Music News

BBC Radio 1 has revealed the latest Top 10 singles chart - with nine of the places taken by Ed Sheeran.

It's the 7th consecutive year Capital has partnered with the music event, sponsoring the Best British Single category.

Depeche Mode is the headline act for this year's 6 Music Festival in Glasgow from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 March.

Nick Grimshaw has announced on Breakfast this morning that the Radio 1 Big Weekend for 2017 will be held in Hull on 27th and 28th May.

Across one week, taking in Essex, Leeds, Oxford, Birmingham and Brighton, he’ll be finding out what makes some of the smallest music venues in the country some of the most important.

Steve Lamacq has announced he will be hosting a Christmas Ska Party live from the BBC’s legendary Maida Vale Studios on Tuesday 13 December from 4-7pm.

The intimate gig will take place in London and will be broadcast live on the network from 8pm, as well as in vision on the BBC Red Button and streamed on the Radio 2 website.

U2@40 is the biggest ever documentary commission made at the national station, created in conjunction with TBI Media.

Former Take That singer Robbie Williams has hosted a three-hour show on all BCN 1 stations over the weekend.

The BBC Music Awards, taking place in London this year, will include Greg James live backstage and from the Red Carpet on Radio 1 from 4-7pm.

The Bauer City 1 Network group of stations have just made the announcement on-air, ahead of the event on November 26th.

BBC Radio 1Xtra today announced that Craig David has joined the line-up for 1Xtra Live in Liverpool.

Heart is organising a gig with Emeli Sandé for 400 listeners, with the event being broadcast on Heart TV also.

Lauren Laverne has announced the line-up for 6 Music Live, which returns to the station in October.

Three new style gigs around Halloween will take place next month for Capital stations in London, Manchester and Liverpool.

Singer Justin Bieber has apologised to his fans after nerves got the better of him during a live performance on BBC Radio 1.

High tides and strong waves caused a Wave 105 concert on the beach in Bournemouth to be cancelled over the weekend.

The news was announced by Chris Evans this morning on breakfast, as Madness was also confirmed to perform at the event on September 11th 2016.

Zayn has cancelled his headline appearance, his first major UK solo gig, at Capital's Summertime Ball just minutes before he was due on stage.

Azealia Banks will not be appearing as the headline act at Rinse FM's Born and Bred Festival after comments were made on Twitter by the rapper.