Noughties Top 10 Singles & Albums

Here are the UK best selling singles and albums during the past decade, proving that reality TV ruled the airwaves yet British artists remained firm favourites with the buying public as nine out of ten best selling albums of the noughties were by British artists.

The Top 10 Singles of the Noughties are:

1. Will Young - 'Anything Is Possible/Evergreen' - 1.8m
2. Gareth Gates - 'Unchained Melody'
3. Tony Christie feat. Peter Kay - ('Is This The Way To') Amarillo'
4. Shaggy feat. Rikrok - 'It Wasn't Me'
5. Alexandra Burke - 'Hallelujah'
6. Band Aid 20 - 'Do They Know It's Christmas'
7. Kylie Minogue - 'Can't Get You Out My Head'
8. Shayne Ward - 'That's My Goal'
9. Hear'Say - 'Pure And Simple'
10. Bob The Builder - 'Can We Fix It'

The Top 10 Albums of the Noughties are:

1. James Blunt - 'Back To Bedlam' - 3.2m
2. Dido - 'No Angel'
3. Amy Winehouse - 'Back To Black'
4. Leona Lewis - 'Spirit'
5. David Gray - 'White Ladder'
6. The Beatles - '1' -
7. Dido - 'Life For Rent'
8. Coldplay - 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head'
9. Scissor Sisters - 'Scissor Sisters'
10. Take That - 'Beautiful World'

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PICTURES: Girls Aloud @ Wembley

Girls Aloud are on top of the world as these pictures from the Coldplay Wembley performance show.

Girls Aloud @ Wembley

Cheryl Cole

Nadine Coyle

Sarah Harding

Nicola Roberts

Kimberly Walsh

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Ivor Novello Award Winners 2009

Below is the list of winners from the 2009 Ivor Novello Awards. Elbow picked up two awards, with Duffy, Ting Tings and Coldplay all scooping an award at the 54th Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting. The Event was hosted at the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London on 21 May.

Best song musically and lyrically
One Day Like This - Elbow


Best contemporary song
Grounds for Divorce - Elbow

Best television soundtrack
Wallace and Gromit A Matter of Loaf and Death

Best original film score
There Will Be Blood

PRS most performed work
Mercy - Duffy

Best-selling British song
Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Album award
We Started Nothing - The Ting Tings

Ivors Inspiration award
Edwyn Collins

Ivors classical music award
James MacMillan

Outstanding song collection
Vince Clarke

PRS outstanding contribution to British music
Robert del Naja and Grant Marshall (Massive Attack)

Songwriter of the year
Eg White

Special international award
Smokey Robinson

The Academy Fellowship
Don Black

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Brit Awards 2009 - The Winners

Duffy @ Brit Awards 2009 (PIC: GETTY/BBC)

Find out who won at the 2009 Brit Awards at London's Earls Court. Duffy went on to win three Brit Awards, while Coldplay went home empty handed at this years bash. The Pet Shop Boys were joined by Lady Ga Ga as they performed the mother of all mixes.

The Winners:

British Male Solo Artist:

Paul Weller

British Female Solo Artist:

Duffy

British Group:

Elbow

British Single:

Girls Aloud - 'The Promise'

British Album:

Duffy - Rockferry

British Breakthrough Act:

Duffy

British Live Act:

Iron Maiden

International Male Solo Artist:

Kanye West

International Female Solo Artist:

Katy Perry

International Group:

Kings of Leon

International Album:

Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

British Producer of the Year:

Bernard Butler

Critics' Choice Award:

Florence and the Machine

Outstanding Contribution to Music:
Pet Shop Boys

*Full Brit Nominations List: HERE

FACT FILE:

Who has won the most BRIT Awards?

Robbie Williams has won 11 BRIT awards – more than any other artist or group in the history of the BRITs. Add to that the four awards he won previously as a member of Take That, and Robbie has a grand total of 15 BRIT awards!

Annie Lennox follows Robbie with eight awards, including one with Eurythmics.

U2 and Take That have become the third highest winners and most successful band with seven awards each.

Michael Jackson and Coldplay follow with six awards.

Grammy Awards 2009 - The Winners

Here is the full list of winners from the 2009 Grammy Awards:

Album of the Year:

Raising Sand - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Rap Album:

Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne

Male Pop Vocal Performance:

Say - John Mayer

Record of the Year:

Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

New Artist:

Adele

Rock Album:

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay

Pop Collaboration With Vocals:

Rich Woman - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Song of the Year:

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

Stay - Sugarland

R&B Album:

Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:

Rick Rubin

Producer of the Year, Classical:

David Frost

Female Pop Vocal Performance:

Chasing Pavements - Adele

Pop Vocal Album:

Rockferry - Duffy

Pop Instrumental Performance:

I Dreamed There Was No War - Eagles

Pop Instrumental Album:

Jingle All the Way - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals:

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Alternative Music Album:

In Rainbows - Radiohead

Solo Rock Vocal Performance:

Gravity - John Mayer,

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals:

Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon

Hard Rock Performance:

Wax Simulacra - The Mars Volta

Metal Performance:

My Apocalypse - Metallica

Rock Instrumental Performance:

Peaches En Regalia - Zappa Plays Zappa

Rock Song:

Girls in Their Summer Clothes - Bruce Springsteen

Rap Solo Performance:

A Milli - Lil Wayne

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group:

Swagga Like Us - Jay-Z and T.I. featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne

Rap/Sung Collaboration:

American Boy - Estelle featuring Kanye West

Rap Song:

Lollipop - Dwayne Carter, Darius Harrison, James Scheffer, Stephen Garrett and Rex Zamor,

Country Song:

Stay - Sugarland

Female Country Vocal Performance:

Last Name - Carrie Underwood,

Male Country Vocal Performance:

Letter to Me - Brad Paisley,

Country Collaboration with Vocals:

Killing the Blues - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss,

Country Instrumental Performance:

Cluster Pluck - Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner

R&B Song:

Miss Independent - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Smith

Contemporary R&B Album:

Growing Pains - Mary J. Blige

Female R&B Vocal Solo:

Superwoman - Alicia Keys

Male R&B Vocal Solo:

Miss Independent - Ne-Yo

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals:

Stay With Me (By the Sea), Al Green featuring John Legend

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:

You've Got the Love I Need - Al Green featuring Anthony Hamilton

Urban/Alternative Performance:

Be OK - Chrisette Michele featuring will.i.am

Dance Recording:

Harder Better Faster Stronger - Daft Punk

Electronic Dance Album:

Alive 2007 - Daft Punk

Bluegrass Album: Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass:

Tribute to 1946 and 1947 - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Traditional Blues Album:

One Kind Favor - B.B. King

Contemporary Blues Album:

City That Care Forgot - Dr. John and The Lower 911

New Age Album:

Peace Time - Jack DeJohnette

Contemporary Jazz Album:

Randy in Brasil - Randy Brecker

Jazz Vocal Album:

Loverly - Cassandra Wilson

Jazz Instrumental Solo:

BE-BOP - Terence Blanchard,

Jazz Instrumental Album Individual or Group:

The New Crystal Silence - Chick Corea and Gary Burton

Large Jazz Ensemble Album:

Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard - The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Latin Jazz Album:

Song for Chico - Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

Latin Pop Album:

La Vida ... Es Un Ratico - Juanes

Latin Rock or Alternative Album:

45 - Jaguares

Latin Urban Album:

Los Extraterrestres - Wisin y Yandel

Tropical Latin Album:

Senor Bachata - Jose Feliciano

Regional Mexican Album:

Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas - Musica Ranchera

Tejano Album:

Viva La Revolucion - Ruben Ramos and The Mexican Revolution

Norteno Album:

Raices - Los Tigres Del Norte

Banda Album:

No Es De Madera - Joan Sebastian

Traditional Folk Album:

At 89 - Pete Seeger

Contemporary Folk/Americana Album:

Raising Sand - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (Rounder)

Native American Music Album: Come to Me Great Mystery:

Native American Healing Songs - Various Artists)

Hawaiian Music Album:

Ikena - Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho

Zydeco or Cajun Music Album - Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - BeauSoleil and Michael Doucet

Engineering Album, Classical:

Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago - David Frost, Tom Lazarus and Christopher Willis

Reggae Album:

Jah Is Real - Burning Spear

Traditional World Music Album:

Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu - Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Contemporary World Music Album:

Global Drum Project - Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo

Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:

Juno - Various Artists

Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Television or Other Visual Media:

The Dark Knight

Polka Album:

Let the Whole World Sing - Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra

Gospel Performance:

Get Up - Mary Mary

Gospel Song:

Help Me Believe - Kirk Franklin

Rock or Rap Gospel Album:

Alive and Transported - TobyMac

Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:

Thy Kingdom Come - CeCe Winans

Southern, Country, Bluegrass Gospel:

Lovin' Life - Gaither Vocal Band

Traditional Gospel Album:

Down in New Orleans - The Blind Boys of Alabama

Contemporary R&B Gospel Album:

The Fight of My Life - Kirk Franklin

Classical Album:

Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny - James Conlon, conductor

Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:

Down to Earth - WALL-E - Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman,

Musical Show Album:

In the Heights - Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss and Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist

Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling):

An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore) - Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood

Musical Album for Children:

Here Come the 123s - They Might Be Giants

Spoken Word Album Children:

Yes to Running! Bill Harley Live - Bill Harley

Comedy Album:

It's Bad for Ya - George Carlin

Instrumental Composition:

The Adventures of Mutt - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - John Williams

Instrumental Arrangement:

Define Dancing - WALL-E Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman

Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):

Here's That Rainy Day, Nan Schwartz

Engineered Album, Non-Classical:

Consolers of the Lonely - Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell and Jack White III, engineers

Remixed Recording:

Electric Feel (Justice Remix) - Justice

Surround Sound Album:

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina - Michael Bishop

Opera Recording: Weill:

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny - James Conlon, conductor

Orchestral Performance: Shostakovich:

Symphony No. 4 - Bernard Haitink, conductor Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra):

Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn

Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra):

Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutoslawski - Gloria Cheng

Chamber Music Performance:

Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 - Pacifica Quartet

Small Ensemble Performance:

Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary - Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale

Classical Vocal Performance:

Corigliano:

Mr. Tambourine Man:

Seven Poems of Bob Dylan - Hila Plitmann

Classical Contemporary Composition:

Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan, - John Corigliano

Classical Crossover Album:

Simple Gifts - The King's Singers

Short Form Music Video:

Pork and Beans - Weezer, Mathew Cullen,

Long Form Music Video:

Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Recording Package:

Death Magnetic - Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat and David Turner

Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:

"In Rainbows - Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell and Christiaan Munro

Album Notes:

Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition - Francis Davis

Historical Album:

Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum - Steven Lance Ledbetter and Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers

Top 10 US Highest Earning Artists

The Top 10 US Highest Earning Artists:

1. Madonna (£82.3m)
2. Celine Dion (£73.18m)
3. Kenny Chesney (£65.57m)
4. The Eagles (£62.1m)
5. AC/DC (£56.2m)
6. Coldplay (£55.9m)
7. Bon Jovi (£55.8m)
8. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (£.54.14m)
9. Jonas Brothers (£53.39m)
10. Rascal Flatts (£52.84m)

Madonna was ranked the highest earning artist in the United States according to a chart printed in the LA Times. Ticket sales from concerts, albums and downloads were all included in the figures released this week. The Top 10 featured established artists like Celine Dion, Bruce Springsteen and The Eagles as well as British band Coldplay.

Brits Top 5 Global Albums

British acts had a great 2008, as the five best selling albums globally were all British, according to official figures. Coldplay led the way with Viva La Vida, selling almost seven million copies around the world during 2008.

Amy Winehouse continued selling 'Back To Black' by the bucket load, even though it was released in 2006, it has continued to sell around the world.

* UK Album sales were down 3.2%

* Singles sales up by a third to 115 million

* Album downloads up 65% on 2007 figures.

Top 5 Global Albums:

1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida - 6.8m

2. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black - 5.1m

3. AC/DC - Black Ice - 5m

4. Duffy - Rockferry -4.5m

5. Leona Lewis - Spirit - 4.3m

UK Charts: Top 10 Albums of 2008

Duffy


Duffy has the Best Selling Album of 2008, according to the official chart listed below, her album 'Rockferry' went on to sell 1.685 million. The Welsh singer beat Take That who sold 1.446million copies in just four weeks since 'Circus' was released. Take That have the fastest million selling album ever in the UK.

Kings of Leon, Leona Lewis and Coldplay all went on to sell over a million copies of their albums as fans continued to snap up albums in the UK despite the credit crunch. Girls Aloud ended 2008 on a high as their new album 'Out of Control' gave them their first studio album #1.

Top 10 Albums of 2008:

1. Rockferry - Duffy**
2. The Circus - Take That**
3. Only By The Night - Kings of Leon**
4. Spirit - Leona Lewis**
5. Viva La Vida... - Coldplay
6. Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna **
7. Day & Age - Killers**
8. Out of Control - Girls Aloud**
9. Funhouse - Pink **
10. Scouting For Girls - Scouting For Girls

*Source: Official Charts Company
** Still in Top 40

Grammy Awards Nominations: The List

Adele, MIA and Leona Lewis lead the Brit pack in Grammy Nominations

*PIC: PA/BBC

Coldplay have seven Grammy Award nominations as the Brits look set for a good year at the 2009 Award show, especially in the Record of The Year category. The nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards were announced in Los Angeles and here is a selection of nominees in key categories:

Record of the Year:
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Please Read The Letter


Album of the Year:
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Radiohead - In Rainbows

Song of the Year: (awarded to songwriters)
Estelle - American Boy
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Sara Bareilles - Love Song
Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Best New Artist:
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Sara Bareilles - Love Song
Duffy - Mercy
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
Pink - So What

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
Kid Rock - All Summer Long
John Mayer - Say
Paul McCartney - That Was Me
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Ne-Yo - Closer
James Taylor - Wichita Lineman

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Eagles - Waiting In The Weeds
Gnarls Barkley - Going On
Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You
OneRepublic - Apologize

Best Dance Recording:
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger
Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor
Lady Gaga and Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
Madonna - Give It 2 Me
Rihanna - Disturbia
Sam Sparro - Black & Gold

Best Electronic/Dance Album:
Brazilian Girls - New York City
Daft Punk - Alive 2007
Cyndi Lauper - Bring Ya To The Brink
Kylie Minogue - X
Moby - Last Night
Robyn - Robyn

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance:
John Mayer - Gravity
Paul McCartney - I Saw Her Standing There
Bruce Springsteen - Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Eddie Vedder - Rise
Neil Young - Hidden Path

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
AC/DC - Rock N Roll Train
Coldplay - Violet Hill
Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden
Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
Radiohead - House of Cards

Best Rock Song: (awarded to songwriters)
Bruce Springsteen - Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Radiohead - House of Cards
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
Coldplay - Violet Hill

Best Rock Album:
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
Metallica - Death Magnetic
The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

Best Alternative Music Album:
Beck - Modern Guilt
Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Radiohead - In Rainbows

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:
Beyonce - Me, Myself and I
Keyisha Cole - Heaven Sent
Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
Alicia Keys - Superwoman
Jazmine Sullivan - Need U Bad

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:
Eric Benet - You're The Only One
Chris Brown - Take You Down
Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
Trey Songz - Can't Help But Wait
Usher - Here I Stand

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
Boyz II Men - Ribbon In The Sky
Anthony David ft India Arie - Words
Al Green ft John Legend - Stay With Me (By The Sea)
Jennifer Hudson ft Fantasia - I'm His Only Woman
Raphael Saadiq ft Stevie Wonder and CJ Hilton - Never Give You Up

Best R&B Song: (awarded to songwriters)
Jazimine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows
Raheem DeVaughn - Customer
Keyisha Cole - Heaven Sent
Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight


Best R&B Album:
Eric Benet - Love & Life
Boyz II Men - Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
Al Green - Lay It Down
Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It

Best Rap Solo Performance:
Jay-Z - Rock Boys (And The Winner Is)
Lil' Wayne - A Milli
Lupe Fiasco - Paris, Tokyo
Nas - N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Snoop Dogg - Sexual Eruption

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group:
Big Boi/Raekwon/Andre 3000 - Royal Flush
Jay-Z and TI ft Kanye West and Lil Wayne - Swagga Like Us
Ludacris ft TI - Wish You Would
Young Jeezy ft Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Estelle ft Kanye West - American Boy
Flo Rida ft T-Pain - Low
John Legend and Andre 3000 - Green Light
Lil' Wayne ft T-Pain - Got Money
Lupe Fiasco ft Matthew Santos - Superstar

Best Rap Album:
Jay-Z - American Gangster
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Nas - Nas
TI - Paper Trial

Amy Winehouse: World's Best Selling Album

Amy Winehouse has the Best Selling Album in the world, so far this year. 'Back To Black' has sold 3.67m copies during the first six months of 2008. Total sales of the album has now reached almost 10m (9.78m) as Amy continues to dominate the tabloid newspapers with her private life.

Coldplay look set to steal her crown by the end of the year with 'Viva La Viva', the album went to #1 in the UK and US, selling 2.6m copies in just a few weeks.

Brits are dominating the world music scene this year and X Factor winner Leona Lewis has proved we can make it in America. Her debut album 'Spirit' has sold a staggering 2.4m copies and is currently enjoying chart success in America. The only American in the Top 5 is Jack Johnson in fourth with Welsh sensation Duffy beating Madonna at 5th place with her debut album 'Rockferry'.

Coldplay: Viva La Vida Tops Charts

Coldplay have gone straight to #1 with 'Viva La Vida' in the UK singles chart and the US singles chart, with the album also retaining it's #1 position in the UK.

In Ireland the album entered the charts on Friday at #1 and the single climbed one place higher at #3, having spent seven weeks on the charts.

Well done Coldplay on your first UK #1 single!

Coldplay: Viva La Vida Dominates UK/US Charts

Coldplay's Viva La Vida could make it to #1 in the US and UK this week. The single is currently topping the UK midweeks and over in America it has over taken Leona Lewis 'Bleeding Love' as Chris Martin and crew currently hold the #2 position on the Billboard Hot 100. The single has already been #1 in the Billboard Hot Digital Download.

Coldplay's album 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends' shot straight to #1 in the UK on Sunday and is expected to top the US chart. Looks like the world still love Coldplay, even after all these years!

Coldplay Top UK Album Chart

Coldplay will enter the UK album chart at #1 on Sunday 15th June with their long anticipated album, 'Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends'.

Released today (Thurs), the album has already out sold the rest of the Top 40 combined based on pre-sales at iTunes - which is a new record. Coldplay fans have waited since 2005's multi-selling 'X and Y' album.