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After something of a struggle finding big name artists willing to do it, the BBC has announced the initial line-up for the Coronation Concert. The show will take place alongside the official crowning of King Charles III next month.Set to headline the show are Take That, with other sets performed by Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings and Alexis Ffrench.

Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie have been announced to perform at a concert to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III.The coronation is set to take place on May 6, with the concert scheduled to happen in the grounds of Windsor Castle the following day (May 7). Alongside the King and Queen Consort, 20,000 members of the public and invited guests will be in attendance, and the concert will also be broadcast on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.Andrea Bocelli, Freya Ridings, Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel and classical-soul composer and producer Alexis Ffrench have also been confirmed for the concert, with more names due to be announced soon.“This will be our first live show since the Odyssey Tour, four years ago in 2019, and what a stage to come back on!” said Take That in a BBC press release.

King Charles' coronation concert performers have been announced. On Friday, the BBC announced the lineup, which includes Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli and Lionel Richie. Charles' coronation concert is scheduled for Sunday, May 7.

It’s bound to be a marvelous celebration with all the musical acts King Charles has lined up for his upcoming Coronation!

King Charles III’s coronation concert will feature a few familiar faces to the royal family, including Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, and Lionel Richie.The news was announced Friday per the BBC, which will broadcast the musical celebration from the grounds of Windsor Castle on May 7.“I am excited to be performing at the Coronation Concert,” said Perry, 38 — who was appointed by Charles to the British Asian Trust in 2020 — “and helping to shine a further light on the British Asian Trust’s Children’s Protection Fund, whose work includes on-ground initiatives to fundraising, with the aim to find solutions to child trafficking.”Meanwhile, Richie, 73, who was named the first global ambassador for Charles’ The Prince’s Trust charity in February 2021 — then sparking rumors that he would one day perform at The Coronation Concert — added in his own statement that this “once-in-a-lifetime” show is “an honor and a celebration.”Global opera phenomenon Bocelli, 64, and Welsh baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, 57, are due to perform a duet together, while British classical-soul composer Alexis Ffrench will also appear at the celebration.Other musical Brits to be featured include the band Take That, sans Robbie Williams, and English singer-songwriter Freya Ridings, 28, as well as a choir group of 300 from across the four nations of the Kingdom.Viewers can also expect a resplendent display of lights, lasers, drones and projections that are sure to be one of the night’s “highlights,” per the BBC report.About 20,000 fans are expected to attend the public showcase, along with a few as-yet unreported royals in attendance.Additional acts will be announced in the coming weeks.

Katy Perry, Take That, Andrea Bocelli, and Lionel Richie are the headline names announced as the first stars set to appear at King Charles III’s coronation concert, taking place the day after his installment.

Game of Thrones alumna Lena Headey has been tapped to headline Kurt Sutter’s Western action drama series The Abandons at Netflix.

Freya Ridings is back!

Mae Muller will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with I Write A Song.

With the UK's 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entry expected to be announced imminently (Sam Ryder's SPACE MAN was unveiled as 2022's bid on March 10), rumours are rife as to who might be representing the country in Liverpool.

In an exclusive chat with OfficialCharts.com, Freya Ridings has put an end to speculation that she is one of the artists in contention to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. 

Wimbledon singles champion Martina Navratilova has said she is 'gutted' to have missed out on attending the 100th anniversary of SW19's Centre Court this afternoon after testing positive for coronavirus. Navratilova only tested positive for the virus this morning ahead of the long-awaited celebrations at lunchtime, before Heather Watson kicked off play on the court with an unfortunate loss to Germany's Niemeier. The tennis legend tweeted: 'I am gutted I can't be there' ahead of the celebration, which featured a surprise appearance from Sir Cliff Richard and finished with a live performance from British singer Freya Ridings.

Disclosure have teamed up with RAYE for their new garage driven single ‘Waterfall’ – you can listen to the track below.The song follows the dance duo’s previous single ‘You’ve Got To Let Go If You Want To Be Free’ and is RAYE’s first music of 2022.“RAYE is such a dream to work with in the studio. Best way to describe her is as a hook machine! You get the beat rolling and vibes going and she gives you like five chorus melody options straight away… she makes writing the way we do so easy & enjoyable,” Disclosure said.“We all knew within five minutes we were gonna make a UKG summer sunshine banger and that’s exactly what we ended up with.

EXCLUSIVE: Game of Thrones and 300 star Lena Headey is to make her feature directorial debut on psychological thriller Violet.

Kings Of Leon, George Ezra and Disclosure have been announced to headline next year’s Boardmasters festival.Cornwall’s surf and music event will return between August 10-14 and pre-sale tickets will go on sale tomorrow (October 28) at 10am BST before tickets go on general sale at 5pm BST on Friday (October 29).

Rihanna is making her music comeback, five years after her last solo album, it has been reported.The 33-year-old singer has kept fans guessing if she’ll ever come back to music but now the Sun is reporting that she will be returning after lining up a music video shoot in LA.The video will be created by British director Raja Virdi, who has worked in the past with Sam Smith and Freya Ridings.Speaking to The Sun a source said: “Rihanna has been secretly working on new music for a long time and her ninth album has finally come together.”They added that the pandemic has slowed things down for the singer making fans have to wait even longer.The project is being kept a closely guarded secret but it is known that Rihanna will be filming a new music

The Association Of Independent Music’s cleverly re-worked Independent Music Awards took place online last night, with live performances from the likes of Little Simz, AJ Tracey, Vince Clark and Damon Albarn, plus plenty of prize giving.Because, yes, while there were many innovations in play as a result of the awards ceremony having to take place in the virtual world, organisers still nevertheless remembered to hand out some prizes.And those prizes, in case you wondered, were distributed as follows…UK Independent Breakthrough: Moses Boyd International Breakthrough: Yaeji Best Live Act: Five Finger Death Punch Most Played New Independent Artist: Freya Ridings One To Watch: Arlo ParksBest Independent Album: Sarathy Korwar – More Arriving Best

GARY Barlow teamed up with Liam Payne and Olly Murs for a special performance of Sing for The Big Night In. The inspiring song written by the Take That singer along with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was given a stirring rendition tonight.