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AIM Digital Training Day tickets on sale

Tickets are now available for the Association of Independent Music’s (AIM) next Digital Training Day in March - buy yours now...

By Jim Ottewill 3 Jan 2013

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE (1936-2012)

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE, composer and writer of scores for film and television, has passed away.

By Jim Ottewill 3 Jan 2013

Entertainment downloads pass £1bn for first time

Music, video and game download sales passed £1bn in a year in 2012 for the first time, a new report has revealed.

By Jim Ottewill 2 Jan 2013

Emeli Sande tops 2012 album sales

Emeli Sande’s debut Our Version of Events was the biggest selling album of 2012 with 1.4 million copies sold, new figures show.

By Jim Ottewill 2 Jan 2013

Ultravox’s Vienna is favourite number two hit

Ultravox’s Vienna has been named as the most popular number two hit of all time in a new poll.

By Jim Ottewill 2 Jan 2013

Reinventing classical music

Edward Farmer is a British conductor, composer and co-founder of the London Arts Orchestra who has some big ideas about the British classical music scene.

By Kyle Fisher 28 Dec 2012

What happened to live music on TV?

Mark Cooper, Head of Music Entertainment at the BBC, says he often get asked about Top of the Pops. Will he bring back the weekly series? Why did he pull it? Read his comment on music programming.

By Kyle Fisher 24 Dec 2012

The hits of Christmas past

Russell Iliffe takes a look at the songs that have graced the top of the pop charts on Christmas Day and all the near-misses that live on each year...

By Anita Awbi 20 Dec 2012

midem 2013 discounts still available

MIDEM OFFER: Calling all publishers, songwriters and music businesses - if you register on the British Music stand before 18 January 2013 you can access a special discounted rate of €690.

By Anita Awbi 19 Dec 2012
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