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 ...
Jeff Lynne’s ELO are celebrating their first No.1 studio album in 38 years.
From Out Of Nowhere opened at the summit with first week sales of 21,062, according to the ...
The increasing crossover appeal of country music is set to be highlighted during performances at this year’s CMAs.
Duets lined up include Pink and Chris Stapleton, Lady Antebellum with Halsey ...
To mark National Album Day (October 12), BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds have revealed the 40 biggest studio albums of the 21st century so far.
The chart, compiled ...
Anyone looking for tension in the music industry could do much worse than knock on the door of the judges’ room at the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2019.
Tonight, somewhere ...
The year Skepta won with Jarvis Cocker presenting was brilliant. There was a lot of deliberation between him and David Bowie, but the decision was made with the feeling Bowie ...
