The top-selling debut albums in UK chart history have been revealed – and they might surprise you

Olivia Rodrigo was the most popular songwriter in the world in 2021, according a new report published by Blokur and UK songwriter organisation The Ivors Academy analysing which writers were behind the biggest music on the streaming platforms. However, below her only fourteen other female songwriters feature in the top 100.To compile this list, Blokur took the top charting tracks of 2021 on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube and compared them against its database of song data to determine who wrote each song and what share of the copyright they took.

Two new updates in the Quinton Simon case — and frankly neither is one we expected.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Grammy and Oscar winning singer-songwriter Sam Smith has announced their fourth studio album, “Gloria,” will be released on January 27, 2023 via Capitol Records. Made with longtime collaborators Jimmy Napes, Stargate and Max Martin stablemate Ilya, the album is described in the announcement as “not only a creative revelation but something of a personal revolution for the celebrated artist. Lyrically, the subjects dive deep and wide, into contemporary narratives around sex, lies, passion, self-expression and imperfection.” Smith says, “It feels like emotional, sexual and spiritual liberation. It was beautiful, with this album, to sing freely again. Oddly, it feels like my first-ever record. And it feels like a coming of age.”

The 1975 lead an all-new Top 5 in the race for this week’s Official Albums Chart Number 1 with Being Funny In A Foreign Language.

Pep Guardiola was involved in a series of angry exchanges on the touchline on Sunday afternoon as Manchester City slipped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool.

Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell has been crowned the UK's biggest debut album of all time.

It’s National Album Day tomorrow. You’re probably too busy putting up your decorations right now to read this.

Kevin Bacon has revealed that he and wife Kyra Sedgwick lost "most" of their fortune after being duped by Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme.WOW: Kevin Bacon's barely-recognizable appearance makes fans do a double takeSpeaking on Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes' Smartless podcast, the Apollo 13 star shared that he and Kyra "had most of our money in Madoff". He confirmed that the pair, who married in 1988, had recuperated a "portion" of their funds back through the Madoff Victim Fund, but that they still hadn't recovered all of their losses.WATCH: Relive Kevin Bacon and Syra Sedgwick's love storySpeaking about the moment, Kevin mused: "There's obvious life lessons there –– if something is too good to be true, it's too good to be true."MORE: Kevin Bacon dances in character as he marks end of City on a Hill season 3READ: Kevin Bacon shares emotional tribute to the cast and crew of his Showtime series City On A HillBernie Madoff founded Bernard L.

The race for this week’s Official Number 1 album is on, as Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott take the lead midweek against Easy Life. 

Sam Smith and Kim Petras fly into a second week at Number 1 with Unholy.

2022 is turning out to be the year of the bleach. Not just for hair colour, but also for eyebrows. Historically, this white-out trend was reserved for only the edgiest of catwalk models, but now celebs are lightening their arches to temporarily transform their looks.

This year's National Album Day is focused on the brilliance of debut albums; that rare kind of record, which can see so many artists capture lightning in a bottle.

BBC Radio 2 has announced a series of shows to mark the 70th anniversary of the Official Singles Chart.

Dancing with The Stars may be the most seasoned and experienced of professional dancers, but that doesn't make the judges they face any less intimidating!MORE: Lara Spencer keeps her promise and flies to LA to support Sam Champion on DWTSAt least that's what Val Chmerkovskiy thinks, who recently revealed who of the judges is the toughest to please, despite his impressive skills.The star has been on the dance competition show for over ten years, since 2011, and as its latest season progresses, he is having to impress not only fans, but also Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman.WATCH: Christie Brinkley breaks her arm during DWTS rehearsalsMORE: Dancing With the Stars: Inside Emma Slater's split from co-star Sasha FarberSpeaking to Us Weekly, he revealed just who is the most intimidating out of the four, and what they are really like behind-the-scenes."We have such a different relationship with the judges than I think people think we do," he admitted.Plus, though he acknowledged that most would find Len the most intimidating judge to face, he says for him not so much. He explained: "Obviously, the answer [for others] is Len because Len is, you know, he's kind of no-nonsense.

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha are seeking to snatch back Number 1 from Sam Smith & Kim Petras this week.

If you run in certain pop circles (Gay Twitter) you've likely been aware of Kim Petras for a long time. But to the average listener, pop's best kept secret over the last few years is finally making her big, commercial breakthrough with her collaboration with Sam Smith, Unholy.