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7NEWS
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Spilt Milk: Australian festival locked in for 2025 following cancellation
Australia's biggest single-day touring festival Spilt Milk is officially locked in for 2025, with dates and locations revealed on Thursday. The announcement comes after the festival's social media teased an imminent return for weeks. The event will kick off in Ballarat on December 6 and then come to Perth's Claremont Showground on December 7. Canberra will see all the action on December 13 and the Gold Coast on December 14. Festivalgoers will wait with bated breath until the line-up is announced in the coming days. In the past the festival has attracted headliners such as Aussie producer and DJ Dom Dolla, Post Malone, Lorde, Flume, Khalid, FISHER, Peach PRC, Latto and Steve Lacy. The festival did not go ahead in 2024 and no reason was given for the cancellation. However, in November a spin-off event of the festival called Spilt Milk House Party entertained hundreds of music lovers at Kings Park. Troye Sivan and Glass Animals headlined while other acts like G Flip, Sycco and Artemas performed during the afternoon.
West Australian
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Spilt Milk: Australian festival locked in for 2025 following cancellation
Australia's biggest single-day touring festival Spilt Milk is officially locked in for 2025, with dates and locations revealed on Thursday. The announcement comes after the festival's social media teased an imminent return for weeks. The event will kick off in Ballarat on December 6 and then come to Perth's Claremont Showground on December 7. Canberra will see all the action on December 13 and the Gold Coast on December 14. Festivalgoers will wait with bated breath until the line-up is announced in the coming days. In the past the festival has attracted headliners such as Aussie producer and DJ Dom Dolla, Post Malone, Lorde, Flume, Khalid, FISHER, Peach PRC, Latto and Steve Lacy. The festival did not go ahead in 2024 and no reason was given for the cancellation. However, in November a spin-off event of the festival called Spilt Milk House Party entertained hundreds of music lovers at Kings Park. Troye Sivan and Glass Animals headlined while other acts like G Flip, Sycco and Artemas performed during the afternoon.
Euronews
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
UK pop stars miss out on global bestseller charts for first time in 20 years
In a significant shift for the global music scene, British pop stars have failed to make it into the annual Top 10 charts for both albums and singles, marking the first time in over two decades that no UK act has featured. The 2024 charts, published by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), were overwhelmingly dominated by US superstars and K-pop groups. Top spot in the global singles chart went to US singer Benson Boone, with "Beautiful Things," while Taylor Swift claimed the No.1 album with "The Tortured Poets Department." British acts like Coldplay, Charli XCX, and Dua Lipa were noticeably absent from the lists, although Artemas, a rising UK producer and singer, made a modest appearance with his single "I Like the Way You Kiss Me," ranking 15th. Jo Twist, chief executive of the British record industry body the BPI, acknowledged the dip in UK representation, attributing it to the absence of key British names from the global stage in 2024. However, she highlighted the international success of emerging artists like Charli XCX, Artemas, and Jordan Adetunji. Twist told the BBC it 'is undoubtedly becoming much harder to break talent in a hyper-competitive global music economy," but suggested the global charts don't tell the whole story. "There was still plenty to be excited about, as a new generation announced itself - not least Charli XCX, who enjoyed a breakthrough year globally, alongside international chart success for emerging artists such as Jordan Adetunji, Artemas and Good Neighbours, while the likes of Lola Young and Myles are now rapidly building an international following,' she said. The dominance of K-pop bands, such as Seventeen, Enhypen, and Stray Kids, along with US chart-toppers like Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter, signals a shift in the global music landscape. This trend is reflected not just globally, but in the UK charts as well, where no British artist made the Top 10 in 2024, the first time this has happened since at least 2005. Despite the concerns, music experts such as Billboard's UK editor Thomas Smith haven't given up hope for the industry. "In terms of where the UK is at, it isn't great. I wouldn't say it's an existential threat just yet, but we're probably not far off," he told the BBC. "It's concerning that it's going down - it feels like quite rapidly. But then, on