August births & deaths

by | Aug 1, 2025 | Births / Deaths

August 1 Births 1930    Lionel Bart 1942    Jerry Garcia – vocals/guitar Grateful Dead 1943    Geoff Britton – drums East Of Eden 1946    Boz Burrell – bass King Crimson/Bad Company 1947    Rick Coonce – drums Grass Roots 1953    Robert Cray – US blues guitarist...

Yola

by | Jul 27, 2025 | YouTube clip of the week

Yola was born Yolanda Claire Quartey in Bristol in 1983 and is 42 this week. In 2019, she appeared at the Newport Folk Festival – the one in Rhode Island. Her single, Faraway Look was voted Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots performance in 2020 and...

BRIT Billion award

by | Jul 27, 2025 | Did you know?

The BRIT Billion award was launched in May 2023 and acknowledges outstanding achievement in recorded music by surpassing the landmark of one billion career UK streams. It also marks 50 years of the BPI and the 50th anniversary of the certifications programme, which...

Most played artists and songs in the UK in 2024

by | Jul 20, 2025 | Did you know?

Here are the top 10 most played artists and the top 10 most played song on the radio in the UK during 2024. Rank Artist Rank Song 10 Harry Styles 10 Feelslikeimfallinginlove (Coldplay) 9 Becky Hill 9 Too Sweet (Hozier) 8 Elton John 8 Espresso (Sabrina Carpenter) 7...

Kim Carnes

by | Jul 20, 2025 | YouTube clip of the week

Kim Carnes is 80 this week. Best remembered for her UK number 10 hit Bette Davis Eyes, the follow-up, Draw of the Cards, wasn’t as well received peaking at number 28 in the States and number 50 here. Let’s remember it and the eerie video that accompanied...