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The UK music industry is growing. According to UK Music, the industry saw a growth of 6% in 2016, and the rise of UK superstars such as Adele, Ed Sheeran and Skepta are proving highly beneficial; exports of UK music rose an impressive 13% in the same year, resulting in a figure of around £2.5 […]

DID YOU KNOW? As of May 2017, Beyonce’s net worth is 350 million dollars. Beyonce, Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She is a multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning recording artist who’s acclaimed for her thrilling vocals, videos and live shows. Born and raised in Houston Texas, Beyonce performed in various singing and

DID YOU KNOW? Through her mother, Katy Perry is the niece of film director Frank Perry. Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, better known as Katy Perry, is an American singer and songwriter. she was born in Santa Barbara, California. Her parents are born again Christians, each having turned to religion after a “wild youth” past in their

You know Tom Hardy. Not a lot of people don’t. The Oscar nominated actor who has starred in such prestigious films as The Revenant and Bronson. Well you’ll never guess what. Hardy made a rap mixtape all the way back in 1999, under the alias Tommy No 1. Along with the production skills of Eddie

DID YOU KNOW?At the age of 15, Rag’n’Bone Man began MCing with a drum and bass crew using the handle, “Rag N Bonez”, inspired by watching repeats of the classic 1970’s British sitcom “Steptoe and Son”. Rory Charles Graham, known professionally as Rag’n’Bone Man, is an English singer and songwriter and is known for his

Sir Paul McCartney and many rock and pop legends – among whom Chrissie Hynde, Craig David, Sandie Shaw, Ray Davies, Billy Bragg, Feargal Sharkey and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason – are backing a move in Parliament to protect music venues from closure. Senior Labour MP John Spellar is introducing a bill in the Commons

Motorhead guitarist and speed metal pioneer ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke has died after a battle with pneumonia. The official Motorhead Facebook page announced on Thursday 11th January that the rocker had passed peacefully while in hospital. Clarke was known for being the guitarist of Motorhead during what many consider to be their golden years (1976-1982), helping

Paramore have invited Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo to perform with them live after having seen him and his band cover their song ‘Misery Business‘. Last month a video went viral showing Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo playing with his band, Work in Progress, to Fall Out Boy’s classic “Sugar We’re Going Down” and Paramore’s

Neil Young – free world rocker, Vietnam-era icon, godfather of grunge. It is indisputable that his work has inspired millions, and helped shape the entire music industry in the 20th century. Young’s influence spans across decades – from having a whole verse dedicated to him in Lynyrd Skynyrd’s epic “Sweet Home Alabama” in 1974, to

The lead singer of Cranberries Dolores O’Riordan has suddenly died aged 46 in London. The Irish singer had been in London for a recording session and her publicilst sadly announced the news. The cause of death has yet to be announced however the death has been described as ‘sudden’ by the publicist who also went

A post-fame life isn’t an easy one. ‘Special Appearances’ and character diminishing Club Nights aren’t how you wish to be dolling out your talent, but it pays the bills. It isn’t, however, the only way to stuff a bit of cash in to your back pocket, as demonstrated by S Club 7’s Paul Cattermole. Cattermole’s

Four early Nirvana demo tapes have surfaced online. They were posted on YouTube by a musician who stated he had received them by Kurt Cobain. The raw audio track was uploaded by John Purkey, a musician from Washington and it also covers ‘Bleach’ demos that were presumably recorded during Nirvana’s first ever session at Seattle’s

Radiohead are suing Lana Del Rey over her song Get Free, which they say is similar to their 1993 hit Creep. The singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey tweeted about her legal problems with Radiohead this week, when she confirmed the British band were suing her for copyright infringement after they alleged that it copied the melody

Slaves, the English punk rock duo from Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent have launched their own record label. Girl Fight Records is a new venture for the two artists this year, and they’ve already unveiled the first signing as Lady Bird, a three-piece punk band from Kent. The record label, Girl Fight Records, is named after

Scottish alternative indie band Franz Ferdinand have release a new single, “Feel The Love Go”, and there is very little to recognize of the group that brought us “Take Me Out”. This new synth-based tune is an apple fallen far from the tree we once knew. Apart from Alex Kapranos’ bouncing vocals on the chorus,

Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ demo has just been released to mark what would have been the rock icon’s 71st birthday on the 8 January. Nile Rodgers, the disco wizard, has spoken about the recording of ‘Let’s Dance’ and how he helped Bowie find his groove and return to pop stardom. The previously unreleased demo presents “Let’s

It is quite well known that Liam Gallagher can be a little bit “difficult” sometimes but that doesn’t stop him from being kind to young fans though. The former Oasis frontman played the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on January 4 and just before performing Oasis’ hit Wonderwall, Gallagher spotted a child in the audience, dedicated the song

A gorgeous Volvo coupe formerly owned by the legendary David Bowie has sold at auction in Switzerland for over £160,000. According to reports, the car fetched 212,800 Swiss Francs (£160,735) – nearly three times its top estimate. The 1981 car is a 262C – a Volvo 200-series based coupe, styled by Italian design house Bertone.

As our grasp of technology increases, so does our will to make things that little bit more user-friendly. It’s no surprise then that Japanese electronics company Korg has announced a music production app to be released on the Nintendo Switch, made possible via their partnership with software developer Detune. Simply named KORG Gadget for Nintendo

The Beatles star will be honoured for his contributions to music and charity 52 years after getting his MBE and 20 years after his band mate, Sir Paul McCartney, was appointed knight. It will be Starr’s first time back to London’s Buckingham Palace since he became a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the