More than 35,000 records have made the singles chart since its 1952 inception, of which in excess of 1,400 have reached No.1 but none has managed to spend more than ...
Universal Music Group has reported its financial results for the second quarter and half year to June 30 – the first quarter since it acquired Downtown Music.
In Q2, ...
The 2026 Mercury Prize 12 albums of the year have been unveiled with a strong showing for former nominees along with a pair of previous winners.
The Mercury Prize recognises ...
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean will overtake the all-time record for most weeks at No.1 if Rein Me In tops the singles chart this week.
Last week, Rein Me In ...
Charli XCX could land her fourth No.1 album in a row with Music, Fashion, Film.
Her eighth album in total has 15,174 sales so far, with 12,009 from physical, 893 ...
The breakthrough success of a new generation of UK artists helped recorded music exports exceed £800 million annually for the first time in 2025.
According to the BPI, British recorded ...
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In is celebrating another week at the chart summit as it closes in on the record for the UK's longest-running No.1 single ever. ...
Olivia Dean is leading the way for albums and singles consumption at the mid-way point of 2026.
As previously reported, Olivia Dean’s second album, The Art Of Loving (Capitol), ...
Polydor Label Group is celebrating a historic chart milestone as Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In spends its 16th week at No.1, becoming the longest-running No.1 single by ...
When Sam Fender wrote Rein Me In in 2021, he didn’t think it had the potential to be a single. When a duet between Fender and Olivia Dean was mooted, ...
