James Blunt bags first number one album in almost 20 years after Traitors stint

James Blunt - soon to be Ryan Air - flies to Number 1 with Airplane Mode

James Blunt ‘changes name’ to budget airline after album lands at number 1

James Blunt has to change his name after a bet over cheese (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry) James Blunt has ‘changed his name’ to Ryan Air after a bizarre bet with a stranger on the internet over his latest album. The Celebrity Traitors star released his album Airplane Mode last week and has been pulling out all the stops to secure that number one spot. According to this week’s Official Charts, the You’re Beautiful singer has managed to…

James Blunt scores first number one album in 19 years after Celebrity Traitors boost

Blunt has admitted he signed up for the show to promote his new music

James Blunt Flies to His Third U.K. No. 1 Album With ‘Airplane Mode’

James Blunt has held off Royal Blood to earn his third U.K. No. 1 LP on the Nov. 13-dated Official Albums Chart with Airplane Mode. The set is Blunt’s first U.K. No. 1 album since 2007’s All the Lost Souls; he also hit the top spot in 2004 with his bestselling debut LP, Back to Bedlam. “I can’t tell you how grateful I am to every single person who has gone out there and downloaded, or bought or streamed my album,” Blunt told the Official Cha…

James Blunt bags first number one album in almost 20 years after Traitors stint

The 52-year-old singer recently featured on the BBC reality game show.