‘Feels bigger than herself’: the importance of Taylor Swift’s latest victory
World’s most famous pop star has finally bought back rights to her master recordings, a win for her but also a potentially major win for the industry
Taylor Swift buys back the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums
After her former label sold her catalogue in 2019, Swift embarked on her lucrative album rerecording project – but now owns the originals for the first time
‘Blur were so obnoxious!’: 35 years of epic gigs at Glasgow’s King Tut’s, from Oasis to Lewis Capaldi
It’s where Oasis were discovered – and where Radiohead only ever drew 150 people. Insiders and regulars like KT Tunstall explain why the live music venue is so loved by audience and artists
Tough times loom for night-time economy as young Britons opt to go out (and go home) early
Mitchells & Butlers pubco boss says home delivery boom and social media have changed attitudes to going out late
We have a chance to prevent AI decimating Britain’s creative industries – but it’s slipping away
The government has doubled down on a plans that would allow mass cultural theft, but we are fighting it at every stage, says crossbench peer Beeban Kidron
‘None of this should have worked’: David Adjmi on how Led Zeppelin sparked Broadway smash Stereophonic
The playwright was about to quit theatre but hearing Babe I’m Gonna Leave You led to a sensational, Tony-winning collaboration with Arcade Fire’s Will Butler
Oasis fans to shell out more than £1bn on reunion tour, study shows
Average spend of £766 includes tickets, accommodation, £75 on food and drink, £60 on merchandise plus travel and new outfits
From early setbacks to a storming Springsteen show: Co-op Live, a year on
CEO of company behind arena in Manchester says he’s ‘proud of the bet we made’ as report details economic impact
‘Everything we built – gone’: how the wildfires decimated LA’s music scene
January’s blazes in California have devastated the livelihoods of performers, technicians and other music industry pros. They reveal what they lost – and how they’re rebuilding
Spotify running again after users around world report problems
Audio streaming app confirms service restored following more than five hours of disruption
‘One minute it’s “would you like to listen to Galaxie 500?”, the next humanity’s enslaved’: can anyone escape Spotify?
As a new book skewers Spotify’s effect on music, two Guardian music writers spent a week assessing the limits of living with and without it
UK watchdog backs plan for cap on price of resale tickets in blow to touts
CMA stance moves Britain step closer to outright ban on ticket touts ripping off fans
Neil Young rejects dynamic pricing for concert tickets, credits the Cure’s Robert Smith for decision
Young’s forthcoming Love Earth tour will not use Ticketmaster’s ‘platinum’ ticketing scheme – described by Smith as ‘a greedy scam’
Spotify is trumpeting big paydays for artists – but only a tiny fraction of them are actually thriving
The company’s latest Loud & Clear report – a relatively transparent look into a closed-off industry – shows just how skewed financial success is in music
High suicide rates show music industry ‘profoundly dangerous’, researchers say
Calls for more support as study finds musicians in England and US have among highest rates of suicide