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Scottish Album of the Year Award opens for submissions

The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award is returning for its 11th year and is opening for submissions from artists and fans. Organisers say the recovery from the pandemic makes the awards “more crucial than ever”. This year’s awards ceremony will ...

01 Jul 2022 at 14:00

Scotland

Scottish Album of the Year longlist revealed after record number of submissions

Organisers of the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) award say they received a “record-breaking” number of submissions from artists this year. Twenty albums have been selected for the longlist from 369 submissions by 100 impartial music industry ...

15 Sept 2022 at 20:00

World

Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies aged 88

Jerry Moss, a music industry giant who co-founded A&M Records with Herb Alpert and rose from a Los Angeles garage to the heights of success with hits by Alpert, The Police, the Carpenters and hundreds of other performers, has died aged 88. ...

16 Aug 2023 at 21:55

Johnnie Walker’s wife raises glass to ‘most devoted husband’ on New Year’s Eve

Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker’s wife Tiggy has raised a glass to her “most devoted, loving husband” on New Year’s Eve after he died aged 79. In a post on X, she shared a picture of a bottle and glass of champagne, and described her late ...

31 Dec 2024 at 21:28

Music

Musicians sit beside abusers at award shows due to culture of silence, say MPs

Musicians have to sit beside sexual abusers at award ceremonies, MPs have said as they warned that misogyny and discrimination is “endemic” in the industry. A report by the Women and Equalities Committee, released on Tuesday, found that ...

30 Jan 2024 at 00:01

World

Woman claims she was raped and made pregnant by producer Metro Boomin – lawsuit

A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that Metro Boomin, a Grammy-nominated producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B, raped her in 2016 and she became pregnant from the attack. The producer’s ...

30 Oct 2024 at 22:10

World

Murder Inc Records founder and music mogul Irv Gotti dies aged 54

Irv Gotti, a music mogul who founded Murder Inc Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists such as Ashanti and Ja Rule, has died. He was 54. Def Jam Recordings, which was the parent company of Murder Inc, announced Gotti’s ...

06 Feb 2025 at 16:47

Streaming and vinyl makes 2024 record year for music sales

Artists Taylor Swift and Noah Kahan led a “banner year” for music sales in 2024, driven by a combination of streaming and the vinyl revival, figures show. Streaming services and vinyl sales pushed UK music consumption and recorded ...

08 Jan 2025 at 00:01

SciTech

Elton John warns AI plans would ‘threaten’ artist earnings as he backs McCartney

Sir Elton John has warned that artificial intelligence will “dilute and threaten young artists’ earnings even further” as he backed Sir Paul McCartney’s criticism of a proposed overhaul of copyright law. The use of copyrighted ...

26 Jan 2025 at 16:09

Scotland

Arab Strap, Barry Can’t Swim and corto.alto up for Scottish album of the year

Arab Strap and two Mercury Prize nominees are among those shortlisted for the Scottish album of the year award, organisers have announced. The Scottish Music Industry Association will reveal the winner of the £20,000 prize on ...

04 Oct 2024 at 07:16

Ministers back voluntary levy on arena gig tickets to support grassroots venues

A voluntary levy on tickets to large concerts at stadiums and arenas should be introduced by 2025 to help fund grassroots venues, the Government has said. Ministers expect the music industry to take forward proposals for the ...

14 Nov 2024 at 13:04

Music

Spotify breaks record with largest annual payout reaching 10 billion dollars

Spotify has broken the record for the highest annual payment to the music industry from any single retailer with a 10 billion US dollar (£7.7 billion) payout, new figures show. The 2024 figure was revealed in the streaming ...

12 Mar 2025 at 04:01

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