Geri Halliwell’s friendship with George Michael nearly cost her life.
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Michael Ball & Alfie Boe are on course for their third UK Number 1 album together but have Korean boyband BTS to overcome to secure the top spot.
Renowned singer and broadcaster Ball and acclaimed tenor Boe are at Number 1 on this week’s Official Chart Update with their fourth album and first festive collection Together at Christmas. The holiday album currently has the most CD sales so far this week and has an overall lead of over 7,000 chart sales.
Ball & Boe’s three previous LPs all reached
Geri Halliwell’s friendship with George Michael nearly cost her life.
Elf stands tall at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart as it marks a second week leading a notably festive Top 10. Notching up 30,000 sales, with 73% of these made up of digital downloads, it’s another very strong week at the top for the 2003 classic starring Will Ferrell.
Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You is leading the charge on today’s Official Chart: First Look.
Read more: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye at Tate Britain review: A playful enigmaThe Godfather Part III has had a reputation somewhat similar to The Hobbit Trilogy or The Matrix sequels. Many defend it and point out moments worth celebrating, but generally it is considered a disappointment in comparison to its legendary predecessors.
Crafters rejoice! The Great British Sewing Bee will be broadcasting two Christmas specials over the festive period, with presenter Joe Lycett welcoming exciting celebrity guests to showcase their sewing skills. The first episode will see Denise Van Outen, Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas, This Morning's Dr Ranj Singh and comedian Sara Pascoe enter the amateur sewing room for some crafting fun.
It's not often that an act can have two Number 1 albums in the same calendar year, but for a lucky dozen, that possibility has been a reality. Of the 12 artists and groups who have achieved this rare feat since modern chart records began in 1997, the latest occurring this past week.
BTS bring their unique brand of pop to the top Official Trending Chart once more as Life Goes On enters at Number 1.
The stars of “Normal People” has fun finally watching the series together, while turning it into a drinking game.
Small Axe, which depicts the lives of Black British people between 1969 and 1982, and is dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement. He played Franklyn in the Lovers Rock instalment.Speaking to the Times, Ward was asked if he thought the film and TV industry was doing enough to push for diversity.
The festive season is already well under way on the Official Chart thanks to a surge of Christmas favourites heading for this week’s Official Singles Chart Top 100 earlier than ever before.
AC/DC are well on their way to claiming their fourth UK Number 1 album, outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined on the Official Chart Update.
Jake Kanter International TV EditorMichael Winterbottom, the BAFTA-winning director behind The Trip and 24 Hour Party People, has signed a first-look deal with Fremantle after collaborating with the producer on a project about Boris Johnson’s time as UK prime minister.Winterbottom and his company Revolution Films will develop films and TV shows with Fremantle, which in turn will co-produce and distribute the projects around the world.
Kylie Minogue has become the first female artist to top the UK albums chart in five consecutive decades.She broke the record with the release of her new studio album ‘Disco’, released last Friday (November 6) and entered the Official Charts at Number One.