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Who was the most played artist on UK radio and telly, and in British pubs and clubs and such places, last year? Why, it was that Ed Sheeran, that’s who. Yes, again.Because, I mean, we basically ran this exact same story a year ago, except in relation to 2021. A whole year’s gone by and the great people of this United Kingdom are still listening to all of Ed Sheeran’s fucking pop songs.

Music charity the PRS Foundation last week unveiled a new report at the Great Escape Conference in Brighton all about its Momentum Music Fund, which was formally launched at the showcase festival ten years ago.Originally with primary funding from Arts Council England, and now supported by collecting society PPL – as well as Creative Wales, Arts Council Of Northern Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland and Spotify – the Momentum scheme “provides career-boosting grants of between £5000-£15,000 to acts at a pivotal time in their creative and business development”.Over its first decade in existence, the fund has awarded £5.2 million to 526 artists across the UK, helping support the production of 275 albums – including Mercury Prize shortlisted records – and over 300 tours and 1600 shows.The stats published last week also demonstrate how the fund seeks to help facilitate more diversity in the music industry.The Foundation said that 49.5% of Momentum grants have been awarded to artists of black, Asian or other ethnically diverse heritage; 51% of grants have gone to artists based outside London; and 47.9% of grantees identify as women, gender expansive artists or are in mixed gender groups.Commenting on the new report, PRS Foundation CEO Joe Frankland said: “The PPL Momentum Music Fund reaching ten years is a fantastic milestone and it’s clear to see the impact it continues to have on the UK music industry.

Coronation Street 's Lucy Fallon, who welcomed her first baby in January, has hit back at mum-shamers who have criticised her over a video of her baby boy Sonny with her dog. The 28 year old posted a paid advert video, in collaboration with Primark, where her adorable son tried on a selection of cute outfits. Lucy was seen laying the outfits on the floor to show them off before putting them on Sonny and giving him a big cuddle.

wrote on Twitter Saturday. “Pls face it.

Naman Ramachandran As the pomp and pageantry are underway in London, some are raining on King Charles III’s coronation parade. London’s Metropolitan Police have arrested republican protesters at Trafalgar Square. The protests appeared to be peaceful, according to reports, and the protesters were arrested while unloading placards. Shelly Asquith, health, safety and wellbeing officer at the Trade Union Congress, posted on Twitter: “Outrageous scenes of cops arresting anti-monarchy protestors and stealing their placards So we are not allowed to show public opposition to a bloke being crowned head of state for having been born into unimaginable wealth while ppl line up at food banks and schools fall apart.”

DEALSUniversal Music Publishing has signed Yahritza of sibling trio Yahritza Y Su Esencia to a worldwide publishing deal. “I feel very honoured and grateful to form part of the UMPG family”, she says. “Hoping to continue touching hearts with our music.

Producer Fraser T Smith has announced the launch of the Future Producer Academy, in partnership with collecting society PPL and the Music Producers Guild.The initiative was formally unveiled last night as Smith was presented with the Outstanding Contribution To UK Music prize at the MPG’s annual awards in London. The academy aims to boost the careers of emerging producers from under-represented backgrounds through a combination of financial and educational support.“I’ve had an unorthodox career journey and there have been many times when I’d loved to have a more experienced hand in the business sit down and help me understand how things work”, says Smith.“The idea of the Producer Academy is to do just that”, he explains.

Gemma Atkinson has been praised as she shared why she actually hasn't got a 'due date' for her son. The Hits Radio host announced back in January that she and her Strictly Come Dancing star fiancé Gorka Marquez were expanding their brood.

Zac Efron has followed Vanessa Hudgens on Instagram, exciting a group of fans that had remained dormant on the internet for years. For those who don’t know or don’t remember, Efron and Hudgens dated for four years after they met on the set of “High School Musical.” They broke up definitively on the year 2010.Vanessa Hudgens‘ new documentary explores her ‘witchy awakening’Vanessa Hudgens looks joyful in a bikini in the PhilippinesFans on Twitter have been sharing all sorts of reactions, and appear excited that the two seeem to have a friendly relationship after all this time.

Kylie Jenner has been slammed by her followers for ‘sexualising Easter’ as she was seen posing in a sheer figure-hugging dress over the weekend.The reality TV star, 25, looked gorgeous in green as she posed in a vintage green Jean Paul Gaultier number, while holding a basket of Easter eggs and sunflowers.The dress was figure-hugging and included a low-cut neckline and a sheer skirt. Her hair was let loose over her back as she posed for the first photo, before being tucked away in a loose updo as she posed for the second pic.

Ed Sheeran has said that he doesn’t see the point in music critics.According to Rolling Stone, the singer-songwriter was referring to the age of streaming and how music is now more accessible than ever. Sheeran suggested that critics are no longer needed to guide listeners or help them engage.“Why do you need to read a review? Listen to it. It’s freely available! he told the publication.

"Avengers" star Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky are being eviscerated on social media for their playful celebration of their twin sons' birthday. "Happy 9th birthday to my two little men," Hemsworth wrote along a photo of Pataky and their three children: daughter India and twin sons Tristan and Sasha.  "Only one way to eat cake in this house and that's to have mum slam your head into it first.

Married At First Sight Australia fans were left praising Sandy for going ahead with her marriage despite her parents' disapproval.

