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Paul McCartney leaves Manchester spellbound as he rolls out the hits on first night of UK tour
1 week, 1 day ago

Paul McCartney leaves Manchester spellbound as he rolls out the hits on first night of UK tour

The Independent  

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Brexit makes touring Europe ‘simply not viable’ for musicians, minister admits
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Brexit makes touring Europe ‘simply not viable’ for musicians, minister admits

The Independent  

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Post-Brexit red tape puts classical music industry under threat, top soprano warns
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Post-Brexit red tape puts classical music industry under threat, top soprano warns

The Independent  

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Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop dies at 56 after collapsing on stage in Connecticut
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop dies at 56 after collapsing on stage in Connecticut

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Fatman Scoop, the hip-hop artist who topped charts in Europe with “Be Faithful” in the early 2000s and later lent his distinctive voice and ebullient vibe to hits by artists including Missy Elliott and Ciara, died after collapsing on stage at a show in Connecticut, according to officials and his family. His family said in an Instagram …

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Traditional Chinese music to feature at UK festival
5 months ago

Traditional Chinese music to feature at UK festival

China Daily  

Members of London Youlan Qin Society pose for a group photo after the 2nd London International Chinese Music Festival press release in London. A series of concerts, workshops, and master classes will be held during the 2024 London International Chinese Music Festival in London and Cambridge next week, from July 22 to 27. The festival has been organized by China …

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Music Review: Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ swings between hedonism and anxiety, cult classic and pop party
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Music Review: Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ swings between hedonism and anxiety, cult classic and pop party

Associated Press  

English pop singer-songwriter Charli XCX ‘s sixth album, “Brat,” oscillates between hedonism and anxiety — the euphoria of a late night on the dancefloor and the creeping disquietude of the morning after — as much as it does her in-between status as pop queen of the underground and sometimes mainstream success story. Something started to shift in 2016, around her …

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Murder on the Dancefloor: Saltburn, TikTok and a naked Barry Keoghan send Sophie Ellis-Bextor song back into the UK charts
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Murder on the Dancefloor: Saltburn, TikTok and a naked Barry Keoghan send Sophie Ellis-Bextor song back into the UK charts

The Independent  

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Academics call for national database on drug-related harm at music festivals
1 year, 1 month ago

Academics call for national database on drug-related harm at music festivals

The Independent  

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Music Review: On ‘Heaven Knows,’ Internet pop sensation PinkPantheress provides IRL charms
1 year, 1 month ago

Music Review: On ‘Heaven Knows,’ Internet pop sensation PinkPantheress provides IRL charms

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — How do you become introduced to PinkPantheress? Is it the viral, U.K. garage-sampling TikTok hits “Break It Off” or “Pain”? And as of Friday, it’s culminated in “Heaven Knows.” The debut full-length record from the U.K. star, who keeps her real name hidden, features 13 tracks she also co-produced. “Heaven Knows” is sometimes hyperpop, sometimes ornamented with …

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UK Music chief Jamie Njoku-Goodwin appointed as PM’s director of strategy
1 year, 3 months ago

UK Music chief Jamie Njoku-Goodwin appointed as PM’s director of strategy

The Independent  

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UK hosts Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine
1 year, 7 months ago

UK hosts Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine

Live Mint  

Last week, Britain crowned a king. “ a way to measure the zeitgeist in Europe.” Eurovision was long associated with fluffy 3-minute pop songs—previous winners include the likes of “La, La, La” and “Boom Bang-a-Bang.” But Vuletic says it’s no longer “the contest with silly songs, innocuous lyrics that it perhaps used to be.” He says a third of this …

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Martine McCutcheon announces her return to making music for the first time in five years
2 years, 2 months ago

Martine McCutcheon announces her return to making music for the first time in five years

Daily Mail  

Martine McCutcheon has announced her return to making music for the first time in five years. Singer at heart: Martine McCutcheon has announced her return to making music for the first time in five years Speaking to The Sun, the former EastEnders actress said that she has joined forces with her songwriter husband Jack McManus, 38. Making a return: After …

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‘We’re fed up’: Inside the chaos and confusion of live music in 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

‘We’re fed up’: Inside the chaos and confusion of live music in 2022

The Independent  

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Beats on Bike: British DJ Goes Viral for Taking Party to the Street on His Cycle as UK Eases Lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Beats on Bike: British DJ Goes Viral for Taking Party to the Street on His Cycle as UK Eases Lockdown

News 18  

With the onset of the pandemic, the world of live music sets suffered a major setback, making artists look for creative ways to reach their audience. 25-year-old Dom Whiting, from High Wycombe, London, introduced “Drum & Bass on The Bike" in March, by attaching a DJ mixer on a cycle — allowing him to perform on the streets of England. …

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Does Glastonbury Festival stand a chance this year? Behind the scenes with the people working to save our summer music festivals
3 years, 11 months ago

Does Glastonbury Festival stand a chance this year? Behind the scenes with the people working to save our summer music festivals

The Independent  

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UK music festivals call for help to survive until summer amid coronavirus
3 years, 11 months ago

UK music festivals call for help to survive until summer amid coronavirus

Hindustan Times  

Britain’s music festivals will have to start pulling the plug on events for the second year in succession if they do not get government support to give them the confidence to book acts and contractors, the industry said on Tuesday. Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, chief executive at music industry trade body UK Music, said event organisers needed a date for when live …

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The 1975, Rita Ora, Niall Horan, Lewis Capaldi sign the open letter to call for an end to racism
4 years, 4 months ago

The 1975, Rita Ora, Niall Horan, Lewis Capaldi sign the open letter to call for an end to racism

Firstpost  

More than 700 members of the U.K. music community, including artists, managers, executives at record companies, have come together to sign a letter pledging to combat division and hate A group of more than 700 members of the UK music community, including artists, managers, executives at record companies, agencies, the live music industry, in addition to creatives like songwriters and …

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