Sophie Ellis-Bextor rang in 2025 on the dancefloor, hosting her New Year’s Eve Disco special on the BBC, which featured duets with Jessie Ware and Jake Shears. A handful of clips from the special have been uploaded to YouTube, including Ellis-Bextor’s rendition of her own classic, “Murder on the Dancefloor.” …
Read More »Jessie Ware and Romy Want to 'Lift You Up' With New Collab
Romy and Jessie Ware are getting the day club energy going with “Lift You Up.” On Monday, the pair of artists officially released the single, which they premiered at Glastonbury over the weekend. “I’ve been a fan of Jessie’s music for a long time and it was amazing to finally …
Read More »Jamie xx Reunites With the xx, Performs With Robyn at Glastonbury
The xx reunited onstage for the first time in nearly six years Saturday as Jamie xx was joined by band mates Oliver Sim and Romy during his Glastonbury set. The trio stage a quasi-reunion on Jamie xx’s upcoming album In Waves on the song “Waited All Night,” which features both …
Read More »Watch Jessie Ware Perform Disco-Infused Single 'Free Yourself' at Mercury Prize Awards
Jessie Ware took the stage at the 2023 Mercury Prize awards ceremony at London’s Hammersmith Apollo last night to perform her vibrant single “Free Yourself.” Ware, a nominee for this year’s award, was joined by a band, horns section, and several back-up singers. The ceremony, which ultimately awarded the Mercury …
Read More »Jessie Ware Taps Róisín Murphy for Reworked Version of Album Cut 'Freak Me Now'
Jessie Ware has surprised fans with a new version of her song, “Freak Me Now.” The single, produced by Stuart Price, originally appeared on Ware’s album That! Feels Good! and is a collaboration with electronic pop singer Róisín Murphy. The pair have also released a vibrant music video for the …
Read More »Jessie Ware Goes Even Deeper Into the Groove on 'That! Feels Good!'
Jessie Ware’s 2020 release What’s Your Pleasure was one of the early pandemic’s great revelations — a pop album that successfully brought the movement, yearning, and euphoria of the dance club into everyone’s homes. It was a perfect setting for the British singer and songwriter’s voice, luxurious and sophisticated but …
Read More »Jessie Ware Can't Help But Feel! Good!
On an overcast afternoon in New York City, Jessie Ware is ready to close out a whirlwind 48-hour trip in the city. While having her lunch in a hotel room with huge windows overlooking the Lower East Side, she ticks off the growing list of things she will need to …
Read More »Jessie Ware Isn't Clutching Her 'Pearls' on New Single From Upcoming Album 'That! Feels! Good!'
Jessie Ware‘s upcoming album That! Feels! Good! is all about the chase of a freeing high by way of dance. In announcing the project Thursday, set for release on April 28, the British musician has previewed the record with “Pearls,” an ode to the genre’s knack for escapism. “’Pearls’ is …
Read More »Jessie Ware Leads By Example in Self-Love Championing 'Free Yourself' Video
Jessie Ware is a self-love championing leader in the lively music video for her latest single, “Free Yourself.” The Vicky Lawton-directed video casts the singer as a vessel for uninhibited self-expression, arriving in an attention-demanding, bold red gown to guide a collection of colorless students through finding their own boldness. …
Read More »Jessie Ware Delivers Disco Dancefloor-Ready 'Free Yourself'
Jessie Ware is entering her new era via the dancefloor. On Tuesday, the singer released her disco, house-infused single “Free Yourself,” which taps into the early-Eighties sound resurgence led by Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia. Ware sings the track’s sexy lyrics — “Why don’t you please yourself? If it feels so …
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