The Official UK Singles Chart celebrates its 70 th birthday this week. Since its inception, the UK has consumed more than four-and-a-half billion singles – with 1,404 of them reaching number one spot.

Florence + The Machine have announced additional Irish and Scottish dates for their Everybody Scream 2026 tour, expanding what’s already one of next year’s biggest arena runs. The new shows include ...

Lily Allen has announced her fifth studio album West End Girl, due for release on 24th October. The record marks her first new music in six years and follows a period in which she’s become as well ...

The late Tina Turner is a musical icon. Famed for ubiquitous 1980s hits such as ‘The Best’, years before she climbed to the top of the charts in the MTV era, she first found fame as part of the duo ...

Every fan dreams of their favourite band getting back together and giving it a final shot before heading off into the sunset once and for all. This summer, many rock lovers were satiated when against ...

The Police were one of the most successful bands of their time, bursting onto the scene with a refreshing blend of reggae and new wave. However, after the success of early hits such as 1978’s ‘Roxanne ...

Leeds indie mainstays English Teacher have announced This Could Be A Remix Album, a reimagining of their Mercury Prize-winning debut This Could Be Texas. The album will be released this Friday, 10th ...

The effect that word of mouth has had on music has been immeasurable. From contemporary acts such as Arctic Monkeys creating a buzz through this simple conduit to The Beatles creating a stir in ...

As a result of my overall unhappiness with your plans for James Bond, a film character I have enjoyed for some years now, I must inform you that I plan to boycott the new film Casino Royale, and any ...

Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College has borne witness to a huge amount of history since it was built at the turn of the 18th century. The UNESCO world heritage site, designed by Christopher Wren, has ...

Most festivals simply encourage you to ‘live in the moment’ – but most festivals aren’t Roskilde. In the midst of the community-built rave cities thumping long into the night, wayward nudists ...

The mastermind behind 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick, was an avid historian of all things film, so of course his oft-mimicked sci-fi opus tips its hat to another. Whether intentional or not, ...