Ed Sheeran becomes first artist to hit 100million followers on Spotify

Kasabian are outselling this week’s top five albums combined with their recent LP ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’.The Leicester band are currently on course to top the UK albums chart with their first record in five years.It is currently outselling Beyoncé‘s ‘Renaissance’, Harry Styles‘ ‘Harry’s House’ and Ed Sheeran‘s ‘=’, according to the Official Charts Company.Kasabian previously topped the charts with 2017 LP ‘Crying Out Loud’, ’48:13′ in 2014, ‘Velociraptor!’ in 2011, ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ in 2009 and ‘Empire’ in 2006.The record is Kasabian’s first full-length effort since the departure of ex-frontman Tom Meighan in 2020. Meighan was fired from the band after being convicted of assaulting his then-girlfriend-now-wife, Vikki Ager.

Brenda Edwards has announced very special birthday plans for her late son Jamal.The Loose Women panellist, 53, will host a thoughtful event to “celebrate the life” of her music entrepreneur son on what would have been his 32nd birthday.The DJ, who found fame after setting up the music platform SBTV in 2006, died on February 20 at the age of 31. In his memory, grieving mum Brenda said she has planned a “mega cook up” at Studio 338 in London for August 24.The presenter shared a poster for the event on her Instagram, writing: “Every year I have celebrated my baby’s birthday and this year will be no exception, it’s gonna be a very memorable day celebrating the life of Jamal! “For more information and to book tickets please see @sbtvonline see you there! Thanks very much.” The poster says surprise guest performances are yet to be announced.

Christine Lampard has revealed that Jamie Redknapp gatecrashed Ed Sheeran's set at her star-studded wedding to Frank in 2015.The stand-in Lorraine host said the football pundit, who is her husband Frank's cousin, took the mic during the superstar's romantic performance and started rapping. Revealing the impromptu duet, Christine told OK!: “We’re very lucky to be mates with Ed. He’s a big football fan.

most successful British musicians of the past decade. Or, at least, say he is George Ezra. ‘So then one of them went, “Oh, can I FaceTime my daughter and get you to say hello?” I said, “Yeah, of course,” and we waited, then this woman picked up and the bloke went, “Look who I’m with!” This poor woman’s face…’ She had absolutely no idea who her father’s new drinking buddy was, so Ezra just grinned, pointed to his own face, and said, ‘It’s Ed Sheeran!’Ezra delights in recounting this tale because it illustrates his curious place in pop culture.

SoundCloud, who last year announced that it’d be the first music platform to direct the fees of its paying subscribers to the artists they stream.SoundCloud said that it was “a more equitable and transparent way for independent artists who monetise directly with SoundCloud to get paid”.It’s an approach that’s been previously backed by many musicians who have criticised the economics of online streaming.Leading streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music currently operate on a system where royalty payments are distributed in accordance with which artists have the most plays.But it has been criticised by smaller and up-and-coming acts, who claim that the system allows huge global names to generate vast amounts of money while leaving little for musicians who have not achieved similar success.Now, it’s been confirmed that Warner Music Group has implemented SoundCloud’s royalty system. Each artist credited with having earned royalties from a particular recording will earn a share based solely on each stream of that specific release.However, Far Out Magazine cites the results of a recent report by Media Research which found that 56 per cent of artists surveyed were making more revenue by using SoundCloud’s old pro-rata model rather than the new one.Numerous other major streaming platforms – including Spotify and Apple Music – are currently still using the pro-rota model.Upon SoundCloud introducing the fan-powered system, the company’s chief executive officer Michael Weissman said: “Many in the industry have wanted this for years.

ARTICLE UPDATE (02/08/2022): Coroner releases conclusions on cause of death of entrepeneur Jamal Edwards. An inquest held at West London coroner’s court into the death of Jamal Edwards, the founder of the pioneering online grime and rap platform SBTV who helped launch the careers of Ed Sheeran and Stormzy, has concluded that the cause of death was drug-related. A toxicology report found there was evidence of cocaine use and presence of alcohol.

BTS member J-Hope performed his headlining set at Lollapalooza 2022 last night (July 31), making him the first South Korean to top the bill at the famed Chicago festival.J-Hope closed out the final night of this year’s Lollapalooza, performing on the Bud Light Seltzer stage adjacent to sets from Green Day and Polo & Pan. Other headliners at the festival included J. Cole, Kygo, Dua Lipa, Machine Gun Kelly, Lil Baby and Metallica.According to setlist.fm, J-Hope performed a total of 18 songs across his 70-minute set, including eight of the 10 tracks from his just-released debut album, ‘Jack In The Box’.

LF SYSTEM have done it – locking in a straight month at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with their breakthrough single Afraid To Feel.

Central Cee makes a Top 5 debut this week as he secures this week’s highest new entry on the Official Irish Singles Chart with Doja.

Families weren’t scared to return to the box office during the pandemic and have shelled out $300.9M to date on Illumination Entertainment and Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, making it the first animated movie to cross the three century mark stateside during Covid, and since Frozen 2 opened back in November 2019.

Central Cee debuts at Number 1 on the Official Trending Chart with his brand new track, Doja. 

Ed Sheeran made a surprise guest appearance during Snow Patrol‘s headline set at Latitude 2022 tonight (July 24) – check out the footage below.The Northern Irish–Scottish band – which features Sheeran’s longtime co-writer Johnny McDaid – closed the Suffolk festival with a 14-track performance on the main stage, per Setlist.FM.Towards the end of their main set, Snow Patrol surprised the crowd by bringing out Sheeran to play a joint rendition of his hit ‘=’ single ‘Bad Habits’.

Renee Zellweger is reportedly making a comeback as Bridget Jones after the last instalment saw the star pregnant and trying to figure out who the father was. Producers are said to be secretly working on the fourth project, six years after Bridget Jones’ Baby.The actress, 53, is said to be returning to her iconic role as the lovable bachelorette only this time, she’s said to be swapping dating woes for motherhood in the popular franchise.

LF SYSTEM have secured a third consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with Afraid To Feel.