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Dua Lipa revealed as the UK’s most-played artist of 2020

Dua Lipa's songs were played more than anyone else's on UK radio and television last year, thanks to her award-winning album Future Nostalgia. In topping the chart she has ended the reign of Ed Sheeran, who has been the UK's most-played artist every year since 2017. Two of her singles, Physical and Don't Start Now, were among the 10 most popular songs on the UK airwaves. The most-played track overall was The Weeknd's Blinding Lights. The figures were compiled by […]

today6th July 2021

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Lewis Capaldi and Dave lead Brit Award nominations

It'll be a battle between ballads and bangers at this year's Brit Awards, with Lewis Capaldi and Dave pitched against each other in four categories. The Scottish torch singer and the Streatham-born rapper are both up for best male, best newcomer, best single and album of the year at the ceremony, which takes place in London next month. Stormzy and Mabel are the second most-nominated artists, with three apiece. But Ed Sheeran is largely frozen out, receiving just a single […]

today12th January 2020

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Adele ‘biggest global artist’ of 2015

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 more than 800,000 copies in its first week and with […]

today9th February 2016

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Hymn for the Weekend is being criticised for misusing Indian culture

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 local cinema to watch her latest production. Cultural appropriation, particularly […]

today30th January 2016

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Brit Awards 2016: Adele, James Bay and Years & Years lead nominations

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 months after an attack on their gig in Paris. Acts […]

today17th January 2016

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Taylor Swift dominates Billboard music awards

Taylor Swift has swept the board at the Billboard music awards, winning eight of the 14 categories in which she was nominated. Among her prizes were best female artist, best streaming song for Shake It Off and the ceremony's top honour, artist of the year. British star Sam Smith won best new artist - and accepted his trophy using flash cards after having vocal surgery. But Kanye West was booed as he closed the show with a medley of hits. […]

today23rd May 2015

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Musicians unite behind Jay Z streaming service

Musicians including Kanye West, Jack White, Rihanna, Madonna and Coldplay are uniting behind Jay Z's "artist-friendly" streaming site, Tidal. They all turned their Twitter profiles teal blue, to reflect Tidal's branding, on Sunday night. The site launches on Monday, promising CD-quality streaming and thousands of music videos, for a subscription fee. Taylor Swift, who pulled her catalogue off Spotify last November, is among those to feature on the service. Her back catalogue - with the exception of her current album, […]

today7th April 2015

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Taylor Swift’s 1989 tops a million sales

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 Swift to celebrate. She's now the only act to earn […]

today8th November 2014

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