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Folk: you can all join in
August 21 2010
Mercury nominations, double-platinum albums, chart-topping podcasts… these achievements are hardly expected from a scene such as folk, but this year the genre has grown into a very different beast
Merlin disappointed with Rdio
18:08 | Tuesday August 3, 2010
Indie rights group Merlin has slammed Rdio for launching today without any significant independent music offering.
Unsigned acts grace Amazing chart
11:09 | Monday July 19, 2010
Seasoned A&R executive and music producer John Williams is behind a new chart which aims to give a profile to unsigned acts at the early stages of their career.
Sync of the Week: Australian National Boardband Network
11:33 | Friday July 2, 2010
Impressive work from the independent British publisher, bringing Morning Stars to an interational audience.
Queen of the Indies goes to the Palace
Monday June 14, 2010
Alison Wenham will visit Buckingham Palace later this year to pick up an OBE after the “Queen of the Indies” was named in The Queen’s Birthday Honours list on Saturday.
AIM and Robinson concert for 6Music
14:58 | Tuesday May 25, 2010
AIM and the indie community are keeping the pressure up on the BBC Trust and Government not to shut the doors on 6 Music by inviting them along to Tom Robinson’s birthday gig next month.
Vickers battles with Plan B for top spot
10:49 | Tuesday May 4, 2010
Diana Vickers has opened up a narrow lead over Plan B and AC/DC in the albums market as she bids to follow her number one single with a chart-topping album.
Sales up at Rough Trade
12:13 | Friday April 30, 2010
Leading UK indie retailer Rough Trade saw sales increase 17.5% year-on-year for the year to March 31.
Pirate Bay and BPI cross swords at MW/BME debate
10:19 | Friday April 30, 2010
Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde faced down an angry music industry crowd last night as part of the first Music Week/British Music Experience debate.
Record Store Day hailed a success as indie takings rocket
Monday April 26, 2010
Entertainment Retailers Association director general Kim Bayley has called on record labels to support independent music stores with exclusive releases throughout the year, after the success of Record Store Day 2010.
Music debate to examine Digital Economy Act
09:43 | Friday April 23, 2010
What happens next after the Digital Economy Bill passed through Parliament will be among the topics up for discussion at a music industry debate of key executives next week.
Music Week Awards winners
23:29 | Thursday April 15, 2010
Polydor won record company of the year for the second time running at last night's Music Week Awards, with Bella Union named best independent label, Epic Records’ Nick Raphael and Jo Charrington winning the A&R award, Nick Detnon picking...
Record Store Day exclusives top the 100 mark
11:13 | Tuesday April 6, 2010
Exclusive releases from The Rolling Stones, Tinie Tempah and Gorillaz and in-store appearances from Laurie Anderson and The Magic Numbers lead the line-up of goodies for next week’s Record Store Day.
Entertaining Women
Thursday March 25, 2010
AIM will celebrate the success of women within the entertainment industry with an event at Cargo later this month.
Former Madness manager dies
10:56 | Tuesday March 23, 2010
Matthew Sztumpf, a former manager of Madness, The Smiths and Swing Out Sister has died.
Debating duo team up on key issues
10:23 | Monday March 15, 2010
Music Week is teaming up with the British Music Experience for the first of a planned series of debates on key issues facing the music industry.
4AD prepares exclusive work-in-progress EP for Record Store Day
17:12 | Tuesday March 9, 2010
4AD has put together a limited 12-inch for Record Store Day 2010, showing off works in progress from several of its acts, including The Big Pink and Gang Gang Dance.
Tinashe provides pure groove for MW
10:17 | Monday March 8, 2010
Music Week’s live platform for showcasing the best emerging musical talent, Unearthed, will return this April with a stellar line-up of breaking names led by Island Records priority act Tinashe.
Formative years
February 13 2010
Boxed-set products enjoyed a 100% sales explosion last year as the lovingly-created deluxe format found its own niche among discerning music buyers. And with packaging, design and content an increasinlgy skilled art, the quality of the ‘format...
Hot Chip @ Rough Trade East
09:41 | Tuesday February 2, 2010
With their fourth studio album, One Life Stand, out in shops this week, Hot Chip will make an early return to the live stage this week, with a one off show at Rough Trade East in London.
