Tag Archives: Ben Howard

Six American Songs Re-imagined By British Artists (And ‘Call Me Maybe’ as a Ballad)

Emeli Sande (John Marshall/Invision/AP)

Last week Interscope Records released a sampler of the Great Gatsby soundtrack. With songs by Florence + the Machine and Lana Del Rey, it is just as promising as the film.

Glastonbury Announces Line-Up with Major Headliners

The Rolling Stones in London in July. (Ian West, Press Association/AP Images)

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger hinted back in January that he may be heading to Glastonbury music festival but wouldn’t commit to it 100 percent as he didn’t want to disappoint. Well, no disappointment here.

Emeli Sande and Ben Howard: A Tale Of Two Brit-ys

Emeli Sande collects her Brit Award (PA via AP Images)

The Brit Awards 2013 have just finished, and it has been, as it always is, a rum do. First, there was Muse, a mighty noise and a whole wall of Gothic orchestra behind them.

WATCH: All of the 2012 Mercury Music Prize Nominees in One Place

The Maccabees pose for a snap at the 2012 Mercury Prize launch party. (AP)

Mercury Music Prize, now the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, has released the shortlist of nominations. Take a listen to a single from each of the nominated albums. The winnner will be announced on November 1.

The Brit List: Interview with Singer-Songwriter Ben Howard at SXSW

Ahead of his inaugural U.S. tour, English folk artist Ben Howard gave his first performance on American soil at South By Southwest, where he spoke with Lindsay Davis reporting for the Brit List.