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U.K. Music Industry Responds to Huge Grammy Wins: 'British Music is Back at Its Rightful Place at the Forefront of Worldwide Music'
The U.K. music industry has woken up to news that its artists blazed a scorching trail at the 2026 Grammys. Olivia Dean, Lola Young, The Cure, Yungblud, FKA Twigs and Cynthia Erivo were among the winners at the starry ceremony at Los Angeles'…
Bow Wow Slams Current Music Industry for Lack of Substance
Bow Wow is calling out the lackluster music and how artists approach their craft. The veteran rapper, who is currently gearing up to headline the “Boys for Life Tour,” stopped by “Sway's Universe” to give his unfiltered…
Music's biggest stars use the Grammys stage to protest Trump's immigration crackdown
Entertainment's awards season has coincided with the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns. Pushback from…
'Sooraj Dooba Hai earned Rs 70 cr, I got nothing': Amaal Mallik on music industry battles, losing 45 films in 5 years for 'speaking up'
For Amaal, the fight for rights is not just about personal wealth. “I want to make that kind of money to help people. I do it in my own way, I don't want to talk about it, but I want money to help people. That can only come if I have rights…
How music's biggest stars protested Trump's immigration crackdown at the Grammys
'Before I say thanks to God, I'm gonna say: ICE out,' Bad Bunny said to great applause while accepting the award for best música urbana album. 'We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans.' The…
The Grammys was a triumph for female British musical talent
Last night, all eyes were on the Grammy Awards. It was one for the ages: we got a Justin Bieber revival performance, Kesha attending her first Grammys since 2018 and Bad Bunny passionately declaring his opposition to ICE: “we are not aliens;…
Music stars protest ICE at Grammys amid crackdown backlash
Music's biggest stars turned Sunday's Grammy Awards into a platform for political protest, with multiple artists wearing pins and displaying messages opposing the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Man who repeatedly played loud music at his Bradford home fined
Chris YoungLocal Democracy Reporting Service A man who repeatedly played 'unreasonably' loud music despite numerous complaints from his neighbours has been fined. In total, 38 complaints were lodged against Imre Lakatos between August and September…
Man who repeatedly played loud music at his Bradford home fined
A man who repeatedly played 'unreasonably' loud music despite numerous complaints from his neighbours has been fined. In total, 38 complaints were lodged against Imre Lakatos between August and September 2025 Bradford Magistrates' Court heard…
The Grammys riled Donald Trump - but the big winners were chosen for their music, not politics
Donald Trump, it seems, did not much enjoy the 2026 Grammys. Shortly after the conclusion of the ceremony's live broadcast in the US, there he was on Truth Social, calling it “the worst”, “garbage”…
Hull's grassroots music venues adapt to survive
Alex Daniels,East Yorkshire and Lincolnshireand Emma Petrie,East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grassroots music venues in Hull say they are having to adapt and diversify to survive. More than half of small live music venues in the UK failed to make a…
Hull's grassroots music venues adapt to survive
Grassroots music venues in Hull say they are having to adapt and diversify to survive. More than half of small live music venues in the UK failed to make a profit last year, according to the sector's charity the Music Venue Trust (MVT). Several…
Grammys red carpet: Stars arrive for music award show
Stars including Addison Rae and Sabrina Carpenter hit the red carpet at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Here are some of the most eye-catching looks from on the red carpet and inside the premiere ceremony before the main show. Sabrina…
The 'father of the iPod' says Apple should bring back a 'nostalgic version' of the music device
Forget 2016, it's time to make sound like 2001 again. Tony Fadell, creator of the iPod, said it is time for Apple to relaunch the device that changed the Cupertino-based tech giant and music forever. 'I think there are smarter ways of making an…
To the Music Industry in Crisis
Watching the 2026 Grammys was not unlike watching one of the many pseudo-intellectual race-horror films of the post Get Out era, except the victims of this script were already dead and the gore came in the form of “tribute.” As the…
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