Representatives of the European Commission, European Parliament and EU Council have now agreed a final single version of the European Copyright Directive

We hang out with rising trio All We Are to discover how old fashioned graft and songwriting craft can still get you far.

M interviewed Bizarre Inc and Emperor Machine main man Andy Meecham on how he helped invent rave…

Ahead of the release of their debut album WE, we asked Kent punk purveyors Lady Bird to make us a playlist.

Black Sabbath, Venom Prison and Iron Maiden were announced as winners at The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards 2017.

Izzy Bizu, NAO and Rat Boy are among the artists named in the BBC Music Sound of 2016 longlist.

'I’m not interested in someone's virtuosity. I just want to hear their story': Tanita Tikaram shares her thoughts on the songwriting craft and her 30 years in the business.

Almost Famous returned to London on October 8 at a new venue, The Bull & Gate in Kentish Town, which recently celebrated 30 years of putting on live music. With the Flowerpot and the Abbey down the road and the Forum next door Kentish Town is back as a destination for live music.

Harry Escott, film composer for directors Steve McQueen and Michael Winterbottom, has signed a management deal with Manners McDade.

British singer songwriter Greg Lake, who founded King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP), has sadly passed away.

M gets under the skin of Under the Skin composer and musical auteur Micachu…

We went along to a Music Publishers' Association-organised panel on the future of grime to learn from the experts on how labels, publishers and managers can best engage with the burgeoning scene.

‘The thing is, I hate most folk music': Stick in the Wheel's Nicola Kearney on exhuming the genre from the vestiges of 'middle class collectors' and the making of their brand new LP...

Wall of Sound is one of the UK’s most revered independent record labels thanks to the midas touch of founder Mark Jones. We quizzed this music industry veteran on discovering Stuart Price, hedonism and how it’s almost impossible for labels now to survive in the music business.

When Sandie Shaw crashlanded into the charts in the 60s, she changed the role of women in music forever. We learn how...

Glasgow’s loopy, gloopy space rockers The Cosmic Dead have spent 2016 stoking the fires of psych with a killer new record and a bonkers world tour. We get under their skin with guitarist James T Mckay...

Find out who’s on award-winning DJ and presenter Kaylee Golding’s radar, which LGBTQ+ friendly space she loves, and what pearls of wisdom she has for up-and-coming music creators.

Back in June 2004, M magazine spoke to a new wave of British songwriters on the cusp of something big. Among the rising stars we cornered for our Young Guns Go For It special were Amy Winehouse and Jamie Cullum.

Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull frontman and solo singer songwriter, has announced details of a new UK tour in 2014.

Twickets, a new fan-to-fan ticket exchange platform, has won the support of a number of high profile music industry professionals.

London songwriting duo, Oh Wonder, have signed a new worldwide deal with independent music publisher Imagem.

Rhian Jones checks the pulse of British rock 'n' roll to discover it's in rude health…

To celebrate the release of his debut self-titled EP, we asked Shrink to make us a playlist.

Publishing experts share their insight into how to excel in A&R, build partnerships at home and abroad, and ensure you’re bang on the money in terms of admin and royalties.

PRS for Music, The Incorporated Society of Musicians, the Featured Artist Coalition, the Association of Independent Music, the Music Managers Forum and the Music Publishers Association join the Ivors Academy, and the Musicians’ Union to commit to gender equality on their boards.