Love Island fans has accused islander Claudia Fogarty of "picking fights" with Casey O'Gorman during a challenge. Tuesday's episode of Love Island saw the contestants compete against the other couples to see who knew each other the best. Shaq Muhammed, who is currently the only single person in the villa, hosted the game as he asked his fellow islanders the questions.The last question, however, caused some drama, as Shaq asked the girls which islander of the opposite sex would their boy couple up with if they weren't with their current girls.

Rent prices are higher than ever and with the ongoing cost of living crisis, some families are struggling to make ends meet. While there has been an increase in people starting 'side hustles' to try and bring in some extra cash, others have been coming up with even more creative ways to combat rising costs.

Kim Kardashian debuted her new alien-themed SKIMS swimwear ads amid a spate of recent UFO sightings in the United States — and now the reality star's fans are questioning the curious timing. The 42-year-old television personality unveiled her new swimwear campaign, which was shot by "Spring Breakers" director Harmonie Korine, in a post that she shared to Instagram on Thursday. "SKIMS SWIM BY HARMONY KORINE launching Feb 21," Kardashian wrote in the caption, adding an alien emoji.

Loose Women’s Sophie Morgan is currently in hospital after suffering “complications” after a minor surgery.The television presenter took to Instagram to update her fans on the matter, but didn't share the nature of her surgery and the issues she’s now facing. Next to a selfie of her in a hospital bed, Sophie, 37, wrote: “In the hospital atm. Complications post minor op.

, it offers the best of both. And, since we often see brides growing out their hair for their wedding, then desperate to cut it off ASAP afterwards, incorporating it into the day can make an even more special moment out of a big chop.Plus, we love the styling opportunities a new cut offers up.

Keke Palmer is silencing the haters! The actress slammed trolls who said she looked “ugly” without makeup on Tuesday, December 6.

, NBD—Palmer reached out to the haters to offer some sage advice: get over it.“I just saw a few comments of ppl saying I was ugly cause I wasn’t wearing any makeup,” she wrote on Twitter, presumably referring to photos from .  Undeterred, the actor-singer-host continued, “And I really want y’all to get the help y’all need because makeup isn’t real.

https://t.co/qXZcyv0KqX via @TMZ Oh wow what a surprise who knew?… said No one ever. Once again Madona picks a current issue in the news that will keep her in the news and in the public eye until the next new thing comes along.So your gay now? Your full of crap! Your problem is you can't handle being out of the spotlight so you invent a story to make yourself seem important again.

Thania Garcia Nicki Minaj fired off at YouTube on Monday afternoon after the platform age-restricted her “Likkle Miss Remix” music video with dancehall artist Skeng, alleging that the company is “in bed” with rival artists’ camps. “Imagine this. They restricted my fucking video but have things a million fucking times worse on their bogus fking platform,” Minaj wrote in an Instagram caption for a screenshot of a YouTube community guidelines violation notice. “This is what they do to keep you from winning while doing ads for other ppl and posting fake fking stats. Because the same ppl who run YouTube are in bed with a certain record label and mngmnt company.”

APPOINTMENTSUK record industry collecting society PPL has promoted its Chief People Officer Kate Reilly to the expanded role of Chief Membership And People Office. It means that, as well as leading the society’s HR and facilities teams, she will also oversee its membership team. “Kate’s business acumen, industry knowledge and contact base makes her ideally suited to further develop her role at PPL and to lead the evolution of PPL’s service to its membership”, says CEO Peter Leathem.————————————————–RELEASESCharli XCX has released new song, ‘Hot Girl’, taken from the soundtrack of upcoming horror-comedy movie, ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’.Bush have announced that they will release new album, ‘The Art Of Survival’, on 7 Oct. Here’s new single ‘More Than Machines’.

Charlene White has issued a lengthy message on social media after having to tell people she was "the other black one". The Loose Women panelist shared that she had been repeatedly mistaken for her co-star Brenda Edwards during an event on Wednesday afternoon (July 6).

Former Love Island winner Amber Gill was told to 'get a grip' as she had her say on the unpopular change to this year's series. During the launch show on Monday night (June 6) instead of choosing who they wanted to be coupled-up with, the Islanders were paired by a public vote.

reactions playing off the repeated word.Many approved of the jury’s ruling in Depp’s favor, particularly because of the way Heard went about shaping her angle of the story.“​​Make no mistake –  majority of the ppl supporting Depp do not think he’s an angel,” one user wrote. “But the mere fact that she went so hard with these ridiculous allegations and SHE acted like she was an angel; that’s the reason ppl are going so hard for him.”A woman who falsely accuses a man makes it harder for every woman to come forward and be believed.

T-Pain has added a new title to his already impressive roaster of jobs: restaurant owner! On Sunday, the 37-year-old prolific producer took to social media to share the news of his latest venture. «I DID IT BOIS!!! [I'm] officially a restaurant owner. Got my keys today and I’m scared as sh*t.

A hairdresser has shared snaps of a young girl's six-month head lice infestation, which took her a total of nine hours to remove.

A hairdresser has shared images of a child's six-month lice infestation which took her nine hours to remove. Rachel Maroun, 21, works as a head lice technician and shares clips of her most severe cases online.