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Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid 30 goes to No1 in the Official UK Singles Chart, with 312,000 copies sold so far. The single is an all-star charity fund-raiser to raise money to fight the Ebola crisis in Western Africa.The British Country Music Awards take place in The Concorde Suite, Crane Lodge Road, Heathrow, London, UK, with winners including some of Britain’s rising new wave of country acts including Raintown, The Shires, Ward Thomas and Luke And Mel.
One Direction collect awards for artist of the year, favourite album and favourite group at the American Music Awards (AMAs) in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The full list of winners is as follows :
New artist of the year : 5 Seconds of Summer
Single of the year : Dark Horse, Katy Perry feat. Juicy J
Dick Clark Award of Excellence : Taylor Swift
Favorite male artist - pop/rock : Sam Smith
Favorite female artist - pop/rock : Katy Perry
Favorite band, duo or group - pop/rock : One Direction
Favorite album - pop/rock: Midnight Memories, One Direction
Favorite male artist - country : Luke Bryan
Favorite female artist - country : Carrie Underwood
Favorite band, duo or group - country : Florida Georgia Line
Favorite album - country : Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert
Favorite artist - rap/hip-hop : Iggy Azalea
Favorite album - rap/hip-hop : The New Classic, Iggy Azalea
Favorite male artist - soul/R&B : John Legend
Favorite female artist - soul/R'n'B : Beyonce
Favorite album - soul/R'n.B : Beyonce
Favorite artist - adult contemporary : Katy Perry
Favorite artist - contemporary inspirational : Casting Crowns
Favorite artist - electronic dance music: Calvin Harris
Favorite artist - Latin : Enrique Iglesias
Favorite soundtrack: Frozen
The full list of winners is as follows :
New artist of the year : 5 Seconds of Summer
Single of the year : Dark Horse, Katy Perry feat. Juicy J
Dick Clark Award of Excellence : Taylor Swift
Favorite male artist - pop/rock : Sam Smith
Favorite female artist - pop/rock : Katy Perry
Favorite band, duo or group - pop/rock : One Direction
Favorite album - pop/rock: Midnight Memories, One Direction
Favorite male artist - country : Luke Bryan
Favorite female artist - country : Carrie Underwood
Favorite band, duo or group - country : Florida Georgia Line
Favorite album - country : Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert
Favorite artist - rap/hip-hop : Iggy Azalea
Favorite album - rap/hip-hop : The New Classic, Iggy Azalea
Favorite male artist - soul/R&B : John Legend
Favorite female artist - soul/R'n'B : Beyonce
Favorite album - soul/R'n.B : Beyonce
Favorite artist - adult contemporary : Katy Perry
Favorite artist - contemporary inspirational : Casting Crowns
Favorite artist - electronic dance music: Calvin Harris
Favorite artist - Latin : Enrique Iglesias
Favorite soundtrack: Frozen
John Grant, accompanied by The Royal Northern Sinfonia, plays at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Katy Perry posts a Twitter message criticising Australian papparazzi and, in particular, Jamie Fawcett, for harassing her recently on Obelisk Beach in Sydney, Australia.
On their The Who Hits 50 Tour, The Who play at du Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Asia.
Bob Dylan plays a gig for an audience of just one person - superfan Fredrik Wikingsson - at The Academy Of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The concert is part of an ongoing Swedish film series called Experiment Ensam (Experiment Alone), in which people experience, completely alone, things that are usually reserved for large crowds.
Four, the fourth studio LP by One Direction, reaches No1 in the Official Albums Chart in the UK, on first-week sales of 142,000 copies.