Every Thursday, we here at Official Charts round up the biggest New Releases coming your way across music and home entertainment.
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To celebrate the return of Harry Styles' mammoth Love On Tour concert to UK shores, the Official Charts Company is proud to present the Cheshire-born chap's Official Top 20 biggest songs ever in the UK.
Finding infamy as a member of One Direction alongside Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik, Harry earned four Number 1 singles and albums during his time in the band, cultivating an enormous fanbase as a teen idol. Then, once 1D announced their indefinite hiatus in January 2016, Harry shed his pin-up skin almost immediately.
His solo music has expanded this frontman persona; deeply indebted musically and stylistically to British icons like Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Elton John.
Across three albums, Harry has explored various genres (soft rock, psychedelia and, on his latest record, post-funk and disco); all the while managing to front-load his own personal experiences and emotions to lend an air of authenticity that has only deepened with each new record.
Before we reveal the Top 20 in full below, let's take a closer look at Harry's Top 5 to date:
Thanks in part to a show-stopping performance of the track at the 2020 BRIT Awards - and a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge reimagination of the track by Little Mix later that year, Falling is Harry's fifth-biggest solo song in the UK to date; boasting total chart units of 1.3 million and 152 million UK streams and counting.
A perfectly produced, written and performed pop tune, Adore You is an immaculate show of Harry's showmanship, one of the best post-boyband singles in recent memory. It also showed his weird side brilliantly, with the Dave Meyers-directed video transplanting Harry to the fictional British isle of Eroda, where he befriends a gigantic fish.
Every Thursday, we here at Official Charts round up the biggest New Releases coming your way across music and home entertainment.
Niall Horan has paid tribute to his ‘solid friend’ Lewis Capaldi after the Scottish star cancelled all of his upcoming commitments ahead of Glastonbury in a bid to “rest and recover”. The Brit Award-winning singer, 26, apologised to his fans in an Instagram post on Monday, explaining that he is “struggling” after a busy few months which saw him release his chart-topping second studio album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent. Capaldi shared earlier this year how the pressures of fame have impacted his mental health in the Netflix documentary, Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now.
Royal Blood was a last-minute addition to BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend music festival, and the rock duo made quite the impression on the crowd.
A new opening date for Co-op Live, the £365m indoor arena being built in by Manchester City's Etihad Stadium, has been announced.
Prince Harry arrived at London’s High Court on Tuesday, June 6, to testify after accusing the publisher of the Daily Mirror of using unlawful methods to write stories about him for years.
Roman Kemp has offered to perform Someone You Loved at the Capital Summertime Ball on Sunday after Lewis Capaldi backed out.
The Missouri native reunited with Raquel during a filming break where she reacted to the footage she saw so far.
Royal Blood singer Mike Kerr has come under fire for branding the crowd “pathetic” and departing the show with his middle fingers in the air after performing at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend.
Lewis Capaldi brought Radio 1’s Big Weekend to a close in truly epic style. The Scottish singer-songwriter was part of an epic line-up for this year’s festival in Dundee, playing alongside the likes of Anne-Marie, the Jonas Brothers, Raye, and Saturday night headliners The 1975. Also on the bill were Thirty Seconds To Mars, who were originally due to play yesterday, before technical difficulties led to a change in scheduling.
Through the rollercoaster years when Tina Turner broke free from her abusive marriage and went solo to conquer the world, she could always rely on her personal assistant Eddy Hampton Armani.
APPOINTMENTSConcord Music Publishing has promoted Jen Hubbard to Director Of Sync And A&R – she having previously been Director Of A&R.————————————————–RELEASESFoo Fighters have released another new track ‘Show Me How’, taken from new album ‘But Here We Are’, which is out next week.Swedish House Mafia have released new track ‘See The Light’, featuring Fridayy, taken from the soundtrack of EA Sports’ new ‘Formula 1’ video game.Cat Burns has released new single ‘You Don’t Love Me Anymore’. “It gently speaks about a fear loads of us have in relationships where we’re worried our partner may wake up one day and no longer love us”, she says.
Louis Tomlinson's career has truly soared to new heights since he wrapped up his first-ever solo tour last year. In November 2022, he secured his first solo Number 1 album with Faith In The Future, going on to give fans a raw insight into his life in the Charlie Lightening-directed documentary All Of Those Voices and announce 2023's The Away From Home Festival, Italy.
