Concord has bought indie label Ninja Tune, saying the deal will “vastly increase its UK and European footprint”. The deal has been welcomed by the wider independent label community, who much prefer in ...

The Live Nation antitrust trial may be on hold after it reached a settlement with the US Department Of Justice, but that didn’t stop the release of court papers that include messages between Live ...

Last year Dionne Warwick was sued by a royalty management company which said the singer had unlawfully terminated a 25 year old agreement. Now Warwick has countersued claiming that agreement was ...

Not a single UK artist made the Official Charts top five most-streamed tracks in 2024. In 2025, Lola Young, Olivia Dean and Chrystal all broke through. Revenue hit £1.57 billion, vinyl reached a three ...

Olympia Vitalis cites Aretha Franklin in the same breath as Nas, and somehow, listening to her, that makes sense. New single ‘Daze’ brims with soul, it’s got that deep, almost painful level of ...

Sombr criticised staff at the Brixton Academy over their crowd safety procedures after pausing a show at the venue on Monday when an audience member passed out. It’s an isolated incident, but safety ...

Spotify has updated its Loud & Clear website with 2025 stats, including that it paid more than $11 billion into the music ...

The Hezbollah flag criminal case against Kneecap member Mo Chara is over. High Court judges have backed a ruling last year that said prosecutors missed a crucial deadline when charging the rapper with ...

The 80s polyphony, the slightly unhinged energy: it’s a combination not many pull off without tipping into pastiche, but Tungz don’t tip. Their new single is about not being able to pay attention, whi ...

The US government settled its antitrust lawsuit with Live Nation yesterday, but 27 US states, which also accuse the live giant of anticompetitive behaviour, are not part of that deal. The judge has ...

Another AI copyright lawsuit, this time a group of indie artists are suing Google over its Lyria model. Like all AI companies, the lawsuit says, Google infringed copyright when training its model. But ...

The UK government has to provide a plan around AI and copyright by 18 Mar. Ahead of that, a committee in the House Of Lords ...