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Jamie T tips the hat to British legends Lily Allen, The Streets and Liam Howlett on new song Tallahassee

Jamie T tips his hat to Lily Allen, The Streets and Prodigy mastermind Liam Howlett on Tallahassee, name‑dropping the figures who helped shape his place in Britain’s musical DNA.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / September 16

Lily Allen confirms real reason behind North American downsize for West End Girl tour

Lily Allen has confirmed she downsized her North American tour because of low ticket sales. Back in July, the 41-year-old singer announced a significant reshuffle for her West End Girl tour, with several arena shows switched to theatres, and one gig in Montreal cancelled altogether.

Entertainment News / Contact Music / September 14

Lily Allen praises David Harbour for 'generous' response to her brutal West End Girl album

Lily Allen has thanked ex‑husband David Harbour for the “generous” way he responded to her breakup album West End Girl. The record was inspired by their split, though the singer has stressed its lyrics are a “mixture of fact and fiction”.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / September 8

Lily Allen 'approached' for Glastonbury 2027

Lily Allen has reportedly been invited to perform at Glastonbury next year. An insider has claimed the world-famous festival's organiser Emily Eavis has asked the Smile hitmaker to play at Worthy Farm when it makes its return in 2027.

Entertainment News / Contact Music / September 4

The Molotovs announce second album Welcome To Urbia

The Molotovs have announced their second album Welcome To Urbia, set for release on April 9, 2027. Siblings Matt, 18, and Issey Cartlidge, 20, have been on a rapid rise from busking to chart success.

Entertainment News / Contact Music / August 21

Lily Allen says she 'disassociates' onstage while performing her infidelity‑themed album West End Girl

Lily Allen says she “disassociates” when she performs her West End Girl live show, explaining that stepping into the world of the album - which chronicles the collapse of her marriage to David Harbour and its themes of infidelity - requires her to detach from herself onstage.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / August 21

Lily Allen struggles to enjoy music now she's sober

Lily Allen struggles to enjoy music since giving up alcohol eight years ago. The West End Girl singer, 41, has been sober for almost a decade after putting her party days behind her and she's admitted cleaning up had an impact on her enjoyment of concerts because she used to get drunk during live music events.

Entertainment News / Contact Music / August 20

Lily Allen says she owes this person from the MySpace days an apology

Lily Allen has revealed the one person she'd like to apologise to. Back in the noughties, Allen called then-BBC Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman a "trollop" on MySpace.

Entertainment News / Music Times / July 15

Lily Allen Moves Five North American Arena Shows to Smaller Venues and Cancels Montreal Date

Most tour news moves in one direction: an artist announces bigger rooms, more dates, a step up. Lily Allen just went the other way. Four months after Live

Entertainment News / Contact Music / June 30

Lily Allen fires back at critic of her West End Girl tour

Lily Allen has pushed back against criticism of her West End Girl tour after the show was branded too short and overpriced. The Spectator’s Opinion Editor Rupert Hawksley didn't hold back with his summary of The O2 arena gig on social media, taking issue with the length of the show, the lack of crowd interaction, the price of tickets and more.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / June 10

David Harbour finally gives verdict on Lily Allen’s break-up album

David Harbour thinks it was “weird” to hear music inspired by the collapse of his marriage to Lily Allen after the release of her break-up album. The actor, 51, has broken his silence on his 41-year-old singer ex Lily’s deeply personal recent record, saying the version of events presented in the songs was not his own experience.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / May 28

Lily Allen is dropping a remix of West End Girl track Beg For Me 'featuring' JADE

Lily Allen has confirmed her Beg For Me remix will drop on Friday (29.05.26), with Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall reportedly featuring on the track. The Smile singer took to social media to tease fans that she is "not done" before confirming the release date for the new cut of the fan-favourite from her album West End Girl.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / April 17

Lily Allen says her latest album gives voice to those unwillingly pulled into non-monogamous relationships

Lily Allen says her latest album gives a voice to those “pulled into non monogamous relationships when they didn’t choose to”. Describing an experience

Entertainment News / Contact Music / March 6

Lily Allen suggests bots behind rising backlash as West End Girl Tour gets underway

Lily Allen has pushed back against claims that she’s the target of a coordinated “smear campaign”, after a wave of online criticism erupted just as she kicked off her West End Girl tour.

