James Blake News

Siren Festival will take over the O2 Academy Islington on 5th December, for a special London preview of the festival's fifth edition in July 2019.

'BLINDING', the brand new single from East London singer, songwriter and musician J APPIAH, as premiered via Clash Magazine, is a frank examination of J's interior anxieties with his developing career. In an industry that literally commodifies artists, it's both a cautionary tale and a creative expression of the mental labyrinths an artist passes through just trying to stay human in an industry that peddles idols and products.

FORM Arcosanti, the annual music festival and creative retreat, has announced that the 2019 edition will take place the weekend of May 10-12, 2019 in the experimental eco-city of Arcosanti, AZ. Surrounded by futuristic architecture and desert landscapes, participants will experience three days and nights of performances, talks and panels, immersive art, workshops, wellness activities, and more. Register for the sixth annual FORM Arcosanti HERE.

The Grand 1894 Opera House continues "A Jewel of a Season" on Saturday, November 10 at 8pm, with Gabriel Royal: The Underground Cello Project. The concert was written by the highly-acclaimed, modern chamber pop music composer- performer, Gabriel Royal. Tickets may be purchased at The Grand's Box Office, 2020 Postoffice Street, by calling 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or online at www.thegrand.com.

II Points unveils their overnight programming today! Featuring club music legends from around the world, many making their Miami debuts, They will have sets 5pm-5am nightly across festival stages.

Kelsey Lu will make a special appearance in two songs at the West Coast premiere of Oneohtrix Point Never's MYRIAD performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Monday, October 22, 2018. Examining disorienting forms at the intersection of theater, installation art, and musical performance, and imagined from the perspective of an alien intelligence, MYRIAD explores film and television tropes, abstract sculpture, game ephemera, poetry, apocryphal histories, internet esoterica, and philosophies of being. It looks toward the possibilities of the future while considering the conflict between today's civilization and the environment.

On the evening of September 27th at the Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, the annual New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala offered the customary Red Carpet moments as well as a performance that promised three world premieres.

III Points will return for its sixth and largest installment on February 15-17, 2019 in Miami. SZA, Herbie Hancock, Tyler, The Creator, James Blake, Beach House, A$AP Rocky, Erykah Badu and Blood Orange will headline, with further highlights including Virtual Self, Yaeji, Four Tet, Peggy Gou, Ben UFO b2b Joy Orbison, SOB x RBE,Dean Blunt, DJ Stingray and many more. Tickets are available now via iiipoints.com.

Today, RCA artist Ruel revealed the official video for his latest single “Younger.” Directed by Grey Ghost, the video is intended as a short film and explores what it means to choose your path early on in life. “The storyline in the 'Younger' video isn't a direct reinterpretation of the lyrics. Instead of it being about you and your mate choosing different paths over time, it's about choosing your own path (spoiler alert).”  Ruel told Billboard Magazine.

After releasing a string of emotionally full-bodied and soulful pop gems, 15-year-old London-born, Australian-raised Ruel returns today with the release of his highly anticipated debut EP, “Ready,” out now via RCA Records.

Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly, and Starr Hill Presents are thrilled to share the single day lineups for Outside Lands 2018, featuring The Weeknd, Odesza and Beck on Friday, Florence + The Machine, Future and Bon Iver on Saturday and the festival coming to a close on Sunday night with Portugal. The Man, DJ Snake and the inimitable Janet Jackson. 

The Vienna based musician, Inner Tongue's debut album Favours (Mount Silver Records/Caroline International), is out everywhere today.  

Baruch Performing Arts Center presents IDACO nyc from May 24-27, 2018 at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Ave, (enter 25th Street between 3rd & Lexington avenues) NYC. Tickets are $30 general admission and can be purchased at http://bit.ly/IDACO2018.

Baruch Performing Arts Center presents IDACO nyc from May 24-27, 2018 at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Ave, (enter 25th Street between 3rd & Lexington avenues) NYC. Tickets are $30 general admission and can be purchased at http://bit.ly/IDACO2018.

Hennepin Theatre Trust will launch its tenth round of Made Here with Avenues: Made Here on Wednesday, June 20. Avenues: Made Here commemorates and reflects upon the last five years of Made Here by showcasing a collection of previous Made Here artists that have participated since its inception in 2013.

Baruch Performing Arts Center presents IDACO nyc from May 24-27, 2018 at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Ave, (enter 25th Street between 3rd & Lexington avenues) NYC. Tickets are $30 general admission and can be purchased at http://bit.ly/IDACO2018.

Baruch Performing Arts Center presents IDACO nyc from May 24-27, 2018 at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Ave, (enter 25th Street between 3rd & Lexington avenues) NYC.

Alternative-pop trio PLYA, have released their third single 'Feast My Eye'. A gorgeously dark track, which blends dreamy-pop with electronica, it's an epically euphoric, undulating three minutes of ecstasy.

Iconic American singer, songwriter and performer Don McLeanis set to release his new album Botanical Gardens on March 23, 2018 via BMG. Don is set to appear on BBC Breakfast Thursday, March 15 along with multiple BBC radio stations and Absolute Radio in the U.K.

After inking a deal with Sony/Ultra Music on the strength of her viral debut EP Low, which to date has netted over 40 million streams, Vietnamese-American newcomer TRACE closed out 2017 with a one-two punch of smoky R&B-inflected bops 'Oh My My' and 'You Don't Know Me,' the latter which hit No. 1 on Hype Machine, and earned her comparisons to Lana Del Rey and James Blake.