BBC Radio 1 has unveiled the first six artists to grace its new Brit List: Anne-Marie, Declan McKenna, JP Cooper, Sampha, Stormzy and The Amazons. The initiative is aimed ...
It’s tempting to portray the radio to streaming brain drain as one-way traffic. After all, radio is the old world media rapidly being overtaken by shiny new-school streaming services – ...
Influential BBC Radio 1 music team producer Chloe Pearson has moved to Island Records.
Pearson has joined Island’s A&R team after 15 years with the BBC, where she was responsible for ...
BBC Radio 1 and BBC Learning have revealed plans for BBC Radio 1’s Academy.
The BBC Radio 1 Academy provides a programme of outreach activity in the run up to ...
BBC Radio 1 has today launched a new ‘Brit List’ campaign, aimed at supporting the best up and coming UK talent, Music Week can reveal.
The list is described as ...
BBC Radio 1’s Future Festival is back for 2017, showcasing some of the most exciting new acts of 2017.
Taking place on Tuesday, January 17, the event, which is co-hosted ...
Island’s new senior director of promotions Steve Pitron has told Music Week he plans to push its combined TV and radio department away from “traditional promo campaigns”.
Pitron, who previously ...
New BBC Radio Asian Network controller Ben Cooper has told Music Week that he will be looking to pool the talents of the team behind the network and Radio 1 ...
BBC Radio 1 chiefs breathed a sigh of relief as the station picked up listeners in the latest RAJAR figures.
The Q3 listening stats gave the BBC’s flagship pop station ...