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Lewis Capaldi and The Weeknd among best-selling artists in the UK as streaming and physical music sales soar in 2020

Lewis Capaldi and The Weeknd have been named among the best-selling artists of 2020 in the UK. New data published by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) today (January 4) sheds light on what the UK listened to and bought in 2020, with the findings also revealing that recorded music consumption in the UK rose by 8.2% last year. Read more: The 50 best albums of 2020 There were 139 billion audio streams in the UK in 2020 (up by over a fifth compared to 2019) as nearly 200 artists had their music streamed over 100 million times. 155 million...
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New Elton John documentary by long-time guitarist reportedly in the works

A new documentary from Elton John is reportedly in the works, featuring scenes that didn’t fit in 2019 biopic Rocketman. READ MORE: ‘Rocketman’ film review – a hurricane of imagination and exuberance According to sources, the follow-up to the film would come in a documentary format, featuring behind-the-scenes footage that weren’t shown in the original biopic. The film, reportedly titled The Pillars Of Hercules, is set to cover John’s tours across the 1970s, and never-before-seen footage of the singer and John Lennon, according to The Sun. It has been the long-time project of John’s guitarist Davey Johnstone, who has...
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Children of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho has died at the age of 41

Alexi Laiho, the founding vocalist of influential Finnish metal band Children of Bodom, has died at the age of 41. READ MORE: Rest in peace, Children of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho: self-effacing Finnish metalhead with a wicked sense of humour His passing was confirmed with “great sadness” by the supergroup Bodom After Midnight, who Laiho formed with his former bandmate Daniel Freyberg last year after Children of Bodom announced their dissolution in 2019. Statement from Bodom After Midnight: It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Alexi Laiho. We are absolutely...
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DaBaby says he and Lil Wayne are the “best rappers alive”

DaBaby has offered his own glowing self-appraisal, labelling himself and Lil Wayne as the “best rappers alive”. The lofty estimation came in the caption of a new Instagram post, which showed the two rappers kicking back while taking a break from recording new music together. Lil Wayne first collaborated with DaBaby on the 2020 remix of Jack Harlow’s ‘WHAT’S POPPIN’ – although it’s believed that more new music from the pair is now on the horizon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LONG LIVE G (@dababy) Advertisement A recent end-of-year YouTube ranking for 2020 revealed that...
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Miley Cyrus promises “more fucking music” in 2021

Miley Cyrus has confirmed that she intends to release “more fucking music” this year. Cyrus released her seventh studio album ‘Plastic Hearts’ in November, with the record featuring the likes of Dua Lipa, Joan Jett and Billy Idol. Read more: Rocking ball: why ultimate badass Miley Cyrus is the rock star we need in 2020 In an Instagram post that she uploaded yesterday (January 3), Cyrus promised plans to record and release more music in 2021 by writing: “Predicting a 2021 full of safe sex & effloresce ? ??? ? ( AND more fucking MUSIC ?‍☠️??)”. Advertisement You can...
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Justin Bieber says Tom Cruise is “toast” as he revives fight offer

Justin Bieber has said that Tom Cruise is “toast” after jokingly reviving a past offer to fight the Hollywood icon. Bieber first issued the bizarre challenge in June 2019 and attempted to secure the services of UFC boss Dana White in a bid to organise the bout. “I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to fight in the octagon. Tom if you don’t take this fight your scared and you will never live it down. Who is willing to put on the fight? @danawhite?,” Bieber wrote at the time. Advertisement But only days later Bieber conceded that it wouldn’t a...
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Kiss’ Paul Stanley hits out at Trump’s “abhorrent” attempts to “find” votes in Georgia

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has hit out at Donald Trump after newly released audio footage revealed the moment the President pressured Georgia’s Secretary Of State to “find” votes that would overturn his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden. The recording of the January 2 call was obtained by the Washington Post and showed Trump repeating baseless claims of electoral fraud as he criticised Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger for refusing to say he won the election. “The people of Georgia are angry, the people in the country are angry. And there’s nothing wrong with saying that, you know, um, that you’ve...
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Staffordshire man legally changes name to Celine Dion during boozy night at home

A Staffordshire man formerly known as Thomas Dodd has discovered he legally changed his name to Celine Dion during a boozy night at home. In an interview with The New York Post, the 30-year-old self-confessed superfan said he had spent much of lockdown watching Cline Dion concerts at home. It was while watching one particular show on Christmas Eve with a magnum of champagne that the drunken idea struck him, forking out £89 for the online application. “I honestly, hand on heart, don’t remember doing it!” he told The New York Post. “I remember watching the concert and remember getting...
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Prince estate undervalued by $80million, US tax agency claims

The US tax agency has valued Prince‘s estate at 50 per cent higher than proposed by the administrator, causing more legal trouble for the estate’s settlement. As reported by the Star Tribune, the Internal Revenue Service has valued Prince’s estate at £119.4million (US$163.2million), significantly higher than the £60.2million (US$82.3million) valuation from Comerica Bank & Trust, the estate’s administrator. The discrepancy between the two figures primarily involves the singer’s music publishing and recording interests. Specifically, a $15million difference of opinion in the fair market value of Prince’s ownership of NPG Music Publishing, as well as an $11million valuation gap in...
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Brockhampton appear to be teasing something new in Instagram video

Brockhampton appear to be teasing a new release on their Instagram page, with a new video hinting at new music. The group last released an album with ‘Ginger’ in 2019, which followed their earlier ‘Saturation’ series. Read more: The Big Read – Brockhampton: Inside the world of “the internet’s first boyband” Yesterday (January 2), Brockhampton shared a new video on their Instagram page. It opened with an old computer screen being zoomed into as a cursor was faced with two options: “new light” or “old light”. Advertisement When “new light” was selected, the image of a person hurtling through...
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