License fee cost cause outrage in UK music industry
Performing Rights Society (PRS) instituted a new license fee for small-scale live-streamed performances. It met with lots of frustration from artists as it’s a huge burden for those who only get less than £500 from virtual events. It’s common for artists to go with paid-entry live-stream shows in this difficult time. The COVID-19 pandemic means they will not have a huge
Partygoers in UK town of Basingstoke claim they “hadn’t heard of Covid-19 pandemic”
The Covid-19 pandemic has been rolling on for a year now, and you'd assume that even people in a remote research base in Antarctica have heard about it. Yet it seems there's a small corner of the world the news hasn't quite reached, and amazingly it seems to be the English town of Basingstoke, just 48 miles from London. As
UK cassette sales doubled in 2020
UK cassette sales doubled in 2020, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). 2020 was a great year for UK music consumption all across the board. For starters, music-streaming hit an all-time high among streaming platforms, in part due to the national lockdowns. Bringing the total number of streams up from previous years by 25.1 billion across the UK. Geoff Taylor,
Brexit may prevent UK musicians from touring the US and Europe
With the potential of another festival-free summer looming, Brexit has thrown yet another spanner in the works, prompting uncertainty over touring visas for UK musicians and crew. As the pressure mounts on the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to resolve the issue, there's every chance that we could bear witness to a dramatic decline in some of our favourite artists,
Music streaming hits all time high in the UK during lockdown
According to a report by BPI (British Phonograph Industry), music streaming has hit an all-time high in the UK. The report by BPI indicated over 139.3 billion streams across the UK over the past 12 months. Before the annual report was expected to come out, analysts anticipated music streaming would be much lower by volume; instead, the report beat 2019's report
EU bans UK travel as new Coronavirus strain casts doubt over 2021 festival season
Oh dear, what a shambolic few months it's been for the United Kingdom in the island's battle against Coronavirus. From the woeful handling of the pandemic via Boris Johnson's highly controversial and blatantly inept Conservative government, to amassing one of the highest death rates in Europe. Now, with Brexit looming and still no deal agreed, the U.K's festival scene has been
Glastonbury may face 2021 COVID cancellation, warns MP
Julian Knight, the Conservative chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee has warned that UK festivals such as Glastonbury may still face cancellation in 2021, due to COVID-19. Despite the recent roll-out of the Pfizer vaccine in the United Kingdom, hopes that British-based festivals may still be able to operate in 2021 have now been quashed, with Knight,
UK nightclubs are on the verge of ‘extinction’, according to new report
Ministry of Sound. Fabric. Printworks. EGG. The Warehouse Project. The list of iconic nightlife venues in the UK goes on and on, such is the wealth of history and heritage attached to the clubbing industry on the British isles. With various world-famous DJ/producers, including Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold, Hot Since 82, Calvin Harris, Duke Dumont, Above
New survey shows social distancing in UK clubs will not work economically
Night Time Industries Association released a new survey, highlighting how the COVID-19 "has left the industry in an untenable position" in the UK night-life scene. Moreover, it will be "financially unviable" to implement social distancing in clubs, bars, and music venues. 130 different businesses were surveyed and believe that there is not enough guidance, or that without government assistance they will be
UK government forces pubs and nightclubs to close down
In an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, many countries are going into government-forced lockdowns and the residents are being made to practise social distancing and self-isolation as much as possible. To also enforce this further, all public places in countries like Italy have been closed such as pubs, restaurants and nightclubs. Following suit, the UK has just implemented
deadmau5 to bring stunning cube v3 show to London’s Brixton Academy
After a decade away from the iconic London venue, deadmau5 is set to return to Brixton Academy in style with his cube v3 show on Friday 26th June. Debuting the cube v3 show in UK at Creamfields last year, the concept has fast become a fan favourite and is an experience in high demand worldwide with previous shows also seeing huge success across
Lo’did – Back & Forth
Lo'did began his career like most producers do, working his way up the ranks in the club circuit at night and producing music by day. Rising up the ranks following support from BBC Radio 1 on a bootleg of the iconic 'Be' by Steve Angello and Laidback Luke, Lo'did began to hit the labels with his high energy releases, with Luke's Mixmash
Creamfields announce full line up for 2020 edition
Creamfields is arguably the number one leading dance music festival in the UK. Always at the top of the game with their stellar line ups, they continually bring in massive names year after year and always have their finger on the pulse in terms of what their attendees like and want to see, and which artists are hot right now. Their
Chris Lake announces UK return with Easter event in London
After dominating the US dance scene in recent years, Chris Lake will make an eagerly anticipated return to his native UK this Spring, with a special show at Village Underground on Easter Friday. The event, to be held at the London dance venue in partnership with COGO Events, will see Chris Lake debut his first ever Black Book Records showcase,
Joe Hawes talks about his origins, influences, latest remixes and his future
Torquay based producer and DJ Joe Hawes is one who has impressed the ranks through and through with a set of thumping remixes and catalog of stellar hits. The British producer has adeptly explored the horizons of future house and his experiments have delivered some very infectious remixes such as the one he did on Indeep's 'Last Night A DJ Saved My