Either Liverpool or Glasgow will host Eurovision 2023. The shortlist of cities has been cut from seven to just two today.
Glasgow has been named the vinyl collecting capital of the UK
07.09.2022 - 23:08 / nme.com
vinyl collecting capital of the UK, according to a new study.Up to 32 per cent of the UK’s vinyl collectors live in the Scottish city, The Royal Mint found via DJ Mag.The study also discovered that Glasgow was followed closely by the North East of England in boasting the most record collectors in the nation, with 25 per cent of vinyl collectors living there.It comes after vinyl record sales in 2021 were at the highest they’ve been in 30 years, despite widely publicised issues with backlogs and delays.According to figures from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), more than five million vinyl records were sold last year, an 8 per cent increase on 2020. It marked the 14th year in a row that the format has increased sales, with vinyl records making up 23 per cent of all albums sold.The biggest-selling vinyl album of 2021 was ABBA‘s comeback record ‘Voyage’, while Adele‘s huge ’30’ and Sam Fender‘s ‘Seventeen Going Under’ – NME’s Album Of The Year – also sold big on wax.Campaigns such as LoveRecordStores, Record Store Day and National Album Day also helped rally sales for independent record shops and specialist chains.Earlier this year, it was also reported that vinyl sales in the UK look set to overtake CDs.Vinyl albums brought in £135.6million in 2021 (up 23.2 per cent year-on-year) compared to £150.1million in CD sales (down 3.9 per cent year-on-year).
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27.09.2022 / 17:13
Eurovision 2023: Either Glasgow or Liverpool will host the Eurovision Song Contest in the United Kingdom next year
The decision between which UK city will host the Eurovision Song Contest next year has been narrowed down to two finalists.
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25.09.2022 / 20:19
Man rushed to hospital after fire rips through Glasgow high-rise flat
This is the dramatic moment a fire ripped through a high-rise flat in Glasgow.
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24.09.2022 / 22:17
Man rushed to hospital after huge fight breaks out in Glasgow as police race to scene
A man has been rushed to hospital after a huge fight broke out in Glasgow this afternoon.
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21.09.2022 / 01:03
Woman who disappeared from Glasgow city centre over 10 days ago sparks frantic police search
A young woman who vanished from Glasgow city centre over 10 days ago has sparked a frantic police search.
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19.09.2022 / 15:59
Three charged over 'hate crime' at student halls in Glasgow
Three people have been charged over an alleged hate crime and assault at a Scots student halls building, with a man taken to hospital.
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18.09.2022 / 16:53
Police launch probe after 'deliberate' blaze at Glasgow high flats
Police are treating a blaze in a block of flats in Glasgow as a deliberate act.
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17.09.2022 / 08:01
Snoop Dogg plans to open Glasgow restaurant with Gordon Ramsay
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15.09.2022 / 16:09
Princess Anne looks sombre as she meets mourners in Glasgow ahead of Queen's funeral
The Princess Royal is visiting Scotland today, accompanied by her husband Sir Tim Laurence. She is touring the Glasgow City Chambers, one of the city's most celebrated works of architecture, and meet with representatives of organisations of which the late Queen was a patron. Anne was accompanied by her husband Sir Tim Laurence, was pictured chatting to crowds outside before reading messages left on bouquets. This comes after Anne, 72, has taken a front-and-centre position during the preparations for her mother's funeral, appearing alongside her brothers and nephews during the coffin's procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall yesterday.
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14.09.2022 / 01:05
Two rushed to hospital after 'armed cops' lock down Glasgow flat as man arrested
Two men have been rushed to hospital after 'armed cops' locked down a set of flats in the east end of Glasgow.
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08.09.2022 / 22:11
Charles Immediately Named King, Addresses His ‘Beloved Mother’ Queen Elizabeth’s Death
Following the shocking death of Queen Elizabeth II, Her Majesty’s son Charles, 73, has immediately been named King, as is the custom.
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07.09.2022 / 01:27
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Names Former WWE Marketing Manager Michelle Donelan As Culture Secretary
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05.09.2022 / 22:25
Cops discover huge £120,000 cannabis cultivation in Glasgow
Police have recovered £120,000 worth of cannabis from one of the "largest cultivations operations ever seen" in Glasgow.
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05.09.2022 / 16:01
Violent Glasgow 'Ice Cream Wars' set to feature in new BBC documentary
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04.09.2022 / 18:13
Nicola Sturgeon joins tributes to former Glasgow City Council Labour leader Malcolm Cunning
Tributes have been paid from across the political spectrum to former Glasgow Labour leader and councillor Malcolm Cunning who has died, aged 65. News of his death was announced by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar on Sunday.
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04.09.2022 / 15:39
Brutal fight at Glasgow's Four Corners sees man left with head wound after being pummelled on road
Footage has emerged of a brutal fight outside a popular McDonald's in the city centre of Glasgow.