Stella Lefty challenges Sienna Spiro for Number 1 UK single with Boston

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Californian singer-songwriter Stella Lefty is leading the race for this week’s UK Number 1 single with her breakout hit Boston, according to the latest Official Chart First Look update.

Having held firm at Number 4 for the past four weeks, the track has surged into the top spot based on preliminary sales and streaming reports. If Boston maintains its momentum, it will dethrone British star Sienna Spiro's Great Expectation, which drops to Number 2 after spending two consecutive weeks atop the summit.

The midweek update also highlights major moves across the Top 10. Noah Kahan's single Orbiter is on course to climb 16 places to Number 6, marking his highest-charting UK entry since his 2024 Sam Fender collaboration, Homesick.

Meanwhile, Welsh artist Jamie Miller looks set to secure his first Top 10 single, as a new version of Babydoll featuring Off Campus actor Antonio Cipriano rockets 17 spots to Number 7.

Dua Lipa’s 2024 hit Training Season continues its upward surge, rising to Number 4 to equal its original chart peak. Olivia Dean makes two appearances in the early Top 10, with Man I Need climbing to Number 5 and her Sam Fender duet Rein Me In holding at Number 8. Olivia Rodrigo's The Cure sits at Number 9, while Sienna Spiro's former chart-topper Die On This Hill rounds out the top tier at Number 10.

Outside the Top 10, 16-year-old rising star Freya Skye is tracking to deliver the week's highest new entry at Number 15 with bad taste, following her debut EP stardust earlier this year. Slovak pop artist ADÉLA eyes a new peak of Number 13 with Nicole Kidman, while house producer Cloonee is poised to make his Top 40 debut with Good Girl featuring Prospa and Tristan Henry, entering the midweeks at Number 30.

The final standings will be revealed on Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100.

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Tinashe shares the rule she follows before accepting a support slot

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Tinashe says she will only support artists on tour if they “really understand” who she is creatively.

The 33 year old singer will join Harry Styles in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 2 and 3, launching the North American section of the ‘Watermelon Sugar’ star’s Together, Together tour.

Speaking onstage at the Spotify x Coach event on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, Tinashe said: “I think when it comes to opening acts, I’ve opened for a lot amazing artists.

“I’ve opened for Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Beyonce, I’ve done a cool run.

“So, I think I reached a point where I was like, I’m not gonna open for anyone unless I feel like they really understand what I’m about, and I’m going to be there and feel comfortable and express myself to their audience.”

Before finding success in music during the mid 2010s, Tinashe appeared in projects including The Polar Express and Out of Jimmy’s Head. She explained that Harry fits the qualities she now looks for in a headline artist.

She continued: “And I will say that the Harry shows, and Harry Styles in general, I feel like he’s very open to the artistry and wanting fans to have a good time.

“And that’s, at the end of the day, what it’s really all about.

“Being able to go into these rooms and see people and connect with people, and have these experiences through music and through performances.”

The ‘Nasty’ singer also said she is “excited” to perform at stadiums, something she has never previously experienced with her own music.

She said: “That’s what it’s all about. So, I’m excited to be able to get up there in Phoenix.

“That’ll be really fun! It’ll be sick, I never perform my songs in a stadium! It’ll be great!”

The newly announced dates follow the enormous success of the tour in 2026 and will bring Styles’ production to stadiums throughout the United States and Canada for the first time.

The 2027 schedule begins with two concerts at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix on April 2 and 3. It will then visit Dallas, Los Angeles, Toronto, Atlanta and Chicago before moving to Europe for performances in Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Rome and Dublin. Styles will conclude the summer with three homecoming shows at London’s Wembley Stadium.

A different special guest will appear in each city, with Styles assembling one of his most varied supporting lineups so far. Kylie Minogue, Tears For Fears, Tinashe, Caroline Polachek, Feist, LCD Soundsystem, Lainey Wilson, Baby Rose, Q Marsden, The Womack Sisters, Getdown Services and CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso are scheduled to perform on selected dates.

The tour began in May 2026 and originally included 67 concerts across Amsterdam, London, São Paulo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne and Sydney. Styles is currently halfway through a record breaking 30 night residency at Madison Square Garden, his only American performances of 2026, before travelling to Australia in December.

Styles will also maintain his decade long partnership with Choose Love, helping fund humanitarian projects worldwide. For the London dates, £1 from every ticket purchased will be donated to LIVE Trust to support grassroots music venues. Fans attending the American shows will once again have opportunities to register to vote through HeadCount pop ups.

Environmental measures will continue through Green Nation, including plans to limit single use materials, promote travel with a smaller environmental impact and lower emissions by using HVO fuel whenever possible.

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