ROCK band Manic Street Preachers have topped the UK charts with their 14th studio album, The Ultra Vivid Lament. “It’s amazing to be back at No.1 after 23 years – it was a titanic chart battle, and we are absolutely over the…
BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month will return for September 2021, with Lil Nas X, Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes and Bring Me The Horizon among those set to perform. Live Lounge Month kicks off on Monday, September 6 as Radio 1’s brand new…
LITTLE MIX have hit a landmark 100 weeks in the Top 10 on the Official Singles Chart – more than any other girl group in UK chart history. In the same week that the group’s figures at the iconic Madame Tussauds were…
THE Ivor Novello Awards 2021 shortlist has been announced, with Harry Styles leading the nominations. Recognised as a pinnacle of achievement since they were first presented in 1956, The Ivors Academy presents Ivor Novello Awards for exceptional songwriting and composing. The…
“Imagine what life would be like if as a result of a global Pandemic and a system we have no control over, independent artists no longer had the means to release music.” Mobo nominated artist M3nsa, real name Bondzie Mensa Ansah, has…
PA SALIEU has been crowned the winner of BBC Music Sound of 2021, the broadcast network has revealed. The 23 year-old rapper was selected by a panel of 160 industry experts and alumni artists, including Billie Eilish, Stormzy, Jorja Smith, Wolf Alice,…
SOUTH London rapper Octavian has been crowned winner of BBC Music’s Sound of 2019 after being judged by 236 leading industry experts. The 23-year-old represents a true rags to riches story. After a turbulent upbringing which saw him homeless and drop out…
RITA ORA, George Ezra and B Young are just a handful of names from this year’s star-studded December Top of the Pops line-up set to hit screens this Christmas and New Year. The one hour specials will celebrate the biggest hits and…
BREAKFAST show hosts Rickie Williams, Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges have left their jobs at Kiss FM and joined BBC Radio 1 for a new late night show, replacing Charlie Sloth. The trio currently present The Kiss 100 Breakfast Show, one of…
THE VOTES are in and Jumpsuit by Twenty One Pilots has claimed top spot in BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record of the Year – beating the likes of The 1975, Arctic Monkeys and Florence + The Machine. Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac…
