LONDON, BRIGHTON, MANCHESTER 

BRAND NEW ALBUM ‘EVIL FRIENDS’ – RELEASED 3 JUNE 

WATCH OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR PURPLE YELLOW RED AND BLUE BELOW

Alaska’s eclectic indie rockers Portugal. The Man have announced three UK dates in September following an incredible sold out one off show at Electrowerkz in early May. These shows will follow the release of their much anticipated new album ‘Evil Friends’ out 3 June. They will kick off the short run in London at Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen on 11 September followed by shows in Brighton andManchester on 12 and 13 September respectively. 

After premiering the brand new video for Purple Yellow Red and Blue on The Fader the track shot straight to No. 1 on Hype Machine. The second single to be taken from Evil Friends features Haim on backing vocals and you can watch the video below.

‘Evil Friends’, produced by renowned producer and musician Dangermouse is Portugal. The Man’s eight studio album; their second released through Atlantic Records, following 2011’s “In The Mountain. In The Cloud”. Since their formation in 2005, Portugal. The Man have captured the attention of the indie scene with their extraordinary amalgamation of electronic beats, complex melodies, and atmospheric post-rock soundscapes.  

UK Dates: 

11 September               London                         Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen

12 September               Brighton                        The Haunt        

13 September               Manchester                   Night and Day   

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 10 May priced £9 in London, £7.50 in Brighton and Manchester (subject to booking fee) from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk 

For more information please contact: 

National/Online PR: Alex Darling / alex.darling@atlanticrecords.co.uk

Regional PR: Ashley Townley / Ashley.townley@atlanticrecords.co.uk 

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About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five ecommerce sites, with a database of over 119 million fans who visit our sites. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Artist Nation is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 200 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 250 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

The programme, which stars Ashley Rickards previously of 'One Tree Hill' fame, has already featured several tracks from the 'Closer' sisters and they have now chosen a total of 5 tracks to be included in the episode that will air on May 7.

Speaking about the exciting project, singer Tegan Quin told Entertainment Weekly that there are so many acts they wanted to include: "I almost wanted to bump our song out of there. I was like, 'We need to make room for other artists'."

Tegan and Sara's 'Awkward' song choices are as follows:

The Courtneys - '90210'
Diana - 'Perpetual Surrender'
Sucre - 'Say Something'
Ok Sweetheart - 'All We Have'
Tegan and Sara - 'I Was a Fool'

TICKETS ONSALE ON FRIDAY

TICKET LINK HERE: 

www.allseanpaul.com 

Atlantic Records artist - Sean Paul has announced two headline shows this June, at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on June 5 and Manchester’s The Ritz on June 6. Clearly one of the seminal pop voices of his generation, the Jamaican dance-hall ambassador will bring to life some of the carefully crafted tracks that have established him as a global pop-star. 

Since bursting onto the scene in 2000 with his debut album STAGE ONE, Sean Paul has sold well over 10 million albums worldwide with DUTTY ROCK, THE TRINITY, IMPERIAL BLAZE and the most recent Grammy award-winning TOMAHAWK TECHNIQUE. His recent set (September 2012) spawned such hits as the Benny Blanco produced smash, ‘She Doesn’t Mind’, which stormed the UK chart at #2 and ‘Got 2 Luv U’ which featured RnB starlet Alexis Jordan.  

Sean Paul has an undeniable track record for crafting hit singles – ‘Deport Them’,”, ‘Gimmie The Light’, ‘Like Glue’ ‘We Be Burnin’, ‘Temperature’ – the list is endless.  He also has a history of taking other artists’ songs to the next level, from Beyoncé’s ‘Baby Boy’, Blu Cantrelle’s ‘Breathe’, Jay Sean’s ‘Do You Remember’  or most recently on The Saturday’s smash hit – ‘What About Us?’, which stormed the UK chart at #1 with week one sales of over 100K.   

Sean Paul - June 2013 

Wednesday       05                     London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

Thursday           06                     Manchester The Ritz 

Tickets:                                     £28.00 London / £25.00 Manchester (subject to booking fee)  

For further information and review tickets, please contact the Atlantic Records UK Press Office:

National and Online Press Taponeswa Mavunga – taponeswa.mavunga@atlanticrecords.co.uk

Regional Press Ashley Townley – ashley.townley@atlanticrecords.co.uk 

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About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five ecommerce sites, with a database of over 119 million fans who visit our sites. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Artist Nation is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 200 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 250 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

All confirmed for Birmingham’s Brand New

Fusion Festival August 31st & September 1st 2013

In support of youth charity The Prince’s Trust and in association with Capital FM

Jessie J commented: “I can’t wait to perform at Fusion Festival, it’s exciting to be headlining a brand new UK festival with such an amazing line-up, it’s one of the performances I’m most looking forward to this summer. It’s amazing that the festival is donating £5 from each ticket sale to The Prince’s Trust, it’s one of the charities closest to my heart and makes me even more proud to be on the line-up. Roll on August 31st, it’s going to be BIG!” 

Jessie J, Ne-Yo, JLS, The Wanted, McFly, The Saturdays and James Arthur are among the first names to be confirmed for this summer’s brand new Fusion Festival, in support of The Prince’s Trust and in association with Capital FM.  

Joining them are Union J, Wiley, Amelia Lily, Wretch 32, Conor Maynard with many more to be announced. Birmingham’s iconic Cofton Park will play host to the ultimate summer pop party with 60,000 people and some of the biggest acts from both sides of the pond coming together for a huge weekend of pop at its very best.

Chart topper Jessie J will headline Saturday night’s poptastic proceedings alongside platinum-selling boy band JLS and “It’s All About You” crooners McFly.  British rapper Wiley, Union J and songstress Amelia Lily will also be taking to the stage as part of an incredible mix of artists to play the festival. 

