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Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' Claims Third Week at U.K. No. 1

Swift is the only act to earn three U.K. No. 1 singles in 2026.

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Jamie T's 'Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)' Achieves U.K. No. 1 Album Status

The British indie star first hit the top spot in 2022 with The Theory of Whatever.

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A$AP Rocky's "Shroom Clouds" Featuring Jeremih and Reggie Released

Teased since 2021, the song launches Don’t Be Dumb - Disc 2

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“A significant milestone for artists in Ireland”: Basic income scheme for Irish musicians is up and running

First 750 applicants to start receiving their payments this week

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Jamie T Scores Second Consecutive U.K. No. 1 Album With ‘Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)’

The British indie star first hit the top spot in 2022 with The Theory of Whatever.

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‘Diddy Kong Racing’ soundtrack getting ‘Revisited’ vinyl release

Featuring 23 remixed tracks from original composer David Wise

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Taylor Swift Earns Third Consecutive Week as U.K. No. 1 With ‘Patient Zero’

Swift is the only act to earn three U.K. No. 1 singles in 2026.

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Producer Andrew Watt on Ozzy Osbourne’s unreleased final recordings – and their last meeting

“We had a beautiful listening session and talked about a lot of stuff”

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Miley Cyrus Hits Back at Criticism of First Hollywood Bowl Show: ‘The Only Thing That I Have Is This Moment With All of You’

The singer reacted to what she called "clickbait" posts claiming that she was not fully invested in her comeback shows at the famed venue.

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“I really loved the Pistols album”: Roger Taylor sings the praises of the Sex Pistols, and John Lydon

But not Sid Vicious: “such a dick”

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New studies explore AI expectations, jobs impact and gender gap

Beyond the AI-music debates that have been gripping our industry, there’s a lot to think about in terms of the other ways AI will affect our jobs and wider society. Several studies published in recent days offer new perspectives on that. The post is from Music Ally.

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Thom Yorke reflects on Radiohead’s emotional live return

The return of Radiohead last year answered the prayers of millions of fans the world over - but for the band members themselves, walking to the stage on that first night in Madrid was a reminder of how overwhelming facing a big crowd can be

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‘Crystal Lake’ review: ‘Friday The 13th’ prequel gives Jason’s mum a twisted origin story

The eight-episode series explores the makings of original killer Pamela Voorhees

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DOJ sues ticket broker REPS, alleging it made $120.8M profit reselling tickets to Beyoncé concerts and other shows after bypassing limits

According to the complaint, REPS bought more than eight tickets to each of at least 83,000 events between January 2022 and October 2025. Source

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Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour has grossed $534M to date… as her 13-show Madrid residency closes with more than 700,000 fans

Shakira's team said demand for tourism and accommodation generated by the residency outstripped that of events including Pope Leo XIV's visit to the city and Formula 1. Source

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Sony and Universal ask court to force Suno investor Lightspeed to testify about the ‘legal risk of training data’

The labels made their case in a filing in Boston federal court last Tuesday (October 13), opposing Lightspeed's motion to quash their subpoena. Source

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Nine of the weirdest recording studios ever built

Who needs a boring static building to record in when you can have one on wheels?

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How an experimental song about heroin lit up Live Aid and transformed U2 into stadium rock stars

“We were struggling so hard to find that song. It was a different kind of songwriting”

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Bon Jovi announced as first headliner for BST Hyde Park 2027

“It’s a full circle moment to be returning to BST Hyde Park, 14 years after headlining the very first festival”

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Billy Joel's Future Live Performances Uncertain After Medical Tests

The Piano Man also says that he's not allowed to drive at the moment