Apple Music celebrates the greatest records ever made with the launch of inaugural 100 Best Albums list 14 May 2024
To accompany the list, today Apple Music also revealed a dedicated microsite that will update every day of the countdown, making it easy for listeners to follow along. Available now at 100best.music.apple.com, the new 100 Best microsite spotlights in-depth analysis of each album, archival interviews, and more, and makes it easy for fans to share their favourite albums with friends and on their social channels.
NEWS & PRESS
AIM elects to Aly Gillani, Helen Sims, Mark Lippman and Toby Egekwu to board at 2025 AGM
AGM held today at independent cinema chain Everyman in Borough Yards Talks explored “The Meaning of Independence”, continuing the theme of this year’s Independent Music AwardsMarks first year in role for CEO Gee Davy amid ongoing expansion of AIM’s local partnershipsGuest...more
Peermusic sign Norwegian singer, songwriter, and producer Aurora
Peermusic, the global independent music publishing company with 39 offices in 32 countries, has signed Norwegian singer/songwriter/producer and recording artist Aurora Aksnes, professionally known asAURORA, to a go-forward worldwide publishing deal as announced today by Ralph W. Peer, Managing Director, U.K., Australasia and...more
Blame, Black Holes, and Broken Promises: Public Perception of the ‘Right Thing’ Diverges Sharply from Government Action, Says NTIA
Following statement from the Chancellor on Pre Budget Position - Statement from Michael Kill, CEO of the Night Time Industries Association: “As we approach the festive period and the oncoming local elections, one thing is clear: public perception of what is...more
UMG/Downtown – comments from AIM Chair, Ruth Barlow
Ruth Barlow, Chair of AIM and Director of Live Licensing at Beggars Group 4 November 2025 ...Now, let's turn to the issue that has dominated much of the conversation this year — consolidation, and more specifically, the proposed acquisition of Downtown by Universal Music...more
Ashley Tabor-King CBE Honoured with 2025 Music Industry Trusts Award at Star-Studded Gala
MUSIC INDUSTRY TRUSTS AWARD: 2025 RECIPIENT ASHLEY TABOR-KING CBE HONOURED AT STAR-STUDDED CEREMONY FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT GROUP In recognition of his dedication to the music industry With surprise performances from Rita Ora, Jessie J, and Olly Murs Tributes from Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Prince...more
Scottish Music Awards
A HOST OF MUSIC INDUSTRY GREATS INCLUDING KEITH MCIVOR, LEWIS CAPALDI, SIMON NEIL AND RICHARD ASHCROFT WILL BE CELEBRATED AT THIS YEAR'S GUITARGUITAR SCOTTISH MUSIC AWARDS Saturday 8th November 2025 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow New winners announced for the 2025 GUITARGUITAR Scottish Music Awards With just...more
Final awardees and shortlists for the 2025 Artist & Manager Awards
DJ AG, FIONA RAMSAY & ZEON RICHARDS (ARTIST CHAMPION) & THIS IS MUSIC'S OLI ISAACS & LUKE WILLIAMS (WRITER / PRODUCER MANAGER) TO BE RECOGNISED AT THE 2025 ARTIST & MANAGER AWARDS SHORTLISTS ALSO REVEALED FOR BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST, BREAKTHROUGH MANAGER &...more
Artists Rights Alliance (ARA) responds to UMG-Udio AI deal
ARA is hopeful that the newly announced settlement between UMG and Udio represents a positive step towards an AI licensing ecosystem built on the foundational principles of meaningful artist consent and fair compensation for the use of copyrighted works. At...more
BBC Radio 6 Music announces its Artists of the Year 2025
Today (Monday 3rd November) on BBC Radio 6 Music, the UK's biggest digital-only radio station with 2.7 million weekly listeners (RAJAR, Q3 2025), Nick Grimshaw revealed 6 Music's Artists of the Year 2025 on his Breakfast Show (weekdays, 7-10am). Announced each...more
Scottish Alternative Music Awards 2025 Nominations Revealed!
The Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMA) return to St Luke’s, Glasgow on Saturday 29 November 2025 for their 16th edition promising a vibrant celebration of Scotland’s diverse and boundary-pushing music scene. Hosted by BBC Introducing in Scotland’s Stephanie Cheape, the...more
English Teacher Frontwoman Made Leeds Conservatoire Fellow
Lily Fontaine, vocalist, lyricist and multi-instrumentalist in acclaimed band English Teacher, has been made a Fellow of Leeds Conservatoire. Awarded in an October graduation ceremony at the Royal Armouries, this accolade is an acknowledgment of Lily’s advocacy and impact on...more
Groundbreaking New Platform Dune Launches
Founders Pledge to Create a New Music Economy by Monetising Streaming in an Equitable Way for Artists and FansThe Hunna and BC Camplight Among First Artists to Join Offering A groundbreaking new online platform, which aims to create important new revenue...more
Proper Music Distribution Signs Hospital And Heavenly, Grows D2C Footprint
- Proper to manage fulfillment of Hospital’s Bandcamp and own online stores- To handle global (ex-US) fulfillment of Heavenly’s Bandcamp store- Bandcamp sales to be UK chart-eligible under both deals- Follows a period of rapid growth for Proper’s D2C division,...more
Women in Music UK Re-Launches with a Bold New Vision
Announcing Co-Chairs Trina Smith and Sarah Wilson Women in Music®, the non-profit organization originally founded in 1985 in New York, proudly announces the official re-launch of its UK chapter under the leadership of Co-Chairs Trina Smith and Sarah Wilson. The organisation’s...more
The Team Around You Launches — Connecting Artists with Vetted Music Industry Experts
Platform founded by highly regarded executive, Phil Loutsis, who has more than 15 years music industry experience The Team Around You, a platform connecting artists with vetted music industry experts on a consulting basis, has today confirmed its full launch on...more
New campaign to ‘demystify’ jobs in the creative industries for young people from working class and underrepresented backgrounds
More young people from underrepresented backgrounds to be launched into careers in the creative industries as part of the Plan for Change New research shows half of 11-18 year olds say do not know what qualifications are needed for creative jobs...more
Nelonen Media Live and Warner Music live strengthen festival partnership
Nelonen Media Live and Warner Music Live have signed a partnership agreement that deepens their collaboration in festival programming and artist bookings. As part of the partnership, Warner Music Live - a division of Warner Music Finland - will take...more
Greatest Hits Radio: Bohemian Rhapsody - Still our Number One!
On the day it turns 50 the Queen classic has been voted the greatest hit of the 70s, 80s and 90sby Greatest Hits Radio listeners for the seventh year in a row It's official! Just announced by Simon Mayo on his Drivetime show, Greatest Hits Radio listeners have...more
UK Music Video Awards 2025 winners announced
FKA TWIGS WINS BEST POP & BEST ALTERNATIVE VIDEO A$AP ROCKY’S ‘TAILOR SWIF’ NAMED VIDEO OF THE YEAROK GO’S DAMIAN KULASH ACCEPTS ICON AWARD, GABRIEL MOSES WINS BEST DIRECTOR, LUNA CARMOON NAMED BEST NEW DIRECTOR FKA twigs and A$AP Rocky were the...more
Downtown Artist & Label Services Expands in Brazilian Phonk with Major Label Renewals and Viral Wins
Follows long-term renewal deals with Enarma Records and Polaris Records as well as the viral success of tracks from DJ FNK, TRXVELER, and DJ ANXVAR. Downtown Artist & Label Services (DA&LS) has deepened its commitment to the fast-growing Brazilian Phonk and...more
Songpact Announces India Launch: Bringing Fast, Transparent and Accessible Music Contracts to Creators
India’s music industry is having its global moment. Streaming has reshaped listening habits, Indian artists are finding audiences far beyond their home borders, and the country is now one of the world’s fastest-growing music markets - with more than 185...more
BRIT Awards 2026: Stacey Tang announced as BRITs Committee Chair
New era for UK's biggest night in music as ceremony moves to Manchester BRITs Committee Chair announced as Stacey Tang Creative team for 2026 show revealed Awards categories & criteria evolve for 2026 Ceremony to take place at Co-op Live on Saturday 28th February Following the...more
