Vince Power obituary

Visionary festival and venue promoter who changed the face of live music in Britain

Vince Power, concert and festival promoter, dies aged 76

Promoter who opened first venue with proceeds of second-hand furniture business became one of the biggest players in British and Irish live music

Indie record shops boom in number – but supermarkets are deserting music

Data from Digital Entertainment and Retail Association finds there are now 122 more indie record shops compared with 2014

Beyoncé and Blondie song fund Hipgnosis needs to find a new tune

Investment fund’s shares fell as it cut the value of its music portfolio – either sell-off or break-up looms

Hipgnosis cuts value of music portfolio that includes Beyoncé and Blondie hits

Royalties investment fund also to suspend dividends after review lowered valuation by 26% from six months ago

‘She has worn her heart on her sleeve’: how Raye went from major-label frustration to seven Brit nominations

Whether she wins or not, the singer-songwriter has already made history and could do so again if she sweeps the board tomorrow

‘The whole ecosystem is collapsing’: inside the crisis in Britain’s live music scene

While giant promoters rake in billions, smaller venues are struggling to make ends meet – even when gigs are selling out. We go on tour to find a glimmer of hope

Laurie Johnson obituary

Composer whose TV theme tunes included music for well-loved shows such as The Avengers, Animal Magic and This Is Your Life

Gery Bramall obituary

Other lives: Labour councillor in Westminster who became a translator in the classical record industry

Danish man on trial over alleged £500k music streaming fraud

Aarhus court hears he may have profited from artificially generated playbacks, in case thought to be first of its kind

Elton John to auction off 900 items worth $10m from former Atlanta home

Silver boots, Banksy original, pinball machine and more going under hammer at Christie’s, New York

I’ve battled racism and misogyny in British broadcasting for years. As a Black woman, it’s exhausting

The creative industries in this country are boys’ clubs. Conversations about meaningful change are long overdue, says author and broadcaster Gemma Cairney

Spotify swings to loss as it adds 200,000 audiobooks to paid service

Job cuts add to costs for streaming service but it gains 10m premium subscribers in fourth quarter

‘One-off talent’: UK comedy composer Steve Brown dies aged 69

Hit composer scored TV and radio as well as the stage shows X-Factor and TONY!

‘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