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US rapper Eminem returns to the top of the UK Album chart this week, swapping places with last week’s number one ‘The Suburbs‘. Paolo Nutini’s second record ‘Sunny Side Up‘ continues to hold strong in the top ten, and The xx’s debut album is at #10 following a boost in sales in recent weeks since their Mercury Music Prize nomination.

Popstar Lily Allen went home with three gongs after this year’s Ivor Novello Awards were handed out at a ceremony in London today (20/5).

Keane’s first EP, the 8-track ‘Night Train‘, is this week’s UK no.1 album, beating off competition from Lady Gaga’s compilation ‘The Remix‘ which enters at #3. The National’s excellent fifth studio record ‘High Violet‘ enters at a very respectable #5, and Foals second LP ‘Total Life Forever‘ debuts at no.8. Outside the top 10, Paolo Nutini’s long stay in the top 10 finally comes to an end, with his second album ‘Sunny Side Up‘ dropping nine places to #18 and Jack White’s rock supergroup The Dead Weather enter at #32 with ‘Sea Of Cowards‘.

Rap collective Roll Deep hold on to the top spot in the Singles Chart for a third week.

Here you’ll find all the latest news from this week’s UK Album and Singles Charts, as well as Live4ever’s highlights taken from some of our featured tours going on in a major city near you over the next 7 days.

Three new entries in the top 10 of the Album Chart this week, with Paul Weller’s well received new studio album pipped to the number one spot by AC/DC’s new Iron Man soundtrack, which contains classic tracks from the veteran band’s long career. The other new entry comes from singer-songwriter Kate Nash, who’s second record ‘My Best Friend Is You‘ debuts at #8. Elsewhere, Paolo Nutini, Lady Gaga and Florence & The Machine all retain their long-standing hold on the top 10. Manchester legends James‘ new mini-album ‘The Night Before‘ lands at #20. In the Singles Chart, former X Factor contestant Diana Vickers is this week’s number one.

This year’s Ivor Novello Awards nominations have been announced, with British stars Lily Allen and Dizzee Rascal leading the pack with two nominations each.

Robbie Williams’ comeback single ‘Bodies‘ has failed to hit the top spot in this week’s singles chart, X Factor winner Alexandra Burke’s single ‘Bad Boys’ enters at no.1. Over in the albums chart, Editors hit the top spot with their new album ‘In This Light and On This Evening’ while Paolo Nutini’s album ‘Sunny Side Up’ is a big climber, jumping 26 places to no.5.

Soulful Scottish singer songwriter Paolo Nutini was in a slightly sombre mood after returning from his recent US tour.

His album “Sunny Side Up” hit No1 in the UK this June so the self admitting perfectionist felt let down by the reaction he received Stateside.

He said: “It’s not been massive. It’s been steady. It’s not always easy.

“The tour has not been on the back of some massive record label campaign.”

Nutini added: “The label seem a lot more hesitant to put everything behind this as opposed to the last one. The recession perhaps has given them the hesitation.

“The less we spend, the less we owe. But on the other extent the less exposure you have the more difficult it makes getting that hit that fulfils everybody’s expectations.

“It’s more had to be through doing lots of gigs and hope that people start telling their friends.”