Following Raye’s triumph at the Mercury Prize in Newcastle last week, her winning album has seen a consumption boost.
This Music May Contain Hope (Human Re Sources/The Orchard), peaked at ...
The Mercury Prize returns for its second year in Newcastle tonight (October 22) with contenders including Olivia Dean, Nia Archives and Raye. The full list of the dozen 2026 albums is ...
National Album Day has boosted vinyl LP sales with its celebration of the album.
The ninth edition, held on Saturday (October 17) and organised jointly by the BPI and ERA, ...
Apple Corps has unveiled plans for a city centre redevelopment and new home for The Beatles Story.
The long-running attraction will move in 2028 from its current home in Liverpool’s ...
The UK music market is set for a positive impact from a double promotion of the album format.
National Album Day returns for its ninth edition on Saturday, October ...
Despite some highly successful releases, Q3 was largely a quarter to forget for the UK recorded music industry. Whatever the effects of a sweltering summer, recorded music does not ...
IFPI has launched the Streaming Integrity Initiative (SII), a new industry commitment to combat streaming fraud.
SII establishes a set of baseline practices for industry players to help prevent, ...
The 2026 Mercury Prize Fringe will return to Newcastle this October with more than 30 events at venues across the city.
The Mercury Prize returns to the North East for ...
It was touch and go, but they have done it!
Universal Music UK’s Polydor Label Group is celebrating a moment in chart history as Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s duet ...
The breakthrough success of a new generation of UK artists helped recorded music exports exceed £800 million annually for the first time in 2025.
According to the BPI, British recorded ...
