Ezra Collective tracking for first UK No. 1 with Here Because of Hope

Ezra Collective are tracking to score their first U.K. No. 1 album with Here Because of Hope, Billboard reported. Partisan Records lists 18 September 2026 as the release date. The five-member jazz band won the 2023 Mercury Prize with Where I'm Meant to Be and group of the year at the 2025 BRIT Awards.