Louis Tomlinson has announced details of The Away From Home Festival, with Blossoms, The Cribs, HotWax and more already announced for the concert.
Louis Tomlinson's career has truly soared to new heights since he wrapped up his first-ever solo tour last year. In November 2022, he secured his first solo Number 1 album with Faith In The Future, going on to give fans a raw insight into his life in the Charlie Lightening-directed documentary All Of Those Voices.
Not over yet. The drama was front and center as the Vanderpump Rules cast reunited to discuss season 10 amid Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ cheating scandal.
Tina Turner seemed to have a certain fondness for rock star David Bowie – and reportedly even credited him for helping her career at one low point. On Wednesday, it was announced that the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” had died at the age of 83 in Switzerland, where she had been living for a number of years.The iconic performer was well-known for her hit-making songs like “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” and she sold more than 100 million records worldwide throughout her career.However, despite her tremendous success as an artist, there was a time when Tina faced extraordinary personal hardship, as she suffered abuse at the hands of her onetime-husband, Ike Turner.After they divorced in 1976, she was dropped by her record label, Capitol Records, reported People – but she divulged that it was Bowie who actually helped her get back into the industry after taking some time off from recording music.
good for the movie, but we used it in away that wasn’t bad.”Another benefit of the Wes-world troupe was music. In the film, a band of cowboys led by Ruper Friend plays a few songs, and for the band members Anderson also cast Brazilian musician Seu Jorge, who notably did some Portuguese David Bowie covers in Anderson’s “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou,” and Jarvis Cocker, leader of the ’90s British band Pulp. “Seu Jorge might bring his guitar and sing a few songs after dinner, or other people you wouldn’t expect might get up and perform as well.”At the press conference, Bryan Cranston pointed out that the movie manages to combine a lot of different kinds of performance into one quintessential Anderson mixture.
Niall Horan has announced details of a huge world tour for 2024 – check out all the dates for ‘The Show’ below and buy tickets here.The former One Direction is set to release his third solo album ‘The Show’ later this year on June 9, and will take it on the road next year.The newly announced gigs begin in the UK next February, before heading to mainland Europe, Australia and New Zealand and then North America.Horan said in a statement: “There’s nothing better than watching the crowd sing back to you with all that emotion on their faces and knowing that they’re attaching the song to something meaningful in their own lives.“To me, that’s always the greatest thing that can ever come from songwriting.”See the full list of dates below, and buy US tickets here and UK tickets here from 10am on Friday, June 2.FEBRUARY 202421 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena Belfast23 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena27 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World ArenaMARCH 20241 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley4 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff International Arena5 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena7 – Antwerp, BE – Lotto Arena8 – Paris, FR – Zénith11 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena12 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena15 – Stockholm, SE – Hovet Ice Hall18 – Lodz, PL – Atlas Arena20 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle21 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum23 – Madrid, ES – WiZink Center26 – Düsseldorf, DE – PSD Bank Dome27 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo DomeAPRIL 202426 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena28 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment CentreMAY 20241 – Sydney, Australia – Quodos Bank Arena3 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena29 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Hard Rock Live31 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union AmphitheatreJUNE 20243 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena7 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal
I Kissed a Boy, which is set in Italy and hosted by Dannii Minogue, has a similar premise to Love Island, but the twist is that the men who are coupled up have to kiss before they’ve even said hello to each other. Unsurprisingly, viewers have been hooked since the first episode aired and adorable contestants such as Jake from Swansea and Ollie from Brighton already have a firm place in our hearts.
Beatles' legend Sir Paul McCartney is the wealthiest British music star, with a fortune of £950million, placing him ahead of the King and many successful business tycoons. The 80-year-old, who is still raking in millions from his performances, and his wife Nancy Shevell, who is from a haulage dynasty, were amongst the richest people in the country. Sir Elton John, 76, who is set to play his final live performance next month at Glastonbury Festival, was also amongst the country's wealthiest with a estimated worth o £450 million. A number of younger British popstars, including the likes of Adele, Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles, are also raking in the big bucks, being placed on The Sunday Times Rich List as some of the wealthiest Britons under the age of 35. All the performers are self-made with the majority making their money from their music, sold-out world tours, and other business ventures, such as podcasts, documentaries and lucrative brand deals. Sir Paul McCartney - £950mSir Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell have a fortune of £950million.