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The Glastonbury Alex hype proves how the media overlooks black artists

Gross double standards by the mainstream media resulted in a white teenager being praised for reciting the 'Thiago Silva' rap after AJ Tracey – the artist who wrote the lyrics – was accused of promoting gang violence in his music videos

NEWS

Singer Aluna Francis calls music industry a 'cesspit of bad behaviour'

WOMEN

Beverley Knight felt she was ‘too dark’ for success in music industry

FEATURES

Backstreet Boys’ Millennium at 20 and the fall of the music industry

NEWS

Kate Nash claims the music industry has 'killed a lot of people'

NEWS

Roger Daltrey snaps over question on Brexit and the music industry

LIVENEWS

The 2019 Brit Awards – as it happened

NEWS

Mandy Moore says Ryan Adams' unhealthy' dependency stalled her career

NEWS

How to watch the 61st Grammy Awards

NEWS

Women in the music industry remain massively underrepresented

BUSINESS COMMENT

HMV rescued by a Canadian Sunrise

NEWS

Lady Gaga in heated fight with Dr Luke's lawyer over Kesha rape claims

FEATURES

Sunflower Bean: 'Using melody and classic rock is what makes us punk'

The Strokes' Julian Casablancas loves them, and in Julia Cumming, the New York trio have a lead singer who has had to get used to being called ‘King of the Dudes’. Alexandra Pollard talks to them about their new EP

NEWS

Drake shown fondling 17-year-old girl in resurfaced concert footage

Canadian artist, who would have been 23 at the time, has received a backlash after re-posted footage of the moment went viral on social media

'Blurred Lines' writers to pay $5m to Marvin Gaye family

What will happen to the UK music industry after Brexit?

A history of musicians rejecting Trump, from Rihanna to Pharrell

NEWS

UK music industry worth a record £4.5bn in 2017

FEATURES

A timeline of Donald Trump's relationship with the music industry

NEWS

Half of all new guitar players are women, a study has found

NEWS

Music industry loses $2.65bn a year over improper business licensing

INDYVENTURE

How Steps used Absolute Label Services to create their own comeback

NEWS

R Kelly team claims #MuteRKelly campaign is 'public lynching'

BUSINESS COMMENT

Record Stay Day is a remarkable effort at self help by an industry

NEWS

Industry figures warn of 'serious' problems facing live music scene

FEATURES

You Me At Six: 'The music industry has no ambition for rock bands'

LIVENEWS

Ed Sheeran and Stormzy win big at The Ivor Novello awards 2018

NEWS

UK record label revenue growth returns to Britpop levels

NEWS

Will Young was told to re-record hit song because he sounded 'too gay'

FEATURES

Betty Who: 'I signed the record deal because it's what you do'

FEATURES

Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos on speaking out on mental health

BUSINESS COMMENT

Stiff, ZTT to join corporate music ranks as part of Universal

NEWS

Stars of the entertainment world speak out in support of NFL protests

NEWS

The Mercury Prize got it right with Sampha

In the past few years the same concern has bubbled to the surface again and again; whether awards shows like the BRITs and the Mercury Prize can still be relevant when artists are no longer forced to rely on them to achieve high sales figures

NEWS

St. Vincent: Women artists are misinterpreted in the music industry

Artist is releasing her new album MASSEDUCATION in October

Label speaks out over timing of Taylor Swift's album release

Spotify denies creating 'fake artists' for its playlists

Sony is opening a vinyl factory in Japan

NEWS

UK Music chief reacts to General Election result

NEWS

Ed Sheeran album boosts industry surge in streaming and physical sales

MUSIC

Vinyl sales to top $1bn for first time since the 1980s

NEWS

Adele gets second diamond album in the United States

NEWS

How an album nobody can buy made the US Top 10 four times

VOICES

Pauline Black As a mixed-race musician, Prince’s death is personal

BUSINESS ANALYSIS & FEATURES

Is YouTube really ripping off record labels and artists?

BUSINESS ANALYSIS & FEATURES

David Bowie’s predictions about the music industry were right

VOICES

Fiona Sturges Music industry's excluding approach towards women is just rude

NEWS

Adele's new album poised for a record-breaking opening week

NEWS

Music industry breathes sigh of relief as Adele confirms new record

PEOPLE

Jamal Edwards interview: SB.TV founder on visit to Kenyan slum

REVIEWS

Dai & the Ramblers, Duw Duw, album review

BUSINESS NEWS

Apple shares tumble despite record sales

COMMENT

Matt Grimes A history of music censorship

NEWS

Spotify and Deezer streaming services surge in popularity as music

Adele's 21 tops Amazon's best-selling albums of all time list

The Rolling Stones are more valuable than David Bowie, says new music

Brit Awards 2014: Arctic Monkeys agree to open show with live

FEATURES

Vinyl demand: One in the eye for the digital prophets

CRIME

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins due to stand trial accused of two

UK POLITICS

Tories ‘deleted 10 years of speeches and press releases from party

NEWS

Fresh calls for age ratings on pop videos

NEWS

Controversy twerks: Miley Cyrus on course for chart double with

IV DRIP

Poll: Is Miley Cyrus winning?

NEWS

Sinead O'Connor warns Miley Cyrus: 'They will prostitute you for all

OBITUARIES

Obituary: Prince Jazzbo

NEWS

Eurovision tightens voting rules to combat bribery after Azerbaijan

The Eurovision Song Contest has introduced new rules to combat bribery after supporters of Azerbaijan’s entry were accused of buying votes at this year’s event.

NEWS

David Cameron appoints Iron Maiden-loving MP Mike Weatherley as music

Mr Weatherley pledged to wear an Iron Maiden T-shirt in the Commons chamber after he was elected in 2010 but was denied by the Speaker

Do You Want To save the music industry? Franz Ferdinand call on David

Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball video is watched 19m times in 24 hours

Are you taking the piss? Hacienda urinals go on sale for £15,000

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