The Rolling Stones pull ahead of Declan McKenna in this week's Official Albums Chart race

Ava Max and Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason lead an eclectic and extremely close Official Albums Chart Update, with just 1,700 chart sales currently separating the Top 5.

Declan McKenna is already working on his third album, his manager has revealed.The singer released second album ‘Zeros’ earlier this month, narrowly missing out on the UK chart top spot to The Rolling Stones.“He’s already sent me five demos,” manager Tara Richardson told Music Week in a new interview.

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Declan McKenna and Kaiser Chiefs are set to close the UK’s first socially distanced arena in Newcastle this weekend.The Virgin Money Unity Arena, located at Gosforth Park, has held gigs for the last month, including an opening pair of shows from Sam Fender.Kaiser Chiefs will play the arena’s penultimate show on Saturday (September 19), before recent NME cover star McKenna closes the series the following evening.“We are delighted with how the event has worked out and we’re extremely grateful to

The Rolling Stones’ reissue of Goats Head Soap has debuted at number one, five decades after the album originally topped the UK charts in 1973.

The Rolling Stones have broken a chart record and beaten Declan McKenna to the Number One spot on the UK chart today (September 11).The veteran band were in a tight race for the top with the young star after their 1973 album ‘Goats Head Soup’ was reissued last week (September 4).The Stones beat McKenna’s second album ‘Zeros’ to Number One by just over 800 sales and lead on physical copies, according to the Official Charts Company.

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The Rolling Stones clinch this week’s Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart at the final hour with Goats Head Soup, following an extremely close battle with midweek leader Declan McKenna.

Declan McKenna has posed in the iconic ‘Who The Fuck Is Mick Jagger?’ t-shirt design as his chart battle with The Rolling Stones heats up.The singer is locked in a fierce battle for this week’s top spot, according to the latest data collected by the Official Charts Company, with roughly fewer than 50 physical units (CD, vinyl and cassette) separating the acts as they vie for the prestigious position on the UK album chart.McKenna is hoping to score his first number one with his second studio

Declan McKenna and The Rolling Stones appear to be in a tight race for the UK Number One album this week.According to data collected overnight by the Official Charts Company, fewer than 50 physical (CD, vinyl and cassette) sales now separate the two acts in their battle for the top spot.Currently, McKenna is still at Number One as of the latest sales flash with his second studio album ‘Zeros’.However, the group, fronted by Mick Jagger, have the most downloads of the week so far with their

Declan McKenna and The Rolling Stones' race for this week's Number 1 album looks like it will be a photo finish.

Declan McKenna gave a tender rendition of Dua Lipa‘s ‘Hallucinate’ for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge last night (September 8).Playing an acoustic guitar, McKenna performed the stripped-back take on Lipa’s major disco bop accompanied by piano and electric guitar. His delivery was a combination of tender sentiments and lustful vocal bursts.Watch the performance below:McKenna is NME‘s latest Big Read artist.

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It’s youth vs experience on this week’s Official Albums Chart Update as Declan McKenna and The Rolling Stones go head-to-head for the UK’s Number 1 album.

Declan McKenna has admitted that he suffers from imposter syndrome.The young star, who has been riding high ever since the release of his acclaimed 2017 debut album ‘What Do You Think About the Car?’, released his second album ‘Zeros’ on Friday (September 4). Although it’s earned him a lot of praise, he’s not sure he deserves it.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, McKenna said he suffers imposter syndrome: “The most imposter syndrome I’ve ever felt is now.”The definition of