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Scottish ‘Mercury Award’ nominees revealed

Rustie, Twin Atlantic and We Were Promised Jetpacks join Scottish stalwarts Mogwai, Bill Wells and King Creosote on the Scottish Album of the Year Award long list.

By Anita Awbi 13 Apr 2012

Women dominate new Millionaire Musicians list

The Sunday Times 2012 Richest Young Musicians list is dominated by women, with Adele, Florence Welch and Lily Allen among the wealthiest young songwriters in Britain.

By Anita Awbi 13 Apr 2012

Update: music industry development fund

The Arts Council of Wales has launched its 2012 funding programme and will accept applications from 30 April.

By Anita Awbi 13 Apr 2012

Who has just joined PRS for Music?

Every quarter we highlight some of the songwriters that have joined PRS for Music. Here's our pick of 2012's first crop.

By Anita Awbi 12 Apr 2012

Eels – Blinking Lights and Other Revelations

The story of Eels revolves around one exceptional man: Mark Oliver Everett, better known as E. He has lived a life as complex and unforgettable as one of his bittersweet songs, and that life has been explored in this biography.

By Paul Nichols 12 Apr 2012

Feeder

Feeder started out in 1991 in Newport, Wales. The alternative rock duo have so far achieved five gold records and three platinum records during their even studio-album career and top ten singles with Buck Rogers, Just the Way I'm Feeling and Tumble and Fall.

By Anita Awbi 12 Apr 2012

New songwriter and publisher resource

A new European online resource has launched to bring together the work of the region's 34 collecting societies and keep their members up to date on all their activities.

By Anita Awbi 11 Apr 2012

Britten's score to stay in UK

The British Library will keep the draft score of Benjamin Britten's The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra in the UK following a temporary export bar by Ed Vaizey.

By Anita Awbi 10 Apr 2012

Barney McKenna 1939 - 2012

Barney McKenna, founding member and tenor banjo player with The Dubliners has died aged 72.

By Anita Awbi 5 Apr 2012
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