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Next year's Brit Awards will represent a more diverse range of music, Brits chairman Ged Doherty has said. He promised to review the 1,100-strong voting academy who decide nominees, so it "can be more truly representative". Doherty said he "suspected" the current members of the voting academy were "largely white and with a bias towards older men". "This does not mean that there is an underlying prejudice at play, but […]
German trance leader and HotHitsUK DJ, Paul Van Dyk has reportedly been lifted to a hospital after suffering a fall during his performance at A State of Trance in Utrecht. Apparently while in the middle of his set, the sound cut off abruptly as the DJ fell from the stage. Attendees took to Twitter to report that the DJ had fallen from the stage (though more details on how or […]
More names have been added to the line-up for this year's T in the Park alongside headliners Calvin Harris, LCD Soundsystem and The Stone Roses. Included in the new additions are Hannah Wants (pictured above) who will be making her debut, Oliver Heldens, Chase & Status and Alesso plus many more. The festival itself is set to take place on July 8-10 at Strathallan Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. (Source: MixMag)
Viola Beach have entered the singles chart at number 11, a week after the Warrington band died in a car crash. Tomas Lowe, Kris Leonard, River Reeves and Jack Dakin died along with manager Craig Tarry on Saturday while on tour in Stockholm. They were killed when their car plunged more than 25m (82ft) from a highway bridge into a canal. Fans have since been campaigning to get their song, […]
Taylor Swift's 1989 has won the coveted album of the year award at this year's Grammys in Los Angeles. The singer - who is the first woman to win the award twice - also won best pop vocal album and best music video for her track Bad Blood. Rapper Kendrick Lamar won the most prizes on the night with five awards. British singer Ed Sheeran also won his first two […]
Adele has been named the world's best selling and most popular music artist of 2015. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) awarded the singer its global artist of the year prize in recognition of her "simply phenomenal" success. Adele's achievement is particularly notable as her third album 25 was not released until late November. It went on to become the fastest selling album in British history. It sold […]
Beyoncé has received criticism for her role in Coldplay's new music video for 'Hymn For the Weekend', the second single from the band's new album A Head Full of Dreams, with some questioning as to whether her appearance constitutes cultural appropriation. The video, directed by Ben Mor, sees the artist dressed in traditional Desi adornment while playing the role of a Bollywood actress, as Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin attends a […]
The singer, who is in Miami, showed off a new look with shaggy beard and shades after shaping up last year. Strolling down the street with mates, the 23-year-old star looked happy and relaxed dressed in a casual grey t-shirt, jeans and a white jacket. The Oscar-nominated singer is spending some time chilling out in the States as he continues to record his second album. He's also been celebrating after […]
Adele looks set to take the limelight at this year's Brit Awards after being nominated for four trophies. Her multi-million-selling album 25 is up for best British album, while she has also been shortlisted for best British female, single and video. Pop trio Years & Years and singer-songwriter James Bay have also been nominated for four awards each. Elsewhere, Eagles of Death Metal are up for best international group two […]
