Damon Albarn

English musician

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February 2025 Contributed to Is This What We Want?, a fully silent album by 1000 UK artists protesting copyright laws regarding artificial intelligence.
2024 During the Glastonbury Festival, Albarn delivered a pro-Palestine speech, referring to the Israel–Hamas war as an 'unfair war' and urging attendees to vote in the upcoming UK general election.
2024 Albarn appeared on 'Godly' in EarthGang's album 'Perfect Fantasy'.
2024 He appeared on 'Gumbri' in Kaktus Einarsson's album 'Lobster Code'.
2023 Albarn and Suzi Winstanley were speculated to have separated, with hints about the breakup appearing in the lyrics of Blur's album 'The Ballad of Darren'.
2023 Blur released their album The Ballad of Darren, marking their first studio album in 12 years.
2023 He contributed to the track 'Glow' in Little Dragon's album 'Slugs of Love'.
2023 Albarn appeared on 'Heaven' in Bombay Bicycle Club's album 'My Big Day'.
February 24 2023 Cracker Island, the eighth studio album by Gorillaz, was released.
2022 Damon Albarn produced the album 'London Ko' for Fatoumata Diawara.
2022 Damon Albarn collaborated with Flume on the track 'Palaces', featured in the album 'Palaces'.
August 31 2022 An announcement was made regarding the eighth studio album by Gorillaz, titled Cracker Island.
2021 Albarn was featured on 'Long Tailed Winter Bird' from Paul McCartney's album 'McCartney III Imagined'.
2021 He contributed to the song 'Get My Bearings' from the album 'The Solution is Restless' by Joan as Police Woman, Tony Allen, and Dave Okumu.
2021 Damon Albarn released the song 'Royal Morning Blue.'
2021 Damon Albarn released the song 'Young Lies' in collaboration with Pote, which was included in the album 'A Tenuous Tale of Her'.
November 12 2021 Albarn announced the release of his second solo album, The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows, along with the release of the title track.
2020 Albarn was granted Icelandic citizenship.
2020 He contributed to Slingbaum's album 'Slingbaum One', appearing on the track 'Morphine'.
October 23 2020 Gorillaz released their seventh studio album, Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, which included the first nine episodes of their Song Machine project.
2019 Damon Albarn collaborated with Africa Express to release 'Egoli'.
2019 Damon Albarn released the EP 'Molo' in collaboration with Africa Express.
2019 Damon Albarn collaborated with Roméo Elvis on the song 'Perdu', featured in the album 'Chocolat'.
2018 Albarn collaborated with Kali Uchis on the song 'In My Dreams,' featured on Uchis' album Isolation.
2018 Damon Albarn released 'Merrie Land' with The Good, the Bad & the Queen.
2018 Albarn stated that the album 'Merrie Land' was inspired by Brexit and his reaction to the political situation in the UK following the country's withdrawal from the European Union.
November 16 2018 Damon Albarn released 'Merrie Land' with Tony Allen, Paul Simonon, and Simon Tong.
June 29 2018 The Now Now, the sixth studio album by Gorillaz, was released.
May 31 2018 The sixth Gorillaz album, The Now Now, was announced.
2017 Damon Albarn collaborated with Alex Crossan (Mura Masa) on the track 'Blu', the final track of their debut album.
2017 He played piano on 'Cool Cats' in Tony Allen's album 'The Source'.
April 28 2017 Humanz, the fifth studio album by Gorillaz, was released worldwide.
March 23 2017 The fifth Gorillaz studio album, Humanz, was announced.
2016 Albarn was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours for services to music.
2016 Albarn scored the stage production Wonder.land.
2016 Damon Albarn appeared on De La Soul's studio album 'And the Anonymous Nobody...' on the song 'Here in After'.
2016 Albarn was given the title 'Local King' in Mali, where he has been a long-time advocate of the music.
2016 Damon Albarn collaborated with the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians and Guests, released in partnership with Africa Express.
2016 He was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement.
2016 Damon Albarn collaborated with Kano on the song 'Deep Blues', which appeared in the album 'Made in the Manor'.
2015 Albarn was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
June 29 2015 The musical Wonder.land, based on Alice in Wonderland and co-created by Damon Albarn, premiered officially at the Manchester International Festival.
April 27 2015 Blur released their eighth studio album, The Magic Whip, marking their first album in 12 years and first in 16 years with the original line-up.
February 19 2015 Blur announced they would be releasing their eighth studio album, The Magic Whip, on 27 April 2015.
2014 Damon Albarn was involved in the Africa Express project with 'In C Mali'.
2014 Damon Albarn contributed the song 'Sister Rust' to the soundtrack of the science fiction film Lucy.
2014 Albarn played a concert at the Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East Gala Dinner, further demonstrating his support for Palestinian rights.
2014 He contributed to Tony Allen's album 'Film of Life' on the track 'Go Back'.
2014 The song 'Mr. Tembo' was released by Damon Albarn, directed by Giorgio Testi.
November 16 2014 Damon Albarn's live album 'Live at the De De De Der' was also released on November 16, 2014.

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