DJ Rob Da Bank took a leap of faith when launching Bestival in 2004. And after departing the Isle Of Wight for Dorset last year, the pioneering "most colourful show ...
Sony Music UK CEO and chairman Jason Iley joined his chart-topping artist George Ezra and Mind CEO Paul Farmer to back the launch of a mental health campaign at the ...
The Isle Of Wight Festival has hosted a catalogue of unforgettable performances in its 50-year history. Here, promoters past and present, Ray Foulk and John Giddings, run through some of ...
The number of writing credits on the UK’s biggest hits has continued to soar, new Music Week research can reveal.
In last year’s songwriting special issue, our revelation that it ...
Darcus Beese has taken on a big new job as president of Island Records in the US, effective July 1, 2018. Of course, he's a respected exec and familiar ...
After almost 30 years at Island Records in the UK, Darcus Beese is heading to the US to head up the American label.
Beese, one of the best-known and most ...
Annie Christensen, Senior A&R manager, Island Records“I’ve never really felt a group of people on a campaign be so in tune. It’s testament to her and the music she ...
In the new issue of Music Week, we head to Kingston to drop in on Banquet Records. Last year, the store won Music Week’s coveted Independent Retailer ...
Last year, Kingston’s Banquet Records won Music Week’s coveted Independent Retailer Of The Year Award. And, in 2018, they’re still going from strength to strength. Here co-owner Jon Tolley explains ...
Nilüfer Yanya’s voice is engulfed in the blare of passing sirens. The 22-year-old singer is at home in West London when Music Week drops by, and the soundtrack is fitting ...
