Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell crowned UK's biggest debut album of all time

Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National, have announced details of their self-titled debut album and shared its lead single.‘Complete Mountain Almanac’ was formed after Karijord set out to make an album “about climate change in 12 suites, representing the 12 months of the year,” and approached her friend of 15 years, Jessica – who works as a poet, dancer and multimedia artist based in Italy – to contribute “poetic and lyrical” elements to the project.The band and album’s title came from a book of poetry written by Jessica in the wake of her breast cancer diagnosis, as well as coming to reflect the environmental themes on the record. Watch the video for ‘May’, featuring a video directed by Olof Grind, below.The album was recorded at Paris’ St. Germain studios, and features instrumentation and co-production from both Aaron and Bryce Dessner.

Mindy Kaling introduced Anne Hathaway at Monday night’s Elle Women in Hollywood ceremony and pinpointed the precise moment when she “fell in love” with the Oscar-winning star.

It’s been quite the year for films that look for inspiration in the autobiographical. James Gray returned to his childhood in Queens for “Armageddon Time,” Steven Spielberg reflected on the origins of his love for cinema in “The Fabelmans,” and Alejandro González Iñárritu investigated the pained ripples of diaspora and guilt in “Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths.” In 2022, one more semi-autobiographical film will grace the screens, Gary Oldman’s BAFTA-winning directorial debut “Nil By Mouth.” Back to British cinemas for the first time since its original release in 1997, the film has been recently remastered in celebration of its 25th anniversary.

Megan Thee Stallion took the “Saturday Night Live” stage in her hosting debut over the weekend, and delivered a fun, confident monologue that intentionally teased, but avoided, the elephant in the room.

Megan Thee Stallion took the stage in her hosting debut over the weekend, and delivered a fun, confident monologue that intentionally teased, but avoided, the elephant in the room.Megan walked out into the spotlight in Studio 8H rocking a black, semi-sheer ensemble and a bright smile and lit up the room with her enthusiastic charisma.However, the news of her home in Los Angeles getting broken into while she was in New York preparing for the show hung in the air as many waited to see if she would address the news in her opener.«I do pride myself on being an open book,» Megan said, toward the end of her monologue. «So with that being said, I would like to address a certain incident that I'm sure is on everybody's mind.»After a well-delivered dramatic pause, Megan shared, «No, I do not know why Popeyes took the Hottie Sauce off the menu.»«And hotties, if you want the sauce back, you gotta take that up with the Popeyes lady, not me! Alright?» She added with a laugh, before kicking off the show.Megan Thee Stallion’s Monologue! #stallionnightlivepic.twitter.com/pDji7Z1S37Two men broke into Megan's Los Angeles home on Thursday, TMZ first reported. Law enforcement sources told the outlet that took more than $300,000 in jewelry, cash and electronics.Megan took to Twitter on Friday to address the news, writing, «Material things can be replaced but I’m glad everyone is safe.»«Hotties I'm really sorry but after SNL I really gotta take a break,» she tweeted on Friday, just minutes after addressing the break in.

Cynthia Bailey is not giving up on love.«I am a Pieces woman. I'm never going to give up on love,» she confirmed to ET's Brice Sander at 2022 BravoCon on Saturday. «I may not get married again, but I will always be on a quest for love. Self-love, you know, the love in my life.

Meat Loaf‘s ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ has been named as the best-selling debut album in UK chart history.Compiled by The Official Charts Company in partnership with National Album Day, which will take place tomorrow (October 15), the ‘Official All-Time Debut Albums Top 20’ has placed the late artist’s 1977 solo album at the top.The chart is based on combined UK sales and streams since records began in 1956, with Meat Loaf having sold over 3.5million copies of ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ in the UK alone to date.Second in the chart is James Blunt‘s 2004 LP ‘Back To Bedlam’, with Leona Lewis (‘Spirit’, 2007), Lady Gaga (‘The Fame’, 2008) and Dido (‘No Angel’, 1999) rounding out the top five.Other entrants in the top 20 include debut albums by the Spice Girls, Coldplay, Mike Oldfield, Adele, The Killers, Guns N’ Roses and Oasis. You can see the full ‘Official All-Time Debut Albums Top 20’ chart below.A special Steve Wright-hosted radio programme about the new debut albums chart will air on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 2 from 1pm-3pm tomorrow.Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, passed away earlier this year at the age of 74.

