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New Order and ZZ Top are among a raft of acts confirmed to perform at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Other names on the bill include Beck, Disclosure, Ellie Goulding, Foals, LCD Soundsystem, PJ Harvey, Madness and Stormzy. This year’s three headliners – already announced – are Muse, Adele and Coldplay. The festival takes place at […]
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 […]
Sam Smith has recorded the theme song for upcoming James Bond movie Spectre. The track is called Writing’s on the Wall and will be released on 25 September. Smith said: “This is one of the highlights of my career.” “I am so excited to be a part of this iconic British legacy and join an […]
US soul singer Mary J Blige has worked with a host of young British musical talent to create her latest album The London Sessions. Blige, who has nine Grammy awards and 20 years of experience to her name, has worked with the likes of dance duo Disclosure, Sam Smith and Emeli Sande to produce her […]
It was a night of tears, beers, hopes and fears (and balloons). More importantly, the 2014 Brit Awards put some of the sparkle back into the show after a rather lacklustre 2013. Arctic Monkeys won two awards, as did One Direction, who described themselves as “a bit drunk”. But an absent David Bowie stole the […]
Rock music overtook pop in UK album sales last year, winning a bigger share of the market for the first time in five years. Rod Stewart’s Time was the best-selling album to be classified as rock by the Official Charts Company, followed by Arctic Monkeys and Bastille. In total rock accounted for 33.8% of album […]
This year’s Brit Awards will be streamed live on YouTube for the first time for viewers outside the UK. However, the stream will not be seen within the UK where fans will have to watch live coverage on ITV1. Music fans from around the world will also be able to vote for best British video […]
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