mxdwn.co.uk » Sarah harding https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:26:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Girls Aloud Reunite For New Song To Honour Former Bandmate Sarah Harding https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/girls-aloud-reunite-for-new-song-to-honour-former-bandmate-sarah-harding/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/girls-aloud-reunite-for-new-song-to-honour-former-bandmate-sarah-harding/#comments Sun, 12 Nov 2023 22:31:05 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=97743 Girls Aloud have recorded a new song to honour the memory of their former bandmate Sarah Harding who tragically passed away from breast cancer in 2021. The new single will be their first in over 10 years.

The group have reportedly already filmed the music video for the new track, with an inside source sharing that they are dressed as “superhero characters complete with Wonder Woman-style costumes and capes.” The video is said to have been shot at a North London studio, with the band secretly reuniting to complete the project.

Following the passing of Sarah Harding, the remaining Girls Aloud members are keen to honour her memory. The group, made up of the now mononymous Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Nicole Roberts and Kimberly Walsh, are said to be excited by their new upcoming chapter, teasing many new plans.

An inside source shared, “The girls really came back together as friends to rally around when Sarah died, and it repaired some of the old rifts and put things into perspective. Suddenly the reunion which had seemed totally impossible for so long just felt a totally natural thing to do – in Sarah’s honour.”

They also shared, “this has been one of the best-kept secrets in pop, but it’s actually happening now,” with a possible upcoming album and tour being hinted at too. The newly reunited Girls Aloud are said to be “very excited to be back working together, even if there is a bittersweet element to it,” promising that there will “always be nods to Sarah’s contribution to the group” as they move forwards.

The news of the new single has sparked rumours surrounding Girls Aloud as a headlining act at Glastonbury 2024. Nothing has been confirmed as of yet, however bets are already being placed on their place in the lineup, with Alex Apati of Ladbrokes Live saying that they have “sent the British pop world into complete meltdown this morning with the announcement of a new single… and given the reception they’ve had, we wouldn’t be surprised to see them take centre stage at Glastonbury next year.”

Throughout their career, Girls Aloud achieved 21 top 10 UK singles with this including 5 no.1 songs, as well as amassing 5 Brit Award nominations.

Their comeback is already being celebrated on social media, with one fan writing “I am not joking when I say the last girls aloud comeback changed the trajectory of my life.”

 

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/girls-aloud-reunite-for-new-song-to-honour-former-bandmate-sarah-harding/feed/ 0 Girls Aloud Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Debut Album, ‘Sound of the Underground’ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/girls-aloud-celebrate-20th-anniversary-of-debut-album-sound-of-the-underground/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/girls-aloud-celebrate-20th-anniversary-of-debut-album-sound-of-the-underground/#comments Sun, 07 May 2023 11:26:40 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=61184 Girls Aloud are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Sound of the Underground with a deluxe edition reissue.

The group disbanded in 2013 following their ten year anniversary tour, with this being the first new material for their fans in a decade.

Taking to Twitter, the group shared that the 20th anniversary reissue “brings together rarities, remixes and B-sides, plus brand new sleeve notes.”

Girls Aloud’s Kimberley Walsh spoke to the Daily Mail on the group’s plans to honour this anniversary, saying, “We’ve got some fun alternative versions of songs lying around and little re-releases just to kind of mark that because, you know, it’s a big deal. 20 years is a long time and the love that we still feel for Sound Of The Underground and some of the songs from the first album are still huge.”

Walsh went on to discuss the group’s plans to have a fully fledged reunion, saying, “We’re not really doing anything together as a group for obvious reasons.” Walsh is referencing the tragic passing of their fellow band member Sarah Harding here, who lost her battle with breast cancer at just 39 years old in September 2021.

