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Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran have scored the biggest singles and albums in the UK in 2022 so far.Styles’ long running Number One hit ‘As It Was’ is the biggest single of the year beating Sheeran and Fireboy DML’s single ‘Peru’ into second place.The track, which has topped the charts for 10 weeks, racked up 95 million streams and was also the most physically purchased (11,000 units) and digitally downloaded (33,000 units) song of the year so far in the UK, according to the Official Charts Company.Meanwhile, ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ from the Disney movie Encanto came in at Number Three.It is the most-streamed track of the year to date in the UK with 110 million streams overall, including 36 million video streams, the most for any song so far in 2022.The best singles of 2022 so far are:1. Harry Styles – ‘As It Was’2. Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran – ’Peru’3. Encanto soundtrack – ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’4. Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’5. Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott – ‘Where Are You Now’6. Ed Sheeran – ‘Shivers’7. Cat Burns – ‘Go’8. Glass Animals – ‘Heat Waves’9. Belters Only featuring Jazzy – ‘Make Me Feel Good’10. Dave – ‘Starlight’In the albums chart, Sheeran took the top spot with his 2021 album ‘=’ after clocking up 689,000 combined UK chart sales.

The tracklisting for the newest edition of NOW That's What I Call Music! has been revealed.

Ed Sheeran has promised that his ‘Mathematics’ tour will land on US shores sometime in the near future.The ‘Shape Of You’ hitmaker is currently at the end of the UK leg of the tour in support of his latest album ‘=’, with two shows left at London’s Wembley Stadium tonight (June 30) and tomorrow (July 1), before heading out to Europe next week.In an interview on the Late Late Show on Tuesday (June 28), Sheeran revealed that he’ll be touring the US – but probably not this year.“I think we’re gonna announce by the end of the year,” Sheeran said about a potential North American tour. “We’re basically finalising a route now.”“I’m super excited to bring this tour, it’s an insane-looking tour,” Sheeran continued.

Alison Hammond gifted long-time West Ham fan James Corden ‘the nicest gift’ ever: a seat from the football team’s former stadium Upton Park. The This Morning host was meeting The Late Late Show presenter as he returned to the UK for special episodes of his US chat-show, which features an iconic mix of celebrity guests including Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, and even President Biden. Gifting him with a welcome home present, Alison handed James ‘an actual seat from the stands of his beloved West Ham’s former stadium,’ as the Gavin and Stacey star’s jaw dropped in excitement and shock.

James Corden is bringing The Late Late Show back to the UK in just a few days and we can’t wait for his return. The popular chat-show will feature Carpool Karaoke with Lizzo and studio guests including Ed Sheeran and Billie Eilish. The late night American talk show will see host James filming episodes from the Freemasons’ Hall in London, which will be broadcast from June 28 to July 1.

The Late Late Show With James Corden has announced a star-studded line-up for its upcoming week of UK-based episodes.Broadcasting from Freemasons’ Hall in London, the new batch of special episodes will air on Sky Comedy from Tuesday, June 28 to Friday, July 1.The esteemed guests appearing on the show include President Joe Biden, Vin Diesel (Fast And Furious), Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, Jamie Dornan (Belfast), John Boyega (Star Wars), David Harbour (Stranger Things), Alanis Morissette, Sam Smith and Tessa Thompson (Thor: Love and Thunder, Westworld).A description for one of the episodes reads: “James Corden immerses himself into the heart of American politics in his most prestigious ‘Take a Break’ segment yet when he fills in as the assistant to President of the United States Joe Biden, among other important duties.”While appearing as a guest on the show, Lizzo will also feature in a new addition of Carpool Karaoke.The upcoming episodes will mark Corden’s final season as the show’s host, with the presenter previously confirming that he’ll return to the UK full-time once he finishes in spring 2023 [via Variety].Corden first announced his decision to leave the chat show back in April this year.“This will be my last year hosting the show,” he said in a statement at the time. “When I started this journey, it was always going to be just that.

James Corden is heading back to London.

British music mogul and SBTV entrepreneur Jamal Edwards died at the age of 31 in February this year. This is what we know about the death of Jamal Edwards, the man who helped launch careers of Dave and Jessie JJamal Edwards earned fame by establishing new music platform SBTV – and helped launch huge UK music careers including Dave and Jessie J. In early 2022, his manager said Jamal Edwards died in the early hours of Sunday, February 20.

K.J. Yossman Ed Sheeran has scored a second victory in his recent copyright trial after a British judge awarded the singer over $1.1 million in costs.The sum represents approximately 90% of Sheeran’s legal bill.Explaining his decision to award Sheeran such substantial costs, Judge Antony Zacaroli wrote in his judgment: “The starting point is to identify the winners and losers in the action because the general rule is that the unsuccessful party pays the costs of the successful party… There is no dispute as to this: [Sheeran] undoubtedly won and won on every substantial point.”In April, Judge Zacaroli ruled that Sheeran had not plagiarised a 2015 song titled “Oh Why” by Sami Chokri in his hit “Shape of You.” Sheeran co-wrote “Shape of You” alongside Snow Patrol singer Johnny McDaid and producer Steve Mac (during the trial he used his legal name of Steven McCutcheon), who were co-claimants in the action.Chokri’s legal team had argued that, through a publicity campaign and mutual friends including SBTV founder Jamal Edwards (who unexpectedly died shortly before the trial), Sheeran had had the opportunity to listen to – and plagiarize – Chokri’s track.

Ed Sheeran has been announced as the most-played artist of 2021 in the UK, with Bad Habits as the most-played song. 

Ed Sheeran has been crowned as the most-played artist from the UK in 2021, with ‘Bad Habits’ also the most-played single of last year.The singer-songwriter claimed the same double in 2017 with the album ‘÷’ and song ‘Shape Of You’. 2022 marks his fourth time in fifth years to be the most-played artist in the country, only beaten by Dua Lipa in 2020.Figures from the Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) show the top 10 singles of the year, which also features songs by The Weeknd, Coldplay and Years & Years.Joining Sheeran in the top 10 artists list are Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. You can see both lists below.1.

Airline and holiday provider Jet2 has issued an urgent warning to all customers. If you're going away you'll probably know about the chaos we've been seeing at airports like Manchester and Dublin.

Tributes have been over the past week to a number of much loved people who have passed away in Greater Manchester.

Ed Sheeran wowed fans at Hampden last night, and even surprised the crowd by wearing a Scotland top.

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