Oasis ticket sales push UK non-essential spending to highest level this year
Retail sales show strongest growth in six months as shoppers buy clothes and computers for new academic year
In 2017, Cardiff’s music scene was collapsing. What’s the secret of its amazing revival?
After protests against redevelopment, the Welsh capital’s council took steps to protect venues and nurture new talent. Artists are heartened – but say more can be done
‘I shouldn’t have listened to those around me’: Janet Jackson on Michael, motherhood and how she’s taking back control
After five decades in the public eye, three marriages and the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ that torpedoed her career, the pop megastar is back. She opens up about family, fame and her fears of mayhem after the US election
Coldplay to donate 10% of band earnings from 2025 UK tour to Music Venue Trust
Charity says band are a perfect example of an act that rose through the grassroots circuit and their support ‘really will stop venues closing’
Miley Cyrus sued over allegedly copying Bruno Mars song on Flowers
Mars is not named as a plaintiff in the suit, which was filed by a company that bought a portion of the rights to the song from one of its co-writers
UK music industry presses government to solve post-Brexit limits on touring
As documents reveal EU ‘not prepared’ to change, Keir Starmer is reminded of Labour’s manifesto pledge
Revealed: the touts offering Oasis tickets for thousands on resale sites
Exclusive: ‘Secondary’ ticket platforms have thousands of tickets on sale, listed by seasoned touts or ‘sneaker kids’, based in the UK or overseas
Economic impact of UK live music industry hits record £6.1bn
Exclusive: Growth in sector in 2023 driven by concerts featuring big names such as Elton John and Beyoncé
Chris York obituary
Other lives: Music promoter who worked with huge bands of the 1990s including Oasis and Radiohead
Oasis vinyl and CD sales soar after reunion tour confirmed, says HMV
Sales up more than 500%, while streaming of band’s music on Spotify has also surged
Supersonic: where will the money be made on Oasis reunion tour?
Band’s shows next summer expected to be most popular tour in British history – and a solid gold financial hit
Smaller UK music festivals struggle to be heard in crowded market
This year’s wet summer saw many events axed, but rising costs and competition are a worry whatever the weather
Massive Attack castigate music industry over climate inaction: ‘We don’t need to talk. We need to act’
As the group prepare for Act 1.5, a Bristol festival aiming to have the lowest emissions of any big music event, Robert Del Naja says decarbonised touring is possible
Taylor Swift: key takeaways from the European leg of her Eras tour
A look at the Swiftonomics, a plot foiled, and Swift’s response to a tragedy, as singer prepares to head to Canada
Britons splash out on get-togethers as events industry toasts summer boom
Venues and companies report rise in bookings, from family bashes and weddings to date nights, book clubs and Dungeons & Dragons