Major Lazer announces UK tour dates for 2015

Major Lazer announces UK tour dates for 2015

Kicking off the warmer months, Major Lazer unleashed Top 10 single "Lean On", a collaboration with "Turn Down For What" superstar producer DJ Snake and Danish it-girl MØ, and amassed a monstrous 21M plays on Soundcloud, over 65M streams on Spotify and over 20M views for the music video, making it Major Lazer's most streamed song to date!

And now the trio have announced an equally huge UK headline tour to match! With dates across the country culminating in an epic London show at Alexandra Palace this October, Major Lazer are looking set to continue the momentum throughout the year.

Fans who've learned to associate Major Lazer with some of the biggest names in dancehall alongside up-and-comers and mainstream mainstays can expect even more exciting names on this go. PITM features guest contributions from Ellie Goulding, Elliphant, Wild Belle, MØ, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Travi$ Scott, Jovi Rockwell, DJ Snake, Tarrus Riley, Mad Cobra, Nyla, Chronixx and a re-work of the Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Pt 1. motion picture soundtrack song "All My Love" featuring Ariana Grande from Trinidadian star Michel Montano.

What's more, the face of the project, renegade commando cartoon character Major Lazer, has just received a life of his very own as FX Networks debuted the Major Lazer cartoon this April 16th as part of Animation Domination programming on FXX (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League, The Simpsons, etc) With guest appearances from Aziz Ansari, Andy Samberg, Tiësto, RiFF RAFF, Charli XCX, Ezra Koenig, Trinidad James and more, Major Lazer confirms that this will be one of the silliest and best sound-tracked years yet. After airing weekly on FXX, each episode will go up the next day for stream on Hulu and purchase on iTunes. Check www.fxnetworks.com for more info.

2015 Major Lazer Tour Dates

UK HEADLINE DATES - OCTOBER 2015

14 Birmingham O2 Academy

15 Glasgow O2 Academy

16 Manchester Academy

17 London Alexandra Palace

Tickets go onsale Friday 1st May at 9AM - WWW.GIGSANDTOURS.COM | WWW.TICKETMASTER.CO.UK

PRESALE AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY, 29TH APRIL AT 9AM http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/promo/7lo3vw?brand=uk_majorlazer

WATCH "LEAN ON" http://smarturl.it/LeanOnYouTube

STREAM "LEAN ON" smarturl.it/LeanOnStream

PRE-ORDER PEACE IS THE MISSION (OUT JUNE 1 - BECAUSE/MAD DECENT)

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Iggy Azalea Announces New Album Reclassified

Iggy Azalea Announces New Album Reclassified

Monday 24th November sees the release of Iggy Azalea's new album 'Reclassified', including 7 tracks from her debut album 'The New Classic' alongside 5 brand new tracks.

The international rap siren has made her mark across the globe following the release of her debut album, 'The New Classic' earlier this year, since exploding onto the airwaves with her contagious hit singles including 'Fancy ft. Charli XCX' and dancefloor smash 'Work'.

Shaking up her debut album, "The New Classic", Iggy is set to release "Reclassified" an impressive deluxe version of her debut including five new stellar tracks featuring three impressive vocal collaborations with US superstar, Jennifer Hudson, the global pop-sensation, Ellie Goulding and new Danish buzz artist of the moment, MØ - all of which have been produced by The Invisible Men.

Iggy is set to release 'Beg For It ft. MØ' as the first single from the 'Reclassified' album on 24th November. The single is brimming with Iggy's signature double-time flow, rauchhaus bassline and an infectious vocal hook from up and coming songstress MØ.

Iggy Azalea leads the pack this year's American Music Awards with six nominations, including nods for "artist of the year", "new artist of the year" and "single of the year", ahead of artists such as Beyoncé, Katy Perry and Pharrell.

Iggy's last single "Black Widow feat. Rita Ora" dominated the airwaves for weeks following the pair's flawless performances at the MTV VMA's and hit the US TV show, Ellen Degeneres. The track has sold in excess of 2 million copies worldwide, going top 5 in both the US and the UK (for 2 consecutive weeks) and is currently sitting at number 1 on Pop Radio in the US.

