‘He was the Steve Jobs of audio’: how Rupert Neve changed the sound of music
The late audio engineer revolutionised recording with an innovative EQ design, his innovations used by everyone from the Queen to Dave Grohl
PRS for Music backs down on livestream licence fee plan
Flat fee will no longer apply to events generating less than £500, and rights organisation also commits to discounting rates for larger events
YouTube says music artists’ income could fall if it must pay more for streams
Platform claims proposed legislation could be so difficult to adhere to that it may have to block music content
Ladies and Gentleman, the Fabulous Stains: teenage Diane Lane and Laura Dern rock punk
This long-buried gem from 1982 about a teen-girl punk band subverts the great rock’n’roll swindle of the Sex Pistols
Not just for drunken sailors: how sea shanties took over TikTok
Once the preserve of salty old sea dogs, the folk songs are the latest craze on the social media site. But is it wholesome fun, or a sign lockdown has broken us?
Covid has pushed pop culture into nostalgia. It’s time for something new
Hopefully this crisis marks the high tide of the tendency endlessly to remake, remodel and recycle the past, says music and technology writer Mark Sinker
UK lockdowns fuel record year for home entertainment spending
Netflix, Prime and Disney+ surge 38% to £2.9bn in 2020, with Frozen 2 the biggest selling video
The Guardian view on music streaming: money, money, money
Editorial: Classic tracks by groups such as Blondie are fuelling an online music boom. But emerging artists need a bigger slice of the profits
Can a trippy VR film bring classical music to a new generation?
Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel opens virtual reality film Symphony in Madrid
Nile Rodgers asks record labels to be clearer about streaming incomes
Chic guitarist tells committee Sony and Universal not doing enough for artists
Bad Bunny is most streamed artist of 2020 on Spotify
Puerto Rican vocalist earns more than 8.3bn streams, with the Weeknd’s Blinding Lights the year’s most streamed song
Guy Garvey says music fans should pay more for streaming services
Elbow frontman says system is not sustainable and bands are struggling to sustain careers
Economics of streaming are ‘threatening future of music’, says Elbow’s Guy Garvey
Musicians from Radiohead, Gomez and Elbow tell MPs that the industry must reform and be made fairer
Nadine Shah: ‘I can’t pay the rent on unfair music streaming revenues’
MPs told streaming has revived music industry’s fortunes but not helped artists
Streaming platforms aren’t helping musicians – and things are only getting worse
Spotify has announced it’s cutting royalties in exchange for an algorithm boost. It’s the latest in a series of moves damaging an industry already on its knees