Greatest Hits Radio has revealed the Top 300 most-streamed songs by UK artists from the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
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It's hard to overstate just how much Loreen changed the Eurovision Song Contest when she won in 2012 with Euphoria.
A blissful, urgent explosion of tender synth-pop with elements of trance and electronica, Euphoria transformed the opinion of what caliber of song can be entered into Eurovision; Loreen almost singlehandedly legitimised the contest's ability to create great, modern pop music on global scale.
And now, 10 years after changing the game, she's back again. A surprise entry into this year's Melodifestivalen [the contest where Sweden chooses it's Eurovision entry], Tattoo functions, and feels, like a sister track to Euphoria.
"I don't care about the pain," she decrees, "I'll walk through fire and through rain, just to closer to you."
But now, with a decade of experience behind her (including a masterful debut album, Heal, and elegant pop tracks like Paper Light (Higher) and My Heart Is Refusing Me), Loreen has opened herself back up again. Tattoo leans in heavy on the trance and electronic elements, bursting into life with a serene urgency to be heard.
"All I care about is love," she coos on the outro to the surging banger, and she really means it. As Loreen prepares to see if lightning really can strike (to date, only one act as won Eurovision twice - Ireland's Johnny Logan), we jumped on a Zoom to talk to Loreen about her grand return and her plans to help make the world a better place, one perfect pop song at a time.
Oh, and the time she nearly accidentally got crushed by a giant, 2 tonne screen. All in the name of art, of course!
Hello! Thank you my love.
How am I feeling? I feel like I'm in the right place at the right time [bursts into song] "The riiiight place at the riiiight time!" I honestly thought
Greatest Hits Radio has revealed the Top 300 most-streamed songs by UK artists from the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
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6lack has announced new tour dates for the UK and European leg of his upcoming 2024 ‘Since I Have A Lover’ world tour. You can buy them here.The tour is in support of the R&B–hip-hop hybrid star’s recent third studio album, ‘Since I Have A Lover’ – which featured from Don Toliver and Wale.
As the stars turned out in force for 2023's Met Gala in New York – many wearing wedding dresses – two chose the glitzy event to announce their pregnancies.Tennis star Serena Williams, 41, debuted her baby bump on the cream carpet, telling Vogue magazine: “There’s three of us here. I’m good, I’m really good now.
With the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest being right on our doorstep, Manchester is set to celebrate this year’s event in true style.
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Ed Sheeran just made a major revelation during his testimony in the ongoing copyright lawsuit against him.During testimony Thursday, Sheeran revealed that he cannot read music. After sharing his occupation, marital status and dropping a few big industry names he's written for — Justin Bieber, BTS, The Weeknd, Taylor Swift and Elton John to name a few — Sheeran shared that he not only can't read music but also doesn't have a degree in the field.In discussing how his love for song began, the «Perfect» singer said he learned about music as a child from his church choir, noting that he first started songwriting at the age of 13 while on a trip to Ireland with his father.
Jennie Punter The Changing Face of Europe, which is presented by European Film Promotion (EFP) in collaboration with Hot Docs, returns to Toronto with the sixth edition of its festival-within-a-festival program—nine features and one mid-length film—exploring themes around identity, belonging and struggle. “Over the years, the Changing Face of Europe has become one of the more impactful programs in the lineup, and also an essential component of our festival programming,” Hot Docs artistic director Shane Smith told Variety in advance of the festival. “Europe has a rich history of and strong connection to the art of documentary filmmaking,” he said. “We are delighted to showcase the powerful work coming out of the continent that sheds light on crucial issues facing Europeans today.”
Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time has cast Danish model-actress Maja Simonsen, Icelandic actress and former Olympic swimmer Ragga Ragnars, Irish actor Jay Duffy and New Zealand singer, actress and comedian Rima Te Wiata in recurring roles for the hit fantasy drama’s upcoming second season. The announcement was made during today’s virtual panel at JordanCon.
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Jamie Laing and Spencer Matthews both appeared on Channel 4’s Made In Chelsea as two of the OG cast members back in 2011. Jamie and Spencer - whose parents acquired the Scottish courtesy titles of Laird and Lady of Glen Affric upon purchasing an estate - have been friends for almost two decades, and their relationship has been heavily documented on social media over the years.
Britain's Got Talent has faced the wrath of some viewers following its return to screens. The hit ITV talent show returned for its 16th series on Saturday night (April 15) before a second helping of auditions aired on Sunday night in a bumper series premiere weekend.
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