Issue Index
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Absolute keen to exploit labels’ archive goldmine
May 2009
Absolute Radio is working with labels on new ways to exploit its archive of 7,000 live recordings, sessions and interviews, starting with a week of programming to tie in with Island Record’s 50th anniversary.
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AIM to please dance community
May 2009
The special issues faced by the dance music sector are being addressed by the Association of Independent Music, which is setting up a new committee representing every style of dance from dubstep to trance.
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American promoter to sue Michael Jackson over London shows
May 2009
Michael Jackson’s record breaking residency at the O2 Arena is at the centre of a legal row after an American promoter claimed to have an exclusive contract with the King of Pop.
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Artrocker’s virtual festival takes shape
May 2009
Artrocker magazine is to run what it is calling the world's first “online music festival” later this month.
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Blues & Soul staff return with new venture
May 2009
Several of the staff behind defunct music title Blues and Soul have banded together to create a new online publication dedicated to urban music.
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Brighton greets Great Escapees by their thousands
May 2009
More than 4,000 delegates, 350 artists and tens of thousands of punters attended The Great Escape festival in Brighton last week, defying the economic slowdown.
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Burnham and Sharkey create new jobs in industry
May 2009
Thousands of jobs will be created in the music industry over the next couple of years as part of Government plans to secure up to ten thousand new jobs for young people in the creative sector.
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Carreras stuns Classical Brits
May 2009
Legendary tenor Jose Carreras closed the Classical Brits last night, in what may have been his final performance.
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Clive Scott dies
May 2009
Renowned producer and songwriter Clive Scott has died.
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Conservatives network creatives
May 2009
Shadow Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is launching a new networking session for people from the music and creative industries.
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Counterfeiters collared in merchandise raid
May 2009
Police and trading standards officers have carried out what is believed to be the biggest single seizure of counterfeit music merchandise in UK history, following a raid on premises in Manchester.
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Dylan and Stryder keep number one slots
May 2009
Together Through Life suffers a 32.9% dip week-on-week to 28,425 sales but secures a second straight week at number one for Bob Dylan, remaining comfortably ahead in a top five that otherwise consists entirely of albums by female solo artists.
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Dylan dips but continues atop the charts
May 2009
Together Through Life suffers a 32.9% dip week-on-week to 28,425 sales but secures a second straight week at number one for Bob Dylan, remaining comfortably ahead in a top five that otherwise consists entirely of albums by female solo artists.
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Dylan's US chart-topping run is Through
May 2009
Barbra Streisand, Olivia Newton John, The Eagles and Beyonce...that is the full list of artists who have knocked Bob Dylan off the top of the US album chart hitherto. The latest addition to this illustrious group is Chrisette Michele, who...
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Electric Proms shakes up format
May 2009
The BBC Electric Proms returns for a fourth year this October, with a new format based around the Corporation’s four popular music networks.
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Eminem signs new publishing deal
May 2009
Eminem has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG).
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Faryl Smith to open Classical Brits
May 2009
Faryl Smith will open tonight’s Classical Brit Awards with a solo performance of her new single River Of Light.
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Festival season on amber alert as swine flu spreads
May 2009
Some UK festivals could face a complete shutdown and huge revenues losses if swine flu takes a grip on the country and the Government outlaws large-scale gatherings to stop its spread.
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First keynote speaker for inaugural C&binet
May 2009
Jean-Bernard Levy, Chairman and CEO of Vivendi, has been confirmed as the first keynote speaker for the Creativity and Business International Network's (c&binet) inaugural forum this October.
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France adopts three strikes law
May 2009
France’s controversial Creation and Internet law, which envisages cutting the internet connections of people who illegally download copyright material, has passed into law.
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French Assembly passes three strikes law
May 2009
The French National Assembly has passed the controversial new “creation and internet law” on its second reading.
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Further Complications at Guardian website
May 2009
Visitors to Guardian.co.uk can listen to an exclusive preview of the new album from Jarvis Cocker, Further Complications, thanks to a tie-up with We7.
