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How to spot fake records: 10 tips to avoiding counterfeit vinyl

Looking for some bargain vinyl this Black Friday? Here are 10 tips on how to avoid buying a fake by mistake.

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JPMorgan banking strategy is challenging predatory lenders on their home turf: banking deserts

JPMorgan says its new banking model is now profitable, which could spell trouble for competitors looking to serve the unbanked.

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Manchester is the number one city in the UK for launching chart-topping groups

Manchester has been revealed as being the top destination in the UK for launching chart-topping groups.

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Leeds indie band English Teacher win Mercury prize

The band take home the £25,000 prize for their debut album, This Could Be Texas, beating artists including Charli xcx and the Last Dinner Party

The Guardian - UK

Mungo Jerry frontman hopes new anti-piracy tech stops artists losing out

Ray Dorset says band lost £23m in royalties but suggests fingerprinting software could help musicians

The Guardian - UK

Vinyl came back from the dead – and so did the bootleggers: inside the booming business of knock-off records

As LP sales boom in the UK, so has the illegal trade in poor-quality fakes. But the record detectives are fighting back

The Guardian - UK

Vinyl records return to UK inflation basket for first time since 1992

Strong sales of Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) help format make an impact, as air fryers also join list

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"Once again the British government is trying to silence voices from West Belfast – once again it will fail!": Rising hip-hop stars Kneecap accuse the British government of trying to "silence" them after having funding blocked

“We’ve been blocked from receiving significant music funding because a Tory Minister doesn’t like our art”

Louder

‘They’re really breaking through’: how women put the music business in a spin

Despite distressing reports about misogyny and male ‘banter’ in the industry, the Grammy nominations mark the start of a hopeful new era for female artists

The Guardian - UK

‘Young artists are facing a crisis’ – how do we keep London creative?

The cost-of-living crisis and an out-of-control rental market are wreaking havoc with London’s artistic community, but organisations across the capital are rallying to help

Evening Standard

Women make the best pop stars – and it’s about time the industry recognised it

Too long demeaned and treated as playthings by executives, female artists are finally getting the attention they deserve, says culture writer Lauren O’Neill

The Guardian - UK

Miley Cyrus leads charge as female artists break singles chart record in 2023

Female acts topped the Official Singles Chart as either solo artists or in collaboration with other musicians for 31 out of 52 weeks last year

Evening Standard

Women dominated UK pop charts in 2023 as festivals and awards shows plagued by diversity rows

Seven out of 10 of the biggest singles in 2023 were by women, data from the Official Singles Chart shows, as UK industry bodies come under pressure to acknowledge the talent and success of female artists

The Independent UK

Female pop stars celebrate record-breaking year on UK singles chart

Women claimed an unprecedented 31 weeks atop the Top 40 and accounted for 48.5% of all songs that reached the Top 10 – plus seven of the year’s 10 biggest songs

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Taylor Swift and Rolling Stones drive Christmas surge in UK vinyl sales

More than 250,000 vinyl records were sold last week, the most since the turn of the century

The Guardian - UK

Brit awards extend best artist shortlist to 10 after 2023’s all-male lineup

Artist of the year and international artist of the year will each have 10 nominees, up from five this year

The Independent UK

Brit school for the North to open in Bradford following Government approval

The BPI – the representative voice for record labels across the UK – plans to open a new specialist creative college in around 2026/27.

The National (Scotland)

'Devastating': More than 60 Scottish jobs lost as firm closes manufacturing plant

A PLASTICS firm has announced that 65 jobs will be lost as it closes a manufacturing operation in a Scottish town ...

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The National (Scotland)

Shock as Scottish factory announces mass redundancies with 65 jobs at risk

PLASTICS firm Berry BPI has announced the closure of its manufacturing operations in Greenock with the loss of up to 65 jobs.

Louder

“Thanks to everyone who has extracted a morsel of enjoyment from our music”: Queen receive a BRIT Billion Award

The award from the BPI is to commemorate Queen surpassing one billion streams in the UK

Evening Standard

Lewis Capaldi, ABBA and Ellie Goulding among recipients of inaugural BRIT Billion award

Several musicans have been announced as winners of the first BRIT Billion award

The Guardian - UK

Gender inequality and outdated voting metrics: are the Brit awards still hitting the wrong notes?

The ceremony will broadcast on a Saturday for the first time to attract viewers, but a shortage of women nominees and viral music stars suggests the awards remain out of step, say critics

The Guardian - UK

Brit awards: all-male best artist category reveals wider music industry sickness

Out of the 71 acts eligible for the gender-neutral award, only 13 were female or non-binary. The dearth exposes the British industry’s inability to develop anyone but young men

The Independent UK

Harry Styles leads British artists in dominating the top UK singles of 2022

Ed Sheeran, Cat Burns and Kate Bush featured among the British artists enjoying success in the charts over the past year.

The Guardian - UK

Turning tables: the UK’s new vinyl manufacturer riding the music revival

For the past year a Middlesbrough pressing plant has been helping artists make records, and there is no sign of demand slowing down

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