Picture This are celebrating after their second album exceeded 1 million online streams this afternoon.

From the moment I picked up the guitar, that was it.

As per its title, the crooner from Vancouver has described his tenth studio album as his “most romantic to date”.

Such has been his influence, it’s almost impossible to imagine what it was like to hear John Coltrane in the 1960s, but the release of a lost album is certainly an invitation to try.

It’s three years since Florence Welch’s last album and nearly a decade since she materialised as a fully-realised pop persona — a twirling blend of charity shop Stevie Nicks, millennial Kate Bush and self-aware Bonnie Tyler.

As a 12-year-old at a gig in Dublin, the Irish rapper was plucked from a crowd by Pharrell. It was an early step in the journey that has just seen him release his debut album, writes Ed Power.

Remember the Cork busker who sang for Paolo Nutini in Cardiff recently? Well he’s back with his new single Homeless.

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The singer's second album, The Thrill Of It All, will be released next Friday.

Extreme times call for extreme pop stars and Annie Clark fits the bill perfectly.

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Buckingham McVie started life as a new Fleetwood Mac album, following the iconic soft-rockers’ sell-out 2014-2015 world tour.

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The self-titled album was released at midnight.

Rag’n’Bone Man is still getting used to his meteoric rise in the fame game, writes Laura Harding.

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Keane frontman Tom Chaplin’s sobriety has resulted in a remarkable solo album, says Ed Power

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Miley Cyrus is putting the "finishing touches" to her new music.

A surprise cameo on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly was a reminder that, contrary to widespread assumptions, Dr Dre had not retired from hip-hop.

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Neil Finn has enjoyed an industrious career as a musician. As well as fronting Split Enz and Crowded House, he has released two albums with his brother Tim as The Finn Brothers, and one with his wife Sharon as Pajama Club.