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British musicians enjoyed the biggest share of album sales in the UK in 2014, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has announced. Artists including Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Paloma Faith had more than half (53.5%) of all UK sales, according to Official Charts Company data. The last time British artists like Spice Girls, Oasis and The Verve dominated the chart in such numbers was 1997. Taylor Swift was the biggest […]
Marina and the Diamonds' last record went straight to number one, but it left her creatively dissatisfied. So she ditched the superstar producers and wrote an album by herself. "Pop should make you feel alive," she said but warns a glut of "generic" tracks, written by committee, are threatening to kill it off. (Source: BBC News)
Madonna says she suffered whiplash as a result of her "nightmare" accident at Wednesday's Brit Awards. The 56-year-old was pulled backwards off stage by a cape, which was supposed to fall from her shoulders. In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show, taped on Thursday, the star said: "I had a little bit of whiplash, I smacked the back of my head. "And I had a man standing over me […]
Chris Brown has been forced to cancel shows in Montreal and Toronto after Canadian officials stopped him from entering the country. Brown wrote in a tweet on Tuesday, the "good people of the Canadian government wouldn't allow me entry. I'll be back this summer and will hopefully see all my Canadian fans!'' Canada did not give a reason for denying entry to the singer. But authorities can declare someone "criminally […]
Lady Gaga has taken to Instagram to announce that she is now engaged to long-term boyfriend Taylor Kinney. The 28-year-old posted a photograph of her ring finger with a heart-shaped jewel on it. The caption with it reads: "He gave me his heart on Valentine's Day, and I said YES!" She has been going out with the actor and model Taylor Kinney, 33, since 2011, after they met on the […]
Fatboy Slim has received an award from the university where he studied. The DJ and producer, real name Norman Cook, was given the University of Brighton's Alumnus Award for his contribution to the music industry and his support for the institution. The 51-year-old gained his degree in British Studies in the 1980s when the university was Brighton Polytechnic. He was presented with his award at Brighton Dome, on the first […]
Rihanna has led music stars on the red carpet for the 2015 Grammy Awards in LA. The singer chose an oversized, pink Giambattista Valli gown for her arrival on Sunday night, before performing on stage. British soul singer Sam Smith won four awards, while Pharrell Williams, Beyonce and Rosanne Cash, daughter of country legend Johnny, won three awards each. (Source: BBC News)
A judge has upheld a jury ruling which states Lady Gaga's former producer Rob Fusari must pay $7.3m (£4.4m) to the songwriter who discovered the star. In November last year, a jury found Fusari broke a 2005 agreement to compensate Wendy Starland if she brought him a "charismatic" performer. Earlier this week, US District court Judge Jose Linares ruled against Fusari's argument to reduce the amount. Lady Gaga had backed […]
Ellie Goulding's song Love Me Like You Do has gone straight to number one in the UK singles chart, ending Mark Ronson's reign at the top. The song, from the soundtrack to the Fifty Shades Of Grey film, sold more than 172,000 copies, about 87,000 more than Ronson's Uptown Funk, featuring Bruno Mars. It is Goulding's second number one, after Burn in 2013. Love Me Like You Do - her […]
