** UPDATED 8 August 2026 Some songs top the charts and disappear. Others refuse to budge. In a world where the one-week wonder is fading, the tracks below dominated the Official Singles Chart for weeks on end, and in some cases, months. These are the songs that just wouldn’t let go, including hits by Queen, […]
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William Orbit, the Grammy-winning producer best known for his work on Madonna’s landmark album Ray of Light, has died at the age of 69. Orbit died on 23 July, according to a statement shared on his official social media accounts. No cause of death has been announced. The influential producer worked with some of the
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Madonna and Kylie Minogue have officially released “Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix) – Madonna and Kylie”, ending years of speculation about a studio collaboration between the two pop icons. The remix arrived on streaming platforms after making its live debut during Madonna’s Club Confessions, presented by MISTR, at WorldPride in Amsterdam. The release follows the success
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The Blue Note Jazz Club will open its first UK venue in London’s Covent Garden on 23 September 2026, bringing the world-famous jazz brand to the capital for the first time. Located on St Martin’s Lane in the West End, the new venue will launch on what would have been John Coltrane’s 100th birthday. The
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Dolly Parton will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Americana Honours & Awards, recognising her decades-long contribution to American roots music as a songwriter and recording artist. The Americana Music Association announced the honour ahead of the awards ceremony in Nashville, where Parton will accept the award via video. Americana Music Association honours
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Fresh speculation about Oasis returning to Knebworth has gathered pace after concert promoter SJM Concerts was granted a licence to stage events for up to 125,000 people at the historic venue. While no artist has been confirmed, the timing has fuelled reports that the Britpop icons could be planning another series of landmark shows in
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Rihanna is working on new music, according to A$AP Rocky, who has confirmed the singer is back in the studio nearly a decade after releasing her last album, Anti. The rapper revealed the update during an appearance on The Jason Lee Show, telling fans that Rihanna is actively creating new material. The news comes as
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Dubai’s biggest live music competition is back, with Jack Daniel’s Battle Of The Bands 2026 set to showcase the UAE’s best emerging artists across five weeks of live performances. The competition begins on Wednesday 12 August 2026, at Bla Bla by McGettigan’s in JBR, where the first heat will kick off a month-long search for
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Olivia Dean kept the celebrations going after her sold-out Toronto concert by making a surprise appearance at one of the city’s best-known LGBTQ+ venues. The British singer was spotted at Woody’s in Toronto’s Church-Wellesley Village on Tuesday 4 August, following her performance at Scotiabank Arena. Dean can be seen in the background of a video
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Rod Stewart has postponed his concert in Niagara Falls, Canada, after a mechanical fault prevented him from travelling to the venue just hours before the show was due to begin. The 81-year-old singer announced on Tuesday that his performance at Fallsview Casino Resort would no longer go ahead after the aircraft carrying him suffered a
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