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Sheeran's ÷ conquered - how does No.6 Collaborations Project compare?

It’s another chart triumph for Ed Sheeran as No.6 Collaborations Project (Asylum/Atlantic) becomes the fastest-selling album of the year. Sheeran’s No.1 outperformed the rest of the Top 30 combined with first week sales of 125,031, according to the Official Charts Company. While no one was expecting the record to be ...

HMV's Doug Putman to address ERA AGM

Freya Ridings moves into Music Moves Europe Talent chart Top 3.

'An incredible singer': Freya Ridings is YouTube Music's new Artist On The Rise

'A truly unique band': Glassnote salute Ider as debut album drops

'We're on fire!': Shakespears Sister on their big comeback

Shakespears Sister release their new Greatest Hits compilation, Singles Party (1988-2019) today, cementing their eye-catching comeback. As well as gigantic late ‘80s/early ‘90s hits such as Stay ...

'He has some massive songs coming': Q&A with Gerry Cinnamon's agent Andy Cook

Gerry Cinnamon's booking agent has spoken to Music Week about the singer's under-the-radar ascent. Cinnamon's self-released debut album Erratic Cinematic peaked at No.20 after being released in ...

UK Music report reveals economic value of Manchester music scene

Figures released as part of UK Music’s review into music in Greater Manchester show the value of the city-region’s music scene to the UK economy. In summer 2018, ...

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Ed Sheeran breaks Spotify streaming record with 69m monthly listeners

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