INNER MUSIC EST 2011

    Adele heading for second week at Number 1 on Official Albums Chart with 30 Editor Katie Watkins - 29-11-2021 Global superstar Adele is heading for a second week at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with her record-breaking fourth album,  30.  Last week,  30 debuted at the top of the UK Official chart with record-breaking sales , becoming the fastest-selling album of 2021 so far, as well as the highest first-week sales for a female album in the UK since  25  in 2015. 30  is currently tracking to retain its Number 1 position, holding off its nearest competition;  from Irish boyband Westlife who released their new album  Wild Dreams , which is currently set to debut at Number 2, it would be their 14th UK Top 10 album. Other new entries are from  Gary Barlow who is on track to enter the chart at number 4 and this would be his fifth Top 10, with his new album The Dream of Christmas.  Rebounding seven places to Number 6 is Rod Stewart’s  The Tears of Hercules , while Michael Buble’s

  Westlife’s Shane Filan on heartbreak of losing both parents to cancer just months apart Editor Marvin Jackson - 28 -11- 2021 Westlife heartthrob Shane Filan has spoken out about the pain and grief of losing both of his parents to cancer within 10 months of each other . Shane, 42, was heartbroken when his mother Mae passed away in December 2019, and then his father, Peter, who passed away  from pancreatic cancer just nine months later in October 2020, he says ‘a part of me broke’. ' 'Death and grief are things that you can never be prepared for. You can get bad news, but grief is so final. It’s hard to comprehend,' he explained. 'You’re used to having someone your whole life. You can never touch them again, talk to them again. He admitted that he still hasn’t ‘fully processed’ the fact both of his parents are gone, recalling a moment this summer, while he was performing, when ‘in the middle of the song I turned around and wept.’ The 42-year-old, who is the youngest of

 Adele: 30 becomes 2021's fastest-selling album. Editor Kate Watkins - 27-11-2021 Adele's new album "30" has topped the number one spot and over taken Abba to become the fastest-selling album of 2021. "30" has shifted over 261,000 copies within the first 7 days of release according to the official charts company. This means "30" has now surpassed Swedish pop group ABBA 'S ALBUM "Voyage "  which sold just over 204,000 copies within it's first week of sale. Adele has not only took  the number 1 spot on the album chart but also has 3 new entries including holding on the number 1 spot with "Easy On Me" on the  Official Single Chart. Adele has a lso seen a massive decline in sales compared to her past albums releases which include her third album "25". "25" sold over  800,000 copies in  it's   first-week sales, which means 30 has sold 32%  less of its predecessor .  The drop can be partially explained

 Steps star Lee Latchford-Evans tests positive for Covid-19. Editor Katie Watkins -27-11-2021 Steps star Lee Latchford-Evans has tested positive for COVID 19 and has pulled out of the band’s final tour dates, this following another Steps member Faye Tozer who also tested positive a few weeks ago but  is able to return. The band shared a statement on Instagram confirming that the remaining members – Faye, Claire Richards, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, and Lisa Scott-Lee – will continue with the remaining shows. The band issued a statement saying "We are sorry to report that Lee this morning tested positive for Covid-19 which means he is now isolating and will unfortunately be absent for the remainder of our ‘What The Future Holds’ tour. ‘We intend to carry on with the remaining three shows while the rest of us test negative. In good news, in line with government guidelines,   Faye returns from her isolation   today and will be performing at the O2 tonight. ‘We will continue Covid testing oursel

Westlife New album "Wild Dreams"  Editor Katie Watkins - 25- 11- 2021 Irish boyband Westlife  have return with a new a new album "Wild Dreams". The global superstars, feat Shane Filan, Markus Freehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Bryne are set to release their new album "Wild Dreams on the 26th November . The band have already released their first single of the album " Starlight " which is a superb  single and is far from Westlife normal heartfelt love songs. Starlight  is a rousing piano-led pop number with a theatrical energy, and it the opening track the group's new album, 'Wild Dreams', due out on November 26. The bands' new album also features tracks" Always With Me" about band member Shane Filan’s mum and dad sadly passed away within six months of each other.  The band have also announced a huge 16 date UK and Ireland  2022 Arena Tour.   Band members Nicky Byrne and Shane Filan said: "We cannot wait to get back out on the roa

