A new Manchester independent label is born today – Small Moves Records. The brainchild of A Certain Ratio's Jez Kerr, Steve Brown from Higuera Records and Factory Records' graphic ...
Executives in the independent sector have spoken to Music Week about the need for change as the industry faces up to the fight against racism and inequality.
Nadia Khan ...
IMPALA’s Helen Smith has warned that independent music companies could be “locked out” as a result of Tencent’s deals with major label organisations.
Smith is executive chair at IMPALA ...
With just days to go until Brexit at 11pm on Friday, January 31, there’s still uncertainty surrounding key areas for the music industry.
As revealed in the latest issue of ...
The independent sector is going to need a new digital champion, with Merlin CEO Charles Caldas announcing he will step down at the end of this year.
Caldas has led ...
A quarter of a century ago, three NME journalists hatched a plan in a pub to celebrate the nascent New Wave Of New Wave scene with a one-off EP.
The ...
Rising star Jerry Williams has signed a host of international record deals as she prepares to drop her debut album.
The Portsmouth-based singer-songwriter – who appeared in Music Week’s On ...
PIAS chief creative officer Jane Third has left her role at the indie, Music Week can reveal.
Third did not comment and her plans have yet to be revealed, but ...
The independent sector is losing one of its most successful champions: Alison Wenham is leaving her role as chief executive of the Worldwide Independent Network.
Wenham – winner of the ...
Glassnote president/founder Daniel Glass and Kobalt founder/CEO Willard Ahdritz have hailed the new partnership between the companies as a game-changer for the independent music business.
Glassnote’s releases had previously been ...
