Proposed measures to protect fans include capping resale prices and curbing resellers from listing more tickets than they are legally allowed to purchase on the primary market.
The U.K. music industry surpasses its CD-era peak with $3 billion in sales, thanks to streaming and vinyl, according to the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association.
Female artists spent 34 weeks at No. 1 on the UK's official singles chart in 2024, fueling an 11% increase in streaming for the year.
Police are investigating after the U.K. collecting society discovered what sources have described as potentially fraudulent artist accounts and royalty claims.
Six months on from a chaotic Co-op Live opening, OVG is looking to boost its share of the international live music business through a new global stadium business division.
The "This Is Music" study measures the economic impact of the U.K. music industry across live, record sales, publishing, merch and other revenue.
While export sales rose 7.6% last year, that was down from 20% growth in 2022 thanks in part to competitors like Latin America and South Korea.
The former co-head of U.S. A&R succeeds Mike McCormack in the London-based role.
U.K. politicians pan the dynamic ticket pricing that swiftly drove up the cost of seeing Oasis.
Industry leaders weigh the financial and cultural benefits of the Gallagher brothers’ reunion. "It's a once in a generation moment.”
