We first meet Instagram’s head of music partnerships Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood in a London Bridge café the day before this year’s BRIT Awards.
She’s telling us all about the work the ...
The scene was a familiar one: a huge open-air event, staged by a local music promoter, packed to the brim with tens of thousands of devotees in anticipation of the ...
The Weeknd, O2 Arena, Tuesday, March 7
Abel Tesfaye emerged from a hole at one end of The O2’s stage a few weeks after his friend and collaborator Drake brought ...
A number of The Weeknd pop-up shops will be appearing across six European cities this coming weekend, selling a limited edition run of Starboy themed merchandise.
The limited retail run ...
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 ...
Chance The Rapper, Skepta and The Weeknd have been unveiled as the headline acts for this year’s Wireless Festival.
Now in its 12th year, the UK’s biggest urban music festival ...
Fraser T Smith’s journey from Rick Wakeman’s ‘90s guitarist to the man shaping the sound of Britain’s most vibrant genre in decades is one that very few people could have ...
Human has been an enormous global hit single for Rag'N'Bone Man, so it's no surprise to find his debut full-length album of the same name sitting pretty atop the ...
After debuting at No.1 last week in the UK and Flanders, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands, at No.2 in Wallonia, at No.3 in New Zealand, at No.4 in Sweden, at ...
What's your favourite album of the year? And who was responsible for the best single? Every year, these two questions spark debate, ire and excitement across the music business.
It's ...
