Classic FM has announced details of its 25th anniversary celebrations, including the commission of several new compositions, a programme of special commemorative broadcasts and a brand new radio series dedicated ...
PPL and PRS for Music, have launched a new joint licence for Ofcom-licensed community radio stations broadcasting on AM or FM.
The licence represents the organisations’ first joint initiative ...
BBC Radio 1 has today launched a new ‘Brit List’ campaign, aimed at supporting the best up and coming UK talent, Music Week can reveal.
The list is described as ...
The After Midnight slot, which launched in October 2014 and has been presented by Janice Long and Alex Lester, will close at the end of January. Both Long and Lester ...
Virgin Radio has appointed Stephanie May as its new head of music, effective January 23.
In her new role, May will be responsible for the Virgin Radio playlist and booking ...
DJ Gordon Smart will host the brand new Radio X Evening show, kicking off on Monday, January 9.
The show will run every weekday from 7-10pm, featuring interviews with artists, ...
US performance rights society BMI has filed an action in Federal Rate Court to set interim fees for stations represented by the Radio Music License Committee.
BMI and RLMC, which ...
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has reached a new five-year agreement with the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) that sets the rates payable by over 10,000 ...
The US commercial radio industry is facing claims that it is acting as a cartel by the country's smallest collective management organisation, Global Music Rights (GMR).
GMR, which was ...
BBC Radio 3 has revealed plans to address diversity in classical music by finding and recording lost works by female composers.
The initiative comes as part of the station’s ongoing ...
