After slithering out of the Blurred Lines sexism debacle miraculously untainted, Pharrell Williams has in the intervening months managed to cement his rep as a benevolent maker of increasingly vacant R&B. He’s announced another arena date this summer (12 Jun, First Direct Arena, Leeds) …
The Isle Of Wight Festival is certainly sporting a varied lineup this year, with Pharrell, Billy Idol, You Me At Six and Jessie Ware joining Fleetwood Mac, Paolo Nutini and the Black Keys on the bill (11-14 Jun, Seaclose Park) …
Rapper and producer of conversation-starting record sleeves, Nicki Minaj will be taking herself and, presumably, her Anaconda around the arenas of the UK (28 Mar-12 Apr, tour starts The O2, SE10) …
Americana-tinged garage outfit Alabama Shakes return to the UK after two years to play a relatively tiny show (19 Feb, Islington Assembly Hall, N1) …
Finally, Ahmed Gallab, AKA Sinkane will bring his genre-blending pop to the capital once more in the spring (14 Apr, XOYO, EC2)