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Green Day Breakdown at number one
May 2009
Green Day’s eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, provides the Californian rock group with their second number one, storming to pole position on the chart on Sunday, just two days after it was officially released.
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Green Day storm to number one
May 2009
Green Day’s eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, provides the Californian rock group with its second number one, storming to pole position on the chart on Sunday, just two days after it was officially released.
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Industry looks East for business
May 2009
UK Trade & Investment is turning to Eastern Europe for the first time to find new business opportunities for the music industry.
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ISPs scorn calls for disconnection
May 2009
Internet Service Providers have rubbished suggestions from an alliance of UK creative industry bodies, including the BPI, that they should disconnect persistent filesharers.
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ITC partners with c/o pop
May 2009
In The City has agreed an extensive marketing and content partnership with c/o pop, the Cologne based German music and conference event.
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Jarvis Cocker: Further Complications (Rough Trade)
May 2009
Album, released May 18
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Julie’s Bicycle pushes to eliminate festival emissions
May 2009
The music industry’s war on greenhouse gas emissions will hot up this week when Julie’s Bicycle reveals how promoters and event organisers can help slash the thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide produced by festival audiences.
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Live festival season ripe for sponsorship, says Gaymers
May 2009
The ability of live music events to raise brand awareness has prompted cider maker Gaymers to massively increase its sponsorship budget for 2009.
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Lloyd-Webber "delighted" with UK Eurovision finish
May 2009
Andrew Lloyd-Webber says he is “delighted” with the fifth place secured by the UK’s Eurovision Song Contest entry, which he co-wrote.
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Metropolitan force
May 2009
With 20 years under its belt, Metropolis Studios is a rarity in the music industry; a sizeable recording and mastering facility which is not only surviving in the 21st century as many of its competitors fall by the wayside, but is flourishing...
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MW digital conference upgrades to meet demand
May 2009
Music Week’s Making Online Music Pay conference has been upgraded to the May Fair hotel, due to demand for tickets.
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Navin at MusicTank
May 2009
UK music biz think tank MusicTank has announced that Music Publishers CEO Stephen Navin will be delivering the keynote address at their next event, Media Composers: New Rules Of Engagement?
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New chapter in Fabel’s story at Atlantic
May 2009
Atlantic Records UK has appointed Nikki Fabel to the position of marketing director, replacing Siona Ryan who left towards the end of last year.
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New publishing venture to flow with Lava
May 2009
Cherry Lane Music Publishing has signed a deal with music executive Jason Flom to set up a joint-venture publishing operation.
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NME kicks off festival season
May 2009
NME is giving away a free digital copy of its Festival Special to celebrate the start of the festival season.
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NME Radio arrives on DAB in London
May 2009
NME Radio launches on DAB in London today (May 13).
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Ofcom allows City a bit less Talk
May 2009
Bauer Media has received the go ahead from Ofcom to add music content to its Liverpool-based talk radio station City Talk 105.9.
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Orange deal for Comes With Music
May 2009
Nokia has added Orange as a network partner for its Comes With Music service.
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Plenty of Gossip at the BBC
May 2009
Gossip’s comeback single Heavy Cross (Columbia) has made a strong start at radio, being added to the C list at Radio One and the B list at 6 Music.
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PPL's global stance pays off
May 2009
PPL’s efforts to build international links with overseas licensing companies have paid off spectacularly, with the organisation posting a 69% growth in international income in 2008.
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Publishers in harmony for lyrics deal
May 2009
High street fashion supplier Webwear has signed deals with EMI Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell and Chrysalis to make clothing featuring iconic song lyrics.
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Publishers link up with Comes With Music
May 2009
PRS for Music, Warner/Chappell Music, Sony/ATV, Peermusic and Chrysalis Music Publishing are inking deals to enable Nokia Comes With Music to roll out across the European Continent.
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Quiet week on singles chart but Number 1 still top
May 2009
It’s a very quiet week on the singles chart, with a Top 10 that includes seven non-movers and a reshuffle of positions seven, eight and nine.
