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Adele’s comeback single Hello has achieved platinum sales status three weeks after it was released. The song has sold more than 600,000 copies, earning it a commendation from the British Phonographic Industry. Hello sold 34,000 more copies than this week’s number two, Justin Bieber’s Sorry, and was the most-streamed track with 4.7 million listens. Elvis […]
A judge in America has thrown out a lawsuit against Taylor Swift, quoting the lyrics to some of her biggest songs. She was being sued for £27 million for allegedly stealing the lyrics for her song Shake It Off. US R&B singer Jesse Braham claims Swift stole the words from a song he wrote in 2013 […]
With estimated earnings of $135m (£88m) in the last year alone, Katy Perry has been named the best-paid female musician by Forbes. She beats US rival Taylor Swift, whose earnings of $80m (£52m) put her in second place. Completing the top three is Fleetwood Mac. The return of Christine McVie and their On With The […]
Taylor Swift is being sued for $42m (£27m) for allegedly stealing the lyrics to her hit 2014 song Shake It Off. US R&B singer Jesse Braham has claimed in legal papers Swift stole the words from a song he wrote in 2013 called Haters Gone Hate. As well as the monetary compensation, Mr Braham also […]
Former van driver Ben Haenow won last year’s X Factor with 57% of the public vote. Statistics later revealed Croydon-born singer had topped the phone vote for the last seven weeks of the contest – thanks to the unusual tactic of spurning saccharine ballads for full-throated rock songs (in an X Factor first, he performed […]
Justin Bieber says that the transition into adulthood has been a “tough” one. The 21-year-old spoke at the premiere of Ed Sheeran’s film Jumpers For Goalposts. The film shows highlights from Ed’s world tour – on the road, on stage and behind the scenes. They pair have been friends for a while and Justin revealed […]
A judge in the US has dismissed a copyright case against Jay Z and Timbaland over his track Big Pimpin’. The rapper was accused of not getting permission to use a flute sample from a track written by an Egyptian composer called Baligh Hamdi in 1957. His nephew and heir, Osama Ahmed Fahmy, claimed they […]
Sam Smith’s hit single Stay With Me has been named song of the year at the BMI Awards. The tear-jerking ballad received the honour after becoming the most-performed British or European song on US TV and radio last year. It beat stiff competition from Ed Sheeran, whose singles Don’t and Sing were both up for […]