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Classical music for kids over computer games urges Nicola Benedetti

Young people should be exposed to classical music instead of computer games, violin player Nicola Benedetti has urged in a new interview.

By Jim Ottewill 11 May 2015

IFPI welcomes EC’s Digital Single Market strategy

IFPI, the global record industry trade group, has welcomed the launch of the European Commission’s Digital Single Market strategy.

By Jim Ottewill 8 May 2015
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Faber Music signs Laura Rossi scores

Faber Music has signed composer Laura Rossi’s World War One live cinema scores.

By Anita Awbi 8 May 2015

Adele, Hozier pulled from SoundCloud

Sony Music has removed original recordings from the SoundCloud pages of artists including Adele, Hozier and Kelly Clarkson due to a breakdown in licensing negotiations, according to reports.

By Anita Awbi 7 May 2015
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Errol Brown RIP

Errol Brown, frontman of British soul band Hot Chocolate and behind such hits as You Sexy Thing and Every 1’s a Winner, has sadly passed away.

By Jim Ottewill 7 May 2015

BBC Radio 3 and RPS commission New Generation Artists

BBC Radio 3 and the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) have announced six composers for the broadcaster’s New Generation Artists scheme.

By Jim Ottewill 6 May 2015

Hip hop revolutionised music, not the Beatles, says study

Hip hop revolutionised music more than the Beatles or Rolling Stones, a new study has claimed.

By Jim Ottewill 6 May 2015
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British artists continue US album chart invasion in 2014

UK artist albums accounted for almost one in eight of all LPs sold in the US last year with Sam Smith, One Direction and Ed Sheeran leading the success, new stats show.

By Jim Ottewill 6 May 2015

Blur and Years & Years make their mark on the UK charts

CHART ANALYSIS: PRS for Music’s pop specialist Russell Iliffe takes a look at this month’s movers and shakers in the hit parades on both side of the Atlantic.

By Anita Awbi 5 May 2015
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