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?
Nick Cave producer says Ticketek fees are triple cost of local seller – making concerts more expensive than they should be
Music promoter Paul Sloan says ‘high fees charged by Ticketmaster and Ticketek are not representative of the services offered’
Don’t let under-18s join pop bands, says leading songwriter after Liam Payne’s death
Guy Chambers among industry figures calling for changes in wake of former One Direction star’s tragic death
The crisis facing Australian live music is older and bigger than just Live Nation
A recent Four Corners investigation into the entertainment behemoth was long overdue – but the industry has been bleeding out for decades
Calls for ACCC investigation into live music industry amid warnings artists may be getting ‘ripped off’
Multinational claims upcoming ABC report into it will likely be ‘inaccurate and unbalanced’ as experts say without intervention smaller venues will struggle to survive
Limp Bizkit’s fraud lawsuit rattles music industry: ‘These accusations are massive’
Band alleges that Universal Music Group owes it more than $200m after concealing royalties
Oasis ticket sales push UK non-essential spending to highest level this year
Retail sales show strongest growth in six months as shoppers buy clothes and computers for new academic year
In 2017, Cardiff’s music scene was collapsing. What’s the secret of its amazing revival?
After protests against redevelopment, the Welsh capital’s council took steps to protect venues and nurture new talent. Artists are heartened – but say more can be done
‘I shouldn’t have listened to those around me’: Janet Jackson on Michael, motherhood and how she’s taking back control
After five decades in the public eye, three marriages and the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ that torpedoed her career, the pop megastar is back. She opens up about family, fame and her fears of mayhem after the US election
Coldplay to donate 10% of band earnings from 2025 UK tour to Music Venue Trust
Charity says band are a perfect example of an act that rose through the grassroots circuit and their support ‘really will stop venues closing’