UNITED KINGDOM
Live events are set to make a welcome return as the UK moves out of lockdown in the coming months. Parklife and Wireless are the latest events to confirm that they will go ahead this year, both for September, in Manchester and London respectively. Wireless has yet to announce artists, but Parklife's bill includes rappers Megan Thee Stallion and Dave, and electronic stars Disclosure.
Nick Davies & Daniel Baxter 7 Apr 2021
SOUTH AFRICA
You know you're in for a treat when the final speaker reaches the Design Indaba conference stage, they tend to save the best for last. Here's how 'kinetic stage sculptor' Es Devlin wowed us in sharing how she makes global musical performances more visually appealing...
Leigh Andrews 26 Feb 2018
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON, UK: The independent music trade organisation said YouTube had refused to withdraw threats over the company's plans to launch a music streaming service, despite 24 hours of negotiations.
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LONDON, UK: The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), the body that represents the global independent music community gave YouTube 24 hours to withdraw threats over plans to launch a music streaming service.
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LONDON, UK - There are few experiences which compare to the life-affirming thrill of a live music event, knowing that you are one of a privileged few being treated to a display of raw artistic skill and power.
PAKISTAN
LAHORE, PAKISTAN: The Internet singing sensation One Pound Fish Man returned to a hero's welcome in Pakistan on Thursday (27 December), vowing to take the signature tune he composed in honour of cut-price fish to France and the United States.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON, UK: Neville Brody has created a new /50 logo for D&AD as the organisation celebrates five decades of recognising and supporting UK and international creative talent.
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LONDON, US: Woes in the home entertainment market continue, largely as a result of consumer reluctance to spend with entertainment retailers, say analysts at Verdict Research (one of the Datamonitor group of companies) in a new report on the global home entertainment market.
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LONDON, UK: Rihanna within the next few hours is expected to topple Lady Gaga to become the most popular female star on Facebook, according to Famecount.com.
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LONDON, UK: The immediate impact of the launch this week of Google's music beta service will most likely put an end to licensing negotiations between Google and the major record companies as well as most other companies looking to get into the locker space.
Simon Dyson 12 May 2011
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LONDON, UK: A new free-to-air social media music chart, just launched, is designed to provide a unique aggregated measure of popularity across multiple social networks and music services.
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LONDON, UK: Consumers are spending almost half (45%) of their waking hours watching TV, using their mobiles and other communications devices, new Ofcom research revealed yesterday, 23 August 2010.
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LONDON, UK: Hamish Thompson talks to DJ and musician Ben Watt, of Everything About the Girl about the role of Twitter in the music industry.
Hamish Thompson 23 Aug 2010
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON, UK: Twitterworld is agog and has gone gaga for Lady Gaga... yesterday, 19 August 2010, she was expected to confirm her status as the hottest star on the planet, when she became the world's most popular Twitter user, according to www.famecount.com/, the social media statistics service.