The group chose to mark this anniversary in a low-key way as they’re still grieving their friend and bandmate, with Walsh saying, “I think there’s already been one re-release of Sound Of The Underground with different girls singing different lyrics, which is quite fun. I mean, if you’re a fan, it’s fun. I’m not sure how much fun it is if you’re not really into Girls Aloud. But yeah, just things like that.”

To kickstart the 20th anniversary celebrations, the “Sound of the Underground” music video has been remastered in 4K and is available to watch here:

An alternative vocal mix of the album’s titular single has also been released, complete with different music video that is said to feature “unseen footage from the GA vaults.”  

In the description of the new video, Chris Fox shares, “You never know what you might find when you dig into the raw footage from a music video and we were amazed to find that director Phil Griffin had recorded each of the girls singing every line of the song… In total, the band recorded about four hours of footage and there were so many beautiful moments to squeeze into the video.”

“I wanted to give each section of the shoot its moment to shine: the performance, the slow motion, the glitter drop. There are fewer fast-paced cuts so we can soak up every moment and bask in the glory of Girls Aloud. The film negatives were rescanned in true 4K – giving fans a crystal-clear look into the past – and the final edit was colour graded to closely match the original music video.”

The 20th Anniversary reissue of Sound of the Underground will be released 16th June 2023, and is available to preorder here. The album will also be released on vinyl for the first time, with details below:

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/girls-aloud-celebrate-20th-anniversary-of-debut-album-sound-of-the-underground/feed/ 0 Cheryl Set To Return To the Stage at Birmingham Pride https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/cheryl-set-to-return-to-the-stage-at-birmingham-pride/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/cheryl-set-to-return-to-the-stage-at-birmingham-pride/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:39:44 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=42456 Cheryl from Girls Aloud bandmate Sarah Harding’s sad passing from Breast Cancer was announced by her mother on September 5th. Following the sad announcement Cheryl and her other bandmates Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh expressed their grief and love for Harding.

 

The band are said to be in the process of holding a charity event in memory of Harding and to also raise funding for cancer charities. The singer is now set to return to the stage at Birmingham Pride as the headline act on September 25th three weeks on following Harding’s sad passing.

The singer shot to fame with Girls Aloud when she was chosen by the public in 2002 from the show Pop Idol: The Rivals. The singer began her solo career in 2009 whilst still in the band and has released four solo albums, 3 Words (2009), Messy Little Raindrops (2010), A Million Lights (2012) and Only Human (2014).

The singer hit the number 1 spot in the UK Official Singles Charts with her debut single “Fight For This Love” (2009) and scored another four number 1 hit singles with “Promise This” (2010), “Call My Name” (2012), “Crazy Stupid Love” (2014) and “I Don’t Care” (2014).  

The singer performed at the Mighty Hoopla Festival on September 4th and the Birmingham Pride event will be the first time that the singer has performed since Harding’s sad passing. An inside source when speaking of the singer said “Despite her heartbreak she is devastated by Sarah’s passing but also knows the last thing Sarah would have wanted was for her to let down their fans”

Cheryl will be performing with various artists at Birmingham Pride on September 25th and tickets are available here  

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/cheryl-set-to-return-to-the-stage-at-birmingham-pride/feed/ 0 Remembering Sarah Harding – A Tribute To The Girls Aloud Singer https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/remembering-sarah-harding-a-tribute-to-the-girls-aloud-singer/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/remembering-sarah-harding-a-tribute-to-the-girls-aloud-singer/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:15:37 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=41243 Sarah Harding from Girls Aloud’s sad passing was announced by her mother Marie on September 5th. Sarah’s mother in announcing her untimely passing at the age of 39 made a plea, for Sarah to be remembered as a bright shining star and not for her battle against Breast Cancer.

Following the announcement tributes for the Girls Aloud singer came pouring in from her bandmates and those who knew her. The singer rose to fame when she won the final place in Girls Aloud on the talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002.

