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Andy Burnham invests in initiative protecting grassroots music venues
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has invested in an initiative that is helping to protect grassroots music venues.

Bob Dylan’s has announced a new tour. Picture: Kevin Winter

Bob Dylan to host ‘phone and camera free’ gig in Yorkshire on new tour

Billy Ocean took to the stage for a second sold-out night.

Review: Billy Ocean at The Piece Hall, Halifax

Review: Lily Allen at First Direct Bank Arena in Leeds

Oneodio's new wireless DJ headphones are impressive enough for serious users - and audio lovers - alike

OneOdio Studio Max 2 review: low-latency wireless DJ headphones

The Hull NHS Choir. Photo: @tom_sunderland

Watch Yorkshire NHS choir join Sheffield artist on his viral song

From left: Debbie Shaw, Alex Dobson, Carl Shaw and Hollie Shaw shortly after taking over in 2015. The much-loved Sheffield jazz venue will close on April 18

Popular Yorkshire jazz bar announces closure after 10 years

Members of Brighouse and Rastrick Band play in the Whit Friday brass band competition back in 2019. Picture: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

Brass bands ‘not just working class and from Yorkshire’

What if Midge Ure had joined Queen, or Courtney Love hadn't been fired from Faith No More? Here are six near hits/near misses in music history that could have changed the fate of your favourite band.

The near misses who could have changed your favourite band's history

Slipknot have reportedly sold a majority stake of there music catalogue to a global investment firm.

Slipknot sell music catalogue for an estimated $120 million

Myles Smith, sombr, Olivia Dean and Sabrina Carpenter are all in the top tens across streaming services this week - but who is heading into this week's UK Top 40 chart looking strongest?

Who could be in the UK Top 40 Chart this weekend based on streams?

Fearne Cotton has teamed up with Samsung to go back to her chart show roots.

David Bowie named among top icons to have predicted the future

Who are the 13 richest UK musicians under the age of 30, according to Heat Online's recent rich list?

Who are the 13 richest UK musicians under the age of 30?

A change to Billboard's Recurrent Rule has seen a purge of some of the chart's biggest hits, including Lady Gaga, Teddy Swims and more.

What is Billboard's new ruling, and how will it affect musicians?

All Things Analogue is not just a catchy name, but the fundamental ideology behind the Leeds based record label and studio.

Meet the Leeds record label keeping it analogue in the digital era

Who are your last-minute favourites ahead of this evening's Mercury Prize ceremony, taking place in Newcastle - the first time the event has left London since starting in 1992?

Who are the favourites to win the Mercury Prize this evening?

With Sally Wainwright's new television scene focusing on women turning to punk music as a means of catharsis, learn more about Leeds riot grrrl act and the importance of Karren Alblaze! in the DIY scene.

Meet the Leeds riot grrrl act who helped shape the city's 90s scene

RAYE was nominated for the award in 2023, losing to Ezra Collective, but still benefited from the attention the shortlisting of her album gave her.

What is the 'Mercury Bump' and who are this year's favourites?

The 2025 Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival

Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival 2025 brings colour and tradition

A lot has happened since Oasis announced their reunion almost 12 months ago to the day. So what are some of the music world's biggest moments between the announcement and the current day?

Everything that has happened in music since Oasis announced reunion

The beaches, food, music, culture - Jamaica has it all but it is the people who will make you want to return.

Jamaica: Sunny isle which gave us rum and reggae sees surge in tourism
The Caribbean is always high on holiday wish lists but there is one island which pushes to the top with its unrelenting musical beat and sends out welcome vibes across the globe.
Nancy Fielder

From championing bootlegs to clamping down on music shared on P2P systems, here's how Metallica, despite trying to do the right thing for the music industry, became public enemy number 1 with music fans.

How Metallica nearly alienated itself from the digital revolution

Who from the English-speaking world of music has been helping those non-English speakers pick up the subtle nuances of the language, and who has made it completely complicated?

What musicians are helping non-English speakers learn the language?

RAYE is set to be awarded the inaugural Ivors Academy Award in October 2025 after her continued campaigning for equitable treatment between musicians and labels.

RAYE to be awarded inaugural Ivors Academy Honour

Sam Ryder at a Greene King pub

Sam Ryder puts live music on tap with the biggest pub gig ever

Their bands have also featured at Expo 2020 Dubai and the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Ad Feature Europe’s hottest event music platform expands across the Middle East

Long before Spotify gave you the world of music at your fingertips, music fans used some 'less-than-legitimate' ways to download music back at the turn of the millennium.

Five nefarious ways we downloaded music before streaming services

A theft from a vehicle part of the Cowboy Carter tour saw numerous items stolen - including hard drives featuring unreleased music from the superstar.

Beyoncé the victim of a theft - including numerous unreleased tracks

Musician performing on stage at Greene King pub

Greene King launches search for Yorkshire’s undiscovered musical greatness – as ...

