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Hello the CD resurgence, we've been expecting you...

A report has confirmed that the growth in CD sales is outpacing that of vinyl - Emma Wilkes unpicks this (with some help from her sister).

Hello the CD resurgence, we've been expecting you...

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Squeaky bum time for Live Nation... again?
Squeaky bum time for Live Nation... again?

MPs in the UK say Live Nation has created a "climate of fear" whilst their data says they have a 58% grip on UK ticketing. Here's what else the Committee found.

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Five new artists, one cool thing in common
Five new artists, one cool thing in common

Emma Wilkes recommends 5 emerging names you need to see live + our weekly music news round up.

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Are phone-free events the way forward for live music?
Are phone-free events the way forward for live music?

Plus a new UK-wide music festival, our emergency podcast, Eurovision, and more.

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Gene Simmons & The Last Gasp of an Old Order
Gene Simmons & The Last Gasp of an Old Order

An old world is dying, a new world is waiting to be born. What we see in politics, we sometimes see in music too…

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Can we fix ticketing by fixing one company?
Can we fix ticketing by fixing one company?

How do you solve a problem like Live Nation? The concert giant faced an antitrust lawsuit this week which it has since settled - but how did we get here?

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Predictably, the right-wing culture war is wrong about the BRITs
Predictably, the right-wing culture war is wrong about the BRITs

DiS crunches the data to see whether the pROteCt OuR gURLs brigade had anything to worry about.

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Hello the CD resurgence, we've been expecting you...
Hello the CD resurgence, we've been expecting you...

A report has confirmed that the growth in CD sales is outpacing that of vinyl - Emma Wilkes unpicks this (with some help from her sister).

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The back-to-earth experience of post-festival syndrome (PFS)
The back-to-earth experience of post-festival syndrome (PFS)

Emma's just returned from a festival and she's a bit worn out. She explores the highs and lows of what she's calling PFS, or post festival syndrome.

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Five things we've learned from 2026 so far
Five things we've learned from 2026 so far

We're halfway through the year, but what's stood out? Emma Wilkes looks back at the last six months.

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Beyond West End Girl: the pros and cons of album-in-full shows
Beyond West End Girl: the pros and cons of album-in-full shows

Amid the Lily Allen tour discourse, Emma Wilkes defends and celebrates the album-in-full show - but they're not without their pitfalls.

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The show must go on... even in 35 degrees?
The show must go on... even in 35 degrees?

One musician tells us "we can't afford to not play." Emma Wilkes explores the mitigations to extreme weather and calls for a Heat Strike.

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James Blake Smears Music Critics
James Blake Smears Music Critics

An open invitation to James Blake to retract his comments about music journalism.

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