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Check out the latest print edition of M magazine. This quarter we profile Liverpool success story All We Are, one of the UK’s most underrated songwriters Herbert Kretzmer and take a look at the new rock revival spearheaded by Royal Blood...

By Carl English 17 Mar 2015
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Sam Smith tops UK singles and album charts

Sam Smith has scored a chart double, topping both the UK singles and album charts, new Official Charts Company (OCC) figures show.

By Jim Ottewill 16 Mar 2015

The The’s Matt Johnson signs new deal with Kobalt

The The’s Matt Johnson has signed a new global publishing administration deal with Kobalt Music Publishing.

By Jim Ottewill 13 Mar 2015

PIPCU and PRS for Music shut down karaoke website

The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) partnered with PRS for Music to shut down an illegal UK karaoke website.

By Jim Ottewill 13 Mar 2015
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Twickets attracts high profile music industry investment

Twickets, a new fan-to-fan ticket exchange platform, has won the support of a number of high profile music industry professionals.

By Jim Ottewill 13 Mar 2015

Music industry needs to ‘use data more effectively’

The music industry needs to be better at using data to help artists, a MusicTank panel has said.

By Jim Ottewill 12 Mar 2015
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UK acts now account for biggest sales share since Britpop

British artists now account for the biggest share of albums sold in the UK since the days of Britpop in 1997, the BPI has announced.

By Jim Ottewill 12 Mar 2015
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Win a record deal with Focusrite and iTrack Pocket

Calling all songwriters – record and upload a YouTube performance and win a record deal with Caroline Records of the Universal Music Group.

By Jim Ottewill 12 Mar 2015
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Create a video for Mark Knopfler's new single

Legendary songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler is offering aspiring filmmakers the opportunity to create an original video for his new single.

By Anita Awbi 11 Mar 2015
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