Sunday will see American R&B god Ne-Yo bring the noise to Cofton Park, where he’ll be joined by chart heartthrobs The Wanted and uber glam The Saturdays, fresh from gaining their first UK Number One with “What About Us”.  Wretch 32, Conor Maynard and this year’s X Factor winner James Arthur are also on the bill, with many more acts to be announced across the weekend.  

Expect spectacular live performances, massive chart smash hits plus all the fun of the festival fair with a full fairground and many other interactive events.

Fusion Festival is proud to support The Prince’s Trust, with £5 from each ticket sale donated to the charity to help change young lives across the UK. The Prince’s Trust is a youth charity that helps vulnerable young people to turn their lives around.

The current line-up for the Fusion Festival was announced on the Capital Breakfast Show with Dan and Katy this morning at 8.15am. More acts will be announced in the coming weeks.

Programme Controller at Capital FM, Paul Gerrard, said "This is going to be the biggest event Birmingham has seen in years.  The whole team here at Capital can't wait to see some of the world's biggest stars rock up to Brum, it's going to be an incredible summer and Capital will be right there for every moment."

Festival spokesman, Mike Owen of Go Big said “We felt the time was right for a brand new music festival for the UK’s 2nd city and we are so excited to be working with such a fantastic organisation as The Prince’s Trust and with Birmingham’s Number One hit music station, Capital FM.  We’ve got a brilliant line-up this year and this is only the beginning for Fusion Festival.”

Paul Brown, Director of youth charity The Prince’s Trust said: “We’re delighted that this stellar line-up of acts will be helping to support the work of The Prince’s Trust. Every year we work with thousands of disadvantaged young people to get their lives on track. Thanks to Fusion Festival, we will be able to ensure that more young people look forward to a brighter future.”

Youth charity The Prince’s Trust has helped more than 700,000 young people since 1976 and supports 100 more each day. Further information about The Prince’s Trust is available at princes-trust.org.uk or on 0800 842 842.

Acts announced so far across the weekend, with plenty more to be announced...

Saturday         Sunday

Jessie J             Ne-Yo 

JLS                   The Wanted 

McFly               The Saturdays

Wiley                Wretch 32

Union J             Conor Maynard

Amelia Lily        James Arthur 

Tickets are on sale at 9am, on Friday 12 April and are priced at:

£35 per day – general admission

£60 weekend – general admission ticket

£50 – per day Golden Circle Ticket

£95 weekend Golden Circle Ticket

Tickets are available online at www.thefusionfestival.co.uk and also from ticket partners Ticketmaster, The Ticket Factory and Seetickets

www.thefusionfestival.co.uk

@FusionFest

www.facebook.com/fusionfestivalbirmingham

For further information, please contact:

Maria Barham @ DawBell

T: 07956 211 788

Maria.barham@dawbell.com

Ashley Stevenson @ DawBel

lT: 020 3327 7614

Ashley.stevenson@dawbell.com

Notes to editors:

About The Prince’s Trust

Youth charity The Prince’s Trust helps disadvantaged young people to get their lives on track. It supports 13 to 30 year-olds who are unemployed and those struggling at school and at risk of exclusion. Many of the young people helped by The Prince’s Trust are in or leaving care, facing issues such as homelessness or mental health problems, or they have been in trouble with the law. The Trust’s programmes give vulnerable young people the practical and financial support needed to stabilise their lives, helping develop self-esteem and skills for work. Three in four young people supported by The Prince’s Trust move into work, education or training. The Prince of Wales’s charity has helped more than 700,000 young people since 1976 and supports 100 more each day. Further information about The Prince’s Trust is available at princes-trust.org.uk / 0800 842 842 / facebook.com/princestrust / Twitter: @PrincesTrust

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She attended a 'Glee' screening at the TV Academy of Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood yesterday (May 1) and fainted during a press conference, but following the incident she tweeted that it was a result of flashing camera bulbs:

"Hey guys, I'm okay :) I got a little dizzy from all the photog flashes! You'd think I's be used to it by now, still a red carpet amateur I guess. Gonna get checked out but I feel fine. Thank you for all the concern and well wishes."

Earlier this afternoon (May 2), she hit out at newly surfaced reports that suggest she has an eating disorder or is pregnant and explained that she wouldn't purposely harm her body to fit a Hollywood stereotype:

"Lol. Let me stop the rumor mill right now. I'm not pregnant! Yes I'm black but I don't have diabetes, I don't starve myself to fit clothes; I buy clothes to fit ME not vice versa, I DO NOT DIET; I eat right and exercise!"

"I love myself waaaay more than I like my career. I would never ever put myself in harm's way to mirror any "image". Come on ppl. Get a life. I did get a great laugh this morning reading all the BS though lol."

Watch her perform a stunning rendition of Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' below:

In an exclusive interview with The Insider, the actress explained that despite being included in the season 3 trailer that was released back in September 2011, she will miss being on the show and she's sad that her time there had to end the way it did:

"It is what it is. Lauren's somewhere in that school, she's just not on camera or being talked about [laughs]. She's involved in activities that aren't televised."

"Of course I miss me on 'Glee'. I miss everybody. I miss the fun experience that show is."

She also spoke about the flighty nature of the 'Glee' experience and revealed that getting cut is a possibility for any of the cast because nothing's ever set in stone:

" 'Glee' is very much a fly by the seat of your pants [operation] in the way that best laid plans never quite come together. They have so many [characters] to take care of and I think once they made the decision that all these characters were going to graduate, it shifted the way this season was going to go."

Watch an interview with Fink and her handsome bad-boy co-star Mark Salling below: