A new Christmas single – but do they know it’s Ed Davey? The bungee-jumping Lib Dem leader could be just the man to reinvigorate a genre beset by cynicism and creative inertia The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024
LadBaby star reveals he experienced ‘panic attacks’ due to backlash over Christmas songs Internet personality Mark Hoyle also clarified his political stance after claims he supported the Conservatives The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024
‘We were a bit naive about privacy’: LadBaby on blackmail, backlash – and their Christmas No 1s They are the couple who became pop stars and anti-poverty campaigners, fundraising for food banks with their songs about sausage rolls. Then came threats so extreme the anti-terror police stepped in ... The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024
‘It’s mission accomplished’: Wham! secure Christmas No 1 with ‘Last Christmas’ as Sam Ryder lands No 2 Eighties pop duo landed the top spot on the Christmas charts 39 years after the song’s original release, following a battle between four other heavyweights including Mariah Carey and The Pogues The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023
Christmas Number 1: Wham! and Sam Ryder battle it out for top spot Sam Ryder is hoping to claim the top spot over Wham! with You're Christmas to Me Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023
The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan is out of hospital in time for his birthday The 65-year-old singer has been in hospital with an infection Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2023
Who might be Christmas number one after Lad Baby pull out? LadBaby have passed 'the baton over to the Great British public' and are 'not going for Christmas number one this year' Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023
LadBaby: They built this season on sausage rolls - all of the duo's Christmas singles The festive duo are flaking out, and it's the end of an era Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023
Shane MacGowan's wife gives health update on hospitalised The Pogues star The Fairytale of New York hit-maker is believed to have been in intensive care for the past few months after he was diagnosed with viral encephalitis last year Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2023
LadBaby set to perform live show in Nottingham after podcast success Pre-sale tickets will be available soon Nottingham Post · Jul 5, 2023
Midge Ure reveals he initially refused to allow Ladbaby to use his Band Aid song Scottish music great tells how he had to be reminded that raising funds was aim of Do They Know It's Christmas? as he mulled over letting YouTuber rework his hit song. Daily Record · Feb 20, 2023
LadBaby celebrates surpassing the Beatles to claim fifth straight Christmas Number 1 with Food Aid song LadBaby has claimed their fifth Christmas number one with their reimagining of Band Aid's "Do They Know it's Christmas". The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022
LadBaby make chart history and topple Beatles with fifth Christmas number one Their reworked version of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? fended off competition from Wham! and the YouTube group Sidemen. The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022
What is the 2022 Christmas number one single in the Official Charts? LadBaby, Wham! and the Sidemen were in the running for this year's Christmas number one Manchester Evening News · Dec 23, 2022
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022 Martin Lewis helps LadBaby beat record set by The Beatles with fifth Christmas No 1 ‘A massive apology to The Beatles,’ LadBaby said after smashing record previously held by the band
Daily Mirror · Dec 23, 2022 LadBaby land 2022 Christmas Number 1 as YouTubers top charts for a fifth time The race for this year's Christmas Number 1 is officially over, after a tough battle between the likes LadBaby, Wham! and Mariah Carey – who were among those in the running to bag the festive top spot
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022 LadBaby on track for fifth consecutive Christmas No 1 with Martin Lewis collaboration The Sidemen are following closely behind
Liverpool Echo · Dec 21, 2022 When the Christmas number one will be announced LadBaby are facing competition from Lewis Capaldi and Taylor Swift
Wales Online · Dec 20, 2022 Christmas number one race heats up as Wham and Mariah Carey close in on LadBaby LadBaby is bidding for a fifth consecutive Christmas number one but is coming under pressure from festive rivals
Manchester Evening News · Dec 19, 2022 When and what time is the 2022 Christmas number one announced? Ladbaby could land their fifth Christmas number one in a row
Manchester Evening News · Dec 16, 2022 Martin Lewis left 'cringing' as he makes announcement days after emotional ITV exit The Money Saving Expert is taking part in a very different project to his usual work
Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2022 LadBaby release new Christmas single Food Aid with Martin Lewis The act has become the first-ever allowed to rework Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas
Chronicle Live · Dec 16, 2022 Martin Lewis admits 'cringing' as new charity Christmas single with Ladbaby is released The MoneySavingExpert founder lends his singing voice to LadBaby's Do They Know It's Christmas Band Aid parody to raise money for food banks
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2022 Christmas number one runners and riders: Latest odds In the past, the honour has gone to hits such as Slade’s Merry Xmas Everybody and Band Aid’s Do They Know it’s Christmas?
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2022 Who is LadBaby? Duo collaborating with Martin Lewis for Band Aid fundraiser The charitable pair have published books and created clothing ranges, as well as being chart-topping music stars