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EDITORIAL: Industry reaps rewards of grassroots investment

EDITORIAL: Industry reaps rewards of grassroots investment Gated Content

However, what it has helped to achieve with the Brit School deserves the highest praise in the land. More than ...


on Sep 21st 2011 at 1:00AM
TALENT FOCUS: Ryan Adams

TALENT FOCUS: Ryan Adams Gated Content

Johns - best known for his work with the likes of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Clash, The Who and ...


on Sep 19th 2011 at 1:00AM
CAMPAIGN FOCUS: Il Volo

CAMPAIGN FOCUS: Il Volo Gated Content

The trio are the first Italian act to be signed to Geffen Records direct in the US after surfacing on ...


on Sep 19th 2011 at 1:00AM
TALENT FOCUS: Benjamin Francis Leftwich

TALENT FOCUS: Benjamin Francis Leftwich Gated Content

Dirty Hit Records was started in January 2009 by frustrated manager Jamie Oborne of All On Red, best known for ...


on Sep 19th 2011 at 1:00AM
EDITORIAL: You still need royalties when you're 64

EDITORIAL: You still need royalties when you're 64 Gated Content

Love Me Do became The Beatles' very first hit. It means that, under existing legislation, in little more than a ...


on Sep 15th 2011 at 1:00AM
TALENT FOCUS: Developing Derulo

TALENT FOCUS: Developing Derulo Gated Content

Emerging just two years ago, 21-year-old Derulo is already established as one of the world's biggest pop stars, not to ...

by Ed Miller
on Sep 8th 2011 at 10:21AM
EDITORIAL: Sheeran earned exposure by graft - not via industry tipsters

EDITORIAL: Sheeran earned exposure by graft - not via industry tipsters Gated Content

But our spotlight this week on the relative commercial failure of most of the class of 2011 - Jessie J ...

by Ed Miller
on Sep 8th 2011 at 1:00AM
TALENT FOCUS: George Michael

TALENT FOCUS: George Michael Gated Content

Michael confirmed rumours that he was working on two "very distinctly-separate" albums at the opening night of the Symphonica tour ...

by Ed Miller
on Sep 1st 2011 at 8:23AM
EDITORIAL: Vibrant festivals still viable

EDITORIAL: Vibrant festivals still viable Gated Content

There have certainly been plenty of cancellations this summer, fuelling the suggestion that this long-buoyant part of the music industry ...

by Ed Miller
on Aug 31st 2011 at 10:50AM
Q2 battle between EMI and Universal  is tightest in six years

Q2 battle between EMI and Universal is tightest in six years Gated Content

In a recurring theme between the two music publishing giants, just 0.85 percentage points separated the pair's combined market share ...

by Ed Miller
on Aug 26th 2011 at 11:03AM
EDITORIAL: Potential changes to BBC Four could work in our favour

EDITORIAL: Potential changes to BBC Four could work in our favour Gated Content

So, with that in mind, it might well be in executives' interests to pay some close attention to the murmurings ...

by Ed Miller
on Aug 25th 2011 at 10:56AM
TALENT FOCUS: Olly Murs

TALENT FOCUS: Olly Murs Gated Content

The former X Factor star - whose live income turnover this year is rumoured to be £5m and this week ...

by Ed Miller
on Aug 25th 2011 at 10:49AM
MW speaks to Kasabian: Pt.2

MW speaks to Kasabian: Pt.2 Gated Content

MW: I wanted to ask you about, in particular, one of the things that has happened since the last record ...


on Aug 20th 2011 at 4:09PM
MW speaks to Kasabian - Pt. 1

MW speaks to Kasabian - Pt. 1 Gated Content

MW: Before the world gets to hear this album, what do you think of the record?


on Aug 20th 2011 at 3:37PM
South Africa's changing landscape

South Africa's changing landscape Gated Content

The South African music industry is in a state of transition. For many years it was protected by low broadband ...

by Ed Miller
on Aug 19th 2011 at 1:00AM
MORNING BRIEFING: August 18

MORNING BRIEFING: August 18 Gated Content

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on Aug 18th 2011 at 10:58AM
EDITORIAL: Industry comes together to keep indies trading

EDITORIAL: Industry comes together to keep indies trading Gated Content

As bad as the destruction was, nobody was actually injured or died in the fire. All that was lost were ...

by Ed Miller
on Aug 16th 2011 at 5:34PM
Hayley Westenra celebrates a decade in music business at just 24

Hayley Westenra celebrates a decade in music business at just 24 Gated Content

As she celebrates 10 years in the international music industry at the remarkably young age of 24, the hugely talented ...


on Jul 28th 2011 at 8:43AM
Q&A: Cher Lloyd

Q&A: Cher Lloyd Gated Content

AFTER you left X Factor last year how did things unfold in terms of knowing you wanted to get an ...


on Jul 23rd 2011 at 10:36AM
TALENT FOCUS: Talay Riley

TALENT FOCUS: Talay Riley Gated Content

Indeed, when then 18-yr-old Talay Riley walked into the Sony label boss' office - on the back of the first ...


on Jul 18th 2011 at 1:00AM
EDITORIAL: Prime-time TV still matters even if we must top TOTP

EDITORIAL: Prime-time TV still matters even if we must top TOTP Gated Content

The harsh fact of life is that Top Of The Pops failed. It had slipped into irrelevance on BBC2, attracting ...


on Jul 18th 2011 at 1:00AM
LAURA MARLING- A Creature I Don't Know

LAURA MARLING- A Creature I Don't Know Gated Content

LAURA MARLING- A Creature I Don't Know (Virgin)


on Jul 17th 2011 at 12:52PM
Elton John Interview Page 3

Elton John Interview Page 3 Gated Content

Elton John reserves special praise for XL. "XL Recordings deserve a gold star," he says.


on Jul 17th 2011 at 11:37AM
Elton John Interview Page 2

Elton John Interview Page 2 Gated Content

More than four decades after the release of his first album Elton clearly has plenty of experience to share with ...


on Jul 17th 2011 at 11:30AM