Inhaler have returned with new single ‘Love Will Get You There’ and details of their anticipated second album ‘Cuts & Bruises’.The Dublin band’s Tony Genn-produced second album, the follow-up to critically-acclaimed chart-topping debut ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This‘, will arrive on February 17 and comes previewed by previous single ‘These Are The Days’ and the bittersweet indie pop euphoria of ‘Love Will Get You There’.Directed by James Arden, the new video for the single sees Inhaler’s four band members – vocalist and guitarist Elijah Hewson, bassist Robert Keating, guitarist Josh Jenkinson and drummer Ryan McMahon – performing on a spoof Late Late Show alongside a lively cast of characters. Check it out below.‘Just To Keep You Satisfied’‘Love Will Get You There’‘So Far, So Good’‘These Are The Days’‘If You’re Gonna Break My Heart’‘Perfect Storm’‘Dublin In Ecstasy’‘When I Have Her On My Mind’‘Valentine’‘The Things I Do’‘Now You Got Me’Inhaler were this week confirmed to support Arctic Monkeys on their upcoming 2023 European tour.

Mimi Webb has announced that she will release her debut album, ‘Amelia’, next spring. She will also be touring the UK and Ireland in support of the record.“Announcing my first ever album is such an important moment in my career that honestly, sometimes I wasn’t even sure would happen”, she says.

CVC have shared details of their highly anticipated debut album, ‘Get Real’.Alongside the announcement, the South Wales rockers have offered a first taste of the album in the form of lead single ‘Good Morning Vietnam’. Ross Orton, who previously worked with Arctic Monkeys, mixed the record.Explaining what the new single is about, the band said: “It’s about a time when everyone around us seemed to be wrapped up in Tinder and one-night stands.”“The album was recorded with love in the living room of a student house in Cardiff around one microphone, as we searched for a new sound,” they continued.

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The Libertines have announced the launch of a special podcast to celebrate 20 years of their debut album ‘Up The Bracket’.Titled ‘Up The Bracket: 20 Years of The Libertines’, the podcast will be made up of seven episodes featuring exclusive interviews with band members Carl Barât, Pete Doherty, John Hassall and Gary Powell, as well as the A&R who discovered them, James Endeacott, and their biographer, Anthony Thornton.The series will be hosted by Radio X’s Sunta Templeton and will provide listeners with insight into The Libertines’ journey, exploring the highs and lows and the moment they felt like they ‘made it’ told by the band themselves.Our podcast with @thelibertines, 20 Years Of Up The Bracket is out on Friday, and we want to know what your favourite Up The Bracket track is? Reply or quote tweet with your answer

This week on The Record Club, Alt-J will join Jess Iszatt for a National Album Day Special.

Ghanian artist Black Sherif has shared his debut album. The Villain I Never Was features recent single "Kwaku The Traveller" plus the Burna Boy remix of his breakout hit "Second Sermon." Mixing afrobeats with asakaa (Ghanian drill) "Second Sermon" was No.

Friendly Fires have announced a one-off show in London to mark the fifteenth anniversary of their eponymous debut album in February next year.“Time is a flat circle, much like a CD or a record, and one such flat circle that completely reconfigured our lives will be turning fifteen next year”, say the band. “‘Friendly Fires’ only peaked at a modest number 38 in the album chart, but momentum grew via the word of mouth of our small crew of proactive fans, and eventually we had a hit on our hands”.“So next year, we’re going to be getting out there and doing a special show to celebrate this, both for us and for the fans who made it a success”, they go on.

This year's National Album Day is focused on the brilliance of debut albums; that rare kind of record, which can see so many artists capture lightning in a bottle.