Will Young has signed a new recording contract with Island Records. 

Following a note in his autobiography Funny Peculiar, released last month, in which Young said he was coming to the end of his current album deal and was ‘in the process’ of signing a new one with the Universal-owned label, the news has now been confirmed in an announcement from Island.

Young said: “After almost 11 happy fulfilling years at Sony records I have decided to move on ...