Row stops Will singing on Top of the Pops

New chart star Will Young is set to score an unenviable distinction on TV’s Top Of The Pops after a bust-up between show bosses and his record label.

The 23-year-old singer will become the first number one artist in the programme’s 38-year history who is in the country and available to appear on the show, but has been barred from appearing in the studio.