MOBO has introduced new amendments that will guide the 22nd Annual MOBO Awards process, after completing its annual awards review. The changes have established an 11-strong expert MOBO Awards Judging Panel – a new voting body convened in 2017, chaired by artist manager and…

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It’s clear to see that in 2017, the music industry continues to be intensely competitive. More music is being streamed for free or at a low-cost and everyday, thousands of podcasts, online radio shows and songs are uploaded to the internet. In 2016 alone, for…

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  So what exactly is artist development? Artist development is the taking of raw, unaltered and sometimes unknown talent and moulding it into what you see on TV and hear on radio. The process can take years as almost nobody becomes an overnight success. Artists…

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Boy George signs his first record deal in 22 years. The Culture Club frontman is joining the Sony BMG roster – home to the likes of Beyonce, Britney Spears and Celine Dion – and has promised fans he’s working on new music. The 56-year-old singer…

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  1. Be Confident, Don’t Be Arrogant – exuding confidence relaxes the audience but don’t translate this in to arrogance. Arrogance is not an attractive trait! 2. Be Unique – make sure your unique sound or performance is capitalised on and recognised. It is important…

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  Recorded to raise funds for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, which claimed dozens of lives and left hundreds homeless a little over a week ago, Bridge Over Troubled Water debuts emphatically atop the singles chart on sales of 170,360 copies (including 1,785 from…

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Yes, Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran are headlining, but they’re by no means the only stories of Glastonbury 2017. Far from it. As usual, Glastonbury presents us with a long, dense line-up that would run into reams of copier paper were you to print…

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  Anne Marie has just finished a huge arena tour, supporting Ed Sheeran. The sell out 14 night tour was a huge success and Anne showed class by picking up wide praise from a multitude of mainstream press. Now we have more exciting news as Anne Marie’s next release is…

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  1- Pick a huge well known song, a good place to start is either a song that has just been released by a major artist, which is currently sat at number one, or an all time classic that everybody knows. 2- Try to pick a song…

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The music industry elite turned out for a record-breaking edition of the Music Week Awards last month, yet even the most successful execs in the biz continue to face challenges. We spoke to the big winners to find out what they are… Sarah Stennett, CEO,…

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