Soul newcomer Duffy tops UK chart
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Duffy, the Welsh soul singer hotly tipped for success in 2008, enters the singles chart at number one with Mercy.
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Swedish DJ Eric Prydz's "Call on Me" has  gone to the top of the British singles chart, the Official UK  Charts Company said Sunday.
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U.S. artists are expected to dominate  Britain's biggest black music awards on Thursday, with Chicago  rapper Kanye West boosting a record number of nominations.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers join the ranks of artists notching up the most weeks in the UK charts.
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St. Louis hip-hopper Nelly flew to the top of the UK singles charts Sunday with his double A-side featuring the ballad "My Place" and the more rhythmic "Flap Your Wings," the Official UK Charts Company said.
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The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul adds  another jewel to her crown, as Mary J. Blige captures her  fourth career No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
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When she made her debut  several years back at only 15, Brit belter Joss Stone was an  instant wow, a young girl mining soul's past with a voice  beyond her years.
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Pop group the Scissor Sisters have the UK's number one single and album for the second week in a row.
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Teenage soul singer Joss Stone's latest album - Mind, Body & Soul - goes straight in at number one.
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Fresh talent grabbed centre stage at the 25th Brit Awards with British teen star Joss Stone and radical US dance act Scissor Sisters bagging a string of honours, while household names such as Robbie Williams and Bob Geldof also got a taste of the action.
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Justin Timberlake's second album enters the top of the UK charts at number one.
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The new Band Aid single, which was released yesterday, has become the fastest selling single of the year in the UK. The single sold 72,000 copies yesterday.
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The debut album by Kanye West is named best album of 2004 in a round-up of the UK's end-of-year polls.
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Justin Timberlake knocked Beyonce and  Jay-Z off the top of the British pop charts on Sunday to claim  his first solo UK number one with "Sexyback."
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X Factor winner Leona Lewis tops the singles chart with the most first week sales of any release this year.
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The new Band Aid 20 single sold more than 72,000 copies on the first day of its release, the Daily Mirror reported Tuesday. Sales figures show the charity record is the fastest-selling single of the year and
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"Godfather of soul" James Brown is added to the line-up for the BBC Electric Proms in London next month.