 Cher Lloyd Speaks out : I felt so vulnerable' during her time on The X Factor. Editor Katie Watkins 24 -11-2021 Stunning Cher Lloyd has spoken out on how  vulnerable she felt  when she was on The ITV X Factor show after she was pursued by paparazzi when she was only 16 years old. The Swagger Jagger singer shot to fame on the 2010 series of the ITV  X Factor show and ultimately finished in fourth place behind One Direction, Rebecca Ferguson, and the winner Matt Cardle. Discussing her time on the show with fellow contestant Rylan Clark, Lloyd admitted she felt "vulnerable" as photographers would pursue her as she left the studio and that Simon Cowell and his company Syco management  didn't do much to protect them from paparazzi. "At times I'd get really angry. I felt really angry because I'd go to a rehearsal, leave the studio, and (be) chased on my own, chased by a group of 20 to 25 men with cameras," the 28-year-old said on Clark's new podcast R

  Nadine Coyle hints at Girls Aloud reunion for 20-year anniversary in honour Sarah Harding. Editor Steve Hart 24-11-2021 Girls Aloud Nadine Coyle has hinted at a possible Girls Aloud reunion to celebrate their 20-year anniversary, following the recent death of her bandmate Sarah Harding from Breast cancer.     Sarah Harding who passed away on 5th September this year aged just 39 after a short battle with breast cancer, which had spread to other parts of her body. Sarah who was one of five members of Girl Aloud along side Cheryl Cole, Nicola Roberts, Kimberly Walsh and Nadine Coyle.  The girls who won the ITV talent show "Pop Star - The Rivals" beating boy band "One True Voice", released   five studio albums during their time together.  Nadine  Coyle has said Harding's death provided a driving force for her, hinting the band could reform as a four-piece for the anniversary of Harding's death.  "This last year or two has shown that life can change so qui

   Gary Barlow drops two new festive covers from upcoming Album. Katie Watkins - 23-11-2021 Gary Barlow has teamed up with the likes of Sheridan Smith, Aled Jones and Sheku Kanneh-Mason to make his first-ever festive Christmas album, and Gary recently revealed how the project "started off as a bit of a dalliance in the studio". He said: "We were all trying to make Christmas feel good last year due to the pandemic , It was a really hard Christmas for so many people because of the scenario we all found ourselves in.  So to try and make things a bit special, I started writing these songs. "I have never listened to those classic Christmas songs with the idea of singing them myself, but as this album evolved, so did my appreciation for these beautifully written songs. It all started off as a bit of a dalliance in the studio and before I knew it, I had a whole album!" An insider recently said: "Gary has seen the likes of Michael Buble and Robbie Williams enjoy s

BTS, AND TAYLOR SWIFT ARE BIG WINNERS AMERICAIN MUSIC AWARDS Editor Steve Hart - 22-11- 2021 South Korean K-pop group  BTS were crowned artist of the year at the American Music Awards on Sunday, brushing aside challenges from Taylor Swift, Drake and The Weekend as they took home a total of three awards and teamed up with Coldplay for a raucous "My Universe" and closed the show with "Butter. BTS  also won artist of the year, becoming the first group to win in that top category since One Direction won back-to-back awards in 2014-15.  The K-pop group also beat Taylor Swift, who has won six times in the category, more than anyone another act.  This is only the second time Swift’s has lost  in the category. She previously lost  to 1D in 2015.  BTS also won favorite pop song for  “Butter,” w hich logged 10 weeks  at No. 1  on the  Billboard Hot 100 , longer than any other single so far this year.  That gave BTS three awards on the night, which put them in tie with  Doja Cat  a