The singer joined Chery Tweedy, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh to make up the band lineup. The band achieved success with four number 1 singles and twenty consecutive top ten singles in the UK. The band’s debut single “Sound of The Underground” remained at the top of the UK charts for four consecutive weeks. The single also went on to achieve Platinum status in March 2003.

The band’s debut album of the same name reached number two in the UK Official Albums Chart and was also certified Platinum. The band went on to release memorable singles “No Good Advice” (May 2003), “Life Got Cold” (August 2003), “Jump” (November 2003), “Love Machine” (September 2004), “Long Hot Summer” (August 2005) and “Biology” (November 2005) to name but a few.         

The band disbanded on March 20th 2013 during their Ten: The Hits Tour and pursued solo projects. Harding released her solo EP Threads on August 7th 2015 and was also known for her acting, modelling, philanthropy and appearances on reality TV. The singer went on to win the twentieth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2017 and met ex-partner Carl Johnson on the series.

The singer bravely announced her Breast Cancer battle on August 26th 2020 and felt that she should inform the public of her illness. The singer later announced on October 20th that the disease had sadly spread to other parts of her body.

The singer then released her book Hear Me Out on March 20 detailing her Breast Cancer battle. The title of the book comes from the single of the same name released from the band’s album What Will The Neighbours Say released on November 29th 2004.

The singer also released a single “Wear It Like A Crown” written 10 years ago on March 24th for The Christie NHS Foundation which topped the downloading and streaming charts. The singer moved in with her mother in March before sadly losing her fight to the disease on September 5th.

The singer’s bandmates announced that the singer was to join them for a tour next year and have been paying tributes to their bandmate. Coyle and Roberts expressed their absolute devastation of the singers sad passing, Walsh stated that her heart was broken and Tweedy expressed her condolences by stating that the singer would forever be in our hearts.    

 

 

 

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Pete Waterman a judge on Popstars: The Rivals described the singer as “A lovely, lovely person” and “a delightful young kid”, adding: “She was great – enthusiasm, full of life. This is a tragedy.”

Louis Walsh who co-created and managed the band said, he would remember the singer with great fondness. Chad Johnson who briefly dated the singer, when they met whilst in the Big Brother House in 2017 expressed his condolences and revealed that the singer had a wish to be a mother. The singer herself also expressed her regret in her book about not becoming a mother.

Johnson also revealed that he kept in touch with the singer and that their plans to meet up proved difficult due to their work schedules. Johnson expressed that he was unaware of how ill the singer was and believed that they would reunite.

Tributes continued with Geri Halliwell from the Spice Girls, Michelle Heaton from Liberty X, the singer’s former partner Callum Best, Lady Victoria Hervey, Davina McCall who was the judge on Pop Stars: The Rivals, her friend Lizzy Cundy and Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet all offering their condolences.

The song that has been played in remembrance of the singer is the band’s single “The Promise”, which was the band’s fourth number 1 single released on October 15th 2008. The singer sang in the chorus “Here I am, a walking Primrose Wondering when I’m gonna see you again” The lyric is viewed as poignant now.

The singer was said to have enjoyed life and in remembering the singer best, bandmate Roberts in her tweet called the singer Electric girl and further said “You gave it everything and still with a smile” 

 

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/remembering-sarah-harding-a-tribute-to-the-girls-aloud-singer/feed/ 0 Girls Aloud’s Sarah Harding Releases Autobiography https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/girls-alouds-sarah-harding-releases-autobiography/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/girls-alouds-sarah-harding-releases-autobiography/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:59:30 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=32708 Sarah Harding of Girls Aloud fame has released her autobiography Hear Me Out.  The book tells her story “in her own words” and also features parts written by her fellow Girls Aloud stars Cheryl, Kimberly Walsh, Nadine Coyle, and Nicola Roberts. The girl group were formed back in 2002 on Popstars: The Rivals. The group continued to find success with hits including Sound of the Underground, The Promise, Love Machine, and Call the Shots and are considered to be UK girl band royalty. The release of Harding’s memoir comes after the announcement that Girls Aloud are postponing their reunion due to Harding’s cancer battle.

