Electronic music generated £2.5 billion for the UK economy last year, according to a new report commissioned by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). The...
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Council planners will have to factor in noise impact from neighbouring venues
New government legislation aimed at protecting UK music venues from nearby developments will be introduced next month.
The regulations, which come into effect on 6th...
The new report by the NTIA takes into account recorded music, music publishing, and the live scene
UK independent labels' consumption share across physical and streaming formats rose for a third consecutive year
More than a quarter of all music consumed in the UK in 2020 was by artists from the independent music community, the BPI and AIM...
Episode 2 of RepresentAsian is out now
A new podcast explores South Asian representation and contributions to the UK music industry.
The podcast, RepresentAsian Podcast, is a new project from Bristolian Pakistani siblings...
It's part of a drive to boost diversity and inclusion in the music industry
The UK music industry has been urged to ditch its use of the acronym "BAME" by the trade body UK Music, who have described the...
The new enquiry is called Economics of Music Streaming
MPs in the British parliament are to examine the economic impact music streaming is having on “artists, record labels and the sustainability of the wider...
The DJ and producer spoke out in a post on Instagram
Calvin Harris has said that ‘the UK government is treating music industry like shit’.
Making the comments in a post on Instagram yesterday, Scottish DJ...
A new DJing qualification has been launched by the London college of music examiners
DJing is now a formally recognised music qualification in the UK.
Back in 2016, CDJs became a recognised instrument for the music GCSE assessment, with DJ...
UK artists, promoters, institutions and venues spread the hashtag far and wide yesterday (2nd July)
The UK Music industry has rallied for further government relief with a new campaign.
Launched yesterday (2nd July), UK music members behind #LetTheMusicPlay wrote an open letter...
Culture secretary Oliver Dowden announced the plans yesterday (25th June)
The UK Government has detailed a five-stage plan for the return of live music amid the coronavirus pandemic.
It's been three months since prime minister...
Craig Richards’ inaugural festival is a jaw-dropping visual masterpiece set to the perfect soundtrack...
When news first broke of Houghton Festival last December, it looked a little too good to be true. Curated by Craig Richards, the long-serving resident...
Over six million young people did not vote in the last election
2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the biggest and the most infamous illegal rave that ever took place: Castlemorton – a week-long, 20,000-person party deemed so anarchistic that it shook Middle England to its core. Here, photographer Alan Lodge tells his story of capturing a week changed UK dance music forever
The project has been launched in partnership with Ninja Tune, Paradigm, Percolate and POLY
UK mental health charity Mind has shared a number of resources focused on the electronic music industry.
Partnering with Ninja Tune, booking agencies POLY and...
UK labels are expecting to earn more from vinyl than CDs for the first time in three decades
Vinyl sales contributed £86.5 million to the UK’s recorded music revenue in 2020, a new report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has revealed.
4.8...