Often described as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Beck – whose fingers and thumbs were famously insured for £7M – was known as a keen innovator.
NEWS & EVENTS
The lineup for California mega-fest Coachella is announced.
It's always big January news, Coachella's lineup drop, and the festival in the desert is heading into its 24th year with a set of history-making headliners.
Universal Music boss says streaming DOES need to shift to an artist-centric model in an internal company-wide memo.
Sir Lucian Grainge has confirmed that a big rejig of the way streaming monies are allocated to individual tracks by the digital platforms each month is a key priority for the biggest music rights company in the world.
Girl group Flo win BBC Sound of 2023
Island-signed R&B trio Flo have won the top spot on the coveted list which highlights artists that the Beeb think are gonna pop in the coming year.
UMG sues Triller over royalty payments and reporting. Again.
UMG alleged this week that the video-sharing app has failed to make payments for the last nine months, in violation of their licensing agreement.
Six-day illegal rave in Spanish village “magnificently organised” according to mayor – but authorities still have no idea who the organisers were.
Lasting from 30th December to Wednesday this week, tents, stalls, caravans and seven(!) stages popped up out of nowhere reportedly less than a mile from the centre of the village of La Peza in Spain.
Little Simz and Knucks tie for Best Album at Mobos Awards
There's just so much good music out there that it gets tough to pick a winner, right? It was the first-ever tie in the 25-year history of the awards, which celebrate black music and culture.
Vice has a scoop on an appalling undercover police sting
Sorry if this makes your blood boil, but this is true journalism at work. Locals knew "Boombox" as the shop with a recording studio in the back. It was also part of a Met Police sting codenamed Operation Peyzac. The staff’s knowledge of music was real, but their identities were not.