Sam Sparro News

WIN! Tickets to this summer's Wireless Festival in London

Good news, city-locked Londoners wanting some festival action this summer: DiS has two tickets to give away to each day of this year's O2 Wireless Festival»

Chart round-up: "Where do I stand for a corner kick?"

News by Mike Diver

A Bank Holiday Monday it may be but that doesn’t mean the music industry grinds to a halt, oh no… Between peeks at the telly to check on the progress of Mike, Pele, Sly and their mates in Escape To Victory DiS here presents a very curt Chart round-up»

Shit magnet: V Festival announces new acts

News by Kev Kharas

For those harbouring suspicions that Calvin Harris and Sam Sparro are one and the same person, there are signs that the dilemma could be resolved this summer as V Festival look to get them both into the same room, at the same time»

Chart round-up: grime, Madge, Chris de Burgh

News by Mike Diver

With grime in the top five, seems the yoot are taking over... everywhere except the albums chart»

El Guincho, Lykke Li, Pete and the Pirates, Sam Sparro added to Bestival - tickets running out

News by Kev Kharas

More acts have been announced for this year’s Bestival, as ticket stocks are plundered, dropping the remaining number to just 500»

Chart round-up: snowy weather, stagnant slush

News by Mike Diver

Estelle might think Britain dead to her, considering the States her home nowadays, but that’s not stopped single-buying sorts of the land gobbling up copies of her ‘American Boy’ effort, which remains at number one»