the special guest of The Felice Brothers on their UK / European tour of January / February 2020.

www.carsonmchonemusic.com

The Mission: The United European Party Tour 2020

From Wayne: "Asking me to write about the anticipation of touring Europe whilst in the throes of a 12 week solo slog around the continent & British Isles is a bit like asking me to explain the taste of egg soufflé after being force-fed boiled eggs every day for 3 months. There is a world of difference between a boiled egg and one that is souffléd. As it is touring solo and touring with The Mission. Hence, we, The Mission, are heading out to tour Europe & Brexit'ed UK in early spring next year. Why? Don't need a reason, we just fancy it.

Having just toured Europe it strikes me that one thing that unifies people of any & every culture and race is music. It brings people together to celebrate, to commune, to share the experience. This is why I've named the tour ‘The United European Party Tour'. Less a political statement (although my personal leaning - and I don't speak for the rest of the band - veers toward Brexit being a huge backward step) but more a statement about how people can be united regardless of where they are born or where they live or their politics.

Music is about people, emotions, feelings, togetherness; not division, borders, extreme right or left or wanker politicians. So let's get together, have a sing-song, some fun, and let's celebrate life and being part of the human family.

One thing I wanted to do on this tour to ease the rigours of spending another solid 10-12 weeks on a tour bus is to play two nights everywhere we can. That affords us at least one night in two sleeping in a hotel bed. It also enables us to play completely different sets on each of the 2 nights. Our plan is to play songs one night exclusively from our 1st, 3rd, 5th and so on albums - First Chapter, Children, Grains Of Sand, Neverland, Aura, & The Brightest Light - whilst the other night will be songs exclusively from albums, 2, 4, 6 etc - God's Own Medicine, Carved In Sand, Masque, Blue, God Is A Bullet, & Another Fall From Grace. Which set comes on the first night will be decided on the day so you'll never know which you're gonna get first. A little devious maybe but to ensure you don't miss a beat you'll need to attend both nights... Ah, come on, it'll be fun…..

We're playing a couple of UK warm-up shows too, please see full tour dates below."

www.themissionuk.com

Q Awards 2019: The Winners

At this week's Q Awards, Primary Talent International artists won eight of the fourteen awards.

BEST ACT IN THE WORLD TODAY
...The 1975

BEST SOLO ACT
...Stormzy

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ACT
...Pale Waves

INNOVATION IN SOUND
...Dizzee Rascal!

CLASSIC ALBUM
...Tricky: 'Maxinquaye'

FENDER PLAY AWARD
...Anna Calvi

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC
...Kano

SONG OF THE DECADE
...Lana Del Rey: 'Video Games'