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Brit Billion-certified artist James Arthur today releases his fifth studio album Bitter Sweet Love on Columbia Records.

Featuring superb offerings in ‘A Year Ago’, ‘Blindside’, ‘Just Us’, Homecoming’, ‘Sleepwalking’ and the album’s upbeat title track Bitter Sweet Love, the new record is James back to his very best, producing thirteen bites of world class music.

James began sessions with different producers to see who could click with his vision. His final stop was in L.A. with Steve Solomon, with whom he co-wrote his 2016 megahit ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’. Back in Britain, James attempted to write with more producers, but none came close to his bond with Steve, who flew over to finish the album at Miloco Studios in South London last summer, and produce a mature body of work, full of depth and oozing the impeccable songwriting quality that has defined James’s esteemed career to date.

2024 will also see a major world tour, in which multiple dates including UK arenas, sold out instantly, including London’s Wembley Arena, with The O2 now added. This was then followed by the announcement of a massive homecoming show at Middlesborough’s Riverside Stadium on Saturday 8^th June 2024. This will be James’ biggest headline show to date and will see him joined by special guests McFly and Lauran Hibberd.

James is one of the world’s biggest streaming artists, with over 38 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone. James has scored 4 top 10 albums, with 2016’s Back From The Edge hitting the Number 1 spot and over his career has collaborated with the likes of Anne-Marie, Sigala, Rudimental, Marshmello andamp; many more.

‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ became his breakthrough hit in the US and Canada. It was officially the UK’s most streamed song in 2016 and has gone on to be enjoyed via 4 billion streams while the song’s official video has achieved 1.5 billion views on YouTube.

James will play the following Live dates next year. Remaining tickets are on sale here.

BSL World Tour 2024

Jan 26 – Hamburg, DE @Sporthalle SOLD OUT

Jan 27 – Cologne, DE @Palladium SOLD OUT

Jan 29 – Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal SOLD OUT

Jan 30 – Frankfurt, DE @Jahrhunderthalle SOLD OUT

Feb 02 – Munich, DE @Zenith SOLD OUT

Feb 04 – Zurich, CHE @Volkshaus SOLD OUT

Feb 05 – Milan, IT @Fabrique SOLD OUT

Feb 07 – Luxembourg City, LUX @den Atelier SOLD OUT

Feb 08 – Paris, FR @Le Trianon SOLD OUT

Feb 11 – Utrecht, NLD @TivoliVredenburg (Ronda) SOLD OUT

Feb 13 – Copenhagen, DNK @Vega Main HallFeb 15 – Stockholm, SWE Filadelflia SOLD OUT

Feb 16 – Oslo, NOR @Sentrum Scene SOLD OUT

Feb 19 – Berlin, DE @Columbiahalle SOLD OUT

Feb 20 – Warsaw, POL @Stodola

Feb 22 – Prague, CZE @Forum Karlin SOLD OUT

Feb 24 – Vienna, AUT @Gasometer SOLD OUT

Feb 25 – Budapest, HUN @Barba Negra

Mar 03 – Dublin, IRL @3Arena SOLD OUT

Mar 05 – Bournemouth, UK @ International Centre SOLD OUT

Mar 06 – Birmingham, UK @ Birmingham Utilita Arena SOLD OUT

Mar 08 – Sheffield, UK @ Sheffield Utilita Arena SOLD OUT

Mar 09 – Newcastle, UK @ Newcastle Utilita Arena SOLD OUT

Mar 10 – Hull, UK @ Connexin Live SOLD OUT

Mar 13 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro SOLD OUT

Mar 15 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester AO Arena SOLD OUT

Mar 16 – London, UK @ Wembley OVO Arena SOLD OUT

Mar 19 – Nottingham, UK @ Motorpoint Arena SOLD OUT

Mar 20 – Cardiff, UK @ Utilita Arena SOLD OUT

Mar 22 – London, UK @ The O2 SOLD OUT

Apr 30 – Oakland, CA @Fox Theatre

May 01 – Los Angeles, CA @The Wiltern

May 04 – Denver, CO @Ogden Theater

May 06 – Minneapolis, MN @The Fillmore

May 07 – Chicago, IL @Riviera Theatre

May 09 – Atlanta, GA @Tabernacle

May 09 – Nashville, TN @Matathon Music Works

May 11 – Cincinnati, OH @Brady Music Center

May 13 – Silver Spring, MD @The Fillmore

May 14 – Philadelphia, PA @The Fillmore

May 17 – New York, NY @Central Park

May 18 – Boston, MA @Roadrunner

May 21 – Toronto, ON @History

May 22 – Montreal, QC @Mtelus

May 30 – Mönchengladbach, DE @Sparkassenpark Mönchengladbach

May 31 – Hannover, DE @NDR 2 Plaza

Jun 02 – Berlin, DE @Zitadelle

Jun 8 – Middlesbrough, UK @ Riverside Stadium

Jun 30 – Cornwall, UK @The Wyldes

Jul 12 – Leeds, UK @Millenium Square

Jul 17 – Wigan @Robin Park

Jul 18 – Swansea @Singleton Park

Aug 02 – Newmarket @Racecourse

Aug 17 – Market Raden @Racecourse

Aug 27 – Belfast @Custom House Square

Aug 28 – Galway @Summer Sessions