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McKinley Franklin editor British YouTube creator group Sidemen has signed with UTA for representation in all areas of North America, the company announced Thursday. The London-based Sidemen have accumulated over 44.5 million followers across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Made up of seven best friends, Simon, Vik, JJ (aka KSI), Josh, Tobi, Harry and Ethan, the group is renowned as Europe’s largest online collective.

The Weeknd‘s massive hit single ‘Blinding Lights’ has become the first song in history to reach four billion streams on Spotify.Spotify’s most-streamed song of all time, as revealed in early 2023, appeared on Abel Tesfaye’s ‘After Hours’ album. It was released at the end of 2019, and has spent over 100 weeks in the charts.In that time, it set a new record for most weeks in the Top Five of the chart (43), Top 10 (57 weeks) and Top 40 (86 weeks), and replaced Chubby Checker’s 1960 hit ‘The Twist’ as the biggest US Billboard Hot 100 single of all time.In a statement about crossing the four billion mark, The Weeknd said: “I’ll never stop being humbled by anything I create making its way to millions of people let alone billions!“I’m so thankful this song makes people feel a way that they keep going back to listen.”Last year, The Weeknd reacted to the news that Taylor Swift is now the only other music artist with 100million Spotify listeners.Swift, who became the first female artist to reach the milestone, still currently sits behind The Weeknd, who has the most monthly listeners on the streaming service with more than 110million.Last summer, The Weeknd broke another record for highest attendance at Wembley Stadium.

Manchester United will be without Victor Lindelof and four other injured players until the New Year.

Manchester United are battling a number of absences ahead of Saturday’s lunchtime trip to West Ham, with several defenders unavailable.

Aitch has spoken to NME about his upcoming ‘Lost Files’ EP, dreams of working with Liam Gallagher and how 50 Cent inspired him to become a rapper.Last week (November 9), the rapper performed a one-off, intimate live performance at Lafayette in London, hosted by YouTube. The small 600-capacity venue was a stark difference from his last show in the capital, performing at the massive London Stadium back in September at the halftime performance for 2023 Sidemen charity football match.“We can always do a big show and sell out arenas and that, but sometimes, it’s nice to do something a bit more intimate, something a bit that doesn’t necessarily feel like a big performance show,” he told NME.

Pep Guardiola could be without three key players for Manchester City's Premier League trip to West Ham on Saturday.

The Weeknd has done it again!

The Weeknd has broken another record with his London shows – this time for the number of ticket sales at Wembley Stadium.The news was first highlighted by Live Nation UK, who announced that the multi-Grammy-winning artist had “broke Wembley Stadium’s record for sales with their traditional concert set up”.It also reported that he had done so as his London show – held on Friday (August 18) – led to “87,000 tickets [being] sold.” The date was held as part of his ongoing ‘After Hours ‘Til Dawn’ Tour, and the last date of the European leg.Following Live Nation announcing the record last week, the artist, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, shared the achievement on his now-expired Instagram stories. The update was also shared by his XO record label co-founder, Cash, who wrote: “Congratulations to my brother @theweeknd wowoowowow.”A post shared by Live Nation UK (@livenationuk)The recent achievement marks the second consecutive time that The Weeknd has broken a record in the UK capital.

Emanuel Okusanya Burna Boy’s historic June 3 show at London Stadium will be available to stream on Apple Music Live on Wednesday, June 19. At the concert, which marked the first time an African artist headlined a stadium show in the U.K., Burna Boy was joined by British music stars Stormzy, J Hus and Dave, as well as the Jamaican singer Popcaan, creating an atmosphere of celebration and unity. “I had an unforgettable experience performing at London Stadium,” Burna Boy said in a statement. “The energy from the crowd was unmatched, and I’m grateful to all my fans for their unwavering support. Being featured in Apple Music Live is an incredible opportunity to share this historic moment with my fans worldwide. I’m excited for everyone to witness the magic we created that night. Special thanks to Apple Music for capturing and showcasing the performance.”

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Over the past weekend, the Weeknd broke London Stadium’s record for highest attendance with his two-night stand at the venue on Friday and Saturday, which drew 160,000 people to his “After Hours Til Dawn Tour.” The tour also holds the record for highest single-night attendance for any show at the stadium with 80,000 fans. According to promoter Live Nation, the tour has already sold more than 2 million tickets for its European and forthcoming South America and Mexico dates — and 200,000 for both England and France. The sold-out 2022 North American leg of the stadium tour grossed more than $148 million dollars. The global tour has now grossed over $350 million dollars to date.

Following their surprisingly unsurprising surprise appearance at Glastonbury this weekend, the Foo Fighters have announced a series of UK stadium shows for next summer.

Old Trafford hosted England's win over North Macedonia on Monday night as some of Manchester United's stars enjoyed one more appearance at their home ground at the end of a long season.

The Weeknd is finally ready to bring his After Hours Til Dawn Tour to UK shores, having wowed crowds across the US with the show last year.

Declan Rice has sent an emotional message to West Ham's supporters after it was announced he would likely be leaving the club this summer.

The Weeknd is finally ready to bring his After Hours Til Dawn Tour to UK shores, having wowed crowds across the US with the show last year.

Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho inadvertently revealed his dream to win the FA Cup last month when the Reds travelled to West Ham.

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Ian Wright has claimed that "getting bodies around" David de Gea could lead to further errors from the Manchester United goalkeeper.

Rio Ferdinand has jumped to the defence of David de Gea after the Manchester United goalkeeper's mistake in Sunday's 1-0 defeat to West Ham.

Former Tottenham Hotspur and England striker Jermain Defoe has joked that he "would have saved" Said Benrahma's winner during West Ham United's 1-0 victory over Manchester United at the London Stadium on Sunday evening.

Former centre-back Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United can count themselves "lucky" that three of their last four Premier League fixtures are at Old Trafford.

Manchester United slumped to another Premier League away defeat on Sunday as they lost 1-0 to West Ham United.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has warned his players they cannot afford to lose concentration in the latter stages of matches.

Manchester City are first up to the plate in their ongoing Premier League title race with Arsenal and pundits are tipping them to win big against Leicester City on Saturday afternoon (5.30pm).

Manchester United fans took their chance to try and convince Declan Rice to join the club this summer.

The Soccer Aid line-up for 2023 has been revealed - and the celebrity football match for UNICEF is returning to the home of Manchester United. Old Trafford will host the star-studded match on Sunday, June 11.

David Moyes says Erik ten Hag should “take a lot of credit” for his turnaround of Manchester United ahead of West Ham’s visit to Old Trafford in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Wednesday.

Marco Silva hopes the injury to his star striker is not serious, but admits he faces a race against time to be fit for Fulham's clash at the London Stadium.

Danny Boyle "persuaded" Queen Elizabeth to take part in the 007 sketch for the Olympics. The late monarch - who passed away on September 8 at the age of 96 following a 70 year reign - appeared alongside James Bond star Daniel Craig back in 2012 as part of a sketch for the opening of the 2012 Olympics in London which saw her go on a mission with the legendary spy before a stand-in was seen skydiving into the London Stadium, with acclaimed director Danny Boyle having been the one to persuade Her Late Majesty to take part in the first place. Lord Sebastian Coe, who served as London Organising Committee for the Olympics, said: "There isn't a day that goes by without somebody somewhere in the world asking me about this.

Manchester City will step out at the Etihad Stadium for the first time on Saturday when they host newly promoted Bournemouth.