Maxi Priest is new UB40 frontman

Reggae singer Maxi Priest is set to replace Ali Campbell as the frontman of UB40 after the band parted company with the lead singer.

The chart-topping musicians from Birmingham parted company with Campbell in January.

The lead singer quit the group after he claimed there had been a disagreement with management.

UB40, whose hits include Red Red Wine and Kingston Town, are now collaborating with Maxi Priest and the alliance has already yielded a re-recording of Bob Marley's I Shot the Sheriff and a double A-side single is expected soon.