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Taylor Swift breaks Beatles record with third No.1 album in nine months

Taylor Swift has broken a chart record set by The Beatles. Her re-recorded album Fearless (Taylor’s Version) debuted No.1 with sales of 21,145. The Official Charts Company confirmed that by scoring her third chart-topping album in the space of just 259 days (following Folkore on July 31 and Evermore on December 18), Taylor Swift ...

Apple Music tells artists it pays double Spotify's streaming royalties

HVME marks 13 weeks on top of the Music Moves Europe Talent chart

Imanbek signs to ICM Partners and Primary Talent International

Wonder Woman, Lana Del Rey and Ariana Grande boost sales as HMV reports strong performance after reopening

St. Vincent stars on the cover of the new edition of Music Week

Music Week is delighted to reveal St. Vincent as the cover star of our new deluxe 100-page monthly print edition. In our huge interview, Annie Clark is joined ...

DJ Semtex on how hip-hop changed the podcasting world

In the latest instalment of In Pod We Trust in the current issue of Music Week, we speak to DJ Semtex about his incredible show Hip-Hop Raised ...

Defenders Ent label marks 20th anniversary

South London independent label Defenders Entertainment is marking its 20th anniversary. Launched in Brixton, Defenders Ent has focused on releasing music from the next generation of UK underground talent.

Music Week Features

Poo Bear signs JV with Def Jam for his Bearthday Music label

Cooking Vinyl Publishing signs songwriter Jacob Attwooll

Warner Music and Spotify launch podcast partnership

Global Venues to open 3,500-capacity Forum Birmingham

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