The KLF add music to streaming services for very first time

Music industry reps yesterday met with UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden to discuss the problems facing British musicians touring Europe post-Brexit.

Prince William’s private secretary, Christian Jones, has quit after less than a year in the job.

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Chloe Sims told fans she has travelled from the UK to Mexico in order to complete a “work related trip.” The TOWIE star, 38, posted a photo to her 1.2 million Instagram followers that showed her relaxing in a bikini in sunny looking Mexico. Chloe disabled the comments on her post and made an announcement stating she had travelled out of the UK despite it being locked down for work reasons.

Kate Nash has become the latest artist to speak out against purported inequalities in streaming payments.The singer’s latest comments come months after a select committee of MPs examined the economic impact that music streaming is having on artists, record labels and the wider music industry in a new inquiry.Over £1 billion in revenue was generated from 114 billion music streams in the UK in 2019, but the inquiry noted that “artists can be paid as little as 13% of the income generated”.Posting

NME about when live music might be able to return in the UK.After the coronavirus pandemic cancelled last year’s festival season and made live gigs impossible – bar socially distanced shows outside of lockdown – many music fans are currently optimistically looking ahead to what summer 2021 may look like.While Dr Anthony Fauci stated recently that full-capacity live shows could return to the US this autumn (provided that between 70-85% of the population have been vaccinated), hope now turns to

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for artists wishing to tour Europe (adding huge costs to future live music tours of the continent will be incurred and preventing rising and developing UK artists from being able to afford it), a row erupted over who was responsible.Yesterday, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden put the blame for this at the foot of the EU following reports that a “standard” proposal that would exempt performers from needing a visa to

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterIvor Novello-winning artist and songwriter Jamie Cullum has signed a global publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK. It marks his return to the company after signing with EMI 18 years ago, according to an announcement.The noted singer, jazz musician and BBC Radio 2 broadcaster has collaborated with the likes of Paul McCartney, Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar and Lang Lang, among others.

Adele music is rumored to be coming this year — and her friend says it's «amazing!»British comedian Alan Carr, a close pal of the singer, gushed about new tracks from the GRAMMY winner in an interview with judge Michelle Visage for  this week.«I've heard some tracks on it,» Alan revealed of Adele's upcoming project. «Oh my gosh, it's so amazing.

Hello from the other side! Adele fans have been eagerly anticipating the follow-up to her 2015 album, 25, and her friend Alan Carr says the new music will be worth the wait.

Netflix film franchises The Kissing Booth and To All The Boys will end with third movies, airing later this year.The Kissing Booth 3 and To All the Boys: Always and Forever, Lara Jean, will be the last movies in the series for both, according to Variety.The news comes as Netflix bosses announce plans to release 70 feature films this year.This includes 52 English-language live-action projects, 10 non-English language films, and eight animated features.The movies will feature stars like Kevin Hart

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorHappy birthday, Ziggy Stardust: On what would have been David Bowie’s 74th birthday, TikTok has added the iconic British artist’s full music catalog to the app.In addition, an account established in Bowie’s memory has launched on TikTok (at @davidbowie) in partnership with Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and the David Bowie estate.

Gallery: Where are the Jackson family now? (BANG Showbiz)Fans have been invited to dress up like Bowie's glam alter ego Ziggy Stardust and use 'Starman' from his 1972 album 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders' as the soundtrack. Paul Hourican, Head of UK Music Operations at TikTok said: "We are truly honoured to welcome David Bowie and his music to TikTok.

Isle Of Wight Festival boss John Giddings has told NME about his plan for live crew workers and music venues to come together for a mass roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine.Giddings, who also works as a promoter and music agent, made his suggestion on Twitter last night (January 5), urging the UK Government to make the most of the skills of the thousands of event and live crew unable to work at present, as well as the countless music venues unable to open their doors due to coronavirus

Let the Music Play: Save Our Summer 2021, outlining their recommendations for how to restart the UK’s live music industry once it is safe to do so.While the roll-out of coronavirus vaccinations has boosted hopes that live music will be able to return in the UK later this year, there remains great uncertainty over whether this summer’s festival season will be able to go ahead as planned due to the ongoing pandemic.As MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee open their inquiry

Lewis Capaldi and The Weeknd have been named among the best-selling artists of 2020 in the UK.New data published by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) today (January 4) sheds light on what the UK listened to and bought in 2020, with the findings also revealing that recorded music consumption in the UK rose by 8.2% last year.There were 139 billion audio streams in the UK in 2020 (up by over a fifth compared to 2019) as nearly 200 artists had their music streamed over 100 million times.