This Week's Singles Chart

The top 3 singles in the chart this week are:

1. Easy Love - Sigala

2. What Do You Mean? - Justin Bieber


3. Don't Be So Hard On Yourself - Jess Glynne

Sigala is a London-based DJ signed to Ministry of Sound. He is an active presence on social media (Twitter especially), which helps advertise him as an artist. Furthermore, the Ministry of Sound label regularly releases compilation CDs, which feature artists on their roster and recent successful songs from the house/dance music genre. Adverts for these albums (and other albums released on their label) are often seen on television.

Justin Bieber is an International pop star signed to Island Records (part of UMG). Justin Bieber is regularly in the spotlight due to his lifestyle and his millions of fans, so this is part helps promote his music. His albums are promoted using TV adverts, YouTube/Internet adverts and television appearances on chat shows such as The Ellen Degeneres Show.

Jess Glynne is a British pop star signed to Atlantic Records. She has recently released her debut album which has been advertised using a television commercial and posters/billboards across the country, eg. huge posters of her in the shop windows of the HMV store in Manchester's Arndale Shopping Centre.