Entertainment News / Contact Music / February 3

The Molotovs announce major UK tour as debut album Wasted On Youth battles Lily Allen's West End Girl for No.1

The Molotovs have announced a major UK headline tour as their debut album Wasted On Youth surges up the Official Charts, with midweek figures placing the band in contention for the No.1 spot.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / February 2

Lily Allen was 'absolutely terrified' of the reaction to her revenge album West End Girl

Lily Allen was "terrified" about how her revenge album West End Girl would be received. The 40-year-old singer addressed the breakdown of her marriage to Stranger Things star David Harbour in the acclaimed record that was released last October but has confessed that she was concerned about how the "angry" album would go down with the public.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / January 23

Lily Allen and David Harbour sell marital home

Lily Allen and David Harbour have sold their marital home. The former couple initially listed the property in Brooklyn, New York, for $7.9 million in October but according to Carl Gambino Real Estate's Instagram page, they have now found a buyer, who will pay $7.3 million for the Victorian-inspired brownstone home.

Entertainment News / Music Times / December 16

Lily Allen's Album Sparks Response From Woman Linked to Marriage Breakdown

Natalie Tippett, the costume designer identified as the inspiration behind Lily Allen's recent album West End Girl, has publicly responded to the singer's portrayal of her in the music.

Entertainment News / Music Times / December 15

Lily Allen Performs Powerful New Songs Inspired by Divorce on 'SNL'

Lily Allen made a memorable return to "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, performing two songs from her latest album, West End Girls, almost 19 years after her first appearance on the show.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker

The 25 best albums of 2025

Everything changed, and yet it felt like it remained the same – a fitting descriptor of 2025 as a whole. From experimental pop to thrilling rap returns and everything in between, these are the 25 Best Albums of 2025.

Entertainment News / Contact Music / November 20

Lily Allen announces biggest ever headline tour following West End Girl’s global success

Lily Allen is set to take her critically acclaimed third studio album, West End Girl, to arenas across the UK and Ireland next summer. The announcement follows the runaway success of West End Girl, which has racked up over 150 million streams worldwide and secured Allen her third consecutive Top 5 placement on the UK Albums Chart.

Entertainment News / Contact Music / November 10

Lily Allen and Scissor Sisters to headline Mighty Hoopla 2026

Lily Allen and Scissor Sisters will headline Mighty Hoopla 2026. The Smile hitmaker will perform her latest album West End Girl in full to the masses at the LGBTQ+ gathering at London's Brockwell Park on Saturday May 30 in a UK festival exclusive.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / October 25

Lily Allen reveals who Madeline is on explosive album West End Girl

Lily Allen insists the mysterious Madeline on her new album is a fictional character construct of numerous people. The 40-year-old singer has just released West End Girl - her first album in seven years - following her split from 50-year-old Stranger Things actor David Harbour in February after four years of marriage.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / October 15

Lily Allen to drop first album in 7 years after writing record in 10 days

Lily Allen is set to drop her first album in seven years - after penning the record in 10 days. The 40-year-old singer has signed a deal with record label BMG for the secret project, which is expected to feature a "real outpouring of emotions".

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / September 28

Lily Allen ‘describing herself as recovering addict and raging codependent in new Raya profile’

Lily Allen has reportedly described herself as a “recovering addict” and “raging codependent” on the celebrity dating app Raya. The singer, 40, is said to have returned to the platform following her split from actor David Harbour, 50, which ended last year after she allegedly discovered he was hunting for women online.

Entertainment News / Music Times / January 6, 2025

Lily Allen Reportedly Joined Raya Just to Find Out If Husband David Harbor Was Seeing Other Women

New details have emerged in the alleged hardships Lily Allen and her husband, David Harbor, have been facing. It was previously reported that Allen had