Features

Playlist: Proms 2021

To celebrate the Last Night of the Proms, PRS for Music’s Daniel Lewis makes a playlist focussing on the festival’s new music highlights.

By Daniel Lewis 10 Sep 2021

Wide Awake Festival: A feast of underground music

Jamie MacMillan speaks to the bands on Brixton’s Wide Awake Festival line-up about the enduring nature of the UK’s underground scene and how the scene maintained a buzz throughout the pandemic.

By Jamie MacMillan 10 Sep 2021

Black lives in music

Daniel Kidane talks to Roger Wilson about Black Lives in Music and the journey that led to the organisation’s creation.

By Daniel Kidane 2 Sep 2021

Collective Visions

Following Manchester Collective's night at the Proms, Rakhi Singh, Adam Szabo and composer Edmund Finnis talk about musical excellence, audiences and blue whales with Sophie Rashbrook.

By Sophie Rashbrook 26 Aug 2021

Interview: David Pickard

As the BBC Proms marches on into September, James Hanley speaks to director David Pickard about the continuing evolution of the annual concert series and its long-awaited return to live audiences.

By James Hanley 24 Aug 2021

150 Years – the Royal Albert Hall

Kate Romano talks to multi-award winning British film and television composer David Arnold about his celebratory anniversary commission.

By Kate Romano 19 Aug 2021

Playlist: South Asian Heritage Month

As South Asian Heritage Month draws to a close, M asked PRS for Music staff to make a playlist of their favourite tracks by South Asian artists.

17 Aug 2021

South Asian Heritage Month: The intricacies of heritage in South Asian musical identity

To mark South Asian Heritage Month, Malvika Padin speaks to British-Tamil artist and producer, Navina, singer-songwriter Soham De and composer Rekesh Chauhan about the role of heritage in South Asian musical identity.

By Malvika Padin 16 Aug 2021