Connor Gotto

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Everything But The Girl announce three more intimate London shows

1 week ago | retropopmagazine.com | Connor Gotto

Marking the duo’s first shows since 2000, the gigs were in support of their 2023 LP, ‘Fuse‘ – their first LP since 1999’s ‘Temperamental’. We’re back at @Moth_Club for 3 nights in JUNE! After two instant sell-outs in April, we play again on June 8, 9, 10. Tickets (max 2) on sale 6pm GMT, this Thu 17 April via DICE (you’ll need the app). Get ticket link now at https://t.co/js3OJS3pg8 or via DICE.
MARINA announces sixth album Princess Of Power, releases single Cuntissimo

1 week ago | retropopmagazine.com | Connor Gotto

Revealing the news ahead of her performance at Coachella, the Primadonna singer revealed the LP – the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land’ – explores themes of “power, sexuality and desirability”. New single, Cuntissimo, is described as “a love song to independence” that “pays tribute to the women who unapologetically own all of the above”. MARINA explained: “So often, women don’t think they’re allowed to feel their sexuality in a way that doesn’t involve how it looks for men.
Sugababes’ first-ever arena tour sees the group at the top of their game

1 week ago | retropopmagazine.com | Connor Gotto

A year and a half after they first headlined the venue, the Babes’ return to the 20,000-capacity arena marked the second stop in an extended run of shows across the UK and Europe, coinciding with the release of two new tracks – pop banger Jungle and slow-burn R&B gem Weeds – from their upcoming ninth album.
Britney Spears celebrating 25 years of Oops!… I Did It Again with expanded reissue

1 week ago | retropopmagazine.com | Connor Gotto

Arriving via Legacy Recordings and RCA Records, the anniversary edition will be available digitally and as a deluxe 2LP 12″ vinyl, featuring the complete original album plus 10 bonus tracks, including original B-side and two brand-new remixes: Stronger (Adamusic Remix) and Oops!…I Did It Again (Pessto Remix). In addition to the music, the vinyl comes complete with a 20-page booklet collating memorable moments from the album’s creation.
Jamelia plotting music comeback after 18 years away

1 week ago | retropopmagazine.com | Connor Gotto

The singer – who released her debut single, So High, in 1999 and scored her UK Top 5 breakthrough with Money the following year – told Hits Radio she’s been working on fresh material at the suggestion of her daughter. “Absolutely, I’ve been in the studio,” she confirmed. “At the end of last year my eldest daughter was just like, ‘You know, Mummy, I just need to know, what are you doing? Why are you not releasing music?’“I was like, ‘I don’t know.
Mika confirms new music for 2025

2 weeks ago | retropopmagazine.com | Connor Gotto

The singer – who last released the French-language album, ‘Que ta tête fleurisse toujours’, in 2023 – made his new LP completely independently for the first time in 20 years. Speaking to The Sun’s Bizarre column, he revealed: “I do have new music coming this year. It’s a record that I’ve written completely on my own. I don’t know why I felt like I needed to do that. I haven’t since my first album.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor shares first new track of 2025 with Relentless Love

2 weeks ago | retropopmagazine.com | Connor Gotto

Serving as the follow-up to last year’s Freedom Of The Night the tune is the second to be lifted from the British pop star’s forthcoming eighth studio album. On the track, she says: “Relentless Love came from my love of fun fairs and the way that falling in love and going on a ride can be a similar thrill. Ferris wheels, roller coasters… all of them can make your perception of reality a little wonky and give you a rush.
Tom Aspaul drops That Girl as final single from new album Cabin Fever

2 weeks ago | retropopmagazine.com | Connor Gotto

The track follows Cabin Fever, Bang Bang and Drama from the singer-songwriter’s third LP, details of which are set to be revealed on Thursday (April 10). The new collection is “inspired by a weekend away in the Stockholm archipelago during Midsommar”, Aspaul revealed in a post on social media. “It was the second day of our trip, a beautiful sunny day, not a cloud in the sky,” continued the Kiss It singer. “We were on an isolated island, sharing a red timber cabin in the middle of nowhere.
Take That working on new album for 2026

2 weeks ago | retropopmagazine.com | Connor Gotto

The group released their most-recent record, the chart-topping ‘This Life’, back in 2023, with a deluxe edition arriving the following spring, and according to Gary Barlow the trio are already well underway with prepping its follow-up. He told The Sun’s Bizarre column: “We’re all working on a new Take That record right now. We all came off tour at the end of the year and said, ‘Right, let’s get to work’. “It’s been slated for next year. We just don’t want to stop, really.
Sugababes return with new track Weeds

2 weeks ago | retropopmagazine.com | Connor Gotto

The trio – starring Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy – surprise-released the track on Tuesday (April 8), ahead of their opening night show at Leeds’ First Direct Arena. Speaking on the follow-up to last month’s Jungle, they described the new song as “one of the most beautiful” they’ve worked on, explaining: “The love for Jungle has been incredible, and watching it take on a life of its own has been amazing.