The underground music scene is evolving. New artists are being catapulted into mainstream success giving way to people who understand the culture to work behind the scenes. Music managers play a crucial role between the artist and the outside world.… Continue Reading
BPI analysis points to a growing commercial impact, with grime outperforming the market, and its sales and streams of albums and tracks nearly doubling in past 12 months Rise in consumption chiefly streaming-driven, though albums are strong on physical &… Continue Reading
“If you free the artist you free the world.” – Swizz Beatz Music is a democracy in which musicians are judged solely on their talent, not their background, skin colour, or education. In 2015 the UK music industry was… Continue Reading
This week’s Hardest Bars rap chart show, presented by Joey Clipstar & Bar4Bar, features new music from Nines, Stormzy, Yungen, Little Torment, and Wretch 32. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7farcWeqc hardestbars.com
This morning, I read an interesting piece on The Rap Up which included a video featuring Seun Kuti, a Nigerian musician and son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, where he basically says what we’ve all been thinking – hip-hop just… Continue Reading