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One Liners: ICMP, Mumford & Sons, Lil Peep & XXXTentacion, more
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 21 September 2018
Other notable announcements and developments today…
• The International Confederation Of Music Publishers has announced John Phelan as its new Director General. He will officially replace Coco Carmona on 1 Oct. “John has impressive music industry credentials through his work at IFPI”, says ICMP chair Chris Butler. “I have no doubt that he will play a key role in advancing the interests of music publishers across the globe”.
• Mumford and his various offspring have released their new single, ‘Guiding Light’. It’s the first track from their fourth album, ‘Delta’, which will be released on 16 Nov.
• ILoveMakonnen has released a collaboration recorded with Lil Peep and XXXTentacion prior to both their deaths earlier this year.
• Young Thug has released the video for ‘Dirty Shoes’, featuring Gunna.
• Self-Esteem – aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor from Slow Club – has released new single ‘Rollout’. “In my last relationship I used to joke that I couldn’t write about her because we never had any problems”, she says of how the song came about. “And then one day she just left, and I was, like, ‘shit’. But then I was also so happy in a really sadistic way because I had something to write about”.
• Boy George and Culture Club have released another track from their upcoming reunion album. This is ‘Life’.
• Georgia is back with new single ‘Mellow’, featuring Shy Girl.
• Au/Ra has released new single ‘Emoji’. “‘Emoji’ to me, is about an online relationship/friendship where someone is afraid to show the other person who they really are – in fear of disappointing them and ruining the illusion”, she says. “Or vice versa, where someone is afraid to find out who the other person is”.
• With her new album ‘Pastoral’ out today, Gazelle Twin has announced a show at Somerset House in London’s Lancaster Rooms on 16 Nov. From the album, this is ‘Hobby Horse’.
• Check out our weekly Spotify playlist of new music featured in the CMU Daily – updated every Friday.
