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October 12, 2020

All the Queen's men: Dizzee Rascal has been made an MBE

Grime pioneer Dizzee Rascal has been made an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for his services to music, Sky reports. Dizzee Rascal is considered to have been one of the founding fathers of grime. In 2003, aged 19, the East London MC became the youngest artist to win the Mercury Prize, with his debut album 'Boy in da Corner'. He has become a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, while hip hop duo Krept and Konan are awarded the BEM - the British Empire Medal.

Divide and Dissolve

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick is a new band playing atmospheric emo - 'We Love You So Much'; Divide and Dissolve play classical doom on 'We Are Really Worried About You'; Dizzee Rascal is in good form on 'Act Like You Know'; CocoRosie summoned together ANOHNI, Big Freedia, Brooke Candy, and Cakes da Killa on 'End of the Freak Show' in an effort to vote the American president out of the office; Bicep go natural and ambient on 'Apricots'.

The Streets / Ash / Dizzee Rascal

The likes of Ash, Dizzee Rascal, The Streets, The Lightning Seeds, Gary Numan, Kaiser Chiefs, Tony Hadley, and others will play at the "Live From The Drive-In" - a series of drive-in concerts set to take place across the UK from mid-July until September, iNews. Outdoor spaces in Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Edinburgh, Bristol and beyond will play host. The 300-car gigs have been designed to provide a safe environment - concert-goers will be able to stand outside their vehicles in allocated spaces, or sit in their own fold-out chairs.