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• Jordan Rakei is up next on The Record Club to talk new album The Loop | www.officialcharts.com
New Zealand-born, London-based singer-songwriter Jordan Rakei will join us on The Record Club next week to chat all about his new album The Loop. Tune in on Wednesday, 22 May at 5.30pm to see Jordan discuss The Loop with Jess Iszatt, and answer fan questions about the album. One lucky person whose question is asked will win a pair of Bowers & Wilkins headphones.

• Kings of Leon eye seventh UK Number 1 album with Can We Please Have Fun | www.officialcharts.com
Kings of Leon start the week with a lead to top the Official Albums Chart with their ninth studio album, Can We Please Have Fun.  

• Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism scores biggest opening week for British female since Adele | www.officialcharts.com
Dua Lipa reaps the rewards of all that Radical Optimism this week, as her third studio album nets the biggest opening week for a British female artist in three years.

• The Official Chat with Rachel Chinouriri: "We owe the black female artists who came before us" | www.officialcharts.com
What's in a flag? For Rachel Chinouriri, including the English flag in the artwork for her debut album, What A Devastating Turn of Events, is a provocative visual statement and a reclamation of both her Britishness and her musical identity as a black artist who just happens to make indie music.