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A huge weekend of music is about to get underway in Glasgow as thousands head to the city to enjoy acts such as Pulp, Sam Fender and The 1975 at TRNSMT.

Rod Stewart does not care for Ed Sheeran‘s music, and he’s happy to let the world know!

Rod Stewart has taken a shot at Ed Sheeran, suggesting that he “didn’t know any of his songs”, while praising the “tremendous” George Ezra.The rock legend was being interviewed by The Times when he was asked whether he thought that there were still songwriters creating timeless songs.“I’m sure they are,” he replied. “You mean like ‘Maggie May’? Songs that will be played in 50 years? I like whatshisname…he’s British, really talented….” When the interviewer suggested if he was referring to Sheeran, Stewart retorted: “No, not Ed, I don’t know any of his songs, old ginger [redacted]. Jesus…”Instead, Stewart began to sing the refrain of Ezra’s ‘Shotgun’.

TikTok has revealed which are the most popular artists and songs of the year.Hot on the heels of this year’s instalment of Spotify Wrapped, TikTok has revealed which are the best-performing artists of 2023 on the platform.Shared today (December 6) as part of a new report, the social media platform has revealed which artists are the most popular in the UK, and which songs dominated the music scene throughout 2023.According to the results, 13 of 16 Number One tracks on the UK Official Singles Chart since January had a viral moment on TikTok, and 13 of 18 Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones were driven by significant trends on the platform.Lewis Capaldi was one of the top-performing artists of the year and took the top spot as the most viewed artist on the platform throughout the year. He was also followed by other famous faces in pop including Sam Smith, Anne Marie, Ed Sheeran and more.As for the top songs of the year, it was drill anthem ‘Sprinter’ by Central Cee and Dave that claimed the peak position, racking up over 665,000 videos since its release in June. Other contenders for the most popular song on TikTok for 2023 include ‘Collide’ by Justine Skye and Tyga, ‘Cupid – Twin Ver.’ by FIFTY FIFTY and ‘Green Green Grass’ by George Ezra.Find the full list of results below.1. Lewis Capaldi 2. Sam Smith 3. Central Cee4. Anne Marie 5. Ed Sheeran 6. Prinz 7. KSI8. The Rolling Stones 9. Pink Pantheress10. Calvin Harris1. ‘Sprinter’ – Dave & Central Cee (655.3k videos)2. ‘Collide (more sped up)’ – Justine Skye ft. Tyga (3.3M videos)3. ‘Cupid – Twin Ver. – Sped Up Version’ – FIFTY FIFTY (6.2M videos4. ‘Green Green Grass (Sped-Up)’ – George Ezra (1.5M videos)5. ‘Makeba’ – Jain (1.7M videos)6. ‘Pretty (Sped Up)’ – MEYY (1.9M videos)7.

Strictly Come Dancing has returned much to the delight of fans as we watch this year's celebrities take to the ballroom in the hope of lifting the Gliterallball trophy. Helping them on their way are the talented professional dancers, including Michelle Tsiakkas in her second time on the show.

Latitude festival set to open its doors this weekend, check out the full line-up and stage times for the 2023 festival below and get planning.Taking place in Suffolk’s idyllic Henham Park, this year’s edition of the festival will begin on July 20 and throughout July 23.  Pulp, Paolo Nutini and George Ezra have been confirmed as the headliners.

TRNSMT Festival came to a close last night as the The 1975 wrapped up the weekend with a bang at Glasgow Green and already organisers have announced that the festival will return next year.

Calum Beattie enjoyed TRNSMT on Friday as he was snapped with The View's Kyle Falconer and a number of festival revellers.

Georeg Ezra revealed he was inspired by The View as he sat backstage at TRNSMT festival with frontman Kyle Falconer.

The threat of rain and grey skies above hasn't dampened the spirits of festival goers who have turned up in their droves for day one of TRNSMT festival.

TRNSMT revellers have been enjoying free pints ahead of the festival after the former frontman of Beautiful South put money behind the bar at five Glasgow pubs.

The former frontman of the Beautiful South has put money behind the bar in five Glasgow pubs so revellers can have a drink on him, prior to his appearance at TRNSMT on Friday.

