Ben Cook: “The first songs that were in the frame for this record were written in the middle of the X campaign, which is normally the way. We’re normally ...
Ed Sheeran may have ultimately won two 2018 Grammy Awards – best pop solo performance for Shape Of You and best pop vocal album for ÷ – but it’s his ...
As reported in last year’s official BPI figures, 2017 saw 68.1 billion audio streams served through Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and other audio streaming services.
Add to this Spotify’s declaration ...
MARKET TRENDSThere are only so many ways of saying this so let’s just cut to the chase: streaming absolutely smashed it in 2017. Yes, vinyl continued to grow (albeit ...
Official figures released by the BPI today (January 3) reveal a surge in album sales of 9.5% over the past 12 months.
The year-on-year increase to 135.1 million albums (or ...
“The best artists are the ones who see progression not as an option but as a necessity. The best labels embrace, enhance and execute that vision.
That’s why Ed and ...
Say it loud and proud: it’s been a great year for the music business. But however sensational 2017 was for you and yours, you can bet it wasn’t as downright ...
It’s the time of year when the digital music platforms reveal their biggest tunes and artists of the year, which in 2017 involves a good deal of consensus around Ed ...
Just when you thought you were out of awards season, they pull you back in.
Yes, barely has the Women In Music/MITs/etc hangover faded than we’re calling ...
As SBTV celebrated 10 years in business, founder Jamal Edwards sat down with Music Week last month to look back on a decade during which he made friends from ...
