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Ellie Goulding, Mumford & Sons and Carrie Underwood will headline the Apple Music Festival at London's Roundhouse.
They will be among the main acts at the event, formerly known as the iTunes Festival, which is set to take place from September 19th until September 28th.
Carrie said: "Playing in the UK is always such a thrill! I'm really looking forward to heading back and being a part of such an amazing line-up at Apple Music Festival. What a unique concert experience, not only for the fans at the Roundhouse, but also for fans across the globe who can stream it live!"
Mumford & Sons added: "We've had some great experiences at the Roundhouse over the past few years. The first time we played there was in 2009 opening for The Temper Trap and Stephen Fry, and then we were lucky enough to return a year later to collaborate with Laura Marling and Dharohar Project who had travelled in from India for their first trip outside the country. It was one of the most memorable and surreal shows we've ever played. Nobody knew what was going to happen next, least of all us.
"In 2012 we celebrated the release of 'Babel' at The Roundhouse, which was awesome. We're looking forward to coming back for this year's Apple Music Festival. We've not played London for a bit and we're looking forward to it".
LION BABE, NAO and Jack Garratt have also been added to the line-up.
Previously announced headliners include Take That, Florence + The Machine, Disclosure and Pharrell Williams.
One Direction will be supported by Little Mix, and singer Niall Horan said: "It'll be great to be back in London and we can't wait to perform for our fans in the Roundhouse and around the world on Apple Music!"
Previous performers at the eight-year-old old event - which has been renamed the Apple Music Festival to support the launch of the new Apple Music app - have included Adele, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake.

Apple Music Festival Current Line-Up:
September 19 Ellie Goulding
September 20 Take That
September 21 Carrie Underwood
September 22 One Direction + Little Mi
September 23 The Weeknd
September 24 The Chemical Brothers
September 25 Disclosure + LION BABE + NAO
September 26 Pharrell Williams + Leon Bridges
September 27 Mumford & Sons + Jack Garratt
September 28 Florence + The Machine + James Bay

Suede will release their next album 'Night Thoughts' in January.
The legendary Britpop band's seventh LP deals with "life, death, love, anguish and despair" and will be accompanied by a full-length feature film to be shown at London's Roundhouse venue on November 13 and 14.
Speaking to NME.com, the film's director Roger Sargent said: "The record deals with a lot of familial themes, life, death, love, anguish and despair; themes that are expanded upon in its visual companion, providing a study of how those elements affect the human psyche.
"The film starts with a man drowning in the waters of a deserted beach at night, as he fights for life, his mind plays out the events that lead him to be there."
Suede disbanded in 2003 after poor sales of their fifth record, 'A New Morning' and lead singer Brett Anderson's public battle with drug addiction.
They reformed in 2013 to make new music and tour again but
Brett admitted making a comeback album 'Bloodsports' was no easy feat.
He said: "I felt, before we reformed, that we'd gone off the radar a bit. And when we got back together we reminded people of what we did really well. I think there was a real re-evaulation of Suede as an artistic force.
"With 'Bloodsports' (2013 comeback album), we tried to make it compete with our best ever work. It's very hard doing a comeback album when you haven't made an LP for 10 years, because you can't reinvent yourself - you have to look at what you've done best and solidify that. But it sent out a statement that we can still make great music."
'Night Thoughts' will go on sale January 22.

Adele rejected a song she recorded with Sia from her album.
The 'Rolling in the Deep' hitmaker teamed up with the 'Chandelier' singer on a track titled 'Alive' and although it was originally intended for her highly anticipated third album, Sia has now kept it for her own record after Adele turned it down.
Sia said: "It's about [her] life, so now I sing the song from [her] perspective."
The 39-year-old singer went on to admit that a lot of the songs on her album 'This Is Acting' were originally written for other artists but for one reason or another had been rejected.
She told RTV Slovenija: "I have these songs made and they have [been] rejected, but [they] seemed good, so I kept [them for] myself."
Sia is now preparing to release 'Alive' as the lead single off of her seventh studio album.
Meanwhile, Adele is reportedly preparing to unveil her next LP - which is rumoured to be titled '25' - in November after its original release date of May 2014 was pushed back by her record label XL Recordings.
The 27-year-old star's last album '21', which was released in 2011, sold 11 million copies worldwide and topped the charts in 2011 and 2012.

Fifth Harmony can't wait for the "magic" of their next record to kick in.
The 'Worth It' hitmakers - who found fame on America's 'The X Factor' in 2012 - have revealed to fans that they will go away for a "whole month" to focus on recording the follow-up to their debut LP 'Reflections', which was only released earlier this year and shared that the "magic" doesn't star until they are in the studio, so they won't share any "specifics' just yet.
Band member Normani Kordei told Bustle magazine: "We will be working on our upcoming album this September. We're taking off the whole month to dedicate that time to recording. We can't give you specifics or details because the creative process and magic doesn't really happen until that time, being in sessions and studios. But yeah, it's coming."
Meanwhile, asked who their inspiration, singer Camila Cabello admitted Jennifer Lopez is her "biggest" role model because she has "opened the door for so many Latinas out there" and herself.
She shared: "One of my biggest inspirations is Jennifer Lopez because I love what she has done with her career. She's opened the door for so many Latinas out there, including myself. She is so hard-working, so dedicated. She's incredibly passionate and so talented. I love that she doesn't let anything stop her."
The girl band - Normani, Camila Cabello, Lauren Jauregui, Ally Brooke and Dinah Jane Hansen - are yet to give their forthcoming LP a release date, but will be taking time out this month to head into the studio to record it.

