He’s one of pop’s most prolific hitmakers, but Nile Rodgers can count on two fingers the number of times he knew that he had a smash on his hands.
“On ...
Big guitars and bigger choruses from Liverpool...
About 12 years ago, Zuzu received records by Blink-182 and The Libertines for her birthday. “I got them off me Nan, I love ...
Only four UK debuts in Top 200 at halfway stage, as labels increasingly target singles breakthroughs for emerging artists
Record labels are grappling with the changing environment for breaking ...
Ward ThomasLie Like Me (WTW Music/Sony Music)
The chart-topping sisters return with a sideswipe at online fakery. With some serious songwriting muscle (Ed Drewitt, Rachel Furner), new LP Restless ...
IAMDDBDrippy (Union IV Recordings)
The lead track on IAMDDB’s Flight Mode Vol. 4 EP (out now) sees the Manchester genre-hopper twisting an R&B beat into improbable shapes. You can’t ...
Florence + The Machine are taking on the mighty Drake in this week’s chart battle. High As Hope, the fourth LP from Florence Welch’s band, follows three consecutive chart-toppers and ...
Unbelievably, we’re already halfway through 2018. Here, Music Week asks top names in the biz to nominate their favourite album and song of the year so far (that they haven’t ...
Co-presidents Glyn Aikins and Riki Bleau want their Since ’93 label to be “as influential as Def Jam”The co-presidents of new Sony label Since ’93 believe their reputation for ...
l president Ted Cockle promotes Fay Hoyte to marketing director, praises “versatility and ambition”
New EMI marketing director Fay Hoyte has told Music Week she can “handle any situation” as ...
