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Featured Artist - Man Without Country

Man Without Country are this week's PRS for Music Featured Artist.

Riot-hit indie labels seek fans’ help

Music fans are being urged to buy album downloads from the independent record labels that lost their stock in Monday’s warehouse fire.

PJ Harvey Royal Albert Hall gig

Tickets for a show at the Royal Albert Hall by PJ Harvey go on sale on 12 August.

Free Frank Turner gig

Singer-songwriter Frank Turner has announced a last-minute free show in Newcastle tomorrow night, to make up for the cancellation of the city’s Ignition Festival this weekend.

LIVE STREAM: Power Down at Metropolis Studios

British Composer Awards

The ninth annual British Composer Awards will take place at Stationers’ Hall, London on Wednesday 30 November 2011.

Women Make Music - deadline approaching

Are you a woman creating and performing new music? You may be eligible to apply for up to £5,000. The final deadline for this funding opportunity is 5pm, Monday 8 August 2011

Franz guitarist pens puppet score

Nick McCarthy, guitarist with angular pop band Franz Ferdinand, has composed a soundtrack to a Shakespearean puppet show.

M captures Oramics opening

The Oramics machine, one of the most significant advances in the history of electronic music, has gone on display at the Science Museum for the first time. M went along yesterday to film the technicians as they installed the primitive synthesizer, and find out more about some of the musicians involved in the project...