Nina Nesbitt announces Manchester/London dates for July

Due to high demand for her forthcoming April tour and with the Apple Tree EP release just around the corner, 17 year old Scottish singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt has today announced two new shows for July. July 13th sees her land in Manchester for a gig at the intimate and wonderful Deaf Institute, with the Borderline playing host to the Folk starlet the day after. More dates coming soon, but tickets for Manchester are HERE, and London HERE. Get them quick before they sell out, again.

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Ed Sheeran announces Australia/New Zealand Tour

Ed Sheeran is currently on tour in the USA with Snow Patrol, but last night it was announced that he has been confirmed to play 6 dates across Australia & New Zealand in July/August. Frontier Members will be able to get hold of pre-sale tickets from 12 Noon AEST, Thursday 26 April and general public tickets go on sale 9am Monday April 30th. Dates after the jump.

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Final tickets released for selected Example arena dates

After selling out his forthcoming debut arena tour, Gigs & Tours yesterday announced that the final few tickets for Example's gigs at Newcastle, Aberdeen, Nottingham, London, Manchester, Birmingham & Leeds have now be released. Cardiff, Glasgow & Bournemouth remain sold out, so if you want to see him at any of the aforementioned dates, you need to move fast, because there is literally only a handful of tickets available. Support comes from Wretch 32, Alvin Risk, Nina Nesbitt & Youngman, and kicks off this Friday at the Motorpoint in Cardiff. Get your tickets HERE.

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Album sales lowest in 12 years

During an age where digital downloading and online piracy is at its peak, it's no real surprise that album sales are the lowest in 12 years. Music Week have announced today that week-on-week average album sales this year are a mere 1,446,218, which sees a 27.62% drop and is the lowest since the new millennium. However, there is still some hope, as many artists are now focusing on shifting singles, which has seen those sales steadily rise in comparison to last year.

All-female shortlist for Ivor Novello album award

Today it has been announced that Adele, Kate Bush and PJ Harvey will fight it out for best album at next month's Ivor Novello awards. Two of Adele's tracks, 'Rolling in the Deep' and 'Someone Like You', are nominated for most performed work, alongside Take That's 'The Flood'. 'Rolling in the Deep' is also up for best song muscially and lyrically, alongside 'The A-Team' by Ed Sheeran and 'Shake It Out' by Florence & The Machine. The annual awards, to be presented in London on May 17th, celebrate British and Irish songwriting and composing and are voted for by songwriters.

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Parklife Weekender Saturday day tickets now SOLD OUT‏

Parklife Weekender, taking place Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June at Platt Fields Park, Manchester, has today confirmed that their Saturday day tickets have now SOLD OUT. Fortunately there are still weekend, Sunday day and hospitality tickets available, however you are strongly advised to get a move on ASAP if you want a chance at being at the last ever Parklife at this location. Line-up and ticket info after the jump.

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Record Store Day (April 21st)

Record Store Day came into being in 2007 when over 700 independent stores in the USA came together to celebrate their unique culture. The UK followed suit, and 2012 will see the fourth celebration of the UK's unique independent sector. This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, meet & greets with artists, DJ's, in store quizzes and many other events. Head over HERE to find your closest participating store and get involved! Hit the jump to see a video of DJ Eclipse doing a tour of the iconic Fat Beats back in 2007.

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Mikill Pane x Emily Coxhead - TMRW Magazine

Emily Coxhead recently went down to London to photograph rapper Mikill Pane for the front cover and main article for the first issue of TMRW Magazine, which is set to drop next month. The shoot was done alongside Dope Chef - you can check out my favourite shots after the jump and the full set HERE.

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NXT LDN Launch Party @ Proud Galleries (April 18th)

April 18th sees NXT LDN and Proud Camden join forces to bring a brand new alternative student night to London. NXT LDN boast a team of DJs who have toured and shared bills with the likes of Kavinsky to Fake Blood, alongside gaining recognition from artists such as A-Trak & Doorly, and everyone knows what a fabulous venue Proud is for any sort of Electronic night. Check out all the details you need and the line-up for the launch after the jump.

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Rick Ross forced to cancel show following another seizure

Rick Ross' health was once again brought into question a couple of nights ago, when he was forced to cancel a scheduled performance in Guyana. According to AllHipHop, the Maybach Music rapper was supposed to take the stage at the Easter Fest Rozay at Guyana National Stadium on April 9th, but called it off after he suffered from another seizure.

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