Matthew White
Matthew White is GWR’s long-time music consultant having previously worked on the long-running GWR British Hit Singles series (1977–2006). He also advises on some of our sport categories – namely tennis and cricket. Between 2009 and 2023, he has pored over an estimated 60,000 published records as proofreader for the world's best‑selling annual.
Highest-grossing music tour by a female artist ever
Madonna’s (USA) Sticky & Sweet Tour grossed $407.7 m (then £250.9 m) in 2008–09. The 85-date trek, in support of the Material Girl's Hard Candy album, kicked off at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in Wales, UK, on 23 August 2008 and wound up at Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park, Israel, on 2 September 2009. In total, the tour attracted 3.54 million fans, with each show grossing $4.79 m (£2.95 m) on average.