“I don’t like gardening, I don’t like golf, so I’m screwed,” says John Giddings offering up two of the many reasons why, even after five decades in music, ...

Meet Dudu Ngwenya – or as many know her, Lady Du – the inimitable, platinum-selling and award-winning rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and dancer from Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. A trailblazer ...

A year on from her appointment as IFPI chief exec, last month Victoria Oakley oversaw the trade organisation’s Global Music Report, which showed a 10th consecutive year ...

As market figures for Q1 show positive results for UK acts, label presidents talk long-term development and reveal ambitions for breakthrough stars  By Andre Paine

Launched as a music blog in 2000 and a podcast six years later, Drowned In Sound has explored nearly every corner of the music industry. Here, its founder ...

There’s a distinctive element to the Music Week Awards Grassroots Venue: Spirit Of The Scene category this year. Each nominee isn’t just a potential winner, they all represent ...