Brooke Combe’s vocals, with their old-soul depth, feel as though they pre-date her. Drawing on classic 70s grooves with a touch of Northern soul, it’s no wonder she won the Play Next Rising Award. Her ...

Ed Sheeran last week visited talent development projects in Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh and Belfast to formally launch a new ...

TikTok is due to be banned in the US on 19 Jan. The US Supreme Court could block the ban, though at a hearing last week it ...

CMU Daily returns after its Christmas break later today. In the meantime, here are ten music business developments since the ...

The UK government has launched its previously promised consultation on the ticketing business. It will consider new ...

UK trade groups ERA and BPI have both published year-end stats. ERA reveals that recorded music retail revenues in 2024 were £2.39 billion, an all-time high, providing you don’t adjust for ...

Universal Music has announced one of those strategic partnerships with WPP, the group of advertising and marketing agencies that insists on calling itself a “creative transformation company ...

News coverage of the live side of the music industry, including live music and ticketing companies, venues, festivals, innovation and legal reform The current operator of The Leadmill in Sheffield ...

Downtown deal “another step in UMG’s relentless path to dominance” says WIN, as criticism builds over Universal’s latest acquisition Criticism continues to build of Universal Music’s ...

Universal Music has announced a deal to buy Downtown Music Holdings, which owns FUGA, CD Baby, Songtrust and Downtown Artist & Label Services, among other things. The deal, instigated by Universal ...