Entries in 'Jeff Smith' (44)

Jeff Smith has told Music Week that the music industry “definitely needs the Mercury Prize in the mix” this year. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll, the ...

The new issue of Music Week is out now as we welcome the one and only Gorillaz to our cover for the first time. As the music collective continue their ...

Radio 2 head of music Jeff Smith has spoken about the station’s ambitious replacement for its annual Hyde Park festival during the Covid-19 pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic prevented the network ...

It’s a day to celebrate the indie sector on BBC Radio 6 Music. Following its support for indie retail earlier this year with the #FillTheGap campaign during the lockdown, ...

The new issue of Music Week is out now as we welcome video sharing app and full-blown cultural phenomenon TikTok to the cover. Music bosses Ole Obermann and Paul Hourican ...

BBC Radio 2 head of music Jeff Smith has insisted that streaming services cannot drive discovery of country music on the same scale as the country’s biggest networks. Smith and ...

Country music streaming has surged this year as contemporary artists have increasingly made an impact alongside classic songs on DSPs. “UK listeners are streaming as many contemporary country artists as ...

The coronavirus pandemic may still be shutting down the live business, but at least the gigs of yesteryear live on (and on and on) in our memory. Music Week recently ...

Broadcasting executives have spoken to Music Week about the unique power of radio during the Covid-19 pandemic. Last week’s Q1 RAJAR results only covered a brief period of the lockdown ...

BBC Radio 2 has revealed the most played songs of the decade, based on PPL data. The chart features on a special show, the Most Played Songs of the Decade ...