 ABBA makes history by topping the  charts in 17 countries with  new album Voyage Editor Katie Watkins 21-11-2021 Swedish pop super group ABBA  has tops charts in over  17 countries with their new album Voyage and sells over 1 million copies worldwide since its release on the 5th November, This is groups first release after 40 years of absence. ABBA’s new album, Voyage, made history with its success in the UK charts after hitting the number 1 spot on the official Album and Vinyl charts. The album marked ABBA’s 10th number one UK album, and it went on to become the best-selling album in 2021 as it recorded the biggest sales in the first week in four years. But ABBA  Voyage  album  has also managed to top the charts in 17 different countries, as it achieved worldwide sales of over a million copies in its first week and received over 190 million combined streams to date. Speaking  to Inner Music the groups said  “We are so happy that our fans seem to have enjoyed our new album as much as

 James Arthur settles copyright lawsuit with The Script over his biggest hit. Editor Katie Watkins -21-11-2021 Former X - Factor winner James Arthur has settle a copyright infringement case with Irish pop rock band the Script. Over allegation Arthur used their material in his biggest hit of his career so far  " SAY YOU WON'T LET GO".  James Arthur was issued with legal papers by the Script legal team, claiming  James had used  some of  the Script music, without their consent that  Arthur song was very similar  to that of the Script 2008 single  " The Man That Can't Be Moved "  The exact details of the settlement have not been made public as this agreement may hold  a confidentiality clause.  What we do know so far is that the  Script Singer Daniel O' Donoghue  and the guitarist  Mark Sheehan have now been formally credited and listed  as  songwriters  on Arthur single. Sources to both singer James Arthur and The Script have agreed to not to discuss the s

 Steps : Faye Tozer to miss Steps tour dates after testing positive for COVID 19 Editor Katie Watkins 20-11-2021 Stunning  Faye Tozer  will miss certain dates from the Steps tour  after contacting the Covid 19 Virus. Faye has said she is "baffled and gutted" to discover she has covid19, ruling her out of forthcoming dates on the   Steps  tour. The singer then posted on her tweeter account that she was disappointment that she would not be able to join Friday night's show in Leeds, saying she had been really careful in taking precautions to avoid the virus. Faye 10-day isolation began on Friday, it would mean that she would be forced to miss the Steps dates at London's O2 next weekend. Faye bandmates have all supported Faye and said they are disappointed that she will not be on stage with us for the Leeds and O2 show. The band went on to say "We fully intend to carry on with the upcoming What The Future Holds arena shows as scheduled as not to disappoint are loyal

 Britney Spears speaks out on Christina Aguilera for ‘Refusing to Speak’ About Her Conservatorship Editor Katie Watkins 20-11-2021 Britney Spears late on Friday night (Nov. 19), went to social media to  posted a video of Christina Aguilera  shutting down a question about her and way her fellow pop star was “refusing to speak” on her behalf. In the video, Aguilera is surrounded by reporters outside Thursday night’s Latin Grammys in Las Vegas and is asked: about  Britney With one reporter  asking  “have you guys had any communication?”  before Aguilera could respond her publicist jumps in and says, “We’re not doing that. In a message posted over the video, Spears writes: “I love and adore everyone who supported me … but refusing to speak when you know the truth is equivalent to a lie !!!! 13 years being in a corrupt abusive system yet why is it such a hard topic for people to talk about ??? I’m the one who went through it !!!! All the supporters who spoke up and supported me thank you …

