Record number of artists and tracks accumulate multi-million annual streams in UK - including hits by Ed Sheeran, Tion Wayne & Russ Millions and Glass Animals

Blossoms have scored their third UK Number One album with ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’, it has been confirmed.The Stockport band’s latest record follows their previous full-length releases, 2016’s ‘Blossoms’ and 2020’s ‘Foolish Loving Spaces’, in topping the Official UK Album Chart.As well as hitting the top spot on the main album chart, the new album has also claimed the Number One position on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart. Physical formats accounted for 90 per cent of ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’’s total sales, the Official Charts Company has revealed.“It’s happened again! Ribbon Around the Bomb is the Official UK Number 1 album this week – [our] third time,” the band told OfficialCharts.com.

Harry Styles reigns atop the Official Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks with As It Was, edging ever-closer to matching Encanto’s seven-week stint with We Don’t Talk About Bruno earlier this year.  

Ed Sheeran has released another remix of ‘2Step’, this time in collaboration with Ukrainian band Antytila. Proceeds from the new track will go to the Ukrainian Association Of Music Events’ Music Saves UA campaign, raising money for humanitarian efforts in the country.Antytila first contacted Sheeran last month, asking to be included in ITV’s Concert For Ukraine.

Fontaines D.C. performed three tracks during an appearance on CBS Saturday Morning over the weekend (April 30) – check out the videos below.The Dublin band played live renditions of one track from each of their three studio albums – ‘Liberty Belle’ from ‘Dogrel’ (2019), ‘Oh Such A Spring’ from ‘A Hero’s Death’ (2020) and ‘Jackie Down The Line’, which features on their recent record ‘Skinty Fia’.For their latest US TV outing, Fontaines D.C. recorded the performance in a minimal black studio space.It came after the group recently appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers while out on their 2022 North American headline tour, which wraps up in Los Angeles on May 19.

Fontaines D.C. have scored their first Number One album in the UK and Ireland with their third record, ‘Skinty Fia’.The album, which was released last week (April 22), follows the Dublin band’s previous two efforts – 2019’s ‘Dogrel’ and 2020’s ‘A Hero’s Death’ – landing in the Top 10.‘Skinty Fia’ outsold the band’s closest competition in the Official UK Albums Chart, Ed Sheeran’s ‘=’, two-to-one.

Harry Styles’ As It Was secures a month-long stint at Number 1 in the UK. 

Harry Styles’ As It Was holds on to earn a fourth week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.

Ed Sheeran and David Guetta are among the new names to join the line-up for the Capital Summertime Ball with Barclaycard 2022.Dubbed “the UK’s biggest summer party”, the concert will take place at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, June 12. Tickets go on general sale exclusively on Global Player this Thursday (April 28) – buy yours here.Yesterday (April 25) saw organisers announce the first wave of acts, which included Harry Styles, George Ezra and KSI.The line-up was completed during Capital Breakfast With Roman Kemp this morning (April 26), with the news that Sheeran would be returning to the Summertime Ball for the first time since 2014.Other new additions include Guetta, Aitch, Joel Corry and Mimi Webb.

Potter Payper ascends to Number 1 on the UK's Official Trending Chart with Gangsteritus. 

Harry Styles is already racing ahead to secure a possible month-long stint at Number 1 with As It Was this Friday.

Harry Styles makes it a third consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with As It Was.  

Ed Sheeran returns to Number 1 with his fifth studio album = (Equals).

Ed Sheeran smiles as he makes his way to a music video shoot in London, England on Friday (April 15).

Harry Styles scores a second week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with As It Was.

Nothing is ever As It Was, as Harry Styles makes a massive debut with his second solo Number 1 single.

Harry Styles rockets to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart with As It Was.

Adele, Ed Sheeran, Dave and Dean 'Inflo' Josiah Cover lead nominations for the 2022 Ivor Novello Awards.

The British pop star and his co-writers, Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, had denied allegations that the song copied part of 2015’s “Oh Why” by Sami Chokri, who performs under the name Sami Switch.Sheeran took to Twitter on Wednesday and expressed relief at his legal victory in Britain, though he decried what he called a “culture” of baseless lawsuits intended to squeeze money out of artists eager to avoid the expense of a trial.“Whilst we’re obviously happy with the result, I feel like claims like this are way too common now and have become a culture where a claim is made with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court, even if there is no basis for the claim,” Sheerhan said in a video posted on Twitter.