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Mike Smith Named Mercury UK President of Music
July 12, 2012 9:25 AM EDT Mike Smith, the former managing director of Columbia Records U.K., has been appointed president of music at Mercury Records U.K. Reporting to Mercury Records U.K. President Jason ILey, Smith takes up his new role September 10, having stepped down ...
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Usher Can't Beat Gary Barlow on U.K. Album Chart
June 18, 2012 10:50 AM EDT Gary Barlow's Jubilee-inspired "Sing" project started a third week atop the U.K. album chart yesterday as Cheryl Cole's "Call My Name" became the market's fastest-selling single of 2012 to date, with first-week sal ...
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Cheryl Cole's 'Call My Name' Is Top UK Single, 2012's Fastest Seller
June 18, 2012 7:45 AM EDT Gary Barlow's Jubilee-inspired "Sing" project (Decca/Universal) started a third week atop the U.K. album chart yesterday as Cheryl Cole's "Call My Name" (Polydor/Universal) became the market's fastest-selling sin ...
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Adele, Bruno Mars, Black Eyed Peas Among Nominees for Germany's Echo Awards
March 10, 2011 6:00 PM EST The late-Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole who is nominated for a Hit Song of the Year ECHO award for his version of "Over the Rainbow." The contrast among the nominees for Germany's 20th annual ECHO awards is rather impress ...
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AC/DC Tops Euro Chart For Third Week
May 14, 2010 5:58 AM EDT AC/DC holds off new entries to the European Albums top ten by Diana Vickers, Mark Medlock and the Deftones to start a third week at No. 1 with the "Iron Man 2" soundtrack (Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment). Stromae's "Alors On D ...
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Lady Gaga Holds Off MGMT On Euro Chart
April 22, 2010 11:31 AM EDT Lady Gaga pulls off the pan-European double again, withstanding a new entry by MGMT to keep control of Billboard's European Albums chart with "The Fame" (Interscope/Universal) and starting a second week atop European Hot 100 Singles w ...
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Lady Gaga At No.1 On European Albums, Singles
April 16, 2010 7:42 AM EDT There's a returning heroine at the top of Billboard's European Albums chart, as Lady Gaga 's "The Fame" (Interscope/Universal) goes back to No. 1 in its 65th week. That makes for another double triumph for the pop superstar, ...
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Lady Gaga Back At No. 1 In U.K.
April 12, 2010 7:47 AM EDT As Scouting For Girls started a second week at No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart with "This Ain't A Love Song" (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment), the new sales data showed Lady Gaga 's indestructible "The Fame" (Interscope/ ...
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Amy Macdonald Holds On To Euro Chart No. 1
April 09, 2010 3:43 PM EDT Billboard's new European Albums listing shows a third week at No. 1 for Amy Macdonald 's "A Curious Thing" (Mercury/Universal), and there's a third consecutive, and fourth aggregate, week atop European Hot 100 Singles for St ...
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Amy Macdonald Holds On To Euro Chart No. 1
April 09, 2010 12:00 AM EDT Billboard's new European Albums listing shows a third week at No. 1 for Amy Macdonald 's "A Curious Thing" (Mercury/Universal), and there's a third consecutive, and fourth aggregate, week atop European Hot 100 Singles for ...
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Scouting For Girls, Boyzone Top U.K. Charts
April 05, 2010 10:13 AM EDT London pop trio Scouting For Girls scored their first U.K. No. 1 single on the new sales charts published yesterday (Sunday) by the Official Charts Company with "This Ain't A Love Song" (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment). Boyzone's ...
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Amy Macdonald Tops Euro Chart For Second Week
April 02, 2010 12:00 AM EDT Amy Macdonald’s “A Curious Thing” (Mercury/Universal) moves into a second week atop Billboard’s European Albums listing. Universal has the top three titles on that chart, as well as the No. 1 again on Hot 100 Singles, where Stromae’s “Alors On Dan ...
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Boyzone, Lady Gaga Top U.K. Charts
March 29, 2010 7:06 AM EDT Irish pop band Boyzone 's "Brother" (Polydor/Universal) returned to the top of the U.K. album chart yesterday, as Lady Gaga 's "Telephone" (Interscope/Universal), featuring Beyoncé, started a second week atop the single ...
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Amy Macdonald Sophomore Set Tops Euro Chart
March 25, 2010 11:48 AM EDT There are new leaders on both of Billboard's pan-European sales charts this week, with Amy Macdonald 's "A Curious Thing" (Mercury/Universal) rising 3-1 on European Albums and Stromae's "Alors On Danse" (Mosaert/Ve ...
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Amy Macdonald Sophomore Set Tops Euro Chart
March 25, 2010 12:00 AM EDT There are new leaders on both of Billboard's pan-European sales charts this week, with Amy Macdonald 's "A Curious Thing" (Mercury/Universal) rising 3-1 on European Albums and Stromae 's "Alors On Danse" (Mosaert ...
