Focus Music Notes. "Out of the Blues". Popular music through the decades

A year after entering the Top 40, Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud has achieved an Official Chart first... Posted by Official UK Charts on Monday, June 22, 2015

Florence + The Machine is storming ahead in the race for this week’s Number 1 album, while a slew of new entries from the likes of Collabro and Simply Red battle for a place in this week’s Top 10: Posted by Official UK Charts on Wednesday, June 3, 2015

PRIDES are an unstoppable force. Their highly anticipated debut album, THE WAY BACK UP , is to be released on July 10 on Island Records; with the lead single ‘Messiah’ coming on July 6. This coincides with the first new global release date for albums and will be available everywhere for eager fans who have been patiently waiting. The album is full of big tunes that match their enormous live performances.  PRIDES are a band that own every venue they play so it is not surprising that after a phenomenal performance at the Closing Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games and hot off the back of a second sold out UK tour that they have been confirmed sets this summer at Reading and Leeds Festival (headlining the BBC Introducing stage), Latitude (headlining Huw Stephens stage) and will be breaking records on the day of the album release by being the first band to play the main stage at the new site for T in the Park . This all comes after their first headline US Tour this month a...

Fantastic opportunity for local musicians to put the perfect Soundtrack on this video and be in with a chance of winning £2000's worth of studio time. The music can be in whatever style you feel inspired to create – for example, electronic dance music (EDM), heavy metal or orchestral as long as it’s inspired by the video and fits its exact length. The competition ends on April 17. Travelsupermarket.com have filmed five road trips in five different locations around the UK, here is the one for the Atlantic Highway. Tap to view other location Road Trips . Good luck everyone...   Tap link for Soundtrack Competition Details when you view the video. Leave a comment if you like this