Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding has given birth to her first child, her husband has confirmed. On Instagram, Casper Jopling said the 34-year-old and baby were both “healthy and happy” following the birth. He said he did not “ever address the public attention that comes with Ellie’s job”, but thanked people for allowing them privacy “during this magical […]
David Bowie, Skepta and Craig David are up for some of the biggest prizes at the 2017 Brit Awards. Bowie received posthumous nominations for best British male and best album, for his haunting swansong Blackstar. After a row over diversity at last year’s ceremony, the rest of the best male category comprises artists from BAME […]
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 […]
Taylor Swift’s 1989 has won the coveted album of the year award at this year’s Grammys in Los Angeles. The singer – who is the first woman to win the award twice – also won best pop vocal album and best music video for her track Bad Blood. Rapper Kendrick Lamar won the most prizes […]
Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk has been named the biggest-selling song of 2015 in the UK – despite having been released at the end of 2014. The track notched up a combined sales and streaming total of 1.76 million, the Official Charts Company said. As well as spending seven weeks at number one from December 2014, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]