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The biggest music festival debut in the United States this year may very well be Rock in Rio, which will head to Las Vegas for two huge weekends in May. The festival added more firepower to a show already featuring headlining sets from Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Metallica and more. Sam Smith, Charli XCX, Jessie J, Bleachers, Tove Lo, Empire of The Sun and Echosmith are the latest performers to be added to the lineup as of Tuesday. -
Noel Gallagher Disses Ed Sheeran: 'Thinking Out Loud' Singer Fires Right Back in Response to Wembley Stadium Slight
Noel Gallagher does not dig Ed Sheeran or contemporary pop stars, for that matter. The former Oasis member shared his feelings regarding Sheeran's three sold-out Wembley Stadium dates with "NME" recently before tearing into today's musical landscape. The "Thinking Out Loud" singer promptly responded to the remarks."I don't think I can live in a world where that's even possible," Gallagher said about Sheeran selling out the stadium. "When you hear that kind of polished pop and then there's a ginger guy with a f--king guitar it seems subversive, but it's f--king not."Originally, Sheeran was scheduled to play one show this July, but two additional gigs were added due to popular demand."I can live in it, it's really enjoyable," the pop star fired back.Gallagher's inital comments were followed by a long speech about the good old days. -
Grammys 2015: Madonna, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran & More Among Initial Performance Lineup
All of those Grammy performance rumors from last month have proved to be true. Madonna and AC/DC will be repping some of music's more established acts on the Grammy stage this February alongside a slew of pop newcomers, including Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran and more. -
Taylor Swift Tops Albums Chart with '1989' But Comes Up Short of Usher's Record; 'Guardians of The Galaxy' Leads Soundtrack Charge
Taylor Swift may have topped the Albums Sales Charts for the eighth time but her "low" week of 172,000 copies sold means that 1989 will not catch Usher's streak of 200,000-plus sales weeks that he set with Confessions during 2004. -
Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran Win Big at People's Choice Awards 2015: Iggy Azalea, 5 Seconds of Summer Also Take Home Trophies
It’s been a big year for BFFS Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, and it showed with the love of the people last night (Jan. 8). The 2015 People’s Choice Awards took place and amidst performances from Iggy Azalea, Lady Antebellum and Fall Out Boy, big trophies were dished out to musicians, with Swift and Sheeran leading the pack with multiple wins. -
Ed Sheeran to Bring 'x' to 'VH1 Storytellers Live' on January 24 with Damien Rice Tribute
There's no denying that Ed Sheeran is a big storyteller. From "Don't" to "Lego House" to "Thinking Out Loud" and "A Team," the singer-songwriter always paints a portrait with his lyricism and intimate songwriting. And now, Sheeran will be an official VH1 storyteller by reviving and leading up a reinstatement of VH1 Storytellers Live. -
Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" Bumps Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor from Top of Hot 100 [VIDEOS]
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's "Uptown Funk" promised it was gonna give it to ya, and now it's kicking off the new year by doing just that. After 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 of female domination, two men finally take the No. 1 spot away from Taylor Swift and Meghan Trainor, all thanks to a little funk. -
Taylor Swift and '1989' Take Eighth Billboard 200 No. 1 Spot; Nicki Minaj Remains No. 2, 'Into The Woods' Soundtrack Gets Only Sales Increase
It's still cold out there for new music releases after the first full week of album sales during 2015, so it's not surprise that Taylor Swift was still on top of the Billboard 200 when today's numbers came out. It's the eighth week of ten that 1989 has been available where the record ended up on top, which makes it her second most-decorated album yet (Fearless spent 13 nonconsecutive weeks at no. 1 during 2008-'09). It moved 244,000 equivalent albums last week. -
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" Breaks Own Streaming Record in UK, Tops Chart Over Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars are gonna give it to you, and if you're in the U.K., "Uptown Funk" is something you want very much. For the third week, the funk-infused Uptown Special single sits atop the British singles chart and the track is breaking all sorts of streaming recrods. -
Ed Sheeran Covers Stevie Wonder's "Master Blaster" on Jools Holland's Year-End Special: WATCH
Ed Sheeran is known to bend himself into any number of genres. He'll rap with Hoodie Allen, release a touching acoustic anthem for himself and write pop classics with One Direction, but he hasn't ventured much into reggae - until New Year's Eve, that is. As a part of Jools Holland's Jools' Annual Hootenanny on the BBC, the "Thinking Out Loud" singer got in touch with his funky side by covering a Stevie Wonder classic, "Master Blaster (Jammin')" -
Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith Lead 2014 UK Album Sales Chart Featuring Nothing But British Artists for First Time Ever
If you peruse Billboard's websites for the album charts from other countries you'll notice that very often foreign talent infiltrates the top spots. The Uk can proudly declare that during 2014, every single performer in its Top 10 for album sales was homegrown for the first time. Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith were among the bestselling musicians of the year in the UK. -
Taylor Swift No. 2 All Time for Weeks at No. 1 with '1989'; No New Albums to Interrupt Nicki Minaj, Pentatonix and One Direction Post-Christmas
Another week and another run at history by Taylor Swift: Her album 1989 managed to top the Billboard 200 for the seventh time during its nine weeks on the charts, selling 326,000 full copies and generating 430 multi-metric equivalent albums (MME's). That no. 1 spot moves her into second place all-time for women atop the Billboard 200 with 31 weeks at no. 1, trailing only Whitney Houston and her crazy 46 week total.
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