Official Top 40 Record Store Chart 2020: The best-selling albums in the UK's independent record shops revealed

Sales of vinyl records climbed for a 13th consecutive year in the UK in 2020, up 11.5% year-on-year, growth shows no signs of slowing down as record collectors look for new vinyl to spin during lockdown living.

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Bacon is used to reinventing himself. The British presenter was notoriously booted off iconic BBC kids show Blue Peter after being caught binging cocaine, but survived the ignominy to become a near-ubiquitous presence on UK television and radio.

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+’s new international streaming service Star has commissioned a mafia series, penned by The Last Kingdom and Baghdad Central scribe Stephen Butchard and co-produced by two high-profile outfits in the UK and Italy.

Bridgerton sensation is coming to Studio 8H.Breakout star Regé-Jean Page, who plays the Duke of Hastings on the popular Netflix drama, has been tapped to host on Feb. 20, NBC announced Saturday.

Ah, Valentine's Day – bunches of flowers, boxes of chocolates, a glass of champagne and a romantic dinner, but let's not forget the music to set the mood, right? 

Anthony Stewart Head has spoken out about allegations of abuse against Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon. The 66-year-old played “Watcher” Rupert Giles on the popular series, starring  Sarah Michelle Gellar, from 1997-2003. “I am gutted. I’m seriously gutted…I have been up most of the night just running through my memories thinking, ‘What did I miss?'” he said on British network ITV’s This Morning on Thursday, Feb. 11.

Rockstar Games have confirmed that 2020 was GTA V’s best year since launching in 2013, selling a total of 140 million copies over the course of eight years.2020 provided the biggest boost, with Rockstar totalling 130 million copies sold as of May 2020 – meaning the second half of last year saw 10 million more purchased.The gaming industry has seen a boost due largely to the coronavirus pandemic, but GTA V has endured particularly well, staying in the top 10 UK physical games chart for the whole

She's no stranger to being a grafter, and now Amanda Holden is said to have made a whopping £1 million from selling her homeware range on QVC.The mum-of-two, who recently showed off her tanned legs in a mini skirt, has made up for the next series of Britain's Got Talent being cancelled by selling her range on the shopping channel. A source told The Sun: "Amanda has the magic touch when it comes to her homeware range and she's proved to be a sell-out hit.

Cary Elwes granted all our wishes by reigniting his feud with Ted Cruz. The British actor, best known for playing Wesley in The Princess Bride, blasted the Republican Senator and self-proclaimed The Princess Bride fanboy on Twitter Wednesday after Cruz professed his hatred for “the Left” and its influence on Hollywood films during one of his podcasts. He said:

Tom Payne is currently starring in the second season of Global‘s “Prodigal Son”, but if not for a few inches could have been on another hit TV series entirely.

IDLES’ ‘Ultra Mono’ has been named as the best-selling album in the UK’s independent record shops in 2020.The Bristol band’s third studio album, which arrived back in September, tops a new chart published by the Official Charts Company this week after the record previously became the fastest-selling vinyl release of last year.‘Ultra Mono’ fended off competition from Yungblud‘s ‘Weird!’ and Fontaines D.C.‘s ‘A Hero’s Death’, which respectively rounded off the top three best-selling albums in the

Darkoo's viral hit Gangsta ft. One Acen claims the UK's biggest afrobeats song of the past year, OfficialCharts.com can reveal. 

Halsey has a baby on the way! The Grammy-nominated singer, 26, revealed she’s expecting on January 27, by sharing a trio of gorgeous photos from her maternity shoot [SEEN HERE]. “Surprise,” she wrote on Instagram, adding a baby, bottle and rainbow emojis.

The UK's biggest Americana album of 2020 was Bruce Springsteen's Letter To You, while the biggest homegrown Americana release was Song For Our Daughter by Laura Marling, the Official Charts Company can reveal.

Happy Birthday Emma Bunton!

Backlash mounted online last week when Kenyan tourism minister Najib Balala picked British model Naomi Campbell as ambassador, representing the “Magical Kenya” brand.In response, many people asked why someone like Nyong’o, a native Kenyan since she was a toddler, could not have been selected instead.

EXCLUSIVE: Brit actor Luke Thompson, who plays Benedict Bridgerton in Netflix’s all-the-rage series Bridgerton, has signed with UK management firm Insight.