Following in the footsteps of David Bowie, Patti Smith, Scott Walker, David Byrne and Grace Jones, Christine and Queens curate this year’s famous Meltdown festival. An expanding event, it promises to be more explosive than ever in the hands of the acclaimed gender-fluid French art-pop act (now under the name Redcar). . TBA has influenced his musical identity over the years and continues to help shape it today.
Meltdown Festival, June 9-18
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Elton John Will Do His Last, Last, Honestly Last, UK Show
It was back in 2018 that Rocketman announced that his latest tour would be his last. Four years and more than 300 shows later, he’s still on the same tour, but Sunday night’s headline slot at Glastonbury 2023, the deadline for the final British leg next summer, is a mistake. After a whopping 61 years into one of British rock’n’roll’s most successful careers, the sun is finally coming to a close. Really, this is it. we promise Elton anymore. probably. probably. Correct information at the time of writing.
Glastonbury, 21-25 June
Lewis Capaldi’s new album is going ballistic
We’ve seen a lot of Lewis Capaldi in 2022. He’s been everywhere, from the cover of The Big Issue to a nationwide billboard campaign depicting him sipping a cocktail and taking off his pants. In 2023, more music will come from where it came from, as the Scottish top gears up for the release of his new album. broken by the desire to be sent to heavenIt’s a rhymed follow-up to his debut uninspired to a hellish degreewas the UK’s best-selling LP in both 2019 and 2020, with a staggering 25 billion streams worldwide to date. Can Capaldi beat those numbers? You wouldn’t object to that.
broken by the desire to be sent to heaven On sale May 19, 2023
TikTok will overtake Spotify as the powerhouse of music discovery in 2023
With over 1 billion active users in 154 countries, TikTok is growing fast, while Twitter and Facebook are stagnant. This year proved that video-based social media platforms have the power to break music. 10 of the 12 UK singles charting at number one had a viral moment. Spotify is still the dominant streaming platform, but it’s TikTok videos that feed Spotify by connecting people with the songs they love.
Malcolm Jack I am a freelance journalist
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