Ten years after his death, is David Bowie’s musical legacy at risk of fading from view?

From the V&A to the Stranger Things finale, the pop icon still looms large – but with lower streaming figures than his peers, how many new listeners are discovering his music?

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

BPI figures show music lovers listened to equivalent of 210.3m albums by UK artists in 2025 in 11th consecutive year of growth

CDs return to Christmas shopping lists as gen Z embrace ‘retro renaissance’

Demand for CD players rises 74% this year amid deluxe releases from artists such as Taylor Swift and Pink Floyd

Musicians are deeply concerned about AI. So why are the major labels embracing it?

Companies such as Udio, Suno and Klay will let you use AI to make new music based on existing artists’ work. It could mean more royalties – but many are worried

‘We are truly doomed’: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard despair at AI clone appearing on Spotify

Australian psych-rockers, who removed their music from Spotify in protest against the streaming service, lament the appearance of AI band King Lizard Wizard

London’s O2 Arena announces funding for UK grassroots gig venues

The 20,000-capacity venue will feed revenue back into smaller venues to ‘nurture the next generation of breakthrough artists’

Musicians must embrace ‘unstoppable force’ of AI, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart urges

Producer says creatives need to own their intellectual property so they can license it to generative AI platforms

Estate of Johnny Cash suing Coca-Cola for using tribute act in advert

The company is being sued under the new Elvis act, which protects a person’s voice from exploitation without consent

Warner Music signs deal with AI song generator Suno after settling lawsuit

Music company representing Coldplay and Ed Sheeran had sued tech platform alleging mass copyright infringement Business live – latest updates

Being a famous singer raises risk of early death, researchers say

Lead singers in bands fare better than solo artists, but fame – rather than lifestyle or job itself – seems to be major factor

Ticket touts’ worst nightmare has finally come true in the UK

Government has officially announced ban on reselling for profit, described by minister as ‘no-brainer’

Musicians losing out on millions due to wrongly allocated UK royalties, new research finds

Regarding music played in UK nightclubs, more than £5.7m each year is allegedly allocated by performing rights societies to the wrong artists

Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown

Touts, and ordinary consumers, will no longer be able to charge anything more than price at which they bought ticket

Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track

Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We Want

British music stars urge Starmer to tackle ‘pernicious’ ticket tout websites

Radiohead, Dua Lipa and Coldplay among dozens of artists calling for cap on resale prices to stop exploitation of fans