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In 2014, alternative-pop singer Banks made her debut with the emotive and experimental Goddess. The album scored the artist her highest charting entry on the Billboard 200 at No. 12.
Follow-ups The Altar (2016) and III (2019) entered at Nos. 17 and 21, respectively. And while her fourth album, 2022’s Serpentina, leaned heavier into experimental R&B production, Banks promises her forthcoming album is a return to form.
“In many ways, this album serves as a big sister to Goddess,” Banks shared in a statement of Off With Her Head, out Feb. 28. “After a decade apart, I’ve reunited with the core musicians and producers who shaped my debut. Yet, it also represents something entirely new, reflecting my growth as both an artist and a person.”
“[The album is] about shedding past identities that no longer resonate,” she tells Billboard. “The title symbolizes the various ways we construct, perform, express, and sometimes hide our thoughts. There’s a tension between how we see ourselves and the roles that society imposes. Breaking free from that has been incredibly liberating, and this journey is captured throughout the album.”
To coincide with the album announcement, Banks revealed her next single “Best Friends,” will arrive on Friday (Nov. 22). The song fittingly touches on the growing pains that often accompany growing apart.
In October, Banks returned with the sinewy “I Hate Your Ex-Girlfriend” featuring Doechii. It will also be included on Off With Her Head. But before that album arrives, Banks has a special treat for fans. On Dec. 13, she will release Goddess Unplugged, an acoustic version of her debut album as it celebrates its 10th anniversary.
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Olivia Rodrigo has announced her biggest ever UK show with a headline slot at BST Hyde Park 2025.
The ‘Guts’ singer will perform in London on Friday, June 27 next year and is the fifth artist to join next year’s line-up after Noah Kahan, Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Zach Bryan and Hugh Jackman were all previously confirmed to headline BST.
Support will come from The Last Dinner Party and Girl In Red with more acts to be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets go on general sale this Friday (November 15) at 9am GMT and can be purchased here. A presale will also be held from 9am GMT today (November 11) until 8am Friday and tickets can be purchased here.
Speculation will grow following the announcement that Rodrigo could well headline Glastonbury next year with her headline slot at Hyde Park coming on the same weekend.
She also has free slots on June 28 and 29 before she performs at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on the Monday (June 30).
She previously pulled a mammoth crowd to The Other Stage in 2022 and Rodrigo is already one of the bookies’ favourites to top the Pyramid Stage in 2025.
Other rumoured headliners include Sam Fender and Green Day, while Cher was in “meaningful talks” about taking on the coveted Legends slot, which this year was taken on by Shania Twain.
Tickets for the Worthy Farm bash go on sale this week with coach and ticket packages going on sale at 6pm (GMT) on Thursday (November 14), followed by standard tickets at 9am (GMT) on Sunday (November 17). Tickets will be sold exclusively here.
Last year’s BST Hyde Park line-up featured headliners Stevie Nicks, Kylie Minogue, Stray Kids, SZA, Kings Of Leon, Morgan Wallen, Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams and Shania Twain.
Elsewhere, Rodrigo recently removed a song from TikTok after it was used by Donald Trump‘s campaign team.
The singer has been a vocal reproductive rights activist, having announced the launch of The Fund 4 Good initiative earlier this year as part of the ‘Guts’ world tour.
As she explained back in February, it works to “support all women, girls and people seeking reproductive health freedom” and will “directly support community based non-profits that champion things like girls’ education, support reproductive rights, and prevent gender-based violence.”
Over the course of her career, Rodrigo has been a staunch supporter of reproductive rights, with the singer saying she was “heartbroken” over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade back in 2022.
Ahead of the election, Rodrigo also endorsed Trump’s rival Kamala Harris, based on her stance on reproductive rights.
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