On January 09 2005, Elvis Presley went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Jailhouse Rock.’ The single sold just 21,262 copies to reach No.1, the lowest sales ever for a UK chart topper since data began in 1969. The single was released to celebrate the 70th anniversary of his birth, a previous Elvis chart topper was re-released each week.
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Today Music’s History
In April 12 1997, R Kelly started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his Grammy award winning song ‘I Believe I Can Fly.’ A No.2 hit in the US, the track was featured in the film ‘Space Jam’. The song received five nominations at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, winning Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best Song Written for Visual Media, while losing Song of the Year and Record of the Year. It was ranked number 406 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004. The music video was directed by Kelly with Hype Williams and designed by visual artist and designer Ron Norsworthy.
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Taylor Swift Released Four New Songs
In celebration of The Eras Tour, Taylor Swift is releasing 4 previously unreleased songs tonight at midnight. She revealed the four tracks include re-recordings of Swift’s dual contributions to the 2012 soundtrack to The Hunger Games “Eyes Open” and “Safe & Sound” featuring Joy Williams and John Paul White as well as “If This Was a Movie (Taylor’s Version)” and never before heard song “All of the Girls You Loved Before.”
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Blur announce new album
Blur are to release their first album in eight years. The ‘Parklife’ group will bring out ‘The Ballad of Darren’, their first record since 2015’s ‘The Magic Whip’ on 21 July. The first track from the record, ‘The Narcissist’ is out now, ahead of the band’s four intimate warm-up gigs this month, which kick off with a hometown show at Colchester Arts Centre on Friday, May 19th 2023.
