Entries in 'Steve Pitron' (12)

This week marks a big anniversary for BBC Radio 6 Music. The digital-station turns 20 years old on Friday (March 11) and presenters will be reminiscing on air with ...

Happy birthday, BBC Radio 6 Music. The digital network celebrates its 20th birthday next week (March 11), an occasion that will be marked on air throughout the day by ...

Billy Porter has signed a joint partnership agreement with Island UK and Republic Records. The Emmy and Tony-winning actor, singer, director, composer, playwright and author has confirmed the first single, ...

Label promotions executives have embraced the schedule changes and new music agenda implemented by BBC Radio 1 boss Aled Haydn Jones. Music Week’s exclusive first interview with the new station ...

Island Records has announced that their One Love Covid-19 Relief Auction, in support of NHS Charities Together & Feeding America, has raised £179,755.  Hosted by the actor, singer, director, composer and playwright Billy Porter, the auction comprised one-of-a-kind ...

In the latest issue of Music Week, we crunch the numbers to look at the link between airplay and streaming. Traditionally, radio was the platform that generated hit singles, ...

As exclusively revealed in this week’s Music Week, Island Records has promoted Phil Witts to director of radio. The news comes in the same week that the label made ...

Following the announcement of Darcus Beese’s move to the US, Louis Bloom has been appointed as president of Island Records UK. The head of A&R, who’s spent 16 years ...

Jon Turner, managing director of Island Records, has told Music Week he believes the role playlists on streaming services played in Drake’s success with One Dance was overstated. Speaking in ...

If you want to know how much music has changed since we last had a song that stayed at No.1 for 15 weeks, then just cast your mind back to ...