Universal Music Group and Stability AI announce strategic alliance to co-develop professional AI music creation tools
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment and Stability AI, the leading independent multi-modal generative AI company, today announced a strategic alliance to develop next-generation professional music creation tools, powered by responsibly trained generative AI and built...more
Applications now open for Manchester’s £245,000 Grassroots Music Venue Fund
Manchester sets a new national benchmark for local cultural leadership Music Venue Trust call on other councils to actApplications for grants open on Tuesday 28 October Manchester City Council’s £245,000 discretionary fund to support the city’s Grassroots Music Venues is now...more
Sony Music Publishing Invests in Elements Music & Launches Creative Partnership
Collaboration marks significant milestone for the Finnish music industry Sony Music Publishing (“SMP”) today announced it has acquired a significant stake in the Finnish company Elements Music, as well as the company’s music publishing catalog of approximately 10,000 works. Additionally, the parties have established a...more
SourceAudio Promotes Weston McGowen to Global Head of Catalog Services
SourceAudio, the music industry’s most widely adopted sync platform and a leader in AI music dataset licensing, has promoted Weston McGowen to Global Head of Catalog Services. He is based in New Orleans and will report to SourceAudio Co-Founder & CEO Andrew...more
The IMPF Global Music Summit receives honour at the AUPA! Awards
The Summit recently finished its fourth edition, attracting 650 executives from around the world. The IMPF Global Music Summit Palma has been honoured at AUPA! Awards in Bilbao, Spain. The AUPA! Awards are the closing highlight of BIME Bilbao (Bizkaia International Music...more
Beatport and Youth Music Join Forces to Empower Young Electronic Music Creators
Beatport is proud to announce a new partnership with Youth Music, building on the success of Beatport's Diversity + Parity Fund and Youth Music's ‘Rescue the Roots’ campaign. Together, the two organisations are collaborating to support grassroots electronic music projects...more
Dan Rosen to lead Warner Music Australasia & Southeast Asia
Unified approach creates bigger opportunities for artists in a region of over 550 million people Dan Rosen has been appointed to lead Warner Music Group's recorded music businesses in Southeast Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam - as...more
Music Streaming Services Call On National Assembly of Québec For "Cultural Sovereignty with Listener Choice" Over Bill 109
DIMA – the Digital Media Association – representing Canada's leading music services including Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube, yesterday (October 29th) submitted evidence to the National Assembly of Québec's special consultation on Bill 109. The bill seeks to affirm the cultural sovereignty of Québec by...more
THE HEADLINES
AIM states that the independents’ voice is now louder, clearer and impossible to ignore (see News)
Secondary price caps and figuring out fact vs. fiction (see Comment)
Spotify responds to RBX lawsuit over ‘fake’ Drake streams (see Digital)
Spotify perfected the business of distraction — and now we’re paying the price (see Features)
Remasters, deluxe editions and greatest hits show back catalogues are a goldmine (see Features)
Universal Music Group and Stability AI announce strategic alliance to co-develop professional AI music creation tools (see News)
UMG and Udio settle lawsuit; announce agreement for new licensed AI music creation platform (see News)
The last days of Utopia (see News)
UK Music introduces 'Five Ps' guide to boost diversity and inclusion across the music industry (see News)
Reservoir Media: A hidden gem? (see Features)
The music industry remains divided on generative AI. Where will that leave us? (see Comment)
How fan power is reshaping pop (see Features)
The “forever” stakes of generative AI ownership (see Comment)
Lyor Cohen: AI won’t replace artists — it will make them unstoppable (see Opinion)