Taylor Swift’s Eras tour helps fuel UK consumer spending on live music to record £6.7bn high
Report from Live shows spending £2bn higher than before Covid-19 shutdowns, although grassroots venues are still closing at an increasing rate
Non-profit collective plans festival to help grassroots live music circuit
Members to co-own event that organisers say will cut costs by up to 40% after 78 independent festivals closed last year
Thursday briefing: How Taylor Swift, the ultimate pop star, turned her story into our own
In today’s newsletter: Her songs have soundtracked first loves, heartbreaks and coming-of-age moments for millions, and fostered a rare kind of intimacy between artist and audience
Obsession, blackmail and Instagram: inside Lurker, the year’s most compelling thriller
The Talented Mr Ripley gets an upgrade in a buzzy and biting film about a desperate outsider who infiltrates the inner circle of a singer on the rise
StubHub allowed prolific tout to list 300 tickets for sold-out Lewis Capaldi show
Expert says ‘reason to suspect industrial-scale criminality’ as TGCES lists 306 Sheffield tickets for up to £248 each
‘Who was going to carry Elvis’s drugs and guns?’ How Colonel Tom Parker always looked out for the King
For decades, Presley’s manager has been vilified as a money-grabbing huckster. But compelling new evidence suggests the colonel was actually devoted to the star
Four alternatives to Spotify: swapping is easier than you think
Artists and listeners are leaving the platform after its CEO invested in defence technology. Here are your options – along with how to keep your playlists
Oasis ticket scam: ‘My Instagram was hijacked for a £1,400 fraud’
A fan was shocked when scammers used her identity to sell fake Wembley Stadium tickets to her friends
Festivalgoers help drive Burberry to best sales performance in 18 months
Music fans snap up wellies, scarves and light jackets, with shares rising more than 4% on back of better-than-expected performance
Photo agencies to boycott Oasis tour over rights restrictions
Exclusive: Move comes after band’s management says rights to concert images will last for only one year
Sellout or washout: will the boom in huge outdoor concerts be sustained after Oasis?
Fans love them, even local councils try to attract them, but immense park and stadium shows don’t always break even – and many bands don’t want to risk images of empty seats
Songwriters ‘missing millions in royalties from more than 100,000 UK gigs’
Artists losing out as PRS for Music has collected cut of ticket sales for shows but does not know setlist
UK watchdog threatens Ticketmaster with legal action over way Oasis tickets were sold
Only days before reunion tour begins, CMA raises concerns that fans may have been misled by company
It’s not inevitable that musical dinosaurs dominate the charts. Here’s how we rescue pop in Britain
Thanks to streaming, the charts are dominated by albums from years ago. Australia has shown how to give new artists a chance, says music business journalist Eamonn Forde
Taylor Swift, Charli xcx and Springsteen among live music acts who gave UK £10bn lift in 2024
Report says concerts attracted record 23.5m fans, leading to unprecedented spend across British economy