Music fans still have time to buy a ticket for Scotland’s biggest festival, which begins on Friday.

TRNSMT is just around the corner with stormy weather being predicted to approach the festival grounds. Check out the final forecast below.This year’s festival, which is held in Glasgow’s east end at Glasgow Green, will see acts including Pulp, Sam Fender, The 1975, Niall Horan, George Ezra, Becky Hill and Kasabian take to the main stage as the festival’s headliners.Those attending TRNSMT 2023 (July 7-9) might want to ensure that their trusted pair of wellies are on, along with a poncho, because rain and stormy weather is set to make its way to the festival site all weekend long.See the latest forecast according to BBC Weather below.Friday, July 7: Light rain until about midday with a moderate breeze followed by partly cloudy conditions from 1pm until 6pm when the sun is predicted to be out.

There is now only one day to go until TRNSMT 2023 kicks off at Glasgow Green with the city getting ready to welcome some of the biggest names in music to Scotland.

TRNSMT 2023 is just days away, with 50,000 fans expected to attend Scotland's biggest music festival.

Pulp, Sam Fender, The 1975, Niall Horan, George Ezra, Becky Hill and Kasabian will be taking the main stage as the festival headliners.The full schedule for TRNSMT 2023 is now available to view on the festival’s website, with details of stage times and line-ups available. A map of the festival site is also offered, along with the newly launched TRNSMT 2023 app which gives fans the most up-to-date information on the festival weekend.

Coronation Street's Daisy Midgeley star Charlotte Jordan has sent fans wild as she attended Lytham Festival in Lancashire with co-star Sally Ann Matthews, who plays Jenny Connor. Taking to Instagram, the actress, 28, posted a "recent roundup", which included snaps from the event, the recent British Soap Awards and TRIC Awards.

Becky Hill has become the latest artist to receive one of those BRIT Billion awards from the BPI, marking one billion UK streams of her music. The record label trade body announced this morning that it handed her one of its BRIT Billion trophies backstage before her performance at Manchester’s Parklife Festival on Sunday.“One billion streams of my music in the UK – wild”, she says.

Isle Of Wight festival is set to kick off later this week — check out the full line-up and stage times below.This year’s instalment of the festival will once again take place in Newport, and will see sets from the likes of George Ezra, Pulp, James Bay, and Niall Horan.Kicking off this Thursday (June 15) and running up until Sunday (June 18), other acts set to make appearances at the 2023 edition include Blondie, Robbie Williams, The Chemical Brothers, Sam Ryder as well as many more.Sunny conditions are also expected for those lucky enough to visit this year, with largely warm temperatures and dry conditions predicted — although wellies may need to be packed for the possibly rainy final day.Check out the line-up and stage times for Isle Of Wight 2023 below, with more information also being available on the festival’s website.FRIDAYTHE CLAUSE – 16:00 – 16:20SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR – 16:40 – 17:30SUGABABES – 18:00 – 18:50ONEREPUBLIC – 19:20 – 20:10COURTEENERS – 20.40 – 21:40PULP — 22:20 – 23:50SATURDAYGERMEIN – 11:55 – 12:15GIRLBAND – 12:35 – 13:05SCOUTING FOR GIRLS – 13:35 – 14:20GABRIELLE – 14:50 – 15:30SAM RYDER — 16:00 – 16:45ANNE-MARIE – 17:15 – 18:00N-DUBZ – 16:30 – 19:30GEORGE EZRA – 20:15 – 21:35THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS – 22:20 – 23.50SUNDAYPHOENIX – 11:20 – 11:50THE OPTIMISTS – 12:20 – 12:50CHINCHILLA – 13:20 – 14:00ELLA HENDERSON – 14:30 – 15:10MIKA – 15:40 – 16:20JAMES BAY – 16:50 – 17:35NIALL HORAN – 18:05 – 19:05BLONDIE – 19:35 – 20:35ROBBIE WILLIAMS – 21:20 – 22:50THURSDAYLOTTERY WINNERS – 18:00 – 18:40OH MY GOD! IT’S THE CHURCH – 19:05 – 20:05LF SYSTEM – 20:25 – 21:10GROOVE ARMADA (DJ SET) MC M.A.D. 21:30 – 23:00FRIDAYGERMEIN – 16:15 – 17:00APOLLO JUNCTION – 17:30 – 18:10PLASTIC MERMAIDS – 6:40 – 19:25JAMIE WEBSTER

