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Olivia Dean (R) presents Sam Fender (L) with the 'Song of the year' award on stage during The BRIT Awards 2026 at Co-op Live on February 28, 2026 in Manchester, England.
Sam Fender joins Olivia Dean at Lollapalooza as they celebrate a UK singles chart record

By Beth Simpson Published

Rein Me In has now spent more weeks at number one than any other song

Singles And Albums
Two people hold up their vinyl copy of the Oasis record cover, 'What's the Story Morning Glory' on Soho's Berwick Street, on 26th January 2026, in London, England.
As the UK album chart turns 70, the biggest seller of all time has been confirmed

By Beth Simpson Published

Only Queen and Abba's greatest hits packages have sold more

Singles And Albums
L-R: Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle of Roxette perform on stage at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party, Docklands Arena, London, 11th November 1990. (Photo by Phil Dent/Redferns)
How Roxette repurposed a Christmas song for the Pretty Woman soundtrack and ended up with a US No 1

By Beth Simpson Published

The single has just passed one billion YouTube views

Artists
Olivia Dean performs 'Man I Need' on stage during The BRIT Awards 2026 at Co-op Live on February 28, 2026 in Manchester, England.
Olivia Dean, Paul McCartney and Raye score Mercury Prize 2026 'best album' nominations

By Beth Simpson Published

Former winners Dave and Suede have also made the shortlist

Music Industry
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JULY 19: RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook of BTS perform during the Topps Final Halftime Show in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match
Grammys CEO defends new 'Asian Pop' category after BTS rule themselves out

By Beth Simpson Published

He says intention was to “shine a dedicated spotlight” on important artists

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The Beatles
The Beatles' Rubber Soul Special Edition contains a previously unheard John Lennon song

By Beth Simpson Published

George Harrison's favourite is getting a reissue

Singles And Albums
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Daft Punk performs onstage during the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/WireImage)
Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter on his reaction to the huge scale and success of Random Access Memories

By Ben Rogerson Published

He also explains how the direction for the album was set by Daft Punk's work on the Tron: Legacy soundtrack

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English musician Roger Waters performs during his tour "This Is Not a Drill" in Bogota on December 5, 2023.
Rogers Waters answers his critics as he discusses his new version of Comfortably Numb

By Beth Simpson Published

It's been released in a bid to raise funds for the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund

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daydream plus
Emo band release chiptune remix album on a NES cartridge

By Fred Garratt-Stanley Published

Daydream Plus reprogrammed their entire album using 8-bit tracker software and released it on a NES cartridge

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Sander De Keere
Sander de Keere reimagines the church organ as an 'ancient synthesizer'

By Fred Garratt-Stanley Published

The Belgian artist's new composition blends minimalism, spirituality, and electronic experimentation

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