UK festivals face ‘really tough’ year due to fewer headline acts and rising costs
Stars must now be booked so far in advance for events that organisers can only guess who will sell tickets in two years’ time
Ticket resale prices for live UK events to be capped in crackdown on touts
Viagogo and StubHub platforms to be hit by cap of face value plus 30% or less
UK music sales hit record high as Taylor Swift tops album sellers
Spending on streaming subscriptions and physical sales hits £2.4bn as industry recovers from piracy and CD slump
The UK music industry is reporting record revenues. The reality is much gloomier
We’re apparently spending more on music than any time since the CD era – but the calculation methods are archaic, and don’t reflect the low incomes for many artists
Female artists’ success helps arrest 20-year slide in UK sales of physical music
Physical release sales increased to 17.4m but the BPI says AI copyright exemptions put UK music industry at risk
‘We’re on the global map’: how Co-op Live bounced back from chaotic launch
Manchester music venue winning high praise from performers and concertgoers after being bitten by teething troubles
‘This is incredible’: a new generation of music lovers discovers the 70s sounds of the Lijadu Sisters
The twins shook up the music scene in Nigeria, becoming pop stars against the odds in a male-dominated industry. Now their five albums are being reissued
Taylor Swift’s Eras tour smashes touring revenue record with more than $2bn in ticket sales
Pop singer’s 149-date tour, which ended on Sunday in Vancouver, more than doubles the previous record for a completed tour
I set up my own indie label. From Brexit’s brutality to the joy of DIY music, here’s what I learned
After becoming disenchanted by pricey but middling gigs, I rediscovered the underground and became determined to champion it. But the obstacles are considerable
Value of UK music industry hits record £7.6bn thanks to superstar tours
Live shows from acts including Coldplay, Elton John, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran help drive revenues
‘I’m often the only woman in the room’: the female music managers changing the industry’s tune
With women now comprising 38% of its 1,500-strong membership, the Music Manager’s Forum typifies the changing face of the industry
Wrangling with Abba, risking jail for the Stone Roses … the lawyer behind pop’s big spats
John Kennedy sparred with the Swedes over Mamma Mia! and took on the Rolling Stones for Richard Ashcroft – he tells us why he’s still arguing with Bob Geldof after 40 years
Quincy Jones obituary
Musician, producer and arranger who had global hits with Michael Jackson, was the first black composer to find acceptance in Hollywood and won 28 Grammys
From Rupert Murdoch to Thom Yorke: the growing backlash to AI
Media mogul and leading artists join fight to stop tech firms using creative works for free as training data
‘We were banging our heads against a wall – the wall won’: the genius pop and tragic demise of Boys Wonder
They swaggered into the late 1980s, a potent brew of punk, glam and classic rock. But they went nowhere, then had to watch as their recipe conquered the charts. Now they’ve returned – so are they looking back in anger?