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Scottish Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
UK's most played music artists of 2024 revealed as surprise star tops list for airplay on radio, TV and in public
Seven of the top ten acts are British AIRED TO THE THRONE UK's most played music artists of 2024 revealed as surprise star tops list for airplay on radio, TV and in public DUA Lipa was the most played artist in the UK last year, beating Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran. The 29-year-old's songs received more play on radio, TV and in public places than any other act in 2024. Advertisement 10 Dua Lipa was the most played artist in the UK last year Credit: Getty 10 Taylor Swift, 35, was second on the list Credit: Getty 10 Into You singer Ariana Grande finished seventh Credit: Getty It is the second time she has topped the list, compiled by music licensing company Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), having also been the most played in 2020. The Training Season singer has consistently stayed in the top three since then. Taylor, 35, was second on the list, while Ed, 34, who had spent the last three years at number one, was the third most played artist. DJ David Guetta was fourth, Coldplay fifth, Calvin Harris sixth and Ariana Grande seventh. Advertisement Seven of the top ten acts are British, with Elton John, Becky Hill and Harry Styles rounding out the list. 10 Becky Hill was another British artist on the list, coming in at 9th Credit: Alamy 10 Former One Direction singer Harry Styles was 10th on the list Credit: Getty 10 Ed Sheeran, who had spent the last three years at number one, was the third most played artist Credit: Getty Advertisement Dua, whose single Houdini was her most played track last year, said: 'It's a real honour to be named the most played artist in the UK for the second time. '2024 was an incredible year and I'm so grateful to everyone who has supported my music on the radio, TV and in venues around the country.' Meanwhile, Stick Season by American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, which spent seven weeks at the top of the charts last year, was named the most played track of 2024. Lose Control by Teddy Swims and Beautiful Things by Benson Boone were second and third most played tracks. Advertisement From cheeky topless snaps to Dua Lipa's beach break & luxury £3,600 a NIGHT villas - inside globe-trotting stars' super glam Easter getaways 10 Coldplay, with frontman Chris Martin pictured here, came fifth Credit: Getty 10 Sir Elton John, who finished eighth, was one of seven British acts in the top 10 Credit: PA 10 Scottish DJ Calvin Harris came in at sixth Credit: Getty 10 DJ David Guetta was fourth on the list Credit: Getty
The Irish Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
UK's most played music artists of 2024 revealed as surprise star tops list for airplay on radio, TV and in public
DUA Lipa was the most played artist in the UK last year, beating Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran. The 29-year-old's songs received more play on radio, TV and in public places than any other act in 2024. 10 Dua Lipa was the most played artist in the UK last year Credit: Getty 10 Taylor Swift, 35, was second on the list Credit: Getty 10 Into You singer Ariana Grande finished seventh Credit: Getty It is the second time she has topped the list, compiled by music licensing company Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), having also been the most played in 2020. The Training Season singer has consistently stayed in the top three since then. Taylor, 35, was second on the list, while Ed, 34, who had spent the last three years at number one, was the third most played artist. DJ David Guetta was fourth, Coldplay fifth, READ MORE ON DUA LIPA Seven of the top ten acts are British, with 10 Becky Hill was another British artist on the list, coming in at 9th Credit: Alamy 10 Former One Direction singer Harry Styles was 10th on the list Credit: Getty 10 Ed Sheeran, who had spent the last three years at number one, was the third most played artist Credit: Getty '2024 was an incredible year and I'm so grateful to everyone who has supported my music on the radio, TV and in venues around the country.' Meanwhile, Stick Season by American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, which spent seven weeks at the top of the charts last year, was named the most played track of 2024. Most read in Bizarre Lose Control by From cheeky topless snaps to Dua Lipa's beach break & luxury £3,600 a NIGHT villas - inside globe-trotting stars' super glam Easter getaways 10 Coldplay, with frontman Chris Martin pictured here, came fifth Credit: Getty 10 Sir Elton John, who finished eighth, was one of seven British acts in the top 10 Credit: PA 10 Scottish DJ Calvin Harris came in at sixth Credit: Getty 10 DJ David Guetta was fourth on the list Credit: Getty
The Guardian
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism tour review – momentous show for a star who contains multitudes
The crowd drawn to a Dua Lipa stadium show turns out to be a mixed bag. Over the past decade, the three-time Grammy winner's music has infiltrated every aspect of modern life, from your streaming service's algorithm, to your local H&M store, to the Barbie film. As we made our way to our seats at the Rod Laver Arena, countless small children dipped and weaved at hip level, adorned in sequined skirts and cowboy hats. Then, next minute, a 20-something aspiring influencer was being told off by staff for waving her ring light around. Gen X parents watched on, eyebrows raised. Australia has won the first leg of Dua Lipa's 55-date Radical Optimism tour: a treat for fans in the southern hemisphere who often miss out. The show begins with a blue, oceanic wash of light accompanied by a meditative synth, which gives off the feeling of a wellness floating tank – a collective hypnosis broken by Dua Lipa's radiant entrance from below the stage, in a blush-pink bodysuit. She opens with Training Season, given a Skyfall-like sultry treatment for the first verse. It shouldn't work, but the song wears it well; Lipa's voice is resonant and fit, requiring minimal backing track, as she saunters and sashays among her twelve dancers – not quite standing out but holding her own. The choreography is at its strongest when all twelve appear at once, hovering and vibrating around Lipa like a kinetic nest. New Rules, Electricity and Don't Start Now are standouts, not just for their savvy movement but simply because that's when all the performers – including Lipa – seem to be having the most fun. