We asked singer-songwriter JP Cooper to make us a playlist for what’s shaping up to be a rainy weekend indoors.

BMG are eliminating the standard US record label deduction which serves to reduce the income of songwriters, composers and lyricists.

As the Independent Label Market readies to return for its annual Christmas event, we hand over playlist duties to one of the market’s featured labels, Batov Records.

25 year old London producer Jack Ritchie is a favourite of Annie Mac and Monki and it’s easy to hear why with his emotive electronica. We meet him to find out what’s under the hood of his synths…

Belfast awarded prestigious UNESCO City of Music title

The Cambridge Folk Festival is to celebrate its 50th anniversary with the release of a live compilation of performances.

The BME will run in Austin, Texas from 9-16 March.

Music licences for the right to supply music to business locations otherwise known as the MSB2B licence.

Rahel Aklilu explores How Sneakbo’s Jetski Wave and Touch Ah Button influenced the afroswing sound that exists today, making 'urban' music more palatable for the majors.

Manchester’s Dutch Uncles are a young group looking likely to leave their mark on 2013 with their third (and arguably best) album Out of the Wild. We quizzed frontman Duncan Wallis on why songwriting needs to be dangerous and what it’s like being the third best band in Marple…

Our resident pop knowledge Russell Iliffe goes beyond the goals and glory to get to grips with the best World Cup anthems…

As live shows begin to feel like a very real prospect, The Secret DJ discusses his own mental health, a return to touring and what he’s taken away from a year in isolation.

Mr McFall’s Chamber, Sir James MacMillan, Pippa Murphy and Karine Polwart were among the winners of the Scottish Awards for New Music.

OnTrack networking and educational hub will feature panels and in-conversations with some of the brightest UK talent

OnTrack networking and educational hub will feature panels and in-conversations with some of the brightest UK talent

Whether you’re a Glasto veteran or virgin, let these tips from those in the know help make this year’s festival your best experience yet…

With Independent Venue Week almost upon us, we quiz Carrie Davies from Putney’s Half Moon on the importance of live performance to the UK’s musical grassroots.

M Magazine’s second Black History Month 2022 Guest Editor, Akheim Allen, discusses his pivot from artist to exec and why it’s crucial for Black creators to understand their cultural currency in the modern music industry.

‘Grime will be here forever’ - We discover how UK grime pioneer President T is back in the musical ring and sounding stronger than ever…

Jed Lewis, Converse’s music marketing director, shares his top advice for artists taking the plunge with global brands and explains how emerging acts can apply for free studio time at their latest pop-up recording base…

‘The older I get the less willing I am to listen to reason because, as various people told me, there is no economic reason to make a double album these days,’ says Neil Hannon, while pondering his forthcoming album, Office Politics.

Sheffield’s The Crookes mix kitchen-sink realism with indie-pop guitars and catchy melodies. The band went to SXSW last year, building an international head of steam and winning fans from America to Japan. Guitarist Alex Saunders talks to M about his experiences…

John Myatt, member of PRS for Music’s LGBTQ+ Diversity Stream, explores how music has charted expression through pop hits and hooks throughout the past 50 years.

Zoya Raza-Sheikh speaks to Alicai Harley, an unstoppable dancehall queen, to discuss her newly debuted EP The Red Room Intro (Yard Gyal Inna Britain).

'All I want to see is stronger northern representation in UK black music and I need to be one of the figureheads of that movement' - the Hull rapper on the UK rap scene...