So the shortlist for the 2018 Hyundai Mercury Prize has been announced.
The usual debate about whether the 12 lucky albums deserve to be on the list is already igniting ...
On the face of it, the statistics for breaking UK artists in 2018 don’t look great.
There were only four 2018 debut albums by UK artists in the Top 200 ...
Has Alex Turner shaved his head just in time for Arctic Monkeys’ Mercury Prize nomination?
The 12 shortlisted albums for the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2018 will be revealed on ...
Who saved the music industry? As the business returns solidly to growth – with the Q2 figures showing UK Album Equivalent Sales up a useful 7.8% – record labels are ...
John Lydon has told Music Week that involvement with major record companies can be “very, very damaging” for artists.
In celebration of their 40th anniversary of Lydon's group, Public Image ...
Renowned music biz conference MUSEXPO is rebooting itself for 2019, with a new name, new venue and a move to March from its traditional April/May slot.
The MUSEXPO Creative Summit ...
Big Machine Label Group president/CEO Scott Borchetta has presented Taylor Swift with a raft of sales awards as the pop superstar’s Reputation tour continues across the US.
During Swift’s three-night ...
Covering one music business can be pretty full-on, but increasingly these days it feels like there are two parallel industries operating under Music Week’s watchful eye.
On the one ...
David Dollimore has unveiled a promotion and a raft of new hires at RCA, as he continues to revolutionise the label as president.
As revealed exclusively in the new ...
RCA president David Dollimore has told Music Week that record companies must “get with the programme” as he implements changes to his team to reflect a “fluid” music industry.
The ...
