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Harry Styles and Wet Leg lead the nominations for this year's Brit Awards, with four each, including nods for the coveted best album award. Stormzy, Cat Burns, The 1975 and dance producer Fred Again are close behind with three apiece. Beyoncé and Taylor Swift will fight it out in the international categories, while Sam Ryder is in the running for best new artist. He is the first Eurovision act ever […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
DaBaby's Rockstar was the UK's biggest-selling song of the summer, says the Official Charts Company. Notching up 654,000 combined sales and streams over the summer, the brooding, guitar-driven rap song outsold hits by Lady Gaga and Harry Styles. It was one of several best-sellers this summer to be boosted by TikTok, where it triggered a viral dance challenge. The UK's second-biggest summer song, Jason Derulo's Savage Love, also started life […]
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, Rita Ora and Calvin Harris have all risen up the Sunday Times Rich List after enjoying huge chart success. Sheeran made £28m last year - taking his total estimated wealth to £80m. But that still only puts him at 35th on the list of the UK's richest musicians, which is dominated by golden oldies. Sir Paul McCartney is top on £820m. Calvin Harris is the only new entry […]
Harry Styles has hinted his first solo material will be out in April. The One Direction star posted three blank squares on Instagram, after months of silence on social media. It's not the first time the 23-year-old has posted blank squares to make an announcement. In September 2016 he used the tactic to get fans excited about his cover shoot shoot for "AnotherMan" magazine. Then he appeared in an advert […]
One Direction's Liam Payne has signed a solo record deal with Capitol Records UK. The 22-year-old said he was "really happy" to have signed to "such a prestigious label". In a statement he said: "One Direction will always be my family; I'm now excited to show what I can do as a solo artist." Other artists on the same label as him include Sam Smith and 5 Seconds of Summer. […]
