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Spotlight Interview: Zuzu
Signing her first management and publishing deal with Big Life at just 15-years-old, Zuzu found herself thrust into the music industry at an incredibly young age…
The Stranglers achieve their best chart position in 38 years
We are thrilled to report that one of the great British bands, The Stranglers, enter at #4 on the UK Official Albums Chart with their brand-new album, Dark Matters. Making this their highest UK chart position for a studio album in 38 years, since Feline in 1983.
Embedding Music in Podcast Episodes with Spotify Music + Talk
Spotify’s Music + Talk format brings together music and spoken-word content to create a unique format that combines full songs and commentary together into one podcast episode.
What Do You Do? Chris Tams, BPI
This week spoke to Chris Tams, Director of Independent Member Services at the BPI, the UK music industry’s trade association. Chris has given us a great insight into what the…
Audio In Global Search On Instagram
Following Facebook’s announcement that music is now integrated into the search function on Instagram, we’ve broken down all the key bits you need to know!
Spotlight Interview: The Overtones
With their anniversary album 10 released July 30th – a year later than planned thanks to the effects of the pandemic – we sat down with Mike Crawshaw and Mark Franks from the group to discuss their career, their take on the music business, and the virtues of being independent.
Looking Back at RSD 2021
Record Store Day is an incredible annual event when over 240 independent record shops from across the UK – and thousands more globally – come together to celebrate their unique…
What Do You Do? Becca Gatrell, Director, Wow & Flutter Music & Music Supervisor
The latest guest in our What Do You Do series is Becca Gatrell, director of Wow & Flutter Music. Becca shines a light on sync, one of the most important…
Pride at Absolute
As Pride Month draws to a close, we’re taking a look at some of the glorious playlist additions and editorial support our LGBTQIA+ artists have received on streaming platforms!
What Do You Do? Eliana Medalie, Pitching & Retail Marketing
For the latest interview in our What Do You Do? Series, we sat down with our very own Eliana Medalie, who pitches all our releases for playlisting and editorial support across streaming services. She’s let us in on the best tips for getting your pitch perfect!
Mental Health Awareness Week
May saw a week designated to Mental Health Awareness, promoted by the Mental Health Foundation. It’s great that a once taboo or shuttered subject is now very much in the foreground of our lives, and more and more of us are now aware of how important our mental health is.