20 h. ago WATCH: South London artist describes challenges of music industry and low revenues

WATCH: South London artist describes challenges of music industry and low revenues  South West Londoner

Culture

28 h. ago The Last Dinner Party: From the Pyre review – baroque’n’roll band’s speedily released second album is overheated

(Island Records)The London five-piece throw the kitchen sink at these dizzyingly dense songs, often crushing their melodic pleasures in the processIn an era when new bands struggle to break into the mainstream, the Last Dinner Party’s unusually swift rise (they were supporting the Rolling Stones a mere eight months after their first gig, and won the Rising Star Brit award just two years later) meant they spent much of the press cycle for their Mercury-nominated, chart-topping 2024 debut rubbishing suggestions they’d been manufactured by the music industry. As its follow-up arrives, the London five-piece still seem defensive. “While it may seem to an outsider that we have moved quickly on to a second album,” they write in a self-penned press release, “this timing felt like a natural progression to us.”From the Pyre certainly doesn’t sound opportunistically rushed out. Quite the opposite, in fact: this is a dizzyingly dense collection of long, intricate tracks that layer biblical imag...

Society

28 h. ago After years in the music industry, Jessica Winter is forging her own pop path

The star has just released her first music album in her thirties - and has never felt so liberated

Politics

53 h. ago Life after Liam Payne: How the One Direction singer's inner circle have dealt with their grief one year on from his tragic death at the age of 31

It has been a year since the music industry was rocked by the tragic news of Liam Payne's death.  

Economics

3 d. ago Dua Lipa, 30, returns to education as she celebrates passing GCSE Spanish in the middle of her world tour

She has gained recognition for her bold fashion sense and influential status in the music industry. 

Politics

6 d. ago The Brit Awards and Mercury Prize are moving outside London for the first time

The Brit Awards and Mercury Prize are moving outside London for the first time - but what does the shift mean for the UK music industry?  Sky News

Events

1 week ago Huge pop star's nepo baby daughter, 14, 'set to follow in her mother's footsteps' in the music industry

A huge pop star's nepo baby daughter is reportedly set to follow in her mother's footsteps in the music industry.

Politics

1 week ago Band 'insulted' as AI group steals their style and overtakes them on Spotify

Cardiff-based Holding Absence hit out at the music industry after their musical style was hijacked by an artificial intelligence that is now more popular than them

Events

2 w. ago Gwen Stefani fans are floored after learning singer's age as she celebrates birthday

Gwen Stefani is celebrating her birthday on Friday (October 3) and after 30 years in the music industry, most of her fans simply can't believe how good she looks

Politics

2 w. ago Gwen Stefani fans can't get over her age as she looks younger than ever on birthday

Gwen Stefani is celebrating her 56th birthday today (October 3) and after 30 years in the music industry, music fans simply can't believe how good the star looks

Politics

2 w. ago Keith Urban, 57, shockingly points to Maggie Baugh, 25, while singing 'I was born to love you'... months before Nicole Kidman split

This comes days after Kidman, 58, filed for divorce to end their 19-year marriage, and insiders in Nicole's camp believe Keith has already moved on with a 'younger woman in music industry.'

Events

2 w. ago Nicole Kidman 'didn't want this' and 'feels very betrayed' by Keith Urban as she files for divorce after 19

Nicole Kidman reportedly feels 'betrayed' by her husband Keith Urban amid rumours he has already moved on with a younger woman in the music industry.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘People seemed deeply insulted’: how cult 90s band Rachel’s took chamber music out of the classical world

The graceful ensemble prefigured the neo-classical phenomenon and found surprising success in the post-Nirvana alt-rock boom. After the deaths of two members, reissuing their debut has proven bittersweetIf you were an American indie rock act in the mid-90s, life could be strange. After the breakthroughs of Nirvana and Green Day the music industry spent several frenzied years trying to refine the formula for rock success. Labels indiscriminately hoovered up guitar bands in the post-grunge glut.But the newfound interest in alternative music also buoyed some unexpected acts. “There were a lot of people looking to independent labels for the next Nirvana,” says Christian Frederickson, violist with the Louisville chamber music act Rachel’s. “While that obviously wasn’t us, I do think we benefited.” Continue reading...

Culture

3 w. ago Independent music industry gathers in London for 2025 AIM Awards

Independent music industry gathers in London for 2025 AIM Awards  RouteNote

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