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Take That and Olly Murs have shot to the top of the UK singles and album charts with their latest releases. Take That, now a three-piece after band member Jason Orange's exit, top the singles chart with These Days, knocking the new Band Aid single down to two. Murs, meanwhile, takes pole position in the album chart with Never Been Better. His triumph comes at the expense of One Direction, […]
This time the guys have become the first group to have their first four albums debut at number one in the US. Their fourth album, conveniently named Four, topped the Billboard 200 album chart having sold 387,000 copies in its first week. Four is the second-fastest selling album of the year in the US. Only Taylor Swift's 1989 sold more in its opening week with 1.28m sales. One Direction's previous […]
Singer Katy Perry is to headline the NFL Super Bowl half-time show next February. The 30-year-old tweeted she had "already started testing out ideas" for the show on 1 February in Arizona. The show is the most-watched musical event of the year, with a record 115 million viewers in the US watching this year's half-time show. Perry joins the likes of Bruno Mars, Beyonce and Madonna who have previously performed. […]
US soul singer Mary J Blige has worked with a host of young British musical talent to create her latest album The London Sessions. Blige, who has nine Grammy awards and 20 years of experience to her name, has worked with the likes of dance duo Disclosure, Sam Smith and Emeli Sande to produce her latest opus in the UK. "I did a remix with Disclosure which blew up over […]
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has become the first British female solo artist to have five number one singles in the UK. Her latest song, I Don't Care, entered the Official Charts in pole position on Sunday. The 31-year-old overtook Spice Girl Geri Halliwell and Rita Ora, who both have four chart-toppers. The star gave the credit for the chart achievement to "my supporters and the fans that have done everything they could […]
Dumfries-born DJ Calvin Harris has withdrawn from the MTV European Music Awards because of illness. Award organisers posted on Facebook: "We have some really sad news. Calvin Harris has taken ill and will not be able to perform at tomorrow's show. "He sends his sincere apologies. Get well soon, Calvin!" On Twitter, the 30-year-old DJ is reported to have said: "No EMAs for me this weekend. Got some heart problems. […]
US music mogul Shawn Carter, also known as Jay Z, has bought the Armand de Brignac champagne brand. New York wine and spirits company Sovereign Brands said it had sold the luxury brand to the rapper for an undisclosed amount. The champagne, also known as "Ace of Spades", is produced in the French town of Chigny-les-Roses by eight people. The golden-bottled champagne, which featured in a 2006 Jay Z music […]
Removing her entire back catalogue from music-streaming service Spotify doesn't seem to have dented Taylor Swift's massive popularity. Her 1989 album has debuted at No 1 on America's Billboard 200 albums chart. It sold 1.287 million copies in its first week. According to Billboard that is the largest sales week for an album since Eminem's The Eminem Show was released 12 years ago. But that's not the only reason for […]
Taking home more than $115m (£72m) has made Beyoncé this year's best paid woman in music. She had the "biggest year of her career", playing 95 shows, bringing in an average $2.4m (£1.5m) per city, according to Forbes. Endorsement deals with companies like Pepsi and H&M, along with the surprise album she released in December 2013, helped her to the top spot. The self-titled album was released on iTunes with […]