Given that the Latitude festival is all about bringing together music with comedy and literature and other artforms, no surprises really that comedy writer Richard Curtis and his broadcaster wife Emma Freud are on the line-up this year, especially as they live near the festival’s site in Suffolk.Though don’t be expecting them to be on stage talking about their comedy and media careers, because – according to the BBC – they’ve been booked to cook some food. Because, you know, at music festivals these days, it’s only really the food that matters.“Suffolk is the warmest and most magical county in Britain, with massive skies, stunning beaches, and a community that glows with kindness”, says Freud, “and its culinary wonders are stunning”.“In the early 1930s”, she goes on, “many members of my German Jewish family arrived in Suffolk and were made to feel welcome.

Isle Of Wight festival just around the corner, check out what the weather has in store below.Kicking off this Thursday, this year’s edition of the Isle Of Wight festival will see pop heavyweights such as Pulp, George Ezra, Niall Horan and Sabrina Carpenter take to the stage, as well as performances from industry veterans including Blondie, Manic Street Preachers and The Chemical Brothers.Those lucky enough to be headed to Newport for this year’s instalment can expect near-ideal weather for the duration of the event, with largely warm temperatures and dry conditions predicted — although wellies may need to be packed for the possibly rainy final day.See the latest forecast according to BBC Weather below.Thursday, June 15: Sunny conditions all day with a light breeze throughout. Temperatures to reach a high of 23° and lows of 13°Friday, June 16: Relatively high temperatures and sunny weather throughout the day.

Festival season is upon us, folks, and in just over two weeks' time Seaclose Park will play host to 60,000 music lovers at Barclaycard presents Isle of Wight Festival 2023.

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have confirmed the details of their upcoming ‘Sunday Lunch Rock Party’ tour – check out dates below.The pair started sharing covers of well-known rock and pop songs in 2020, with Willcox later explaining that she was trying to help husband Fripp get through the COVID-19 lockdowns. They shared their most recent cover at the end of last month, reworking Joan Jett‘s ‘Bad Reputation’.Speaking to NME in 2021, Willcox said that she was hoping to take their Sunday Lunch series “a lot further”.

The BPI - the voice of independent and major record labels across the UK - has revealed the first artists to receive its prestigious BRIT Billion award.

The BPI - the voice of independent and major record labels across the UK - has revealed the first artists to receive its prestigious BRIT Billion award.

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp‘s Sunday Lunch cover series is back after a month-long break – check out their cover of Joan Jett‘s ‘Bad Reputation’ below.In their characteristically comedic video, Willcox is shown sticking heart-shaped Post-It notes with the word ‘Bad’ on them to Fripp’s forehead as he plays guitar. Behind them, a poster reading ‘FRIPP BAD TOYAH GOOD’ can be seen.Jett’s 1981 hit remains one of her signature songs and is taken from her debut self-titled album It was one of the first songs the artist released after the disbandment of The Runaways.Their last Sunday Lunch cover arrived at the end of March in the form of a rendition of The J.

Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding are eyeing up a second week at the Official Singles Chart summit with Miracle.

Official Charts Company.The list featured artists including Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, Sam Fender and Dua Lipa.Sophie Jones, BPI Chief Strategy Officer and Interim Chief Executive said of the data: “Streaming has changed the face of music – enabling artists to connect with fans at home and around the world in ways never possible before, and with consumers also able to enjoy unprecedented choice and affordability.“It is heartening to see this new research showing so many artists achieving such huge success in streaming, encompassing many less well-known names as well as global superstars.“With record labels delivering improvements in areas such as transparency and deal terms, as the market continues to adapt and evolve, their biggest contribution remains essential investment to develop and support artists.”You can see the top 20 artists below:1. Ed Sheeran2. Harry Styles3. D-Block Europe4. Arctic Monkeys5. Dave6. Adele7. Coldplay8. Elton John 9. Dua Lipa10. Queen 11. The Beatles12. George Ezra13. Oasis 14. Sam Fender 15. Fleetwood Mac16. Little Mix17. Central Cee18. Calvin Harris 19. Sam Smith 20. Becky Hill Last year, the UK government’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) formally launched a new study to examine the music streaming market.The announcement followed on from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s ‘Economics Of Music Streaming’ report, which was published in 2021 and led to the government calling on the CMA to start an investigation into the matter.They announced that the CMA “will examine the music streaming market, from creator to consumer, paying particular attention to the roles played by record labels and music streaming services”.The CMA’s assessment will consider

