Global rights agency Merlin has announced new figures showing its membership’s repertoire now accounts for ten percent of the digital music market.
Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the success of Adele and One Direction as British music acts continue to dominate global album sales.
Music discovery app Shazam has produced a tag chart to predict the hits of the summer, with Daft Punk’s Get Lucky and Passenger’s Let Her Go topping the bill.
An unlikely collaboration between Brian May, Sir David Attenborough, Slash and Shara Nelson has given rise to Badger Swagger, a protest single aimed at raising awareness of the English badger cull.
Welsh composer Paul Mealor is to debut his first oratorio, The Farthest Shore, at this year’s City of London Festival.
Electronic pop band Hot Chip have unveiled new single Dark and Stormy, their first new material since last year’s acclaimed In Our Heads album.
Jean Michael Jarre, Javed Akhtar and PRS for Music CEO Robert Ashcroft are among the speakers at this year’s World Creators Summit.
Apple has signed a music licensing deal with Warner Music for its new music streaming service, news reports have claimed.
Black Sabbath guitar player Tony Iommi is to donate his used guitar strings to Wear Your Music, a charity which turns the strings into jewellery.
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