This week’s playlist has been lovingly curated by Daniel Monsell, co-founder of Margate’s By The Sea Festival. His top picks from this year's line-up include classic headlining material alongside outlandish electronics...

Breakbeat legends the Freestylers tell us how they’ve spent 15 years taking underground bass music overground…

We went along to AMP 2020 to get some artists' perspectives on songwriting and the ever-evolving music industry.

Four of the most hotly-tipped and outspoken women in UK music take to the stage for PRS Presents

Ruth Theodore has been hailed as a rare talent by critics from The Guardian, Q Magazine and The Observer, no less. The singer-songwriter’s new album White Holes Of Mole Hills is out now.

'I’m loving every minute of being at large and fully functioning again': Carl Barat on the return of The Libertines

Nigel Adams MP, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music, shares his views on the secondary ticketing market following the issue of FanFair Alliance's guide for artist managers.

The UK’s live music sector has welcomed news that the Government will slash business rates by 50 percent for small and medium sized grassroots music venues.

'Amsterdam was the first spontaneous adventure I had when I was a teenager so it’s always evoked something in me' - Charles Howl on recording in the Dutch capital.

Composers Julian Anderson and Kate Whitley are among the talent to be honoured at this year’s Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Awards.

The X Factor has now been on our screens for a decade and this weekend saw ITV1 in celebratory mood with the show featuring songs that have been hits for past winners and runners-up, says Russell Iliffe.

Zara Nunn, He Was Eaten By Owls and Dominic Murcott are the latest recipients of backing from the PRS for Music Foundation’s Open Fund.

International markets are extremely important for artists who want to build a 10 or 20 year career in music, Liquid Management co-founder David Manders has said.

Colin Vearncombe, aka singer songwriter Black, has sadly passed away after being involved in a car crash in early January 2016.

Touring used to be a case of hopping in a car or a van and just going, but now we live in different cities and we’re all trying to make ends meet, it complicates things. But you can still manage to do it, it just grows with you.

Ever wondered how collecting societies strike deals with streaming services? Or what happens when a download platform refuses to become licensed? We get the lowdown from PRS for Music’s licensing and legal teams.

Kate Wildblood caught up with Luke and James to talk all things disco, from lo-fi to life-enhancing, celebrate the collaborative class this much-needed disco lesson teaches us.

After a two year absence from the Christmas number one race, the X Factor will once again be battling it out to claim the festive top spot, the Official Charts Company has confirmed.