  Taylor Swift secures eighth Official Number 1 album with Red (Taylor’s Version) Editor Katie Watkins 19-11-2021 Country Pop Princess Taylor Swift as top the UK official charts for the 8th time with her rework of RED (Taylors Version ) sold over 72,000 copies in the first 7 days of release  finishing ahead of two massive  ABBA’s Voyage (2) and Ed Sheeran’s Equals (3), overtaking Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour to claim the biggest week for a female artist this year. Swift also beat girl group Little Mix who enter the UK charts at number 4.  The rework of the album RED also beat the previous opening week sales of the original Red album, which debuted at Number 1 in November 2012 with 62,000 sales. The Country Princess now matches that of Pop Princess Kylie Minogue   for solo artists with eight Official UK Number 1 albums - the only female artist to have more is Madonna with 12. Taylor is also the first and only female artist to have eight UK Number 1 albums this century. The album has topped the

 LITTLE Mix  payed Jessy Nelson more than  £3 million when she quit the band.  Katie Watkins -18 - 11- 2021 Jesy Nelson the 30-year-old ex - member of Little Mix caused shockwaves in December when she sensationally announced that she was leaving  the girl group after nine years due to the pressure it had taken on her mental health. We can now reveal that remaining members of the group,  Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall had to pay off Jessy. Documents which were  filed at Companies House today show that the trio gave their ex band member  £1,901,304 for the company that handles Little Mix's touring money, Eternal Magic Touring. She received an additional £1,201,390 from Eternal Dance Media, which handles their music and advertising deals. Little Mix bought Jessy out  of her contract on 28 July this year, but the documents were only made public today. Before Jesy was paid off, the companies held £12,492,404 in total with latest accounts showing £4,884,910 in Ete

Matt Goss fails to deliver at the none sellout VIP event and get backlash from fans.  Katie Watkins 18-11-2021 Matt Goss announced back in October this year, that he was doing a VIP event to promote his new album "The Beautiful Unknown.". The venue was the stunning Bloomsbury Room in London. The price of the tickets was a staggering £300.00, for that you got to listen to the album with a Q&A section, and finally, Matt would do a 3 single unplugged session. Since returning to the UK Matt has released 3 singles from the album "Somewhere To Fall, Better With You and just recently Saved. The Singles even though are credible pop tracks however do lack in the lyrics department. To his credit, the videos do have a fantastic cinema video presence to support the songs and I have to confess the video outdo the songs. So far the singles have failed to chart on any official Music chart in the UK and Worldwide except for Amazon and iTunes where sales were very disappointing. &quo

  Little Mix take on Taylor Swift in chart battle for number 1. Editor Katie Watkins - 17-11-2021 US country princess Taylor Swift and Little Mix are neck-and-neck chart battle for this weeks Number 1 on the UK Official Albums Chart this Friday, with one of the closest chart battles of the year so far. It's reported from the Official charts company midweek update,  that their is less than 10 chart sales separate Red (Taylor’s Version) and Between Us – with Taylor Swift currently looking to gain her eighth UK number 1 album with the re-recording of her fourth studio album Red. If Taylor does triumphed over Little Mix , Red (Taylor’s Version) would be her second UK Number 1 album of the year and her fourth in less than two years.  Taylor would also equal Kylie Minogue as one of the only  female solo artist with the second-most UK Number 1 albums in chart history. Only the queen of pop Madonna has achieved more with 12. Analysis posted minutes ago on The Official Charts’ Instagram pag

ABBA Achieves Highest-Charting Album Ever on the UK  official chart and Billboard 200  With Debut of 'Voyage' Editor Editor Katie Watkins 16/11/2021 Swedish supergroup ABBA made a triumphant return to the UK music charts on Friday, going straight to no. 1 with their first album in 40 years, "Voyage".  The album was the fastest-selling album of the year so far, with UK's Official Charts Company reporting 7days sales over  204,000.   The album also hit the number spot on the UK official Vinyl chart selling a  staggering  29,900 copies of the record on vinyl meaning ‘Voyage’ has overtaken  Arctic Monkey ’s 2018 record  ‘ Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino ’  as the fastest-selling vinyl of the century, which shifted 24,500 units during its first Week.   ABBA   also top the Irish, and Scottish album  charts. Their success has also spread to the US where there album  has just   earn the group their highest charting position ever on the   Billboard 200 , and first top