Harding started writing the book following a breast cancer diagnosis. Sarah Harding was told by doctors that Christmas 2020 “would probably be my last” as she made the news public back in August, at which point the cancer had advanced to other parts of her body.

The book recounts Harding’s time in Girls Aloud and follows her struggles with drugs and addiction. Harding checked herself into rehab in South Africa in 2011 citing alcohol dependence and depression.  Harding, like other Girls Aloud members, has found success independently. She has had several acting roles and made numerous television appearances. In 2017 Harding won Big Brother.

In ‘Hear Me Out’ Harding catalogues her journey following her cancer diagnosis and living with the disease after finding out it was terminal. In the memoir, Harding reveals that she had sepsis during her treatment and was at one point put into an induced coma and placed on a ventilator.

Generally, the book provides an intimate look at Harding’s career, her struggles with illness, and how that has influenced her perspective on life. Harding remarks in Hear Me Out about “trying to live and enjoy every second of my life, however long it might be”.

In response to the release of Hear Me Out, fans have rallied together to help the Girls Aloud song of the same name reach number one in the UK charts to show their support for Sarah.

Hear Me Out is out now.  

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/girls-alouds-sarah-harding-releases-autobiography/feed/ 0 Kanye West is Announced the UK’s Most Googled Artist of 2020 https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/kanye-west-is-announced-the-uks-most-googled-artist-of-2020/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/kanye-west-is-announced-the-uks-most-googled-artist-of-2020/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:27:42 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=27993 Based on their UK search results, google has named their biggest artists for 2020. The US rapper Kayne West has been in the news frequently this year, not just for his music releases, but for rants on titter about his UMG recording contract and his unsuccessful bid for US Presidency. Along with the coronavirus and the US election being top queries in the UK searches, he was in fact the only music artist to have presence in the top google searches for news and celebrities.

Kayne withdrew his run for presidency on 4th November by taking to twitter to make his announcement as NME recorded, “by posting an image of a map of the United States with its states shaded in according to those that have thus far been won by fellow candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The caption accompanying the image simply said “WELP”.” Although admitting defeat, it seems Kayne is open to the idea for running for presidency again in 2024.

Earlier this year, Kayne stated that he wanted to buy Universal Music Group for £25 billion. This news came after open discussions on twitter about artists and their rights to music and it’s ownership. NME noted, “West recently suggested new guidelines for recording and publishing deals in the future of the music industry, discussing contracts, masters and rights issues in the music industry on Twitter and advocating for fairer treatment for all artists.” He then revealed he is given all his artists signed to his G.O.O.D label a 50% share in profits and their master copies returned to them.

Placed at number 2 in the UK google search for artists was Sarah Harding who shared that she was diagnosed with breast cancer over the Summer. Last week in an update to NME she said she was “fighting as hard as I possibly can”. In 3rd place was Russel Watson after his ‘I’m a Celebrity’ appearance and Bugzy Malone (real name Aron Davis) snapped up 4th Place after his role in Guy Richie’s film ‘The Gentlemen,’ and his injury in a quad bike accident earlier this year. Grimes was 5th in the UK search list after giving birth with her first child with Elton Musk this year.

A google trends expert, Kirstin Wright said to Music Week, “The 2020 Year in Search lists not only reveal the most popular trends from the past 12 months, but also give insight into the biggest events in the news, politics, sports, entertainment and popular lockdown trends. As people continue to look for information in new and different ways, Google Search keeps evolving to make the world’s information accessible and useful to all.”

Google’s Top 10 Music Artist Search

1 Kanye West
2 Sarah Harding
3 Russell Watson
4 Bugzy Malone
5 Grimes
6 Duffy
7 Meghan Trainor
8 Wiley
9 Nicola Roberts
10 Hrvy

 

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