Other notable announcements and developments today…
• Sia is going to appear in the new My Little Pony movie, playing new character Songbird Serenade. The film is due out in late 2017. • Skrillex and Rick Ross have released 'Purple Lamborghini', taken from the soundtrack album for new movie 'Suicide Squad', which is released on 5 Aug. • Wretch 32 has released new single 'All A Dream', featuring Knox Brown. The track is taken from his forthcoming album, 'Growing Over Life'. • Regina Spektor will release her new album, 'Remember Us To Life', on 30 Sep. Here's first single 'Bleeding Heart'. • Alexis Taylor has released the video for 'I Never Lock That Door' from his new solo album, 'Piano'. • Russian Circles have released yet another new track, this one called 'Afrika'. It's taken from their new album 'Guidance', out on 5 Aug. • Shakin Stevens has announced a new album, 'Echoes Of Our Times'. "Some of the tracks directly relate to stories and situations about my family past, while others are more of a social comment relating to the world that my ancestors, and we, live in", he explains. It's out on 16 Sep. • Avenged Sevenfold have announced that they will be touring the UK, supported by Disturbed and In Flames, in January next year. The shows will conclude with a performance at London's O2 Arena on 21 Jan. Tickets on sale this Friday. • Corinne Bailey Rae will be commencing a UK tour at Leeds Town Hall on 28 Oct, which will conclude at the Shepherd's Bush Empire on 8 Nov.