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One Liners: Elton John, Zayn Malik, Nas, more

By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 16 November 2018

Other notable announcements and developments today…

• The Elton John-starring John fucking Lewis fucking Christmas fucking advert is out. Don’t watch it. Don’t buy anything from John Lewis. Why can’t the UK leave this stupid institution behind instead of the EU?

• Zayn Malik and Nicki Minaj have released a new collaboration, ‘No Candle, No Light’.

• Nas has released a new short film, ‘Nasir’, featuring tracks from his album of the same name, which was released earlier this year.

• Gucci Mane has released new single ‘I’m Not Goin’, featuring Kevin Gates. The rapper’s new album, ‘Evil Genius’, is out on 12 Dec.

• Ghetts has released the video for ‘Preach’, from his latest album, ‘Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament’.

• Chloe Howl has released new single, ’23’. “[It] was written after New Year’s Eve last year”, she explains. “My childhood friend and I spent the whole night talking about how adult life isn’t always what we fantasised it would be. I wrote this song for all those in their early 20s who might be starting to figure it all out”.

• HMLTD have released two new tracks, ‘Flex’, featuring Xvoto Delete, and ‘Death Drive’. The band are currently supporting Shame in the UK, before heading off to the US for dates with Nine Inch Nails.

• Lovebites have released new single, ‘Rising’. Their new album, ‘Clockwork Immortality’, is out on 18 Jan.

• Stormzy has been confirmed as the first headliner for next year’s Glastonbury. Emily Elvis is “very happy”.

• Check out our weekly Spotify playlist of new music featured in the CMU Daily – updated every Friday.