Mystery of 'missing' singer resolved

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  • Author, Greg Cochrane
  • Role, Newsbeat music reporter

Glasvegas鈥 record company have moved to quash rumours that lead singer James Allan is "missing".

Whilst his other three bandmates appeared, Allan failed to attend last night鈥檚 [8 September] Mercury Prize Awards, where the band were nominated for their self-titled debut album.

On the night presenter of the awards Jools Holland said the singer鈥檚 absence was due to him 鈥渘ot being very well鈥.

A statement from the band鈥檚 record company today said: 鈥淛ames is not missing and he鈥檚 very much looking forward to the KOL [Kings Of Leon] tour dates which start on the 11th September in Bristol Massachusetts in the USA鈥.

Press reports suggest Allan is in New York.

Speaking to NME magazine yesterday bandmate Rab Allen admitted he didn鈥檛 know his whereabouts: 鈥淲e did a festival in Italy and came back and the last I've seen of him was at the airport.鈥

The band missed out on this year鈥檚 Mercury Prize to hip-hop newcomer Speech Debelle.