In recognition of the popularity of the folk music genre, the Official Charts Company announces the first Official Folk Albums Chart.
08.09.2020 - 18:21 / officialcharts.com
Hitting the Top 10 of the UK's Official Singles Chart is a big deal. In the competitive streaming era, a top tier single is a mark of genuine popularity; that a song has well and truly wormed its way into the ears and hearts of the general public. Back in the early 00s, anything lower than a Top 10 single for a popstar and, to borrow a line from Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost, you in danger girl.
While acts like The Beatles, Spice Girls and Westlife were more about topping the charts in their day,
In recognition of the popularity of the folk music genre, the Official Charts Company announces the first Official Folk Albums Chart.
Ashley Banjo has shared his thanks to ITV after they supported Diversity’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent, despite 24,000 complaints to Ofcom.The 31 year old dancer, who is stepping in for Simon Cowell as BGT judge, posted an image of ITV’s latest advert, which was circulated in the national newspapers on Saturday 19 September.The powerful ad shows a black and white photo of Ashely taking the knee and shares their support with his dance group Diversity’s recent routine.
Ashley Banjo said his dance group Diversity have “never been prouder”, following ITV’s support for their performance of a routine inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.
Ashley Banjo has shared a sweet snap of his two children to Instagram to “lighten the mood”, joking that it would “confuse the racists” because “one child is brown child is brown and one is white”.The leader of dance troupe Diversity, 31, posted the picture in the aftermath of the racial abuse and complaints he received following his performance on Britain’s Got Talent.
Britain's Got Talent viewers of taking a political stance during a family entertainment show and it's now the second most complained about TV moment of the decade.
Ashley Banjo is leader of the dance troupe Diversity, who found fame after winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2009.The 6 foot 4 inch star, recently returned to the hit ITV talent show as a guest judge and also took to the stage to perform an emotional and brilliantly choreographed Black Lives Matter-inspired performance.
Ashley Banjo has said Diversity’s dance routine, inspired by Black Lives Matter, sparked more of a positive than a negative response.