2016 has been described as a “tipping point” for grime by music BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ MistaJam and BPI chairman Ged Doherty.
Both were interviewed in Music Week’s review ...
Stormzy wins AIM’s innovator Award
How many rappers can say they’ve hired a theme park for their birthday party before releasing their debut album? This unsigned Croydon MC can, and ...
When people look back on Skepta’s 2016, they’ll remember him raging across the Pyramid Stage as much as they will his mum dancing on the Mercury Prize stage. But did ...
Grime has littered 2016 with fireworks. Skepta stormed the festivals and won a Mercury Prize for his No.2 album Konnichiwa; Stormzy had his birthday party at a theme park; Kano ...
Craig David, Lady Leshurr and Kano were among the night’s big winners at the 2016 MOBO Awards.
Held at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, the event celebrated the some ...
Sales of Skepta’s Mercury Prize winning album Konnichiwa have rocketed by 260% since he was presented with the award last week, Music Week analysis of Official Charts Company figures has ...
The nominations for the 2016 MOBO awards were announced this morning at iconic London jazz venue Ronnie Scott’s.
The event returns to Glasgow’s SSE Hydro Arena on November 4 in ...
A number of influential figures from the music industry have hailed 2016 as a great year for grime, as the wider music industry begins to fully embrace it as one ...
With the 12 Mercury Prize albums of the year now revealed, we’ve pulled together some key stats on each of the acts to give you a clearer idea of exactly ...