With over half a billion YouTube views and half a million albums sold worldwide, Iggy inexorable march to global domination continues. Iggy's ultimate summer smash hit single "Fancy feat. Charli XCX" has sold over 7 million copies worldwide, and has become the most streamed track ever on US Spotify. Iggy now boasts the longest ever run at Billboard #1 by a female rapper (eclipsing Lil' Kim's 5 week run in 2001 with "Lady Marmalade").

'Reclassified' is released through Virgin EMI on 24th November, pre-order now and receive new track 'Iggy SZN' for free: HERE

Tracklisting

We In This Bitch

Work

Change Your Life

Beg For It ft. MØ

Black Widow ft. Rita Ora

Trouble ft. Jennifer Hudson

Don't Need Ya'll

Rolex

Iggy SZN

Fancy ft. Charli XCX

Heavy Crown ft. Ellie Goulding

Bounce

Open'er festival Announces Chromeo, Jagwar Ma, Royal Blood for 2014

Poland's Finest Music Festival Open'er Announces Chromeo, Jagwar Ma, Royal Blood and Further Acts for 2014 

Chromeo

Three years ago, Chromeo closed the jubilee Open'er Festival edition with an enormous party on the Tent Stage. This year, they make their return to Gdynia with the new album "White Women" in tow. Guests on their new album include Solange, Ezra of Vampire Weekend and Toro y Moi. With hits the likes of "Tenderoni" or "Don't Turn the Lights On", expect one of the most energetic and dance-worthy sets of the festival.

Maya Jane Coles

Since storming onto the scene in 2010 Maya Jane Coles has established herself as one of the most acclaimed female DJs and producers in the world.  She made her own compilation in the prestigious "Fabric" series, putting her name to its celebratory 75th edition as well as celebrated releases for !K7 Records and a stunning Boiler Room set. Last year, she released her debut album "Comfort", giving her fans a solid dose of deep house - the genre in which she feels most comfortable. Maya Jane Coles plays the Beat Stage on July 3.

MØ

Karen Marie Ørsted goes in the business by the name MØ.  Combining her childhood fascination with Spice Girls pop and alternative bands the likes of Sonic Youth, Black Flag and Yeah Yeah Yeahs she has positioned herself alongside fellow Scandinavian and this year's Open’er artist Lykke Li, as well as Lana del Rey and Grimes as one of the most exciting female artists around. After touring the entire world with an electro-punk band, she decided to follow her own path towards electronica. Having earned support from the likes of Avicii and Major Lazer, whom she accompanied on tour, her singles, the swinging "Don't Wanna Dance" and Diplo-produced, danceable "XXX 88" preceded her critically acclaimed debut album "No Mythologies To Follow", released in March 2014. Already famous for her energetic live shows, MØ will perform one of them, her first ever one in Poland, at Open’er Festival.

Royal Blood

Could a band's career start with a t-shirt? Sure, if an Arctic Monkey wears it onstage at Glastonbury Festival. Royal Blood first came to the music fans' attention thanks to Monkeys' drummer Matt Helders T-shirt choice. If you wanted to dig deeper, you could find out that Royal Blood hail from Brighton, are a rhythm section duo (just bass and drums). They were listed for BBC Sound Of 2014, were confirmed as the support act during the Arctic Monkeys' two massive gigs in London's Finsbury Park, did a solo tour of the UK and are currently recording their debut album for Warner Music. A few months ago, a reviewer with The Guardian predicted they were going to “blow away festival crowds next summer.” We’ll find out about that at Open’er!

Jagwar Ma

Having come together in Sydney when Jono Ma and Gabriel Winterfield bonded over a mutual passion of melody and experimental beats, everyone who listened to their first album, "Howlin", knows that over a few years of their activity, Jagwar Ma have continued to grow in both of these areas. Released last summer, "Howlin'" is a trip through Australian beaches, Berlin clubs and French sunflower fields, psychedelic enough to suspect that what fuelled it might not've been entirely legal. Jagwar Ma have quickly scored a status of one of the best debuts of 2013, jumped onto the bandwagon with The xx and Foals, confirming their class this year at numerous festivals. They perform on Open’er’s ALTER STAGE.