UK live music firms report significant gender pay gap

Wrexham visit Torquay United on the final day of the season this weekend, one week after winning the National League title and confirming promotion to League Two.

Take That are set to release their first new music in five years, with a special twist.

Music retailer HMV has announced plans to reopen its historic flagship store on London’s Oxford Street later this year as part of a larger expansion plan.

Ed Sheeran just made a major revelation during his testimony in the ongoing copyright lawsuit against him.During testimony Thursday, Sheeran revealed that he cannot read music. After sharing his occupation, marital status and dropping a few big industry names he's written for — Justin Bieber, BTS, The Weeknd, Taylor Swift and Elton John to name a few — Sheeran shared that he not only can't read music but also doesn't have a degree in the field.In discussing how his love for song began, the «Perfect» singer said he learned about music as a child from his church choir, noting that he first started songwriting at the age of 13 while on a trip to Ireland with his father.

The skin of the blood orange fruit is thick. So thick that when you finally break through it to taste the bitter sweet flesh, you realise that you had to work hard for something that tastes so good. 

Billy Joel has performed his 1974 track ‘Los Angelenos’ live for the first time in over four decades.While performing at the Madison Square Garden in New York earlier this week (April 25), Billy Joel brought the track out of its unofficial retirement, playing it live for the first times since 1981.“We never do this song, we haven’t done this since the ’80s, I think. Let’s give it a shot,” Joel said after speaking about living in Los Angeles.Watch fan-shot footage of Billy Joel performing ‘Los Angelenos’ live below.Elsewhere in his set at Madison Square Garden, Joel played hits like ‘My Life’, ‘Summer, Highland Falls’, a cover of The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Start Me Up’, ‘The Entertainer’, ‘New York State of Mind’, ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’, ‘Uptown Girl’ and ‘You May Be Right’.Check out Billy Joel’s full set list from New York on April 25 below.‘My Life’‘Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)’‘Summer, Highland Falls’‘Zanzibar’‘Start Me Up’ (The Rolling Stones cover)‘An Innocent Man’‘The Entertainer’‘Just the Way You Are’‘Los Angelenos’ (first time since 1981)‘Allentown’‘Vienna’‘Don’t Ask Me Why’‘New York State of Mind’‘The Downeaster Alexa’‘Sometimes a Fantasy’‘Only the Good Die Young’‘The River of Dreams’‘Nessun Dorma’ (Giacomo Puccini cover – sung by Mike DelGuidice)‘Scenes From an Italian Restaurant’‘Piano Man’‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’‘Uptown Girl’‘It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me’‘Big Shot’‘You May Be Right’Billy Joel is set to play a string of shows across the united states from between May 2023 until March next year.

The Naked Chef in 1999 all the way to last year’s Jamie’s One Pan Wonders. So when the 47-year-old appears on Zoom to chat exclusively to WHO about all things Masterchef Australia, it’s almost like chatting to an old friend. “I’ve just had my coffee, so I’m feeling good,” he says from the UK, where he lives with his wife Jools and their five children. Watch Below: MasterChef 2023: A Season Full Of Surprises? You Brent Believe!If you’re a fan of the hit show, you’ll know by now that Oliver is this year’s MasterChef Secrets & Surprises’ first guest judge.

Comedian John Mulaney has had a lot on his mind recently–and he’s spilling all the details in his comedy shows. A former Comedy Central and Saturday Night Live staff writer, John Mulaney’s net worth and fame skyrocketed after the release of his first two Netflix specials: 2015’s The Comeback Kid and 2018’s Kid Gorgeous. He repeated that success with the release of his third Netflix special, John Mulaney: Baby J., in 2023.

Peermusic and the UK company that controls music created by the late Malcolm McLaren have sued Sony Music Publishing in a dispute over an interpolation in Lizzo track ‘About Damn Time’.In its chorus, Lizzo’s 2022 hit interpolates an element of ‘Hey! DJ’, a 1984 release by The World’s Famous Supreme Team, which was co-written by McLaren. The copyright in that song was split between McLaren, producer Stephen Hague, and the two members of The World’s Famous Supreme Team, Larry Price and Ronald Larkins.According to a new lawsuit filed with the New York courts, reps for Lizzo approached Peermusic – which administrates McLaren’s catalogue – to clear his share of the copyright in relation to the interpolation.

Paul Mescal has made his music debut with the release of an original song, Slide Away, from his new film Carmen.

It's less than one week to go until some of the biggest icons in dance music head for Ayr beach.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Universal Music latest call for streaming platforms to play their part in ensuring that generative AI tools are not infringing the copyrights of the music industry, plus the news that cassette sales are booming and driving chart success in the UK.SECTION TIMES01: AI (00:05:49)02: Cassettes (00:27:31)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Universal Music again demands streaming platform support over AI-created music as fake Drake goes viral• Drake says AI generated Ice Spice cover is “the final straw”• Liam Gallagher says AI version of himself sounds “mega”• Idiots rejoice! The cassette revival continuesALSO MENTIONED• The Great Escape conference• Download the TGE appMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

Jeff Miller There’s always been a place for mystery in pop music, and on this year’s Coachella lineup, there was no name on the bill more mysterious than that of Jai Paul, the reclusive British producer whose only official album, “Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)” is actually a finished version of an unofficial album leaked a decade ago. The songwriter has never performed live, so for his cult of fans, his name on the Coachella lineup meant the public debut of a reclusive icon whose career has played out strictly online. That low-profile mystique carried over to the livestream — or, rather, didn’t: Apparently, the set was exclusive for actual concertgoers and was not livestreamed (or, at least, hadn’t been by Sunday morning).

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has locked down North American rights to the British feel-good comedy Bank of Dave, starring Joel Fry (Our Flag Means Death), Rory Kinnear (Men), Jo Hartley (After Life) and Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton). The film featuring music and performances by English rock band Def Leppard is slated for release in theaters and on digital platforms later this year.

After weeks of speculation, Cannes Delegate General Thierry Frémaux confirmed Thursday morning that Sam Levinson’s Euphoria follow-up The Idol will screen out-of-Competition at the festival.

After weeks of speculation, Cannes Delegate General Thierry Frémaux confirmed Thursday morning that Sam Levinson’s Euphoria follow-up The Idol will screen out-of-Competition at the festival.

MUNA have shared news that new music will be on the way “very soon.”In June 2022, the band released their self-titled third studio album, on Phoebe Bridgers label, Saddest Factory Records.Taking to Instagram, MUNA shared several new photographs and a caption that read: “The greatest band in the world MUNA will be dropping a new song very soon. “They will be taking no further questions at this time.

UK fans of singing superstar Taylor Swift have been excited by reported sightings of the Anti-Hero hitmaker. Taylor, 33, is understood to have flown over from the United States to film a music video.

EXCLUSIVE: Singaporean reality gaming format Good Game has been optioned by Village Roadshow in the U.S. and ShinAwiL in the UK.

Last year he was chosen to represent the UK in carrying the Queen's Baton for the Commonwealth Games, and singer-songwriter Jason Warner, best known as Jsky, is now aiming to empower others with a new anthem about self-worth. The BBC Radio Manchester presenter, from Bury, was proud last summer to carry the baton as part of The Queen’s Baton Relay.