UK Music Market Sees 25% Digital Growth
Digital formats now account for 35.4% of record industry trade income in the U.K, after digital sales in the UK music industry rose 24.7% to £281.6 million from £225.8 million in 2010. In total that is an 8% rise on the previous year. The growth is largely attributed to a 43.2% rise in digital album … Read more
A$AP Rocky Announces UK Dates
A$AP Rocky has gained enormous coverage as a rapper after his LiveLoveA$AP dropped in the USA late last year. A$AP Rocky is now setting his sights on the UK. His latest single ‘Peso’ was released as a download earlier this year, with the track due to be followed by an EP later this year . … Read more
Arcade Fire Release Two More Tracks Online
The two upcoming singles from Arcade Fire‘s new album were debuted yesterday on UK radio with Zane Lowe. Fans can now listen to the new singles online. Their new album ‘The Suburbs‘ is out August 2 in UK, and August 3 in North America. Just click the links below to listen. Enjoy! Arcade Fire – … Read more
Mark Ronson: New Music Video
Mark Ronson releases his music video for the new single ‘Bang Bang Bang’ premieres today. The new single was co-written by Nick Hodgsons from Kaiser Chiefs and features the vocal stylings of Q-Tip, and music from electro artists MNDR. The single is the first track to be released from Ronson’s forthcoming album ‘Record Collection‘ which … Read more
Kings of Leon Nearly Finished New Album
Drummer, Nathan Followhill has announced that Kings of Leon’s fifth studio album will be completed soon. The band have been recording the main material for the album in New York instead of LA or Nashville like they have done before. The new LP has been described by the band as a lot darker than previous … Read more
New Mark Ronson Single: Listen Now
Mark Ronson’s first single from his new album Record Collection was premiered on UK radio on Monday night. The new single is titled ‘Bang, Bang, Bang’ and features vocals from Q-Tip and MNDR. The new album which is due out later in 2010 also features guest performances from Miike Snow and The Drums frontman Jonathon … Read more
First Ever ‘Pop-Up’ Venue Set to Open in London’s Finsbury Park
The first pop-up venue in the UK & Ireland is se to open this week in Finsbury Park on May 28th. The venue is called ‘The Silver Bullet’ and will be situated at Finsbury Park Station for several months before moving on elsewhere. originally a train, ‘The Silver Bullet’ has now been customised to cater … Read more
Listen to Muse’ New Single for Upcoming Twilight Soundtrack
Muse have officially released their new single for the forthcoming Twilight: Eclipse soundtrack. Titled ‘Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever)’, the track is available for free right now if you pre-order the soundtrack from the Twilight website. The soundtrack is released on June 8th while the film is released on June 30th. To hear the … Read more
