Now that the shortlist for the Mercury Prize 2021 is out, it’s time to get into the numbers behind the 12 albums nominated.
The traditional industry debate about whether a ...
The Hyundai Mercury Prize 2021 shortlist of 12 ‘Albums of the Year’ has been revealed at a launch in London hosted by BBC Music’s Huw Stephens. The announcement was made ...
In the first quarter of 2021, Olivia Rodrigo was riding high with Drivers License (Geffen/Polydor), the biggest seller of the first three months of the year after nine weeks at ...
Coldplay and Jorja Smith have been announced for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2021.
The acts, who both played the Glastonbury Live At Worthy Farm livestream, join Ed Sheeran, AJ ...
Lorna Clarke, BBC controller of pop, has given a rare insight into her role and its importance for the music industry. It’s a job that, arguably, makes her one ...
There was a good showing for new UK talent at this year’s BRITs, including multiple nominations for Young T & Bugsey, Celeste and Arlo Parks, who triumphed in ...
Even just a few weeks ago, expectations for this year’s belated BRITs celebrations were for a slick, largely pre-recorded event in line with many other awards ceremonies impacted by Covid. ...
Industry execs have welcomed the return of breakthroughs from British artists in 2021, including Celeste, Arlo Parks and Central Cee.
Debut album campaigns were largely put on hold in ...
In our exclusive online Q1 analysis, Music Week crunches the numbers on the quarter that marked the first year of the pandemic.
Here, commercial execs from Universal Music, Sony Music ...
