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Harry Styles' album Harry's House and Top Gun Maverick starring Tom Cruise helped drive record sales in the entertainment industry last year. The two releases sold the most in the music and video sectors respectively, early trade body figures suggest. The total spent on home entertainment last year, including gaming, was £11.1bn - 6.9% up on 2021 and 39% up on the last pre-pandemic year of 2019. In contrast, UK […]
Ed Sheeran has paid tribute to Jamal Edwards, saying he owed his career to his late friend's support. He was speaking at a memorial for Edwards, who founded the online music platform SBTV and was made an MBE for services to music in 2014. The entrepreneur died in February at the age of 31. "I really don't think I would have been given the opportunities that I was given had […]
Lady Gaga was forced to halt the final show of her Chromatica Ball tour in Florida after a fierce storm descended. The star was approaching the end of her show when lightning started to strike around Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. "We just got to stop the show for a minute," she told the 65,000 fans at the show, advising them to "really calmly move to the inside area". Although she […]
For some stars, tour burnout is an increasing problem, with Justin Bieber, Sam Fender and Shawn Mendes cancelling concerts for the sake of their mental and physical health. Despite a major tour this year, former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has avoided the curse. Tomlinson says he's never happier than when he's on the road. "I just love the lifestyle," he says. "Maybe a little bit too much." The former […]
Kanye West is to end a once celebrated partnership with the retailer Gap, which had hoped the collaboration could breathe new life into its brand. Kanye accused the firm of failing to honour terms of the deal, including by failing to open standalone stores for his Yeezy fashion label. The agreement with Kanye, who goes by Ye, was hailed as potentially transformative when announced in 2020, but there have been […]
Sam Fender has announced he is to take a short break from touring to look after his mental health. The star took to social media to tell fans he and his band were "burnt out". "My friends and colleagues have been worried about me for a while and it's not going to get better unless I take the time to do so," he wrote. Fender's upcoming US headline shows will […]
Cardi B is giving fans some updates on her youngest child, baby Wave. The rapper posted a series of new photos of her son to celebrate him turning nine months old. “Happy 9 months Wave!! My baby growing too fast on me,” she captioned the Instagram post on Saturday (June 4). In the sweet snapshots, Wave is seen rocking bling and showing off some curls. The images also capture the […]
Charli XCX has teased her new track ‘Hot In It’ on TikTok which sees the pop star collaborate with Tiësto. The video on TikTok shows Charli, whose real name is Charlotte Aitchison, getting ready for a gala at Cannes Film Festival, lip-syncing along to the new track. “I’m gon’ be rockin’ it, droppin’ it, shake my ass, I’m stopping it, I look hot in it, hot in it, I look […]
Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny were among the most-streamed artists of 2021, according to figures from Apple Music and Spotify. But it was newcomer Olivia Rodrigo who took the top spot in the UK - with her punk-pop anthem Good 4U emerging as the most-played song on both services. Globally, her debut hit Drivers License was the biggest song for Spotify users. Apple's audience preferred the slick pop […]
