Features

Publishers must adapt to thrive

We sat down with Jane Dyball, chief executive of the Music Publishers Association (MPA) Group, to get her take on the main challenges and opportunities facing music publishers as we head into 2016…

By Paul Nichols 23 Dec 2015

Nancy Kerr

We quiz Nancy Kerr, BBC Radio 2’s Folk Singer of the Year, on the power of the protest song…

By Jim Ottewill 22 Dec 2015

Tastemakers tips 2016

For our last playlist of the year, we ask some of the UK's leading musical minds to tell us who they're tipping for big things in 2016. Tune in for an eclectic mix of new talent and a few surprises too...

By Paul Nichols 18 Dec 2015

Gary Powell

'I was looking for something else, something that would take our craft in another direction,' says The Libertines' drummer Gary Powell on the band's new album...

By Anita Awbi 17 Dec 2015

Boxed In

Boxed In’s Oli Bayston writes wonderful pop songs, inspired as much by his love of krautrock as his penchant for a sly hook. Watch his group perform All Your Love Is Gone from their recent gig at PRS Presents…

By Jim Ottewill 16 Dec 2015

Afrikan Boy

Afro-grime MC Afrikan Boy gives us the skinny on Border Business, his single standing up for refugees, and performing in Calais camp, The Jungle…

By Jim Ottewill 15 Dec 2015

Carl Barat

'I’m loving every minute of being at large and fully functioning again': Carl Barat on the return of The Libertines

By Anita Awbi 14 Dec 2015

Ruth Kilpatrick, PRS Foundation

This week, we ask PRS for Music Foundation’s Ruth Kilpatrick to reflect on another fine year for the charity’s flagship Momentum Music Fund. Expect some ace cuts from Little Simz, MONEY, The Wytches, Floating Points and more...

By Anita Awbi 11 Dec 2015