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning The Albanian-English pop star has developed an aura of contradictions: a pop star who's also a vocal advocate for Palestinian rights, and a voracious reader who runs her own book club. It's fun to level the Lipa body-rolling her way down the stage's catwalk with the Lipa who produces thoughtful, intelligent interviews with authors like Patrick Radden Keefe and Ocean Vuong. Radical Optimism didn't quite hit like its predecessor, Future Nostalgia – but the album tracks nestled within this hit-laden setlist produce a few highlights: there's Happy For You, a sweeping power-ballad that sees Lipa standing alone at the top of the stage as the sky time-lapses behind her; and Maria, a Eurovision-ready sapphic ode to her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend. The show is divided into four acts and an encore, each of which consist of four or five songs each. It's a lavish production, with pyrotechnics, confetti cannon (which exploded so many times they lost their lustre by the final blow) and a giant chrome-finished stage shaped like an infinity-sign, wrapping around itself and adorned with HD screens. It's so vast that the pre-show curtain can't even shield the thing from view. Sign up to Saved for Later Catch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture, trends and tips after newsletter promotion But after each act, the lights go down and the show is essentially halted as roadies scurry across the threshold – frantically waving leaf blowers at the confetti littering the stage; juggling neon light prop poles at the barricade; ferrying cymbals to the B-stage – leaving the crowd in a state of suspended animation. This cycle keeps repeating; an incredible run of four songs, performed to perfection – and then a collective noun of roadies urgently setting up pyrotechnics that will blow our minds in exactly three songs' time. But the energetic lulls are forgiven when Lipa pounds back on to stage armed with so many hits. Even the now decade-old song that broke her out, Be The One, sounds fresh with a new rework; Lipa ponders aloud whether she'll be singing this one for the rest of her life, but she grins through it regardless. Like Taylor Swift on her Eras tour, Lipa has been singing a different cover every night of this tour – a song that is particularly special to the city she's performing in. In Melbourne she'd already done Highway To Hell and Can't Get You Out of My Head, and on Saturday night she brought Troye Sivan out on stage to sing Rush. So I can't help but feel a touch of envy for those crowds as I watch a roadie adjusting an incredibly tall microphone stand for Vance Joy and his ubiquitous hit Riptide. To his credit, his voice is crisp and clear alongside Lupa's – but a ukulele is a peculiarly jarring tonal shift for an otherwise sweaty, gritty, club-inspired set. The encore is the strongest, as Lipa emerges in another corseted bodysuit – this time black, and adorned with chunky chains. A teaser of Dance The Night, Lipa's mega-hit collaboration with producer Mark Ronson for the Barbie movie, leads into 2019's nu-disco Don't Start Now. In final track Houdini, Lipa plays with a version of herself that is inscrutable and ruthless, warning her potential lovers: put a foot wrong, and she's outta there. Before the show I'd found the oddball crowd a bit off-putting, but as we navigated out of the arena, picking rainbow confetti out of our hair, it made more sense. Dua Lipa contains multitudes – why shouldn't her fandom? Dua Lipa has dates in Sydney later this month, before touring through New Zealand, Europe and North America
Daily Tribune
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Tribune
Dua Lipa shares rare romance update as she declares Callum Turner her ‘favourite person' ever
Bang Showbiz | Los Angeles Dua Lipa has declared Callum Turner her 'favourite person in the world'. The 29-year-old pop singer struck up a relationship with 'Masters of the Air' star Callum in January 2024 before getting engaged to him almost a year later and took to social media on his 35th birthday to acknowledge him on his special day. Alongside a picture of them both, she wrote on Instagram: 'Happy Birthday to my favourite person in the world.' Over the festive period, the 'Training Season' was spotted with a ring on her engagement finger, and the pair were said to be 'so in love'. A source told The Sun newspaper: 'Dua and Callum are so in love and know this is forever. 'They are engaged and couldn't be happier. 'Dua has had one of the best years of her career professionally and this is the cherry on the cake.' Dua and Callum went Instagram official with their relationship in the summer of last year, but the Grammy Award-winning star confirmed the rumours that had been swirling around for months as part of a post celebrating her weekend at Glastonbury, where she made her first headline appearance. In amongst several photos and video recaps from her time at the festival, Dua shared a photo of herself and Callum staring into each other's eyes while they lay on the grass. She captioned the post: 'dancing until you see the sunrise at stone circle is the glasto ritual. (sic)' In addition, the couple were also seen together at events including afterparties for the Grammy Awards, BAFTAs, and Brit Awards, as well as the Time100 Gala. Dua - whose relationship with Romain Favras, ended towards the end of 2023 - previously admitted she finds dating 'confusing'. She told Rolling Stone magazine: 'Dating, I think overall, is just a little confusing 'It's either through friends of friends or people you trust where you can meet new people, because (dating) is not really so straightforward when you are, I guess, a public person.'
