As the third week of Black History Month draws to a close, we ask Guest Editor Michelle Escoffery to make us a playlist.

Peermusic European President Nigel Elderton shares his experiences of his first year in office as PRS Chairman...

‘You have to believe it and believe in what you’re doing’ - Brownswood’s Recordings Future Bubblers team let us in on how new acts can break through in 2015…

Jamaica’s biggest exports Sly and Robbie talk about their trail-blazing history and life-long collaboration.

Martin Suckling, Timothy Cooper and Matthew Grouse are among the composers shortlisted for the second annual event.

The Velvet Underground’s John Cale and Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth are among the key note speakers at Liverpool Sound City 2014.

PPL chief executive Peter Leathem has become the new chairman of specialist healthcare charity, the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM).

‘2017 will be a defining year for MCPS,’ Chris Butler, MCPS Chairman, has told M magazine.

Keith Emerson, keyboard player with prog rock legends Emerson Lake and Palmer, has sadly passed away.

‘After all these years if our career can be likened to a big cake, this is the icing on the cake,’ says Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover of the band’s Ivors win.

10th December revealed as the date Brits start to get into the Christmas spirit and South of England plays the most Christmas music on its radio stations.

PRS for Music and PRS Foundation bring you a special online virtual edition of PRS Presents to celebrate Black History Month.

Bristol country soul sensation Yola Carter is on the cusp of blowing up in 2017 - we quiz her on breaking country music stereotypes in two…

Michael Dugher and MPG executive director and Coldplay sound engineer Olga Fitzroy have hit out at the ‘manifestly unfair’ situation facing self-employed parents.

Bellowhead, Cara Dillon and Nancy Kerr are among the artists shortlisted for the Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Seasoned pop publisher and peermusic managing director Nigel Elderton has just taken up the PRS chairmanship. We learn what's in store for his tenure...

Tottenham’s Oscar #Worldpeace is doing his bit to put his postcode on the map with latest killer Tate Modern showing off an inspired grime style… we get to know an incendiary new talent…

Stormzy has announced that he will be donating £10 million to organisations fighting racial inequality.

With a band that so obviously wear their musical influences on their sleeves, we ask Firestations to compile our latest playlist. Here’s what they picked – a lovely, gooey mix of textural indie and folk...

Rare and unseen photographs of The Beatles, The Doors and Coldplay are going on show at an interactive audio and visual exhibition in London this week.

Nile Rodgers, Jean Michel Jarre and B-Traits are among the first wave of artist ambassadors representing The Association for Electronic Music (AFEM).

The Musicians’ Union (MU), Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) and Music Managers Forum (MMF) have come together to draw up a guideline management contract for artists.

The value of social media for emerging music acts lies in engagement rather than ‘likes’, an industry panel at this year’s Great Escape has said.

X-Factor winner James Arthur will hit the top spot of the charts with the fastest selling single of 2012, new figures predict.

Singer-songwriter Jarvis Cocker will perform alongside the BBC Philharmonic at a special Wireless Nights Prom at the Royal Albert Hall.