the flip side, this is all cyclical." As UK acts look to recover, the upcoming Brit Awards will shine a light on rising stars, including Charli XCX, Ezra Collective, and The Last Dinner Party, whose success may herald a new wave of British talent on the global stage. Global bestselling albums of 2024 Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft Sabrina Carpenter – Short n' Sweet Enhypen – Romance: Untold SZA – SOS Seventeen – Spill the Feels Morgan Wallen – One Thing at a Time Seventeen – 17 Is Right Here Noah Kahan – Stick Season Stray Kids – ATE Global bestselling singles of 2024 Benson Boone – Beautiful Things Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso Teddy Swims – Lose Control Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) Hozier – Too Sweet Post Malone – I Had Some Help ft Morgan Wallen Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer Noah Kahan – Stick Season
The Guardian
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
UK pop stars fail to reach global Top 10 albums and singles chart for first time since 2003
British pop stars have failed to reach the worldwide annual charts of the year's Top 10 biggest singles and albums for the first time in more than two decades. In 2022, UK acts such as Harry Styles and Glass Animals made up seven of the 20 entries in the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) list. This year, the leading UK act was producer and singer Artemas, for I Like the Way You Kiss Me. British stars such as Charli xcx – arguably the most conversation-dominating UK act of 2024, with her album Brat – Dua Lipa and Coldplay did not feature. It is the first time since 2003 that a UK act hasn't featured in either the singles or albums list. The No 1 song globally was Beautiful Things by Benson Boone, and the No 1 album globally was The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift. K-pop boybands dominated the albums list, with two entries from Seventeen (Spill the Feels at No 6 and 17 Is Right Here at No 8), along with Enhypen (Romance: Untold at No 4) and Stray Kids (ATE at No 10). The remainder of the list came from US superstars: Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish (No 2), Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter (No 3), SOS by SZA (No 5), One Thing at a Time by Morgan Wallen (No 7) and Stick Season by Noah Kahan (No 9). In the singles chart, only Irish songwriter Hozier, with Too Sweet at No 6, deviated from the otherwise total US dominance of the list, which spanned pop (Carpenter's Espresso at No 2) to rap-country (Post Malone and Wallen's I Had Some Help at No 7) and a five-year-old song by Swift, Cruel Summer, at No 9. The insistence of Kendrick Lamar's blockbuster Drake diss track, Not Like Us, was confirmed as it appeared at No 8. Jo Twist, chief executive of British record industry body the BPI, told the BBC: 'British artists may have enjoyed stronger years on the international stage, which perhaps isn't surprising given some of our biggest names were not in cycle in 2024. 'There was still plenty to be excited about, as a new generation announced itself – not least Charli xcx, who enjoyed a breakthrough year globally, alongside international chart success for emerging artists such as Jordan Adetunji, Artemas and Good Neighbours, while the likes of Lola Young and Myles Smith are now rapidly building an international following.' Twist said that it is 'undoubtedly becoming much harder to break talent in a hyper-competitive global music economy'. The news comes ahead of the Brit awards this weekend, led by xcx with five nominations for Brat, followed by Lipa, the Last Dinner Party, Ezra Collective and Myles Smith with four. Global bestselling albums of 2024 Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft Sabrina Carpenter – Short n' Sweet Enhypen – Romance: Untold SZA – SOS Seventeen – Spill the Feels Morgan Wallen – One Thing at a Time Seventeen – 17 Is Right Here Noah Kahan – Stick Season Stray Kids – ATE Global bestselling singles of 2024 Benson Boone – Beautiful Things Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso Teddy Swims – Lose Control Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) Hozier – Too Sweet Post Malone – I Had Some Help ft Morgan Wallen Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer Noah Kahan – Stick Season
BBC News
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
UK pop stars drop out of global music bestseller charts
