The UK music charts may mean less now than they used to but they’re still an indicator of what’s hot on the popular British music scene right now. This week’s Top 10 singles and Top 10 albums are listed below.

This week’s singles chart saw a race to the number one spot between Robbie Williams, with Bodies, and Alexandra Burke, with Bad Boys feat. Flo Rida. Burke won by a nose, with Robbie coming in at two. Last week’s number one single, Oopsy Daisy by Chipmunk, dropped to number three. The only other new entry was Michael Buble with Haven’t Met …read more

The issue of illegal filesharing of music has been much debated in recent weeks, thanks to a new effort by the British government to curb the activity. Lily Allen started a blog about the problem, but then got cold feet and walked away. While other artists are pushing for fairness and compromise in how the issue is dealt with.

Radiohead are a part of the Featured Artists Coalition which, although not fans of filesharing, are seeking for a better, longterm solution than the ones being proposed right now. And it was two years ago that Radiohead experimented with a different way …read more

Anyone who has ever listened to an Editors album will know that there isn’t much light frivolity present in their lyrics or sound. In fact, they are rapidly becoming known for their dark, haunting, and sometimes quite depressing songs. But is that necessarily a bad thing? Especially when that’s what natural to the band, and doesn’t every great band write about what they know and about how they feel?

The Back Room and An End Has A Start are both magnificent albums that deserve to be listened to and truly understood. But many people just can’t get past the moody, morose …read more

Some of the bloggers here on the b5 music channel decided to record our Soundtrack For A Day yesterday. This could take different forms, be it all the songs you listened to on that day, a selection from certain moments, or a particular album.
I decided to stick my media player on random and note down the first 50 songs it played, and here is the result.
As a full time blogger who works from home, music is very important to me as it can change the mood of my day. Pressing the random button is therefore a bit of a gamble …read more

I’ve been writing this blog for over 3 months now, and hopefully some of you are reading and enjoying Brit Music Scene. I’ve strived to bring you all the latest news, reviews, gossip and low-down on everything to do with the British Music Scene, and I think I’ve done a good job.
So in a further effort to educate my readers and bring some good music to your ears, here are 10 British music artists you should discover.
Now some of you will know all of the groups I talk about, especially if you happen to be in the UK, but …read more

I have two live videos of British bands for you today which I think you might enjoy. Maximo Park and The Editors are 2 of my favourite bands at the moment, and have both released amazing second albums in 2007.
While on their promotional tours over in America to support the new albums, they appeared on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ and both performed brilliantly.
First off The Editors performing ‘An End Has A Start’ and the start of ‘Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors‘. I can’t believe the programme cut off only 30 seconds in to the 2nd track but we at least …read more