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Taylor Swifts The Tortured Poets Department is #1 again in the UK

Friday, April 25 by ABC News

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is back on top of the U.K. albums chart thanks to a first anniversary reissue.A new signed CD version of the album to commemorate its one-year milestone on April 19 was enough to bump the album back to #1, up from... Read More.

Elton John scores his 10th UK #1 album with Who Believes In Angels?

Friday, April 11 by ABC News

Elton John and Brandi Carlile hit the promo trail hard for their new album, Who Believes In Angels?, and it's paid off ... with Elton's second U.K. #1 album in six months.Back in January, Elton's best-of album Diamonds hit #1 after... Read More.

Comedian Russell Brand charged with rape, UK authorities announce

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

Actor and comedian Russell Brand has been charged with one count of rape, one count of oral rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault, the Metropolitan Police in London announced.The charges relate to four separate women. The alleged crimes... Read More.

Ed Sheeran urges UK prime minister to fund music education in schools: The time to act is now

Monday, March 24 by ABC News

Ed Sheeran has written an open letter to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, asking him to fund music education in schools.In the letter, signed by Harry Styles, Elton John, Myles Smith, Coldplay, rock legends Eric Clapton and Robert Plant and more than 600 other... Read More.

Lady Gagas Mayhem scores her biggest first-week opening since 2013 in the UK

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

Lady Gaga's Mayhem is a hit across the pond.The album has debuted at #1 on the U.K.'s Official Albums Chart with first-week sales of 55,577, outselling the rest of the top five combined, according to Read More.

Taylor Swift surpasses Madonna as female artist with most UK #1 albums

Tuesday, February 18 by ABC News

Taylor Swift has only been releasing albums since 2006, as opposed to Madonna, who's been doing it since 1982 -- but Taylor just passed the Queen of Pop to secure a major chart record in the U.K.Taylor's latest release -- the archival concert album Lover... Read More.

One Direction concert film returning to UK theaters for charity screening

Monday, January 13 by ABC News

In the wake of Liam Payne's death last year, One Direction's concert film This Is Us is returning to select theaters — for a good cause.The film will screen throughout the U.K. on Jan. 14, and 100% of the... Read More.

After more than 300 weeks, Elton John’s Diamonds tops the UK album chart

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

Elton John has landed another #1 album in the U.K., but it sure took him a long time to get there.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s 2017 best-of, Diamonds, tops the U.K. Official Chart after spending 374 weeks on the chart. When the... Read More.

Ed Sheeran scores eighth #1 UK album with greatest hits compilation

Friday, January 3 by ABC News

Ed Sheeran has scored his eighth #1 album in his native U.K. — with a record that's been out since September 2024.The album, +–=÷× [Mathematics] (Tour Collection), features Ed's biggest hits from his "Mathematics" series of albums — Plus,... Read More.

Katy Perry donating money from UK tour to support live music venues

Monday, November 18 by ABC News

Katy Perry has just announced that she's bringing her Lifetimes Tour to the U.K. in 2025, and though she'll be playing arenas, she's going to make sure that smaller venues also benefit.NME reports that... Read More.