So, Spotify’s long-awaited IPO is finally here, after the streaming giant filed last week. It could be the moment that seals its dominant position in music distribution, or maybe ...
In my November 2017 column, I talked about vision, planning and joined-up-thinking when it comes to running a successful music industry business.
Just one month later, my co-directors and I ...
The line-up for the first Rize Festival can be summed up in a Radiohead lyric: no alarms and no surprises.
Topped by headliners Liam Gallagher and Stereophonics, it’s a bill ...
The streaming revolution has reached every corner of the music business, but its effect on radio has always been greatly exaggerated.
Last week’s RAJAR figures showed radio is in ruder ...
In New York for the 2018 Grammy Awards, two things were immediately apparent. Firstly, I should have brought a warmer coat.
And secondly, the music streaming war in America ...
I blame Love Actually.
The race for the Christmas No.1 between Blue and aging rocker Billy Mack, as depicted in the much-loved-if-actually-completely-terrible Christmas movie, has fixed a romanticised notion of ...
Despite numerous false dawns in the battle against industrial-scale online ticket touting, yesterday’s news that the CMA is taking enforcement action against secondary ticketing websites felt like a genuine breakthrough. ...
Happy Black Friday, y’all! Hope you all have a nice day of, um, going to work as normal as you don’t have the day off because this isn’t America and ...
“Your future has no labels,” declares the new UnitedMasters website. “For too long, artists have had to surrender their creative freedom to make it in the music industry. Until now.” ...
Story By: Claire SingersSmart working equals smart business. It will transform the music industry because smart or flexible working is a proven pathway to companies achieving a diverse ...
