Music Industry News

Rage against the algorithm: Is there hope for the music industry in 2026?

2025 was a year in which most artists struggled to make a living while the top names brought in squillions through legacy mega-tours. What to make of an industry that relies upon a steady stream of new young talent to feed it, yet is strangling the…

Oasis reunion and Taylor Swift vinyls fuel boom year for UK music industry

Nostalgia surrounding the Oasis reunion tour, alongside Taylor Swift fans' clamour for vinyl, contributed to another boom year for the UK music industry, as physical formats continued their comeback. Music lovers listened to the equivalent of…

Female artists (and Oasis) drove UK music sales in 2025

To almost no-one's surprise, Taylor Swift dominated the UK music charts in 2025. The star's 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, was the year's biggest seller, shifting an impressive 642,000 copies since its release in October. Women led the way all…

UK recorded music market grows for an 11th consecutive year in 2025

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How to promote your music through Apple Music for Artists | DIY Musician

Once you've submitted music for distribution to Apple Music and claimed your Apple Music for Artists profile, head over to the Promote section where there are tools to help you promote your music and share moments to celebrate on your socials. As…

AI Music Deals, A Rock Comeback and Country's Coastal Invasion: Trends That Defined the Music Business in 2025

Let's get this out of the way immediately: AI was the dominating trend in the music business in 2025, and nothing else comes particularly close. Topics that felt existential just a few years ago — the need for record labels, streaming…

Return of Girl Power! Young Brit acts who are driving music sales

It's enough to make the Spice Girls holler, as rising stars Olivia Dean and Lola Young lead a new Girl Power charge in the music charts. Young British female singers have helped drive one of the industry's strongest performances in more than a…

Beyonce becomes latest music star to become a billionaire, says Forbes

Beyonce has been declared a billionaire by Forbes, and has become the fifth musician to join its list of the world's wealthiest people. The US superstar has joined an elite group of musicians with 10-figure fortunes including: her husband, Jay-Z;…

Is the Music Biopic Dead?

Now Adam Peaty's sister Bethany has to face the music

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk Dressed in a fiery red custom gown from Victoria Beckham, Bethany Peaty made a strong statement about where her loyalties lie outside Bath Abbey on Saturday afternoon. The glam older sister of Adam…

How Nashville's Music Row Went MAGA in 2025

In 2017, the narrator in country hitmaker Chris Janson's song “Fix a Drink” seemed exhausted by party politics. “I turn on Fox News and then CNN/But it's the same dang thing all over again,” Janson sings in the bouncy…

Lily Allen's live return, Charli xcx's Wuthering Heights and Simon Rattle's Janáček: music to listen out for in 2026

Seventeen years on from the release of her debut single, Florence Welch finds herself in an intriguingly strong position: while most of her early 00s indie peers are forgotten or in reduced circumstances, she is a major influence on pop, from Ethel…

Taliban Burn Musical Instruments as Afghanistan's Music Ban Deepens

The Taliban have intensified their cultural crackdown in eastern Afghanistan after authorities confirmed the public destruction of dozens of musical instruments in Nangarhar province, reinforcing the group's nationwide ban on music. Officials from…

Mom Turns Her Backyard into a Music Festival for Her Son's 4th Birthday and Shares the Surprising Price Tag (Exclusive)

Brittany Pigeon's son Kylo has been attending music festivals since before he could talk He was just 4 months old at his first one, tucked into a carrier as the crowd danced around him Pigeon decided to throw him his own music festival for his 4th…

Why Irish folk music continues to surprise

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I was once in the Irish town of Kilkenny on a Monday night, generally the quietest night for live music. Yet of the dozen pubs I…