Ice Cube thinks Iggy Azalea makes "dope songs".
The 'Check Yo Self' hitmaker has defended the 'Fancy' rapper amidst rumours she doesn't write her own tracks.
He told the Daily Mail Australia: "She make dope songs, that's what it is all about.
"It's not about how the song gets made, it's about what comes out of the speaker. If she can be hot coming out of the speaker, who cares what it took to make it.
"It's a difference between a rapper and an MC. Some MCs are battle rappers and they need to write their own lyrics but if you are just rapping out there, songs by committee have been the history of music.
"Every great song that you hear has probably been put together by a few people, not just one soul."
Meanwhile, the 25-year-old beauty previously insisted her haters make her "relevant".
After being criticised for joining Demi Lovato on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards, she wrote on Twitter: "who cares it shows im very relevant in their lives still. im flattered. hahaha (sic)".
She later added: "Its funny to see i was trending WW [worldwide], man. haters got SO MUCH to say. I was only on stage 30 seconds! Wait till my new s**t drops, its 4 mins long! hahahahahaha....
"its really tough to stick by someone when the "cool" thing is to hate on them. thanks to everyone who made the choice to stand by me. (sic)"

Sam Smith dropped the biggest hint yet that he's recorded the new James Bond anthem.
The 'I'm Not the Only One', who has long been rumoured to sing the theme song for 'SPECTRE', seemingly confirmed the news by posting a picture of him wearing a ring emblazoned with the logo of the titular crime organisation seen in the film.
The ring's symbol is synonymous with evil group SPECTRE, which stands for Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion.
Sam, 23, follows in the footsteps of Adele, whose 2012 song 'Skyfall' - recorded for the film of the same name - won an Oscar for Best Original Song.
The Grammy Award winner recently denied he'll be lending his soaring vocals to the song.
Asked on BBC Radio 2 whether he's currently working on the 007 music, he said: "That's not me. That's definitely not me. I've still got loads to do, I've got an Australia tour, but I kind of finish in December which is great, it gives me a chance to be in London, be in my home and go out with my friends."
'SPECTRE', starring Daniel Craig and directed by Sam Mendes, is due for release next month.

Rita Ora believes Chris Brown "takes charge and control of his own destiny".
The 24-year-old singer recently collaborated with the controversial star - who was arrested in 2009 for assaulting his then girlfriend Rihanna - on her new single 'Body On Me' and she's insisted it was easy work getting up close and personal with him for the steamy music video.
Speaking on 'Rickie, Melvin & Charlie In The Morning' on KISS FM UK, Rita shared: "Well, I can officially tell you, they weren't hard! I think any female, depending on your taste, would vouch for me when I say it was an extremely eventful day. I'm only saying that because he's so, so easy to work with.
"I've always looked at Chris as someone that takes charge and control of his own destiny."
The 'Poison' hitmaker also claimed the 'Loyal' singer was her only choice when it came to providing vocals for the song.
She explained: "Musically, I really respect him. And vocally, his voice was the only voice that made sense for 'Body on Me' ... Like his tone of voice worked and the way he sings. I had my little thought, like who could work on it well and for some reason it was just Chris' name that kept coming into my head, and I'd been wanting to work with him for a while."
Rita Ora will be performing at the KISS Haunted House Party on October 29. Head to www.kissfmuk.com for tickets.

Fifth Harmony thinks One Direction will "live on forever".
The chart-topping boy band announced they would be taking an extended hiatus next year but the 'Worth It' hitmakers are sure the group will continue as before once they've taken a break.
Normani Hamilton said: "Honestly I feel like they'll live on forever. They're like a sea. There comes a point in careers where people just want to be happy. We support happiness."
And the girls have no plans to follow in the boy band's footsteps just yet.
When asked how a band knows it's time to take a break, Dinah-Jane Hansen told gossip website TMZ: "I don't know, because right now we're pretty psyched."
Meanwhile, the girl group have got a lot to look forward to themselves, having recently announced their first ever European tour.
Member Ally Brooke Hernandez said at the time of the announcement: "We love Europe and our European Harmonizers who have always made us feel so welcome. We're really excited to be bringing our tour to the UK. It's going to be crazy!
"We are going to be in Europe! I'm literally crying about this because this is a dream come true."

Kylie and Danni Minogue are releasing a Christmas single together.
The 'Spinning Around' hitmaker has united with younger sister to record a cover version of 'Last Christmas' by Wham! - which was first released by musical duo George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1984 - in a bid to grab the festive number one spot in the UK.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Minogue fans have long wanted a duet between the two sisters, but Kylie never felt it was the right time. Also, her management tried to avoid it because they considered the pair were in different leagues."
Kylie, 47, and Danni, 43, collaborated only once in the past decade in 2008 to cover ABBA's 'The Winner Takes It All' for a TV comedy drama.
And since Kylie split from her record label Parlophone Records in March after being under contract for fifteen years, the time had come for the singers to make music.
The source said: "Now Dannii's profile is buoyed by her 'X Factor' judging duties and Kylie is management-free, she feels it's a no-brainer. They did a couple of songs, but are waiting to see which one comes out best."
'Last Christmas' narrowly missed reaching the UK number one spot in 1984 when Bob Geldof rallied a selection of the world's top pop stars to record charity song 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' to raise money for famine victims in Africa.
However, 'Last Christmas' by Taylor Swift, the cast of 'Glee', and computer animated singing character Crazy Frog in recent years.
It seems Kylie's been prepping for a sister duet for some time.
In 2011 she said: "We would definitely love to do something together again. My favourite thing that we have done together is a comedy sketch show in England a while back.
"She and I speak the same language. We've both been in showbiz a long time. We know the ups and downs of it."