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Nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards, and with a recent stint of impromptu secret shows in Birmingham and Bristol the past month, Joy Crookes is proving to be one to watch, especially with the release of Skin, her exceptional debut album.

With his fifth studio album, Grammy-winning producer James Blake is introspective as ever, but notably less adventurous than we’re used to.

Outsider is the sixth solo album from Queen’s iconic drummer Roger Taylor.

The Trinity Centre is a venue that has hosted era-defining bands such as Echo and the Bunnymen and New Order. Lining up outside the former church to witness black midi’s second rescheduled performance of the day, there is a sense that greatness is once again about to grace its main hall.

Almost exactly a year after the release of his sophomore album Zeroes, Declan McKenna takes to the O2 Academy to play it live for the first time.