News

Boogietown is set to mark its fifth anniversary in style this summer, unveiling its biggest and most ambitious lineup to date for a full-day celebration of disco, soul, funk and feel-good dance music. Taking place on Saturday July 11 at Apps Court Farm in Surrey, the festival returns with an expanded five-stage site and a bill packed with legendary performers and influential DJs.

GRAMMY Award winners NE-YO and AKON have announced a major co-headlining world tour for 2026, joining forces for the “Nights Like This” global run. The 57-date tour will celebrate the era-defining hits that made both artists staples of radio, clubs, and pop culture throughout the 2000s and beyond.

Four-time Grammy® nominated UB40 announces their upcoming U.S. and Canadian “THE UNSTOPPABLE TOUR” – which will run this September 18 through November 15. The legendary reggae-pop band – one of the most successful and influential British groups of all time with more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, with trademark global #1 hits “Red Red Wine” and “(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love With You”; and U.S. Top 10s “Here I Am (Come and Take Me)”and “The Way You Do The Things You Do,” returns this fall to North America for a fifth consecutive year. The group will perform in 40 markets at major amphitheaters and performing arts centers across America (including New York City and Los Angeles), and Canada.

The North Sea Jazz Festival has announced the first wave of artists set to perform at its landmark 50th anniversary edition, with John Legend, Charlie Puth, Nile Rodgers and Questlove among the headline names confirmed for 2026.

Kris Heaton, veteran artist, songwriter, and producer, has released a YouTube only special presentation of his new song HE WILL RAISE ME UP. The North Palm Beach, Florida musician continues a career that has already brought five appearances on the National Radio Charts and a growing reputation for music rooted in faith and optimism.

Harry Styles will return to the global stage in 2026 with Together, Together, a seven-city residency tour promoted by Live Nation. The run will span 50 dates across Amsterdam, London, São Paulo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne, and Sydney, taking place from May through December. Styles will only perform in these seven cities throughout 2026.

Charles Kelley, Grammy Award-winning artist and one-third of the multi-Platinum trio Lady A, has announced a special one-night-only headline UK performance in London on March 5, set for Notting Hill’s iconic Tabernacle.

Support from Todd Edwards, JADALAREIGN, Chloé Robinson, Malugi, Laurence Guy, and Mike Dunn

Ella Mai opens a new chapter with “100,” a soulful and emotionally grounded R&B record that reinforces her reputation as one of the genre’s most dependable voices. Released via 10 Summers Records and Interscope Records, the single arrives alongside an official music video and serves as the first major release from her upcoming album Do You Still Love Me?, due February 6.

Ice Spice has found an unlikely but undeniable global hit with “Big Guy,” a playful track created for The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants that has exploded into a viral sensation driven largely by TikTok.