Sony/ATV UK head of A&R David Ventura has hailed the arrival of new senior A&R manager Alastair Kinross, citing his appointment as crucial to the company’s expansion into the urban ...
Island Records president Darcus Beese says the label’s new urban division will build a “one-stop shop” for both UK and international urban artists, as the domestic scene reaches a tipping ...
Music Week can exclusively reveal that Island Records has launched a new urban division, aimed at serving both UK and international urban artists.
Believed to be the first dedicated urban ...
The Guardian's Music News Editor on Gabriel Garzon-Montano's JardinGabriel Garzón-Montano is a godsend for fans of jazzy electronics who find the Brainfeeder crew a little too fraught and James ...
The last two years have seen an incredible rise in the use of dancehall and reggae influenced sounds in the mainstream. As a club and radio DJ, label owner and ...
The 59th Grammy Awards kicked off with Adele's Hello, and the evening ended up being very much owned by the UK star, who picked up five awards, including three in ...
Rapper YG has signed a worldwide representation deal with UTA (United Talent Agency).
The Los Angeles-based artist will be represented by a UTA team of agents on behalf of his ...
Drake has been named global recording artist of 2016 by the IFPI.
The award recognises the biggest-selling act over the course of 12 months, and the Canadian rapper beat artists ...