Toyah Willcox and her husband, King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp have covered The J. Geils Band’s ‘Centerfold’ – check it out below.The couple performed the 1981 hit single as part of their Sunday Lunch series.The song featured on the album ‘Freeze Frame’ and it went to the top of US Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1982 for six weeks.

George Ezra has postponed his London arena show at The O2 set for Tuesday night (March 14) due to him suffering from “acute vertigo”.The singer is currently in the middle of a UK and European headline tour in support of recent third album ‘Gold Rush Kid’, and played a first show at The O2 last night (March 13).Ahead of tonight’s gig, his team have told fans that tonight’s show is unable to go ahead in an Instagram post.“Hi everyone, unfortunately George has started feeling incredibly unwell this afternoon,” the message began. He’s been diagnosed by a doctor as having acute vertigo and as a result we sincerely regret to announce that tonight’s show at the O2 in London will not be able to go ahead as planned.

Singer-songwriter George Ezra has cancelled Tuesday night's show at the O2 Arena in London after feeling 'incredibly unwell'.

BBC‘s regional services in England will stage a 24 hour strike next month over plans to merge some local radio shows including BBC Introducing.The walkout is set to take place at 11am on March 15, on the same day as the Budget, after 83 per cent of members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) voted in favour of the move.A spokesperson said they were “disappointed at the outcome of the ballot”, reports BBC News but NUJ General Secretary Michelle Stanistreet said its members had shown “their determination not to stand by and see local radio output dismantled”.It comes after the BBC has announced plans for its 39 local stations to share more shows in afternoons, evenings and at weekends.Under the proposals, the stations would keep their own weekday morning programmes but then share 20 afternoon weekday shows, 10 shows after 6pm and a single all-England programme after 10pm. Weekend output will also be affected.The corporation’s 39 BBC Introducing shows, a scheme to support up-and-coming musical talent, will also be cut to 20 but with extra timeslots to ensure a broad range of music can still be played.

Miley Cyrus tracks for a seventh consecutive week at Number 1 with Flowers – but could PinkPantheress or The Weeknd pose a threat?

Lorde has been confirmed as the final headliner for Boardmasters festival in 2023.The New Zealand singer-songwriter joins previously confirmed headliners Liam Gallagher and Florence + The Machine at the festival, which will return to Newquay, Cornwall from August 9-13.A further 120 acts have also been added to the bill including Ben Howard, Cypress Hill, RAYE, Dermot Kennedy, SG Lewis, Yard Act, Confidence Man, Everything Everything, The Reytons, Bear’s Den, Dylan, Nova Twins, Joesef, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Cian Ducrot.They join previously announced acts including Little Simz, Four Tet, Jockstrap and Wunderhorse. 2022’s edition was headlined by Kings Of Leon, Disclosure and George Ezra.Day tickets for Boardmasters will also go on sale at 10am GMT tomorrow (February 23).You can purchase those and any remaining tickets here and see the full 2023 line-up below.SAY HELLO TO YOUR SECOND WAVE OF BOARDMASTERS 2023 ACTS

Yard Act and Confidence Man are among 50 new names added to this year’s Latitude Festival – see the full line-up below.The festival will return to Suffolk’s Henham Park from July 20-23 and be headlined by Pulp, Paolo Nutini and George Ezra, with a special performance from Siouxsie Sioux also set to feature.Others in the latest announcement include James, who will perform with an orchestra and choir, alongside Dry Cleaning, Men I Trust, Wunderhorse, The Murder Capital, Do Nothing, Bob Vylan and more.The festival’s comedy line-up has also been revealed, with Sara Pascoe, Romesh Ranganathan, Ed Gamble and more all playing.See the full and updated Latitude line-up below.