Brooke Combe’s vocals, with their old-soul depth, feel as though they pre-date her. Drawing on classic 70s grooves with a touch of Northern soul, it’s no wonder she won the Play Next Rising Award. Her ...

Ed Sheeran last week visited talent development projects in Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh and Belfast to formally launch a new ...

TikTok is due to be banned in the US on 19 Jan. The US Supreme Court could block the ban, though at a hearing last week it ...

CMU Daily returns after its Christmas break later today. In the meantime, here are ten music business developments since the ...

The UK government has launched its previously promised consultation on the ticketing business. It will consider new ...

UK trade groups ERA and BPI have both published year-end stats. ERA reveals that recorded music retail revenues in 2024 were £2.39 billion, an all-time high, providing you don’t adjust for ...

Downtown deal “another step in UMG’s relentless path to dominance” says WIN, as criticism builds over Universal’s latest acquisition Criticism continues to build of Universal Music’s ...

Universal Music has announced one of those strategic partnerships with WPP, the group of advertising and marketing agencies that insists on calling itself a “creative transformation company ...

Universal Music has announced a deal to buy Downtown Music Holdings, which owns FUGA, CD Baby, Songtrust and Downtown Artist & Label Services, among other things. The deal, instigated by Universal ...

🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Robert Kilpatrick Q&A As part of our Horizon Future Leaders series, we’re connecting with the music industry’s next generation of leaders to gather candid advice ...

Listen to every track we've featured in CMU's 'Approved' slot in 2024 – and see our top tracks from this year's selection. Each Tuesday and Thursday, CMU's Approved introduces a new artist we ...