In pursuit of their ninth No.1 album, Westlife established a huge lead in early sales flashes with 25: The Ultimate Collection but ultimately have to settle for their fourth No.2 ...
Westlife’s career-spanning greatest hits album, 25 – The Ultimate Collection, is on course to debut at No.1 this week.
According to the first Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash ...
Rock music claimed its highest share of the UK singles market in nearly a decade in 2025 as well as strengthened its position as the top albums genre.
That’s according ...
The Grammys has signalled the return of British talent to the global stage.
After a fairly quiet couple of years – notwithstanding career breakthroughs for acts including Charli XCX, ...
BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders has welcomed the return of “real voices” in pop music.
The host of Radio 1’s New Music Show was speaking in the latest edition of ...
Olivia Dean and Lola Young lead the nominations for the 2026 BRIT Awards with five nods each.
Both artists achieved a global impact in the past year as well as ...
Kobalt has signed II, the drummer behind the Grammy-nominated band Sleep Token.
“Known for his powerful yet nuanced drumming style and as a key songwriter of Sleep Token, II brings ...
The UK recorded music market grew for an 11th consecutive year, according to the latest BPI figures for 2025.
British breakthrough artists including Olivia Dean, Lola Young and Skye ...
Ryan Richards, CEO & artist manager, Future History Management, has spoken to Music Week about rock’s impact in 2025 and the outlook for the genre.
Richards discusses the success ...
From Olivia Dean and Alex Warren to Sleep Token and Sam Fender, this year delivered some stunning chart results. Here, Music Week investigates trends including K-pop, rock and the dominance ...