A popular sea shanty crew lead a boozy sunset sing-along outside an RNLI station

Watch sea shanty crew's boozy sunset sing-along outside RNLI station

Who should have picked up an invite to record a song, which went on to become a smash hit for the artist it wasn't intended for?

13 pop classics & the artists who were originally set to perform them

RM and V are the latest K-Pop idols to have completed their mandatory military service - but are there exemptions for K-Pop acts?

K-Pop stars set to re-join BTS after completing military service
The pair were greeted by 200 fans as the great BTS reunion inches closer this week.
Benjamin Jackson

Inside Fortress Festival 2025. Hero image: 1349's fire-breathing stunt. Inset: Fans at the main stage barrier / Agalloch set the stage with incense / Scarborough Spa terrace (All photos credit Lucinda Herbert)

Fortress Festival: Inside Yorkshire's black metal seaside gathering

What are the most coveted musical DVD releases that users of online marketplace Discogs are after?

The 15 most wanted music DVDs according to Discogs in May 2025

2023 Eurovision contestant Mae Muller has accused the contest organisers of not investing enough mental health support for those taking part in the finals.

'I was thrown to the lions during my Eurovision performance'

Kurt Cobain features twice in the list of the 13 most expensive musical items sold at auction - but was one of his guitars 'the' most expensive sold of all time?

13 of the most expensive musical instruments sold at auction

What have been the most covered songs between the years of 2000 and 2025 - and have you been known to croon along to them?

The 10 most covered songs in the 21st century named

Who are bookies suggesting will be the next musician in line for the great big screen biopic?

Who do bookies think will have the next musical biopic about them?

From Trent Reznor releasing a hip-hop album to Hanson covering a nu-metal act, here's some of the more memorable April Fools day jokes and pranks musicians have played on the public - and each other.

Music's Mischievous Moments: 13 epic pranks for April Fools Day 2025

Bastille have announced a series of arena shows in support of Youth Music's Rescue The Roots campaign.

Bastille announce nine date UK tour - locations and tickets

Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan are this year's Polar Music Prize recipients.

Explainer What is the Polar Music Prize, as Queen earn the prize in 2025?

Gwen Stefani found huge success with her solo career, but is she the most success female artist to go it alone?

Women in Music: 10 artists who found greater fame going solo

A case of different music ideologies or an oversaturation of a genre? What was said in the beef between NIN's Trent Reznor and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst?

Limp Bizkit v Nine Inch Nails: the battle of commercialism vs art

Could Central Cee walk away with Best Male Act and Song of the Year at the MOBO Awards this year?

MOBO Awards: final list of performers and nominees for 2025’s ceremony

Chappell Roan called for more help regarding artists who are struggling with mental health in the aggressive music industry.

Universal and MHA announce musician mental health fund

The late Chris Cornell and Soundgarden are one of 14 acts shortlisted for potential inclusion in the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

14 artists contending for 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions

Patti Smith will be performing her iconic 1975 album, Horses, in full across two nights in the UK in 2025.

Patti Smith announces two-night stint in the UK for 2025

Ricky Wilson and the Kaiser Chiefs are among the new names announced for Latitude Festival 2025

Air and Kaiser Chiefs among the latest Latitude 2025 acts

From Mac Miller to Amy Winehouse - here's the 10 artists we've lost that are still high earners through streaming outlets.

The 10 artist who are still high earners in 2025 after their deaths

Is there a formula to win the Record of the Year GRAMMY? Experts believe they've figured out what's required for the best shot at earning the awards.

Explainer Experts think they've cracked the formula how to win a GRAMMY

How much is it costing unsigned UK musicians to 'make it' in 2025?

How much money it really takes to make it in UK music

Greenmount Studios is run by Jamie Lockhart, who helms indie folk collective Mi Mye, and musician/engineer Rob Slater.

The producers and studios behind trailblazing albums

There are a number of popular apps to help you learn everything from songwriting to playing the piano

Apple's 5 top-rated apps to help learn music or a new instrument

MOBO founder Kanya King CBE has revealed on social media she is battling stage 4 bowel cancer.

Kanya King CBE: MOBO Awards founder battling stage 4 cancer

Who were the most searched for musicians on Google in 2024?

The 10 most searched for musicians on Google in 2024

As VEVO release their list of 18 artists to watch in 2025, the streaming service have also announced previous alumni Chappell Roan as their 2024 'Dscvr Artist of the Year.'

VEVO release their picks of the artists to watch out for in 2025

11 artists have been revealed as this year's nominees for the BBC Sound of 2025 award.

BBC Sound of 2025: the 11 acts nominated on this year's longlist

Who are the current favourites to headline Glastonbury Festival in 2025, now tickets have started to go on sale?

11 musicians tipped to headline Glastonbury 2025

The Howl and The Hum at Leeds Irish Centre

Gig review: The Howl and The Hum at Leeds Irish Centre

Here's 9 artists and albums from the 90s that influenced a wave of artists after them - including recent chart-toppers.

9 celebrated 90s musicians who helped influenced the charts today

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