The Courier •

Radio 1's Big Weekend: Jess Glynne can't wait to reintroduce herself when festival comes to Dundee

Thanks to seven number one hits, frequent radio airplay and her song Hold My Hand’s ubiquitous presence in summer holiday adverts, it feels like Jess Glynne has never been away. But when she appears at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Dundee, the London-born singer will be taking her first steps on stage for several years having taken time out to re-focus. Reintroducing herself at a festival in front of thousands of people is a nerve-wracking prospect, but riding high on the success of new single Sill
Press and Journal •

Katie Gregson-MacLeod on rubbing shoulders with Sting and Highland homecomings

As she rubbed shoulders with Sting at last week’s Ivor Novello awards, Inverness singer-songwriter Katie Gregson-MacLeod knew she was definitely on the right track. Complex, the viral hit which last summer that changed her life, was vying for Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the prestigious awards bash, hot on the heels of signing a record deal, moving to London, and making music her full time career.
The Sunday Post •

'Tour is my happy place': Life according to... singer-songwriter Sigrid

Norwegian singer Sigrid talks festivals, collaborations and her Edinburgh show later this year. You’ve been dotting around the world playing festivals, how much have you enjoyed the summer season? It’s been a bit random, we’ve been all over Europe. It’s great but tiring. We had to travel ten hours from Slovakia to Glasgow for TRNSMT. After two or three years off touring when you come back it’s a bit of a shock to the system but a good one. There’s ballads, crying, dancing, it’s a workout! Did
The Sunday Post •

The Snuts on upcoming second album Burn The Empire

After a storming set at TRNSMT last weekend, The Snuts shared a video clip simply captioned: “Saturday exceeded all expectations.” The four-piece are soaring on the back of the success of their UK number one album last year, and join Lewis Capaldi and current UK number one custodians LF System in West Lothian’s recent line of musical exports. With their first release WL, they became the first Scottish band since The View in 2007 to enter at number one with their debut album, and with heavyweig
The Sunday Post •

TRNSMT: Rising star Mimi Webb on how her career is going like a House on Fire

Having already played to thousands at Wembley, Mimi Webb is well on the way to achieving her dreams of one day having her very own stadium tour. Playing Capital’s Summertime Ball earlier this year gave the 21-year-old a taste of what could be to come in the future after a string of hits powered to the top of the charts with a little help from TikTok. Also now ticked off the bucket list is a festival main stage appearance, with the Canterbury-born star soaking in the sunshine at last weekend’s
The Sunday Post •

'I was filled with delight and deliciousness': Singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni on being revitalised for new EP

It’s no surprise that the theme of water runs through singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni’s latest EP. She looks out to sea from her home at Portobello and is a self-confessed “river child” from days out swimming in the rivers near her native Carrbridge. But Every Swimming Pool Runs to the Sea, released last week, is also a nod to the moment that helped re-spark the craft that had been largely put on hold by the birth of her daughter Rosa. Plunging daily into the River Dart in Devon alongside p
The Sunday Post •

Dundee singer Be Charlotte on releasing her first song with major label and helping to inspire future musicians on schools tour

Fresh from releasing her first single signed to a major record label, Dundee singer Charlotte Brimner is hoping to help inspire the next generation of Scots talent. Just 21 herself, and performing under the name Be Charlotte, she’s set to do her second tour of schools across the country, putting on a show and chatting to pupils about life in the music business. Passionately fighting back against the swingeing cuts to music tuition in schools across the country, she starts in her home city this
Sunday Post •

Singer-songwriter Ally Kerr remains a well kept secret in Scotland while his Spotify plays stretch from Sao Paulo to Stockholm

SCOTS singer-songwriter Ally Kerr had to endure a sandstorm during one of his first shows in China, but he’s looking forward to returning to the country to show off his latest album this year. Having had one of his songs used as the theme tune to Japanese animated TV show Mushi-shi on Netflix, the Glasgow-born singer was booked by a promoter to play an outdoor festival in Beijing in 2013.
Sunday Post •

Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody on the band's comeback, milestones and heading 'home' to Glasgow for SSE Scottish Music Awards

SNOW PATROL frontman Gary Lightbody loves the Scottish music scene so much he admits he tried to start a band with nearly everyone in it. So he can’t wait to return to the band’s adopted home to celebrate the country’s top musical talent, and all for a good cause. Ahead of a big date at The SSE Hydro in January, the Northern Irish band will be performing at the SSE Scottish Music Awards in Glasgow on Saturday.
Sunday Post •

Glasgow band Long-Distance back charity with song featuring words and memories of domestic violence survivors

EXPLORING the issue of domestic violence through a pop song is a difficult task, but can make for a powerful, thought-provoking listen. Glasgow band Long-Distance have done just that with their latest release, Violent Type, which draws on the experience of survivors. Hard-hitting and at times haunting, it uses the words and memories of real people who have been in such situations, exploring the guilt that people suffer rather than the events themselves.
Sunday Post •

VIDEO: Young Fathers' Alloysious Massaquoi on winning group's second Scottish Album of the Year Award

YOUNG FATHERS have scooped the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award for 2018. The trio were presented with the top prize at an awards bash in Paisley last night for their latest release, Cocoa Sugar. It’s the second time they’ve won the SAY Award, having previously been recognised for their Tape Two mixtape in 2014. They also won the Mercury Prize in the same year for their debut LP Dead. The group, made up of Alloysious Massaquoi, Graham Hastings and Kayus Bankole, was formed in 2008, and
Sunday Post •

Ex-Geneva star Andrew Montgomery on new band Us, returning to Scotland and his beginnings

“ARE you sure you don’t want to be a singer instead of a journalist?” Those were the words of the late Bill Anderson, The Sunday Post’s legendary editor, to a young Andrew Montgomery when he started out as a trainee at DC Thomson in the early 1990s. The East Kilbride musician, who would go on to have Top 40 hits with indie band Geneva, had mentioned on his CV that he had been a singer at school shows.
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