2 h. ago BREAKING: Kylie Minogue secures Christmas Number One with catchy XMAS

The Official Chart's Christmas Number One single was announced on BBC Radio 1 and Kylie was announced as the winner after Wham! took home the coveted title two years in a row

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2 h. ago Kylie Minogue celebrates her first UK Christmas Number 1 single as she breaks records set by Madonna and Mariah Carey with new song XMAS

The singer, 57, has broken records previously set by Madonna and Mariah Carey as she became the first woman to secure UK Number 1 singles in four different decades.

Culture

28 h. ago Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You dethroned on the charts by this ‘80s classic

Carey’s unimpeachable record has dropped off the No.1 position and been beaten by British pop duo’s 1984 hit

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6 d. ago Kylie Minogue reunites with sister Dannii for exciting new project

Superstar Kylie Minogue on her new festive album, spending a sunny Christmas down under and reflecting on her iconic Glastonbury set

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6 d. ago Kylie Minogue reunites with sister Dannii for epic new Christmas song

Superstar Kylie Minogue on her new festive album, spending a sunny Christmas down under and reflecting on her iconic Glastonbury set

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7 d. ago ‘Men explicitly loving men is so threatening to the status quo’: why are gay male pop stars being shut out of the music industry?

Not long ago, artists such as Lil Nas X and Olly Alexander were ruling pop. But success has stalled as acts face industry obstacles and rising homophobia. What now?At the turn of the decade, gay male and non-binary pop stars seemed poised to take pop music by storm. Lil Nas X broke out with Old Town Road – which blew up on TikTok, sold about 18.5m copies and remains tied with Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy) and Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You as the longest-running No 1 single in US history – and artists such as Sam Smith, Troye Sivan and Olly Alexander from Years & Years were all singing about gay love and sex.But the initial promise has stalled. Lil Nas X’s attempts to build on his smash debut album have fizzled, and he is publicly dealing with mental health issues. In October, Khalid released his first album since being outed by his ex last year but only sold 10,000 copies in the first week in the US. A previous album, 2019’s Free Spirit, sold some 200,000 copie...

Events

2 w. ago Stranger Things star releases Christmas single as season 5 breaks records

Singer Limahl, whose hit song The NeverEnding Story became one of the standout tracks in Netflix sci-fi drama Stranger Things, back for a fifth season, has released a festive single

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2 w. ago Kylie Minogue talks risque Office Party as she overtakes Mariah Carey for Christmas No1

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Star Kylie Minogue admits she would love to finally land the Christmas No1 with new song XMAS, but concedes nobody comes close to Mariah Carey. She has another festive banger called Office Party which will get fans even jollier and is considering a brand new holiday themed tipple for her Kylie Minogue Wine range.

Society

3 w. ago This is how much Mariah Carey makes from her signature Christmas song

The festive hit was released three decades ago, but it has stood the test of time

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