📅 Date: December 16 - December 31NewsAs we all know, it's coming up to Christmas, which means that artists are racing to earn that coveted Christmas number one. LadBaby, who aims to become the first act since the Spice Girls to earn consecutive Christmas chart-toppers, is just days away from earning Christmas number one with "I Love Sausage Rolls". That said, Stormzy is hot on his heels with his long-awaited album Heavy Is The Head, which boasts features from Ed Sheeran, Burna Boy and H.E.R. Other candidates include Dua Lipa with "Don't Start Now" and Lewis Capaldi with "Before You Go". Meanwhile, classics like "Last Christmas" by Wham! are hoped to earn the crown.

Moving on from Christmas news, Stormzy's primary school teacher phoned in to BBC Radio 2 to talk about him. Referring to him as a "pixie", she also said that during a parents' evening with Big Michaels' parents, she tried to convince him to write "the" instead of "da", claiming:You're not going to be able to write like that in real lifeMeanwhile, Sir Paul McCartney told the BBC that he has a secret Christmas album which comes out only once a year in his home.Years ago I thought, there's not very good Christmas records. So I actually went into my studio over a couple of years and I made one.The former Beatle is performing at Glastonbury in 2020, just a week before his 78th birthday.New ReleasesAlbumsNew releases include Stormzy's Heavy Is The Head and Harry Styles' Fine Line. For more, check out the December 2019 UK Album Release Calendar!SinglesDua Lipa - "Future Nostalgia"
Hotel Lux – “Tabloid Newspaper”
Margot – “In Your Palm”
PVA – “Divine Intervention”
RAYE - "Please Don't Touch"

This is the final biweekly update of 2019! Enjoy your Christmas everyone, and have a great New Year!