The behemoth of the festival world, Glastonbury, returns this year but in its fallow year, smaller, alternative events attracted music lovers in their droves. Jim Ottewill dons his wellies and pitches up his tent to learn how the world of indie festivals is booming…

SNP Culture Media spokesperson Brendan O’Hara MP and PRS for Music hosted a number of Scottish MPs, musicians and songwriters at the House of Commons

Composer and Ivors Academy board member Daniel Kidane talks frankly about 2020 and a watershed moment for diversity in music.

We went along to a Music Publishers' Association-organised panel on the future of grime to learn from the experts on how labels, publishers and managers can best engage with the burgeoning scene.

In October, PRS for Music paid out £211 million to its members, the highest figure distributed in its 108-year-history. M Magazine looks at the make-up of this record-breaking payout.

Announced at its 2021 Annual General Meeting, PRS has revealed that it will be welcoming some new faces to its Members’ Council.

To mark International Women’s Day, the singer-songwriter and former Communards collaborator has honoured 10 legendary female artists through song.

The Wales edition of PRS presents features live performances from Future of the Left, Boy Azooga, Rachel K Collier and Al Lewis

Writer and photographer Jamie MacMillan speaks to bands, PRs, editors and more about the legacy of Brighton’s new music behemoth, The Great Escape.

‘I can only see cross-genre projects and cross-disciplinary work as taking things forward.’ Riot Ensemble discuss their new commission Solstices and the opportunities available in contemporary classical music.

‘This is what an internal feeling might sound like – to me anyway’: Get to know the idiosyncratic sound of MF Tomlinson.

Pamela McCormick, founder and director of UD (United Development), discusses how we can ensure that the work the industry has put in to become more diverse and inclusive is not undone as the business focuses on recovery from the pandemic.

Ryan Wilmott, director of GMC Events, examines how recent years have led to changes in the live events industry, and the resulting impact on emotional sustainability and infrastructure.

The Association of Independent Music CEO discusses strengths of the independent sector, supporting neurodiverse talent, and building your core fan base. | M Magazine

‘The album remains a powerful vehicle for both artistic expression and appreciation,’ BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor on the thinking behind this week's National Album Day.

Music For Recovery

‘I developed Gazelle Twin in response to feeling jaded and frustrated by the music industry': electronic ace Elizabeth Bernholz on the thinking behind her oblique alter ego...

‘I’m far more moved by authenticity than originality': composer Ailie Robertson on the musical past and present of Scotland.

‘I don’t think you get anywhere without quotas but this can’t be tokenistic,’ says Association of Independent Festival (AIF) general manager Paul Reed.

Despite the impact of COVID-19 on the music industry, PRS for Music has reported year-on-year revenue growth thanks to rapidly increasing digital collections.

With the cost-of-living crisis continuing to hang heavily over the heads of millions of Brits, Mark Sutherland explores how this economic uncertainty is plaguing the UK music business.

‘Unless rock stars make music that is doing some good in the world then it’s an absurd and preposterous thing to be:' bluesy raconteur and switched-on thinker Duke Garwood on songcraft in 2017...

With Blur and Pulp both experiencing joyful reunions in 2023, M Magazine examines why this era-defining movement is enjoying a resurgence.