The music industry’s goals are clear: sell the most popular artists, fill the biggest stadiums, and make as much money as possible. For the fans, these events are becoming less appealing by the second.
Spotify Trapped: Music streaming's dark side
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As Spotify Wrapped implores us to look back on our 2024 musical insights, we reflect on the ethics of music streaming during an era of algorithms and AI.
The Dare: Whats Wrong With New York?
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Were the fans at the O2 Forum watching the origins of a new pop icon?
Since winning the prestigious Mercury Prize for their debut album This Could Be Texas, the Northern-born band make for a promising new act on the horizon.
How critique of a pop record highlights misogyny in the worlds of medicine and music.
While the grassroots scene is now vulnerable, Sofar Sounds concept of live music celebrates 15 years of activity. The format taking place in other people’s gardens and revealing the headline a few hours before the show is still running strong.
What better way to celebrate the release of Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department than in a bookstore with Swifties?
As you disembark from Hackney Wick’s station platform, the colourful graffiti on the building’s walls welcomes you to a world of sound and freedom.
After the release of his first album SANKOFA, Cobbson talks to Artefact about his life and journey in the industry.
How personal is your music to you?
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We meet three musicians who reveal the events and people that inspired their work.