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Music industry

June 2026

  • An orchestra playing a concert.

    More than a quarter of UK musicians lost all EU work since 2021, report finds

    Average tour earnings down 45%, with nearly three-fifths of musicians saying touring in Europe is no longer viable

May 2026

  • Tinie Tempah at the Ivor Novello Awards at Grosvenor House in London

    Music industry risks excluding working-class talent, says Tinie Tempah

    Singer Skye Newman also highlights how becoming a performer is becoming inaccessible to those without money
  • Head and shoulders shot of Millar wearing dark glasses reflecting light, with gold discs on the wall behind him

    Blind UK pop producer to take legal action over alleged lack of support at work after surgery

    Disability rights campaigner Robin Millar reveals he is taking owners of music business he founded to a tribunal

    • ‘This keeps the dream alive’: the bands sleeping at venues to make touring work

    • ‘Build it and they will come’: the hopes new life for former lido will revive Weston-super-Mare

    • ‘Major labels are trying to scoop up everything’: the chaotic future for indie music companies – and why vinyl isn’t working

April 2026

  • Members of Sambaiana performing on stage

    ‘It will never cover what’s authentic’: African music industry weighs up AI risks and rewards

    Delegates at event in Cape Verde highlight opportunities from tech while stressing AI is no replacement for talent
  • Geese frontman Cameron Winter playing electric guitar live, in front of a blue-lit backdrop

    Indie music has been invaded by fake fans and cynical viral campaigns​. Here’s how deep it all goes

    Companies such as Chaotic Good are confecting social media buzz to promote Geese, Oklou and other indie darlings. Industry insiders reveal how widespread the practice is – even if no-one is sure it actually works

    • ‘It’ll be in my Guardian obituary’: David Balfe on inspiring Blur’s Country House and tripping on Top of the Pops

    • Universal Music, home to Taylor Swift and Drake, receives €55bn takeover offer

    • US senators rebuke Ticketmaster for raising fees after hidden charge crackdown: ‘Bait and switch’

March 2026

  • iphone with music streaming apps such as spotify and apple music in folder

    US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI

  • Woman in sparkly outfit

    The Taylor Swift effect: US vinyl sales top $1bn for the first time since 1983

February 2026

  • Britney Spears in red dress waving and smiling

    Britney Spears sells rights to music catalog for undisclosed sum, say reports

  • Reshona Landfair, wearing a white furry top, sits side-on with her face towards the camera

    The big interview
    Reshona Landfair on her life after R Kelly: ‘I had to rebuild my entire self’

  • Harry Styles and Taylor Swift

    ‘Tickets have become status symbols’: from Harry Styles to Taylor Swift, why is live music bigger and more expensive than ever?

  • The Dalai Lama gesturing with his hands as he smiles while wearing red and yellow robes, with yellow and white curtain in background

    Beijing condemns Dalai Lama’s Grammy win as ‘anti-China political manipulation’

  • UK hospitality firms demand more help with business rates amid questions over Heathrow discount

  • Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan on his lip-syncing downfall and Grammys comeback: ‘The truth will set you free’

January 2026

  • a Turkish cafe diner open at night in London

    ‘It’s a hospitality-wide problem’: night-time traders react to business rates relief plan

    Gyms, pharmacies, restaurants, cafes and convenience store owners question why only pubs and live music venues should get help in England
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