Editing Damon Albarn (section)

====The Good, the Bad & the Queen====
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[[File:The Good the Bad and the Queen mg 6673.jpg|thumb|Albarn performing with [[the Good, the Bad & the Queen]] in 2007]]
In May 2006, [[NME]] reported that Albarn was working with [[Danger Mouse (music producer)|Danger Mouse]] on his first solo album, with the group billed as [[the Good, the Bad & the Queen]].<ref name="Daily Record">{{cite web|title=It's all a bit of a blur for Damon|date=2 February 2007|access-date=5 February 2007|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/therazz/daily/tm_method=full%26objectid=18569699%26siteid=66633-name_page.html|archive-date=30 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015034/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/therazz/daily/tm_method%3Dfull%26objectid%3D18569699%26siteid%3D66633-name_page.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Courier Mail">{{cite news|title=Good, Bad and super|date=3 February 2007|access-date=5 February 2007|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21126426-5003421,00.html|work=The Sunday Mail (Qld)|first=Lucy|last=Carne|archive-date=14 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114214327/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21126426-5003421,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Time out">{{cite web|title=The band with no name |date=31 January 2007 |access-date=5 February 2007 |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl://TONYWebArticles1/591/music/the_band_with_no_name.xml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071114180354/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl://TONYWebArticles1/591/music/the_band_with_no_name.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2007 }}</ref> It featured [[Paul Simonon]], [[Simon Tong]] and [[Tony Allen (musician)|Tony Allen]]. The album was awarded Best Album at the [[2007 MOJO Awards]] on 18 June.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title=Osbourne scoops 'icon' at Mojo Awards|date=18 June 2007|access-date=20 June 2007|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6763751.stm|work=BBC News|archive-date=27 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827185707/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6763751.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The first single by the line-up, "[[Herculean (song)|Herculean]]", was released in late October 2006, and peaked at No. 22 in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. A second single, "[[Kingdom of Doom]]", and the band's debut album were then released in January 2007. That single fared slightly better than "Herculean", peaking at No. 20, while the album peaked at No. 2 in the [[UK Albums Chart]] and went [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] during its first week of release in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/3641/the_good_the_bad_and_the_queen_herculean/mp3/|title=The Good, The Bad and the Queen – "Herculean"|work=Stereogum|date=10 October 2006|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812101114/http://www.stereogum.com/3641/the_good_the_bad_and_the_queen_herculean/mp3/|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Green Fields]]" was released as the third single from the album in April 2007, just missing out on the Top 50. On 27 April 2008, the Good, the Bad & the Queen headlined the [[Love Music Hate Racism]] Carnival in Victoria Park where they introduced on stage several guests including ex-[[The Specials|Specials]] keyboard player [[Jerry Dammers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/love-music-hate-racism-carnival-victoria-park-london-816631.html|title=Love Music Hate Racism Carnival, Victoria Park, London|work=The Independent|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=28 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728061921/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/love-music-hate-racism-carnival-victoria-park-london-816631.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-great-rock-against-racism-show-plays-it-again-816221.html|title=The great Rock Against Racism show plays it again|work=The Independent|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=28 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728055643/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-great-rock-against-racism-show-plays-it-again-816221.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also worked with Syrian rapper and friend [[Eslam Jawaad]] on the song "Mr. Whippy", though the song does not appear on the album it is a B-side on the [[Herculean (song)|Herculean]] single.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/eslam-jawaad--preaching-to-the-unconverted-1655013.html|title=Eslam Jawaad – Preaching to the unconverted|work=The Independent|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=23 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123005110/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/eslam-jawaad--preaching-to-the-unconverted-1655013.html|url-status=live}}</ref>