BUSY ARIANA’S IN A GRANDE POSITION...

ARIANA Grande (pictured) has barely paused for breath since returning to music with her Sweetener LP in 2018.

The past year has seen her first live LP, K Bye For Now, and duets with Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.

She’s now back with solo material, releasing the title track from sixth album Positions as a single. Recorded in quarantine, the song is a slyly addictive empowerment anthem that sticks to the slow- burning R&B template of 2019’s Thank U, Next.

London singer Raissa also has a new track in the haunting pop number Crowded. Signed to Mark Ronson’s Zelig label — she was the vocalist on Ronson’s cover of I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight — she is a name to watch.

Jake Bugg continues his move away from teenage skiffle on All I Need. A wry number about living in the moment, it features gospel backing from the Urban Flames choir.

And Crowded House are back with their first single in ten years. Fresh from touring as one of Lindsey Buckingham’s replacements in Fleetwood Mac, singer Neil Finn has added sons Liam and Elroy to the lineup on the buoyant Whatever You Want.

The group are due to tour the UK next June.