Features

Interview: Mysie

In the build up to the release of her new EP Undertones, released last week on Fraser T. Smith’s 70Hz label, we spoke with Mysie about the record and its genesis.

By Olly Wareham 24 May 2021

Playlist: Elder Island

As anticipation builds for the Bristol-based Elder Island’s sophomore LP, Swimming Static, we asked the band to make us a playlist of album influences.

By Maya Radcliffe 21 May 2021

Paul Sylvester Absolute Radio Network: The Sound of Solace

As we approach the Audio and Radio Industry Awards ceremony where the best stations, shows, hosts and podcasts are crowned, Absolute Radio Content Director Paul Sylvester reflects on a year where everything changed in the radio industry.

By Paul Sylvester 20 May 2021

Interview: James Newman

BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter James Newman is vying to end the UK’s near quarter-century wait for a Eurovision winner at the 2021 edition of the much-loved contest in Rotterdam on 22 May. James Hanley caught up with the Embers hitmaker to get the lowdown on a moment two years in the making.

By James Hanley 19 May 2021

GiR #GETHEARD: Meet the Judges

As the closing date for submissions approaches, we meet the panel of experts judging the Girls I Rate #GETHEARD competition to find out who they are and what they’re looking for in a Future Hitmaker.

By Maya Radcliffe 19 May 2021

Playlist: Phil Taggart

To wrap up Mental Health Awareness Week, we asked lord of the chill Phil Taggart to curate a playlist of the best tracks to help soothe body and mind.

By Maya Radcliffe 14 May 2021

Denise Devenish: Mental health and the music industry

To kick off M’s Mental Health Awareness Week curation, singer and BAPAM counsellor Denise Devenish discusses her experiences growing up in the music industry, how her own mental health struggles led her to a career in therapy and some simple steps you can take to improve your mental wellbeing.

14 May 2021

Fight for survival: John Gilhooly talks COVID and classical

Ahead of the Ivors Composer Awards tonight (1 December), we asked John Gilhooly OBE, artistic and executive director of Wigmore Hall, to talk us through the impact that COVID-19 has had on the classical sector.

14 May 2021