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RAB offers £1m of airtime for best adverts
May 2009
The Radio Advertising Bureau is launching a £1m creative challenge, which will see commercial radio stations collectively offering up to £1m worth of airtime to advertisers.
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Radio Three named station of the year
May 2009
BBC Radio Three was named station of the year at last night’s Sony Radio Academy Awards as the event’s new host Chris Evans picked up two prizes.
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Sales fall at Sony Music
May 2009
Pro-forma sales at Sony Music fell 16.0% in the six months to the end of March as a result of unfavourable exchange rates and falling physical music sales.
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Scrap 696, Parliamentary committee urges
May 2009
Form 696, the controversial event assessment form that has attracted serious criticism from the music industry should be scrapped, according to the Culture Select Committee.
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Select Committee looks to clean up its act
May 2009
The live music sector is eagerly awaiting the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee’s report into the Licensing Act, which is widely expected to hand major concessions to everyone from promoters to venue owners.
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Sharkey and Burnham turn it to 10
May 2009
Budding Beatles now have another place to practice in Liverpool after UK Music unlocked the doors to the first of 10 Government-funded rehearsal rooms that will open across the country this year.
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Sony sues EMI over Werre promotion
May 2009
Sony Music is reportedly suing EMI and its COO Ronn Werre over allegations that he reneged on a promise to join Sony on a multi-million dollar contract.
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Spotify finds the Zebralution
May 2009
Spotify has signed its biggest deal since launching in October, adding music from digital aggregator Zebralution to its roster.
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Steve Levine - Music Producers Guild
May 2009
Grammy-winning producer Steve Levine has come a long way since the late Seventies when he worked with The Clash as a trainee at CBS Studios.
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Summit reveals network of festival criminals
May 2009
The festival industry’s pioneering national conference, aimed at tackling crime at events across the UK, has established that there are networks of criminals operating at festivals throughout the UK.
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Sync division to take PIAS “to next level”
May 2009
Music by artists such as Dizzee Rascal and Royksopp is set to enjoy more TV and movie exposure, with PIAS Entertainment Group establishing a new sync and brand division to be run out of the UK.
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Term likely to go to 2010 second reading
May 2009
The Government has conceded for the first time that it is now “odds on” that the copyright term Directive will not pass through the European Council in its first reading.
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Tinchy is Number 1 no more
May 2009
After three weeks at number one on the singles chart, Tinchy Stryder feat N-Dubz’s Number One retreats to number two (51,888 sales), while La Roux’s In For The Kill – number two for four weeks in a row – fades to number three (44,310 sales).
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Universal says music sales are up in the UK
May 2009
Revenue at Universal fell slightly in its first quarter of 2009, although the company says that recorded music sales were up in the UK.
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Upfront grabs Trinity Street assets
May 2009
Upfront Media Group has bought the assets of closed e-commerce services company Trinity Street Direct to launch its own mail and online fulfillment business.
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Various Artists – Moondust (Heavenly / Virgin)
May 2009
Album released May 25
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Video from 2009 Music Week Awards goes live
May 2009
Videos from the 2009 Music Week Awards are now available to view on Musicweek.com.
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Video from 2009 Music Week Awards goes live
May 2009
Videos from the 2009 Music Week Awards are now available to view on Musicweek.com.
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Virgin snares the Mau5 as EMI label starts life under new president
May 2009
Virgin Records has made the first signing under its new UK leadership, after finally confirming Shabs Jobanputra as president.
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Warp eyeing first ever number one
May 2009
Warp Records could be on course for its first ever UK number one album with Maximo Park’s newly-issued Quicken The Heart currently the week's top-selling release, although they will face strong competition from Green Day, whose 21st Century...
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Zane Lowe preps "superstar week" at Radio One
May 2009
Radio One’s Zane Lowe has proclaimed next week to be “superstar week”, with a schedule including shows dedicated to Eminem and Green Day.
