Lilly Wood and the Prick: Live at Paléo Festival de Nyon

This year it featured acts like Lilly Wood and the Prick, AaRON and The Avener, JC Satan and their sets have been made available to watch online thanks to Franco german broadcaster Arte.

With an audience of 230,000 over six days, and 210 acts it's by far the biggest music festival in Switzerland.

The event has been held since 1976, increasing in size over the years since then.

Next year's Paléo Festival is held from the 18th to 23rd July.

More of the videos can be seen on the event's website 

Festival: Les Francofolies

With the torrent of festival details emerging in recent weeks,  I can't overlook this year's Les Francofolies
event, taking place this summer in La Rochelle.

It's always an event that puts the spotlight on french acts, and this year is no exception. There are over 100 shows taking place across the town at a variety of stages, from the intimate to the large scale, with a range of acts from the emergint artists to the established stars.

This year the big names include Les Insus, Louise Attaque as well as Maitre Gims. Also on the bill are Mika, Nekfeu, Louane and Caravan Palace, while Lilly Wood and the Prick and Madeon are the latest names to be added.

Les Francofolies takes place on July 13-17.

Lilly Wood and the Prick: I Love You - Live on C à vous

A live take of the song I Love you by Lilly Wood and the Prick from French TV show C a Vous  originally broadcast at the end of last week.

Lilly Wood and the Prick released their much anticipated new album entitled Shadows last week.

It follows the massive international success Nili Hadida and Benjamin Cotto enjoyed with Prayer in C in 2014 after it was remixed by German DJ and producer Robin Schulz.

That track originally featured on their 2010 debut album Invincible Friends, so if previous performance is any indication of future success, we can probably anticipate this track topping the charts in the UK some time in 2019.

Lilly Wood And The Prick: I Love You

A new song by Lilly Wood And The Prick, ahead of the release of their third album.

I Love You follows the track Shadows that came out in June.

Lilly Wood And The Prick had a massive international hit last year with Prayer in C, the track from their 2010 debut album Invincible Friends that was remixed by Robin Schulz. The track reached number one in the UK, a rare event for a French act.

Their last album was 2012's The Fight, and Benjamin Cotto and singer Nili Hadida spent some time working on the new album in Mali

Lilly Wood And The Prick are touring from the end of November , and play two sold out shows at La Cigale in Paris on December 15 and 16, and at the Zénith in Paris on March 31 2016.

 Shadows is expected to be released in November 13.

The Montreuz Jazz Festival 2015

The Montreuz Jazz Festival kicks off in the Swiss city  today, an international festival with a massive
reputation.

Since 1967 the event has attracted some of the world's top talent from the fields of jazz, blues and rock.

Always an international event, and with the widest possible definition of what constitutes 'jazz'.  Lilly Wood and the Prick, Emelie Sandi and John Legend are among the acts playing today.

Between now and the 18th of July sees Lady Gaga performing with Tony Bennett, as well as shows by Mary J Blige, Sinead O'Connor, Paolo Nutini, Portishead and the Chemical Brothers.

More obviously jazz acts include  Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock, Gilberto Gil and Santana.

Dozens of other shows take place, from international stars to school bands performing free in the park.

La Famille Chedid and Zaz are among the big name French acts,  Thylacine and Fakear supplying the sounds from a new generation.

Lilly Wood and the Prick: Shadows

Some long-awaited new material by Lilly Wood and the Prick with the track Shadows.

The track follows their international success with the remix of the track Prayer in C by  Robin Schulz.

That track, reached number one in countries across Europe, including the UK.

The song originally featured on their Invincible Friends debut album which was released in 2010.

They went on to win a  Victoires de la Musique award the following year.

Since then they released their The Fight album in 2012, a collection that reached the top 20 in France.

Nili Hadida and Benjamin Cotto, the pair behind the band, have spent some time in Mali recently, where the new video was shot. It was directed by Benjamin Cotto.

Their new album, their third, is due out later this year.

Before that, Lilly Wood and the Prick have got live dates at festivals across France over the summer, including the Solidays and the Main Square festival.