The Musicians’ Union (MU) has launched a new campaign calling for fair pay to musicians. Maddy Radcliff, Campaigns and Public Affairs Officer at the MU, states “Working musicians are frequently being asked to work for nothing. It’s fair to say many engagers (someone booking a band for their wedding, village fete,[…]
BBC Introducing have teamed up with the PRS For Music Foundation I to offer three unsigned and under-the-radar UK jazz acts the chance to play in a showcase gig at the Montreal International Jazz Festival on Wednesday 1st July. Top jazz artist and BBC Radio 2 presenter Jamie Cullum will[…]
The UK’s official Charts Company has announced that from March the album charts will include track streaming data using a similar methodology as that used in the UK singles chart since July 2014. Music streaming in the UK doubled in 2014 with 14.8 billion individual tracks streamed. “It won’t make a significant[…]
UK music industry organisation “The Unsigned Guide” have announced that they have teamed up with “Rocket Fuel” who work with artists and bands to engage their fan bases to raise funds for releases, tours, video and other related projects. (We also know Sheffield-based “Rocket Fuel” well and are aware of[…]
Whatever job, profession or vocation you choose to follow, there is always one thing that is mentioned as important – Networking. Proper networking means making connections and not just contacts. It also takes some time and effort! We came across this article that we thought offered some good sensible advice[…]
Most people will know of Jessie J from her music, with several hugely successful top 10 singles and a couple of hit albums here in the UK but in recent interviews she has stated that song writing has been the area that has provided her will the most financial security.[…]
According to 2014 sales figures compiled by the Official Chars Company and released by BPI (British Phonographic Industry), British acts have filled the top 10 best-selling artist albums of the year for the first time. Following 2013, where no album sold 1 million copies, Ed Sheeran’s album X was the most popular album[…]
With Christmas fast approaching, PPL has released its annual 20 most played Christmas songs on TV, radio, (some) online use and also songs (recorded music) played in bars, shops, restaurants, offices etc in the UK. There’s a new song in the top 3 this year! The report also states that[…]
UK singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran has been announced as Spotify’s most streamed artists with his songs registering over 860 million streams. He beat Eminem and Coldplay into second and third place respectively. His latest album X has notched up 430 million streams. The album has just passed the 1 million mark[…]
Here’s an interesting article posted by US independent band POMPLAMOOSE about the costs and realities of putting together their 28 day Autumn tour in which they played 24 dates in 23 cities. It’s useful to read, whatever country you are based in, as it gives insights into ALL areas and aspects of a[…]