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  • British music ranks as the UK’s biggest source of cultural pride in new BPI study
  • The Music Is Black: 125 Years of Black British Music, Legacy, and Cultural Influence
  • Story of Black British music writ large in first exhibition at V&A East

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weraveyou.com /1 month ago

British music ranks as the UK’s biggest source of cultural pride in new BPI study

British music now ranks as the UK’s biggest source of cultural pride. A new study from the British Phonographic Industry found that music beat every other form of UK cultural outpu...

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ebony.com /2 weeks ago

The Music Is Black: 125 Years of Black British Music, Legacy, and Cultural Influence

Explore the rich legacy and cultural influence of Black British music at the V&A East exhibition, celebrating pioneers and modern artists alike.

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Story of Black British music writ large in first exhibition at V&A East

Museum says The Music is Black is part of a push to reposition scene as central to UK’s cultural historyJacqueline Springer is standing in the middle of the V&A’s new exhibitio...

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nytimes.com /1 month ago

The Next British Invasion Is Here, and It’s Led by Women

Raye, Olivia Dean, Lola Young and PinkPantheress are making a big impact on the charts and in pop culture, foregrounding their Englishness rather than adapting it.

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xsnoize.com /3 weeks ago

UK Cities Ranked by Live Music Scene: Where Does Your City Stack Up?

The UK live music industry just had its biggest year on record. In 2024, 23.5 million music tourists attended shows across the country — a 23% increase on the year before — generat...

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timeout.com /1 week ago

It’s official: 12 of Britain’s best music venues are in London

A 700-year-old pub, a Victorian church and a working men’s club feature on Time Out’s list of the UK’s greatest indie music venues

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goodmenproject.com /1 week ago

The British Invasion Is an American Story

Dave Mason has just passed away, so we thought it appropriate to re-up this interview from 2017. The post The British Invasion Is an American Story appeared first on The Good Men P...

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omanobserver.om /1 month ago

From Adele to Raye, the UK school nurturing future stars

If there were a recipe for success in the entertainment industry, the BRIT School in London might deserve a standing ovation for consistently hitting the right notes.Singers Amy Wi...

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dailymail.com /2 weeks ago

Sony Music buys the rights to 45,000 hit songs from Blackstone in £3bn mega deal

The US giant has agreed to buy the rights to hits including Rihanna's 'Umbrella' and 'Single Ladies' by Beyonce (pictured) from Recognition Music.

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americansongwriter.com /1 month ago

A Definitive Ranking of The British Invasion’s 4 Biggest Bands

Revisit four undoubtedly era-defining bands from The British Invasion, put in order from least influential to most. The post A Definitive Ranking of The British Invasion’s 4 Bigge...

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buzzmag.co.uk /2 weeks ago

JESSE BERNARD pens a compelling Black British music history with a personal angle

Escaping Babylon: An Intimate History Of Black British Music is a book which digs deep, brings everything up to date, and looks to the future. The post JESSE BERNARD pens a compell...

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theguardian.com /1 week ago

‘Brits are not as groovy as us – but they’re less square than Europeans’: how drum’n’bass united Brazil and the UK

When drum’n’bass grew stale in the 90s, it got a samba-splicing Brazilian twist. As that style returns, the scene’s legends and newcomers celebrate a cross-cultural triumphWagner R...

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glamourmagazine.co.uk /2 days ago

Kate Nash: ‘Irish music was banned under British rule and here I am f*cking playing it’

We speak to the musician about rediscovering her dual Irish-English heritage, honouring Sinéad O'Connor, and rejecting personal branding at all costs.

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bbc.com /1 month ago

Oasis among record number of Brits entering Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Sade, Phil Collins, Billy Idol and Joy Division/New Order are also among the recipients.

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nme.com /13 hours ago

London’s V&A opens exhibition on UK’s legendary lost music venues

It includes over 150 objects, with many submitted by fans in a public call for “artefacts and music ephemera” last year The post London’s V&A opens exhibition on UK’s legendary...

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billboard.com /1 day ago

Billboard’s 2026 U.K. Power Players Revealed

These are the executives playing a key role in the U.K.'s bumper year in music.

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metro.co.uk /1 week ago

‘We won Eurovision in 1981 – the UK didn’t deserve to this year’

The 80s music group stormed to victory for the UK 45 years ago.

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billboard.com /1 month ago

Music Venue Trust Launches Campaign Challenging PRS Licensing Charges in U.K. Grassroots Sector

The campaign focuses on the administration of performance rights fees collected by PRS For Music.

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re-photo.co.uk /1 week ago

6 Music, EDL & Democracy – 2010

6 Music, EDL & Democracy: On Saturday 22 May 2010 I began work outside the BBC with people protesting over the threatened closure of two popular radio networks, 6 Music and the...

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metro.co.uk /4 days ago

Music icon gutted after being banned from going on Pointless: ‘BBC said I’m too famous’

The singer said it is her 'favourite trivia show'.

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bbc.com /1 month ago

James Bond and prog rock to feature in 2026 Proms

Concerts celebrating Benjamin Britten, Steve Reich and Miles Davis also appear in the programme.

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loudersound.com /1 month ago

"Discharge meets GBH and Motörhead at an anti-Nazi demonstration after drinking cider all afternoon in a Hackney squat."...

There's more to British punk rock than Never Mind The Bollocks and London Calling

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gearnews.com /1 month ago

The History Of Mellotron: British Giants

Everyone from the Beatles to Oasis used the Mellotron. Although it's a very British story, the history of Mellotron actually began in America. The post The History Of Mellotron: B...

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edinburghnews.scotsman.com /2 weeks ago

The best British Eurovision entry of all time is Bucks Fizz's 'Making Your Mind Up'

The best British Eurovision entry of all time has been named as Bucks Fizz's 'Making Your Mind Up'.

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weraveyou.com

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glamourmagazine.co.uk

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