After years of global domination by stars such as Ed Sheeran, Adele and Harry Styles, British music artists have failed to make it into the worldwide annual charts of the year's top 10 bestselling singles or albums - for the first time in more than two UK acts featured on either list detailing the most popular albums and songs of 2024, as published by global music industry body the years ago, UK acts held seven of the 20 entries across the two singer Benson Boone claimed 2024's number one song with Beautiful Things, while Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department was the world's bestselling album. Releases by Coldplay, Charli XCX and Dua Lipa did not make the lists - with the highest-ranked British representative being singer and producer Artemas, whose song I Like The Way You Kiss Me was the 15th most popular single of 2024. Previously, UK acts have appeared in one, or both, of the top 10 lists every year since at least reduction in British stars is not just a global phenomenon. No British act held any of the top 10 most popular singles of the year in the UK in the most recent list - the first time that has happened since at least artists are facing competition from pop stars from Korea and Latin America, with four of the world's 10 bestselling albums last year by South Korean boy bands. Global bestselling albums of 2024Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets DepartmentBillie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And SoftSabrina Carpenter - Short n' SweetEnhypen - Romance: UntoldSZA - SOSSeventeen - Spill The FeelsMorgan Wallen - One Thing At A TimeSeventeen - 17 Is Right HereNoah Kahan - Stick SeasonStray Kids - ATESource: IFPI However, a crop of new British stars including Lola Young, Central Cee and Myles Smith have made a big impact at home and abroad in recent months, suggesting the well is not running Twist, chief executive of British record industry body the BPI, said: "British artists may have enjoyed stronger years on the international stage, which perhaps isn't surprising given some of our biggest names were not in cycle in 2024."There was still plenty to be excited about, as a new generation announced itself - not least Charli XCX, who enjoyed a breakthrough year globally, alongside international chart success for emerging artists such as Jordan Adetunji, Artemas and Good Neighbours, while the likes of Lola Young and Myles are now rapidly building an international following."While asserting UK record companies do "an amazing job" at nurturing new artists, it is "undoubtedly becoming much harder to break talent in a hyper-competitive global music economy", she admitted."Streaming has created many benefits, enabling more artists to succeed, but has also levelled the playing field for music markets around the world, opening up more challenges to the UK." Global best-selling singles of 2024Benson Boone - Beautiful ThingsSabrina Carpenter - EspressoTeddy Swims - Lose ControlBillie Eilish - Birds of a FeatherShaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)Hozier - Too SweetPost Malone - I Had Some Help (feat Morgan Wallen)Kendrick Lamar - Not Like UsTaylor Swift - Cruel SummerNoah Kahan - Stick SeasonSource: IFPI Last year was "one of the most competitive years in recent memory to release music", according to Billboard's UK editor Thomas Smith, with big releases from major US stars such as Swift, Beyonce and Billie Eilish."In terms of where the UK is at, it isn't great. I wouldn't say it's an existential threat just yet, but we're probably not far off," he said. "It's concerning that it's going down - it feels like quite rapidly."But then, on the flip side, this is all cyclical."Next weekend, the British music industry will celebrate the achievements of acts such as Charli XCX, Ezra Collective and The Last Dinner Party at the Brit nominee, Sam Fender, released his latest album on Friday to strong year has got "off to a great start from a UK perspective", Smith said, and things could pick up even more speed if superstars like Sheeran, Styles and Sam Smith return later in 2025. But the music industry landscape is very different from a decade ago, he adds."We see artists from the K-pop scene and Latin America - like Bad Bunny, one of the biggest, most listened-to artists on the planet right now."The UK has some really specific issues that need to be addressed, like the rising cost of touring. A lot of UK acts have to be really careful and can't afford to lose money on every single tour that they do when they go to Europe or to the US or anywhere else."Grassroots music venues are "key hubs for nurturing talent" but many have closed or are struggling, he said. UK music exports grew by 15% in 2023, the latest year for which figures are US music data company Chartmetric has said much of this is driven by legacy acts such as Queen, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones."While this may not appear problematic for the UK's bottom line right now, it could highlight potential concerns for the future," journalist Sonia Chien wrote in Chartmetric's How Music Charts newsletter last week. "If the UK does not foster the careers of new talent today, the contributions of current legacy artists would be expected to diminish, without being replenished."
