BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor has praised the shortlist for the 2017 Hyundai Mercury Prize as a “celebration of our highly diverse and creative industry”.
Speaking to Music Week at ...
This year’s Hyundai Mercury Prize finalists for Album of the Year have been announced and sees Ed Sheeran take on grime collaborator Stormzy for the coveted accolade. The list also ...
What a difference 12 months makes.
In 2016, a brand new, major label-signed talent with a beard pitched up at the BRITS and scooped the Critics’ Choice award. A year ...
As head of Island Records’ urban division, Alex Boateng (pictured above, left, with Island president Darcus Beese) holds a key position at the heart of new music in ...
This week, the industry is reflecting on a good first half of the year for breaking UK artists. As reported in our cover story on Monday, there are eight 2017 ...
Breakthrough British acts are officially back, with eight 2017 debuts by UK artists on the list of the Top 200 albums for the first half of the year: six more ...
Spindle Magazine’s editor in chief Heather Falconer on PAULi’s The Idea Of TomorrowFor those of you who are unfamiliar with PAULi, (remember this moment, it won’t be for long!) ...
Hometown pride was the motivation for The xx’s record-breaking residency at O2 Academy Brixton, according to the band’s agent.
The trio have sold out all seven Brixton shows, which run ...
