Harry Styles
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]