Social media conversations lead to BRIT Award gongs for Disclosure & One Direction
According to research from digital advertising company RadiumOne, Disclosure and One Direction would be multiple winners at the Brit Awards if it was based on social media performance. RadiumOne analysed the number of stories shared about each nominated artist and group on popular music...
UK Official Charts to soon include streaming services alongside sales.
Radio 1's Head of Music George Ergatoudis has said that streaming services will soon be included in the top 40 singles chart.
Speaking at a Radio Academy event in London, Ergatoudis said play counts from services like Spotify and YouTube could be included as soon...
Industry news: Spotify share whole catalogue with Last.fm
Music discovery website Last.fm has teamed up with Spotify, the web services have confirmed. Spotify have made their full catalogue available to Last.fm users, the latest cog of 'refreshment' for the site who is currently undergoing some big changes - the site recently teamed...
BRIT Awards 2014: Nominations in full!
Tonight, all eyes of music fans will be firmly fixed on who the latest nominations are for next month's annual BRIT Awards; the coveted ceremony that celebrates all that's great about music!
With only one award confirmed so far (the accolade for the Critics Choice...
JLS’ Marvin Humes confirmed as new presenter of Vodafone Big Top 40
Capital FM presenter & JLS star Marvin Humes has been announced as the new presenter of the Vodafone Big Top 40.
The performer will take over the UK's biggest chart show every Sunday from 4pm starting in January. Marvin will also front a new evening...
MTV EMAs 2013 – as it happens (live blog)
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll fail to have noticed that tonight (10th November), MTV's European Music Awards (or EMAs) are taking place in Amsterdam. With performances by Miley Cyrus, Eminem, Bruno Mars, Robin Thicke, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, Imagine Dragons, Afrojack...
Dizzee Rascal blasts Radio 1 in Twitter outburst
Dizzee Rascal took to Twitter last night, criticising BBC Radio 1's decisions regarding their music selection.
Firing out at the frustration that the station has yet to play the rapper's latest single Love This Town, the star tweeted "Who ever does Radio 1...
Ministry of Sound write open letter to Boris Johnson to keep from closure
Iconic London club Ministry of Sound has posted an open letter to London Mayor Boris Johnson regarding the venue's continued battle to keep the area from closure.
A 2011 proposal to build a 40-storey block of flats next to the club's location originally sparked fears...
Rihanna sets new chart record with seventh number one in 7 years
Rihanna's collaboration with Eminem on new track The Monster has denied One Direction the Number One slot in the British Singles Chart, as confirmed by the Official Charts Company.
The song, taken from Eminem's forthcoming album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, also earned Rihanna a...
James Blake wins Mercury Music Prize
British recording artist James Blake has been awarded with the coveted 2013 Mercury Music Prize for his acclaimed album Overgrown.
Speaking to radio host Nick Grimshaw straight after accepting the award, Blake informed that he was feeling "emotional, completely overwhelmed" with being the shock recipient,...