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Gorillaz Scores Third Euro Chart No. 1
March 18, 2010 9:06 AM EDT Parlophone/EMI's "virtual band" Gorillaz maintains its perfect record on Billboard's European Albums chart, scoring its third No. 1 from three studio releases with "Plastic Beach." On European Hot 100 Singles, meanwhile ...
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Boyzone Beats Gorillaz To U.K. No. 1
March 15, 2010 9:04 AM EDT Reunited Irish boy band Boyzone 's "Brother" (Polydor/Universal), named for the memory of their colleague Stephen Gatley, who died suddenly last October, debuted at the top of the new U.K. album chart. South London rapper Tinie Tempah ...
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Lady GaGa Scores Euro Chart Double
April 23, 2009 8:12 AM EDT Patience is a virtue for Lady Gaga, who completes her Europe-wide conquest by hitting the top of European Top 100 Albums for the first time with "The Fame" (Interscope/Universal) after five weeks at No. 2. "Poker Face" starts a n ...
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U2, Lady GaGa Continue Euro Chart Domination
April 16, 2009 1:13 PM EDT U2's "No Line on the Horizon" (Mercury/Universal) moves into a sixth week at the summit of Billboard's European Top 100 Albums chart, while it's now eight weeks at No. 1 on Eurochart Hot 100 Singles for Lady Gaga's &quo ...
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U2, Lady GaGa Stay On Top Of Euro Charts
April 10, 2009 11:13 AM EDT U2 and Lady Gaga continue their reigns on Billboard's pan-European charts. "No Line on the Horizon" (Mercury/Universal) starts a fifth week at the Top 100 Albums summit and "Poker Face" (Interscope/Universal) moves into a se ...
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Fox, Winehouse Win German Echo Awards
February 23, 2009 12:00 AM EST German hip hop newcomer Peter Fox was the big winner at the Echo awards, collecting three awards at the O2 World Arena in front of 10,000 guests in Berlin. He received the awards in the categories best national/international hip hop/urban artist, ...
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AC/DC's 'Black Ice' Dominates Euro Albums Chart
October 30, 2008 12:00 AM EDT AC/DC soars triumphantly on European Top 100 Albums, racing 67-1 with "Black Ice" (Columbia/Sony Music). Pink's "So What" (LaFace/Sony Music) starts a second week atop Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. "Black Ice" claim ...
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Mac Attack
August 17, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Welcome to the story of a multiplatinum British singer/songwriter named Amy that doesn't include even the faintest whiff of tabloid scandal. Welcome to the story of a multiplatinum British singer/songwriter named Amy that doesn't include e ...
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Coldplay Extends Euro Chart Reign
July 10, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Coldplay starts a third week at No. 1 on the new European Top 100 Albums chart with "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" (Parlophone/EMI). But it's all change atop Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, where Duffy's "Mercy&quo ...
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Last Shadow Puppets, Madonna Lead U.K. Charts
April 28, 2008 12:00 AM EDT The Last Shadow Puppets, featuring Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane of Liverpool band the Rascals, debuted at No. 1 on the British album chart yesterday (April 27) with "The Age of the Und The Last Shadow Puppets, featuring Alex Tur ...
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TCT Line-Up Adds Madness, Armatrading, Gray
March 11, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Veterans Madness, Joan Armatrading and David Gray will join newcomers Newton Faulkner and Amy Macdonald on the bill for this year's April 8-13 Teenage Cancer Trust Gigs at London's Royal Albert Hall. Now in its 8th year, the TCT gigs wil ...
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Scouting For Girls, Basshunter Lead U.K. Charts
January 21, 2008 12:00 AM EST British trio Scouting For Girls completed their rise to No. 1 on the U.K. album chart yesterday with their self-titled debut album. Swedish DJ-artist Basshunter moved into a second week atop the singl British trio Scouting For Girls completed their ...
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Macdonald Bumps Radiohead From U.K. Album Chart
January 14, 2008 12:00 AM EST Scottish singer/songwriter Amy Macdonald's debut set "This Is the Life" (Vertigo) moved to the top of the U.K. album chart for the first time yesterday, five months after opening on the survey at No. Scottish singer/songwriter Amy Mac ...
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Radiohead Scores Fifth U.K. No. 1 Album
January 07, 2008 12:00 AM EST Radiohead made their expected arrival at No. 1 on the new U.K. album chart yesterday (Jan. 6) with "In Rainbows," released in the U.K. and internationally Dec. 31 on XL Recordings. "X-Factor" winner L Radiohead made their expecte ...
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Melua/Cassidy Duet Tops U.K. Singles Chart
December 17, 2007 12:00 AM EST An "electronic duet" charity version of Louis Armstrong's 1968 U.K. No. 1 "What a Wonderful World" by Katie Melua and the late Eva Cassidy has repeated the feat of the original and gone to the top of An "electronic duet ...
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Timbaland, Potts Remain Atop U.K. Charts
August 06, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Timbaland's "The Way I Are" (Interscope) featuring DOE and Keri Hilson started a second week atop the new U.K. singles chart yesterday (Aug. 5). Timbaland's "The Way I Are" (Interscope) featuring DOE and Keri Hilson sta ...
