South London independent label Defenders Entertainment is marking its 20th anniversary.
Launched in Brixton, Defenders Ent has focused on releasing music from the next generation of UK underground talent.
Disturbing London founder Dumi Oburota has told Music Week that the wider music industry has no choice but to “pay attention” to the surge in popularity of African music and ...
Not many pop records transform the music industry. But Despacito, the so-called sound of the summer that ended up dominating the global pop year, has a genuine claim to have ...
Doing the music publishing market shares used to be a relatively simple game. One or two people wrote the biggest hits, one or two music publishers represented them, everyone was ...
On the eve of his new mixtape, all Wizkid wants to talk about is love. “I just want to keep growing my fanbase and spread love,” he says. “I’m back ...
The unstoppable rise of multiple co-writing credits is laid bare this week by new Music Week research that shows it now takes an average of four-and-a-half songwriters to generate the ...
Sony/ATV Music Publishing is celebrating a full year at No.1 on the UK singles chart, having published or co-published every chart-topper for the past 12 months.
Sony/ATV songwriter Ed Sheeran ...
Drake has been tipped for stadium success after his Boy Meets World UK arena tour opened to rave reviews.
The Canadian rapper, who is represented by WME agent Tony Goldring, ...
Radio was placed squarely under the spotlight in 2016. As streaming enjoyed its biggest year to date, questions were inevitably raised over radio’s place in the modern market and its ...
Following yesterday’s BPI and OCC report into music consumption in 2016, Music Week has rounded up the Top 10 albums, singles, vinyls and streams of the past 12 months.
2016 ...
