No slowing down for Lionel Ritchie
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Lionel Ritchie 67 has no plans of slowing down. The multi award winning artist best known for the hit songs “All Night Long” and “Dancing On The Ceiling” has undergone surgery to his knee and requires a longer period of time to get back into action. Ritchie was planning a joint tour with Mariah Carey as part of his All The Hits tour, which has now been pushed back to the summer.It’s coming out in little doses, the news about Harry Styles debut solo music. More new has emerged about Harry Styles debut solo album as it is said to feature a 70’s British rock sound similar to Bowie and Queen. Reports say Jeff Bhasker is the producer of the album, with the debut single due to come out either next month or in May. As the bar has been set high for Styles solo work, the One Direction member is keeping a very low public profile.
Lorde posted an advertisement on social media on 26th February which gave a strong hint the ‘Royals’ hitmaker will release her new music. The troll showed her in the backseat of a car followed by the dates 3.2.2017 NYC and 3.3.2017 NZ.
Calvin Harris is one of the top producers, songwriters DJ’s and recording artist around. The Scotsman has released his new song titled ‘Slide’ featuring Frank Ocean and the hip hop group Migos. Earlier Harris had announced he will release 10 songs in 2017. 
Pop singer Paolo Nutani has been arrested by the Police in Scotland. The ‘Last Request’ hitmaker aged 30 was arrested on 21st February in his home town of Paisley, Renfrewshire for a drink drive and traffic offence. Reports suggest Nutani was over the legal limit for alcohol.
Pop singer Cheryl has officially acknowledged her pregnancy by taking part in a photo shoot displaying her baby bump for an L’Oreal campaign which was published on 22nd February. The 30 year old singer is dating One Direction member Liam Payne.
Ed Sheeran performance at the Brit Awards recently has helped his release material well as his song ‘Shape Of You’ has remained unshaken at the No: 1 position on the UK singles chart. His dominance is cemented by his new single ‘How Would You Feel (Paean)’ debuting at No: 2. Thus once again Sheeran has the No: 1 and 2 songs on the chart in his hands. The new hit a piano driven ballad has taken over where his last No: 2 hit ‘Castle On The Hill’ was.
Kygo & Selena Gomez secured a UK chart position at No: 9 as the duet ‘It Ain’t Me’ debuted on the chart. The pop house, tropical house track is taken from the Norwegian DJ’s next album. It is his second UK top 10 hit and third for US singer Selena Gomez. ‘It Ain’t Me’ an EDM/ pop house track is already top of the charts in Norway.
| UK TOP 10 TW LW 1 1 Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran |