Ed Sheeran to take to the silver screen in Danny Boyle film
View(s):Ed Sheeran will be acting as himself in film to be directed by Danny Boyle. The music themed comedy, will centre on the character played by actor Himesh Patel. Reports from the UK say the shooting the segments around Sheeran has already been completed.
Benny Blanco has claimed his first UK chart topping song as a performing artist with ‘Eastside’. Benny has been in the background as a songwriter or producer, or as a combination of both, until ‘Eastside’ came along. The 30 year old US artist from Virginia emerged to the frontline after more than a decade with his debut release.
The electronica pop track debuted on the UK chart at 52 and then commenced a smooth climb upwards, before taking the final two slot jump to the No: 1 position on the singles chart. Blanco whose real name is Benny Levin, co- wrote the hit song with Ed Sheeran, Halsey, Khalid Robinson, Nathan Perez and Lakshya Agrawal.
Benny co – produced the song with Andrew Watt and Cashmere Cat. Although Blanco is credited with the release of ‘Eastside’ as a solo single, the vocals are performed by Halsey and Khalid Robinson. ‘Eastside’ had a combined 50,000 sales plus 5.8 million streams as it took the top spot on the chart. Meanwhile some of the songs and artists Blanco has penned or produced are ‘I Kissed A Girl’ by Katy Perry, ‘Freaky Friday’ by Drake, ‘California Curls’ by Katy Perry, ‘Dynamite’ by Taio Cruz, ‘Payphone’ by Maroon 5 ‘Diamonds’ by Rihanna, ‘Perfect’ by Ed Sheeran and ‘Love Yourself’ by Justin Bieber.
The battle for the No: 1 spot was between Benny Blanco’s ‘Eastside’ and Calvin Harris/ Sam Smith duet ‘Promises’. The latter which debuted on the chart last week at 4 moved up to No: 2. The countdown will be interesting next week.
US rapper Juice WRLD has secured a top 10 spot for his song ‘Lucid Dreams’ as it advance from 11 to No: 10. The emo rap song is the first track to roll of his 3 track EP ‘999’ last year and then added on his debut album ‘Goodbye & Good Riddance’ in May this year. The song has also peaked at the No:3 spot on the US hot 100 singles chart too. ‘Lucid Dreams’ samples Sting’s ‘Shape Of My Heart’.
Eminem has released a surprise album ‘Kamikaze’ on August 31. It is the 10th work by the rapper. The 13 track album is already doing well and is expected to debut high on the UK album chart. Meanwhile the album has angered some musicians like Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons and the rapper Machine Gun Kelly, who allege Eminem has taken swipes at them in some of the songs.
Sir Cliff Richard is to release his first new album in 14 years. ‘Rise Up’ a 16 track album will be out on 23rd November with the title track preceding on 12th October.
The album will also have a duet with Olivia Newton John called ‘Everybody’s Someone’. The new album comes after a difficult period in the life of Sir Cliff, who cleared his name in a legal battle with the BBC.
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1 3 Eastside – Benny Blanco ft: Khalid & Halsey
2 4 Promises – Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
3 1 Shotgun – George Ezra
4 2 In My Feelings – Drake
5 5 Body – Loud Luxury ft: Brando
6 6 God Is A Woman – Ariana Grande
7 9 Girls Like You – Maroon 5 ft: Cardi B
8 7 No Brainer – DJ Khaled ft: Justin Bieber/ Quavo/ Chance The Rapper
9 10 Taste – Tyga ft: Offset
10 11 Lucid Dreams – Juice WRLD