Industry

Someone pop the champagne.... or at least open up a can or two. The UK arm of Carlsberg, along with live entertainment company Live Nation, have confirmed the two parties have signed a 5-year contract across a range of UK festivals. The deal will continue...

Those who took a shine to 90s R&B will be well accustomed to singer/songwriter Toni Braxton. The star hit the big-time during one of the 'golden eras' of modern-day R&B, with such ballads as Unbreak My Heart and You're Making Me High, along with...

Radio 1/1Xtra DJ Tim Westwood has confirmed his decision to leave the BBC. A Radio 1 veteran since the station's first foray into a dedicate rap show in the mid-90s, Westwood will be remembered as the man who brought rap and hip-hop into the more...

Fresh in, Justin Timberlake has freshley relaunched much beleaguered social networking site Myspace, again, but this time with a little help from his friends. Featuring Pharrell Williams and Mac Miller amongst others, the new video (below) looks to portray the site as a one-stop...

As you may (or may not) be aware, Stagedoor FM regularly attends Sessions58; a night that fuses open-mic talent with the industry's finest. Whilst we leave impressed on a weekly basis, last night's 'show' probably was the finest example of the incredible talents that...

Bauer Media UK, owner of Kiss, the largest UK commercial radio station for 15-34 year olds, has today announced it is to launch two new digital radio stations – Kisstory and KissFresh – in a landmark move for the brand. The two new stations will...

Sky News has announced that restructuring firm Hilco are close to signing an agreement to save 140 HMV stores, securing almost 2,500 jobs. Says Sky News' City Editor, Mark Kleinman: The deal, which could be announced as early as Friday morning, will involve HMV emerging from...

Legendary record producer Phil Ramone has died, aged 72. The producer first made his mark in the world of global music at aged 10, playing violin for Queen Elizabeth II. Over the years, his contribution to the music industry spanned everything from TV, concerts, movies...

Today, or tonight rather, marks 30 years since Michael Jackson showed the world a dance of such graciousness, it soared him to stratospheric levels.During the end of his performance of 'Billie Jean' at the Motown 25th Anniversary concert, Jackson showed off his new dance....

Remember a few years ago when record labels tried to shut down every music video they could on YouTube? There was of course obvious sense in that (from their POV), however the consumer persisted and eventually labels realised the might of the visual web...