Naughty Boy
Naughty Boy says he “wouldn’t rule out” releasing a song he started putting together with George Michael. The pair collaborated in December, a few weeks before the former Wham! frontman died on Christmas Day. They were set to work on the singer’s next studio album as well as a song for Naughty Boy’s next release, […]
Producer and songwriter Naughty Boy is working with George Michael on the star’s new album. Naughty Boy, who has scored hits with Beyoncé and Emeli Sande, revealed the news on Monday. “I can’t wait. I don’t know what to expect. And, to be honest, he’s more mysterious than anyone else so I’m actually excited.” The […]
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 […]
Zayn Malik says he’ll reveal the “real me” after announcing he’s signed a solo record deal. The former One Direction singer, who quit earlier this year saying he wanted to be a “normal 22-year-old”, posted a picture of himself signing a contract with RCA Records. He tweeted: “I guess I never explained why I left, […]
One Direction’s publicist says reports that the band will be “taking a break” after their world tour is “pure speculation”. Several newspapers suggest the group will “take a breather” after the second leg of their On the Road Again tour and recording their fifth studio album. The band’s spokesperson the stories “aren’t based on any […]
One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson says there are no hard feelings between the band and Zayn Malik after a recent Twitter row. Making their first TV appearance since Zayn quit, the foursome went on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Speaking about the blow-up between him and Zayn, Louis said he’d cleared the air. “There […]
Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Naughty Boy are having a row on Twitter. It seemed to start when Naughty Boy posted a picture of himself and Zayn along with the caption, “Replace this” – which Zayn then retweeted. Louis then wrote: “Remember when you were 12 and you used to think those Mac filters for […]
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 […]