Features

Independent women in music publishing

Coral Williamson speaks to four women who have either founded or run their own publishing companies to find out how they did it, how supportive the sector has been and what being a good leader looks like.

By Coral Williamson 1 Mar 2021

Bringing Black women into the live music industry

Kaeshelle Rianne speaks to the women empowered by the Native Management backed Technical Tour Training course (3T). Supported by Nao and Mura Masa, 3T is a first of its kind in training Black women to bring music performances to life from behind the scenes.

By Kaeshelle Rianne 1 Mar 2021

Interview: Kolidescopes

'Nothing has changed in terms of how I write or do things. People just believe our ideas now because we have had a hit. We have been writing songs like this for years, it's just about right time, right place.'

By Maya Radcliffe 25 Feb 2021

Interview: Elder Island

‘It’s the first time we’ve worked as full-time musicians. Before, we’ve all been keeping down different jobs with different hours. This is the first album that we’ve worked on from scratch, building the album as a whole in one go. There’s no old ideas in it. It’s a great feeling.’

By Olly Wareham 24 Feb 2021

Playlist: No Such Thing

Ahead of the launch of new independent record label No Such Thing, we asked the team behind it to make us a playlist for the weekend.

By Maya Radcliffe 19 Feb 2021

Daniel Kidane: Beyond Solidarity

Composer and Ivors Academy board member Daniel Kidane talks frankly about 2020 and a watershed moment for diversity in music.

By Daniel Kidane 19 Feb 2021

Interview: Yaw Owusu

‘The problem you’ve got with Black music creators and Black industry professionals is that because there’s the perception of success or visibility in mainstream culture, people don’t believe that the anti-Black racism is still an issue.’

By Maya Radcliffe 19 Feb 2021