Lizzo earns the biggest new album of the week in Ireland with her fourth studio album Special.
04.07.2022 - 19:01 / officialcharts.com
Paolo Nutini is on course to claim his third UK Number 1 album, with Last Night in the Bittersweet currently outselling its closest competition 4:1.
The 35-year-old Scottish singer-songwriter’s fourth studio album marks his first release in eight years and tracks to score him a hat-trick of Number 1 albums. Paolo has previously topped the Official Albums Chart with 2009’s Sunny Side Up and 2014 record Caustic Love. See Paolo Nutini’s full Official Charts history here.
Eyeing a Number 2 entry this week are Florida-formed rock group Shinedown, with their seventh studio album Planet Zero. The record could also prove a career-best and a first Top 5 hit in the UK for the band who comprise Brent Smith, Barry Kerch, Zach Myers and Eric Bass. Their last album, 2018’s Attention Attention, peaked at Number 8.
Unprecedented, the new record from British reggae legends UB40’s founding members Ali Campbell and Astro, is heading for a Number 6 debut at the midweek stage. Recorded between lockdowns, the collection of covers and original songs was due to be released last year, but was postponed following the passing of Astro in November 2021. Their last collaborative album A Real Labour of Love, recorded with former bandmate Mickey Virtue, reached Number 2 in 2018.
Elsewhere, Nick Cave’s Seven Psalms, a collection of spoken word pieces set to music recorded with long-time collaborator Warren Ellis, could provide the Australian singer-songwriter his eighth solo UK Top 10 album to date (8). See Nick Cave’s solo Official Charts history so far here.
The release of Imagine Dragons’ Mercury – Act 1 and Act 2 collection could see the American pop-rock group enjoy their sixth UK Top 10 album, currently on course to land at Number 9.
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Lizzo earns the biggest new album of the week in Ireland with her fourth studio album Special.
Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos has shared details of a new six-part radio series.In August, Kapranos will join Absolute Radio to host a new series that will run every Sunday night at 10pm from August 7. The show will also see the singer being joined by special guests including Johnny Marr.A statement about the show said: “Alex will be bringing his encyclopedic knowledge of and eclectic taste in music to his own show, as well as anecdotes from over 20 years at the top of the UK indie music scene and insight from across the music world.“Alongside this you can expect the musician to be joined by a range of guests including Johnny Marr, The Cribs and Los Bitchos.”Speaking about the new show, Kapranos said: “I’m happy to say that Absolute Radio have invited me in to take over on Sunday nights, play songs I love, and have a bit of a chat with musicians I like.
Paolo Nutini has added extra dates to his UK 2022 tour following huge demand from fans. The Last Request singer announced a string of intimate gigs last month after his appearance at TRNSMT festival.
PVA have announced details of their debut album ‘Blush’ as well as sharing new single ‘Hero Man’ – check it out below.‘Blush’ follows on from 2020’s ‘Toner’ and is due for release 14 October on Ninja Tune.The album is being previewed with the haunting, rave-ready ‘Hero Man’ – check it out below.“We wanted to surprise people and do something more than just get across how we sound at a gig,” said drummer Louis Satchell of ‘Blush’. “It’s quite an anxious record sometimes that is relating to mental health issues and carries within it the anxiety of making an album. It’s been a rocky ride but we always pick ourselves up.”“This album is definitely exploring who we are as people,” vocalist Josh Baxter added.
Mabel is leading the race for the UK’s Number 1 album this week, as she eyes up her first-ever UK Number 1 album with pop-tastic record About Last Night…
I'm A Celebrity bosses have reportedly set their sights on a famous footballer for the new series. Adebayo Akinfenwa is on the show’s most wanted list after becoming a cult icon. The sports star, whose nickname is The Beast, was known as the UK’s heaviest player, at 16 stone.
Harry Styles’ Harry’s House returns to the top of the Official Albums Chart this week, celebrating its fifth non-consecutive week at Number 1.
It's been revealed that Ivana Trump was appearing exhausted and didn't eat her usual amount of food at her favourite restaurant just hours before she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase.
Lizzo has a new album out!
Netflix juggernaut Stranger Things could not be dislodged from the top spot in Nielsen’s weekly U.S. streaming rankings.
The Collaboration, Anthony McCarten’s hit London play about artists Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, will make its American premiere on Broadway this winter, with Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope as the two painters.
Nathan Fielder is back in front of the camera with HBO’s “The Rehearsal.” On Wednesday, the pay cabler released the trailer for the new show. In the series, Fielder visits real people who need to undergo a difficult conversation of some kind, and helps them meticulously “rehearse” the event. Using actors and a construction crew to replicate where and how these talks will be held, “The Rehearsal” explores potential scenarios for each event, with Fielder treating the experience with the utmost seriousness.
Porcupine Tree - comprising members Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri and Gavin Harrison - see their eleventh studio album Closure / Continuation enter at Number 2, just behind reigning chart supremo Harry Styles - becoming the group’s first-ever UK Top 5 record. Prior to this, the English experimental rockers enjoyed two UK Top 40 albums; 2007’s Fear of a Blank Planet (31) and 2009 release The Incident (23) and a further three Top 100 outings. The band’s new LP also tops this week’s Official Vinyl Albums Chart. See Porcupine Tree’s full Official Charts history here.
Paolo Nutini has said that he was too worried to ask Danielle Haim to feature on his new song ‘Acid Eyes‘ in case she rejected the offer.The Scottish singer-songwriter admitted in a new interview that he had the main Haim singer in mind for his latest single but was too “anxious” to ask her.He told The Sun: “I wrote [Acid Eyes] in my living room. I wanted to try and write a song that maybe Danielle from the Haim girls would sing with me.
Paolo Nutini has stunned fans with the release of his new album for the first time in eight years.
Jake Paul has sent a message to Tommy Fury at the time the two should have been going face-to-face for their press conference on Wednesday afternoon. The American star was left furious by Fury after the latter was denied entry to the United States because of an issue with his ESTA.
Jake Paul has been told to cancel his fight against Tommy Fury after the Brit was stopped from travelling to the US on Wednesday as he was stopped by border control when trying to board a flight at Heathrow.
Eddie Hearn has given his prediction for the upcoming Tommy Fury vs Jake Paul fight. Fury finally looks set to get his chance at fighting Paul on August 6 if issues surrounding his entry into the US can be resolved.
The Cherokee Nation and its film office are celebrating the premiere of Land of Gold and the first production of its kind to be filmed at the tribe’s studios and state-of-the-art virtual soundstage located in Owasso. The film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Nardeep Khurmi, debuted at the Tribeca Festival in New York City this month.
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will finally get the chance to face off this week, with a press conference scheduled to be taking place on Wednesday. The press conference will also feature the fighters from the co-main event which is Amanda Serrano vs Brenda Carabajal.