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Sam Smith has taken his debut album, In The Lonely Hour, back to number one on the Official UK Chart. The record, which recently passed the million sales mark in both the UK and the US, last topped the charts in September and, before that, in June. It has now spent five non-consecutive weeks at […]
X Factor winner Ben Haenow has won the race for the Christmas number one, the Official Charts Company has announced. The former van driver sold 214,000 copies of his single Something I Need, which was originally recorded by US pop band OneRepublic. His nearest rivals were Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, whose song Uptown Funk […]
Madonna has surprised fans by releasing six tracks from her new album after songs were leaked online. In a statement, the singer said: “I would prefer my fans to hear completed versions of some of the songs instead of the incomplete tracks that are circulating. She added: “Please consider these six songs as an early […]
Singer Nicole Scherzinger has made her West End debut as Grizabella in Cats – watched by the theatre star who created the role more than 30 years ago. Elaine Paige, who was in the original Cats cast in 1981, was in the audience for the musical’s return at the London Palladium. “It brings back wonderful […]
Kanye West will receive the visionary award at the Black Entertainment Television (BET) honours. The 37-year-old is one of five acts to be honoured for their achievements in art, music, theatre, technology and business at the ceremony. Usher, whose hits include Yeah and Confessions, will receive the music award for his two-decade career. Phylicia Rashad, […]
Take That and Olly Murs have shot to the top of the UK singles and album charts with their latest releases. Take That, now a three-piece after band member Jason Orange’s exit, top the singles chart with These Days, knocking the new Band Aid single down to two. Murs, meanwhile, takes pole position in the […]
This time the guys have become the first group to have their first four albums debut at number one in the US. Their fourth album, conveniently named Four, topped the Billboard 200 album chart having sold 387,000 copies in its first week. Four is the second-fastest selling album of the year in the US. Only […]
Singer Katy Perry is to headline the NFL Super Bowl half-time show next February. The 30-year-old tweeted she had “already started testing out ideas” for the show on 1 February in Arizona. The show is the most-watched musical event of the year, with a record 115 million viewers in the US watching this year’s half-time […]