SUSSEX-hit maker Rag’n’Bone man is preparing to perform in front of thousands at this year’s Brit Awards. The Uckfield-born singer will join American pop-star P!nk and the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir for a performance of their new charity single. All the money raised from the single, named Anywhere Away from Here, will go to the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and NHS Charities Together, who represent the charities of all NHS Trusts in the UK. It s performer announcement time! The latest additions to our line-up for #BRITs 2021 are @Pink and @RagNBoneMan, who will be joined by the incredible @LG NHS Choir!! See you on Tuesday 11 May pic.twitter.com/WekmNrlNfX BRIT Awards (@BRITs) April 26, 2021
Rag’n’Bone Man on course for second UK number one with new album
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Rag’n’Bone Man is on course to score his second number one album with Life By Misadventure.
The musician is outselling the rest of the top five combined and sold just under 30,000 units over the weekend following the release on Friday, according to the Official Charts Company.
Rag’n’Bone Man, real name Rory Graham, first topped the charts in February 2017 with his debut album Human, which was the fastest-selling debut album of the 2010s decade by a male solo artist.
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Rag’n’Bone Man is on course for his second UK Number 1 album with new album Life By Misadventure.
The Blues-rock singer songwriter is outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined on today’s Official Chart Update (May 10) and has sold just shy of 30,000 units over the weekend.
Real name Rory Graham, Rag’n’Bone Man’s debut album Human reached the top of the Official Albums Chart in February 2017, claiming the fastest-selling debut album of the 2010s decade by a male solo artist. That album has returned to the Top 40 midweek, impacting at 29.
Rag’n’Bone is also heading for his fourth UK Top 20 single this week as his P!nk collaboration Anywhere Away From Here is on track to become this week’s highest climber. The two will perform the track at the BRIT Awards tomorrow.
MailOnline has contacted BRITs representatives for comment.
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