DJmag — Ed Sheeran, Alt-J, Glass Animals, Kate Tempest & more also feature... more info

Stereogum — The 2017 Mercury Prize shortlist was announced today. Ed Sheeran, Sampha, the xx, grime MC Stormzy, and alt-J (who won the prize in 2010) are among the nominees. The winner will be announced on 11/14 at the televised ceremony. Check out the shortlist... more info

Stereogum — There are plenty of big names at this year's NOS Alive. The xx and the Weeknd, Fleet Foxes and Spoon and, uh, Imagine Dragons, who are still huge even if it'd be preferable to never hear about them again. And there are some legacy acts mixed in, too,... more info

Nialler9 — Here are my favourite songs of the year so far in a Spotify playlist. Check out the monthly playlists too.  Here are my albums of the year so far. 75 songs featured including Arcade Fire, Mix & Fairbanks, Kendrick, Ships, Mac Demarco, The Bl... more info

PopSugar UK — We had a feeling Paris Jackson and Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown had something in the works after the two hung out with Macaulay Culkin back in April, and now we finally know what. The friends are both in The XX's dreamy music video for "I... more info

Chorus.fm — The xx have released a video for “I Dare You.” more info

Stereogum — The xx's new "I Dare You" video is a star-studded affair on both sides of the camera. Directed by Alasdair McLellan in partnership with Calvin Klein's Chief Creative Officer Raf Simons (who, if you are fashion-ignorant like myself, you may still know... more info

Stereogum — The festival economy is indeed going bust, with several large-scale music events including Canada's Pemberton and (quite notoriously) Fyre Fest abruptly cancelling in recent months. The latest casualty is Night + Day, an event curated by the xx that ... more info

Core News — “Annie has the official start to the weekend, live from Glastonbury with help from The xx, Goldie, Jackmaster, Little Dragon, Joe Goddard and more…” Check out other Annie Mac shows in the archive and subscribe to the feed to get good music in t... more info

Stereogum — The xx have shared official audio for "Naive," their I See You vinyl bonus track that samples Drake's "Doing It Wrong." They also released a video featuring the stripped-down "Marfa Demo Version" of album track "Brave For You." Check out both songs... more info